We have to decorate our home and we do not know which style to choose. We like some vintage furniture, that modern lamp, a colorful rug, and a minimalist painting. Well, we already have the solution, and it is that you want to decorate your home with the trendy eclectic style. This style is characterized by mixing, combining ideas and opposing styles to create something new and surprising.
The eclectic style is suitable for those people who they dare with everything and they don't have a mold. However, we must know the keys to this style, like any other, so as not to fall into chaos when decorating. So take note of all these possibilities to enjoy a home decorated in the eclectic style.
What is eclectic style?
The eclectic style is one of the most original that exists, precisely because with it we never know what we are going to find. Imagine someone who likes totally different things and wants to mix them in the same place. Well, this is what the eclectic style is about. The mix of different styles, textures, patterns and trends to give rise to something totally new. There are styles that have nothing to do with it, and it is precisely by mixing them that we achieve the most surprising things, that is why the eclectic style is amazing and at the same time difficult to achieve. Because it is easier to follow the keys of an already defined style than to create our own, making them combine things that are opposed and different.
Dare to combine colors
If we must dare to do something when launching into the eclectic style, it is to make mixes. You have to dare to combine different colors without any fear. From red and pink, which seemed to be impossible, to pastel tones with neon colors. They can all be combined in this style, and it is also a decorative trend in which there is no room for minimalism. In general, they are looking for environments in which there are mixtures of colors and several opposing patterns that are easily combined. If you don't want to overdo it, follow a rule in which the ratio of the three main tones is 60/30/10. That is, the most used would occupy 60% of the space, another secondary would have 30% and a tertiary only 10% in small touches. This is how you strike a balance when it comes to using colors.
Combine different furniture
At furniture style there is also the secret of the eclectic style. We can mix a modern and minimalist sofa with vintage style chairs and a rococo mirror to create an incredible living room. Or put different chairs in the dining room, each one of a style, and even mixing furniture made with different materials, from wood to glass and PVC. Buy an Ikea furniture and restore an old one, if you put them in the same room you will be creating a very original and eclectic combination.
Use a leading piece
In the eclectic style we can easily fall into excess. That is why although we mix trends and styles, the best thing is that there is something that is the protagonist. It can be a modern painting full of color. A vintage sofa in bright colors or a rug with amazing patterns. These can be the main pieces around which to add other things to create that style full of mixes and fun. It is easier to mix if we start with a single striking object that takes center stage, to know if the other details that we add are combining with the main piece.
Fabrics and textures, another mix
We can not only create unusual blends with furniture, but also with textiles and textures. Add textiles with various patterns, some of hair and others of cotton, wicker pieces on wooden floors and endless mixtures that make us not see uniformity, but a surprising whole. In the eclectic style, the homogeneous is not sought, but quite the opposite. Dare to mix a polka dot pattern with a floral one, because in the eclectic style nothing is written.
Look for comfort
Although in this style we mix and dare with everything, we must avoid excesses. It is better to add pieces little by little, and always look for comfort, that is, not to add things that do not contribute something, or we will simply see ourselves accumulating objects without meaning and without personality. We must choose furniture, textiles and objects that we find interesting and special.
Freedom with order
When it comes to making this style there is total freedom, because there are no essential keys as in other styles. Here we only define ourselves by the mix of styles and originality. However, chaos must be avoided. Always choose furniture that is functional, although they have several styles, and textiles that contribute something and also have their function.