If you want to rearrange your living space in a professional manner, choose a certain style or leitmotif, and stick to it throughout the process of renovation of your apartment or house. There are so many different styles of decoration, furniture selection, design and equipment.

Classic style

A conservative choice of colors

Milder tones characterize a little more modern and relaxed approach to traditional style. If you want to strictly hold settings classic style, using the colors of precious stones with gold and silver accents.

The combination of old and new

Originals and reproductions of classic elements of the interior can be used together to achieve the more traditional views of the area.

Bedroom decorated in classical style is usually a dominant bed with canopy and wood carving, with the inevitable large panel headboard that is leaning on a multitude of large, nicely decorated bag. Next to the bed, in these rooms are (depending on available space) often include boudoir with a mirror, cabinets with large drawers and antique chests.

Classic style is characterized by large and lavish dining rooms and salons for dining. They are usually equipped with a large dining table, chairs, surrounded by slender lines with a square backs, with an extra sitting in the comfortable form of leather or upholstered chairs. Along with them are usually located in the dinning room and small round tables that can be easily moved as needed to serve tea or coffee from porcelain set (alternatively, there are carts for serving tea). These salons are often interconnected large glass doors which makes them easy to merge into one large space for family celebrations and gatherings. Although the classic style is no longer so strict, still characterized mainly by large pieces of wooden furniture on which at first glance sees the hand of a skilled craftsman and graceful lines. In recent times it is often mixed with modern materials and brighter colors that give the area a less formal but still elegant touch. Such an uncompromising blend of old and new is often shown as a winning combination for areas with a long tradition, such as old houses, villas, apartments with high ceilings and so on.

English "Country" style

There are many sub-versions of English "country" style, from traditional to very strictly formal, based on the maximum practical space. Traditional English country house originally belonged to farmers with simple desires and refined aesthetic demands. Materials and furniture were simple and functional, usually made by local craftsmen.

In this style, color, large areas have instinctively taken from nature. It is best to use fall colors: chestnut hue, various shades of green, pale yellow and orange give the space a warm and comfortable feature. Doors can be painted in bright or vivid, which is characteristic of the new chic house as are encountered in urban areas.

Equipment: hand-woven carpets, rugs, blankets, pillows and embroidered pattern furniture (usually inherited from older generations). All materials must have a line of age and wear, and should insist on old-fashioned bulky, but extremely comfortable furniture.

Furniture: Furniture is usually made of wood, iron and bronze. Good examples are dark oak chests with hand raden engravings, and a massive but simple wooden bookcase. The kitchens in these houses are mostly small and filled with cupboards, shelves, dishes and kitchen appliances. Kitchen table is large. English "country" style would necessarily require a large amount of fresh flowers, if possible, fireplaces and rich candlesticks that provide a comfortable space and a little festive atmosphere.

If you are in doubt keep the following tips: this style fits all, which is an archaic, somewhat worn down and everything that comes from nature.

Mediterranean style

Regional design: Italy, Greece, Turkey, North Africa and Southern Spain.

Design features:

Pointed out the thick stone walls with white cement and deep holes for windows, normally closed full wooden lounges

Floors are paved with brick or terracotta with floral relief

Everything is simple and practical

Large beds with a canopy of bright embroidered linen

Materials:

Glass, quality wood, stone, knitted fabric, lace, reeds, brick, tiles

American Southwest

It is characterized by desert colors: yellow, blue, green cactus, gray mountains of Grand Canyon colors and unique designs that are the legacy of American Indians from Arizona, New Mexico and other regions of the United States.

There are two types of this style: "organic" version, with a huge furniture from roughly processed wood logs and planks, and pure natural materials like stone, iron and wood, as well as "urban" version, which is characterized by plastic decorations in the form of cactus and desert flowers , featuring images of the American West, the coyote figure, curves and the use of tiles in pastel colors, especially the peach color.

Commonly used color and other characteristics of the style:

Indian details

Organic materials, iron, wood, smooth stones

Colorful fabric dyed with natural light colors

Large furniture wooden logs, fireplaces and hearths

Colors sunset in the desert, mountains and prairies