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Home Styles: Warm Industrial
Friday, November 20, 2020
In contrast to the potentially cold character of industrial décor, there is a friendlier variation with warming shades and a range of textures layered over finishes of urban appeal.
With sturdy materials in utilitarian designs reminiscent of minimalism, industrial style has been found appealing by urbanites even before the turn of the millennium – but new families living in converted lofts and townhouses often sought a softer ambience not quite so replete with edgy contours and unfinished textures. As the earliest industrial properties evolved, a more nuanced and family friendly variation of industrial style emerged: with contemporary sensibilities portrayed in a blend of neutral colours, a reliance on wooden decorative features, and a purposeful sprinkling of rustic embellishments to turn cold, urban spaces to warm and rural sanctuaries.
While a neutral palette is likely the single most ubiquitous feature of most modern homes, a warm industrial décor entails raw or lightly treated architectural finishes such as hand-trowelled cement floors and exposed brickwork in place of glossy expanses and bold colours. As demonstrated by ID Industries in the pictured home, reflective surfaces and bold shades are not completely avoided, but are instead relegated to serve as accents alongside repurposed antiques and upcycled materials.
As the finishes consist largely of materials such as exposed cement, roughly hewn bricks, and carbonised metal, the resulting décor appears aged and definitively industrial. The majority of colours and textures observed in the pictured home are supplied by vintage finds and sturdy materials seemingly appropriated from industrial settings – contributing to an assembly of textures saturated in the faded shades of the neutral palette.
While the majority of this home relies on a palette of tones softened by age, the furnishings of the pictured seating lounge are upholstered in bright yellow to serve as eye-catching accents against the weathered finishes. The striking contrast of whimsical colour thrown against a sombre background is a novel sensation to most people – though likely a familiar sight to loft-dwelling artisans – and all but guarantees a surge of interest when the gaze first falls to this scene.
Bolstering the décor of a warm industrial home are structures typically formed out of aged materials such as darkly stained or weathered wood. The pictured television console is constructed from blocks of wood that could have once served as railway sleepers, while the dining arrangement consists of side chairs that put their implied antiquity in direct contrast against a table of modern design.
In adherence to the larger considerations of industrial style, the open layout is extended to the far end of the home to include the cooking space. Ordinarily set apart from the rest of the home as a practical consideration in modern homes, this pictured kitchen is brought into the fold with the rest of the décor by way of hand-trowelled cement rendering the floor, walls, and an island surface projecting from the wall.
In a deliberate echoing of the colour contrast observed in the seating lounge, a pair of Eames-inspired bar stools in bright yellow are selected to accompany the kitchen island.
Tip: As a general guideline, warm industrial style is composed from largely raw materials of minimalist designs – as is the case with postmodern industrial style – albeit with generous doses of dark wood and a few bursts of whimsical colour.
Comprehensive Practitioners
A renovation, refurbishment, and contracting company that provides the complete range of services involved in the total transformation of a property. Their services include design conception, architectural planning, documentation, quantity assessments, quotations, through to project implementation and completion.
From left to right: Cindy Hu, Peggy Yap, Andy Lai, Jessie Tai, and Chew Kok Ming
Venue: GoldenHome Kitchen @ Glenmarie
Kitchen Appliances: Teka Küchentechnik Malaysia
Photographer: Gavin Yam
ID Industries Sdn. Bhd. A-G-06 & A-3A-06 Block Allamanda 10 Boulevard Lebuhraya Sprint, PJU 6A 47000 Petaling Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Other Outlets
+603 6157 3933
+603 6156 7833
www.id-ind.com
@idindustries
Home Styles: Warm Industrial
Friday, November 20, 2020
In contrast to the potentially cold character of industrial décor, there is a friendlier variation with warming shades and a range of textures layered over finishes of urban appeal.
With sturdy materials in utilitarian designs reminiscent of minimalism, industrial style has been found appealing by urbanites even before the turn of the millennium – but new families living in converted lofts and townhouses often sought a softer ambience not quite so replete with edgy contours and unfinished textures. As the earliest industrial properties evolved, a more nuanced and family friendly variation of industrial style emerged: with contemporary sensibilities portrayed in a blend of neutral colours, a reliance on wooden decorative features, and a purposeful sprinkling of rustic embellishments to turn cold, urban spaces to warm and rural sanctuaries.
While a neutral palette is likely the single most ubiquitous feature of most modern homes, a warm industrial décor entails raw or lightly treated architectural finishes such as hand-trowelled cement floors and exposed brickwork in place of glossy expanses and bold colours. As demonstrated by ID Industries in the pictured home, reflective surfaces and bold shades are not completely avoided, but are instead relegated to serve as accents alongside repurposed antiques and upcycled materials.
As the finishes consist largely of materials such as exposed cement, roughly hewn bricks, and carbonised metal, the resulting décor appears aged and definitively industrial. The majority of colours and textures observed in the pictured home are supplied by vintage finds and sturdy materials seemingly appropriated from industrial settings – contributing to an assembly of textures saturated in the faded shades of the neutral palette.
While the majority of this home relies on a palette of tones softened by age, the furnishings of the pictured seating lounge are upholstered in bright yellow to serve as eye-catching accents against the weathered finishes. The striking contrast of whimsical colour thrown against a sombre background is a novel sensation to most people – though likely a familiar sight to loft-dwelling artisans – and all but guarantees a surge of interest when the gaze first falls to this scene.
Bolstering the décor of a warm industrial home are structures typically formed out of aged materials such as darkly stained or weathered wood. The pictured television console is constructed from blocks of wood that could have once served as railway sleepers, while the dining arrangement consists of side chairs that put their implied antiquity in direct contrast against a table of modern design.
In adherence to the larger considerations of industrial style, the open layout is extended to the far end of the home to include the cooking space. Ordinarily set apart from the rest of the home as a practical consideration in modern homes, this pictured kitchen is brought into the fold with the rest of the décor by way of hand-trowelled cement rendering the floor, walls, and an island surface projecting from the wall.
In a deliberate echoing of the colour contrast observed in the seating lounge, a pair of Eames-inspired bar stools in bright yellow are selected to accompany the kitchen island.
Tip: As a general guideline, warm industrial style is composed from largely raw materials of minimalist designs – as is the case with postmodern industrial style – albeit with generous doses of dark wood and a few bursts of whimsical colour.
Comprehensive Practitioners
A renovation, refurbishment, and contracting company that provides the complete range of services involved in the total transformation of a property. Their services include design conception, architectural planning, documentation, quantity assessments, quotations, through to project implementation and completion.
From left to right: Cindy Hu, Peggy Yap, Andy Lai, Jessie Tai, and Chew Kok Ming
Venue: GoldenHome Kitchen @ Glenmarie
Kitchen Appliances: Teka Küchentechnik Malaysia
Photographer: Gavin Yam
ID Industries Sdn. Bhd. A-G-06 & A-3A-06 Block Allamanda 10 Boulevard Lebuhraya Sprint, PJU 6A 47000 Petaling Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Other Outlets
+603 6157 3933
+603 6156 7833
www.id-ind.com
@idindustries