Modern country is an interior design trend that starts with country but replaces some of the essential traditional elements with modern style fundamentals. The result is a country sub style that simple yet stunning, possessing a confident sophistication that is easily adaptable to any home, whether it’s an apartment or a mansion. Modern country takes advantage of worlds, mixing the cool neutral modern palette with classic country shades, but reinventing tones and shades to reveal fresh colors with new intensities.
A Modern Country Palette
Start with a cool but soft neutral color, like mystic beige or alphano beige (colors shown here from Benjamin Moore). Pick one wall for an accent color such as fuchsine that is bold. Choose bedding, accessories, window treatments or an area rug to match or complement the accent color you have selected.
Modern Country Furniture
Modern country style furniture profiles are sleeker than traditional country furnishings. Furnishings that have a Shaker or Mission look like the Tradewins Mission Slat Bed are ideal candidates for a modern country bedroom. Rather than the whimsical appeal that can largely be attributed to classic country decorative elements such as stenciling, washed painted or distressed finishes, carved finials or panels, modern country possesses sophisticated yet tranquil appearance.
Another option when choosing bedroom furniture for your modern country bedroom is a more contemporary looking platform bed or a sleigh bed, but dress it in traditional country bedding with ruffled shams and a bed skirt. The Fashion Bed Group Cooper Panel Bed is a perfect example of how a contemporary bed can be incorporated into a modern country bedroom interior design. Routed detailing and the wainscoted appearance of the headboard and footboard a definitive country style characteristics, but the clean lines and simple profiles are very contemporary or even modern.
Modern Country Decorating Ideas
While modern country utilizes a combination of traditional country and modern decorative elements and design principles, the emphasis is on practicality and simplicity. For a traditional touch of country in a modern country bedroom select bedding with a patchwork look like the Southern Textiles Paramount Monarch 11-Piece Queen Bedding Set.
The timeworn feel of traditional country furniture is reinterpreted in a modern country bedroom. Frills are restrained; carved elements are kept to a minimum; colors are bolder and richer. Floral themes are still welcome, but with a contemporary vibe that keeps fabrics from becoming too cottage country cute.
