Introduction | How to achieve your very own Industrial Interior Design  

An industrial style interior design blends elements of exposed brickwork, steel and wood. Achieving a balance between deliberate engineering and raw organics.

In today’s guide, we’ll be exploring how you can get started on your own industrial-themed home with no muss and no fuss.

Industrial Style and Art | Industrial Interior Design

The industrial style does not hail from any one art movement. However, if we had to categorise it, the revivalist movement may do.

Revivalism in architecture involves designs that deliberately echo the style of a previous architectural era. In the context of the industrial style, it would be modern residences deliberately including elements of an asynchronistic industrial setting.

Industrial Style and Interior Design | Industrial Interior Design

The industrial style emerged in the early 2000s when industrial areas in developed countries were shut down. Low-tier to mid-tier manufacturing got outsourced to developing countries.

These industrial areas were then converted for residential purposes. Many of the new residents, deciding that complete reconstruction was a hassle, simply stuck with the existing infrastructure and built their lives around it.

Industrial style thus found its foothold and emerged as a deliberate interior design theme on its own.

Living Room | Industrial Interior Design

The first step is recognising the dominance of earth tones or rustic colours. Employ colours like brown, grey, beige, maybe even dark greens.

This colour scheme should guide your choice of furniture and decor. However, some pieces will fall in place naturally since much of your furniture, like tables, chairs and sofas, consist of leather and wood.

Exposed steel legs on coffee tables or chairs is a plus. You may even try more exotic materials like reinforced concrete for a full-slab coffee table or a counter between the kitchen and living room.

We recommend a Metallic Epoxy finish on your countertop or coffee table renovation. Since raw wood or concrete surfaces don’t play nice with oily or wet messes.

Check out what our Metallic Epoxy Floorings can do for you here!

For an industrial style, it’s easier to understand what not to get, rather than a specific rug. Avoid rugs that are bright and colourful, or have sharp geometric patterns. Try to go for something faded, distressed, and a darker or washed-out colour.

Lighting is a big part of any industrial style interior. You can go to an extreme with heavily-ornamented vintage lamps, or a more modern option like a simple brushed steel lamp. Ceiling lamps can include recessed dimmer lights or dangling exposed filament bulbs.

Bedroom | Industrial Interior Design

If you can get it, a raw brick wall is almost a must in an industrial style bedroom. Bedside lamps can be wall-mounted for best use of your space, or even installed into wall recesses. You will want to go for warm light tones and dimmer lights.

For bedframes, you have a choice of plain dark steel, wood, or maybe darker coloured fabric. Bedside tables should be wood in earth or dark tones, or dark metal. Shelves are a wonderful addition to any bedroom.

Be mindful that the colour of the wood (or metal, if you’re so inclined) matches your floors and walls.

Your flooring can either complement or contrast your wall. With brick walls, aim for a hardwood floor with a different tone so they don’t blend into one. For contrast, you may try pale pickled wood that lets the red of your brick wall stand out. If you’ve gone with a wooden wall texture, most floorings are fine – just avoid matching tones.

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Bathroom | Industrial Interior Design

Again, brick walls (if you can). Your counters should be wood or bare-bones steel, while sinks, tubs, and toilet cisterns can be porcelain. Glass sinks are a good way to mix things up, with chrome or copper-coloured faucets. Mount a frameless mirror, and maybe a cabinet behind said mirror, and you’re almost good to go.

Your traditional options for floors can go from wood to dark-coloured ceramic tiles. However, we strongly recommend an epoxy floor here, specially if you’re going for a raw concrete look and feel. Epoxy holds up to the damp of a bathroom far better than either wood or porous ceramic.

Check out what our Metallic Epoxy can do for your epoxy bathrooms here!

Kitchen | Industrial Interior Design

An industrial style kitchen is one of the easier parts, as it’s often an extension of the living room. You could let the features of the living room bleed over. Otherwise, you could go with a contrast, starting with your floor. If your living room has a hardwood floor, go for a raw concrete feel with Metallic Epoxy for your kitchen.

Summary | Industrial Interior Design

It’s incredibly gratifying to see your industrial style home evolve from a barebones structure to a more personal, gritty feel.

We hope you’ve enjoyed this week’s interior design piece. For more on other design styles, head over to our official blog!

Conclusion | Industrial Interior Design

Getting an industrial style is hard work, almost like working in an actual factory. One of your biggest challenges is sourcing for décor and parts that match your desired feel.

However, if you have a general idea of what level of industrial style you like, it is good to get the hard elements in first. For example floors, walls, shelves and counters, followed by picking up the rest.

Like the bathroom, we recommend using a Metallic Epoxy finish for your kitchen floors and counters. This avoids the grime build-up with other porous materials like hardwood or raw stone.

Also check out more on how Metallic Epoxy can match up to your industrial interior design other than its looks HERE

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