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Characteristic features of the Dutch interior
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The color of the rooms in the Dutch style
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Furniture in the spirit of the Dutch dwelling
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Finishing and decorative techniques in the Dutch style
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Stylish Dutch decor
Dutch -style kitchen
The simplicity of the style is that it can be realized both in a spacious country house and in an ordinary apartment, it is enough to get acquainted with the main aspects of the interior of the dwelling in the Dutch style.
Dutch -style living room
Characteristic features of the Dutch interior
Each direction in interior design has its own recognizable features, and the Dutch style is no exception. The characteristic features of the Dutch dwelling are considered:
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sea motifs in decor and color
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vegetable and floral ornaments
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Materials of nature
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brickwork and natural stone in the decoration
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The famous Dutch ceramics – Delftware and Dutch tiles, which faced stoves and fireplaces.
Dutch style tiles
In fact, the style is striking in versatility, as it is “placed” in any area. Often this direction is chosen by designers when designing cafes and restaurants, filling the room with warmth and comfort of the hearth, because the main room in the dwelling of the inhabitants of this northern country is the kitchen, from which the design of the rest of the premises in the house is “dancing”.
The color of the rooms in the Dutch style
The color scheme of the interior in the Dutch style surprises with depth and restraint. There are rare accents here, and even juicy shades are muffled. The favorite palette of the most famous province of the Netherlands includes rich chocolate and woody shades, beige, luxuriously burgundy, tender blue and pink, white, gray, olive, ocher and pearl tones.
City cuisine in the Dutch style
In the kitchen, dark brown troops, displayed in furniture elements, which are harmoniously combined with textured wall decoration “under the brick” and rough plaster or masonry, look wonderful. Depending on the size of the kitchen and other nuances, light shades may prevail in this room, but with characteristic accessories, furniture and surface decoration in the Dutch style.
Kitchen-dining room in a country house
It is better to arrange the bedroom in light colors, and use dark colors as auxiliary ones to outline the contours of some elements of the interior.
Dutch bedroom in the attic
In the living room they prefer warm colors with saturated contrasts, so on a light blue or yellow background elements of dark wood look great.
In the bathroom, it is selected based on the size of the room, for large areas it is appropriate to use deep and saturated tints, it is better to finish the small bathroom with light colors with the inclusion of natural shades of stone, wood, shells, etc.
Spectacular design of the Dutch -style bathroom
Furniture in the spirit of the Dutch dwelling
Furniture in Dutch interiors is heavy, thorough, mainly in noble tree shades. Dutch furniture affects the severity and relative rudeness of the lines, but at the same time it looks solid and expensive, and leather, glass and carved elements give it softness.
In Dutch interiors there are often sidelands and windows of a special form with mandatory glazing. Inside such cabinets, ceramic dishes, the famous Delfta faience or porcelain, painted with bright blue and white colors are exposed.
A massive table and chairs in the same style is required in the kitchen or dining room as the ceiling beams. In the nursery or bedroom, furniture is selected furniture, but with characteristic features.
Modern Dutch living room furniture
An important element of the Dutch house is the fireplace, and the real one, which really warms up in winter evenings, creates a cozy atmosphere and decorates the living room or other room of the house. For decoration of the fireplace, red brick, ceramic tiles or tiles are used.
Dark red leather sofa and a cabinet go perfectly with blue walls
Finishing and decorative techniques in the Dutch style
The Dutch style is characterized by the use of natural materials in both decoration and decor. It is these features that give the atmosphere of liveliness, lightness and unity with nature.
What distinguishes Holland Stile from other directions with similar features:
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Brick masonry covered with a careless layer of plaster with a large fraction creating the effect of hastily done work
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Naked brick wall echoing with exterior decoration of the house
Brickwork and wood in the decoration of the living room
It is the red brick that makes the Dutch style recognizable, along with ceramic tiles, which is faced with both walls and floor. The tile is chosen not smooth, but with a rough, as close as possible to natural stone, texture.
The best flooring is a board or parquet, but a high -quality laminate will organically complement the naturalistic interior.
Unlike furniture and other elements of the interior, the walls in Dutch houses are finished in a light range, spectacularly contrasting with the dark floor and beams on the ceiling. But if you cannot build ceiling beams, the ceiling is painted in a bright color – beige, white, milk, olive or heavenly.
Light colors in the kitchen-dining room
The window openings in the Dutch dwelling are huge: tall and wide. As in the Scandinavian style, the Dutch try to let in natural light into the house as much as possible, and therefore do not close the windows with textiles, the most acceptable curtains – a light transparent tulle.
Modern Dutch style in the interior
Stylish Dutch decor
If the decoration and furniture in the Dutch style is also found in other directions of the design of the premises, then you can’t confuse the stylish decor with anything. In the interiors of Dutch houses, designers often use as jewelry and additions:
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ancient (or stylized) globes or maps
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ceramic or earthenware dishes
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Strict forms of candlesticks
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Elegant jugs and vases without decor
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Luxurious bouquets or fruit compositions
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High -quality reproductions of the paintings of the Dutch school of artists
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Holland of the Holland of past centuries
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Pictures on marine themes, marine paraphernalia.
Cozy and stylish Dutch living room
To create an interior in the Dutch style, considerable financial investments will be required, but by introducing into the environment, individual elements can be equipped with a cozy and homely warm nest.
Modern Dutch -style bedroom
