
The sophistication and romance of the south of France are fully conveyed in a design style called Provence. It gained widespread popularity in the 19th century, uniquely combining simplicity with grace. Essentially, Provence is a mixture of classic and rustic styles.
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Bedroom - the most intimate room in the house, designed to relax after a hard day and a romantic pastime. Provence is great for decorating a bedroom. You will create a cozy corner of the French hinterland, add sun, flower fields to the interior, make the atmosphere dreamy and incredibly romantic.
The main characteristics of the style
The name comes from the region of the same name, located in the south of France and washed by the warm waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Translated the term means "province". Blooming nature, blue sea, lavender fields, vineyards, giving a range of scents under the gentle sun. All these natural beauty influenced the formation of style.
Let's move on to its main features and consider the characteristics of Provence:
Terracotta tiles are often used for floors, but this is not very suitable for our climate.
Thus, in the Provençal interior, you should avoid bright colors, artificial materials of decoration, add as much light as possible, work on beautiful accessories.
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As mentioned above, the most important element for the design of the walls is their plastering. The plaster itself must be applied unevenly, so that various roughness and bumps remain. This will allow you to get as close as possible to the original style.
The facing board is an interesting solution for one of the bedroom walls. It is painted over with white, sand, light blue or light green paint, as if transferring the room to the southern climate.
Doors and window frames should be made of woodpainted with white paint. Often they are selected to match the furniture in the room. Be sure to decorate with flower paintings or artificially aged.
- Ceiling. Use only white color to paint the ceiling, add textures with plaster. An interesting solution - facing beams, made of light or dark varieties of trees. In addition to bright decor, they perform the carrier function in a private house. In addition, the beams look very impressive on a white background.
- Walls. As a design, you can choose gypsum, molding and again, plaster. Stylize one of the walls under a stone or brick luggage, others paint with a pastel scale.
- Floors. Grungy stone or terracotta ceramic tiles are the most popular flooring materials. They are easy to clean and blend with exquisite monochromatic mats. Wooden boards - another version of the classic flooring, which can be painted in a light tone or leave natural. A popular choice is white oak. Remember that carpets should not attract attention. They should be smoothly combined with the selected floor and the rest of the room decor. They are placed in places where they often go barefoot - for example, by the bed.
Wallpaper
Rustic motifs of the French hinterland add using the original wallpaper. To make your chosen rolls to match the style, remember their main characteristics:
- they do not tolerate gold or silver inserts, any mother-of-pearl or glitter is in principle unacceptable for this style;
- wallpapers should contain the colors inherent to Provence: cream, olive, white, turquoise, beige, light pink, other shades;
- the absence of geometric shapes, any three-dimensional patterns;
- the presence of texture, ornament.
Use vinyl or non-woven wallpaper, you can also look at the finished options with a texture for painting.
Textured plain wallpaper will look great in a small bedroom with massive furniture, serving as a neutral canvas. Wallpaper with the image of flowers will add a good mood every morning when you wake up, a romantic mood every evening.
Another interesting motive is the exquisite pattern, which is reproduced in a chaotic manner on the canvas. However, remember that Provence does not involve images of geometric shapes in the decor.
Curtains
Window decoration is an important component of the olive design. Traditionally, the windows in this region overlooked a closed garden, so the need for thick curtains fell away. They were decorated with light tulle of light shades, which properly let the sun's rays into the room.
In the curtains should not be unnecessary details, several layers. The simpler and more elegant the better. Rustic design implies some old, “frayed”.
Forget about fringe, drapery, tassels and voluminous folds. Each of these weighting elements is not combined with the atmosphere of the southern hinterland.
Fabric for sewing should be slightly burnt. In this case, it will fully reflect all the simplicity and ease of the style beloved by millions. Remember that Provence is not at all synonymous with poverty. It is rooted in the provincial life of ordinary people, so it must be modest and at the same time homely, comfortable.
The fastener is often the grommets, ties or hinges. Hang curtains on either side of the window to maintain symmetry. By the way, the French are buying curtains not only for decorating the window. The doorway is another interesting place to place them.
So, remember the following characteristics when choosing curtains in the bedroom:
Monochrome element of the decor can be decorated with hand-made embroidery.
Material that meets the requirements will serve:
- cotton;
- linen;
- oranza;
- batiste;
- chintz
These natural fabrics optionally complement the gentle tulle. The combination of natural colors will make the room sunny. The most popular options for curtains are shades of the sea, lavender, sunflower.
Bed
The bed is the most important thing that needs attention. The material for manufacturing should be a tree, and only a tree. Its natural color should be preserved, covered with a layer of clear varnish. To harmonize with the finish, you can paint the tree in one white, gray or cream tone.
In addition to the wooden base, in the style of Provence, you can often find forged beds covered with bronze paint.The corners and lines should be slightly curved.
The finished image of the bed will add a chic canopy. It is also customary to decorate it with a large number of pillows, each may differ in color and ornament.
Other furniture
Considerable attention is given to the rest of the furniture in the room. Two main principles when choosing interior items:
- functionality;
- elegance.
Additional furniture in the bedroom can be:
- cupboard;
- chest of drawers;
- carved chairs;
- armchairs.
A prerequisite - the presence of bedside tables, made of the same material as the bed itself.
When choosing furniture be guided by the rigor of forms, its grace. Forget about modern models or mirror surfaces. Carved facades are what you were looking for.
If you are purchasing supported products, or you want to reconstruct your own, give it the spirit of antiquity. To do this, create cracks, scuffs, chips. You can choose furniture from completely different wood, which will be in harmony with the forms, fit into the overall style.
Just find the paint that fits your walls, paint all the furniture in a single shade. Additional comfort can be brought with the help of a wicker chair.
Keyholes traditionally decorated the wooden chests of the French in ancient times. You can pay tribute to the history in the form of non-functioning locks on the drawers or chest of drawers.
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As we have already found out, good lighting is the key to your success in a future project. In addition to the ceiling lamp and natural light from window, install wall lamps, floor lamps, wall lamps that will add a soft light to the bedroom in the evening.
Textiles are present on virtually all surfaces. Decorative pillowsbeautiful blanket on the bed napkins on the dressers, floor carpet. For textiles, choose dense and reliable materials:
- burlap;
- cotton;
- linen;
- satin.
What kind of ornaments to choose? French Provence - a floral pattern, polka dots, cell and stripes. Well in harmony with the interior homemade products, knitted or hand-embroidered.
The more decorative elements present in the room, the better. Complement it with things to taste.
It may be:
How to artificially age the furniture?
Finished products in Provence style will cost too much. So what to do if you want to decorate the bedroom, but the budget is affordable? We offer you a simple and cheap way. You only need to pick up supported furniture.Then by their efforts to bring it to perfection. You will need:
- light colored paint;
- sandpaper;
- candle;
- sponge;
- varnish
Spread an oilcloth or other protective material around the selected furniture. It may be:
We proceed to the process:
- Remove old paint or lacquer with sandpaper.
- Rub the entire surface of paraffin candles.
- With the chosen paint color (pastel colors) paint a wooden product. The brush can be replaced with an aerosol can that will evenly distribute the paint. Keep a cylinder at a distance of 30-50 centimeters from the surface.
- Process the product kitchen sponge, intensively performing movements vertically. Try not to overdo it, the strips should remain aesthetic.
- Artists and craftswomen can complement the aged surface with multi-colored patterns, flowers, intricate motifs.
- Cover the object with varnish, preferably with two layers.
How to turn an old chair into a stylish piece of furniture?
Everyone has it in the country there is a pair of old chairs that stand idle without being used. Why not make them part of the Provence style bedroom design?
For this, prepare:
- chair;
- upholstery fabric that will be in harmony with the rest of the elements; You can choose the same material from which you sewed curtains;
- acrylic beauty of your chosen color; it should be light - white, graycreamy;
- gold paint;
- brushes of different sizes;
- matt lacquer - it is advisable to find a lacquer made on a water basis in order not to tolerate a pungent smell or to ventilate the room for several days;
- paralon (as needed);
- knife;
- sandpaper.
Choose a comfortable workplace, it's good if it is a yard or garage. We advise you to take a chair without a lacquer coating, since it is almost impossible to remove.
We start finishing works:
- Remove the old paint from the chair with a spatula, knife or any convenient tool for this business. If you only have a lacquered chair, you can not try - to remove the old paint will not work.
- Carefully remove the old upholstered seat. Usually on older models this happens without difficulty. Evaluate whether you need to change the filler or you can leave the old one. If it is not good enough, get some paralon.
- Try to put paint on the chair, the cover of which has not been removed. Do it in a small area. If acrylic lays well, keep painting. If problems still occur, try to wait an hour, then apply a second layer. When the result is not pleased again, you can not try further - the paint will not fall. We'll have to buy sandpaper coarse abrasive, long rip off the old layer of varnish.
- After you have applied two full layers of acrylic, wait for it to dry. Cover the chair with matt varnish.
- Now go to the seat. Carefully, slowly remove the upholstery, paint over all the wooden parts with a thin brush.
- Replace the upholstery (pre-cut to the size of the chair), nailing it with a construction stapler. Secure the updated seat to the chair.
- It's time to age the furniture. Take a flat brush, dip it in gold paint. Cover each side of the chair with gold.
- When it dries, take a little abrasive sandpaper. Handle all the stained fragments. On top of the chair again varnish. By the way, varnish can only be used in the final stage. The chair will have a more ancient look.
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