By
eHow Home & Garden Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Parsons Tables
- Area Rugs
- Beds
- Bedspreads
- Clean-lined Sculptures
- Curtain Rods Or Cable
- Curtains
- Drawer Chests
- Lamps
- Light Fixtures
- Paints
- Pictures
- Pillows
- Plants
- Utility Carts (on Rollers)
- Venetian Blinds
- Vertical Blinds
- Window Shades
- Wire Closet-organizing Systems
- Mover's Quilts
Step1
Choose a basic bed: a mattress on a box spring or a carpet-covered platform, or a simple steel frame. Finishes on the steel frame might be brushed silver, matte black paint, or a rusty metal surface.
Step2
Dress the bed simply, with a quilted solid or blocked geometric spread. Forgo toss pillows, although standard bed pillows in plain shams are fine. If it's necessary to hide the box spring, it can be upholstered or covered with a flat - not flounced - bed skirt. A mover's quilt makes a great bedspread.
Step3
Be creative with nightstands. Use a rolling metal cart, an old typing table or a rolling office storage unit of basic drawers. A Parsons table is also an option.
Step4
Select lighting that's industrial in nature. Photographer's lights, aimable metal halogen lamps and recessed cans for the ceiling will all fit the look.
Step5
Stow clothes in chests with styling that borrows from office furniture, including black or white laminate. Consider using lockers or a wire-drawer closet system in the room or the closet.
Step6
Cover a hard-surface floor, which should be an obviously artificial material, with only the plainest of area rugs, such as sisal or a bound piece of commercial-grade carpet.
Step7
Keep the walls plain and simple with gray or white semigloss or gloss paint. Gloss paint will highlight flaws, so it works best if the walls are in excellent condition. If you feel bold, go with a bright color such as pure yellow or crayon red.
Step8
Hang artwork such as architectural drawings, black-and-white photos, and overscale abstracts.
Step9
Treat the windows as though they're in an industrial or commercial setting - use venetian blinds, vertical blinds, roller shades (the perforated ones have an especially high-tech look) or grommet-topped (shower-curtain style) curtains hung on cable or a simple, modern metal rod. Curtain fabrics could be a simple geometric such as a stripe, or a solid in utility-type fabric such as canvas, burlap or unbleached, nubby muslin.
Comments
Anonymous said
on 2/14/2006 Mixing stainless steel with blond wood and black accessories can make for a a great industrial feel. However, if you add warm and rich fabrics to the look it makes the room inviting and luxurious while keeping the industrial look.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 I have found it really easy to make the high-tech look by choosing black and silver as my color scheme. It provides a clean, relaxing atmosphere.