Once we have decided how and where to arrange the furniture, with this last chapter we have finally reached the moment when you will need to decorate and give color to your home starting from the choice of the furnishing style that comes closest to your personal taste. There are different styles of furniture, some of which are similar to each other, but we will focus on the main ones that act as cornerstones of interior furnishings.
The Classic Style
The classic style is the style inspired by the past is synonymous with elegance, luxury, value. The classic style is given by the beauty of the furniture and the finishes used such as fine solid wood, boiserie, decorations with complex details, art paintings, important and precious textiles, seats upholstered with velvet fabrics. Wood always prevails but materials such as marble and precious stones are also used for the coverings. The decorations are never essential but often sought after and the furniture has important dimensions. The classic style houses transmit warmth, thanks also to the warm and neutral colors of the walls and decorations such as the chandeliers, always very important. In the classic style, the chosen floor is usually parquet or marble with fine decorations.
The Modern Style
The Modern style is a style with clean and sharp lines, it presents simple colors, possibly pastel, well matched to each other and the use of materials such as metal, glass and steel. It is characterized by not bulky but simple, functional and without decorations furniture. It presents essential furnishing accessories and well-defined lines, the doors are usually smooth or at most with some decorative geometric texture, doors flush with the wall are preferred. Recessed spotlights and play of light with LEDs hidden in grooves and veils created with plasterboard are often used as lighting. The curtains are a single sheet with semi-transparent fabric with light colors. Large, fairly neutral tiles are used for the floor, while if you had to choose parquet or parquet effect tiles, the one with not very evident ribs and light and delicate tones is preferable.
The Shabby Chic style
The Shabby Chic style is a vintage-inspired style with a romantic and relaxing look. The furniture has an aged appearance and emulates the ancient with bows on the fabrics, flowers in the centerpieces and porcelain cups. The colors used to recreate this type of style are white, cream and pastel shades in general, especially in shades of pink and light blue. To recreate this style, luxury materials such as marble or precious stones are usually not used, parquet or porcelain stoneware with parquet effect is often used for the floor, with fairly visible knots and wood grain.
The Industrial style
As the name suggests, the Industrial style is inspired by a warehouse or an urban loft. It is a very cold style that through the presence of elements such as exposed bricks, concrete, pipes, wood, colored metal and steel gives a feeling of unfinished. Industrial houses tend to have very large or open spaces with large windows with square frames usually colored in black, the presence of metal, cement, industrial resins and wood left untreated is very important. The colors used for this style tend to be on shades of gray or natural colors, with a few touches of red given you know furnishings. As light courts, black-colored industrial style chandeliers are usually used with vintage bulbs and installed with exposed electric wires, while as more characteristic furnishing accessories I remember watches and signs from old factories or train stations.
The Rustic style
What characterizes the Rustic style are the elements such as wood and stone left raw. The ceiling is often left with exposed wooden beams, while the floor can be covered with parquet with very rough strips or with terracotta or terracotta-like tiles. The colors used for the walls are beige, cream and soft yellow while for the furniture dark shades are preferred. The rustic style recalls a warm and welcoming environment often accompanied by a large fireplace covered in red bricks or rough stones.
The Pop Style
Choosing to furnish your home with Pop style means living in an environment that presents strong colors, posters, blow-ups. There will be many bright furnishings, furniture in bright colors and often also in metal, sofas with a particular and modern design. The floor is often neutral to give importance to the walls and furnishings of which the house will be composed, but in some cases you can also choose to add a few touches of color, especially if you choose to use a resin floor.
The Scandinavian or Nordic Style
The Scandinavian style features rigorously neat lines and the presence of natural wood. The houses furnished in Nordic style give a feeling of warmth and purity thanks to the prevalence of white, the furniture is studied in detail to give a sense of natural harmony. Curtains and all textiles in general are simple and raw fabrics. For the floor we prefer parquet with warm tones and light veins, the furniture is in natural wood and with essential lines.