Baroque style in the interior

History of origin

He appeared by the end of the 17th century, first in Rome and later settled down in Venice and Florence, and then conquered the whole of Europe already. Baroque style in the interior became fashionable under Louis XIV, its popularity peak was the 18th century, there is now also a considerable number of adherents of this trend.

The rooms decorated in baroque style, reminiscent of the royal palaces, replete with elaborate expensive finish, everything is big, complicated, even deliberately throw. Initially, originality and quirkiness of this trend have been put at the service of nobles and high-ranking church officials in order to emphasize their consistency and power. Therefore, any piece of furniture or decor pathetic declared wealth of the owner.

The beginning of the Baroque period was the end of traditionalism, commitment to the classics. In the interior, as in all other fields, welcome lush and extraordinary forms, dynamic, contrasting colors.

Main features

It can not be confused with other areas. Solemnity and pomp - the main features. All the fine details should complement each other and develop together. The main features of the premises in the Baroque style decor is:

• Drawn large spaces. this style is not suitable for small spaces. only some of its elements can be used in small modern apartments.
  Furniture, decor details rooms are characterized by smooth curved lines.
  The style used barokkskom round and rectangular shape, vaulted structure, the massive column.
• The abundance of decorative objects. Design Baroque presupposes the existence of a rich surround moldings, candlesticks, candelabra, massive hours figurines in wall niches, fringe and monograms, frames for photos.
• The use of expensive finishing materials. In the design used marble, mosaic stone, precious woods, everywhere there is gilding, ivory, not cheap fabric.
• Careful lighting. Its excess is not welcome. Very opportunely have a massive crystal chandelier or gilded stacked lamps, which give a diffused dim light.
• The presence of at least one large mirror that reflects the light. The carved frame for it. Gilding.
• Harmonious colors. The main color palette trends are pastel colors where dominated by white, yellow, blue and their shades, as well as red, burgundy, green.

Interior create a rule

The main principle is to avoid monotony and create a feeling of luxury. 80 squares and with a small budget is unlikely to succeed.

In this style you can decorate the hall or room, but not a small room. In such case it is better to confine stylization using some specific details.

To create in his apartment baroque interior, you need to buy only luxury furniture. Seats may be only the highest quality, upholstered in rich fabrics, with carved details. Interior creator will be required:

• spacious room;
• quality massive furniture;
• paintings, murals;
• artsy furniture with gold leaf;
• a variety of decorative pillows;
• sure hand embroidery.

This direction is rather open to those who want to fully enjoy the freedom of creativity. With baroque interior, which is back in fashion, you can focus on high status, wealth owner of the house. But it is important not to lose the elegance and harmony.

walls

They can not be monotonous. Must be present in the form of volumetric details moldings, borders. Welcome decorative plaster, wallpaper application on a textile backing, wooden panels, niches.

At the dawn of the wall style decorated by painting with religious and battle scenes, tapestries, brocades. Today, when you make use stylized antique prints, there are stories on the theme of urban panoramas travel.

Luxury decoration can highlight a panel of red or rose wood, paintings in the Renaissance style, with pilasters decorated rooms, sophisticated moldings.

When making the walls do not use one type of material, they must necessarily be somewhat, they should be expensive, combined with each other, further decorated decoration capable delight any guest.

Ceiling

He does not contrast with the wall, and is its continuation. For directions characterized by spherical or arched his form. The ideal solution, which enhances the feeling of grandeur and luxury, is the ceiling with frescoes. Modern stylistics often resorts to print stretch ceiling.

Interior design in the Baroque style in the apartment recommended for ceilings:

• deliberately richly decorated;
• florid form stucco, "flows" from the walls to the ceiling;
• to decorate chandeliers - molded socket;
• gilded details inscribed in ovals, circles, frescoes, and their imitation.

Ceiling inlay is part of the composition, in any case not discordant coated walls, floors.

The ceiling is flat or arched, and the murals are used to increase the feeling of volume and height.

floor clearance

It can be made of ceramic (or marbled in the art majolica) of wood. Parquet in the Baroque style is diverse. The size of the tiles, the color of wood flooring, number of lanes on a laminate - it is a personal matter, it depends on the taste of the home owner. Baroque dictates only two requirements: the color of the selected materials must conform to the entire interior, not to enter the contrast with the general tone. Some part of the floor can be covered with a painted carpet.

Modern interior decoration baroque patterned rugs prefers plain or with some bright pattern.

Today's technologies are helping to create a unique style in the interior of the living room even though the kitchen. Self-leveling floors - one of these solutions. Shiny, matte, one-color, patterned, imitation wood, expensive stone coverage, with 3D effect... In addition to the myriad of options, this kind of flooring is also very wear.

Making windows and doors

They also require rich decoration. Additionally thread gilding apply textile inserts or colored glass, vignettes, stained.

Doors, both input and interior, decorated with columns, pilasters, pediments, coats of arms. Style requires them to be bicuspid, made in dark colors, replete with lush furniture and carvings. In the manufacture of doors used oak wood, beech. More budget options allow coniferous array.

Shape of the windows, made in Baroque style, involves the use of curved lines, massive handles, unusual shapes. In order not to violate the style, structure equipped with stained-glass windows with intricate designs. Openings must be large enough to bright light lit up all the rich interior decoration.

Decorated with a complex shape of the window moldings, French curtains with lambrequins, embroidery, festoons.

Furniture

During the Renaissance, when the direction of its infancy, the forms of sofas and armchairs have undergone some changes. Upholstery started using embossed leather, velvet, back and legs become curved, lengthened seat that it was possible to have one foot. Wooden surface with a matt, rough surface processing started lacquer gilding.

Fashion replenished such a concept as furniture, ordered to know the situation of famous artists. Tables with mosaic, chair with artistic carvings are handmade, huge beds were built on a podium, decorated canopies. Lying in bed, sometimes noble hosted, so it is also the head was decorated with delicate details, gilding, draped curtains.

Furniture baroque style is characterized by:

• carved details, decorated with gold leaf;
• high backrest, curved;
• the use of precious stones, valuable species of tree;
• painting and gilding;
• the use of silk and velvet, embroidery.

Color spectrum

The most recognizable color combination of style - gold on white. It underlines the status of the owner, creates interior splendor. Instead of white, you can use pastel beige, sand and peach.

Modern embodiment enables making of such as a dark blue, noble burgundy or chocolate, green discreet.

For registration of the walls and the ceiling surface of the cover with contrasting combinations. A combine, e.g., white and brown may gilded moldings, smoothly flowing from the walls to the ceiling. The most typical use of blue and yellow, very popular white, pink, red.

The color scheme upholstery diverse uses both heat and cool shades. It blends in with the walls, often for decoration of walls and furniture using the same fabric.

Lighting

The first requirement - is the presence of large, preferably a multi-tiered crystal chandelier. One option may be to perform multiple lights with gold and lots of small details, as also the possibility of crystal.

Too much light is not welcome, well, if it is soft and diffused. Theme will emphasize some shade. Dim the brightness of the lighting can help colored lampshades.

Make the room visually more spacious are designed to mirror. They are made with massive frames with carving, gilding, they are positioned so that they reflect light, increase the volume of the room.

Used as candlesticks, girandole. Fix them on the walls or floor. Welcomed the abundance of different kinds of candlesticks.

When making a modern home interior Baroque does not accept plastic parts. When choosing a chandelier should pay attention to models forged, to better the bronze, with a variety of crystal elements, which can provide good illumination in a spacious room with high ceilings. Unacceptable fluorescent lights.

decoration

art objects

The main theme of the paintings on the walls are portraits, cityscapes, all kinds of genre scenes from the interior of the palace. Luxury underlined works by Rubens, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, copies of them.

When you register will not be superfluous massive mirrors, vases, boxes. Cabinet can issue the old globe, place a map on his wall.

For interior decoration applied sculpture and painting, floor clocks, jewelry boxes, candlesticks.

Textile

All textile elements must be made of expensive heavy fabrics: a canopy of velvet, satin, drapes and pillows - made of silk and brocade. It is important that the cushions, tablecloths in harmony with the general decoration were just as luxurious as the surroundings. Fabrics often mimic the materials found in nature: marble, malachite, repeating pattern of tortoiseshell.

On the walls you can place a trellis, a kind of carpet-free cloth. Boudoir decorated with paintings from the complex fabric drawings of landscapes, flowers and birds. The interior can be supplemented with your own hands. Those who know how to sew, can cause hand embroidery on pillows and tablecloths. Men who are familiar with joinery, make carved furniture.

naughty little things

The stylish interior will enliven any personal belongings in the spirit of the age: a fan, or a lady's umbrella, handkerchief embroidered with the initials of the owner. The house should be similar to the antiques shop, but the fresh flowers in the vases design will be very relevant.

Budget Baroque style

Today, the elegant style is difficult to recreate fully with the grandiose decor. But lovers of romantic style and rich interiors can use many baroque elements. One has only to remember some basic rules:

Can	must not
classic lighting options: massive chandeliers, plus a sconce for living room, bedroom symmetrical lamps, table lamps	use of forgery
Only gold leaf, velvet, crystal
a lot of crystal brilliance, original features decor with curves and curls	anything small
All items must be expressive
take the example of the palace interiors	modern decorative lighting
Ceiling lighting banned
LED bulbs are excluded
curls polurazvernutye scrolls on the furniture and walls

In a small apartment will have to sacrifice the rule decorate the only big and tall building. You can resort to tricks designer to visually expand the space in breadth and height.

A large field of activity requirement gives extensive use of moldings, carvings, embroidery. Much can be done with your hands, the more that the market offers a large number of simulations, for example, moldings of the Styrofoam and polyurethane.

Gilding can also be simulated by using a special dye.

On wood, marble and mosaics with precious fabrics have to spend. But the finish can already do on their own. On materials, according to the rules of the genre, you can not save.

Furniture, because it plays a pivotal role in the baroque interior, will have to buy expensive. Paintings and statues of the Renaissance era, too, is not required of the consumer goods series.

In any case, if you stop your choice on the interior of this style, you will have to spend money very seriously. But no other option will not be the same luxury and emphasize the consistency and taste of the house owners.