The 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 colors 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 the decoration of rooms. 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.
The natural color scheme in the design of the home is combined with murals, which Dutch masters have always been famous for. This combination allows you to create an elegant, concise, cozy, a bit rustic style.
Where is Dutch design used?
In connection with the foregoing, the Dutch style looks most organically in the interior of a private house or summer house. However, it is 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 one-room small car.
And finally, with great success, the Dutch-style interior design is used in the design of cafes and restaurants, creating in them a unique atmosphere of simplicity and homeliness.
Design features of the interior
As you can see in the photo, the Dutch style in the interior requires the presence of the following design features of the room:
- Large windows, divided by rails into several glasses, with wooden frames. Decoration of windows with bright stained-glass windows, for example, film ones, is welcome.
- Mandatory element of the interior of the house in the Dutch style are the ceiling beams. This is a prerequisite even for a city apartment. Beams are painted either to match the color of the ceiling or to match 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 Dutch painting. They decorate the walls, in whole or in half. Instead of tiles, you can use wallpaper painted for them.
Decoration Materials
One of the main distinguishing features of the Dutch style in the interior of the apartment is the red brick finish. Its use is encouraged in the design of certain areas in the kitchen, in the living room or in the hallway and is not recommended - in the bedroom or in the children's room. In private homes, red brick is often used for outdoor decoration.
To decorate the walls, you can also use painted boards. Another commonly used design option is plastered walls. Large plaster is often used for this purpose, which gives the impression of unprocessed walls.
For the floor, parquet is considered the best material. However, in order to save, instead of it, you can lay the laminate under natural wood. In addition, as a floor covering, you can use ceramic tiles stylized as stone.
So, the main materials for decorating the premises in the Dutch style are natural wood, brick, glass, ceramics and natural stone. The use of plastic is highly discouraged.
Color schemes
One of the main features of Dutch design is restraint. Therefore, the color scheme of the room in this style should 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 flooring material, it should be kept in dark colors. The walls should be light and contrast with the floor.
Each room in the house has its own color schemes.
- The kitchen is usually decorated in brown tones. A set of furniture made of 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 tint.
- For a bathroom it is better to use beige color. Moreover, the larger the room, the more saturated should be its shade. To accentuate certain areas of the bathroom, you can use blue or pink.
The right color can visually enlarge a small room.
Lighting
When designing a room in the Dutch style, the main source of lighting is large windows. It should be remembered that this style eliminates the use of curtains and curtains. In extreme cases, the use of thin tulle or lace is allowed.
Sources of artificial lighting in the room must be point. It 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 with drawings in the Dutch style or painted under the tiles.
Furniture
As can be seen 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 in some ways rude. Minor details, such as curved legs at a table or chairs, will help to add sophistication to your surroundings. Carvings, paintings and glass are used to decorate furnishings. Upholstered furniture is upholstered with natural fabrics, with a floral ornament or plain.
The main piece of furniture, designed to designate the Dutch interior, is a massive wooden cupboard-slide for dishes with glass doors, behind which porcelain sets in white and blue tones are usually exhibited on the shelves.
Another mandatory piece of furniture is a massive wooden chest of drawers, best of all antique, but also artificially aged. It is usually located in the living room.
The kitchen can not do without a massive wooden table and strong wicker chairs.
The bedroom uses not so massive furniture - beds with curved legs and a carved headboard, small bedside tables, an elegant dressing table.
Additional interior details
The following small things fit perfectly into the calm, low-key Dutch interior:
- various marine attributes;
- geographical maps and globes, preferably stylized as the era of the great geographical discoveries;
- paintings with marine themes;
- paintings and engravings of ancient Dutch artists;
- fresh and artificial flowers;
- decorative plates;
- ceramic dishes - vases, jugs;
- metal candlesticks;
- miniature figurines in the form of Dutch houses, mills or Dutch shoes;
- porcelain sets;
- items 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 involves simplicity and conciseness, it is alien to pretentiousness and excesses.
At first glance, the creation of such a style in the interior seems a high-cost affair, since it requires the use of expensive natural materials. However, you can significantly minimize cash investment by replacing these materials with cheaper analogues. And the simplicity and democracy of the Dutch style allows you to easily equip a warm comfortable corner of cozy Holland at home without any difficulty and additional difficulties.