Interior Designer Plano Texas
I design this 3D rendering to show how we could change this space. The client was able to see the new design elements of the room (new fireplace, ceiling paint detail, lighting, furniture, rug, and accessories.
– By Foran Interior Design.
How to change your home from traditional to modern/transitional.
I am an interior designer from McKinney TX and a lot of people ask me how to update their interior design from heavy traditional to more modern/transitional. I also have people ask me about changing their ornate heavy traditional furnishings to a clean traditional design (still has traditional elements, just not heavy and ornate). In this blog, I will talk about changing from a heavy traditional (Old World) to a modern/transitional look. In the next blog, I will talk about changing from Old World to Clean Traditional.
Traditional Interior Design to Modern
What do I have to change? Do I need to change all my furniture? What about the architecture of my house? These are all questions that need to be answered. In most cases, you can get by with minor changes to your home. You will almost always need to paint your walls and ceiling. You may not need to paint the trim if it is already off-white. If you truly want a more Modern look then you do need to change the furniture (see photos below). I get people that want to make the change, but they want to keep their furniture. I do not have a magic wand. Furniture is the one thing that people think they should keep forever. They will change cars every couple of years, but they want to keep their furniture even if they don’t like it anymore.
What to avoid.
Another thing that you want to avoid is going to a furniture store and buying a bunch of furniture without a plan. I feel bad for people when I go to their homes and I see that they just bought furniture that does not fit in their homes. A costly mistake.
The living room below shows the same room as the before photo below it. What did I change? The walls are painted, new window covering is new furniture, new rug, new lighting, and accessories.
Traditional to Modern – After Photo
After Living Room Photo Above
Before 3D CAD photos below
After Dining Room 3D CAD Photo Below
The dining room above is the same as the photo above it. You can see that I lightened up the room with paint. I also took out the wainscoting to give the room a cleaner look. Most dining rooms today are narrow and don’t have room for a china cabinet, although I see a lot of them forced into dining rooms. You need 30″ past the table to pull out a chair and another 20-24″ for the depth of a china cabinet. On the other hand, if you don’t use a china cabinet, you end up with two bare walls. By using a floor-to-ceiling mirror on one wall, we take care of two problems. We don’t need to put anything on that wall and now the room seems twice as wide.
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