Friday, March 7, 2014

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Elements of the Chinese interior design

The Chinese interior design incline to the ornamentation and incorporation of upholster of striking colors and tricky designs. But this ornamented style can performed in recharged rooms or with too many accessories.Limiting the decorative elements to few pieces and the accessories to 2 or 3 objects with good quality ,the rooms become simple and calm ,even though the used ornamented pieces.


Identification

The big furniture of lacquered wood with hand made carving details are identified as Chinese interior design.The recognizable features include murals on the walls with animal figures ,such as fishes, dragons, birds, monkeys or mythic figures.

Colors

Red is characteristic color of the Chinese style and it is symbol of good luck.Other frequently used colors  are green,blue and yellow.

Characteristics

The accessories of Chinese interior design are few and selected , frequently are detached screens,ivory,vases,bamboo, ornated cushions and carpets . The most popular materials are the wood with metal inlays and the bamboo.

Misconceptions

The Chinese style must not be confused with the Japanese style.The last one tends to be simpler  and revolves around the natural elements as plants, silk and water structures.

Furniture

Like the ornamented furniture ,a lot of classic Chinese pieces offer clean lines and simple style.The finished elms are popular ,also the lacquered in red or black pieces.

Considerations

The art of Feng shui is other prominent practice in the Chinese interior design.The philosophy of feng shui is the belief that the objects in the house and the way they are positioned affect to the health,prosperity and the welfare of the person living in it.


7 rules of interior designers

A good designed room incorporate the 7 rules of the interior design which working together create spectacular and beautiful room that is also functional .If you don’t have enough money,using the 7 tips the result will be perfect decorated room.

Unity and harmony

The final objective of the interior design of some space is all its components of the room create a harmony set.

Balance

The balance is reached when the visual “weight” of the room is distributed  throughout the room as evenly as possible. For example, the brilliant colorful articles hanging on the wall seem “heavy” when they have the same color as the wall.

Focal point

Every room must have an element that immediately attracts the attention of the people walking in it.It could be architectural detail,such as chimney, work of art or distinctive piece , or even lights.

Rhythm

A room with good rhythm first attract the look to the focal point,and then attract the look to the others components of the room,creating flow of visual movement.

Scale / Proportion

The room has to be decorated with furniture and details with the right proportions according to scale and size.

Color and details

The color can add dynamic and create one either dark ambient or luminous and airy atmosphere. Selecting the right details can increase the aspect we’re trying to create, or it may detract from it.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

House full of surprises

In this house there is nothing conventional ,it has writing desk on the entry and couch in the dining room. Also it is full of antiques and recovered pieces that make it very special place.
The white brick facade and dining porch are the best presentation of this house full of secrets. A house”with soul”,confirms Natalie Haegeman ,its owner and interior designer. Expert in finding unique pieces and decorate ”carried away by feelings”,has converted her house in big lab for her ideas. I bet on intense colors and combine them with antiques. In the dining room,where I still have dinner with my friends,seemed to me more practical to put a sofa,that is more comfortable than the chairs”, funny she says.

Warm and cozy red

In the kitchen the combination of old red is again actual. The low closets close by curtains that reminiscent kitchens village,while the blinds in fiery red give joy and vitality. Ï have to admit it :red passionate me and it seems essential in place I want to be warm and cozy”.Natalie confirm that the desk in the entry is one of her favorite corners.”From my table I see all in the garden that is one of my weaknesses “. Like the fabrics and, especially the lamps. In fact, the house is endless collection of lamps, all of them of personal touch of Natalie.
Sweet colors for the bedroom
In the superiors floor stand out the antiques from the bathroom ,as the Belgian comfortable, the French mirrors that has its original patina,or the appliques on the wall. Here the color palette is not that risky : “For my room I prefer sweeter colors ,like this pearl white matte. Repeated combination in the white bed sheets and the linen bedspread”.

Sink

Old mirror. Stripe fabrics , similar to design of  Pepe Peñalver.



Corner in the bathroom

Antique Wooden Dresser, similar in Antic Centre. Sink in Neoceramica. Pomax lamp.

Bedroom

Old table. There are similar patterns for Blanc d'Ivoire. In Luzio and La Maison can be found plaids and cushions like these.







Kitchen 

With wooden worktop and cupboard with shelves closed simple curtains. Desktop lamps similar in Cado.

Recycled clothes


Natalie makes patchwork of different fabrics to make cushions, curtains for kitchen cabinets and bathroom and even for personal lampshades. Her favorite? Cottons and linens, in plain, stripes and small tables.

Dining room


Old table,similar to Lucca  and chairs in Becara. Red sofa in Tapestry Caponata.

Near to the kitchen


Dining room and kitchen communicate. Similar armchair to  Upholstery Caponata. Shelf as similar in carpentry Olmos Sánchez.
In the entry
Two old windows flanking the passageway. Kilim Cumellas Francisco. Lamps from Cottage Little House.