Classics is eternal – it is regardless time and space. This indisputable statement can be referred safely and to classic style in living room interior which not one century occupies worthy and place of honor among the design directions.
Classic style and its variety
Classic style - concept quite wide, including a number of the style directions formed in art throughout many centuries. Nevertheless, all of them – both classicism, and empire style, and baroque, and rococo, and modern classic style derive the inspiration from art of Ancient Greece and Rome – antique classics.
The interior in classic style looks always a little grandiosely, prudishly, strictly and, the main thing, expensively. Therefore the classical design as well as possible will go for interior of the spacious living room. And if for the person belonging to bohemia hi-tech, modernist style, retro or fusion, then the living room in classic style are closer will become the best choice for the person from the business sphere, the solid businessman.
Having decided to issue the main room in the apartment (namely that is also the living room) in classic style, at first it is necessary to define in what direction to move. Namely what it is worth taking as basis – strict, reserved classicism of the 18th century, magnificent, noble empire style, magnificent baroque or playful rococo. Anyway in the real, historical classicism not each person since it assumes the big areas is able to afford registration of the living room, demands acquisition rare, perhaps, period furniture, expensive finishing by stone and other materials. To create if desired in the living room noble, with hint on luxury, the atmosphere of classic style quite perhaps, being content also with more reasonable means. But for this purpose it is necessary to know well main defining lines of this style.
The classic style in interior of the living room assumes availability of the spacious room. In the small hall it is inexpedient to create grandiose and strict interior quite difficult and even.
The main lines of classic style in interior
The main lines of classics for interior of the living room are consistency of style. There is no place to accidental objects and tones of palette. In classicism the symmetry, accurate geometrical forms, strict structure and hierarchy of all elements of interior, including furniture, decor and accessories predominates. The classic style (but not hint on it) means availability in interior of the living room of such architectural elements as columns, pilasters, capitals, porticoes, sockets, stucco molding. It is not obligatory at all that these elements were functional (bearing) and in full range. Quite enough the decorative mention nobody. Besides, in the hall there have to be large windows giving a lot of light. If the room is in the normal house with standard windows, then big mirrors in expensive wooden or metal frames can create the necessary effect.
Moderate, strict luxury – one of the main signs of interior in classic style. The main thing here is to find "golden mean" that the true style has not passed into discharge of glamour or pathetic fake.
The general color of the living room in classic style has to be sustained in the brought together, noble tones. Pastel gamma is considered as standard: blue, turquoise, gray-green, sand, cream shades in combination with white which can quite be in prepotent color. White color in classical interior of the living room will create feeling of luxury and, at the same time, ease of space. Especially, if to combine it with gilding and natural stone. It is important to consider also arrangement of exit of windows. For North and West side the warm color in sand, peach tones in combination with dark stained oak furniture or mahogany will be the most successful. And for the East and the South it is better to pick up cool color – green, turquoise, blue, silvery with furniture of light shades (birch, nut, plum). Walls of the classical living room usually trim with decorative plaster or painting, wall-paper, fabric, panel boards. If preference is given to wall-paper, then they have to be from quality paper or fabric, reserved tones with graceful symmetric pattern (for example, in strip), perhaps, with gilding. It is the best of all to decorate joint of walls and ceiling border in classic style. It is worth paying attention and to ceiling. Stucco molding in the form of circle in which center the chandelier – typical sign of classical interior is located. Floor in interior of classic style has to correspond to the general respectability. Therefore you should not lay normal laminate or wooden boards. Best of all expensive type-setting parquet, marble covering or bulk floor, monophonic or with classical ornament will approach. Furniture – fundamental element of interior, in the classical living room has to be from natural breeds of tree, with expensive upholstery. Desks and chairs with twisted legs, racks and semi-antique dressers (or antiques), massive dress and bookcases with gilded handles. All pieces of furniture of classical interior have to be strictly in one style and image, to be from identical breed of tree. The zoned living room can make exception. Then furniture of each zone will differ in form and color. For example, lunch zone – white furniture, and recreation area – nut or mahogany. Much attention should be paid also to textiles. Dense, heavy portieres from such fabrics as jacquard, velvet, velor, satin in combination with lightweight and magnificent tulle are characteristic of classic style. Lambrequins, brushes, fringe – all this will be quite appropriate for creation of classics in interior. Any style direction in interior will not look complete without sources of lighting and accessories. Crystal multilevel chandelier or graceful metal chandelier with several plafonds in the form of candles – ideal option for the classical living room. It is the best of all to pick up also wall sconces in one style with the main lighting instrument. Besides, desk lamps on the metal, decorated under "antique" legs, marble and bronze figurines, gilded candelabrums, respectable oval carpet with short pile from natural wool will finish living room picture in classic style.