"Modern" country look?

Can I make this look modern?

November 18, 2009

Melinda Richardson responds...

You can create a modern look. The best way is to put in pieces with clean lines and simple patterns. A boxy shaped sofa in a charcoal tone would be a great contrast to the wood. The key in successful decorating in this space is to pick fewer objects that have more impact, pieces that show how they were put together. By this we mean exposed hardware, bolts, rivets. The reclaimed factory cart table from restoration hardware would create a really great contrast with the clean lines of the sofa. For art, we would stick to bigger pieces with a simple color scheme, such as black, white and tomato red.

About the Designer

Melinda Richardson finished her interior design training at Mount Royal College. She began her career with Paul Lavoie where much of her sense of style and design developed. Melinda also worked at Abugov Kaspar Architecture firm in their design department and later at Mosaic Interiors, and then Ingenium Design Group. She worked on commercial, health-care, and retail design projects, but it was residential design that brought out her passion. It seemed a natural step from there to work in the home-building industry at Shane Homes. Melinda decided to start her own company, Premise Design, in 2005 working mainly within the residential design field. She is a member of Interior Designers of Alberta and is now studying to take the NCIDQ examination.

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