At the end of the XVII century, Europe became interested in Chinese life. To know during this period I learned about china, which merchants began to bring to the continent. Amazing dishes were not only incredibly beautiful in appearance, but also hygienic, because it was enough to rinse with water, in contrast, for example, from silver, which was difficult to clean.
Soon, interest spread to everything that was connected with a distant and mysterious country. The aristocrats began to order pavods in the form of pagodas by the architect, silk chambers, vases and fans appeared in the chambers. Little was known about China in those days, so the style used was pretty superficial. The second wave of interest in the Chinese interior swept Europe at the beginning of the last century and continues to this day.
Now the culture of a distant country has become more open. From now on, when furnishing a house in the Chinese style, the owners are not limited to decor, but observe the rules of Feng Shui, honor Chinese traditions and customs.
Style features
To properly design a bedroom in the Chinese style, you should study the basic laws, principles, find out the basic characteristics of this ethnic direction and strictly follow them. The Chinese style is ideal for people who love nature, value harmony, understand the intricacies of oriental philosophy.
The first associations that a European dwelling causes in a European are expressiveness and simplicity. It is inherent in:
- low furniture;
- intarsia - wooden inlay that adorns the surfaces of chiffoniers and chests of drawers;
- sliding partition walls;
- restraint and thoughtfulness in choosing accessories.
Following these principles, a Chinese-style bedroom is easy to create in any country in the world.
Wall decoration
All ethnic styles, which undoubtedly include Chinese, do not tolerate cutting-edge technologies and materials. The walls of the Chinese-style bedroom are covered with either fabric or bamboo trellis. Ordinary paper wallpapers that were once invented in China are not forbidden; painting on plaster is allowed - mountain landscapes, flowering branches, outlandish birds.
Each drawing is a symbol that attracts different energy to the house, which is why their choice should be taken as seriously as possible. If your room is not very large, one of the walls can be decorated with wood paneling in dark colors. This will visually expand the room, give it a certain embossment.
Decoration Materials
The modern bedroom in the Chinese style (photo is in the article) differ from traditional decoration variety. It is worth noting here that preference is not given to synthetic, but only to natural materials. Quite often in special publications on design today you can see a photo of the room in the Chinese style. The bedroom is a special room. The walls here are most often decorated with vinyl, silk, bamboo or grass wallpaper. In addition, skins, latticed partitions, various panels and even mosaics are often used in the bedroom.
Skinali is a special element of decoration, which in the Chinese style "migrated" from the kitchens to the bedrooms. As a rule, it occupies a part of the wall, and the drawings are distinguished by natural-plant themes, for example, the image of blooming sakura is very popular. For a bedroom in the Chinese style, wallpapers with floral ornaments, hieroglyphic painting, various combinations of geometric shapes are suitable. On murals, preference is given to images of Chinese sages, brave warriors, geishas, mythical creatures, gods.
Ceiling
Many, including professional designers, believe that the most difficult in the interior of the bedroom in the Chinese style is the design of the ceiling. Usually these are multi-level constructions that create the illusion of a daytime sky above your head. To do this, use rectangular structures made of wood, decorated with carvings and equipped with lights.
In general, the choice of flow finish depends on the area of the room and its height. In a small room with low ceilings, you can stay on an even tension, suspension, or drywall construction. If the bedroom in the Chinese style is quite spacious and the ceiling height allows, multi-level structures or wooden beams are made. Moreover, in the latter case, they have a square in the center or around the perimeter. From the beams you can make a grill into which spotlights will be installed. Looks good internal LED or neon lights.
Floor
But for the design of the floor in the bedroom in the Chinese style (we posted a photo below), the designers offer few options. If the option with bamboo flooring is not available, you can use wood with a rich texture, laminate, wooden flooring. Linoleum imitating traditional Chinese mats is allowed.
The floor, as a rule, is left without continuous carpet or carpet, but you can put small mats near the bed, and in the center of the room there is a rug that depicts the sun.
Space organization
The maximum free, not overloaded with furniture items, not overloaded with details should be the design of the bedroom in the Chinese style. Photos of interesting solutions are often published by specialists in interior publications. To achieve this, you should understand the basic principles of organizing space:
- absolute symmetry;
- maximum free space;
- harmony and balance;
- restraint.
Symmetry must be observed in absolutely everything: the bed always occupies a central place. If you put a nightstand on one side, then exactly the same should take its place on the other side.
The decorative elements in the Chinese-style bedroom are never placed on the same wall: their arrangement balances each other. Do not forget that such a room can be decorated and decorated according to the laws of Feng Shui.
Color scheme
The Chinese bedroom does not welcome the riot of colors. Photos of classic options confirm this. However, in the room there are still elements that determine its belonging to ethnic style. The Chinese are sure that red color attracts luck. Almost no Chinese home is complete without accents of cinnabar shade: furniture upholstery, part of the wall, rug on the floor.
The most popular color triad is considered a combination of gold, black and red. The main tone of the interior of the Chinese bedroom can be brown, burgundy, green, which is often diluted with yellow shades. In the Chinese tradition, there are several well-established color combinations that are suitable for the basic design of the Chinese-style bedroom design.
We have already mentioned black with gold, which is a sign of a high social status of the owner, green with beige or calm yellow, white-blue, red-orange, brown-yellow. By the way, the sunny (yellow) color in China is considered to be a symbol of nobility. It was widely used in the design of palaces.
Bedroom furniture
Undoubtedly, it should be wooden. Preference is given to:
- Manchurian walnut
- sandalwood;
- oak;
- mahogany;
- rattan;
- bamboo.
Often in the interior you can see objects made of plywood. It is covered with scarlet paint and painted with hieroglyphs or national ornament. In appearance, Chinese furniture is much lower than European. It is her squatness that is a characteristic feature of cabinets, shelves, chairs and deck chairs.
Despite the smoothness of oriental philosophy, the Chinese-style furniture does not have smooth, wavy and rounded lines - simplicity without carving and inlays, direct geometry, it can be said, ascetic designs. But there is a mandatory rule that should not be neglected: the furniture in the bedroom should be made only from natural materials.
The Chinese classic bedroom only has a bed, setting it strictly in the center. On both sides they put small bedside tables, partition screens (often mobile). It can be both budget models made of bamboo, and real designer works made of mahogany and decorated with ivory elements. As a rule, the head of the bed is high. It can be installed on the podium and hidden under a canopy - the so-called imperial version.
Modern Chinese style is more democratic: it allows for more furniture. You must admit that it is difficult to do without a closet in the bedroom. Therefore, in the modern interpretation, coupe designs are allowed that are mounted in special niches. If the room needs additional shelves, then they must be open, of strict geometric shape.
Accessories
If you want to create a bedroom in the Chinese style with your own hands, photos and recommendations of designers will help you with this. The interior of the bedroom in this oriental style is simply impossible to imagine without:
- silk embroidered paintings with the image of cranes, sakura, the sun in frames from bamboo;
- wall fan;
- figures of brave warriors, dragons, deities; ikebana, bonsai plants;
- hieroglyphics present on curtains inscribed on the wall, bedding, screens, upholstery;
- decorative fountain;
- lamps with lampshades, which are made of corrugated paper;
- lanterns that hang from the ceiling, bells, traditional Chinese swords.
Quite often in the Chinese bedroom there is a hand-drawn installation with a maze. This symbol is very important for the Chinese, no less than the sun or hieroglyphs. It is even applied to the ceiling, in the form of mirror reflection on the floor, shelving shelves can be arranged in the form of a maze. A spectacular, final accent of the situation can be two bronze bells, incense sticks and paper lanterns.
Room decoration in Chinese style requires impeccable taste and certain knowledge. Every detail - be it a dragon figurine or a lotus flower - is full of meaning and secret meaning.
Lighting: concise and natural
It will not be superfluous to repeat once again that the interior of the bedroom in the Chinese style loves light and space, so you should approach the installation of lighting very carefully. This style does not accept bulky chandeliers, bright fluorescent lamps. In the photos that we bring to your attention, you can see that quite often in such interiors they use hidden lights along the perimeter of the ceiling, spotlights that are designed to simulate natural lighting, as well as lamps with lampshades in the form of paper lanterns that also perform a decorative function . Lamps are also practically not equipped with shades or caps. But it is not uncommon in the interior - a floor lamp with a lampshade made of the finest rice paper.
Light can be different: reddish, yellowish, naturally white, but in any case it should not strain eyesight. Lighting should be calm and peaceful.
Window decoration
In China, window curtains are not accepted. They are decorated with frosted sliding screens or carved grilles, in a characteristic square. Today, designers recommend using bamboo blinds or roller blinds to protect against bright sunlight.