Design guide for new construction – everything within interior design and materials

Are you starting a new construction project, or are you renovating your house so that you can have the home you dream of? On this page, we have collected several good tips that you can be inspired by when designing your future home.

In our design guides you will find inspiration and guidance on everything from lighting, colors and style to materials, doors and decor. Whatever you are looking for in terms of guidance and inspiration for interior or exterior, you will surely find it here on the site.

The facade is the first impression that meets you

There is a well-known saying that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, and in the same way, you shouldn’t judge a house by its facade. But there is no doubt that the facade of the house is what creates the first impression. It is the first thing you see when you meet the house, and therefore it is also an essential part of the house’s design.

The facade of the house is also something you need to consider when designing your own house. That’s why we’ve created a post in our design guide where you can get good advice on choosing materials for your facade.

The facade is one of the cornerstones of your house design. For example, think about how many different facades you encounter in Denmark. Buildings are built in classic brick, aerated concrete and eternit panels, and some choose to use wood as a facade. This gives the facade a Nordic look, which is familiar from countries like Norway and Sweden. In short, there are many different facades to choose from, and they have different advantages and disadvantages, so carefully consider everything from appearance to maintenance.

The roof is an important part of the house’s architectural expression.

The roof of your house obviously has a practical function. It must keep the residents of the house dry and warm, but a roof is much more than just a practical factor. Just like the facade of the house, the roof is part of the first impression, and with different design solutions for the roof, you can create the expression that you want in interaction with the facade of the house. Therefore, a good piece of advice from here is that you think a lot about the materials and colors of your roof before you start working on your house design.

Today, you can choose from several different types of roofs for your house, including:

• brick
• roofing felt
• green roof
• thatched roof.

We have also created a guide for those of you who would like to know more about which roof to choose . Choosing a roof will ultimately, together with choosing a facade, create the exterior appearance of the house. These are therefore two important choices that you can advantageously make at the same time and not as two separate decisions.

Windows and doors are the house’s eyes to the world.

You have now chosen the facade and you have chosen the roof of your house, but there is one more decision that is crucial for the design of the house’s exterior, such as the choice of windows and doors. If it is a modern house with a concrete facade and a flat roof, for example, the doors and windows of the house should reflect this in the final design.

If, on the other hand, you are in the process of completely renovating an old house in the countryside, where you want to preserve the house’s original appearance, it is important that your doors and windows also match the house’s design style.

Wall design – materials and colors create life and soul

We are now moving inside your newly built home. Here, house design also plays a big role. If you try to close your eyes and imagine the home in front of you, the walls may be one of the first things you think of. When it comes to the interior walls of the house, people often talk about heavy and light interior walls, where the heavy interior walls are typically characterized by being a load-bearing and stabilizing element in the house. In our post about interior walls in your home, you can learn more about the difference between the two and gain more knowledge about which materials are used for interior walls.

Whether it is light or heavy interior walls, the possibilities to put your own stamp on the interior design are so present. The walls of the home can give character to the individual room. For example, you can play with the surfaces and give them a unique design with the choice of materials and the way you choose to treat them. You can choose to make an end wall with raw brick to add edge to the room. However, brickwork is just one of many ways you can cover your interior wall to give it the look you are looking for. Other options are:

• plaster
• wallpaper
• wood panels
• stone panels
• floorboards.

If you are interested in learning more about the different options for wall coverings, read our article , where we discuss the characteristics, possible uses, advantages and disadvantages.

When it comes to the colors of the walls, there are also several options for creating a unique home. Before you start painting the walls in your house, there are a number of things you should consider. Whether you paint all the walls white, or whether the rooms in your home should have different colors, the interaction between the colors on the walls is an important part of the design of your house. You should always think about the function of the room and the amount of light when choosing colors for the rooms in your home. For example, if there is little light in your house, it may be an advantage to choose some lighter colors for your home, so that you avoid the interior of the house appearing dark and unwelcoming.

Floors and ceilings help create your home

Gulve og lofter i dit hus er måske ikke altid lige så iøjnefaldende som husets vægge, men de har i sidste ende lige så meget at skulle have sagt, når vi taler om husets design. Når du skal vælge lofterne til dit husdesign, er der flere muligheder, såsom:

• trælofter
• pudsede lofter
• gipslofter
• mineraluldsloft/træbeton.

De respektive loftmaterialer giver et unikt og anderledes udtryk til husets design. Det er også værd at overveje, om rummets loft skal have funktionelle egenskaber. Vil du for eksempel gerne have en god akustik i din bolig, så er et mineraluldsloft eller træbeton gode løsninger. I vores indlæg om loftmaterialer kan du få mere viden om, hvilket loft, der er det helt rigtige for dig.

Vender vi blikket ned mod gulvet, er der også her valg, du skal træffe, som påvirker husdesignet og det udseende, din nye bolig ender med at få. To af de mest populære gulvtyper til hjemmet er trægulv og gulvtæpper. Du kan sagtens bruge begge dele i dit husdesign. Men sigt stadig efter en helhedsløsning, så det, du vælger, hænger sammen med vægfarver og loftmaterialer.

I vigtige rum som køkken og badeværelse vælger mange ofte at lægge stengulv i form af fliser eller klinker, men mulighederne er næsten uendelige, når du skal vælge gulv til badeværelse og køkken.

Husk, at dørene binder dine rum sammen

Når du skal tage en beslutning om, hvilke indvendige døre du skal købe til dit hjem, kan du blandt andet overveje klassiske døre med udskæringer eller moderne og funktionelle døre. Der er døre med og uden glas og døre med skydedesign, der er oplagt i rum med færre kvadratmeter.

Og det er ikke kun døren, du skal tage stilling til. Du kan med fordel kigge på hængsler, håndtag og dørkarme i samme ombæring, når du skal ud at investere. På den måde er du sikker på, at helhedsindtrykket i husdesignet afspejler sig i døre og tilbehør.

Lyset er en vigtig del af husets design

Hvis der er et sted, hvor design af husets interiør og eksteriør mødes, så er det lys og lysindfald. Vi har tidligere skrevet om vinduer og farver på hjemmets indervægge, som hænger sammen på grund af lyset og lysindfaldet.

Det er derfor en vigtig faktor at have med i dine overvejelser. Ideelt set bør du tænke over at få så meget dagslys ind i huset som muligt, så du får et naturligt lys ind i rummene i løbet af dagen. Når dagslyset forsvinder, er husets elektriske lyskilder alfa og omega. Du kan med fordel tage stilling til, hvilke lysbehov der er i de enkelte rum, når du planlægger husdesignet. I husets kontor eller hobbyrum vil den rette mængde lys og den rette lyskilde være ekstra væsentligt, mens behovet for lys i for eksempel husets stue kan variere. Derfor kan det være en god idé at have forskellige lamper rundt omkring i dette rum.

Fremtiden flytter ind – det moderne husdesign

New opportunities, trends and tendencies are constantly emerging in house design. This applies to both the interior and exterior of the home. And everything from the choice of materials to the type of electronics you incorporate into the house design has an impact on whether your home appears modern or not.

The sustainable choice

In recent years, many of us have become more aware of the impact we leave on the planet and the consequences our consumption has for future generations. Therefore, sustainability is also a concept that has become increasingly crucial when it comes to house design.

Sustainability can be an elusive concept, and if you are a new builder planning your house design, it can be a jungle to navigate. Because what is actually sustainable when it comes to house design?

If you’re looking for sustainable solutions in your new home, building materials are a great place to start. There are some materials that are more sustainable to use in your home design than others. Read on if you’re interested in how to build with sustainable materials. 

Make your home smart

In recent years, more and more people have started to talk about the intelligent home when planning their house design. Concepts such as smart home and the Internet of Things have helped push the idea of ​​​​​​a home that can be controlled via a smartphone or tablet.

Depending on the design you have in mind for your house, various smart home products can make sense to include in your house design. With smart home solutions in your house design, you can, among other things, get digital functions for your locks, so you can unlock the house with your smartphone. You can also get innovative solutions in the kitchen for, for example, the oven and refrigerator. If you dream of a fireplace or wood-burning stove, but are not very fond of the idea of ​​​​a chimney, smoke and soot, then a bio fireplace can be a good alternative to the design of your house. These are just a few examples of the many possibilities that technology has brought to your house design.

We hope you have been inspired to design your new house. You are always welcome to look around our site, where you will find qualified guidance for your new construction.