{"id":25825,"date":"2016-07-01T17:36:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T17:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/?p=25825"},"modified":"2016-07-01T17:56:29","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T17:56:29","slug":"how-to-get-the-mid-century-modern-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/2016\/07\/01\/how-to-get-the-mid-century-modern-look\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get the mid-century modern look"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The \u201950s<\/em> and \u201960s<\/em> were sexy times, and we are now looking trough\u00a0the past to get that\u00a0inspiration- the mid-century modern. But, how to<\/strong><\/em> get this look?\u00a0The furniture and decor introduced in\u00a0the 1950s and\u00a01960s\u00a0were\u00a0clean, sophisticated, and inclusive. Mid-century designs have remained a staple in interior architecture. Today, we are in a digital age of innovation and technology, but we still getting nostalgic when talking about\u00a0all this \u2018Mad Men\u2019-ness.\u00a0We have\u00a0much inventory being available, everyone is adopting the style.\u00a0To make designing your dream home easier, we made\u00a0a guide\u00a0of must-have mid-century modern furniture and decor<\/strong>. Let\u2019s go guys!<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: MID CENTURY LIGHTING INSPIRATION<\/a><\/p>\n

Bring wood back<\/h2>\n

Most of nowaday\u2019s furniture is made of engineered pressed wood. Let real wood take center stage via the high-quality furnishings of the 50\u2019s. These mid-century masterpieces have clean lines of teak, walnut, oak and rosewood. They will give your rooms a gold but gold touch.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Just consider a re-model<\/h2>\n

What about consider hiring a design architect to help you with some remodeling? If you love your home places, but still want to add the marvels of mid-century character, think about that. Eliminate walls to achieve the open\u00a0airy floor plan that a mid-century home would boast.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Do your lights right<\/h2>\n

The Mid-century floor lamps and table lamps feature either very straight, geometric lines or round, curved contour. The very contrasting shapes offer a very bold position for lighting in your room. They\u2019re mostly made of finished metal. A popular mid-century lighting design brand, is DelightFULL<\/a>. If you wish to have the cooler lamps at your home, here you have a good choice!<\/p>\n

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\n\"\"<\/a>Include a bar<\/h2>\n

You will certainly feel like you\u2019re back in time as you sip your martini!\u00a0Having a\u00a0bar for mixing drinks is a nostalgic way to bring back the 50\u2019s. Choose to fill your bar with vintage glasses, expensive liquors and of course a cocktail shaker.\u00a0 A\u00a0bar perfect accessory for every mid-century modern home.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Mirror, mirror on the wall\u2026 Who\u2019s the coolest of the all?<\/h2>\n

Yes! No matter what kind of style or decoration\u00a0you choose, mirrors are the perfect design items. They add a light airy feeling to any room in your home designs. If placed properly, a mirror can make a room look bigger. They\u2019re a tipically mid-century modern acessory.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

A modern kitchen<\/h2>\n

The mid-century movement was propelled post-war by homeowners wanting to feel modern and futuristic, it\u2019s a cool thing. Everything in their kitchens was meant to be the wave of the future. Give your kitchen a different and fresh look and you will certainly get it.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Paint: white is right<\/h2>\n

Why? Because it allowed for the high-quality furnishings to take center stage, of course. The mid-century homeowners were proud of the craftsmanship of their home and furnishings, and white paint let the rest of the room show off its lines. White is a big solution.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

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Small details can make the difference<\/h2>\n

You know that sometimes it\u2019s the simple things added to your home decoration that make the biggest style statement. One or two artistic metal wall plaques, a large graphic oil on canvas, or a vinyl recorder can make a bold style statement.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Wallpaper: if you dare<\/h2>\n

While most walls benefit from clean white lines, a touch of glamour in a living\u00a0room can be added by simply papering one wall with bold glitzy wallpaper in a graphic pattern. The homeowners in this time period loved their bold, graphic prints.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

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GET THE LOOK!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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    The \u201950s and \u201960s were sexy times, and we are now looking trough\u00a0the past to get that\u00a0inspiration- the mid-century modern. But, how to get this look?\u00a0The furniture and decor introduced in\u00a0the 1950s and\u00a01960s\u00a0were\u00a0clean, sophisticated, and inclusive. Mid-century designs have remained a staple in interior architecture. Today, we are in a digital age of innovation and technology, but we still getting nostalgic when talking about\u00a0all this \u2018Mad Men\u2019-ness.\u00a0We have\u00a0much inventory being available, everyone is adopting the style.\u00a0To make designing your dream […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":25833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[655,51,6291,45,658],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25825"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}