55 Modern Industrial Interior Designs and Ideas

Industrial interiors and designs are the current top design favourite. Its popularity is no longer limited to the hipster communities or the renovated buildings. The style is injected to modern homes and is used to spruce up minimalist interiors. The five main elements of industrial design are wood, metal, brick, leather and concrete. All left bare and preferably unaltered. The modern industrial interiors have evolved from its purely utilitarian beginnings. Here are some brilliant and gorgeous modern industrial ideas and designs to inspire your next home renovation;

1. Black Brick

Imposing, stunning and very modern. This sleek industrial interior design includes sleek steel, black bricks and wood accents for a strong rustic vibe. Vintage lights and comfy sectionals make the room cosy and welcoming.

2. Bed Platform

This modern and edgy bedroom is perfect for a teen or bachelor’s bedroom. Its blank and bare walls, floor and ceiling give the room its stark monastic look. The only décor is a huge light wall feature. But the room is snug and comfy, thanks to the wide bed platform and bed.

3. Bicycle Accent

The bicycle accent is in a lot of modern industrial ideas and designs. It brings a quirky, upbeat and hipster air to the strong and blunt industrial interiors. This bright and fun industrial living room includes a striking wall feature – a bicycle!

4. Cosy Modern

This cosy loft living room features the main elements of industrial interiors – a brick wall, exposed beams, a leather sofa and sleek steel accents. The style is softened by the modern rug, the ladder accent and potted plants.

5. Under the Stairs Storage

This stunning black and wood industrial interior design is also space efficient. The space under the stairs is outfitted with storage shelves and drawers. Depending on the location of the stairs, the space under it can also be used as a home office, an entertainment centre or a display hub.

6. White Industrial

Bright, airy, spacious. This white industrial-themed home white-washed walls, bare white concrete floors and exposed ceilings. It also features industrial design markers like the leather sectional, vintage pendant lightings and wide uncovered windows.

7. Farmhouse Charms

This modern and cosy industrial interior design has a lot of rustic farmhouse vibes. The barn sliding door, shabby chic dining table, vintage lighting and hardwood flooring bring in farmhouse-inspired charms, while the warm brick wall, exposed pipes and steel accents are very industrial.

8. A Concrete Bath

This concrete bathroom is far from stark and boring. The concrete slab wall design, wood-lined shower enclosure, sleek white counters and modern white tub give the room a refreshing and modern look. Accents include the steel towel holder, the wood cube stools and the vintage chandelier.

9. Monochrome Kitchen

A small kitchen can pack in on style and design. Space-efficient in its U-shaped plan, the kitchen is cool in monochromatic shades of white, black and grey. Grey counters and cabinets, black pipes and pendant lights and a stylish white herringbone splashback.

10. Old-World Vibes

Bring back the timeless charms of the old-world styles and interior designs. This cosy industrial interior design evokes a lot of vintage vibes by bringing in the right accents – a converted trolley centre table, classic leather sofa, vintage floor lighting and an antique world map wall feature.

11. Pops of Colour

Except for the monochromatic white, black and grey and the warm terracotta of brick walls, industrial interiors and designs do not often use a lot of colours. This quirky and trendy dining room manages to inject some colours by adding red and blue steel chairs and by painting its box shelving with green.

12. Bachelor’s Loft

The perfect apartment for the bachelor or the lady who prefers the strong and straightforward industrial design. The loft interiors include the brick wall, uncovered concrete floors, concrete panels, wood accents, wide uncovered windows and black steel.

13. Vintage Metal Pendant Lights

The vintage metal pendant lights are back on trends because of the industrial design boom. The iconic lighting comes in different styles of old-world charms, but always in metal black, copper or silver, with iron mesh, emitting warm yellow light.

14. Black and Wood

Easily convert a bland modern interior design into strong and imposing industrial interiors just by adding black walls, bare wood accents and a lot of metal elements. To bring in the industrial flair, this modern kitchen is refaced in black and wood and a couple of sleek pendant lights added.

15. The Rock Wall

Monastic, intriguing, striking. This ordinary bedroom is turned unique, imposing and extraordinary by a single feature – its rock wall. Dominating one wall, the rough and raw rock wall gives the room an edgy and strong character.

16. Exposed Pipes

Modern and bright, this apartment design is also urbane and dynamic. The glass walls let natural light in, hardwood floors, bare concrete walls with a brick accent in the living room, exposed ceilings with white panels and sapphire blue accents to liven up the space.

17. Steel Mesh Divider

Inject a distinct industrial vibe to your space with these steel mesh panels. The see-through room divider adds a cool, dominant and bold look to the room. The multifunctional addition is also a display and storage hub for smaller items and a base for lighting features.

18. Mid-Century Modern meets Industrial

Elegant and luxurious, this living room is a mix of classic mid-century modern looks and industrial designs. The elegance of the mid-century modern is interjected with the stronger and more contemporary industrial elements – brick walls, brown leather, bare concrete panels and black steel accents.

19. Terracotta Warmth

The warm terracotta red tones of the exposed brick walls are highlighted by the red varnish ceiling and the redwood shaggy rug. The cool grey sofa, lush green plants and striking silver chest coffee table provide a lovely contrast to the bright red hue.

20. Rustic Lights

Rustic, charming, eye-catching! You can DIY this stunning light feature. You will need a sturdy repurposed wood, a few bulbs, electrical wires and iron beam straps and cable hanging. Wind the bulb and wire around the wood at different lengths, attach the clasps and iron and then hang the whole thing. If needed, get professional help on the electrical installation for your safety.

21. Steel Staircase

Sleek, functional and sturdy. The steel staircase provides a contemporary minimalist look that perfectly matches the strong and functional industrial design. This black steel staircase comes with a sleek black staircase screen, its sharpness foiled by the charming bright red brick wall.

22. Bare Concrete

The industrial interior design theme is centred on functionality and durability. Décors are non-existent. This modern industrial living room evokes the industrial look from its bare concrete walls, floor and coffee table. A white leather sofa, geometric accents, tree branch feature and the table fire pit serve as its decorations.

23. Loft and Space

Modern, spacious and stylish. This airy loft design incorporates industrial elements with modern minimalism. The walls are utilitarian wood and bricks, the flooring is bare concrete and the ceiling is left unadorned. The beauty of the design is in its bright, no-fuss and spacious rooms.

24. Cool Greys

Cool shades of grey dominate this elegant and posh home design. Featuring luxurious steel grey sofa, exposed wood and iron beams and dark grey and pewter accents. Roughhewn stone wall accents and smooth hardwood floors. The rooms are kept bright by its wide glass walls.

25. Brick Walls

Brick walls are prevalent in many industrial interior ideas and designs. Its warm terracotta red provides the colour to the commonly drab interiors. This industrial-themed home features the ubiquitous brick wall, vintage lighting, a mathematical-themed wall accent and is made welcoming by the huge and comfy sofa.

26. Minimalist Industrial

Ultra-modern and sleek, stunning and beautiful. This minimalist/industrial design features the clean lines and bare walls of minimalism and the functionality of industrial elements including its concrete walls, plain wood facing and tabletop, a lot of black accents and efficient planning.

27. Elegant Grey

A beautiful and graceful home with a lot of strong industrial inspirations. Not all industrial designs are rough and raw; this one is elegant and classy. Its bare concrete ceiling, walls and floors are complemented by wood accents, wide glass windows, a steel grey rug, gorgeous lighting and a comfortable sofa set.

28. Metal Pegboard Organiser

Functional and space-saving, this black metal pegboard organiser provides ample storage space that is also flexible and colourful. The pegs and boxes are in natural wood, but you can also paint them to add pops of colours into your home.

29. Funky Denim

White brick walls, black steel loft, aluminium kitchen appliances and exposed piping. This industrial-themed apartment adds a trendy mix to its utilitarian style in the form of its bright blue denim rug. The grey sofa and coffee tables perfectly match the attractive and funky blue.

30. Pipe and Wood Shelves

The bare wood shelves held together by a pair of black pipes are common to the utilitarian industrial interiors. They are functional, sturdy and add in a good dose of rustic charms. You can install this shelving anywhere in the house – in the kitchen, the living room, bedrooms and in the home office.

31. Black, White, Grey

The classic industrial design elements in a minimalist setting. In monochromatic black, grey and white, the interiors feature bare and smooth concrete floors and walls, exposed steel chords and a lot of black accents – steel staircase and mesh railings, sleek chairs and black lighting implements.

32. Dark Charms

This remarkable design combines the charms of rustic elements with the dark looks of the industrial interiors. Dark grey walls, blue-grey sofa and black accents dominate the room colour scheme. The light cream rug counters the dark interiors, while warm wood tones underscore the rustic feel.

33. Copper Pipes

Exposed pipes are one of the signature looks of industrial interiors. This bright and modern home office design oomph the look by opting for the burnished shine of copper pipes and modern furniture. The result is an ultra-sleek, efficient and beautiful room.

34. Scandinavian Industrial

Strong industrial accents liven up the bland Scandinavian palette. The light wood and grey interiors is infused with black pipes, black steel and a gorgeous wall of bricks. The minimalist aspect of the design keeps the room spacious and airy.

35. Street Graffiti

Bring in edgy street art! This interesting and striking industrial interior design mixes the raw and edgy street vibe with the polished and comfortable modern home elements. The white-washed brick wall features vintage ads and is the focal point of the room. The black vintage chest coffee table and unique lighting fixtures complete the quirky design.

36. Rebar Bar Stools

Edgy, hipster, unconventional. You can DIY these amazing rebar bar stools to add a cool industrial touch to your modern home. The quirky and attractive stools feature rebar feet and frame and varnished wooden seats.

37. Hanging Metal Shelving

Space-efficient and functional as it is fabulous and striking. This sleek black metal hanging shelves over the kitchen island provides ample storage and organising space that is also very accessible. Perfect for food and cooking enthusiasts and open floor plan homes.

38. A Grey Bath

This modern minimalist bathroom gets a design boost from its industrial elements. Its graceful grey marble walls and floors are highlighted by the black iron fixtures – shower, towel holder and faucets. The glass shower door keeps the space open and the freestanding oval tub brings in the modern comforts.

39. Shades of Autumn

This is a hipster’s space who’s also practical and urbane. The colourful home features a lot of strong colours – the red brick walls, black metal beams, rich leather browns, warm wood tones and orange accents. The autumn-inspired interiors is style and personality at its colourful best.

40. Rustic Industrial

Combine the rustic warmth of the country home with the functionality and strong personality of the industrial design and you get a dreamy home that exudes timeless elegance and modern looks. A happy and artful mix of steel and wood, brick and glass, light and dark.

41. Steel and Boxes Partition

Open floor plans are common to industrial concept houses and apartments. This brings in the need for room dividers to define specific spaces. A steel and boxes partition is the updated version of the traditional shelving. It serves the purpose of defining spaces, but it also functions as a storage, a display centre and a decorative element.

42. Skylights

When using industrial interior elements – black steel, red bricks and bare concrete, the design can easily get too bleak and dark. This is why wide glass walls and windows are also popular with the design theme. A dark room with no windows? Resolve the issue by adding skylights.

43. Timber Kitchen

This beautiful kitchen features a timber island, wood slab and steel counters, floating shelves and raw concrete splashback. The brick wall highlights the industrial theme, while the green vintage pendant lights add in pops of colour.

44. Bright and Colourful

Modern, spacious, colourful. This bright and cheerful loft house takes on a perky and fun version of the industrial theme. Smooth concrete floors, walls and ceilings, black steel railings, wide windows and glass walls and a lot of colourful accents.

45. Charming Yellow

Snug and comfy. Adding bright and perky yellow to the grey and terracotta interiors of this small living room liven up the space. The mustard sectional looks welcoming, while the huge wall art is stunning. The brick wall, the steel and wood coffee table and the elaborate industrial-inspired chandelier seal in the look.

46. Iron Pipe Accents

Quirky, fun, eye-catching. This iron pipe lamp fixture is very creative as it is functional. Made entirely of iron pipes fashioned into a sitting man with its head lighted up, this is the perfect fun accent to the imposing industrial interiors.

47. Iron Chic

Iron grey is the dominant theme of this modern industrial home. Its walls, floors, kitchen and even the pendant lightings are in the beautiful shade of iron-grey. The huge glass wall window is left uncovered to let natural light in. Warm wood accents add a nice touch of rustic.

48. Uncovered Windows

Curtains and windows coverings are rare in modern industrial ideas and designs. In fact, windows are generally made of glass panes, are wide and kept open and uncovered to let as much natural lighting as possible. This modern industrial apartment gets a lot of daylight from its floor to ceiling windows.

49. A Mix of Styles

A touch of Moroccan will add character to your industrial-themed home interiors. This rustic-industrial mix design gets a pop of bright colour from its beautiful Moroccan rug. Its intricate patterns and bright hue complement the iron sphere chandelier and brick walls, while the Scandinavian iron mesh chairs provide its modern look.

50. Pretty Pastels

Quaint, dainty and whimsical. This pretty apartment reinvented the industrial design, making it delicate and elegant as opposed to the customary utilitarian and bold. By adding light pastel accents, painting the walls white and adding gauzy curtains in the lightest shade of periwinkle. Lovely.

51. Potted Greens

Potted greens are the primary decorative items of the industrial design. The greens provide colour to the often-stark interiors and also helps freshen the air. This indoor wall garden comes with a lighting feature that connects directly from the black pipes.

52. Timeless Leather

The sophisticated and classic leather couch is the preferred seating style for industrial interiors. Its timeless elegance, strong character and luxurious looks match the rough and straightforward industrial design and styling.

53. Boho Industrial

Striking, quirky, beautiful. This industrial-themed bedroom gets a lot of whimsical touches that include the artsy wall frames, string lights and brightly coloured rug and pillows. The sleek black poster bed, wood flooring and brick walls provide a good dose of rustic charms.

54. Snug Home Office

This snug and comfy home office corner features a brick wall, a small wall garden, a desk facing the window and a welcoming leather couch. The grey brick wall, weathered wood plank ceiling and bare wood floor give a lot of practical and sturdy industrial air.

55. Bright Minimalist Kitchen

Upgrade your boring minimalist kitchen into this stylish and gorgeous minimalist-industrial kitchen. The striking concrete slab island countertop is supported by sleek black steel, the cabinets are in steel grey and a suspended iron shelving complete the look.

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