# Modern Art Focal Points Interior Designer Kevin Sharkey's Home is Pure Perfection By Vittoria Natarelli | Published 2010-08-21 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kevin-sharkeys-home References: [alifemorefabulous.blogspot](http://alifemorefabulous.blogspot.com/2010/08/big-reveal-kevin-sharkeys-new-york.html) & [homedesign.marthastewart](http://homedesign.marthastewart.com/) Kevin Sharkey's home is too perfect for words. The balance he has achieved in every room is just incredible. Sharkley is Martha Stewart's go-to decorator and with one look at this home it is blatantly obvious why. He ties in the outside world by placing mirrors on one wall that are parallel to his [floor-to-ceiling windows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-gesso). His choice of large, but simple pieces of modern art do not drag attention away from the rest of the room but precisely tie everything together. Kevin Sharkey's home is a [grown-up dream house](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/westchester-family-home)! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 38% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Modern Minimalism:** Disruptive innovation opportunities for companies in furniture and home decor to create smart-design, simple yet high-quality modern pieces to achieve the balance of modern minimalism. - **Nature-inspired Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunities for companies in home decor and home renovation industries to incorporate more natural elements and create sustainable designs that bring the outdoors in just like Kevin Sharkey's home. - **Artistic Use of Mirrors:** Disruptive innovation opportunities for companies in the interior design and architecture industries to explore the use of mirrors in creating an illusion of more space and light in a room. ### Where This Applies - **Furniture and Home Decor:** Companies can explore using modern minimalism design to create simple yet functional furniture and decor that are perfect for achieving the modern minimalism Kevin Sharkey's home embodies. - **Home Renovation:** Companies can use nature-inspired design to bring a feeling of the outdoors inside when homeowners decide to renovate or update their homes. - **Interior Design and Architecture:** Companies can experiment with the different ways that mirrors can be used in a space and incorporate that into their design as Kevin Sharkey did in his home. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Redesigned Desert Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/palm-springs-residence.md) - [Luxuriously Artistic Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/child-studio1.md) - [Contemporary Modern Artful Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/art-gallery-house.md) - [Art-Filled Parisian Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amlie-du-chalard.md) - [Functionally Elegant Modern Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/old-westbury.md) - [Classically Juxtaposing Pied-à-Terres](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lichelle-silvestry.md) - [Artfully Inspired Home Renovations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/north-drive-house.md) - [Juxtaposing Minimal Artful Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oceana-retreat.md) - [Modern Vibrantly Designed Craftman](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/craftsman-house.md)