Things You'll Need:
- Commercial-grade Carpets
- Industrial-style Metal Shelving
- Ultramodern Halogen Lamps
- Vertical Blinds
- Vinyl Tiles
- Window Shades
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Step 1
Expect high-tech style to forgo natural looks in favor of manmade and artificial materials. Midcentury modern and postmodern furnishings are industrial, yet they're more likely to be described as "modern" than "high-tech."
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Step 2
Notice right angles, curves of perfect spheres, and circles as highlighted shapes.
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Step 3
Expect exposed pipes, ducts and beams. These look right at home in the high-tech environment.
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Step 4
Take note of the generally cool look - the abundance of metal, glass and plastic, and the lack of plush upholstery or carpeting.
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Step 5
Look for metals that are embossed, brushed, plain or painted. These could include pressed tin, spiral staircases, kitchen appliances, shelving and handrails.
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Step 6
Note floors that are surfaced with materials obviously industrial in origin, or those that would look at home in an industrial or commercial setting - concrete, monochrome ceramic tile, vinyl tile (with raised rubber dots) or flat commercial-grade carpeting.
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Step 7
Expect upholstery to be machine-quilted solid-color fabric, plain canvas, a hard-finish leather or vinyl, or possibly nylon. Inflatable furniture and exposed-steel-framed furniture are part of the high-tech look, too.
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Step 8
Notice window treatments such as unembellished roller shades, vertical blinds and venetian blinds. A typical cloth treatment would be a shower-curtain type of window covering, with grommets that are suspended on industrial-looking rings or threaded over a steel cable.
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Step 9
Realize that high-tech looks generally tend to be minimalist, with few accessories. Knobs and handles will either be absent or extremely simple, and lamps tend to be ultramodern styles such as aimable halogens.
