The interior of the living room-each of us sees it in our own way, someone clearly and clearly, someone is very vague. In any case, it is much easier to correctly equip your home if you know the way of systemic solution of this problem.
Why is it believed that the design of the living room is difficult?
The inner view of the room is called its interior (decoration). In other words, this is a set of various objects, ranging from furniture to various accessories, which are located in a certain way in space, on all sides limited walls, ceiling and floor. At the same time, it must be understood that the main enemy of the decoration of the room is a boring facelessness that does not reflect the inner world of the owner, is not a mirror of his soul. This is especially important for the living room, because the overall atmosphere of the main room sets the mood for the whole home.
Today, on the topic of designing dwellings on the Internet, you can easily find a huge amount of the most diverse material. But, oddly enough, this does not always form a clear idea of what to do.
Most often, information is presented in the form of numerous specific examples, comparisons, recommendations, photographs, but almost nowhere is it about the principles of design, about the work methodology. The point is not even that experts do not want to reveal professional secrets, although this often takes place. The main reason is the problematic of the popular presentation of a fairly voluminous and interconnected field of knowledge. Despite this, we will still try to simply tell about it for people who do not have professional training, on the example of creating a living room design.
Living room interior design project
They most often take the largest room under the living room, in which both the inhabitants of the apartment and guests are entitled to be the right. For this reason, the room is designed with particular thoroughness, trying to give it not only a spectacular, but also an exclusive look, but it turns out not always. It happens that the owner of the money did not spare, used the highest quality and expensive materials, furniture, textiles, but in the end I received a boring standard room, and maybe even worse – the absurd pile of expensive objects.
To avoid such troubles, the material embodiment of the design idea must begin with the creation of a specific plan in the form of a drawing, sketch or even a layout. Why is it so important?
You can finally clarify your desires and even before the start of work to see the final result.
The design project further protects from erroneous steps and meaningless throwing, increasing costs. In the process of its creation, various layout options, finishing materials, color design, etc. are finally selected.
You can accurately choose the necessary furniture and equipment.
Having the final version of the project, it is easy to calculate the number of necessary materials and make a detailed estimate of expenses.
The creation of the project can be approached from different sides. For example, adhere to this sequence:
Planning of the room.
Determination of a style solution.
The choice of color design.
Lighting design.
Final filling with details.
Planning of the room
The principles of planning halls are universal in nature. They do not depend on the size of the room or design style.
The basis in the main room is the recreation area. She can occupy the entire space, but it can also divide it with the dining room, a working or sleeping place, a library, etc. D. Undoubtedly, the layout of a multifunctional premises is a more labor -intensive lesson, but this should not be afraid. Subject to zoning rules, you can get stylish and harmonious decoration. The essence of the layout is as follows:
All space is divided into functional zones;
In each zone, the main object is determined. Depending on the semantic load, it can be a sofa, a dining room, a computer, a bookcase, etc. P;
Further, everything is built around these items, as if supplementing them.
To get away from standardity, to give the room an individual character can be the method of highlighting a decorative dominant. It should be one, but a large and spectacular object, whose voice sounds most loudly among the rest of the situation. For example:
one of the semantic centers;
work of art (picture, stained glass);
element of architecture (niche, column, arch);
original wall (of stone, metal);
Bright color accent on the wall.
Decorative dominant should form a general mood of the entire room. For this, the rest of the decor is built around this element, either shading it, or supplementing it. The most magnificent interiors are created in this way.
How to choose a style of interior design
How each of us understands the living room? For one, this is a respectable room for luxurious rarats, for the other – a cozy room for family meetings, and for the third – a place for funny gatherings with friends. Life and habits, needs and aspirations – all this is reflected in the design of our housing, and the living room is a special space where everyone tries all their opportunities and ability to direct the creation of an original and stylish decoration.
In order for this room to become your pride, you need to understand which interior design of the hall is closer to you, choose a style and color scheme. Here a lot depends on the technical characteristics of the room and the individual characteristics of the family.
For example, for a room with a good height of ceilings and a square of at least 30 m restrictions on choosing a design practically does not exist. And if there are several instead of one window, then the most successful choice can be the classic of a French or English orientation:
The French style is a noble chic of materials, respect for the individuality and uniqueness of things:
Color palette: peach, beige, muffled yellow, soft-blue;
the walls are decorated with stucco molding;
Cabinet furniture light or white;
upholstered furniture of smooth classic shapes;
Lighting: chandeliers and sconces with pendants made of crystal or glass;
metals: gold and silver;
Ornaments: genre and plant;
Arts of art: still lifes and portraits;
Additional decor: mirrors.
The English manner is more restrained, full of aristocracy and refined elegance:
Color palette with smooth transitions between shades: burgundy, terracotta, green, coffee;
walls and openings are trimmed with wooden panels and decorating elements;
Cabinet furniture: oak, walnut or mahagon;
upholstered furniture of strict cabinet style;
Lighting: chandeliers and marching shapes with light plafones or decorated with forged elements;
Metals: copper and bronze;
Ornaments: flower and strip;
Arts of art: engravings, geographical maps under antiquity, landscapes;
Additional decor: in small quantities exotic items.
Antipodes of classics are largely similar hi-tech and minimalism. Both styles have a fairly ascetic and cold character, so they are most popular with the younger generation. They mainly differ in that high-tech is more demanding on the choice of materials, but less strictly limits the fullness of space with objects.
Minimalistic techniques are often adopted when solving the problems of decorating small rooms. In such cases, the main efforts of the designer are aimed at a visual increase in the room and competent placement of furniture. Subject to certain rules for the arrangement of small premises, both tasks are quite solved.
Great interiors can also be obtained by synthesis of various directions. Such a “cocktail” a few decades ago stood out in an independent manner by the name “Fuzn”. He can simultaneously recover elements of classics, minimalism, and hi-tech, and other styles, but in the end, a holistic picture should be obtained. Here you can not do without a maximum sense of proportion and taste.
The influence of color and light on the design of the living room
The choice of color and lighting solution is necessary with great attention. They can radically change the mood of the room.
The main rule of lighting the living room – the light should not dissolve with the main color. Warm paints will not get along with cold lighting, and the warm light in the neighborhood with the cool color scheme becomes dull and dull.
Artificial lighting can be the most diverse. Along with the main chandelier, local lighting in the form of ceiling lamps can be appropriate. When arranging multi -level ceilings, central lighting is often excluded, leaving groups of spotlights and multiple light in the ends of levels or along the edges of the ceiling. The main room can be very decorated with decorative backlights, for example, in the niches of the walls and in the ends of the catwalks.