How to Add Contemporary Style to Your Home

Get ideas for adding contemporary style to your home in this video by TheNest.com:

Flowers can brighthen bare space in a living room. Line them in a row to create a different look. Choose flowers with clean lines and place them in minimal vases.

Add interest to bookshelves by using smaller books as bookends for larger ones. Organize with repetition or categorize by color.

A clear coffee table can make your favorite rug stand out, and the see-through surface makes the room seem bigger. Create a fun display by pairing coffeee table books with related items. Incorporate personal touches such as hobbies or love of travel.

Group empty frames with unframed pictures to create a unique display. Mixing frames of different shapes and sizes gives a sculptural effect.

Make a whimsical message area by using a chalkboard as a centerpiece. Arrange colored trays around the board to store mail, keys, and other miscellaneous items.

An informal dining room atmosphere is achieved through the use of a shortened runner on a long table with a centerpiece of hurricane lanterns and wine glasses (which become candle holders when turned upside down), pastel shades, a mix of textures (fabric and vinyl), and unique homemade place cards.

Personalize your home office by adding a stylish chair with a decorative cushion, his and her boxes for odds and ends, coffee mugs for pen jars, an inspiration board for home projects, a unique postcard/mail holder (such as a bird cage). Clip items on a lampshade – a white shade on a glass lamp makes the room appear bigger. Conceal cluttered shelves with thin opaque fabric.