How to decorate a living room in a classic style:
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The classic remains relevant at any time. It combines home comfort and festive luxury. Warm colors and symmetrical lines create a harmonious atmosphere in which to spend family evenings or entertain guests. We select furniture for the living room in a classic style with special attention, which should be not only beautiful, but also comfortable.
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- Living room
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Choosing wallpaper for an interior in a modern classic style
Modern classics, or neoclassicism
, in interior design is the best taken from modern and classical styles.
Harmony, elegance and sophistication combined with functionality will appeal to many. This is such a wonderful universal style
in which you can create the interior of any home.
It is far from the stiffness, excessive luxury, richness in details or gold in the decor typical of classicism and baroque - now this pretentiousness is completely out of fashion and is a sign of bad taste. Today, modern classics are, first of all, harmony and naturalness
, calm colors and comfort.
Therefore, when choosing wallpaper for the interior, you need to remember the main style-forming factors - calm tones
and the absence of extravagance in prints.
You can opt for wallpaper with either floral patterns or strict stripes or damasks. The main thing is that the lines of the drawing are even or smooth, not rough and not chaotic. The mission of wallpaper when creating an interior in a modern classic style is to give space
, warmth and comfort of the room.
The color shades chosen are noble, light and warm, and often just white. By following these simple rules for choosing wallpaper, you will have an elegant, beautiful and stylish space. By complementing it with harmonious, comfortable and cozy furniture, you will enjoy an impeccable stylish interior
that does not go out of fashion and characterizes you as a person with impeccable taste.
Choosing shades and patterns
The color palette
of the paintings must be
muted
, dim and natural.
White, cream, creamy, olive, coffee, powdery, peach are the most suitable shades to choose. They can be diluted with darker tones, for example, cream can be complemented with a hint of cocoa, and creamy with a hint of brass, etc. Bright flashy colors are unacceptable
, but splashes of deep shades, for example, coral, turquoise, royal blue or wine will add additional sophistication and charm. Smoky and even black colors look great.
Prints on wallpaper should be calm, modest, even muted, as if aged or faded. You will also make a good choice if you choose strict geometric patterns.
, stripes, as well as damasks and monograms.
A separate and romantic point is floral ornaments
- the most common and giving incomparable comfort to any space. Wallpaper with floral motifs is presented in a large number of collections from wall clothing manufacturers, and each design is unique in its own way - here the choice is limited only by your taste preferences.
Walls covered in wallpaper, the design on which is made using hot stamping, will look especially impressive - such canvases look three-dimensional and very naturalistic. Similar wallpapers can be found in the collections of such manufacturers as Andrea Rossi, Zambaiti Parati, Quarta Parete and many others. Don't forget that the classics are relevant
at all times and is unlikely to ever go out of fashion, which means that an interior made in a modern classical style will not lose its significance for a very long time.
The wide variety of canvases presented in our store will help you create an elegant and sophisticated interior in the style of modern classics.
If you want to decorate your interior in a neoclassical style, pay attention to the Grado, Stefano (Andrea Rossi) collections; Mini Classic, Italian Classic, Karat (Zambaiti); Opulence Classic (Marburg); Chatelaine, Emilia, Catania (Rasch); La Scala (Quarta Parete)
Characteristic features of the classics
A traditional guest room is a bright, spacious room with lots of distinct details. For small city apartments, a simplified version is more suitable - neoclassicism, which adheres to established canons, while keeping up with modernity.
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The interior of a living room in a classic style can be recognized by the following features:
- one color scheme - there are no sharp contrasts here, the shades smoothly transition into each other;
- naturalness - in objects and decoration, preference should be given to natural materials: wood, silk, metal. In addition to environmental friendliness and health safety, this emphasizes the status of the apartment owners;
- shape of objects - graceful lines, ornate patterns and carvings, beautiful armrests and carved legs are welcome;
- a large amount of textiles - upholstery of upholstered furniture, curtains with rich drapery, decorative pillows, tablecloth, carpets;
- good lighting - a large accent chandelier of a traditional shape, floor lamps with fabric lampshades, designer wall lamps with forged elements.
Another recognizable feature is the presence of a fireplace in the room. It adds warmth and intimacy to the atmosphere. In a private house, it will not be difficult to equip a functioning structure. And in a city apartment, you can equip a false fireplace with your own hands from available means or buy a ready-made model. As an option, make a fireplace portal as in the photo, which will symbolize the hearth.
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- Bathroom, toilet
Classic-style bathroom: design tips and 65 examples of beautiful design
Recommended finishing methods
Walls
A traditional interior involves the use of natural materials. To decorate a living room in a classic style in light colors, it is preferable to choose plain wallpaper. Fabric varieties look good here. You can make an accent wall by highlighting it with canvases with large patterns. Instead of patterns, you can use vertical stripes. Photo wallpapers with a reproduction of a painting or an ancient plot would also be appropriate.
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Another finishing method is decorative plaster. Its unusual relief and play of shades are very suitable for such interiors. To create transitions between patterns and plain areas, moldings of a contrasting shade are used.
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Floor
For the floor, it is advisable to use wooden boards or parquet. A more economical option is laminate. It repeats the pattern of any type of wood or marble. The color is matched to the window frames and door slopes.
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Ceiling
The ceilings are decorated with stucco and multi-level rectangular elements. They can be plastered or painted. A more expensive option is wooden panels or slabs with a three-dimensional pattern.
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Classic Baroque and Rococo styles
The classic style itself is divided into several directions. Among them, the most famous are Baroque and Rococo.
By decorating the living room with wallpaper with colors of this direction, you can end up with a beautiful design version of the external background, saturated with bright colors displaying numerous ornaments and patterns.
Of course, in this case, the furniture will have to be selected according to the style, but this will only increase the attractiveness of the design, permeated with the atmosphere of the magnificent decoration of palaces of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Baroque and Rococo are considered similar in appearance, however, Rococo, unlike the pomposity and brightness of Baroque, can be made in softer, so to speak, feminine colors.
The classic style in this direction allows you to create wallpaper in delicate lavender, pink and mint shades.
However, the design traditions of the two indicated directions of the classical style provide for the same tendency, expressed in paintings on mythological themes, in various drawings on religious themes (the hallmark of Rococo), in drawings of flower ornaments.
In combination with a similar wallpaper background, any material is suitable for further finishing and design of the interior layout of the living room, including the type and color of furniture, bedspreads, curtains, and so on.
Options for contrasts are possible: from almost merging with the main background to sharp, but at the same time perfectly fitting into the overall picture.
Upholstered and cabinet furniture for a classic living room
A large sofa is an essential component of a furniture set. It is paired with solid armchairs. Their indispensable companion is a coffee table. The composition is complemented by cabinets with glass display cases, furniture walls of the “slide” type, cabinets and a chest of drawers. All items are characterized by large volumes, graceful shapes and carved legs.
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- Furniture
How to choose a sofa for the living room: 6 important parameters
In one-room apartments, the living room is often combined with the bedroom. You can zone them using a wardrobe. It is stylized with mirror or leather facades and decorative carvings. This type of cabinet will look good in any room, but in order not to fall out of the overall concept, it is better to choose a corner model that does not attract attention so much.
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- Living room
Modern wardrobes in the living room: how to choose the right one and fit it into the interior
The interior of beautiful living rooms in a classic style is often decorated with Italian furniture. It is considered the standard of taste and quality. However, budget analogues from Belarus are in no way inferior to it. Belarusian modular sets are made from different materials, including solid wood of different types.
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If the room has a dining area, then it is decorated with a large table and a set of chairs or half-chairs.
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Photo wallpaper in the interior: 90 ideas
Even in ancient times, people sought to decorate walls. First they painted the caves, then they created fancy frescoes and painted pictures. It is believed that back in Ancient China, immediately after the advent of the first paper production technology, artists painted the first improvised wallpaper.
Later, European kings and aristocracy enjoyed decorating their homes with wallpaper with paintings. They were valued for their variety and for being easy to change. This was of enormous importance in the theater, where the scenery constantly had to be changed.
More modern photo wallpapers appeared in the mid-twentieth century in the USA and Western Europe. The technology was expensive and imperfect, but it turned out to be just a matter of time.
The main advantages of photo wallpaper in the interior:
- Huge variety of options. You can order any image or choose a ready-made one. When you print your photos or designs, you only need high quality so they can be scaled to fit your wall.
— Textures and materials. Not only the pictures may be different, but also the type of base. Each has its own characteristics, so you can choose the ideal option for your project.
- Perseverance. Modern photo wallpapers do not fade even in the sun. They don't change their appearance for years. In addition, they are stronger and more durable than classic paper ones due to a special coating.
— Moisture resistance. Photo wallpapers are not afraid of water and grease. They do not peel off or get wet. They can be safely washed and wiped with a damp cloth. But even such wallpaper is not recommended for hanging in the bathroom or directly at the kitchen sink.
- Atmosphere. Photo wallpaper is the simplest way to set the desired atmosphere in a room. Drawings and colors directly affect your mood and emotional state. Moreover, it is also a stylish accent.
But there are also disadvantages:
- Price. High-quality photo wallpapers are expensive. The better and more durable they are, the more expensive they are.
- Preparation. For most of them you will have to prepare the wall perfectly. Even the slightest differences and defects are unacceptable; this is immediately noticeable on the bright glossy surface. Plaster, for example, does not require such tricks.
— Planning. You need to carefully plan in advance how to fit photo wallpaper into the interior in order to combine it with the rest of the decoration, furniture and decor.
- Difficulty in gluing. The gluing technology itself is extremely simple, but it requires maximum care. If minor deviations are unnoticeable for ordinary wallpaper, then in the case of photo wallpaper they almost always noticeably disturb the picture.
Lighting options
A multi-tiered pendant chandelier is the visual center of the room. Both crystal pendants and imitation burning candles in gilded candlesticks are popular.
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Wall sconces with forged elements, floor lamps with graceful legs, table lamps and even modern LED lamps fill the space with light. With their help, you can zone a room, the main thing is to observe the principle of pairing.
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