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General, Home Inspiration · November 20, 2015

Adding the Industrial Trend to your Home

 

This month as a Graham & Brown ambassador, we are taking a look at the popular industrial trend in home interiors.

This look is all about capturing the appeal of urban loft living and is a favourite home interior style of mine.  Try to bring some rough and natural elements into your décor, such as scrubbed wooden or metal factory style furniture, or an exposed brick backdrop for example. to give a cool and characterful look, as in my mood board below:

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Copper light fitting: Dowsing & Reynolds; Large Industrial Cafe Table: Rose & Grey; Arrow Light, clock & cushion: Graham & Brown

Even if you don’t have the open plan spaciousness of a New York loft, you can make it work in the smallest area – check out my teen son’s compact industrial style bedroom which turned out nicer than we’d expected.  I worried that it would feel even smaller, but it really doesn’t.

loft style bedroom

If you would like to create an industrial space, this is some of the homeware you could incorporate:

  • factory style furniture
  • upcycled items
  • wheels, pulleys, castors
  • library card holders on drawers/stencilled on numbers
  • clip on lamps and bulb lights on fabric flexes
  • carnival style light or a lightbox
  • metal signs
  • subway art
  • pallet wood

You can easily achieve a bare brick look, or go for wooden pallet style walls, with wallpaper – ideal if you don’t want the mess involved in exposing any real bricks or the hassle of cladding a wall with wooden planks.  There are some really convincing wallpaper designs around and Graham & Brown have everything you need for loft living style here.

To avoid a stark or cold feel, why not make the look more glamorous and go ‘soft-industrial’ with some neon style cushions and wall art, plus gorgeous carnival light features all help to add colour and interest.

Do you love the Industrial interior style?

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  1. Hannah says

    November 20, 2015 at 4:43 pm

    I’m a sucker for industrial lighting and exposed bricks! Very cool
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    • Antonia says

      November 25, 2015 at 11:40 pm

      Yeah, I love that combo too 🙂

      Reply
  2. Sue says

    November 20, 2015 at 5:04 pm

    I love that exposed brick look in your sons room- really works with the navy paint colour. I love s bit of industrial lighting too x
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    • Antonia says

      November 25, 2015 at 11:39 pm

      Thank you, it turned out better than we expected! x

      Reply
  3. Kimberly Duran says

    November 20, 2015 at 6:05 pm

    I love the brick effect in your son’s room with that deep blue – gorgeous! Now where is my Manhattan loft style apartment with exposed brick walls… dream property! (of course I’d have to glam it up a bit but that’s just me lol) xx
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    • Antonia says

      November 25, 2015 at 11:38 pm

      Thank you! Ahh, I’d come and join you for cocktails in your glam-industrial Manhattan apartment, Kimberly!

      Reply
  4. Rachel @ Fresh Design says

    November 20, 2015 at 7:48 pm

    I really like the industrial trend. That brick wallpaper looks very effective!
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    • Antonia says

      November 25, 2015 at 11:37 pm

      It is very convincing indeed!

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  5. Stacey Sheppard says

    November 20, 2015 at 9:44 pm

    The industrial trend is probably one of my all time favourites. I would love to live in a converted warehouse or factory. But there are some great ways to get the look if you don’t live in an industrial building. Some fab advice here.
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    • Antonia says

      November 25, 2015 at 9:41 pm

      It’s just such a cool interior style, isn’t it? Don’t think it will ever really date, or that I’d get bored of it. Thanks for stopping by, Stacey x

      Reply
  6. Maxine Brady says

    November 21, 2015 at 11:17 am

    I’m planning to hack off the plaster in my spare room and then scrub back to expose the brick. But maybe I’ll cheat and get a brick the wallpaper instead (shhhhh!)
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    • Antonia says

      November 25, 2015 at 9:36 pm

      Aha, well if you do, your secret will be safe with me 😉 x

      Reply
  7. Homeonthehumber says

    November 22, 2015 at 5:05 pm

    Love this trend. Especially love the bright lighting.

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    • Antonia says

      November 25, 2015 at 9:35 pm

      Hi there, thank you for your feedback! It is a great trend for the home.

      Reply
  8. Jen says

    November 23, 2015 at 3:02 pm

    I sure do love this trend, it’s a good one for me although I do like to soften it off slightly x
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    • Antonia says

      November 25, 2015 at 9:31 pm

      I agree, Jen – a softer industrial look is pretty perfect 🙂 x

      Reply
  9. Tiff @Curate & Display says

    November 23, 2015 at 8:53 pm

    I’m still holding out for that warehouse home…
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    • Antonia says

      November 25, 2015 at 9:28 pm

      Ooh, yes me too – wouldn’t it be fab 😉 x

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