Like Paris, Venice is saturated with the spirit of love, inspiration and romance. Loving couples tend to get here to feel the atmosphere of this town. But you can create Venice at home, right in the apartment! The Venetian style, so often used in interior decoration, will help in this. The use of such a design will be appropriate in the living room, bedroom, dining room, kitchen and even in the bathroom.
What does the style look like in modern execution?
The design with notes of the Venetian era is spoken of as an alloy of several styles. Here, not only colors, textures, materials are combined, but also the stages of the development of design at different times of the formation of Venice.
When decorating a room, it is important not to forget that this style should embody the presence of classic lines, architectural elements, elegant forms, noble materials and luxurious colors. Thanks to the wide color palette in the design and the splendor of the decorations, the Venetian style is easy to distinguish from any other.
Design features
This design is emphasized by grace and sophistication - the hallmarks of style. In addition, the design of the premises in the spirit of Venice is accompanied by features that recognize it:
- In the color multifaceted design palette, extravagant juicy combinations are present. Beige, purple, emerald, navy blue is the hallmark of the style.
- Gold and silver in the design emphasize the luxury and high cost of the interior. It is acceptable both in decoration and in the furniture of the room. Make sure everything is in moderation. Excessive use of even expensive materials in decoration can make the interior heavier, making it too pompous.
- The use of expensive furniture in the Venetian style, which is emphasized. This gives the interior solidity.
- The flooring always looks elegant and large-scale, often it is a marble tile covering. You can use other materials stylized as natural stone.
- The walls are decorated with special plaster - Venetian, without which the design style cannot be called his similar name. For small rooms, you can use silk-screened wallpaper. Wall paintings in the style of a la baroque look spectacular.
- Among the mandatory attributes of the Venetian style distinguish bulk and texturing. It can be a handmade carpet spread on the floor with clearly textured ornaments, magnificent decoration for windows in the form of curtains, tulle and curtains, relief surfaces finished with Venetian plaster .
- Interior decoration in this style cannot be imagined without a mirror in a baguette made of wood or plaster.
- You can not do without decorative elements, including carving, twisted columns, gold leaf, handmade carpets, painted carnival masks.
Living room decoration
High cost and luxury are associated with Venice. In this style, the guest room looks so impressive that it can tell so much about its owner. To realize such an idea in the design can only be subject to the decoration of a spacious room. In a small room, it’s impossible to realize the idea as much as possible.
Before proceeding to design, follow the combination of colors. Use noble shades to give the interior a solid feel.
Wall decoration in the guest room
Screenprinting is best for walls. One of them can be decorated with photo wallpaper, creating a panoramic view of the Italian courtyard or a shy landscape. On plain walls, you can hang paintings that emphasize style. Works by da Vinci, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Titian and other Italian artists are suitable. Often, vases, massive watches and statuettes for style are used as decorative elements.
Particular attention is paid to window decoration. Curtains are considered to be an indispensable attribute of the decor of the Venetian living room. Pompous curtains to the floor, sewn from expensive and heavy material, giving fullness to a large hall or living room, are appropriate here.
More than 50% of the furniture of the room in the Venetian style should be made of natural wood. Exclusive furniture, handmade by order, best emphasizes the interior. Choose furniture with carvings and expensive upholstery, for example, velvet armchairs, sofas, headboards.
Bedroom for the "Venetian"
It is important not to overload such a room with furniture. Everything should be harmonious.
Mandatory attributes of a Venetian-style bedroom include:
- Wooden king-size bed with spectacularly decorated headboard.
- Glass accessories and accessories in the form of artistic forging: a mirror in a baguette, candlesticks, vases.
- The abundance of textiles on the bed is welcome, because no matter how rich the sleeping place would look, it will not have an expressive look without 2-3 spectacular bedspreads and 4-6 pillows.
- Massive curtains to the floor, which perform two functions at once: decorative and practical.
- A chandelier with crystal pendants and gilded decor. The presence of light and its use in interior design is of no small importance. It is appropriate to use spot light and sufficiently powerful central lighting.
The Venetian style in the interior looks good in rooms with high ceilings. They are covered with plaster, tinted or painted. Previously, in rich estates, the ceiling was completely covered with drawings and various patterns, using the rich color scheme inherent in this style. Sometimes they created multi-tiered constructions giving the interior versatility.
Bathroom and kitchen in the spirit of Venice
In the design of the dining room and bathroom area, it is important to take into account the need for the presence of columns and arches. Graceful niches are specially designed for the interior style, in which cutlery, dishes, expensive accessories are stored on the shelves.
The walls in the kitchen and in the bathroom are decorated in pastel colors, choosing for this light-colored plaster or special moisture-proof wallpaper. Mandatory attribute - mirrors and good light.
Venetian stucco finish
Such finishing material is used to recreate the unique look of the room. Plaster is packaged in containers. Initially transparent, it lends itself to tinting. It lays well on the wall, matts the surface. Using the material, you can give the wall any texture. This is a great replacement for wallpaper.
It is possible to achieve the desired depth and transparency thanks to modern production technology and the features of coating the wall. The masters use a spatula of a triangular shape for applying plaster, which is coated on top with a special composition based on beeswax, which protects the finished surface from possible mechanical damage.
Benefits of Venetian Plaster
Among the main advantages:
- The waterproof property that the wall covering receives after finishing.
- Durability of plaster coated panels. Service life is limited to 10 years.
- Hypoallergenicity.
- Fire safety.
- Universality in application. Such material is suitable for working with wall coverings in any room.
Sometimes walls covered with plaster are painted manually with exquisite patterns. The ornate decor perfectly complements the interior of the living room, made in a pompous Venetian style. These drawings are fascinating, attracting glances.
Remembering the basic rules used to recreate the Venetian image, you can transform any room. In order to make repairs in the room using elements of the Venetian decor, get ready for the fact that pomposity awaits you not only in design, but also in material costs for the implementation of the project.
The true Venetian style can not do without a wealth of colors in the design, expensive natural materials and furniture, an abundance of accessories. Art lovers know this because they have an idea of the value of real art.