{"id":350222,"date":"2023-11-22T11:08:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T16:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=350222"},"modified":"2023-12-22T13:27:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T18:27:37","slug":"furniture-styles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/furniture-styles\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Guide to Furniture Styles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This Los Angeles living room by Woodson and Rummerfield\u2019s House of Design features a custom serpentine sofa placed under a contemporary Apparatus<\/a> light. Photo by Karyn Millet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Mid-century-modern<\/a> and contemporary<\/a> looks remain as popular today<\/a> as they have been for the past several years. But style preferences are nothing if not fluid, meaning what\u2019s in one year may not be the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, in choosing the furniture you\u2019re planning to live with, you should pay less attention to interior design fads<\/a> than what speaks to you. That way, you and your interior designer can work together to select pieces<\/a> that accord with your personal predilections and add character to your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furniture and Decor Trends<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recent furniture and decor trends include the mixing of different eras and a preference for warm color palettes<\/a>. In addition, the increasing emphasis on sustainability has driven the use of natural materials, from rich-hued woods<\/a> to ruggedly beautiful stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soft curves<\/a> have almost completely taken over from sharp edges, as modular furniture with rounded shapes creates inviting spaces throughout the home.

These trends can be adapted to accommodate the style of furniture you like best. Are you looking to add a statement piece, refresh a room or make a new house your own? Find pointers from the experts in our annual designer survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find Your Furniture Style<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What works best in your home will, of course, depend on your taste and space. The descriptions of the furniture periods and styles below are intended to provide you with inspiration and jumping-off points for your interior design project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore each one, learning its characteristics and discovering some of its most popular designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Early Modernist Furniture <\/h2>\n\n\n
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The modernist design movement<\/a>, originating with the Bauhaus<\/a> in the early 1900s and continuing well into the 1960s, aimed to reinvent furniture for the masses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Characterized by clean lines, simple shapes, sleek finishes and functionality, as well as the use of materials like metal and wood, early modernist furniture represented a rejection of the more embellished styles popular in the Victorian era<\/a>.

Designed in the late 1920s by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe<\/a> and Lilly Reich<\/a>, the Barcelona chair<\/a> embodies the essence of modernist design<\/a> with a sleek stainless-steel frame and cushioned leather upholstery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modern furniture characteristics<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n