When we think of the minimalist style, we think of clean simplicity and crisp lines. For sure these characteristics embody the minimalist way, but there is more than one way to crack an egg. These four home designs each explore an entirely different approach to minimalism in interiors, offering takes on abstract Russian minimalism, brutalist inspired spaces, mid century vibes and cutting edge modernity. We look at the use of shading within neutral spaces too, exploring a palette with deep tonal accents and black anchors, the contrast of concrete against natural timber elements, zoning with rich brown intervals, and ethereal white surrounds with the lightest whisper of grey.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style
Designer: Inga Harisova  
Visualizer: Nikolay Limanskiy  

Displaying links with Suprematism, this example of Russian minimalism uses abstract shape to construct a stylised modern living space. If you like this look, then be sure to check out this modern take on soviet minimalism too.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Designer lounge furniture gains due attention in simple surroundings. Decor items are pared back to only what is useful for sitting, lighting, or providing a surface to set things down on.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

The only exception to the utilitarian rule of this room is a single decorative wall mirror. The organic shaped glass makes a tinted reflection of the wall light over the leather sofa.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Sheer white voiles softly diffuse sunlight from huge windows.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

A chic reading area is fashioned with a chestnut accent lounge chair, shapely floor lamp and a small side table with a freshly filled water carafe.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

The modern fireplace sweeps into view like a piece of sculptural abstract art. A groove splits the face of the unique chimney breast, slicing down to the narrow opening.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Earthy brown tones continue into the dining room, where a modern wooden dining table is paired with a set of contemporary brown dining chairs.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

An accent chair and floor lamp elegantly furnish the corner of the dining room, along with a piece of textured wall art.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

A minimalist dining room light contorts into an asymmetrical cross above the table.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

The kitchen unfolds at one side of the room to make a complete entertaining space.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Bespoke wooden cabinets fill in a niche with useful storage space, which allows the minimalist room to remain perfectly clear.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

The rectangle dining table is positioned to benefit from natural light at the tall window.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Glass modern fruit bowls reflect the daylight.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Wooden base units unite the one wall kitchen with the dining area, creating one cohesive and warm aesthetic.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style
Visualizer: Darya Litvinovich  

In Minsk, Belarus, our second featured home displays more of a brutalist vibe.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

White concrete floods the floors and builds the walls of this space. Highly modern furniture stands in block-like silhouettes, as though carved from concrete too.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

The modern sofa forms a two-sided arrangement. It’s monolithic base juts out from beneath the cushions to form a wide side table.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

An extraordinary sculptural dining room chandelier commands the open plan room, hanging a seemingly impossibly large form in the centre of the kitchen.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

With one side of the sofa facing toward the kitchen diner, its reverse side faces toward a bedroom that is revealed from behind a portiere.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

In the minimalist bedroom, a spherical tension pole lamp complements the dining room’s unique chandelier.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style
Visualizer: Mohamed Mousa  

The Cumulus apartment is a 160 square metre home in Mivida, Cairo, Egypt. Brown accent colours and distinctive silhouettes give this space mid-century vibes. A curved back sofa is joined by curvaceous chairs, a round coffee table and wall art with a circular motif.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

The dark looped legs of the round coffee table stand prominently against a pale area rug.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

The floor melds lightly into the walls of the room, which are topped with classic crown molding.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Flos 2097 30 LED dining room chandelier dominates a dark dining setup in the open plan.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

The round pedestal dining table forms a black pool under the dramatic chandelier, encircled by matt black dining chairs.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Colour is unwelcome in the galley kitchen, where simple handle-free cabinets line up in clean quietude.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Caramel bedcovers enrich a light grey and white decor scheme. Wood bedside tables and tonal artwork extend the brown accent.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

A winged bedstead has great presence in the second double bedroom, framed by dark drawer units and black bedside table lamps.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Vertical tiles add interest to a white wetroom. An eye-catching black showerhead empties over a freestanding bathtub.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style
Visualizer: Eugene Shkilnyuk  

Our final tour takes place in a modern minimalist home that’s decorated with the softest whisper of grey on white. The modern sofa bridges the tonal gap between white wall decor and a smokey area rug.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

A grey throw and matching scatter cushions cosy up the sofa’s linear silhouette.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Light furniture and bare walls create an ethereal living room dining room combo.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

A frameless interior door disappears in the plain white TV wall.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Smooth grey laminate flooring creates a tranquil base for the scheme.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

A tray table is integrated into the sofa design, putting it right between the cushions and keeping the floor space clear.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Behind the lounge, an oversized dining room pendant light crowns a large dining island.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

Minimalist kitchen cabinets set out a clean white arrangement at the back of the room, separated from the home entryway by a shallow room divide.

Four Different Approaches To The Minimalist Interior Style

A floating entryway shelf extends across a custom cut mirror on one side, and the end of the marble clad kitchen island on the other to create seamless flow.

Explore more sub-styles in minimalism:
Mid Century Modern Minimalist Home Interiors
Eastern Influenced Minimalist Interiors
Minimalist Scandinavian Interors

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