Think about what a space would look like without decoration. Imagine that the interior is missing. Doesn't this room look like an empty box?
The style of apartment design is a generalization of several features - characteristic features, for example, consonant features of decoration, furniture, decoration, corresponding to one of dozens of design trends.
The formation of the internal microclimate in the room is not just a tribute to fashion, a combination of the needs for the comfort of the owners and stylistic preferences.
In the past centuries, the formation of apartment design styles developed in stages. Although the emergence of new styles continues to this day, such options for the stylistic design of an apartment or house are popular, such as:
- Scandinavian;
- minimalism;
- high-tech.
Today we will get acquainted with the prevailing trends and analyze the characteristic features of apartment design styles.
Distinctive features of the Scandinavian style in the interior
Different, Scandinavian style in the interiorattracts design connoisseurs. Combining simplicity and practicality, lightness and modesty, houses made using such an interior solution look no less comfortable (as it seems at first glance) than those furnished in a modern or traditional style. Today, the task of designing modern design, in addition to the visual component, includes the factor of comfort, coziness, and functionality.
Features characteristic of the Scandinavian style in the interior
Motifs for decorating a Scandinavian-style apartment include:
- Focus on natural light. The brighter the room, the more rational the fulfillment of the fundamental task looks. Thus, voluminous windows and panoramic views harmoniously look both in large halls and in small-sized compact bedrooms.
- Activation of attention on finishing in light colors (white, pale blue). The characteristic features include the merging of the tone of the ceiling with the design of the walls, which in 90% of the cases are painted white. This approach allows you to fill the room with light as much as possible, regardless of the area, and give additional radiance.
- Use predominantly natural textures and materials. Wood looks spectacular, not only as a component of furniture, but also in decoration, ceramics and natural stone used for surface cladding. This is complemented by leather, fur, natural textiles. When deciding to use synthetic substitutes, choose those that mimic the texture of natural raw materials.
- Application of an open plan in the design of 95% of the apartments in the Scandinavian style. Often a kitchen is combined with a dining room, an office with a library, a bedroom with a bathroom, without resorting to the construction of load-bearing structures or partitions. Using this feature, designers manage to maintain a sense of space and not block the free access of sunlight to certain areas of the room.
- Using simple yet functional pieces of furniture to furnish a room.
- We alth and luxury are alien to the Scandinavian style, because of this, when decorating a room, techniques associated with this style are not used.
- In a bright, clean interior, it is customary to use 1-2 accent points. Use both a piece of furniture and a decor tool: a textile or decorative item, a green plant. Family photos look interesting, framed in bright frames and placed on the wall in the form of a collage.
Minimalist motifs in modern housing
This style is associated with restraint and rigor in design. You can achieve this effect in the interior with the help of functional pieces of furniture, geometric shapes in filling the room, a combination of two basic shades. Here it is important to perform a rational division of the room into separate zones. When arranging modern housing in a minimalist style, materials are used:
- technical purpose;
- made in black and gray colors, with geometric clear lines;
- compactmodels.
Features characteristic of a minimalist design style
The style of "minimalism" in the interior of the apartment is recognized by the following criteria:
- plenty of space;
- presence of massive window structures;
- presence of flat reflective surfaces;
- an interesting color solution, which is achieved thanks to the play of halftones, for example, white with graphic gray;
- use of materials that emphasize style: chrome steel, glass, plastic, ceramics, artificial and natural stone, textured wood;
- presence of simple furniture of strict geometric shapes;
- lack of decor and ornaments; when decorating in the style of "minimalism" in the interior of the apartment, it is acceptable to decorate the walls with paintings made in a style consonant with the interior;
- use for window decoration blinds (vertical or horizontal);
- shaping diffused lighting, using neon or halogen lights.
Hi-tech. What "high technology" looks like in the interior
The vision of interior design was formed at the end of the 20th century. A distinctive feature of high-tech style in an apartment: a minimum of decor - a maximum of functionality.
Externally, the high-tech interior looks poor, although the lack of decor is appropriately compensated by the play of light on the chrome surfaces present in the room.
Hi-tech is spoken of as a dry, but at the same time urban style. From the history of the origin of the style, it becomes known that initially it was used only in architecture, after which it also took root in the design of industrial buildings, gradually creeping up to the formation of the interior in residential buildings.
How to identify high-tech visually
In the design style, it is appropriate to use functional interior details in the form of air ducts, pipes or reinforcing components. The style is designed to show in all its glory the full diversity and richness of modern technologies and building materials.
It is interesting that high-tech is rarely used as an independent interior style, as it is devoid of life and in practice is too boring. But taking the high-tech style in the apartment as a basis, designers manage to combine interiors that are distinguished by comfort and originality.
What is unusual about high-tech interior design
Modern style studio apartment design includes:
- The presence of a clear and simple geometry in the decoration of the room, furnishing the room.
- Fitted furniture to match the walls.
- Presence of metal elements, stairs, stainless hoods, etc.
- Avant-garde lighting, use of furniture with chrome and glass elements.
- Availability of sliding partitions and doors.
- The abundance of light through the use of a variety of light sources.
- Presence of brick or stone walls.
Decoration of a modern apartment in the 19th century
Now you know how diverse are the styles of interior design of apartments. These are just a couple of design trends that are used in modern apartment design, but how many interesting features are inherent in them, and how many styles still exist …
Familiarizing yourself with the main features of modern apartment design styles, you will have an idea of how to decorate your home if necessary, so that guests and family will be delighted with the finished alteration.
