Even after a successful major overhaulThe rooms of any living space can look empty or uncomfortable, like ordinary hotel rooms that lack certain elements that emphasize the individuality of the owner.
There is no need to overload the living room interior with unnecessary thingsdetails - it should be spacious and bright. To correct this drawback, it is necessary to change the interior of the premises in accordance with your taste preferences, making them more comfortable and attractive. The most popular method is decorating with textiles, such as pillows, wall hangings, furniture covers, etc. This approach provides a cozy atmosphere in all living rooms without exception. As an alternative element of decoration, artificial greenery of the living room is often used with flowers, small trees and herbariums, which are placed in special pots or vases. It should be remembered that the atmosphere is created thanks to the smallest details of the interior. Among them can be candlesticks, abstract architectural models and various souvenirs brought from foreign countries. But to create a full-fledged atmosphere that emphasizes the individuality of the owner, you will need to pay attention to the design of the walls in the living room.
Figure 1.A living room in a classic style should have thick long curtains, an elegant chandelier and an abundance of patterns on the furniture, ceiling and floor. If you are renovating a guest room yourself, decorating the walls will be a labor-intensive but extremely interesting task for you. First of all, you will need to provide decorative elements on free surfaces and areas of the living room. At the same time, you need to make sure that the selected decorations match the overall concept of the room and create the necessary atmosphere. In the case of a European-style renovation, you should avoid wall carpets and landscape paintings in thick frames, since they do not meet modern standards of style and design. Below are some options for decorating walls of different styles in guest rooms with a description of the combination of decorative elements used.
Classic wall decoration in the living room
Many of us have a certain ideaabout the design in a classic style. Of course, not everyone lives in apartments with rooms that are stylized in accordance with the trends of a particular direction. But everyone without exception has noticed elements of classic design in Hollywood films that depict historical eras. Such design can also be seen in some museums. The main elements of the classics are wall paintings created on canvases using oil and watercolor paints.
Figure 2. The living room in the urban style is distinguished by light tones and simple furniture. The most important components of the classic design in the living room (Fig. 1):
- large mirrors decorated with patterned frames;
- dense curtains;
- tapestries;
- small lamps for walls;
- composite panels covered with textiles.
This style is most often used in largehouses and is rarely applicable to small rooms in multi-story buildings. In addition, it requires considerable costs and certain knowledge in historical art. But with great desire and love for such design, you can try to give the atmosphere of a classic living room to a room of any size. Return to contents</a>
Decoration of the living room walls in the city's modern style
For an apartment with small spaces inA modern urban design is best suited for a multi-story building. Its feature is modern architecture, which includes furniture with a minimalist design and blunted corners, light shades of the walls of the room and straight curtains made of pastel-colored fabric (Fig. 2). When decorating a guest room in this style, you can combine it with other styles of various directions, since the decorations inherent in urban design take on elements of third-party decoration.
Figure 3.A living room in the Provence style must necessarily contain live or artificial plants. Based on such a match, you can determine the design of the room, relying on personal preferences. For example, it can include the style of romanticism, oriental elements. To decorate the walls in this style, most often special small shelves are used, which only fit photographs, paintings by modern artists in narrow frames and thematic posters. In some cases, the walls are decorated with large mirrors, which help to artificially increase the volume of the guest room. In urban modern living rooms, posters and decorative elements are often used that match the shades of the walls in the room. This allows you to maintain the concept of a single direction. It is worth noting that the minimalist style is achieved not by the content of the picture, but by its frame. Therefore, the walls can be decorated with various images, paintings or photographs. The main thing is that they match the colors of the living room and emphasize your individuality. Return to the table of contents</a>
Decorating walls in the guest room in the style of Provence
Provence is a design style thatthe provinces of France gave us. Today in our country the stylization of guest rooms in Provence style is quite widespread. This style is distinguished by its extraordinary sophistication and simplicity. It is completely different from the decor of rooms in other European and Western countries, not to mention Russia.
Figure 4.The main elements of a French-style living room are photographs and drawings on the walls. The main elements of Provence are light-colored furniture covered with slipcovers, fresh flowers with a light aroma, bright curtains and plain pastel-colored wallpaper. Provence is a type of country design, so its elements include special patterned plates that are usually used to decorate the walls. If it is not possible to keep fresh flowers in the living room, you can replace them with paintings with a bright image of vegetation (Fig. 3). Empty walls with a lot of free space are decorated with light fabric that acts as drapery. In some cases, instead of fabric, wallpaper with a barely noticeable pattern and color that contrasts with the shade of the wall is used. Return to contents</a>
Decorating the walls of the living room in a retro style
The retro style is preferred by quite a fewnumber of people, because it has the spirit of past decades, which instantly transfers a person to those times. To simplify the task of decorating, you can decorate the living room with only certain elements. Fans of the retro style often resort to decorating the room with antique furniture, lampshades, lamps and gramophones. The walls are decorated with special black and white photos that display events that were relevant in the 60s and 70s. As a rule, ordinary black and white photos without a thematic focus are not used. Photos should emphasize sports or social events of those years. Return to the table of contents</a>
Interior in the style of art-living room, French, Oriental and vintage
Art decor for the walls in the guest room requiresmaintaining certain proportions between the areas covered with paintings and the rest of the free area. The proportions of 1:3 are considered to be a verified ratio. To achieve the effect of focusing attention on the images, it is necessary to increase their number and make them the main part of the room's decor. This method is most often used in homes where creative people live, whose work is related to art photography, design, architecture or painting. The ordinary atmosphere of the living room can be easily changed to suit any style by using several techniques. The simplest of them are hanging paintings and placing characteristic details along the perimeter of the living room. The most striking example of such a transformation is the living room in the house of former Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne (Fig. 4). An exquisite selection of photographs, their size, the design of the corner of the room with a corner sofa, a decorative table with several books recreate the unforgettable atmosphere of French design. To give the room an oriental touch, it is enough to add such elements as rectangular engravings depicting sakura or peacocks, a small Chinese vase and fresh scarlet flowers in a pot. If you remove all of the above details and replace them with upholstered furniture with pillows, lampshades and a cabinet, you will get a room decorated in the English style. Black and white photos in original frames, a branch of hydrangea and a white table will create a romantic atmosphere in the guest room. A feature of the modern vintage style is modern decor, which excludes the addition of antiques to the interior. The decoration of the walls of the guest room is, first of all, an emphasis on the individuality of the owners, and only then - decorating the room and giving it an extraordinary atmosphere. Having understood the issue of various stylizations, you can easily decorate the living room at your discretion.</ ul>
