Provence-style bedroom: comfort by inheritance

The bedroom is one of the most intimate home spaces. It is not intended for visits and group gatherings. This is a place for romantic pastime and relaxing holidays, filling with the necessary energy to meet the next morning in a good mood. And each design tool is subordinate to the fulfillment of these tasks: color, decoration, furnishings and a variety of precisely selected accessories.

Provence is a specific art standard, whose roots go back to the medieval countryside of southern France. Sometimes the concept is interpreted as a mixture of classical and rustic styles. The Provencal style is characterized by a soft chromatic palette, where neutral, as if burnt in the hot sun, colors - white, cream, golden, beige, green, blue, red and lavender, olive oil and ivory dominate. The presence of a gray tone is not only desirable, but also necessary.

The dominant gray in the luxurious bedroom of a Provence-style country house

When designing, give preference to your favorite shades: but do not overdo it, combine them so that you do not get a tasteless composition, which instead give the space a Mediterranean freshness, classicity and elegance. the relaxing effect will be irritating. To create a calm and balanced atmosphere inherent in a cheerful style, it is ideal if most of the rooms in the house are designed in the same color scheme.

Finish

It is not superfluous to think about whether the style of the bedroom will coincide with the general theme of home decoration, or will it be a kind of artistic “island” created exclusively for your convenience and emotional comfort.

1. Ceiling. Wooden or plastered, always white. Large wooden beams of dark or light wood, in addition to the bearing, perform an expressive decorative function.
2. Walls. For their decoration, gypsum, plaster, molding, stylization of brick or masonry are used to make the image created more accurate. The walls are painted in a cold shade of white or pastel colors, characteristic for giving sophistication and an old look to French rural houses or castles.
3. The floors. The style is characterized by ceramic terracotta tiles that are easy to clean and perfectly cool on a hot summer day. Rough or polished stone floors are ideal.

Furniture

First you need to measure the dimensions of the room. The quantity and selection of suitable sizes of pieces of furniture, which is supposed to furnish the bedroom, will depend on this. A large room is not always at our disposal, although Provence is spacious for the style - a way to perfectly realize all the expressive possibilities of the style. If, after all, you are an ardent admirer or a fan of Provence, limited square meters are not a reason to give up your dream. The interior is created by details, and maybe only a few expressive means will be enough to even subtle the charm of a provincial style settle in a compact bedroom.

Details that made it possible to design a Provence-style bedroom in a small room - a white ceiling, pastel color of plastered walls and floor coverings, a forged metal bed of a simple "rustic" shape, thin curtains of pale purple on a straight metal bracket, the color of the pillow drapery echoes the shade curtains and golden themes of paintings, an old chest of drawers with a round table mirror on a carved leg, also from the atmosphere of a past era

The furniture should be made of natural wood while preserving the natural color or painted white. Massive and rude rustic objects of rustic style are not suitable for a thin elegant Provence style, but we should not forget that a somewhat artisanal and aged look distinguishes the charming French art style from others

A classic Provence-style combination of blue and white is used in the painting of walls, metal and wooden surfaces of furniture, bedding, accessories

The bed is the compositional center of the bedroom. It is made of wood with preservation of its natural color under a layer of protective transparent varnish. Canopy - an element that can be successfully applied to create a complete artistic image of the bedroom.

A light canopy at the head of the bed, thin carved fringes of furniture and bed linen and accessories, the dominant white color create an atmosphere of tenderness, sophisticated grace and purity

An iron or bronze wrought-iron bed with simple smoothly curved lines is also suitable for Provence style.

Next to the large and sturdy bed, bedside tables on thin straight or bent legs, light rattan seats with thin slightly curved volumetric weaving look original.

Old chests “from the great-grandmother who kept her outfits here”, chests of dark cherry wood, in drawers of which are stored natural linen laid out by the stalks of dried lavender, are perfect for the decor.

An armchair or a rocking chair with a thrown blanket will create a mood of warm home comfort. A wooden rustic bench or a wrought iron metal seat are actively involved in creating an old rustic atmosphere.

A low-lying wooden armchair with creamy upholstered legs, a wrought-iron narrow sofa reminiscent of old furniture patterns that contribute to creating the spirit of a bygone era of French history

When filling up the space, you should think about the fact that perhaps a working corner, such as a vintage mini-cabinet, will fit in well here.

Upholstery of sofas, chairs and armchairs is selected from printed, rough to the touch, fabric or cashmere. Drapery pattern - a combination of large and small flower arrangements, large cage, stripes.

Typical designs of drapery fabrics in the style of Provence - floral patterns and a cage

Window

The main thing in creating a Provence style is filling the room with streams of light, which visually expands the space. Natural light, especially in the mornings, freely penetrates through a peculiar filter for weaving window frames and thin coffee curtains with narrow lace.

The radiation intensity can be adjusted using curtains, wooden blinds, shutters. Wooden shutters that can be covered from the inside on a hot day will give the room the cosiness of past eras.

The wooden shutters, which are closed from the inside, serve to reduce the flow of light on a hot summer day.

Accessories and decor

With the help of accessories, the impression of softness and fluffiness of the bedroom is created, which seems to be waiting to take you on vacation with open arms. To achieve this effect, a collection of pillows, rugs, bedspreads, beautiful linens, the color of which matches the basic colors of the provincial style - a green apple or purple lavender, is perfect.

Decorative elements should be varied, and the more of them, the better. They add individual features to the room, and emphasize the idea of ​​passing family heirlooms from generation to generation, making the room more warm and cozy.

Curtains, bed linen are replete with a variety of floral patterns, giving the impression that the garden outside the window has partially moved to your bedroom. Needlework will fit well into the interior - embroidered or crocheted capes, napkins, tablecloths. Colored homespun mats at the foot of the bed or seats complete the flooring. Curtains are long, made of traditional printed fabrics with floral or geometric patterns. Instead of pretentious holders for curtains, simple ones should be preferred - wrought iron or wooden.

Provence-style drapery - long curtains in gray-yellow wide transverse stripes, knitted bedspreads, natural fabrics of bed linen in bright colors

A special place in the decor is given to mirrors framed by intricate aged frames.

The frames of a large mirror mounted to the wall, paintings with a floral pattern, are made in a deliberately rough manner, which is softened by a warm deep brown color and the luster of the varnished surface

Light fixtures of various placement are necessary for lighting every corner of the room, and ideally they should also be designed in bright colors.

The complex illumination system includes windows and doors with a large area of ​​glazing, a ceiling chandelier stylized as a candelabrum, floor lamps with fabric lampshades, caps

A frequent decorative element are iron horseshoes. Forged or porcelain animal figures are relevant elements of the decor, as well as ceramic vases with bouquets of fresh or dried flowers.

Pictures with landscapes and still lifes, old and modern family photos in frames will complete the created composition and give the atmosphere a slight coquetry inherent to the Provence style.

In this style, it is appropriate to design suburban and country houses for permanent or temporary residence, Provence is less suitable for urban apartments, although here you can apply some characteristic style techniques and elements.

Details that create the Provence style in a small room - a color palette composed of white, grayish-yellow, golden and dark brown; a wide soft bed with a collection of pillows, a chair in a fabric cover with ruffles, a bouquet of fresh flowers not a small bedside table, an old alarm clock

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