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Bed
Whether you're moving into a three-story house or a studio apartment, shopping for a quality bed should be the first order of business. Contemporary design favors beds with low frames and clean, unornamented headboards. A headboard with slats will also help your bed blend in better with the lines and angles common to modern decorating styles.
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Sofa
Next is a modern looking sofa. The laws of contemporary design dictate that natural materials provide the best visual texture, and quality leather furniture never really goes out of style. That's a shopping hint.
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Lighting
To help you see your bed and sofa at night, you'll need to shop for lighting fixtures. If you're decorating in a contemporary style, look for sculptured lamps or lighting fixtures with recessed bulbs. The key word here is ambience.
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Dining Table
Dining tables can also be incorporated into a modern furniture design. Wood dining tables should be sleek and trim, or go shopping for a quality metal and glass table to give your meals a contemporary touch.
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Dining Chairs
The style of your dining chairs should obviously match the style of your dining table. Quality plastic dining chairs can add a little aesthetic intrigue.
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Ottoman
Ottomans can fit in with both contemporary and traditional design. A storage ottoman will also help to maintain a modern uncluttered look in your living room.
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Bookcase
A quality bookcase lends a striking decorative presence to any room. When shopping for a bookcase, try to find open shelves that will accommodate plants and other decorative accessories.
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Artwork
It's not furniture, but artwork will enliven your walls and accentuate the bold colors typical of modern design.
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Dresser
If 'clothes make the man', as Mark Twain said, then a dresser makes the bedroom. Modern dressers feature short legs and compact design.
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Desk
And finally for your computer ' the most modern of all accessories ' you need a quality desk. Contemporary desks use plastic, metal, and wood for bold and original design.
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