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Interior Design Styles

Learn about the different interior design styles and find which one represents you the most!
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Interior Design Styles

How to Choose the Right Fabric Style for Your Home: Minimalist, Bold, or Classic?

Choosing the right fabrics for your home isn’t just about picking the right colour or texture; it’s about expressing your style while balancing comfort, durability, and practicality. In a city like Zurich, where design meets function and sophistication, textiles play a vital role in creating a living space that feels personal and intentional. Whether you live in a modern apartment near the lake or a classic villa in Zollikon, the fabrics you choose for your space will define the overall atmosphere of your home.

Interior Design Styles
July 22, 2025

Bauhaus Style Interiors: Color Palettes, Furniture, and Design Tips

The Bauhaus style remains one of the most influential movements in modern interior design, renowned for blending simplicity, functionality, and artistic innovation. Originating from the Bauhaus school of design in Germany (founded in 1919), it shaped the way we approach architecture, furniture, and everyday objects. Bauhaus interiors reflect clean lines, practical layouts, and a balance of industrial materials with minimalist aesthetics. This guide explores key elements of Bauhaus style furniture, color palettes, and design tips, providing inspiration for incorporating this timeless design ethos into your home.

Interior Design Styles
January 17, 2025

What Is Mid-Century Modern Style? A Comprehensive Guide to MCM Design

Mid-century modern (MCM) design has remained a beloved style for decades, celebrated for its timeless aesthetic and functional simplicity. Originating in the mid-20th century, this design movement continues to shape residential and commercial spaces alike, offering a blend of practicality and artistic appeal. From its clean lines and organic influences to its bold patterns and innovative use of materials, MCM design perfectly balances form and function. This comprehensive guide explores the history, key elements, and enduring appeal of mid-century modern style, offering inspiration for incorporating its principles into your own space.

Interior Design Styles
December 13, 2024

Designing a Lighting Plan for Your Living Room: Key Types of Light to Consider

Lighting plays a pivotal role in interior design, transforming the atmosphere and functionality of any room. In the living room, a well-designed lighting plan enhances both the aesthetic appeal and practicality of the space. It sets the tone for relaxation, socializing, and even working from home. One key element in creating a balanced lighting scheme is incorporating floor lamps, also known as stehlampe wohnzimmer in German, which offer both style and function. In this blog, we will guide you through designing an ideal lighting suggestions for your living room, highlighting the types of lighting to consider and how floor lamps for living rooms fit into the overall design.

Interior Design Styles
December 9, 2024

Boys' room: Cool and creative ideas for youth rooms

Children's rooms are only worth living in for boys if the furnishings are right. Ideally, kids’ room should offer plenty of space for playing, relaxing and learning. In this blog, we reveal the key highlights on what is important to keep in mind when designing a boy's room.

Interior Design Styles
October 17, 2023

Industrial Interior Design - Living in loft style

The industrial look is one of the hottest trends worldwide today. As a result, factory and port buildings converted into lofts are now among the most sought-after and exclusive properties, fetching top prices on the housing market. For example, the Docklands in London or Hamburg's Hafencity have been pioneers and nuclei for a rapidly booming architectural trend since the 1990s. What is curious about this is that lofts were originally set up in the forties in England and the USA in old, vacant factory buildings as particularly inexpensive living space for a rapidly expanding need for space.

Interior Design Styles
April 12, 2023

Minimalist living: How good interior design leads to balance

Minimalism has been gaining ground in all areas of life since the turn of the millennium at the latest. It is a reaction to partly overloaded style trends of the seventies, eighties and nineties. It is not only a sign of a modern design trend, but also of an increased environmental awareness. Minimalism runs through all areas of architecture, art and culture, and nowadays determines the thinking of an entire era. Experience how exciting and innovative minimalist living can be.

Interior Design Styles
April 10, 2023

Mid Century Modern furniture design: one step ahead of the home decorating trend

Organic curves, geometric shapes and flowing lines: These are the homely characteristics of Mid Century Modern in a nutshell. However, the trendy interior design style has many faces. This article presents you some facets of the design history.

Interior Design Styles
March 1, 2023

Scandinavian Interior Design - Exploring the Simplicity of Scandinavian Interiors

Known for its minimalist approach, functionality, and timeless elegance, Scandinavian design effortlessly blends form and function. If you're looking to create a serene and inviting atmosphere in your home, our team of experienced designers specializes in Scandinavian style projects, ensuring that your space reflects the essence of this iconic design aesthetic. Explore the captivating world of Scandinavian interior design, where simplicity meets functionality. Discover the essence of this timeless style and learn how our team of experienced designers can transform your space into a Scandinavian-inspired sanctuary.

Interior Design Styles
February 10, 2023

Transitional Interior Design - Perfect fusion of traditional and contemporary elements

Elevate your living space with the timeless elegance of glam interior design. Our Zurich-based interior design company specializes in creating stunning glam style projects, combining luxury and functionality. Discover the allure of glamorous interiors, featuring sumptuous fabrics, metallic finishes, statement pieces, and a rich color palette. Our experienced team of designers brings the opulent glam style to life, incorporating custom-designed furniture and carefully selected lighting fixtures. Transform your space with the captivating allure of glam interior design by contacting our Zurich interior design company today.

Interior Design Styles
January 10, 2023

How to Decorate your room: Tips & Ideas

A home without decoration is somehow unfinished. Moreover, it will not feel homey, but bare and uncomfortable. A stylish decoration in any room works wonders. Once a room is decorated, it gets a personal touch and looks cosier and warmer in no time.

Interior Design Styles
October 1, 2022

Decorate your bed cozy - 9 tips & tricks

The bed is a wonderful stage and is ideal to be designed effectively. With the right accessories, any bed can be transformed into an absolute focal point in the room and transforms the bedroom into a feel-good oasis that invites you to rest and relax. All you need to do is follow a few tips and tricks when decorating the bed, and you'll find yourself feeling more at home and more cozy in your bedroom.

Interior Design Styles
October 6, 2021

Decorate sideboard correctly: With these tips & rules it will succeed

Decor and small home accessories are the icing on the cake of any interior and often give a room the finishing touch. If decoration in the form of wall pictures, vases and decorative objects is missing, bedrooms, living rooms and co. often look unfinished - in any case, the missing elements are clearly noticeable. Because through decorative accessories we decorate a room not only visually, but also give it personality. With an individual decoration we tell a story with which we reveal something of ourselves. In this way, we make our home a piece of ourselves and a place where we feel comfortable, where we can relax and escape from the stressful everyday life.

Interior Design Styles
October 1, 2021

Hanging Pictures Correctly: Tips & ideas on Arrangement and Proper Height

Wall pictures are a great way to give your home an individual touch and breathe life into white walls. Thereby, you have countless possibilities to decorate your living room, bedroom, hallway and co. with beautiful pictures. Whether large-format individual pictures or picture galleries: If you follow a few simple rules, you can give free rein to your creativity and thus give your apartment more personality.

Interior Design Styles
August 27, 2021

Passive income: earn money with Airbnb

It's hard to imagine traveling without Airbnb when it comes to finding inexpensive accommodations. Especially if you want to live as authentically as possible. If you're not into anonymous hotel rooms, you'll quickly end up on Airbnb during your research.

Interior Design Styles
June 19, 2021

The right lighting in the study

Good lighting in the office is essential for a pleasant working atmosphere that promotes concentration. Daylight, the right mix of direct and indirect lighting, office luminaires with the right lumen and lux values, and good basic brightness are essential for healthy, motivated employees. It is also possible to equip office spaces with innovative lighting control systems that provide optimal lighting quite automatically. Here's what you should know about the legal requirements for lighting in offices.

Interior Design Styles
June 4, 2021

Comfortable office furnishing at home: the best furnishing tips

With at least eight hours a day to work, it should be obvious how important office furnishings are to both well-being and productivity. However, if you look at many offices or home offices, it quickly becomes clear that many don't realize this or are even aware of it. Whether it's an open-plan office with one-size-fits-all furniture, individual offices or your home office, a few simple tips can help you get the most out of your offices. Not only is this a visual upgrade, but it's also proven to increase your productivity in the office. Curious about how to do this so easily? Then read on for interior design tips for more productivity in the office.

Interior Design Styles
June 4, 2021

Feng Shui Office: 9 Tips for a Harmonious Workroom

How to design your study according to the rules of the Far Eastern energy theory, which furniture and colors are best suited and what there is to know about room orientation and position of the desk - you can find out here.

Interior Design Styles
June 3, 2021

How to create a DIY bottle garden

A bottle garden is a wonderful way to get creative yourself and create something that you will enjoy for many, many years. After all, such a florarium is exceedingly sustainable, so it can even last for several decades. How to create such an "eternal terrarium" and which plants are best suited - we explain in this DIY step-by-step guide

Interior Design Styles
June 3, 2021

Furnish a workroom: Your guide to the perfect integration of an office into other rooms

In times of COVID-19, more and more people are working from home. Home office is the name of the new work model that seems to be gaining acceptance in many companies, even in the post-Corona era. Learn how to integrate your workroom into other rooms.

Interior Design Styles
May 31, 2021

9 Christmas decoration ideas 2020 for your home

Christmas is only a few days away and we all want to cozy up for the festive time, prepare for the big Christmas dinner and decorate our homes with wreaths and garlands. Get inspired by the Christmas decoration trends for 2020 and get your home ready!

Interior Design Styles
November 11, 2020

Ideal Lighting for your Home Office

Get inspired by home office lighting ideas and create a cozy working space where you can get as creative and productive as possible. Learn what’s important in order to create an atmosphere to concentrate and learn.

Interior Design Styles
November 3, 2020

Setup your home office ideally: Tips and ideas for a productive setup

Find ideas on how the perfect home office setup for efficient working looks like: What desk, chair and lamps to choose and how you can integrate the space perfectly into your home by making use of the existent room and by making it look homely and cozy.

Interior Design Styles
October 29, 2020

Autumn Living Trends Ideas

We collected several ideas that will bring warmth, subtle elegance, and natural feel to any environment. Bring these elements to your home this Autumn to create a heart-warming and cozy atmosphere you and your family and friends will love.

Interior Design Styles
October 22, 2020

Japandi interior design style: simplicity meets elegance

When Japanese minimalism meets Scandinavian design looks with focus on natural beauty and imperfection are created. Find out, what are the right colors and materials and what furniture to choose to transform any space into a nordic-Japanese retreat where you’ll find calm and your inner center.

Interior Design Styles
October 8, 2020

Easy Care Plants: Utilize Easy-to-Maintain Plants to Maximize Your Space

No space is completed without a bit of greenery in it. There are many reasons why having indoor plants is must-have, the most important is the fact that plants are battery-free air-purifiers. As not everyone is gifted with a green thumb, we prepared a shortlist of some of the plants, which are easy in maintenance. Light-tolerance is crucial when choosing houseplants for your home therefore we divided our recommendation into two categories: plants with low-light tolerance and high-light tolerance.

Interior Design Styles
September 2, 2020

Texture Interior Design: 5 Ways to Bring Texture into Your Home

A secret to a rich and full of depth room is to master a layering. Blending multiple different sources of texture taken from upholstery, materials, plants will elevate any room and add a touch of luxury.

Interior Design Styles
July 16, 2020

Luminaires Made of Glass are Still Trendy

Trends come and go, but glass lighting always remains timeless placed in any setting.Tools and techniques used for glass lighting production makes the fixture sustainable, long-lasting and unique. It is impossible not to fall in love with the atmospheric interiors, where the glass interacts with the light.

Interior Design Styles
July 9, 2020

Summer Home Decor Ideas

Summer weather here we come! Considering that summer is right around the corner, it is time to start thinking about your home refresh. Have a look at 5 of the top interior design ideas for your home. This summer in style is to dive into simplicity but with vivid features, use old furniture with a new way, choose items made from natural fabrics & materials, and revive the interior with wallpaper.

Interior Design Styles
May 20, 2020

Your Kitchen Guide 2019

For millions of people the kitchen is the heart of the home and so it makes sense that there is a strong demand for one’s dream kitchen space. Kitchens have evolved to make living and cooking as efficient and closely knit as possible while looking aesthetically impeccable.

Interior Design Styles
May 8, 2019

What this spring brings for your interior design!

Spring is always a celebration of new beginnings and the perfect time to give your home a fresh look. A key ingredient to a successful re-design process is making sure that you work around being sustainable.

Interior Design Styles
May 6, 2019

Interior Design is more than visual, it is also psychological

The desire of a home that protects, inspires and relaxes us springs from our deep longing for certainty and safety. Safety protects and warms the soul. The increasing cold in our society makes more and more people suffer. This makes it all the more important to adapt one's own four walls to individual needs with clever furnishing concepts and ideas.

Interior Design Styles
May 2, 2019

Winter Interior Design Trends

COMING HOME... As the light slowly drains from the world and the winter breeze emerges, the holiday spirit awakens. Home becomes the vocal point, bringing together family and friends. The smell of nutmeg, cinnamon and freshly baked cookies, the scented candles and the cracking of the wood in the fire place make you want to cuddle up in a cozy plaid and relax …

Interior Design Styles
November 28, 2018

Wall Colour Ideas: The Right Colors – Ready for a Change?

Are you tired of always looking at monotone walls? Always the same boring colors, don’t you have enough of this? Here is a quick blog post where you can find some useful hints for painting your walls with the color that SUITS YOU THE BEST!

Interior Design Styles
November 16, 2018

Furnishing a Kids’ Room: 5 Ideas for Creative Design

As we were all once children, we understand that it was a stage in our lives where our most impulsive decisions were made.

Interior Design Styles
September 20, 2018

Office Interior Design: 5 Questions To Answer When Planning For An Office Space

What is your ideal home office interior design? Answer to some of the most common questions before your start your home office design project.

Interior Design Styles
March 29, 2018

5 simple spring decoration ideas to bring spring into your home

Welcome Spring! From the runaways to biggest trends in interior design industry, we are bringing you some great tips for decorating your home this spring.

Interior Design Styles
March 17, 2018

Japandi Bedroom: A Perfect Blend of Minimalism and Comfort

The Japandi aesthetic in a bedroom combines the best of two worlds: The sleek, functional look of Japanese design, and the cozy, warm elements of Scandinavian design. This hybrid style has gained popularity in the last few years by allowing homeowners to create peaceful, uncluttered bedrooms that feel both minimal and warm. If you are interested in designing a Japandi bedroom, this article will guide you through the elements and principles to make it happen, covering everything from furniture to color palettes—there’s a detail for every consideration to help you achieve the elements of a Japandi bedroom that embodies simplicity, calm, and natural beauty.

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Japandi Living Room: Where Simplicity Meets Comfort and Style

Japandi is a trend in the world of interior design that combines the simplicity of Japanese culture and the cozy mindset of the Scandinavian. A Japandi living room is the perfect combination of minimalism and warmth, ideal for spaces that are both functional, calming and stylish. In this article, we will see how you can convert your living space into a calm paradise which is the essence of both.

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Design Ideas for a Perfect Feng Shui Bedroom

Your bedroom should be a tranquil oasis where you can unwind and recharge after a long, demanding day. While there are countless perspectives on the ideal bedroom design, one of the most enduring and widely known philosophies is the ancient Chinese practice of Feng Shui, meaning "Wind and Water." For millennia, harmony with the cosmos held a much more prominent place in Asian culture than in Europe. Yet, in recent years, many in the West have also embraced the benefits of Feng Shui, incorporating its timeless principles into the interior design to promote the smooth flow of energy, or "Qi," through our living spaces and bodies.

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Exploring Color Psychology: Effects of Colors in Design

Color psychology is a fascinating field that delves into the profound effects colors have on human emotions, behavior, and overall well-being. According to Podma (2009), new ways of using light that are more intricate and dynamic are challenging the old ideas about light and color. These changes are affecting how people experience different spaces.

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Cozy Corner in the Kids' Room - Creatively Designing Magical Retreats

Within childhood's magical universe, there's a place called the cozy nook where comfort and imagination meet in a magical way. These well-chosen spaces in kids' rooms are more than just places to be; they're doorsway to a world where imagination flourishes and dreams come true. It becomes clear when we examine the artistry of creating these private havens that these areas are essential components that significantly advance a child's overall development rather than only being visually beautiful additions to a room.

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Feng Shui furnishings: A Comprehensive Guide to Infusing Harmony and Balance in Your Living Spaces

In the pursuit of a balanced and harmonious life, the ancient Chinese practice of feng shui has emerged as a guiding philosophy for the feng shui furnishing of living spaces. Rooted in the belief that the energy, or qi, circulating through our environments significantly influences our well-being, feng shui provides a holistic approach to creating spaces that support overall harmony. From the bedroom to the dining room, let's delve into the fundamental principles of feng shui furnishings and explore practical examples of how they can be applied to enhance the energy in your home.

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Furnishing a girl's room: Creative ideas for a dreamy teenage bedroom

What is the best way to furnish a girl's room? As a parent, you may be wondering what details you should pay attention to if you want to create a girls' room that stands out from the monotony of typical children's rooms. As different as boys and girls are in everyday life, their needs are just as different when it comes to their room. That's why we're providing you tips on furniture and decorations to help you design your daughter's own space.

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