Whether you’re constructing a brand new home or renovating an existing property, it’s important to make that home stand out in its neighborhood. Designing a luxury home doesn’t necessarily mean recreating Buckingham Palace. There are a lot of elements that go into designing a luxury home. Understanding modern, luxury home design is the first step to choosing details that make up a beautiful luxury home.
There are some details that are essential to completing a luxury home. Modern design trends are “trendy” for a reason. If you want your home to stand out in a sea of contemporary designs, paying close attention to detail will set your home apart from the rest. Focusing on the interior as much as the exterior will create a cohesive, well-rounded home.
Keep it Neutral: Less is More
The first thing that you need to have in a luxury home is good interior design. This should be one of the first things on your list when you are designing your house because it can make or break the entire look of your house. Instead of reaching for a vivid, colorful design scheme, consider creating a neutral color scheme. Neutral color schemes are common in modern homes because of their classic, flexible nature. It may go against your instincts, but designing a luxury home isn’t about flamboyant colors. An understated color palette commands attention with its confident, low-key design. Choosing neutral-colored chairs and tables that serve very specific functions can help to establish purpose in the space. This structured design creates order and appears much more intentional than pulling lots of different colors and multi-purpose pieces together.
Complete your neutral interior design scheme with hardware that complements your palette. Upgrading doors, faucets, cabinets, and even windows with neutral finishes can help create contrast and consistent styling through the space. Monumental Windows and Doors specializes in aluminum designs that feature custom finishes to match any existing color scheme. Custom finishes not only highlight interior design choices, but also elevate a home’s exterior design.
Invest in Modern, High-Performance Windows
Investing in modern, high-performance windows makes the difference between a good home and a luxury home. Windows are one of the most important elements in any home. Skimping when it comes to windows can have disastrous effects on both the overall quality and aesthetics of your space. Not all windows are created equal. There are many different aspects of window design to consider when choosing which windows to purchase. Depending on construction materials, glass quality, and design, windows can present many different benefits or challenges for a home. Weighing each of these considerations when choosing windows can help lessen the chance of buying windows that don’t quite live up to your luxury home aspirations.
Durability
Of course, we know that glass is important, but how much do you know about the frame construction of your windows? There are several different options available when it comes to construction materials, including aluminum, wood, PVC, and a few others. Essentially, there are advantages and disadvantages to each of these materials, but Monumental Windows and Doors believes there is a clear-cut winner among the bunch — aluminum.
Aluminum is a durable, long-lasting material that is non-toxic, sustainable, and non-flammable. It doesn’t crack, swell, or shrink over time like other construction materials. This superior quality places it in good company in a luxury home. The last thing you want in a luxury home is unreliable, maintenance-heavy parts that must be fixed every few years.
Energy-efficiency
Staggering amounts of energy are wasted in homes without high-performance windows. Windows that aren’t properly sealed or insulated can lead to troublesome drafts. Not only do they allow pollutants and uncomfortable drafts to flow through a home, but they also disrupt the home’s air temperature. High-performance windows — specifically of aluminum construction — insulate and seal homes up tight. This protection against the outdoor elements lowers energy costs and keeps your home warm and cozy. Luxury homes should look like a million bucks, but that doesn’t mean you have to needlessly pay costly bills to maintain them. Monumental Windows and Doors manufactures energy-efficient, eco-friendly windows to offer developers and homeowners high-quality options to high-end homes.
Modern Design
It’s clear that modern, high-performance windows hold many practical advantages over older, more traditional windows. There are many aesthetic benefits to including modern windows in your luxury home as well. Monumental Windows and Doors manufactures contemporary designs using aluminum constructions. Not only are they more reliable and efficient than traditionally designed windows, but they also offer narrow profiles and a wider range of finishes. Thin profiles allow homeowners to enjoy wide, open views. Larger windows create uninterrupted sightlines from the interior while also providing a modern, minimalist aesthetic on the exterior. Custom finishes can provide a coordinated design scheme on both the interior and exterior.
Set the Scene with Lighting
Lighting is one of the most essential aspects of a home for any homeowner. It has the power to control the mood of every room in the house. It’s such a big deal that lighting can affect moods and even overall mental health. That makes it even more crucial to place importance on lighting when designing your luxury home. Perfect lighting can make your home look like a luxurious modern space perfect for parties and entertaining guests or simply enjoying time with the family. Either way, lighting should be multi-purpose and have the flexibility to accommodate whatever mood you want to capture. Of course, not every room needs the brightest lights with dimming capabilities, but keeping customization at the heart of the design will prove a worthwhile strategy.
There are many different types of lighting you can choose from for your home, but there are some that are more appropriate than others depending on what you need. For example, if you want to create an ambient atmosphere in a hallway, opting for scones is a better choice than lamps because they produce less direct light. When choosing options for larger, more communal spaces, incorporate several layers of lighting to facilitate any occasion, event, or mood. Focusing on both accent and ambient lighting can help you achieve a well-rounded lighting design.
Accent lighting is used to highlight certain areas of a room. You can use it to create a mood, highlight artwork, or just make it elevate aspects of the interior design. There are an infinite number of ways to design accent lighting. One way is by placing fixtures on the wall or ceiling to illuminate specific areas. That method allows homeowners to control the brightness and color of the light. A simpler method is by using lamps — standing or table — in strategic locations throughout the room. Another popular method is by adding recessed lights or track lights around your home which will spread out over a larger area than individual fixtures.
Ambient lighting is the light that fills a room with an even, soft glow, without any specific source of illumination. It creates a sense of atmosphere and provides an accent to your home. The first step in designing good ambient lighting for your home is to determine what kind of atmosphere you want to create. Do you want it to be intimate and cozy or bright and modern? Once you’ve decided on the atmosphere you want, it’s time to find out what kind of fixtures will work best with your design. Ceiling fixtures, recessed lighting, and track lights can provide ample ambient lighting for any space.
Monumental Windows and Doors Defines Luxury Home Design
If you’re looking for more luxury home ideas, check out Monumental Windows and Doors for more inspiration. Designing a luxury home that also meets the practical and comfort needs of a family is no easy task. There are a million options attached to each home design decision, and advantages and disadvantages that come along with those options. That’s why as one of Southern California’s leading window and door manufacturers, Monumental Window and Design creates products that you can feel good about.
Take your luxury home a step further by choosing high-performance windows and doors that elevate your home aesthetically and functionally. Contact us today to learn more about our products and to get in touch with a dealer near you.