Modern retro style – neutral colors and bright splashes of color

The bemagical flair of the 50s and 60s of the last century triumphs in interior design. The popular retro style celebrates shapes and colors from the near past. If you want to furnish your home retro, you can take many elements out of this style, mainly the shapes of the furniture and their manufacturing materials and pair them with modern colors in the interior design. Yes, this is a great idea that will lead you to modern retro style! Are you already excited? Stick with it and learn here how to do it in your own four walls. You see many wonderful living rooms, where neutral colors dominate and are refreshed by great splashes of color. Just read on and get inspired for your own interior in a modern retro style!

The hanging lamps in bright yellow are the outstanding competition of the two coffee tables, which stand out due to their geometric shape

That’s a tyPical living room furnished in a modern retro style. The background is kept in dark pastel nuances and the color accents really come into their own. What immediately catches your gaze? The bright yellow hanging lamps or the geometrically mastered coffee tables? Their shapes are striking and the bright colors turn them into great eye-catchers. The two coffee tables have interesting ones geometric shapes and are in harmony with the rest of the interior in terms of color. Much reminds us of that here 50s style. Just look at the skillfully patterned carpet, the eye-catching table lamp and the retro armchair. The dominant colors are gray-purple, dark blue and bright yellow. They are gently combined with each other and form a neutral environment, this here precisely is. A room wall is executed in the color duo gray-blue and provides a suitable background for the furniture and the splashes of color.

Bright and inviting living room in a modern retro style

Our second example shows a modern retro living room that is brighter and appears wide and cheerful. The wall colors are repeated on the seating furniture and the floor covering and create a cozy ambience. Many of the shapes of the furniture are taken from the 1950s and have slightly flared, conical wooden legs. The beige floor cushions also take us back to the past and reinforce the retro flair in his contemporaryen variant.

This retro living room is my downright favorite! You too, right?

Doesn’t this interior remind you of the living room 50 years ago? Yes, that was exactly what was decisive at the time – a lot of wood in the interior and accents in black here and there! And what do you say about the mural wallpaper? It is without a doubt my favorite!

The navy blue dresser has been brought to life

I know from my parents’ apartment – a large corridor chest of drawers and a huge, beautifully framed wall mirror above it. But I have to say right away – you can still see the same combination in many modern houses and apartments today. Yes, the modern retro style is definitely in!

A simply furnished living room that gives the retro charm of the 60s and 70s

Typical of the modern retro style sind the furniture made of walnut wood, as shown in the picture – a retro sideboard and a round dining table. The floor here is also covered with imitation wood, so that the wood and brown tones predominate in this living room. They come into their own against the light background. In a modern retro style, you can give your walls a little pep and decorate them with decorations from the 60s and 70s. The more discreet you do it, the retro your wall decoration will appear.

Scroll down and admire more examples of modern retro style where old and new are masterful is combined and goes hand in hand.

A typical sideboard in a modern retro style is pepped up with green accents.

A retro armchair is paired with a small side table in the same style and spiced up with colorful throw pillows. Even the tea set is matched in color.

A bright, spacious attic room, which has retro and modern elements at the same time.

Cozy living room where old and new are paired

The blue wall with its interesting decoration distracts the gaze from the table and is the absolute eye-catcher in the room.