Popular interior design styles

The interior design styles are many and new ones keep appearing, knowing the characteristics of each one makes it easier for us to choose the ones we like for our houses.

Today we share some of the most popular interior design styles: Scandinavian style, industrial style, minimalist style, and zen style.

interior desgin styles
interior desgin styles

Scandinavian style

We focus on decoration styles, we will mention the characteristics that stand out the most in each one. We start with the Scandinavian style, which is booming.

nordic style
nordic style



This style fuses minimalism with a dose of warmth, using simple but charming furnishings and decorative accessories.

scandinavian style
scandinavian style


In conclusion, the elements that stand out are:

▫️Functional furniture.
▫️A rather minimalist decoration, with few decorative accessories.
▫️Color palette dominated by white, touchdes of black, wood of different tones, and a few strokes of color.

scandinavian homes
scandinavian homes

Industrial style
 

The origin of the industrial style is in the factories, in large industrial buildings that have been transformed into artists’ homes.

industrial style
industrial style



In this style, materials are the protagonists in the spaces. For example, natural or unfinished woods, cement and brick, iron are used.

To clarify, the structure of the architecture is exposed, such as bricks, beams, columns.

The color palette is basically neutral, we will see, for example, gray, black, brown and white.

industrial interior

Minimalist style

The motto of this style is “less is more”, it´s important for a minimalist decoration to minimize the amount of objects in a house.

minimalist style
minimalist style


The minimalist style prioritizes austerity, the furniture and accessories are characterized by clean and simple lines.

In this style the furniture is multifunctional and modern.

The color scheme is made up of dominant white, combined with black, and alternating with other neutral colors.
But some strokes of color may appear, which is used sparingly.

interior design style: minimalist
interior design styles: minimalist
minimal home
minimal home

Interior design styles: Zen style

Zen is an oriental approach that seeks to decorate with a minimalist style and highlighting the warmth in the materials.

zen style
zen style


Above all, it seeks to create rooms where harmony and balance reign, where it´s possible to relax.

Zen-style décor softens the harshness of minimalism, using natural materials and greenery. In addition, in this style it highlights spaces with soft and diffused light, aromas and a monochromatic color palette.

zen interior desgin
zen interior desgin
zen home
zen home

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