Moving | Change of scenery

Theater of our actions and emotions, the decor of a new home deserves special attention from the first months. A few carefully chosen objects or effects make it possible to embellish everyday life and create an atmosphere in a jiffy. Here are five ideas to keep in mind for a welcoming interior.

Muriel Francoise
special collaboration

On the carpet

Undoubtedly the lack of new horizons due to two years of pandemic has something to do with it, architects and designers increasingly perceive our homes as interior landscapes. In this logic, the floors are therefore invested as so many fields of possibilities thanks to carpets which correspond to the aspirations of each one. Here, a vast unbleached expanse with a sinuous relief like sand, there a rectangle like a Roman mosaic or even a graphic plot like a museum canvas. The advantages of this purchase? An impression of comfort and immediate intimacy, the possibility of creating distinct areas in the same room, a contribution of light, color and style, as well as, sometimes, the evocation of a dreamed elsewhere. The “Monster” models in wool with prints inspired by the shapes of nature, by the Swedish artist Siri Carlén, at Hem, are the perfect illustration of this.

“Monster” carpet in wool, Siri Carlén, Hem

Table d’hôtes

The dining room with a coordinated table, six chairs and a buffet is part of the references of the past. Today’s furniture favors freedom of use. A sign of the times, for its introduction of Danish Frama products on the Quebec market, the Montreal brand École de Pensée recently staged a large oak farmhouse table framed by disparate seats in a prestigious residence renovated by the young designer Mitchell Sweibel. Betting on a large table that can serve as a gathering point for meals with family or friends, reading, crafts, games, but also as an office where you can work surrounded by flowers, is an investment you will not regret. not. Chairs, stools or benches recovered here and there can be replaced according to your favorites and possibilities.

Farmhouse Table, L220

pressed orange

The trick is well known to stylists: to give a new style to a bland living room or bedroom, nothing better than cushions or throws. If your budget is too tight to acquire a piece of furniture, but you dream of something new, keep an eye out for what is available to you in store. It’s now or never to give in to the fashion for orange, which can be harmonized with objects from the 1970s and revive your decor. Dressed in this way, your old sofa will immediately look better. And if you are lucky enough to have inherited a quilt from your grandmother, install it prominently on a bed or on an armchair. For several years now, these treasures from the past have inspired designers to the point that some of them have used these artistically assembled old textiles as the motif for new pieces such as bed linen.

Viso Project mohair cushions and throws, at SSENSE

Sculptural chair

In his new book How to Live with Objects, the American reference media for design Sight Unseen encourages another approach to interior design, a kind of anti-decoration where one would take care to surround oneself with things that one loves rather than tweaking a style or try to follow a trend. You fell in love with a designer chair, new or vintage, but can’t afford several for your dining room? Buy just one, which you will highlight in your living room, a bit like a sculpture. Even sparsely furnished, your new interior will quickly have a soul. The opportunity may have come to welcome a creation by a local talent such as Vaste, Caméra Atelier, Found or even Alphabet.

Aluminum Silo chair, Found

hint of vanilla

Unloved for a long time, yellow in its vanilla shade is making a comeback in our homes. In subtle touches on cups, sheets, wardrobe doors or as a generous topping on the walls (and sometimes the ceilings) of a kitchen, it illuminates and warms the room. The nostalgia, gluttony and exoticism it evokes will bring you a bit of that comfort that we sometimes need so much, especially when winter comes. Perfect paired with natural fibers like wicker or finer materials like wood, marble and brass, it can make an interesting background for children’s books, artwork or elegant lamps. . We will then calm things down by combining it with unsaturated colors (white, beige, brown, etc.).