10/04/2017 Read in 10 minutes.
The timeless, solemn and noble classic style is ideal for decorating a bedroom. With its help, you can easily create an environment conducive to a comfortable stay, while emphasizing your good taste, bright personality and financial viability. But how to do it correctly?
Today we will talk about the characteristic features and design features of a bedroom in a classic style and, using the example of a photo from the Group’s portfolio, we will talk about the rules for designing such an interior, fashionable color schemes, and decorative elements. We will also share our experience of implementing the principle of stylistic transparency, which is relevant today, in practice.
In the photo: Interior of the bathroom adjacent to the bedroom
Features of the classic style with a bedroom
As photos of a classic-style bedroom show, this room is dominated by the splendor of furniture and decoration, strict symmetry, and sophistication of decoration.
Any detail of such a royal bedchamber is an inseparable element of the entire ensemble, harmoniously creating a single space.
The characteristic features of the classic bedroom are:
- Natural expensive materials;
- Calm pastel colors;
- Symmetry;
- Vintage furniture and decor items;
- Expensive objects of art (paintings, vases, figurines).
The interior of a bedroom in a classic style is quite an expensive pleasure. Therefore, when starting to equip your sleeping area, you should prepare for significant expenses.
It is not recommended to use classic decoration in a small room; this style will reveal all its charm only in large areas.
Characteristic features of the style
Classics are most often light colors, geometrically correct lines, symmetry and pairing of objects, stucco molding, a luxurious chandelier, expensive curtains, traditional silhouettes of furniture and lamps. Italian-made furniture is considered the standard of this trend. It is usually represented by elite collections, in which all items are made in the same decor.
Instagram @neopoliscasa
Instagram @olga_kurbakovskih
For those who like to combine traditionality and modernity, neoclassicism is suitable. She does not strictly follow established rules, but at the same time observes all recognizable canons.
Instagram @churina_design
Instagram @lenalarenkova
Instagram @irene.plat
- Interior styles
Guide to interior styles: historical, national and modern
In this direction, you can make not only an adult, but also a children's room for a girl or boy.
Instagram @orbita_mebel
Instagram @mebel_davinci_stavropol
Instagram @orbita_mebel
Instagram @angelic.room
- Bedroom
Decorating a bedroom simply, quickly and on a budget: 12 fresh ideas
Color scheme for a classic bedroom
The basis of a classic bedroom is a calm, aristocratically restrained color scheme. Soft natural shades, exquisitely ennobled with golden and bronze elements, will fit ideally into such a room.
Most often, light shades are chosen, with the only exception being dark brown woody colors, and this is also a tribute to fashion.
Bright bedrooms in a classic style look especially attractive when using:
- White shades. Bright snow-white is chosen extremely rarely and serves mainly to highlight exquisite bed linen, delicate porcelain, and ceiling moldings. Preference in decoration is given to vanilla, cream, light peach, pearl colors, shades of champagne, ivory, magnolia.
- Beige shades. Soft and cozy beige will fill the room with a special charm; it creates a subdued mood of privacy and light relaxation. It perfectly absorbs excess light, helps avoid shadows and promotes complete rest.
A classic-style bedroom in light colors can be decorated in golden tones. The luxurious soft shine and nobility of gold look elegant with white elements and exquisitely emphasize black tones. But gold decoration requires the presence of a professional designer: too much gilding can turn into vulgar bad taste.
Brown tones give the bedroom a mood of confidence and stability. Noble and expensive tree species are mainly responsible for this mood.
Original ideas and interior innovations in the design of a classic bedroom
New trends and fashion trends have affected the transformation of the classic interior. Some experiments with room decoration made it possible to create another type of design called Neoclassicism.
Features of Neoclassical
Modern style uses the basic principles of arranging a room in a classic design with the use of current elements. As before, the bedroom should look luxurious and expensive, which means only high-quality finishing materials are used.
Large space plays a big role - for such a bedroom you should choose a room over 20 square meters. Light warm colors remain a priority. But the curves and medieval stucco are a thing of the past. They were replaced by geometrically correct lines and shapes.
Neoclassicism helps make a bedroom in a modern classic style practical and comfortable
Instead of paintings reminiscent of palace oil landscapes or portraits, modern, light and original decorative elements appear on the wall. Convenient built-in spotlights are allowed on the ceiling.
Decorating the floor in a classic style bedroom
Traditional parquet or parquet boards are ideal for finishing the floor. In rare cases, wood is replaced with an expensive laminate that completely imitates natural material.
Light colors of the coating should match all other elements of decoration, dark colors are repeated in furniture items
A real carpet in a soft color with a small pattern will be a chic addition to the floor.
Finishing in the best traditions
Walls are an elite component of finishing
A classic bedroom with white walls is a great way to create a royal bedroom with expressive gloss. How can you make the surfaces look pretentious and strict at the same time? In order to create the right “soil” for the subsequent arrangement of furniture, designers use materials such as Venetian plaster or silk fabric wallpaper. Most often, several textures are used simultaneously, combining them with each other and giving the room an even more extravagant look. Picturesque panels with birds, nature paintings or antique statues look great. White wallpaper in the bedroom most often has a characteristic classic pattern, evenly repeated throughout the entire canvas. Walls in a similar design may have other elements, for example: baguettes, moldings, semi-columns, entablatures and other unusual projections with an extraordinary cut characteristic of the chosen style.
Walls with classic baguettes in a white bedroom
Ceiling - the more beautiful, the more colorful
A simple whitewashed ceiling in the classics is a rarity, although the more modernity penetrates into the Empire style, the more often the commonplace takes precedence over traditional beauty. And if you don’t focus on the top surface, you will still have to pay attention to it at least around the perimeter: decorate it with fillets and moldings, placing a luxurious chandelier with crystal components in the center. The more curly the baseboards are, the more exclusive the overall style will look. One of the best options for decorating the ceiling of a classic bedroom in white shades will be complex multi-level structures, gypsum stucco molding and, of course, handmade artistic frescoes, which will become a real asset regardless of the size of the room itself.
Gender - if not white, then what?
The surface of the lower part of the room in a classic white interior can be anything, but the lighter, the better, naturally. Although if everything around is too whitish, then the floor has the right to take on the accent, turning into a darker shade. The most colorful finishing materials in design look like natural (artificial) marble or parquet boards. Wood should be chosen in light colors: beech, oak, maple, pear, doussie, ash, etc. Pure white flooring in the bedroom is rare: it will still contain one or another number of veins, since natural wood has a heterogeneous structure: the same wood or stone. The lower part of the room can be covered with Persian carpets with a high dense pile, and they are made in any shade, and if you need to create a snow-white surface according to the designer’s idea, then you should resort to this option.
Wall decoration in a classic style bedroom
The walls are designed to create a classic frame to the maximum extent possible. For them we select:
- Exquisite textile wallpaper with floral patterns;
- Noble wood panels;
- Elegant textured plaster.
Columns and half-columns will be a good addition to the royal bedchamber.
BEDROOM LIGHTING OPTIONS
The photo shows different lighting scenarios for the bedroom, for the design of which the “classic” style was chosen.
In ancient times, there was no electricity in houses, and therefore candles were used as the main sources of lighting. To make the room light, it was divided into separate zones, and candles were used for each. Currently, the lighting situation has changed dramatically, but the zoning option remains relevant.
A classic bedroom includes a main floor lamp, as well as several additional lamps on the walls and floor. All lighting elements should link the invented design into one whole. The photo shows a design option for such a bedroom.
Ceiling decoration in a classic style bedroom
The ideal option is plain white paint or simple plaster. Snow-white baseboards are designed to complement such a frame; sometimes gilded moldings are used to raise the ceilings.
Two-level structures will look great in a spacious room. Such ceilings can be decorated with “antique” frescoes and golden paintings.
Decor and accessories
It is important to think about decor and accessories. Stucco molding on ceilings and walls is suitable. Half-columns or plaster arches look original.
You can also complement the interior with engravings that fit in expensive frames. If you prefer art, hang paintings by your favorite artists on the walls.
You can complement the classics with mosaics, frescoes or panels. The artistic painting will look original. The use of decor with semi-precious stones or hand embroidery is not prohibited.
You can place beautiful figured vases, expensive wall clocks or bronze candlesticks on chests of drawers and nightstands. The figurines will look no less aesthetically pleasing.
Lighting in a classic bedroom
The main source of light remains the ceiling chandelier. Usually it appears in the form of a forged structure with an abundance of hanging sparkling droplets, crystal pendants, bronze and gold chains.
- In a small bedroom, such radiant splendor is replaced by symmetrical lampshades or imitation candles.
- Sconces and floor lamps are selected in the same style. Fabric lampshades and wooden bases will give the aroma of antiquity.
- The light bulbs themselves are chosen in the soft yellow spectrum.
Bright, cutting rays are not suitable for a sophisticated style.
Royal white furniture
In a classic bedroom, white furniture is one of the main decorations. If you adhere to the traditional style and do not go into modernity, then the furnishings of the room should be taken as seriously as the decoration. Wardrobes, chests of drawers, bedside tables, beds and other items should look as if they were museum exhibits from the heyday of style, but the effect of antiquity should not be felt: scuffs, cracks and faded elements are not friends of the classics, but shine, novelty and neatness are absolutely another thing. It is better to choose furniture from one set. As a rule, it looks very majestic and elite. Cabinet structures are usually symmetrical, and soft zones are made only in the seating areas, framed by a rigid, stable frame. The legs of all objects usually have a curved, graceful shape with smooth transitions; upon closer inspection, they can even resemble complex jewelry work.
Separate mention should be made of the design of the bedroom with a white bed, since the place for night rest occupies a central position in the interior decoration. It usually looks massive and substantial: it has an ornate headboard with soft upholstery or complex forged elements made of silver and gilding.
White furniture in a classic bedroom interior
Furniture for a classic bedroom
The main characteristics of furniture should be expensive wood, visual reliability and confident solidity.
Bedroom furniture in a classic style should be supplied as a single set; it is better to leave isolated items for modern decoration.
The central place is given to the sleeping place. In a large room, it makes sense to install it in the center of the room. The distinctive features of the bed are the massive carved headboard, forged parts, and gilded elements.
An elegant canopy will complement the bed, distinguishing it elegantly from other interior items.
- There are bedside tables next to the bed, and a chest of drawers or a closet is installed a little further away.
- For the main storage space, select a cabinet with hinged doors. Intricate carvings will be an unusual luxurious addition.
- A beautiful lady will need an elegant dressing table, chair or ottoman. Their upholstery is made of expensive fabrics and follows the pattern of curtains or walls.
Invalid or not recommended for design details
For a classic style, the use of bright acidic colors is unacceptable. Chaotic and unsystematic arrangement of furniture is also not typical for a classic interior.
Cheap materials immediately catch the eye. If you decide to decorate your bedroom in one of the classic versions, you should use natural materials or high-quality analogues.
It is recommended to hide various modern mechanisms or not use them at all. The bed should serve only one function - you should rest on it. It is unacceptable to equip it with a lifting mechanism to create a niche.
All furniture must be made in the same style and color.
Textiles and decor of a classic bedroom
Curtains for the bedroom in a classic style are selected from natural fabrics that perfectly allow fresh air into the relaxation room.
Preference is given to light tulle and thick curtains. The height of the curtains should completely cover the space between the floor and ceiling.
Additional attractiveness is created by:
- Tackles,
- folds,
- Fringe,
- Figured lambrequin.
A bedspread is included with the curtains. The jacquard fabric decorated with golden threads looks elegant. A silk bedspread will add freshness to the bedroom. Lilies, monograms, and roses are used as designs.
Decorative pillows are installed symmetrically at the headboard. The same materials that were used to make curtains or furniture upholstery are used.
Used as decoration:
- Pictures in golden frames;
- Mirrors with massive frames;
- Figurines and candelabra.
All items should give the impression of antiques, carefully passed down from generation to generation. At the same time, it is important to stop in time, without turning the sleeping area into a branch of the museum.
There is no place for modern items in a classic bedroom, so the TV and other equipment are hidden behind the fronts of cabinets or packaged in a wooden frame that matches the color and texture of the furniture.
Comfort, luxury, solidity, reliability, nobility, elegance, confidence - the synonyms of a classic bedroom can be listed endlessly, but its main advantage is to create the mood of maximum comfortable relaxation away from the hustle and bustle of modern life.
Real photos of classic curtains in the bedroom interior:
Here you will see examples of the use of curtains in ordinary apartments. Pay attention to how the style and fabrics are chosen. Harmonious combinations with furniture and curtains.
Photo of bedroom design in a classic style
Lighting
In the bedroom you need to combine two types of lighting: bright and dim. For the main lighting, a large chandelier with lampshades, crystal and gilding elements is used.
To create diffused light, bedside lamps, floor lamps, and wall sconces are used. It is preferable to use lamps with warm light. If you choose sconces, then you need to take into account that they must be of the same style as the central chandelier.
New furniture: what should be in a stylish bedroom 2022?
Creating a trendy bedroom design doesn't end with choosing a stunning bed.
And probably many of you already have your favorite beds that you would never want to part with, right?
No problem!
The interior of the bedroom can be updated or radically changed with the help of other pieces of furniture and decor.
And again about metal
The design of a fashionable bedroom in 2018 is not limited to forged metal beds: it can easily be complemented by other metal products - bedside tables, chairs, dressing table.
The uncompromising leader among 2022 trends in bedroom interiors are metal lamps.
They can be forged, cast, chrome-plated, matte, but always metal.
Plus, the more creative and unconventional your lighting is, the better.
For example: are you used to reading before bed?
Well, great!
But replace traditional sconces with low-hanging ceiling lamps and your bedroom will definitely become more original and exclusive than your neighbor’s.
Dim lighting is important not only for reading, but also for creating an overall atmosphere of relaxation and peace.
Author's bedside tables
Well, there’s no escape from the thumbnails!
Put down a book, glasses or phone, set an alarm clock, a glass of water, a bouquet of flowers from your beloved husband - well, not on the floor, really.
(By the way, have you forgotten that you need to make sockets near the bed?)
And if in the fashionable design of the living room in 2022, the trend has become the use of designer coffee tables, then in the bedroom their worthy brothers and faithful companions are bedside tables.
Buy a designer nightstand as the highlight of your bedroom if you don't have room for bulky and bulky but non-functional accessories.
And you make good use of the place, and there will be something to admire.
Art cabinets
But what, according to designers, you shouldn’t admire in the bedroom in 2022 are cabinets.
Or rather, it’s worth admiring, but not the cabinets as such, but their facades, which can (and should!) be akin to real art objects.
If your bedroom has a storage system, it should be as built-in as possible, but at the same time serve as a bright accent in the interior of your bedroom.
Space for communication
Connecting people is a new trend in bedroom decoration.
After all, you can rest and relax not only by lying in bed!
Place a couple of armchairs, a sofa or an extra sofa in your room so that you can simply sit with a book, a cup of tea or spend time on your hobby.
Dark side
The general trend this season is a return to dark furniture. This applies not only to the bedroom, but also to the design of the 2022 apartment in general.
For several years, dark bedroom sets were not popular, but now they are back on the crest of a wave.
The versatility of black furniture is that it can easily be combined with all known shades.
But even if you don’t have the talent of a colorist, black and white monochrome interiors will always be relevant!
Matching wall and floor finishes
The classic light bedrooms, made in gold, are well known. To create such decoration, it is better to ask designers for help; the opposite case may result in bad taste.
To decorate the bedroom, smooth and smooth materials with an impeccable appearance are used. By creating a neat background, you can create a rich look for the bedroom. You need to choose high-quality cladding with a high price, which will last a long time and reveal beautiful aesthetic properties.
You can create a sophisticated finish on the walls using Venetian plaster, expensive fabrics or silk wallpaper. Different textures can be combined with each other, those of the same material and color. Decorations are often placed on wall spans, decorations in the form of moldings, friezes and borders are created.
An important element of a classic bedroom interior is a wooden floor. A parquet board of the same tone or laminate is laid on the floor. The mentioned material does not have such an elegant appearance, but its advantages are durability and easy installation. A carpet with soft patterns, bordered with fringe or tassels, is laid on the floor.
In a small bedroom, the ceiling is leveled, painted in light shades and moldings are installed. For a large room, you can create a two-level, plasterboard structure.
A suspended ceiling or photo print made to look like a fresco will also look great. On the sides of the ceiling you can use plaster molding or golden painting.
Such a different white
To ensure that the bedroom does not look too sterile, you should carefully consider the decorative materials. This can be achieved by combining materials that are excellent in texture, touch and look. It should be remembered that in a classic interior, preference is given to natural materials and expensive, high-quality finishes. The ceiling, according to classical canons, should be decorated with plaster stucco, gilding, and it can also be painted in the center, made in the style of the Renaissance. This painting on the wall above the head of the bed looks very romantic.
The classical style is characterized by zoning of individual sections of walls. For this purpose, moldings are used; expensive wallpaper, fabrics with classic patterns, paintings, and mirrors are glued inside them. The interior of the white bedroom takes on the appearance of a palace bedchamber. It is better to choose exclusive wallpaper, with a classic pattern - stripes, monograms, floral patterns. When placing them on the walls, it is important to observe the principle of symmetry. This technique allows you to harmoniously combine materials of different textures. Such zones look very impressive against the background of white glossy walls.
For the floor of a classic bedroom, it is better to choose parquet made of natural wood or laminate, the shades of which should be as light as possible. Against the background of a matte floor the color of bleached oak, the gloss of the walls will sparkle and, conversely, a light varnished parquet board will favorably set off walls decorated with elite wallpaper. One of the most important parts in a classic white bedroom is devoted to textiles. Undoubtedly, there is much more of it here than in other rooms. With its help you can create any mood. It is better to choose hypoallergenic, natural fabrics. The quality of your sleep will depend on the quality of the fabric, especially for the bed. By the way, silk textiles adopted in the classical style add some coldness to the interior. To avoid this, you can combine it with other natural fabrics - a wool or cotton woven bedspread.
Bedroom design with a blue bed. Photo of the project
In a bedroom with a classic design, it is best to choose one color accent. It could be a blue bed. Blue combined with white creates an atmosphere of calm. The bed can be decorated with pillows and bedspreads with a light pattern.
There are miniature vases and frames with photographs on the bedside tables. On the opposite side of the bed is a great place to install a TV. The window in the bedroom can be combined with a reading area. For this purpose, a narrow shelving unit is placed, and the window sill is converted into additional seating.
Author of the project: Sasha Dmitrakova
