How to Create a Sheer Home Interior
Rich and lustrous fabrics can give a glamorous feel to any home interior. This season Sheer home interiors have become a massive trend with designers utilising shimmering translucent fabrics, transparent furniture and shimmering metallic’s to create an illusion of invisibility, space and light. This refined finish will create a boutique style elegance in any room of the home.
Sheer fabrics have long been a popular choice for home interiors due to their simple ability to create a sense of space and light, especially in smaller and more compact interior spaces. In period style properties simple lace net curtains and bed canopies will create a detailed focal point that is functional and feminine. A more modern take on this look can be achieved using neutral voile panels or roman blinds that allow light to cascade through the room even when fully unfolded. Large swathes of sheer curtains will look fabulous in a living room or dining room area and can be hung in oversized panels that form puddles of fabric against the floor. Transparent curtains can be further accentuated with stripes, spots or baroque style patterns in flocked solid materials for added visual detail.
There is nothing more opulent than a rich and luxurious bedding set to create an air of boutique hotel elegance. To achieve this look select varying complimentary colour tones and fabrics and layer together to create a rich and sumptuous space in which to relax. Gorgeous beige, cream, and caramel tones look great alongside pastel pinks, greys and taupe to give a soft and delicate feel within your bedroom space. Opt for crisp white cotton and partner with lace, satin and embossed fabrics with rich satin throws and co-ordinating cushions. For an extra luxurious touch then create a statement head board using a rich satin fabric with button detailing or an overlay of voile or lace in neutral or metallic tones.
Wallpapers are a fabulous way of introducing the ‘Sheer’ trend into your home interior. Opt for neutral metallic colour tones or pale pastels and nudes that will create a sense of spaciousness that still provides a focal point within your chosen room. Select a plain coloured wallpaper in a pearlescent or metallic finish that will reflect light around the room or choose a pastel background with a metallic overlay in a period style rococo design. For an even more detailed pattern choose a lace print that gives the illusion of a fabric overlay with a background of pearly cream or shimmering baby pink for a soft and feminine finish.
If you wish to create a focal point within the home without the need for complete redecoration then why not add a selection of transparent or coloured glass furniture items that will provide functional practicality while maintaining a fluid and illuminating design within the home. Coffee tables, dining tables and consoles will create an illusion of invisibility that can be further complimented with metallic handles and accessories. If eye-catching and opulent designs are more your style then choose mirrored, silver or gold furniture items that will create glamour and chic refinement in both modern and classic home interiors.
To add the finishing touch to this design opt for light and shimmering accessories that will blend into the sheer and illuminating backdrop of your home while still maintaining an eye-catching position within your interior space. Mirrors will provide an illusion of space in smaller rooms and can be displayed in simple straight edged designs in modern homes or ornate Venetian or Baroque designs in traditional interior settings. Silver candlesticks, photo frames, glass vases and ornaments will look amazing on a simple glass side table or a mirrored bedside creating an air of richness and luxury within your home.
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