Dutch style in the interior of a modern home involves creating an atmosphere of special home comfort and warmth. Its main features are simplicity, comfort and functionality. The decoration uses natural materials that help to embody the characteristic recognizable features and color inherent in the interior decoration of every home in the Netherlands.
Features of the Dutch style in the interior
As noted above, the dominant feature of this style is the use of natural materials in interior decoration. This is, first of all, an abundance of wooden parts, as well as brickwork, ceramic tiles and natural stone.
As you can see in the photo, the Dutch style in the interior of the house involves the use of various floral design elements, as well as many decorative details of the marine theme.
Natural colors in the design of the home are combined with murals,for which the Dutch masters have always been famous. This combination allows you to create an elegant, concise, cozy, slightly rustic style.
Where is the Dutch design used?
In connection with the above, the Dutch style looks most organic in the interior of a private house or cottage. However, it is also appropriate for the design of a city apartment. The advantage of this style is the fact that the size of housing does not play a role in it. Its use is allowed in a room of any size, up to a small one-room apartment.
Finally, Dutch-style interior design has been used with great success in the design of cafes and restaurants, creating a unique atmosphere of simplicity and homeliness in them.
Interior design features
As you can see in the photo, the Dutch style in the interior requires the following design features of the room:
- Large windows, divided by slats into several panes, with wooden frames. It is welcome to decorate windows with bright stained-glass windows, for example, film ones.
- Required element of the interior of the house in the Dutch style are the ceiling beams. This is an indispensable condition even for a city apartment. Beams are painted either to match the color of the ceiling or the color of the floor. The absence of this element is allowed only in the smallest rooms. In this case, the ceiling is painted white to visually increase the size of the room.
- Very often the Dutch style in the interior involves the presence of a stove or fireplace, which are decorated with tiles with Dutchpainting. They also decorate the walls, in whole or in half. Instead of tiles, you can use wallpaper painted under them.
Finishing materials
One of the main distinguishing features of the Dutch style in the interior of the apartment is red brick decoration. Its use is welcomed in the design of separate areas in the kitchen, living room or hallway and is not recommended - in the bedroom or in the children's room. In private houses, red brick is often used for exterior decoration.
Painted boards can also be used to decorate the walls. Another frequently used design option is plastered walls. For this purpose, large plaster is often used, which gives the impression of unfinished walls.
For the floor, parquet is considered the best material. However, in order to save money, you can instead lay a laminate under natural wood. In addition, stone-styled ceramic tiles can be used as flooring.
So, the main materials for decorating a room in the Dutch style are natural wood, brick, glass, ceramics and natural stone. The use of plastic is highly discouraged.
Colours
One of the main features of Dutch design is restraint. Therefore, the color scheme of the room in this style must meet this requirement. The main colors used for decoration are all shades of brown, beige, burgundy, yellow, blue,pink, olive, pearl, various shades of gray, soft orange and of course white.
Regardless of the material of the flooring, it must be kept in dark colors. Walls should be light in color and contrast with the floor.
There are different colors for every room in the house.
- Kitchen is usually decorated in brown. A set of furniture made of natural dark wood is perfect for her.
- In the bedroom it is preferable to use the lightest shades.
- The Dutch living room uses warm colors. For example, brickwork is in perfect harmony with a bright yellow hue.
- Beige color is better for the bathroom. Moreover, the larger the room, the richer its shade should be. You can use blue or pink to accent certain areas of the bathroom.
The right color can visually enlarge a small room.
Lighting
When decorating a room in the Dutch style, large windows are the main source of lighting. It should be remembered that this style excludes the use of curtains and curtains. In extreme cases, thin tulle or lace can be used.
Sources of artificial lighting in the room should be point. These can be floor lamps stylized as street lamps, lamps in soft lampshades or made in the form of marine-themed items. You can also use table lamps withdrawings in the Dutch style or painted like tiles.
Furniture
As you can see in the photo, the Dutch style in the interior of the apartment cannot be created without appropriate furniture.
All furniture should be simple, massive, even somewhat rough. Minor details, such as curved legs at a table or chairs, will help to add sophistication to the setting. Carving, painting and glass are used to decorate furnishings. Upholstered furniture is upholstered with natural fabrics, with floral patterns or plain.
The main piece of furniture designed to mark the design of the Dutch interior is a massive wooden cupboard for dishes with glass doors, behind which china sets in blue and white are usually displayed on the shelves.
Another must-have piece of furniture is a massive wooden chest of drawers, best of all vintage, but you can also artificially aged. It is usually located in the living room.
The kitchen is indispensable without a massive wooden table and sturdy wicker chairs.
The bedroom uses less massive furniture - beds with curved legs and a carved headboard, small bedside tables, an elegant dressing table.
Additional interior details
The following little things fit perfectly into a calm, discreet Dutch interior:
- various marine paraphernalia;
- geographic mapsand globes, preferably stylized as the Age of Discovery;
- marine-themed paintings;
- paintings and prints by old Dutch artists;
- live and artificial flowers;
- decorative plates;
- ceramic dishes - vases, jugs;
- metal candlesticks;
- miniature figurines in the form of Dutch houses, windmills or Dutch shoes;
- porcelain sets;
- objects of old Dutch life, for example, decorative spinning wheels.
Do not overload the room with an abundance of accessories. It should be remembered that the Dutch style implies simplicity and conciseness, pretentiousness and excesses are alien to it.
At first glance, the creation of such a style in the interior seems to be a high-cost affair, since it requires the use of expensive natural materials. However, it is possible to significantly minimize financial investments by replacing these materials with cheaper analogues. And the simplicity and democracy of the Dutch style allows you to equip a warm, comfortable corner of cozy Holland at home without much difficulty and additional difficulties.
