Things You'll Need:
- Grommet-top Curtains
- Industrial-look Light Fixtures
- Pillar Candles
- Plain Cylinder Or Square Planting Containers
- Plain Cylinder Vases
- Simple Metal Picture Frames
- Throw Pillows
- Towel Racks
- Wire Baskets
- Mover's Quilts
- simple, saucerlike candleholders
- low, commercial-type area rugs
- flowers (calla lily, tulip, Gerbera daisy)
- modern, industrial-look lamps
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Step 1
Choose a simple abstract painting without a frame, or black-and-white photographs (perhaps architectural or industrial in subject). Prints and pen-and-ink sketches can be displayed under ground-edge glass that's clipped to the print and mat without a frame.
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Step 2
Select simply made pillows for beds and seating, and use them sparsely. Solid colors and geometric designs work well, as do canvas and linen fabrics.
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Step 3
Find lamps that feature a functional, not artsy, look. Possibilities include aimable halogen or pharmacy-style lamps, or the tripod floor lights used by professional photographers.
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Step 4
Use simple area rugs such as flat-woven solid-color designs or plain geometrics.
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Step 5
Keep the tchotchkes to a minimum. A cylinder vase of tulips, calla lilies or Gerbera daisies - or a single bloom - is a pretty touch; a plain cylinder - or square-shaped pot - of glossy ceramic or plastic will be ideal for a dracaena or cactus.
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Step 6
Choose a grommet-top curtain for a window treatment or to divide a sleeping area or office from your living space. Other window treatments include roller shades, vertical blinds and plain venetian blinds.
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Step 7
Consider a mover's quilt as a cover for an old chair, as a bedspread or as a light-blocking window treatment.
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Step 8
Indulge your candle fetish with a pillar candle in an ultraplain holder such as a square saucer.
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Step 9
Use wire or mesh baskets for holding kitchen utensils. These baskets can hold paperclips and notepads in the office, too.
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Step 10
Select light fixtures that are industrial in nature. Round, plain-metal housings are fine in the kitchen; theatrical lights (bare bulbs surrounding a mirror) work well in the bathroom.
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Step 11
Find towel bars and other bathroom and kitchen fixtures that are commercial in nature - items intended for hotels and restaurants.
