The new apartment is a grand event for any family, because there is so much interesting ahead: the choice of a design solution for the space, filling it with stylish furniture, the search for interesting decor items, breathtaking discussions of the future decoration of the house. The latest trends in interior design demonstrate a departure from minimalism replicated in recent years, a return to creating warm, comfortable interiors filled with the necessary style elements painted with modernity.
The European style in the interior is an up-to-date reading of traditional style options. The absence of strict requirements on the indispensable copying of techniques for finishing historical styles easily fits this trend into modern life, makes it popular with customers, allows designers to design cozy, elegant spaces filled with air and light. Conventionally, the European style can be divided into classic and modern.
Style options
European classic
European modernity
Distinctive features
Large windows with devitrification, use of arched pommel with fan-shaped binding
Classic flooring (parquet, parquet)
Large window openings, single glass
The use of floor tiles, porcelain tiles in living rooms
Features finishes, accessories
Filling the room with side tables, coffee tables
Curtains on the cornice hanging on both sides of the window
Multiple Chandelier Design
Limit small items
Roman curtains or lack of curtains
One-lamp volumetric lamps
One of the main characteristics of the design of apartments in the European style is dullness.
Dense, velvety finishing materials and fabrics are used. Muted gloss is allowed in a limited amount:
metal fittings for doors, windows (latches, handles, hinges);
curtain holders, cornices, plumb lines for Roman curtains;
In European classics, the use of a limited set of light tones is not a flaw, but a virtue. A huge number of shades of varying degrees of saturation create a rich palette of interior color design. The preference is given to pastel, bleached options, color accents become muffled. Instead of pure, flashy colors, a more restrained gamma is used.
Against the background of light walls in the upholstery of upholstered furniture and fabric decor, old-brick, dull-chocolate, dark green, gray-blue, warm dark gray and other complex color combinations sound successfully.
When designing an interior in a European style, abandon dark door leafs, narrow skirting boards in the color of the floor. White reigns here. Doors and portals of any shade of whiteness are preferred: creamy, snowy, the color of bleached wood.
Interior decoration: just at first glance
The standard method of decoration in European design is plastering the walls with subsequent painting.
Any defect during plastering will become clearly visible after painting, especially when the electric light is turned on. Therefore, the quality of plastering should be checked very carefully. A building lamp may come to the rescue: when you change the angle of illumination, its beam will highlight all the flaws.
As the floor finishing materials of the main space, parquet, parquet board, laminate are used. In auxiliary rooms (bathroom, laundry, pantry), ceramic tiles, porcelain stoneware, and natural stone that are more suitable for the characteristics are used.
Finishing the walls of rooms with high humidity involves the use of tiles, painting with moisture-resistant paints, or the combination of these materials (places with splashes of water near the bathtub, washbasin, walls of the shower compartment are laid out with tiles, the rest of the space is painted).
European furniture: the main criterion is convenience
When creating a European interior, it is necessary to combine different pieces of furniture, since the use of full-fledged headsets is not welcome. But a careful selection of furniture can create the effect of a habitable, comfortable space.
A distinctive feature of furniture filling at home is convenience. This is the most important criterion that is followed when choosing. Sofas, tables, chairs should not only decorate the room, fit into the designed color scheme, but also create an atmosphere of complete comfort. Therefore, it is so important not just to dwell on the picture you like in the catalog, but to physically test how comfortable it is to sit on chairs, whether it is easy to get up from a low sofa, and whether the body feels relaxed on the couch.
Almost mandatory accent is the presence in the rooms of armchairs with legs. It can be as options with high quilted backs, curved armrests, as well as more modern, straight or rounded shapes.
Thoughtful lighting: turn on different scenarios
Using several groups of fixtures allows you to demonstrate in the European style all the necessary light gamut: daytime, evening, front, working lighting. Sometimes linear lighting is designed behind the ceiling cornices, but much more often used light points:
top chandelier;
sconces accenting certain areas of the room;
floor lamps for reading, creating the necessary saturation lighting near sofa groups or armchairs;
table lamps with large lampshades.
Decorative lampshades are themselves decoration elements. They create a soft, subdued light that echoes the glow of a living fire in the fireplace, making the atmosphere of the room more comfortable. Fireplace lighting in the evening, when all other light sources are extinguished, gives an oscillating reflection of reddish tones, adds mystery to the interior.At this moment, the reflection of flames from the metal accessories of the room becomes especially interesting. Extremely spectacular is the location of the fireplace in the bedroom, thanks to the warmth and soft light, the private space turns into even more private.
Interior accessories and architectural details
As a decor in the European style there are:
paintings (possibly a single or symmetrical arrangement of objects);
lamps, floor lamps with bulbs;
floor and table vases with fresh flowers, indoor plants or wood installations;
decorative pillows (a comfortable component of chairs, sofa groups).
In the project, special attention should be paid to the following points:
Door dimensions: it is desirable to make custom-made non-standard elongated doors, or double hinged;
High skirting boards with profiling: the size range fits into the interval of 10-25 cm, is tied to the total height of the room (the higher the ceiling is raised, the wider the skirting board is selected);
Elongated window openings: often framed by curly platbands, which gives the landscape outside the window as a picture in a frame;
The curtains are long: soft folds (the fabric even lies on the floor) additionally emphasize the height of the room.
In the classic European style, ceiling eaves are used, echoing the plinths. The modern direction allows the junction of the ceiling and walls without additional design, the main thing is that it is made perfectly.
European living room: a warm classic designed for socializing
The living room, as the main room in the house, more than other rooms meets the principles of European-style design. It is not painted with age details like a child’s, does not carry notes of intimacy, like a bedroom, should not be practical in cleaning, like a bathroom. But it is in this room that purity of style is manifested: decoration, furniture, accessories are selected very accurately.The result is a bright free space that offers residents of the house maximum comfort.
In the center of the living room there is a coffee table, which is surrounded on three sides by sofa groups, armchairs, side pouffes. The fourth side is given to the dominant vertical element: a fireplace, television equipment, a collection of paintings, i.e. visual accent of the whole composition. Upholstered furniture stands freely relative to walls and windows, providing a person with unimpeded movement. The location of the seats is often diagonal.
Elegant bedroom for a good rest
The European style is perfect for creating a relaxed, relaxing space, which is the bedroom. All design techniques are appropriate here:
calm colors;
parquet flooring;
voluminous quilted upholstery of the head of the bed, chairs, bedside bench, toilet ottoman;
a handmade carpet highlighting the center of the room;
wood furniture of noble outlines;
Silk shades giving subdued romantic light.
Inside the bedroom, nothing should interfere with a good rest, so decorative accents (mirrors, vases, framed photographs) are used metered.
Elements of classics in the kitchen space: we cook and eat European
European style implies a large kitchen space. It could be
separate extensive kitchen;
combined kitchen-dining room;
kitchen combined with living room.
The latter option will allow you to create a European-style interior in a studio or a one-room apartment, where the walls between different rooms are demolished.
If the kitchen area is very small (appendix), but adjoins the voluminous dining room, then you can refuse to design the kitchen in the general context, using a more concise design. It will be possible to give credit to the chosen interior direction, creating the image of a place for family meals.
European style cuisine is emphasized by:
a dining group, where instead of hard chairs, semi-chairs are used;
kitchen set of moderate colors with paneled or flat facades;
Roman curtains, matched by tone to the upholstery;
a high-grade chandelier placed above the dining table.
The bathroom you don't want to leave
A European-style bathroom is not a utility room with a limited amount of decor, the decoration of which takes a minimum of funds. This is a relaxation area full of soft warmth. The voluminous bathroom allows you to plan the placement of the ensemble of a ceiling chandelier and suitable sconces near the mirror, and a light floor covering pushes the boundaries of the room. Wall decoration is possible on the principle of "top-bottom" - the combination of laying wall tiles and painting. Against such a background, plumbing fixtures of restrained, streamlined configurations look more advantageous. The joint of different wall materials is made out with a curly tiled frieze. An interesting technique is to paint the vertical surfaces with a color different from the main tone of the tile, which makes the bathroom less conservative.
Children's room: combine age and style
The complexity of the design of the space for small family members in the European style lies in the fact that the age characteristics of children imply a bright room for games, and the chosen design means calm and comfort. Therefore, it is better to use only individual style elements:
Calm colors of finishing materials;
The flooring is lighter than the floor of the main house space;
Wide skirting boards;
The combination of traditional and Roman curtains with brighter colors;
Dressers on the legs.
If the children’s room is designed for teenagers, then the furnishings “like adults” (a mirror in a baguette frame, a desk, glazed shelves, a chair with a quilted back) will make a busy life measured, help balance the energy surge.
Old story in a new reading
Having given preference to European design, after repair, the landlord will not use mossy classics, but a fresh look at traditional things. The voluminous bright room, which is conducive to relaxation, can become a magnet, thanks to which all family members after a working day tend to get home as soon as possible. The apartment, decorated in the chosen style, is ready to hospitably open its doors to welcome visitors and envelop a cloud of calm comfort of those who live inside its walls.
The new apartment is a grand event for any family, because there is so much interesting ahead: the choice of a design solution for the space, filling it with stylish furniture, the search for interesting decor items, breathtaking discussions of the future decoration of the house. The latest trends in interior design demonstrate a departure from minimalism replicated in recent years, a return to creating warm, comfortable interiors filled with the necessary style elements painted with modernity.
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Features and options of the European style
The European style in the interior is an up-to-date reading of traditional style options. The absence of strict requirements on the indispensable copying of techniques for finishing historical styles easily fits this trend into modern life, makes it popular with customers, allows designers to design cozy, elegant spaces filled with air and light.
Conventionally, the European style can be divided into classic and modern.
Classic flooring (parquet, parquet)
The use of floor tiles, porcelain tiles in living rooms
Curtains on the cornice hanging on both sides of the window
Multiple Chandelier Design
Roman curtains or lack of curtains
One-lamp volumetric lamps
One of the main characteristics of the design of apartments in the European style is dullness.
Dense, velvety finishing materials and fabrics are used. Muted gloss is allowed in a limited amount:
Stylish colors: avoiding bright colors
In European classics, the use of a limited set of light tones is not a flaw, but a virtue. A huge number of shades of varying degrees of saturation create a rich palette of interior color design. The preference is given to pastel, bleached options, color accents become muffled. Instead of pure, flashy colors, a more restrained gamma is used.
Against the background of light walls in the upholstery of upholstered furniture and fabric decor, old-brick, dull-chocolate, dark green, gray-blue, warm dark gray and other complex color combinations sound successfully.
Interior decoration: just at first glance
The standard method of decoration in European design is plastering the walls with subsequent painting.
As the floor finishing materials of the main space, parquet, parquet board, laminate are used. In auxiliary rooms (bathroom, laundry, pantry), ceramic tiles, porcelain stoneware, and natural stone that are more suitable for the characteristics are used.
Finishing the walls of rooms with high humidity involves the use of tiles, painting with moisture-resistant paints, or the combination of these materials (places with splashes of water near the bathtub, washbasin, walls of the shower compartment are laid out with tiles, the rest of the space is painted).
European furniture: the main criterion is convenience
When creating a European interior, it is necessary to combine different pieces of furniture, since the use of full-fledged headsets is not welcome. But a careful selection of furniture can create the effect of a habitable, comfortable space.
A distinctive feature of furniture filling at home is convenience. This is the most important criterion that is followed when choosing. Sofas, tables, chairs should not only decorate the room, fit into the designed color scheme, but also create an atmosphere of complete comfort. Therefore, it is so important not just to dwell on the picture you like in the catalog, but to physically test how comfortable it is to sit on chairs, whether it is easy to get up from a low sofa, and whether the body feels relaxed on the couch.
Almost mandatory accent is the presence in the rooms of armchairs with legs. It can be as options with high quilted backs, curved armrests, as well as more modern, straight or rounded shapes.
Thoughtful lighting: turn on different scenarios
Using several groups of fixtures allows you to demonstrate in the European style all the necessary light gamut: daytime, evening, front, working lighting. Sometimes linear lighting is designed behind the ceiling cornices, but much more often used light points:
Decorative lampshades are themselves decoration elements. They create a soft, subdued light that echoes the glow of a living fire in the fireplace, making the atmosphere of the room more comfortable. Fireplace lighting in the evening, when all other light sources are extinguished, gives an oscillating reflection of reddish tones, adds mystery to the interior.At this moment, the reflection of flames from the metal accessories of the room becomes especially interesting. Extremely spectacular is the location of the fireplace in the bedroom, thanks to the warmth and soft light, the private space turns into even more private.
Interior accessories and architectural details
As a decor in the European style there are:
In the project, special attention should be paid to the following points:
In the classic European style, ceiling eaves are used, echoing the plinths. The modern direction allows the junction of the ceiling and walls without additional design, the main thing is that it is made perfectly.
European living room: a warm classic designed for socializing
The living room, as the main room in the house, more than other rooms meets the principles of European-style design. It is not painted with age details like a child’s, does not carry notes of intimacy, like a bedroom, should not be practical in cleaning, like a bathroom. But it is in this room that purity of style is manifested: decoration, furniture, accessories are selected very accurately.The result is a bright free space that offers residents of the house maximum comfort.
In the center of the living room there is a coffee table, which is surrounded on three sides by sofa groups, armchairs, side pouffes. The fourth side is given to the dominant vertical element: a fireplace, television equipment, a collection of paintings, i.e. visual accent of the whole composition. Upholstered furniture stands freely relative to walls and windows, providing a person with unimpeded movement. The location of the seats is often diagonal.
Elegant bedroom for a good rest
The European style is perfect for creating a relaxed, relaxing space, which is the bedroom. All design techniques are appropriate here:
Inside the bedroom, nothing should interfere with a good rest, so decorative accents (mirrors, vases, framed photographs) are used metered.
Elements of classics in the kitchen space: we cook and eat European
European style implies a large kitchen space. It could be
The latter option will allow you to create a European-style interior in a studio or a one-room apartment, where the walls between different rooms are demolished.
European style cuisine is emphasized by:
The bathroom you don't want to leave
A European-style bathroom is not a utility room with a limited amount of decor, the decoration of which takes a minimum of funds. This is a relaxation area full of soft warmth. The voluminous bathroom allows you to plan the placement of the ensemble of a ceiling chandelier and suitable sconces near the mirror, and a light floor covering pushes the boundaries of the room. Wall decoration is possible on the principle of "top-bottom" - the combination of laying wall tiles and painting. Against such a background, plumbing fixtures of restrained, streamlined configurations look more advantageous. The joint of different wall materials is made out with a curly tiled frieze. An interesting technique is to paint the vertical surfaces with a color different from the main tone of the tile, which makes the bathroom less conservative.
Children's room: combine age and style
The complexity of the design of the space for small family members in the European style lies in the fact that the age characteristics of children imply a bright room for games, and the chosen design means calm and comfort. Therefore, it is better to use only individual style elements:
If the children’s room is designed for teenagers, then the furnishings “like adults” (a mirror in a baguette frame, a desk, glazed shelves, a chair with a quilted back) will make a busy life measured, help balance the energy surge.
Old story in a new reading
Having given preference to European design, after repair, the landlord will not use mossy classics, but a fresh look at traditional things. The voluminous bright room, which is conducive to relaxation, can become a magnet, thanks to which all family members after a working day tend to get home as soon as possible. The apartment, decorated in the chosen style, is ready to hospitably open its doors to welcome visitors and envelop a cloud of calm comfort of those who live inside its walls.