Traditional English style in interior design isa combination of "flavors" of different historical eras, which are now called classics. This style is ideal for creating a cozy, elegant and fashion-forward interior for a home inhabited by a family with an average income. It is absolutely not suitable for grandiose and pompous country villas and large residences, as it is rather modest and calm for them. The key features of the style are:
- Solid, single-color carpets in residential interiors and rich, spectacular-patterned ones in living rooms.
- Wood-burning stoves with wooden carved decor or chimneys made of limestone or marble, and mirrors above them in gilded frames.
- Maximum natural light in combination with chandeliers, wall sconces, matt lamps and floor lamps.
- Use in decor and decoration of various interior details of gilding, yellow copper and crystal.
- Wooden furniture of dark tones - from stained oak or mahogany with curved legs.
- Application in the design of windows of large draperies with coils and cords with brushes, lambrequins and insert pads for those who like to sit on the windowsill.
- A large number of colored fabrics with an intricate pattern and rich texture - velvet, chenille, damask, and leather.
- Use in the finish of the floor of a parquet of wood or patterns on the tile in the kitchens and lobbies.
Is this style right for you?
This style is definitely for you if youyou have a passion for antique shops and love old furniture, and also prefer the warmth of rich dark wood in the interior. If you are the owner of a building from a bygone era and miss the atmosphere and charm of the classics, then the English style is simply made for you and your home. However, if you currently live in a modern apartment, prefer air and light, cannot stand colorful fabrics, an excess of color, and consider plinths and friezes an unacceptable atavism of the past, then you should never choose this style for the design of your living space.
Color palette of style
The color scheme of the English style consists offrom warm, deep and rich shades that can fill the interior of the house with coziness and comfort. For a room with little daylight, the color of dark red wine, mustard or deep green is well suited. For light interiors with a claim to wealth and perfect order, pale tones are suitable - ivory, cream and gold. During the time of the kings of Georgia (1714-1837), walls were painted exclusively in one color - it could be either white or darker shades. Against such a smooth background, wooden carving in the decoration of borders, baseboards, doors was especially noticeable and clear. The choice of color often depended on the side of the world that the room's windows faced. Warm golden or pale pink shades were used in northern rooms, azure and rich green - in southern ones. In the era of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), warm terracotta shades were dominant. Most often, three colors of the wall were used in accordance with its division into three parts: the first level was considered from the floor to the side of the conditional base part, the second was the section of the wall from the side to the edge of the frieze, and the third was the section from the edge of the frieze to the ceiling.
"Little things" in the English style
Interior of a country house in English styleFirst of all, it consists of wall decoration. Heavy embossed wallpaper, bold colors and wood paneling will come in handy. However, you should always keep in mind that the walls should be in harmony with the rest of the interior, but not be the main dominant in it. Interiors in the English style are unthinkable without textured floors with a variety of patterns and geometric designs. Particularly appropriate in the interior of this style will be solid and solid carpets, for example, rich Persian with a dark border and a lighter pattern in the center. A dense floral pattern in the decor of carpets is also suitable, but in this case it is better to choose creamy shades. Black and white checkerboard tiles are an invariable attribute of the English style and will be especially relevant in kitchens, bathrooms and halls. Another excellent option for a floor in the spirit of the Victorian era can be floors made of colored terracotta or slate tiles. One of the most important components in the formation of the English style is the pattern. You can combine fabrics of various patterns and tones, for example, a striped fabric of a different shade will be an excellent companion to damask with a two-tone floral pattern. Damask, due to the three-dimensional effect, is generally an exceptionally expressive material created by the contrast of matte and shiny areas of the drapery. For curtains, it is better to choose velvet and chenille. For an interior stylized as a traditional English, the main textile option can be a two-tone fabric with wide stripes alternating with narrow stripes in a color contrasting to the main one. Fabrics with a large print in the Paisley style ("cucumbers") in rich brick, gold, blue and green tones will give the interior of the house a certain oriental hue, and with the help of colorful chintz in tones of sage, cream and gold, you can decorate a paler interior.
