Scandinavian Minimalism Meets Indian Charm: Living Room Decor tips

HOME DECOR—A TOUCH OF LOVE & BEAUTY IN EVERY CORNER

Home decor is something that has evolved during the 18th century period. Home decor, or home interior styling, is something that has been transferred from craftsmen to professional interior designers to homemaking wives.

Today, home decor holds significant importance in everyone’s life, as the manner in which individuals embellish their surroundings with displays and accents reflects their cherished possessions. The liking and admiration towards styling.

Moreover, it explains a lot about one’s personality. All these decors they use in their house through upholsteries or fabrics or accents or abstracts, are a way to understand their mental well-being. For example, a cluttered space might indicate feelings of stress or overwhelm, while a calm and organized space could suggest a sense of peace and clarity

MY LIVING ROOM DECOR INSPIRATION

Just like everybody else, I had a small plan to set my living room in a particular way. Although I am a professional (architect & interior designer), I never felt tempted to load my home with heavy wooden works or claddings or wallpaper in my space.

I like it to be clean, elegant, and simple yet unique and traditional with contemporary expression. There has to be a continuous flow of concept playing with repeated colors and balanced decor.

My home is more of korean and Scandinavian inspired styling. During my college years, I gained a reputation for creating clean and visually appealing interiors, often utilizing pastel shades or warm tones for my projects. Even without a background in design or planning, I excelled in interior styling and was recognized as the top student of the batch during my graduation days. My passion for colors, science, and geometry has always driven me to explore these subjects, regardless of the path I chose in life.

SCANDINAVIAN-STYLE INTERIORS:

1. Scandinavian-type interiors are more of clean off-white shades, minimalistic decor, and single-line finishes (meaning furniture that has sleek and clean finishes without knobs/handles or heavy clutter).
2. There are gold accents introduced with buffer.
3. Colors like black, off-white, beige, golden and grey are most widely seen.
4. The introduction of massive plants to gradients of green shade is seen in every breakup space.

KOREAN-STYLE INTERIOR:

1. In Korean styling the home decor accents are mostly the furniture or anything that’s made with wood or bamboo.
2. Light wood colors combined with walls and a ceiling that are off-white.
3. More mustard colors and light natural wood shades are chosen.
4. warm neutral tones that resemble more of an autumn street are something that is heartwarming in a Korean-style home styling

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Here are some pics with a brief on
how and why I choose to style my living room…

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1. GREEN EXHIBIT

SEEN IN PICTURE  :

These ceramic cacti are from IKEA. This shelf falls right above my TV unit. simple and minimalistic. The huge monstera leaf is left for propagation inside a DIY handmade glass bottle art. A few pictures with white frames are all a perfect balance of Scandinavian touch. A mustard yellow lantern from IKEA.

JUSTIFICATION:

keeping in mind not to overplay the colors, thereby keeping it all repeating colors. The accents I used here explain my love for plants. my family pictures and abstracts. decor accents that are handmade and serve the purpose. A lantern that is also a tea light holder.
Please check out the living room tour visuals below for more details.

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2. KOREAN HUES

SEEN IN PICTURE:

1. These are the highlights of my entryway decor. More of Korean-style decor. I love this entryway decor art, as it speaks more about my story and memories. The golden bird from Chumbak is resting on top of a small key holder. A few artificial plants that are from IKEA are not less than any real plant. A handmade wooden guitar art resonating some positive words.
2. A pomegranate-shaped vase that holds the most memorable character of my life. Brown, cony and Sally are from the famous Line application—a social media texting platform.
3. White metal vase from IKEA showcasing some artificial plants. A ceramic mustard yellow tea light holder. A grey vase holding a DIY dried branch for warding off evil eyes.
4. Final touch with some copper string lights.

JUSTIFICATION:

Here in my entryway decor, this look depicts more of a Korean style with warm autumn shades. Some wooden pieces here and there. repeated colors of yellow, orange, peach, white and light browns.

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3. RUSTIC EFFECT

SEEN IN PICTURE:

Rustic design is a style that’s natural, aged, organic, and maybe even a little distressed. Design styles like farmhouse, coastal or country type can also be described as rustic. Rustic is the opposite of modern or contemporary design. Rustic decor also has a completely natural and old look, which makes it appear more sophisticated.

A shoe stand that is covered with some jute rope from the top for aesthetics. On the top I have placed a beautiful matte-finish tile cut into that shape, which acts as a tabletop. holding our mask box and socks box that are covered with beautiful colors of printed papers. A pastel pineapple tray for holding our last-minute things before we are to leave the home. A few photo frames hide the rod that passes behind.

JUSTIFICATION:

The bamboo box, jute rope, matte finish stone, and rustic tray reflect Korean home interior styling. Simple and natural finishes that are pleasing to the eyes.

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4. SCANDINAVIAN STYLE

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1. This corner is a masterpiece for me. I loved bringing up this corner and love it the way it is. It is so beautiful in the day and night with the lighting it receives, and with the string lights, it looks even more amazing at night.
2. More of a Scandinavian look, which is mostly a repeated play of gold and white along with some greens. We also get to see use of black by introducing one single element—a vintage bicycle.
3. It is all about the monotonous display that is not only aesthetically pleasing but also makes use of colors in a repeated fashion. The ‘Goa Vlog’ under my YouTube channel explains most of the décor items used here in the display. Some of them are from IKEA and Chumbak as well.
4. Bunnies are believed to bring in good luck and prosperity. So, most of the accents I have used are related to vastu/feng shui.

JUSTIFICATION:

nature-inspired sculptural pieces, houseplants Black single-line elements are all seen in Scandinavian-style interiors. White, gray, blue, black, and cream colors are the colors used in Scandinavian furniture. Choosing simple décor elements that can serve the purpose simultaneously is all that you need to achieve the most popular Scandinavian-style interiors.

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5. THE ZEN DECOR

SEEN IN PICTURE  :

I had been longing to set up Zen decor anywhere in my home. But I never found a suitable place until I realized my dining table could serve the purpose. So here are a few things that I bought from Goa, keeping in mind the essentials I will require for setting up one. I have got a golden tray, keeping the Scandinavian style in mind with a play of white and green. Here there is also a Korean style of natural light wood colors seen in between like the Buddha, the yellow-white jar and my dining table from IKEA. The black showpiece also sums up the decor.

1. Amethyst crystal rock to increase the flow of abundance into your life financially or physically.
2. The syngonium plant next to the Buddha gives a peaceful feeling of the Buddha meditating under a tree.
3. Some seashells we collected from Palolem Beach as souvenirs are used as a part of the display.
4. A tiny white vase balances the leftover space.
5. A typical small-sized Indian jar that holds some treats for my daughter.
6. A black teapot, which is a backflow incense stick holder that I use to light fragrance during the evening.

JUSTIFICATION:

Matching the size, color, and accent we choose to display all becomes a stressful job while you are about to set a theme-based decor. Maintaining is equally challenging. Keeping in mind the language your decor accents will speak while they are on display, it needs to be a self-expressive and attention-grabbing zone. Keeping the display in a way where one can admire it and ask you the question becomes more encouraging.

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6. THE END TABLE

SEEN IN PICTURE:

1. Eastern culture represents pandas as a symbol of peace and luck. They are also believed to bring fortune.
2. A real bonsai plant that also eliminates the evil eye as believed in Feng shui. also brings good luck and harmony in the home, as believed in Japanese culture. Rather than buying it ourselves, if we receive it as a present, luck will double up.
3. A happy lovely couple accents and photo frames. A silver globe, which I showed to my 4-year-old daughter to understand about different places on earth. It is important to display happy pictures of parents at home for a growing child so they feel secure, and that promotes them to lead a life full of hope.

JUSTIFICATION:

This corner of my house was left barren without any expression, and I wanted to bring up something that I already owned. A few things were the silver globe, the panda bear, and the cute couple. rest of the things I added as per the space that was available.

Here more or less, the colors used are green, white, grey, and black, keeping the flow of the color concept in mind.

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Tips for organized kitchenware are here

Tips to introduce the best functional plants to your home—click here.

Living room decor chapter 1—with Greens 

Living room decor chapter 2 

Introduction to Home decor and its purpose

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A living room tour visual:

Monisha C.