The 'weathered look' is in this season. Check out any new
restaurant or a club and you'll see the grungy, garage look or the so called ‘warehouse’
look that has suddenly become stylish.
The places are generally loaded with loaded with metal and
wood furniture, stone flooring and brick walls. There will be the unfinished
look in terms of half done paint job, pipes overhanging and a general rusty
feeling of a closed factory that's become the new cool hangout for youngsters. The
interior design experts of the world are calling this rise of the shabby chic.
Following in the footsteps of the commercial are homeowners
who are bringing this grunge look into their homes. The idea is to reduce and
re-use, and make the living space look 'cool'. Imagine factory lighting, old
ship's lanterns, station clocks... steel chairs gone a bit rusty and worn out. The
idea is not to hide the building materials but to show them in all their glory.
So, you have exposed pipes, bare ceiling with visible iron rods, wooden tables
and metal chairs, brick finishing, tin roofs, metal furniture, steel glasses
etc...
Industrial design is generally in neutral tones and showcases
utilitarian objects. If turning your entire home seems a bit too much, then try
to turn around a corner of your house with this vintage look. The most surprising
part of this décor is that while you may think that ‘warehouse look’ will be
cold and utilitarian, but it's actually quite the opposite - warm and vivacious.
So how do you go about getting this look at home ...
Try old metal pots inside rooms, these instantly spell the
warehouse vibe to a corner or room at your home.
Get a vintage ceramic or metal pitcher for your bar. Add a
metal jug or a decorative vase and put some flowers.
A few rustic metal stools, with a weathered look can appear
quite stylish. Also old worn out trunks or dressers work really well, you can
even use you basic wooden centre table and sandpaper it to get the weathered
look
