Having originated in England, the country style gradually began to conquer the vastness of Europe, spread in America and even took root in Russia a little. But everywhere he received some features. Provence is a French original type of country, in which the influence of the sunny south is strongly felt, and the proximity to the warm Mediterranean Sea.
Distinctive features of the Provence style
The walls in the Provencal style are most often not pasted with wallpaper, but applied white or colored plaster. At the same time, some negligence is specially allowed, giving the interior a provincial shade. The surface of the surface is mainly yellow, blue or pink warm shades. In Provence itself, very often the walls from the inside were finished with a rough natural stone or brick, without covering them with a thick layer of some kind of decorative material. If you still want to choose wallpaper in the Provencal style, then give preference to floral patterns, stripes or cage painted in pastel colors.
The ceiling in the Provencal style, like the walls, is plastered with light material, and the beams, if possible, do not close. On the contrary, many people even try to install decorative whitened or dark ceiling beams to enhance the feeling from the village interior. Doors in the Provencal style are painted with white paint, sometimes covered with a floral pattern, after which they are artificially aged. Furniture Provence should be reliable, thorough and slightly rustic. But in this style it is not as bulky as in German or English country. The color of the facade is white, cream, pale green, lilac. Quite often, floral painting is used to decorate furniture.
Textiles here use only natural – these are cotton, linen, chintz. Curtains in the Provencal style are framed by ruffles, tied them with beautiful ribbons. The fabric is chosen with simple patterns in the form of a strip or flowers. The chandeliers in the Provencal style have simple forms. Both forged products and ceramic are used, which decorate the provincial interior well. In elements, curved lines symbolizing grape branches are often allowed.
Examples of interior in the style of Provence
- Provenian kitchen. In the interior of this room, you need to use natural stone, wood or a very high -quality imitator of these materials. It is best when the walls have a rough surface. It is advisable to lay a wooden board or tile on the floor. Furniture is made of oak, cherry, nut. It has a slightly shabby look and the paint does not completely block the natural texture of the wood. The Provencal style in the interior is not in harmony with modern kitchen appliances, so it should be masked as much as possible under the facades of furniture. It is good to find copper dishes here, forged candlesticks, chandeliers and devices that can be hung on the ceiling on hooks.
- Provenian bedroom. This room must certainly decorate the bed on carved legs and a large, but not too cumbersome furniture (chest of drawers, a closet, bedside tables) of light wood. The village color will strengthen the lamp with a cloth lampshade and various trinkets in the form of figurines, forged candlesticks, chandeliers. A large role in creating the Provencal style in the interior of the bedroom is played by textiles with floral patterns. It is represented here in the form of cloaks on the bed, chairs, bedside tables or bedside tables.
- Living room in Provenc. This room is a great place where you can install antique furniture. Find an old sofa and armchairs, or aging new products if they are suitable in style. Things with tall and curved legs are best suited. Other characteristic accessories are vases, flower pots, porcelain figurines and a wicker rug.
- Children’s in Provenc. The masonry or brickwork will look very rough here, they should be replaced with light pastel wallpaper with a floral pattern or apply the paint of delicate “air” shades for walls. The floor is better to make parquet or plank. Choose the cribs with forged elements on the legs or in the head of the head. It is good for storing toys to put wicker baskets or chests, replacing plastic or paper boxes with them. Select the textiles only natural with floral ornaments or in a cage, the picture will be complemented by openwork napkins made of macrama.
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