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Innovative pieces that combine design styles, perfectly fitting for the wavering decorator

Most of us have faced the challenge of picking a design style, whether it be for your birthday party as a kid or weighing the options of modern and chic versus cozy and coastal for your living room.

Designlines did some digging to find some innovative pieces that combine design styles, perfectly fitting for the wavering decorator.

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design style

Eclectic Farmhouse

If you find yourself drawn to the comfort of the modern farmhouse style but are eager to add pops of colour and eclectic details, check out Verner Panton’s Pantop lamp. Designed in 1980, the re-editioned lamp’s flaring shade appears bell-like, emulating a traditional farmhouse motif while playing with colour and proportions in an eclectic way. $385 at Funsty.

CB2
CB2

Bohemian meets mid-century modern

Mixing colours, textures and patterns of a bohemian aesthetic with classic mid-century modern silhouettes will keep your space feeling elegant and free-spirited. This three-door oak credenza by Melbourne-based VUUE combines traditional mid-century modern wood finishes and structure with organically geometric carvings, bringing a textural interest to the piece. $2,099 at CB2.

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design style

Rustic Modern

When paired together, rustic and modern aesthetics create a warm, inviting yet balanced atmosphere. The Earth Wood coffee table combines a live-edge Acacia wood tabletop with raw iron, nickel-coloured legs, striking harmony between rustic and modern design. $1,399 at Bois & Cuir.

organic modern
organic modern

Organic Modern

Organic and modern aesthetics weave together crispness, natural textures and neutral colour palettes to create a cozy yet clean-lined design. The Diane sofa finds itself in the perfect mid-point between its organic curvature and neutral colour palette. The curving silhouette of the sofa and its peaking arms create a sleek and inviting place to kick back. From $2,315 at Rove Concepts.

rustic scandinavian
rustic scandinavian

Rustic Scandinavian

Blending Scandinavian functionality and simplicity with the casual and rugged flares of a rustic design style brings an essence of intentional playfulness to your space. This coffee table’s travertine top brings a natural beauty to the space, while its mango wood legs give off a naturally weathered look, that reads both rustic and lux. $1949 at West Elm.

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Okay, but it clearly is

For the first 16 years of my life, the bat cave at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)—a reconstruction of an actual cave in Jamaica—was among my favourite places in the city. The cave was decorated with cast stalactites and wax bat models, which hung from the ceiling and threw jagged shadows on the walls. A few other features imbued it with spooky verisimilitude: the drip-drip-drip sound effects, the mirrors arranged to create the illusion of infinite depth, the strobe lights strategically placed to make the shadows flutter. When I visited as a five-year-old, the bat cave scared me. When I visited as a stoned fifteen-year-old, it scared me even more. Then came the renovation.

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