Furniture is crucial in a home’s layout, but often it’s the materials and textiles that lend a space its own personality. Colorful fabrics, textured rugs along with other details add that distinguishing factor that defines a room’s style. In traditional living rooms, feel, pattern and color keep the eye interested and tie the entire room together.

Here are a few suggestions for using materials and textures to set your traditional living space apart.

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1. Use comparison to make a statement. Deep, rich fabrics like velvet make a traditional living room feel comfortable, cozy and intimate. The comparison of the pink chair within this dark-tone room creates a strong statement. Color conveys the psychological feel of a space ardently. Pink and brown are both considered warm colors, so the combination gives depth without getting away from the room’s warm atmosphere.

McCroskey Interiors

2. Add an element of whimsy. Conventional living rooms can, from time to time, lack fun and festive elements. Try adding a fur or flokati pillow to get a twist. The proper, ultratraditional art and rugs within this space make it feel grown-up and posh, although the usage of glow, texture and pattern add a shot of young energy.

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3. Play in rooms that are neutral. In a traditional room using a neutral palette, textiles and materials are significant. Textures and tufting within this space make a simple palette look more intriguing. When we walk into a room, our eyes detect pattern and colour first, then feel. In a space like this, with hardly any patterns and basically one colour, texture is extremely noticeable and keeps the eye participated.

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4. Proceed beyond the Persian rug. While traditional rooms often are equated with Oriental or Persian rugs, a chunky sisal or jute rug adds feel and fits. The subtle feel is just one of the last things the eye and brain process within this room, allowing for an understated yet intriguing look.

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5. Mix up your style with textiles. Textiles and materials can incorporate more versatile elements in a traditional living space. Covering long-term investment pieces of upholstered furniture from neutral fabrics is a classic choice, while easily interchanged cushions and drapes can add pizzazz in bold designs and colors.

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6. Add some glow and shimmer. Shine is a often-overlooked layout element. The bright, glistening golds in this room contrast beautifully with the matte surfaces. The more shimmering substances are used, the more glamorous a space will feel. On the flip side, using fewer elements with glow makes the space feel much more casual.

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7. Use materials to make the style you want. Even in a space that doesn’t have traditional architecture, furnishings and materials can make a classic look. Inside this mountain lodge, the standard colors and patterns of these sofas and rugs juxtapose with all the rock and demanding beams, giving the eye heaps of points of attention.

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8. Be practical. For households with kids, pets or cluttered parents, choosing textiles and substances can be tricky. Darker rugs and fabrics might be great idea, but in the event that you still need to incorporate neutrals, concentrate on finding textiles with texture and pattern. The colors and intricacies of patterns can help hide stains, and it’s harder to spot inconsistencies in highly textured materials.

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