Are you going to renovate your medium-high range home, and you don’t know what your style is? Finding your style and feeling identified with your home is difficult. Probably, very difficult. We all like the stylish renovations that we see in decoration or interior design magazines or that we have seen at someone we know’s house but, possibly, if we lived in them, we would find some “but” in almost all of them.
The reason for those “buts” is none other than that your home is just that, YOUR home, and when you renovate it you have to do it in your image and likeness. You want to be comfortable and you want your home to reflect you or you.
As we said, nowadays finding your style is complicated, but not because we don’t have things clear, but because the excess of information we have makes us go crazy, that we don’t know what we really like.
That is why we are going to give you a series of keys so that you can do your renovation in style. First of all, we will talk about the three styles that we handle at Kaleidoscope. Not only so that you can get to know them, but so that you can also be inspired by the renovation of your home.
Important note: As a “spoiler” if you dare to work with us, we can tell you that, although we are talking about 3 styles, our renovations are not standard, that is, you will not see the same house in two different places, but we personalize each and every one of the details based on your or your personality.
Decoration styles
As we said, here are 3 decoration styles to turn the renovation of your medium-high range home into one of those stylish renovations that appear in magazines:
1- Minimalist
It is the most outstanding style and, above all, it does not go out of style. For those who love order and open, bright spaces that are not crowded, it is the perfect style. There is a phrase that describes this style very well: “Less is more”.
Balance. It is essential to get rid of all decorative elements that are not functional, those that clutter the space and are not necessary. It stands out for its bare walls, generally without any decoration.
Quality furniture and luxurious, polished finishes, with straight, simple, pure lines. With plain, sober textiles, avoiding prints.
As for the colors, the light, luminous, neutral palettes (beige, gray or in specific black elements) stand out
2- Nordic
This style is characterized by the simplicity and cleanliness of the forms, it brings luminosity and warmth to the spaces. Use natural elements such as light and wood. The color white predominates, wood in floors and furniture, with straight and functional lines.
The textures and textiles that stand out are in natural tones, fabrics such as linen, wool and cotton. Being pastel color palettes, with geometric prints that give it a more fun and intense style.
In terms of decoration, decorative elements of wicker, cotton and industrial objects predominate to give it a touch of sophistication. In Nordic spaces, furniture forms an important part of the style, it is what defines utility and distribution. The furniture is usually neutral colors, white to make it bright, woods such as oak, beech or maple.
3- Classic – contemporary
The classic-contemporary style is a conservative, formal decoration that is not subject to new fashions. In terms of colors, it is bolder than the other styles, green, gray and even yellow tones abound, giving a touch of color without being flashy.
The materials are very classic, marble, bronze and even the oldest wood. These mixed with other materials such as steel make it more modern.
Furniture decoration is based on straight lines and classic shapes. Mixing the classic with the modern, functional. The most important thing in this style is to be based on harmony, clarity and imagination mixed with the classic of the past. Decorative elements such as plants, paintings, sculptures, columns… causing a great visual impact.
How to mix decoration styles in medium-high range renovations?
Although there are people who like there to be linearity and coherence in all styles of houses, there are also other types of people who consider that this linearity makes our spaces become “boring”, “monotonous” or “predictable”. If that’s your case, don’t worry because if you want your home to look more alive and personal, you can mix styles without any problem. Of course, keep in mind that you have to know how to mix styles well in spaces.
How do we do it?
The important thing is to think and plan, we cannot start acquiring decorative elements just like that. For everything to make sense, you must think about why you want to put it in that piece of furniture or in that empty space. You must take into account the luminosity, its dimensions, the height of the ceilings and what your tastes are. Plan which painting, sculpture or vase you want to place in each space, so that together they generate your own style.
For example, if you want your home to follow a minimalist style but you don’t want it to be a simple catalog home, you want it to look different, give it a little color, much more personality… Just do it, it is not necessary to follow the general rules of each style.
There is no exact number of styles you should use, you can choose as many as you want, but yes, wisely and, if possible, letting yourself be advised.
If we start buying, buying and buying decorative elements by placing many design elements, what we achieve is to overload the room too much and therefore we overdo it.
The 80-20 rule for creating stylish renovations.
There is a rule called %-20%, which consists of choosing two different styles, introducing the one you like the most in a percentage of 80% in the rooms and 20% of the other style. You should always do it with coherence and cohesion.
One of the keys to using several styles is the distribution they have throughout the home. In other words, if we have chosen our home to follow a minimalist style like the previous example, this will be implemented throughout the house (80%) and the second style we have chosen will be added with small touches and elements throughout each and every one of the rooms (20%). Creating with the combination of both a style of your own in your home.
Colors and textiles
An important thing when combining styles is that you should not forget that colors are limited. It is preferable not to choose many, since within each color we already have many possible shades to play with. This rule also applies to textiles and prints.
How do we discover your decorative style to renovate your home at Kaleidoscope?
As we advanced in our spoiler, when we design our reforms with style, we need you to opt for one of the ones you have seen, however, we do not like to focus 100% on the bases of this one. The reason is that, at Kaleidoscope, we understand that each renovation has to be personal and it must reflect the personality of its owners. We like to innovate and we love to create emotions through renovation so that your house becomes your home and reflects your true style, not that of anyone.
Our projects are very personal, if you want to observe and get inspired by them, here are a few so you can investigate on your own.
If you prefer us to show you our stylish renovations personally and be able to tell you the details, please contact us through Our website and we will do it with pleasure.
