25 Industrial Decor Ideas That Can Make Your Home Look Cool

Do you want to try to change the style of home decoration? At the same time, are you looking for a design that is both modern and cool? Then the industrial home decor style may interest you. Bare water pipes and timber shelves, cold or shiny metal, brick or concrete walls, etc., these design elements are all signs of industrial decor. It can also be perfectly combined with country or farmhouse design style. Usually, when choosing furniture for this style, a low-key and simple appearance is most suitable. If you want to make your home decoration look historical and cultural, then please choose some special old furniture.

Of course, we also need to know that exposed pendant lamps are another popular and important design feature of the industrial home style. The classic appearance of these lamps usually resembles a cage and uses Edison bulbs with exposed filaments. However, with the development of decorative design and changes in trends. They have more and more creative designs, and they have more modern aesthetics. Some are diamond shapes, while others are simple rectangles while discarding the lampshade that resembles a cage.  If you want to make some adjustments to the industrial style of your home, let it have a warm atmosphere. Then please put some plants in the space or add brightly colored furniture and a soft and comfortable light-colored carpet. Such a decoration scheme will bring some fun to your vision and make your room look softer.

Whether you want to renovate your home or just decorate with subtle details. You have multiple ways to achieve industrial style. For example, combine metal and wood furniture, or choose to use distressed kitchen countertops. Do you want to achieve a perfect industrial style for your home simply and easily? Then please check out these 25 best ideas that we have carefully prepared for you to get inspired. I believe that these ideas can help you bring a unique look and visual feel to your house. And some of them have creative designs, you can easily achieve them through DIY.

Brick wall

Brick wall
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Brick wall
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The way to quickly create an industrial style for space is to use brick wall decoration, and it is also considered to be one of the most representative designs of this style. You have at least 3 ways to achieve the brick wall effect. 1. If you plan to decorate your home from scratch, then directly using bricks is the most ideal solution. It looks the most authentic and will become more and more textured as time goes by. 2. You can use paint to create it by painting. Of course, this method is very technical. 3. You can choose to use a brick wall decorative panel and paste it directly on the wall.

Tabletop decor

Tabletop decor
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When we are doing a comprehensive home decoration design, tabletop decoration is one of the most overlooked details. By decorating it, you can not only create an eye-catching focal point for space but also enhance a decoration style. The appearance of this idea is perfect, and the owner of the house chose an old table lamp and small storage box with a sense of time. Not only that, the retro green adds some vitality to space. At the same time, don’t you think these two small decorations look cute?

Corner of the bedroom

Corner of the bedroom
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Don’t neglect the decoration in the corner of the bedroom. A perfectly suitable solution can make the appearance of the space more unique. Our suggestion is to choose as simple a decoration method as possible that is easy to implement. Just like this idea, a black iron mesh chair and a pot of green plants are enough. Of course, if you can find some wooden boxes with distressed texture, it is also a good idea to decorate the area with them. It can not only be used as a chair but also has a good storage function.

Fireplace industrial decor

Fireplace industrial decor
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In my opinion, fireplace decoration is the best way to create a living room style. In this idea, thanks to the matte black, the fireplace succeeded in making people unable to look away. The embellishment of wood is used for the decorative design, which neutralizes the cold and dull feeling that the black exudes. The perfect combination of the two makes the atmosphere of the whole space more warm and comfortable. A combination of stunning decor, but at the same time simple.

Industrial Home office

Industrial home office
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It is easy to decorate an industrial-style home office. The combination of a metal chair and a simple wooden table is perfect. In this idea, the black concrete floor and side walls make this style more clear and modern. The owner of the house considered the decoration very thoughtfully. The coconut tree wallpaper on the focal wall provides an original atmosphere for the entire space, and the wallpaper is black. Therefore, the harmonious and unified decorative tone of the entire space has not been destroyed, and it looks more calm and atmospheric.

Old furniture

Old furniture
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In fact, finding refined and suitable old furniture can be difficult. However, due to the uniqueness of the old furniture, we enjoyed the search very much, right? Industrial style can be perfectly combined with retro or modern style. Modern industrial style may be the common choice of most people, so there is no need to put too much old furniture in the space. As this idea shows, if the size of the furniture is large enough, then one piece is enough. If it is a medium or small size, then only 3 pieces of old furniture can be placed at most. If you use a lot of this style of furniture, it will lose its unique charm.

Black industrial decor

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Black industrial decor
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Black industrial decor
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Are you looking for the best colors for decorative industrial style? Then the answer is most likely black. Black is one of the classic and always popular colors. It can match almost any color. Creating the perfect color combination with this color only requires mastering the correct proportions. The most commonly used ratio is 3:7. Black is not boring. Applying it to the surface of different materials, it can have a variety of visual appearances. Matte black can give the decoration a low-key luxurious appearance. The bright black will make the decoration “shiny”. Black walls are not always monotonous, the use of unique materials will give it an impressive texture.

Focus decor

Focus decor
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This idea is a perfect example of creating an industrial-style focal point decoration. Whether it is the color matching or the choice of furniture style, everything is just right. The combination of a small round mirror and black and white painting makes the wall decoration rich. The green plants add some vitality to the area. The wooden decorations on the table balance the coldness of the decoration effect.

Modern industrial decor

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Modern industrial decor
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Modern industrial decor
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Modern industrial decor
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To be honest, with the continuous changes in decorative style trends, 100% industrial decoration is not mainstream. The appearance of this style has strong lines and creates a cold atmosphere. Therefore, most people’s favorite design scheme is a combination of modern and industrial styles. More people choose modern simplicity as the main style. Through the use of Edison lamps, finer decorations or staircase styles, etc., create a subtle modern industrial home appearance. Such a decoration scheme is more suitable for most people, and it also has some uniqueness.

Galvanized flower pot

Galvanized flower pot
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Each decorative style has its corresponding flowerpot style, and the industrial style is no exception. Galvanized flower pots are the best choice for decorating this style. If you have unused iron buckets at home, you can also use them again. Through DIY, make it look like you want. You can add some bright colors to them, or polish their surface to make them look shinier.

Bare wood

Bare wood
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Different from the industrial style created by using iron, the industrial design with exposed wood will make you feel a more primitive, natural, and warm decorative atmosphere. Of course, please don’t forget that the main style of your home is still industrial decoration, so black is an indispensable color in this scheme.

Merchandise shelf

Merchandise shelf
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Pull the merchandise shelf into the home and use it to match the industrial style. You can place it in any area that needs storage space. Or use it as a bookshelf and place it in your home office. It has a wide range of uses, and there may be thousands of appearances to choose from.

Industrial wall decor

Industrial wall decor
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Industrial wall decor
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Industrial wall decor
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Basically the same as other styles, the most popular way to decorate the walls of industrial homes is paintings and floating shelves with a clear style. If you want a more unique wall decoration, then a grid board is the ideal choice. This kind of decoration is usually also used in modern styles. While ensuring the decoration, it has good practicality and DIY. According to your personal preferences, you can easily customize its final appearance. For example, use a clip to hang photos to form a photo wall. Or put some small office tools and so on.

Bright colors

Bright colors
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This idea shows us a more dynamic industrial decoration scheme. Bar stools with bright colors are just one of many options. You can also use brightly colored vases or lamps.

Modern industrial kitchen

Modern industrial kitchen
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White walls, wooden cabinets, and light-colored floor tiles give this kitchen a modern style. All black designs are to ensure the realization of industrial style. Not only that, the design of this kitchen has some fun, you can find it from the shape and paving method of the black tiles.

More unique industrial walls

More unique industrial walls
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More unique industrial walls
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Classic brick walls are not the only option to achieve industrial style, such as the appearance of walls shown in these ideas, one looks more modern and the other more retro. If only compared with brick walls, they are more unique. We cannot stop looking for creative designs. There is a simple solution to make the industrial style wall more outstanding, combining the two styles. For example, cement walls and brick walls, brick walls are used as focal decorations, while cement walls are used as regular walls. However, this method is only suitable for industrial-style living room decoration or other open spaces.