The Chinese style, unlike Japanese, does not gravitate to minimalism. On the contrary, the room is filled with rather large number of furniture and decorative elements. And all these parts of interior help to create the harmonious space disposing to comfort and relaxation.
Instruction
1. The Chinese style in interior can be recommended to judges of art and the culture of these people, fans of the Chinese fighting systems or admirers of the popular direction feng shui. This style will also be to the taste to fans of saturated and bright colors. It differs in rich colors: scarlet, blue, yellow, black and blue. Also it suits the esthetes having faultless taste who will be able not to be overzealous with jewelry and accessories.
2. Color of finishing of interior in the Chinese style - red, representing force and energy. It perfectly contrasts with black color. 2 other colors are important: yellow which symbolizes glory and the power, and blue - eminence. The last should be designated in interior by easy strokes. The combination white, black and red symbolizes harmony.
3. The parquet board or large stone tile can serve as flooring. Color of massive board has to be saturated and dark, with a little reddish shade. It is ideal if it is parquet from bamboo. It is also possible to use carpet like mat.
4. It is better to plaster or paint walls. But it is possible to paste over them with wall-paper also: as is well-known, paper wall covering has been invented in China. It will be beautiful to look wall painting: mountains with intricate trees, the blossoming plants, birds. As each ornament, pattern or the drawing makes symbolical sense, choosing wall-paper with the "Chinese" images, not superfluous will be to take an interest that they mean.
5. In compliance with the Chinese science feng shui, in the interior issued in the Chinese style there should not be sharp angles and massive furniture, triangular or square shapes. It is the best of all for the put furniture to remove corners the apartment by means of obliquely. Fill the dwelling with easy low sofas which have no upholstery, the bamboo chairs varnished by stools and round tables for traditional tea drinking.
6. It is better to get dining table wide and big since behind it by the Chinese tradition all big family gathers. Lockers have to be decorated by difficult technique of lacquering from several layers. For ornament the incrustation and intarsia by valuable breeds of wood, tortoise armor or nacre, thread on black varnish is used.
7. At registration of interior of the house the Chinese consider rules feng shui according to which each thing has to have the place. Identical parts of interior should be placed in composition or in pairs. For example, one table and two varnished stools located on different sides from it. In the Chinese style of interior the availability of natural lighting is desirable therefore at windows there should not be curtains. Instead of chandeliers establish lamps, having hidden them in paper small lamps with lamp shades or behind screens.
8. The easiest way to issue interior in the Chinese style is to fill the house with accessories with the hieroglyphs represented on them. For example, it can be the Chinese porcelain vases, the handmade carpet, the Chinese umbrella covered with refined painting, paper fan on wall. It is possible to add interior with lively colors in vases and also dwarfish trees in pots. And the last stroke – aroma of fragrant sticks or essential oils. The interior which disposes to relaxation and contemplation is ready.