The Hipster Aesthetic-Differentiate Your Space

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A common style request we continue to receive, especially in the commercial side of our interior design business at Jigsaw Design Group, are clients looking for a ‘hipster’ style in their space.  While much of the trendy restaurants, coffee shops, works spaces and even homes are taking on this old is new aesthetic,  our designers at Jigsaw strive to differentiate that style with a certain finesse. We seek to meet the demand of the client’s usual wish list of rustic modern elements — reclaimed wood, brick, exposed ceilings, concrete floors, chalkboards, loft style doors, yet we aim to keep it fresh.  In this post we’ll share some ideas on how to keep your hipster pad from looking…well…mainstream.

hipster living dinig

We believe there are different faces of this hipster aesthetic, from the hardline rustic modern style with a sentimental side of focusing on the historical aspect of a space: for example maybe you pull down the drywall in an old building to find beautiful exposed brick walls that you can pair with rustic wood floors and black iron windows.  Then there is the preppy hipster that may have a more feminine approach, with more pops of color, bright white walls and splashes of prints mixed in like Ikat, Chinoiserie or even animal prints like in a cowhide rug.

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hipster with chiosiere

To keep your hipster pad from feeling bland especially in the typical neutral color palette, think of it as more of an eclectic vibe if you will…an industrial foundation with hints of glamazon with fun bar carts, oversized art, bold statement accent colors and then paired with touches of global ethnic rugs, or throw pillow.

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Our designers believe the hipster space depends on ones interpretation and can be flexible to personal style.  With the industrial ‘hipster’ style becoming the ‘safe’ look, change it up by adding some drama with fun items that speak to you, a chandelier, or candelabras.  For example the bedroom below where bed frame is made from recycled pallets that adds a unique touch, and then topped with a bright multicolored duvet and ethnic woven pillows.  The key is to stay true to your personal sensibility and have fun with this evolving youthful style.

Hipster bedroom

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For more information on the hipster style and resources visit the contact page on the Jigsaw Design Group website at www.jigsawdesigngroup.com.  Someone will quickly contact you with more information.  Please subscribe to the blog for more informative articles like these, and check out our Facebook page for more tips and images!  Be sure to ‘like us’ on Facebook!   Now join us on Googleplus too!

hipster kid room

Living Walls-The Indoor Vertical Garden

 

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grand rapids green office

The indoor vertical garden can breath life into your home or office.  The lush ivy muse for this post is the world renowned Fred Segal in Los Angeles.

Fred Exterior

Fred LaX

When adding its’ latest location to the LAX airport, the company brought it’s iconic ivy exterior walls indoors. Visually stunning, this look makes such an impact and is being copied in stores like West Elm from So Cal to London.

West Elm Ivy

The vertical garden can be interpreted many different ways.  For example, moss is a great plant to work with considering it’s heartiness, rich color and coverage like the moss walls in the images below.  Moss looks great on walls, upstairs cases, on furniture, or piquing through cracks.

Living Moss Wall Staircase

 

So you live in the city in a fabulous loft apartment, but no roof top garden is included.  Bring your loft to life by bringing your garden indoors and make a statement in your space.  Start by filling your feature wall with low light indoor plants.  While the list of possibilities is vast, a few favorites worth mentioning are Sword Ferns and Dracaena for greens and Crotons and Peace Lilies for flowers and color.  These varietals are easy to grow with little maintenance.

Living Wall Interior

Living Staircase glass and plants

There are many interpretations for an indoor garden, and many can be done as a DIY project.  Exploring ideas like attaching boxes or pots to the wall for small spaces, or recycling pallets for a succulent garden on a large wall are all possibilities.  Want to do it yourself, but not work that hard?  Well, Urbino makes these cool magnetic garden pots to design how you want with very little work involved.

Pots on wall garden

Urbio magnetic garden

For more fun indoor garden ideas and information on resources, visit the contact page on the Jigsaw Design Group website at www.jigsawdesigngroup.com.  Someone will quickly contact you with more information.  Please subscribe to the blog for more informative articles like these, and check out our Facebook page for more tips and images!  Be sure to ‘like us’ on Facebook!   Now join us on Googleplus too!

Living Wall on rough stone

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