| Apartment decorating can be challenging due to | | | | the Modern home decorating style should be light |
| it's limited nature. Often times, the landlord won't | | | | and minimalist - consider using nothing at all or a |
| let you change the wall color or flooring and it | | | | simple valance. |
| really may not be the color or style you want. | | | | The ideal lighting can also help to pull together |
| But, if you use a little bit of creativity and | | | | your decorating theme. Apartments usually |
| imagination and a lot of accessories, you can get | | | | already have some overhead lighting in place and |
| achieve the look of the sleek modern home | | | | you most likely can't change that but you can add |
| decorating style in your apartment without | | | | your own style with accent lamps. Use lighting |
| making the landlord mad at you! | | | | that is chrome and funky in design to balance the |
| The first thing to consider is color. You could go | | | | modern home decorating style. |
| for a really deep or bright modern color but if you | | | | You can also incorporate flooring into your |
| can't paint your walls what can you do? One thing | | | | decorating scheme even if the landlord won't let |
| you might consider is very large panels that you | | | | you replace what is there. Adding accent rugs to |
| can hang on the walls to give it color. Or, you | | | | your modern style apartment can really enhance |
| might consider stapling fabric to large frames and | | | | it's charm. The perfect type of flooring for your |
| then putting them up on the walls - you could | | | | stylish and sleek look is shag or medium pile which |
| actually cover the whole wall this way and get the | | | | should be white, black or beiges if you are going |
| color you want, and then simply remove it when | | | | for a neutral theme or your chosen color if you |
| you move out and the landlord will be none the | | | | are using a vibrant color scheme. |
| wiser! | | | | To compliment your modern decorating use a |
| In the apartment, think about accessorizing with | | | | simple bamboo plant in a low vase plus stainless |
| artwork and accent pieces combined with sleek | | | | steel bowls filled with shells, fruit or stones, |
| modern sofas and chairs. You want to end up | | | | angular pieces, and some retro kitsch to tie |
| with a modernistic style using funky shaped | | | | together your room design. You might also |
| furniture and accessories with either dark stained | | | | consider hanging modern art on the walls or |
| wood or chrome accents. Give some thought to | | | | having a vignette of black and white photos in |
| the furniture and accessories you use so that | | | | simple black wood frames. |
| they best compliment your modern decorating | | | | Your modern style apartment decorating project |
| approach. | | | | can be easy if you spend a good amount of time |
| Your apartment decorating project can focus on | | | | planning out what you want in the room and |
| modernistic accessories and furniture with plain | | | | where to put it. Shop thoroughly for only the |
| but interesting shapes for adding flavor to the | | | | items in your plan and add them to the room |
| room, but you also need to bring the windows | | | | accordingly and you'll have the great feel of a |
| and floors into the decor. Window treatments for | | | | sleek designer home in no time! |