Love the cool, cosmopolitan look in your interiors? Urban Modern is the perfect look for you to deck up your home and create a space that’s uniquely you!

Have you looked at the apartment sets in Hollywood movies or American TV shows and paid more attention to the decor than the actual show? Well, looks like you’ll love the urban modern decor style, perfectly suited for modern homes!

Decor Styles 101: Urban Modern

Urban modern is a relatively new kind of style and perfectly suited for city life, particularly for apartments. This style is sleek, space saving and stylish, while also being comfortable and offering opportunity for bringing out your individuality.

This style borrows from many other styles – contemporary, industrial and glam. However, it is more minimal than contemporary and softer than industrial, with lots of soft furnishings offering a relaxed feeling of comfort. When you enter an urban modern space, you get a feeling of fun and causal relaxation.

Urban modern spaces offer lots of opportunity to bring in your own unique personality, making the place your very own. To know how to go about doing this in your space, let’s look at the characteristics of urban modern style.

Characteristics of Urban Modern Style

• This style prefers large open spaces with lots of light and a general airy feeling
• The main colors used are neutral tones, although other colors are also present
• Urban modern rooms can have an eye catching element, like a statement piece or an oversized item
• The furniture generally has modern, clean lines and is not bulky
• Metallic accents make an appearance to add a glam element

6 Ways to bring the Urban Modern Style to your Space

1. Go with Calming Colors

While neutral tones are preferred in the urban modern style to maintain that calm and light feeling, you can bring in other colors. Deep colors or jewel tones like navy or bottle green work as well as brighter and cheerful colors like mustard yellow. The walls and floors are also generally light, while the furniture may be a mix of light and dark wood.

2. Keep it Cohesive

The urban modern style is usually used in city apartments, which often have open floor plans. Due to this, it is important to maintain a cohesive look throughout the decor, so there is a feeling of harmony. This can be done either through color being carried throughout the space, or a print or a certain texture that repeats itself in all rooms of the apartment.

3. Play with Scale

One way to have fun in the urban modern style is to play around with scale, mixing proportions in furniture and decor. Oversized light fixtures are a common feature in urban modern style and a great way to create an impact. You can also use a large bed with delicate night stands or a large sofa with a cute coffee table.

4. Think Plush with Furnishings

The main vibe of the urban modern space is relaxed comfort, and for this, furnishings play an important role. Go with plush rugs, fluffy cushions and padded footstools to create this look. In the bedroom, layer the bed with quilts, cushions and shams to create that cozy, comfortable look. Stick to the color theme to keep the look cohesive.

5. Have a Statement Piece

Now this is where we really get to have fun! Let every room feature a statement piece, like a painting, a light fixture, a bold rug or some other decor accent. A statement piece like this can set the tone for the rest of the room, by imbibing colors from this piece. Rather than have multiple small accents, a large statement piece will look more elegant and free up space.

6. Consider the Mood

Since the urban modern style borrows from many other styles, the ultimate look will depend upon the mood you want to create in that space. For a formal space, you can increase glam elements, for a cozy nook, you can bring in some boho elements. You can mix and match metals and textures till you get the mood you want.

A common feature in most urban modern rooms is plants! Go with any kind of plant you have to bring in some nature to a city apartment. This style is more suited for apartments, but it can also be done with homes. This is a very easy style to incorporate in any home, and you don’t need too many new items – you can create the cool, urban look with whatever you have right now!

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