Contemporary home designs are very different from traditional designs for homes. Traditionally, the space available for homes was very abundant and bulky furniture and intricate interiors were the main features of the houses. With the passage of time, houses have been changed to being designed for nuclear families with less space. With the space being an issue, furniture that requires too much room cannot be used and too much of intricate designing of the interiors will look too showy. Hence, modern houses have contemporary furniture that isn't too heavy and that makes the home look more spacious.
The furniture used in such homes is generally very easy to maintain, sleek and classy and at the same time durable enough to last for a long time. The most striking features of the modern designs are the simple look with minimum clutter. Since there isn't too much room for furniture in such houses, they are made attractive by coloring the walls with a combination of light colors with a splash of one or more vibrant colors. All the furniture used must provide comfort and at the same time require least space and look stylish. Small houses look great with a modern form of designing.
One of the most important aspects of modern designing is the optimum utilization of available space and using furniture having multiple uses. For example, the bed must have a low platform and along with that, it can have a storage compartment. This avoids the storage of things in places like lofts, etc which do not look elegant. Another example of such utility is to use desks that are formed by making use of stylish console tables. The use of a sofa bed can solve the purpose of a sofa during the day and a bed during night time. The beds could also metal designed requiring least space and giving maximum comfort.
Contemporary home designs put to use economical yet elegant lighting in the house. Instead of the traditional system of using chandeliers, low power consuming LED lights are used. This solves the purpose of lighting up the house stylishly and the same time consuming least power possible. The lights in the living room can be sleek and simple to complement the simple furniture. Those of the kitchen should be put in areas like above the sink and on the top of the counters. This gives a very light feel to the environment.
