If you say industrial style, lofts and old warehouses transformed into living spaces immediately come to mind. The most representative features of this aesthetic can be replicated in any home. So let’s see how to furnish an industrial-style two-room apartment without making a mistake.
Walls in exposed brick, wood beams And steel structures give the interiors of modern houses a one-of-a-kind industrial feel. The emblematic feature of this style is theraw look given by rough surfaces realized in concrete or masonry, flush lighting systems and wooden floors.
It is not necessary to have a loft or an attic to reproduce this trendy aesthetic in the home. Let’s see, then, how to furnish a industrial style one bedroom apartment integrating the right elements room by room.
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Bricks and steel in the kitchen
When you think of an industrial kitchen, two elements cannot be missing: steel for surfaces And bricks for the walls, the latter also in the form of wallpaper that simulates fake bricks.
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Take a look at the following image: we are in a kitchen with an industrial soul where in the long run wall made with bricks terracotta-colored doors and panels of the total white furniture, in alternation with metal of handles, appliances and taps.
The big central island with wooden base is characterized by a dark marble top and is paired with four stools with steel legs and seat in oak wood. A series of pendant light bulbs from the most varied shapes and warm light are positioned at different heights to give visual importance to the island by illuminating it in its central part.
As an alternative to this type of environment, you could opt for a kitchen model that mixes the classic with the industrial.
The one that we present below it differs from a purely classical cuisine precisely because of the presence of emblematic elements of industrial aesthetics. We refer to the wooden beam, the steel tubes, the stools with metal legs and the typically “industrial” lighting system. They dominate Oak wood, steel And dark marble. Bricks are not necessarily present.
The beauty of this environment lies in the mix of two styles that go to enrich each other. Here, then, is how a kitchen with a classic look can be revisited, even after years of purchase, in a more modern way.
“Industrial” bedroom
The industrial-style bedrooms have a minimalist look made of raw materials, furnishings and decorations slim and essential reminiscent of old factories reconverted. The walls are made with exposed bricks (raw or painted white), alternating with the exposed wood paneling that works great behind the head of the bed.
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The flooring it is made up light wooden planks and the lighting is realized on three different levels: spotlights on the ceiling together with a industrial pendant chandelier And wall sconces with extendable arms that act as bedside lamps, strictly in the same style as the chandelier.
Alternatively, you can make your own bedroom even more minimalist giving it that industrial flavor you were looking for, using a few and targeted furnishing accessories.
To better understand how to create this type of environment, you can take inspiration from the room below whose colors and materials blend perfectly with each other, inspired by a 100% industrial look. We therefore find, exposed wooden beams, metal elements such as the legs of the chair, the coat hanger and the bedside table, and apendant lighting extremely minimal.
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The whale blue bed linen gives a sense of warm intimacy to the environment, breaking the coldness of its abandoned factory atmosphere.
We give you one last tip for what concerns the bedroom. You can also opt for a wrought iron canopy bed anthracite gray color that goes to recall tubular structures of the same invoice. This way you will bring the interiors of an old warehouse into your room!
Industrial bathroom in a contemporary way
Grant a contemporary touch to your bathroom while maintaining its industrial look. How? Go to mix a number of elements to bring out both styles as in the bathroom below in which we find:
- Walls with exposed brick, industrial style taps and lighting system
- Contemporary style washbasin cabinet, mirror and bathroom accessories.
The final result is very homogeneous and shows all the flavor of theindustrial aesthetics with contemporary grafts which complete the desired effect.
If, on the other hand, you want a bathroom with vintage contaminations, we suggest you take a cue from the following photo. The bathroom in question is very special. We have suspended sanitary ware and a system of tubes and lights that, as a whole, recalls the typical mechanisms of industrial machinery. Flooring And walls instead they report to the 60s and 70s.
Industrial style two-room apartment: photos and images
It is not necessary to have a loft or an attic to replicate this furnishing concept at home. Take a cue from our photos to furnish a simple industrial-style two-room apartment.
