The living room is considered the face of the owners of an apartment or house.It is in this room that it is customary to welcome guests and hold family celebrations. In some cases, the living room serves as a recreation room. It is believed that only professional designers can make a living room beautiful. This statement is not entirely true. After all, a situation often arises: the owner of the property does not have the financial means to hire interior design specialists to furnish the premises.
All elements of the living room should be combined andharmonize with each other. Even a non-professional can make a living room attractive and aesthetically pleasing if he is ready to experiment and "adopt" innovative fashionable ideas.
Oh, these walls!
Each room has its own specifics.The walls, floor and ceiling create the basis of its space, decorative elements and furniture - place designer accents. But what is interesting about modern fashion is that a wall in a room or a ceiling can become an accent in itself. They will be helped by photo wallpaper, false windows, artistic plaster, paintings and much more.
Mirrors visually increase the area of a small roomliving room. For those who have decided to take the path of least resistance, experts advise planning how the walls in the rooms will be decorated before starting repairs in a house or apartment. This approach to business helps save time and money, allowing you to initially think through a single artistic line. Even if the rooms are decorated in different styles, there should be something in common that harmoniously unites them into a single whole. It is generally accepted that if the living room is small, there is no room for designer imagination. Is this really true? A small room is simply a specific area. It can be transformed to your taste. Mirrors are an indispensable item of everyday life - they will visually increase the space of the tiniest room. A mirrored suspended ceiling will have the same effect. Mirrors are not particularly needed in a spacious room - it is better to decorate such a living room with large paintings in wide classic frames. Very often, homeowners are faced with the problem of how to correctly place paintings on the walls. The classic option is the arrangement on one level in a ratio of 1:3 of empty and filled space. Return to the table of contents</a>
It's easy to cope with the task without the help of professional designers.
"French Provence" alwayspopular in the design of living rooms. If the walls are draped with fabrics and decorated with artificial flowers, the French charm will sound brightly in the functional and aesthetic space of the home. The main thing is not to forget about wall decorative plates with various images. "The wall of memories" is a kind of combination of "French Provence" and retro. There are no strict canons in its design, although a sense of proportion is necessary.
Style "French Provence"is expressed in light tones and colors. It attracts attention, evokes warm feelings. In some cases, along with family photos, small shelves are used to arrange the "wall of memories", where memorable souvenirs, children's drawings, medals, certificates, diplomas for sports, creative, scientific, educational achievements are placed. In the center, as a rule, there is an element that is given the greatest importance. Many people associate modern urban style with square shapes. Do not believe those who say that a living room in an urban style is boring. Inexpensive paintings on the walls can easily be turned into masterpieces by means of strict rectangular frames made of modern materials, provided that the room will have furniture or decorative elements of a rectangular shape as well. Of course, if the living room is small, it is inconvenient to move around such objects. And here there is a very simple and practical option - a strict rectangular chandelier that will emphasize the uniqueness of the room's decoration. Return to Contents</a>
Classics and modernity
What makes a living room, like any other living room,room, exclusive? Is it only the floor, ceiling, walls, furniture and decorative elements? It all starts not with any specific objects and things, but with people's attitude to the house where they live. Hand-made pillows, blankets, bedspreads, rugs, napkins - an effective and inexpensive tool for transforming the space of any room. Live and artificial flowers - a classic, time-tested technique.
Beautiful souvenirs will complete the look of the living roomend However, if you add an inexpensive, discreet floor vase to them - you get a miracle. Flower arrangements will look completely new. Little things have always helped and help to arrange the living room: statues, figurines, candlesticks. Puzzles, which are placed on the coffee table, are considered a very stylish solution. The living room is usually decorated in light, relaxing colors, but these days this rule does not exclude bright color accents. A rich red carpet on the floor and sofa cushions in the same color scheme - a fashionable hit for several years. A number of designers claim that straight curtains are most relevant in the living room. In order for them not to look boring, experts offer a real riot of patterns and colors of fabrics. The romantic note of the room or the craving for travel of its owners will be perfectly emphasized by copies of old geographical maps located on the walls, a globe made in a vintage style. A false window with a view of Paris or any other city in the world is also not a problem. Moreover, manufacturers offer false windows with special lighting that skillfully imitates almost any atmosphere "outside the window".
The retro style gives the living room a chic andsophistication. Retro style is increasingly asserting its rights to the arrangement of modern houses and apartments. A glamorous living room can be decorated in black-and-white movie tones. White furniture, an indispensable armchair and floor lamp. If the family still has a vinyl record player, it can become one of the leading, exclusive elements of the room. A typewriter and old books placed on a bookshelf will also play a similar role. But you will have to work with black-and-white photos. The fact is that in a room decorated in this style, modern photos processed in black-and-white will not look good. But urban landscapes with old buildings, copies of photographs reflecting the social life of a particular era, images of once famous people - yes. Not every owner of a property agrees to arrange an art living room, because such a room rightfully has a status character. An art living room emphasizes that creative people live in the house: artists, designers, architects, poets, musicians, writers. An art living room is always distinguished by an abundance of art objects. It can combine almost any style, or vice versa - such a living room is maintained in a single artistic and stylistic line. It is important to be able to convey the character of the owner of the house, his tastes and aesthetic preferences. Return to the table of contents</a>
The East is a delicate matter
Oriental living rooms are becoming increasingly popularin demand. An exotic interior is an expensive pleasure. But it can be created using just a few items if they are effectively and at the same time rationally placed in the room. Chinese paper lanterns or fans, images of oriental landscapes or people in oriental clothing, imitation of an antique (any size) Chinese vase. This will be quite enough to create the necessary atmosphere. Flower lovers add exotic plants to such a living room, which are exclusive in themselves. When arranging a living room, many forget about the importance of the entrance to it. An arch or beautiful double doors are the best option. The latter can perform not only a functional, but also a decorative role. It is also necessary to remember that there are universal items that, if chosen correctly, look appropriate in any living room. These include a fireplace. It is not possible to arrange a real fireplace in all cases, but its imitation is also a very practical, stylish solution.
