by Kimberly Munsey-Carlton

Created on: November 21, 2008   Last Updated: March 04, 2012

Modern contemporary furniture shopping should be as fun and streamlined as the designs themselves. Modern contemporary furniture collectors are the world's smartest, most savvy consumers so their venture into adding to or even beginning their personal home decor collection can only be enhanced with a few quick tips. We have collected some of our favorite designer shared pointers here.

Remember: It is always safe to stick with a streamlined modern furniture design in a solid color like black, white or red and then build up - adding vibrant pillows, accessories or art work.

• Living room - Your living room is a social-centric room and should be your signature room. By investing in a great hardwood framed sectional or coordinating sofa seating and chair set you have conquered one of the largest, most utilized and most costly basics in your modern living room environment.

• Bedroom - The most cost effective contemporary statement bed is the modern platform design in solid woods. Since you spend the majority of your life in this bed it is wise to purchase the best mattress your budget can afford. With unassuming modern platform beds you can forego the added costs of a box spring and put the savings towards the bedroom furniture. Clean, flush designs are imperative to a modern bedroom dcor. Since this room is the easiest to clutter be sure to have proper storage, since modern design is about uncluttered and well organized lifestyles.

• Dining room - Simplistic and special the modern contemporary dining room and chairs should be from solid wood, technically advanced plastics or high gauge steel and glass. The crisp and clean modern dining room should always be very streamlined, uncluttered and coordinating yet never cold or uninviting. When purchasing modern dining room chairs always remember that the chair may well be our most abused piece of furniture. Be sure that your modern chair is well designed for good joinery and then well constructed from durable resources like high gauge steel, solid wood or plastics. Insuring that the joints are joined together with high quality glues and hardware will prevent more expense a few years down the road.

• Bar - If you can begin in only one area the modern contemporary bar furnishings are one of the best investments in fun. One great thing about choosing modern bar furniture is that it can be incorporated in with almost any other decor design. From full bars to simple wine butlers for smaller spaces, you can create a well intentioned and well designed personal lounge.

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