Clean modern interior design and architecture have brought with them a lot of coolness, both outside and inside the buildings. Although everything has its own clearly defined lines, each item has its well-thought-out position and carefully planned multi-functionality, often the room lacks a feeling of warmth and coziness.
In some cases, modern simplicity is so overdone that the entire home looks like an exhibition or a medical facility that has just been cleaned and disinfected.
In the same way, the external elements of buildings in modern architecture often lose the impression of warmth and comfort. They lack any form of ornament and color and look like a square or a rectangle, or they are such unusual and unnatural forms of objects that the mere fact that they exist in such a format can, even for a moment, arouse admiration.
What does rustic-modern home design represent?
The rustic-modern approach tries to connect the traditional and old values of the object with modern ones in order to enrich the home into a unique aesthetic whole that will take the best of both worlds. Concepts of traditional architecture have functioned and decorated the homes and facilities of people and businesses for centuries, but with the development of globalism and the need for speed, they have been replaced by simplicity and functionality and are devoid of any character and style with which it is possible to identify.
Rustic-modern design combines the cold and warm features of these two architectural styles and succeeds in creating a comfortable and multi-functional home. The same is done by introducing natural elements with modern materials. Wood, stone and brick find symbiosis with metal, concrete, modern lighting solutions and furniture.
Rustic-modern homes, in addition to using natural materials in construction, also try to bring as much nature as possible into the building itself. They do this by using large openings and windows, by introducing a greater amount of natural light, restored wooden beams, stone walls, large fireplaces, wooden floor coverings (or their imitations), natural material surfaces (such as wood, stone), as well as spacious and high rooms.
Form and materials
The goal is to combine organic rustic elements with geometric shapes of modern style. Moreover, organic elements should represent the foundation of the entire home, and modern geometric shapes should represent its functional features.
It is necessary to connect man with nature. Tables do not have to be perfect and regular in shape, with smooth and straight edges, but winding, with the occasional scratch or dent. Modern and elegant elements, such as plates and porcelain, can then be placed on such an organic table.
Renovated furniture, kitchen elements, sinks and similar items also contribute to the rustic and natural feel of the home. Nature lasts and lives, and restored and reused furniture has its own story and character. This gives it “depth”, and the home itself gains warmth.
Of the materials, wood is irreplaceable for the purpose of creating a rustic home. The modern use of aluminum and other metal alloys should be added to the wooden foundation. The smoothness that these metals and modern materials carry needs to be balanced again with rough textures, because in nature, in general, there are no perfectly smooth surfaces.
Glass also plays a big role here. A large amount of windows, glass walls, balcony openings play an important role in creating a rustic-modern design and the goal of connecting with nature.
Introducing nature
The easiest way to bring nature into the building is by opening the door towards it or by bringing nature directly into the home itself. Houses can achieve this by integrating large terraces that continue the interior style towards the exterior space, while apartments or smaller buildings can emphasize this by introducing plants into the rooms with rustic decorative vases. In both cases, the multitude of windows and openings with a large amount of sunlight play an important role in the introduction of nature.
In some situations, it is an extremely good solution to emphasize one wall with exposed bricks, which more strongly evokes the natural material from which the home is made. With an intelligently solved transition from such a wall to a classic one, the entire story of rustic-modern design can be felt and felt live.
Creating warmth
The rustic-modern design of the home is best designed with large panoramic openings, whether they are balcony openings, exits to the terrace or generally larger openings made with the purpose of entering the building or exiting to the yard of the building. The point is to make such modern openings from high-quality aluminum systems that can be based on harmonic or sliding opening methods.
This enables the multifunctionality of that part of the building, as well as the control of sunlight. Warmth can be brought in by placing large curtains in light colors. Window openings can be enriched with modern aluminium louvers that perfectly imitate wooden textures and colors, which again achieves the rustic-modern design of that element of the building. In the Mediterranean area, shutters are an indispensable and ever-present element of rustic architecture.
The warmth of the home is largely defined by the colors used in it. To achieve a rustic-modern atmosphere, creamy, beige colors, wooden tones with accents of green, brown, orange-red and gilded colors are recommended. . As soon as it comes to the general merging of the external and internal worlds, the color blue, as well as its different shades and nearby spectra, is unavoidable. Color contrast can also create shades of gray that resemble natural stones.
A large amount of natural light
Although the goal is to combine rustic and modern design in a moderate and measured way, sometimes the need to introduce as much of the exterior as possible into the building can prove to be problematic. For example, a large amount of light can be problematic in certain periods of the day and seasons.
Shutters, like other forms of shades, in this respect greatly help in controlling the amount of light, privacy, as well as noise entering the building , but without adequate light, the concept of a rustic home can be broken in complete darkness.
This is where modern lighting solutions come in, which can help in moments when the interior of the building needs to be illuminated. This can also be done with rustically designed chandeliers in combination with milder variations of modern simplified light installations and sources.
No, Shutters are an indispensable element when creating a rustic home feel. They enrich the home with warmth, charm and natural beauty. Depending on the model and style, shutters bring a natural texture to modern architectural solutions or represent a modern solution and functionality within a rustic building. In any case, the rustic-modern design of the home will depend on the shutter model, its texture, color and material, or the possibility of imitating it.
Floors, walls and focal points
Boarded wooden floors, parquets and laminates of high quality imitation wood will guarantee a warmer, more comfortable and welcoming feeling of home. Color contrast plays a big role in the design, so the floor itself can be either a very dark wood color or a very light one, depending on how the rest of the furniture will look.
Rustic-modern furniture
Generally speaking, the average furniture store is unlikely to have a predefined assortment of items for this specific branch of architecture, but you can very easily create your own unique style and approach to overall home design.
It is always necessary to carefully mix and balance one modern and one traditional element. If you choose a modern bed frame, place rustic nightstands next to it. If you choose a rustic sofa, place a modernly designed coffee table in front of it.
If you plan to have a work corner in your home where various modern digital and computer devices and technologies will be used, consider getting a slightly larger rustic wooden table. A modern kitchen can be rusticized with dishes based on cast iron, large and deep gilded sinks, as well as kitchen elements with stone or wooden surfaces. In the kitchen, the installation of shelves will contribute to the rustic charm, and the kitchen floor should be visually and stylistically connected to the rest of the room.
You can really let your imagination run wild when designing a rustic-modern home. At the end of the overall arrangement and design, it is always important to create a pleasant, warm, natural feeling that is enriched by the multifunctionality that modern materials and technological solutions provide us.
However, it is necessary to strike a balance between modern and traditional. If by any chance you overdo it with one style, the entire home will look messy and disorganized ─ as if the various objects within the home have no connected meaning, but have been randomly placed and acquired.
Create your rustic-modern home
If you are planning to start designing and building your own rustic-modern home, feel free to contact us so that we can realize one of its most important elements – windows and openings. It is best to first resolve all types of openings and assess the required amount of light inside the building, as well as define the possibility and need for regulation of the same. With this, you will subsequently be able to determine the need for alternative lighting and the proper arrangement of furniture inside the home more easily and smarter.
EUX shutter systems allow you to create a rustic-modern home with its aluminum shutters in wood imitations, as well as harmo and sliding solutions for all shapes and types of large openings.
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References
[2] Wikipedia: Rustic Architecture
[4] Wikipedia: Vernacular Archtiecture
[11] Shutter model Hera
[12] Shutter model Fly
[13] Shutter model Dinata
