The choice of style can turn from a pleasant lesson into a problem if the question is “either - or”, especially when the plans are for building a house. Everything is a little simpler with the finished building, its appearance will already tell you the likely ways, and in which case designers will give advice. Among the “recommended” styles, Provence is usually mentioned - cozy, atmospheric, original. The canons of style limit owners a little in decisions, but guarantee an effective result. A Provence style house will become a personal work of art.
On the internal and external design, the owners save up to half the amount that would be spent on something classic, technological or grandiose. They do not spare money on making money, but they also do not need much. The time and energy of the owners will go first of all to different subtleties of design. Owners will need creative ideas for decoration.
The name of the style contains a connection with the French region of Provence, rich in houses in the mountains and the lower reaches. This part of France at one time began to be called Our province or simply the Province - the Romans during the conquest of Gaul. Provincial style is called not only because of the historical connection between the names, but also the identity of the whole placer of rural houses spread across the region. At any time, they deserved to get some kind of general characteristic.
Provence meets the American country style. Both trends in design are called provincial, which is why they are also included in a single stylistic direction. In part, they can be called rural or rural, but the latter still seem to be independent phenomena. In the original style, Provence mainly concerned private houses in remoteness from the capital and regional centers, so the value of the "village" for him is also natural.
The main features and features of Provence
Facilities in the Provence style look original and proud. There are stone and wooden, straight and sophisticated, simple and half-timbered, with a gable and multi-gable roof. In the historical homeland of the style they liked to experiment with design, to stand out somehow, then the flow spread throughout Europe, and now people have such a variety.
The essence of style can be felt in the interior. There are dominated by bleached pastel colors, soft colors, there is a lot of sunlight.In harmony add textiles and crafts. Artificially aged objects and genuine antiques of past times are applied to new furniture - neat, openwork and at the same time simple. A full-fledged provincial style does not do without painting, repeating drawings, simple colors like pea. Elements of luxury in Provence came from classicism and baroque.
The style will be incomplete without fresh colors: restrained combinations are needed on the territory, and diversity is appreciated in the rooms.
Style color scheme
Natural shades form its basis. In the style there is no place for sharp colors, especially for such transitions. The hallmark of the provincial style is considered light, pastel and whitened shades, because in the vast majority of design trends there is a desire for perfect colors. Provence, in fact, "plays" in this contrast. Whiteness is enhanced by scuffing, sometimes expressive plaque. Metal products with dark corrosion and green patina are also used. Dark colors are left unused or applied through brown and gray palettes. More often than others in the style there are white, cream, light and dark beige, coffee, yellow, blue. The second group includes pale tones of light green, pink, and purple. The color of individual rooms is made up of 2-3 main shades and minor inclusions, while preventing color oversaturation.
Typical finishes
Make the most of wood, stone, terracotta tiles, ignore synthetic raw materials like laminate and plastic. The walls are finished with traditional materials:
wallpaper;
whitewash;
paint;
stucco;
clapboard.
It will not become a problem if the lining is made of imitation wood, and the wallpaper is non-woven, but only certain sections can be designed this way. A saturation of the house with synthetics will cause anyone to notice unnatural materials, even one who has never tried to distinguish them by eye. Wallpaper with natural motifs and white paint will always be a win-win.Inside the rooms, the artistic roughness of the bark beetle plaster, a few elements of brickwork organically look organically.
Non-ready boards are painted white on their own, placed in any configuration. Creative ideas are realized by mosaics made of tiles and stained glass, surface drawings.
Walls
Finishing vertical surfaces cannot do without wood - in interior doors, as well as in window frames, if you follow the classic design.
Paint, wallpaper and plaster are equally used as the main cladding. After painting on the walls create the effects of a burnt coating. They sometimes draw on wallpaper. Thoughtful and chaotic textures are created on the plaster.
In the bedroom and the nursery, the same materials are used, but less often plaster and more often lining. Despite the wide variety of waterproof materials, toilets and bathrooms lay the usual tiles. Patterned and painted products give preference, and ideally lay out a small mosaic.
The corridor and the living room are made in white or cream color, sometimes in shades of coffee. Decorate the room as expensive as possible. Materials are bought expensive and of high quality, without artificial deterioration of their condition, and even more so they are not trying to save. Not a problem if a small amount of gilding “breaks” into the interior.
Floor
Floor finishes:
Wood: kitchen, living room, bedroom, nursery, hallway.
Tiles: kitchen, bathrooms, hallway, bedroom.
Owners will not have much choice, because artificial materials will spoil the appearance of the house. Of course, the rules are sometimes ignored and applied by laminate and linoleum, but ideally, the choice should be between different levels of quality of natural raw materials. Painted boards are used to make the floor as white as anything else. The material in brown and gray will make an excellent contrast in the bedroom or nursery. An even, neat coating is placed inside the house.The wood with roughness and slight defects finish the verandas and terraces. Floors are covered with carpets in about half the cases.
Difficulty can cause a choice between wood and tile, as well as their combination. It makes no sense to lay out the entrance hall if there is a wooden floor somewhere in the house. Solid wood flooring in all corridors harmoniously transforms into tiled in the kitchen, bathrooms, bedroom.
Ceiling
In terms of material color, you won’t have to choose for a long time. To paint the ceiling off-white does not make sense, as a last resort do it more original and choose a shade of cream. Of the materials used plaster, paint, whitewash.
In the narrow sense, a tree is used. There are sometimes beams on the ceiling, and if they are not, then several bands of false trims will not interfere. The sharp contrast of the beams with the ceiling does not look the best, so they are selected in tone or slightly darker.
The ceiling is textured. Together with the provincial style, satin is the best looking, combining a restrained matte structure and glossy diffusing light.
Only a few make level ceilings. In the provincial interior, they look strange. Historical elements like stucco moldings, caissons and large moldings are always left, beaten with openwork forms of furniture and fabrics.
Furniture selection
The external simplicity of the style does not mean that you need to buy old, sloppy or angular furniture. Connoisseurs of Provence recommend products in pastel colors, from noble wood, with attractive lines, ideally with carvings. Artificially aged furniture with evenly distributed flaws is suitable. Elegant and shabby products do not get into the same room. At least make an organic transition within a large space. Do not go past painted models that will add picturesqueness and homeliness.
Chairs for a provincial setting are selected by color criterion.Light products are suitable among wicker, wooden, forged with paint.
Furniture size is selected according to the setting, but traditions speak of compact models as more preferable. Designers allow the combination of Provence furniture with modern wall decoration.
Decoration and Textile
The interior is filled with handmade objects. Scarves and napkins adorn shelves and tables. Toy animals and fruits of plants dilute the strict environment. Lace adorn textiles. Magnets cling to refrigerators. Chairs and sofas are covered with covers, wraps. At least 1-2 pots of live plants are placed in each room. Composition of dry twigs and baguettes will not interfere. All this does not mean that the situation needs to be turned into a glut of interesting details, there are other styles for this. Provence is primarily a living, low-tech environment.
Textiles of different colors from different fabrics are welcome. Natural products like linen or cotton are suitable. Textiles are used on sofas, lamps, beds, tables, shelves, and also as curtains.
Lighting Features
There are 2 requirements for lighting:
Give as much natural light as possible.
Artificial lighting should be bright or dim depending on the situation.
The provincial-style house is filled with natural light, as well as white and yellow light from the appliances. The uniform distribution of light throughout the room provides the right combination of lights. They don’t use anything special, they use simple wall and floor appliances, chandeliers, and rotary devices. For atmospheric add light bulbs imitating candles. The light density at the right level is held by the reflective surfaces of the decor, mirrors, silver objects. They try to increase narrow corridors and kitchens with lighting - if there is not enough free space left in the layout of the house.Almost all rooms use standard wrought-iron chandeliers, in small rooms they are limited to simple ones, and in large rooms they become multi-level. External lighting equip with wall lamps, torch simulations. A simple lamp illumination is hung over the terrace.
Exterior home decoration
Provincial European houses can be found in hundreds of pictures. On the most typical of them, a person will see a white wall, green or brown shutters, a flowerpot on the windowsill and a parked bicycle. In fact, the arrangement of a private house includes many components, and the result should look neat and stylish.
Exterior finish with a choice of roofing. Ordinary orange tiles are sometimes replaced with gray and light pink. The higher the slope of the roof, the less desirable are non-core options. Ideally, the roof should be low.
The full facade of the provincial house is covered by a third of a climbing plant for one third; it has shutters, window sills with flower beds and multi-section windows, ideally made of wood. The decoration uses stone and wood, and modern and artificial materials are not used at all. All elements of high technology are safely hidden.
Storeys in Provence style
Stylized provincial houses are built without the necessary criteria for similarity. Freedom of thought is limited only by materials. Storeys, shape and color are chosen by everyone for himself.
In a simple budget option, the house has one floor, a large entrance hall, living room and basement. In two-story buildings there is always a spacious kitchen, more than 15 square meters, 1 or 2 bedrooms on the second floor. In buildings on 2 floors with a rectangular orientation make 2 spacious halls below and above. Large rooms add luxury. In huge mansions on 2-3 floors make the distribution of rooms on several sides, many corridors.
The floor also includes an attic. For a provincial style house, a spacious attic is only a plus.They equip one or two spacious rooms, bright and with original design.
Facade decoration
Unnatural should be immediately excluded from the list of materials. During the construction of designer houses, they are content only with a natural set of raw materials:
a natural stone;
clay tiles;
tree;
metal;
decorative plaster.
Mostly used building stone of irregular shape, wild stone with jagged edges. As an alternative, use artificial, and only for economy.
The walls and the roof are not completely finished like the inside. If everything should be neat and soft inside, then rough execution will be quite normal outside. The lining is laid neatly, but the materials themselves may have distinct defects on the surface.
Sometimes designers deliberately add chaos to even ranks. There is nothing strange in this, because outside the house of Provence they look like Italian houses of the Mediterranean style.
The overall palette is left light with the assumption of dark elements. The facade is decorated with wooden beams and wrought metal.
Window selection and installation
French windows from the floor and double-leaf plastic windows with a thin profile are best combined with style. Together with them, shutters are mounted - a traditional decor and at the same time protection from the sun. The ideal step between the lamellas is determined by the climate of the region. For hot terrain, choose shallow.
The window size is selected as large as possible, because in addition to saturated lighting, the French provincial style needs a decorative window opening. Lighting will suffer due to the large number of segments that improve aesthetics.
On the terraces of the first floor, panoramic windows and doors are made with a folding mechanism like an accordion. If the front door is also present, then this does not violate the concept of style.
In the Provence style, windows with a rounded top look more organic, so if possible, adjust the opening.In this regard, it is much better to build from scratch, because then you can take into account the nuances and realize your version of the layout, including size, shape, location and the interval between windows.
Home and plot lighting
The house is illuminated with simple spotlights and lamps on the walls. Decorations are given by pendant lights and makeshift torches.
The surrounding area is illuminated in an unusual way, and ideas are embodied at any time, and not just for the New Year. Right in the middle of summer, the garden is decorated with large cans with candles inside, and as soon as the illumination gets tired, it is replaced, for example, by luminous shades, asterisks, and figures. Garlands stretch along the veranda on the ceiling and floor. Bulbs surround trees and gazebos, benches and windows. High admiration in children and interest in adults is caused by illuminated curly bushes. The main light source is placed at the base, and small ones are hidden in the foliage. Illuminated baskets hang on the trees, which are filled with snow in winter and create a festive atmosphere for New Year and Christmas.
Interior decoration rooms
Almost as much work will have to be done on the inside of the house as on its construction. Given the goal to make a house in the spirit of the French province, you will have to limit yourself in convenient solutions so as not to violate the gamut, textural unity, restrictions on materials and shapes.
Those who take the task seriously can only bring the matter to an end. It’s worth starting with the hallway and corridors and their transition into living rooms. At this stage, you can roughly understand what different types of finishes are good for, how much it will take, and how much you will have to count on. Bedrooms make light, comfortable, only with bright walls. Children make out taking into account how best for the child. The room decoration of a boy or girl should be engaged with their participation. Bathroom accessories should be placed meaningfully, avoiding piles.
Hallway / hallway
Even in the hallway they draw up an interesting, predisposing atmosphere. Provence borrowed from classicism solid white and light yellow color options, which are used in the entrance rooms. In Provence style houses, it is the bunch from the hallway and the living room that looks the most expensive. Furniture is selected completely to match the walls, medium size and with decorative qualities. Clothing and shoes are placed not only inside, but also in a conspicuous place - this is how color is preserved.
In large, really spacious houses, there is always a system of corridors, which is coordinated with the design of the hallway. At the same time intermittently add new colors, decor. The corridors along the outer walls are illuminated with wide windows, which are provided at the design stage. As a result, they get the likeness of street galleries, bathed in the sun and revealing a beautiful view of the garden. In the case of the finished building, there will be enough bright artificial lighting.
Living room
For the hall, sunlight matters, or rather, its abundance. Especially for a room in the style of Provence. There is not much natural light in this regard. Shutters are bought in the living room, but occasionally closed, and only used as a decorative device. Walls must preserve lightness. Finish them with paints or wallpaper of a muted pale color, less often boards. Surfaces are neat. Rough floors and walls will not fit in any way, no matter how the Provence and loft styles come together in practice in recent years. Carpets in style are used at will, and are guided by practicality. Both solutions have aesthetics, but they are different, but in general it is more convenient without carpets.
Provence is not complete without small items. Handmade toys, caskets, wicker baskets, birdcages. The surface is filled with unusual things of small size and beautiful content.
Kitchen
They are oriented to milk, light brown, gray, pale blue and pale green scales. Furniture and appliances are bought mostly small.An exception is made only for dining tables.
In the American counterpart of provincial style, country allow more "liberties." Bedside tables and lockers, if desired, are bulky. The main approach is no different - an interesting implementation and lack of technological excellence.
In traditional Provence, there is always room for textiles and paper, old-fashioned and literally old and worn curtains. At first glance, they put unsightly things like cutlery, as well as juicy sets of fruits and vegetables. The walls are covered with paint, whitewash or wallpaper, it does not matter how. In the “provincial” kitchen, oddly enough, you can hang a classic chandelier - an option instead of a lampshade.
Bedroom
The walls are lined with light-colored wallpaper. The floor is made the same light or dark for contrast. The ceiling is painted white, and the chandelier is selected classic and in silver. In which case, the elements of luxury on the walls and above are suitable. A Provence-style bedroom can be made from a classic room, which cannot be said about the living room and kitchen.
In the bedroom, a small closet with glass does not hurt, a dressing room - depending on the volume of the room. Textiles are added as much as possible, and for this purpose a chair or chairs are specially bought. Curtains are acquired not only for windows, but also decorative on the wall behind the bed.
Increasingly add sloppy notes. In this case, the floor is made plank and unprocessed, and unprocessed areas are left on the ceiling. Similarly, they “beat” the beams, if present. The bedside is covered with unremarkable carpets.
Children
For a girl, they choose a decoration with patterns, ryushechkami and different shapes. They emphasize infantility and fashionable items. The walls are covered with paintings, photographs, applications. From the shades choose white, pale yellow, whitened pink and green. The background gamut is kept in a single color.A lamp is bought more simply, but a classic one in which case will do.
For boys, the “provincial" setting is less suitable. They need a more dynamic, playful interior. Finishing with a lot of wood, panels will be a way out of the situation. The colors include blue, blue, white and cream colors. The main and additional may be any of them. The striped option with wide or narrow execution will look more mature and strict. A classic chandelier is definitely not worth buying. In the room of a little boy or teenager, conceptual options look more logical.
Bathroom and toilet
Provence bathrooms have the following features:
Only a light design;
Many options for wall decoration;
Ideally there is a window.
In provincial style bathrooms, a mess often occurs. This leads to relative freedom of design. There are home appliances, classic and aged items, storage sections. It is worth refraining from piling up different utensils, and instead choose a minimalist set. Proper design means first of all the choice of an interesting background. Use painted tiles of several types, panels, moisture-proof and liquid wallpaper. Colors are selected only light or pale, and only small strokes may differ in characteristics.
Toilets are finished with tiles or white brickwork, whitewash. Use a lot of iron. A mirror is hung on the side - if possible. A hanging cabinet with glass in the doors does not hurt, a bedside table with the same glazed facades.
Provence style site design
The organic landscape of the surrounding area will complete the stylization of Provence. The owners of the sites bring the work to its logical conclusion by planting tall narrow trees, as well as small bushes that cut. Lawns and paths are made in the garden, and plants are planted in clusters and lines. In addition to hardwood, they also try to grow conifers.Add a few flower beds with a solid color. Lines of flowers - the best that is in such areas.
In the middle of the garden erect arbors with climbing plants like weaving roses or grapes. There, not far away, they make a kind of “situation” around the arbor: they plant flowers, lilacs. Furniture is randomly placed throughout the site. Large armchairs and wide sofas set for beauty and comfort. In the summer, they sit down in these chairs in order to look at nature in complete solitude.
The greatest attention in the design of the site should be given to the terrace or porch.
Conclusion
Popular in recent years, the Provence style is worth the effort spent on it. Together with restrictions, it provides many opportunities. The canons who studied it without problems create an environment whose features cannot be caught in a cursory glance.
The forming links of the style are pastel shades, natural materials, fresh flowers, drawings, fabrics, simple and at the same time beautiful colors, patterns. It does not use dark paints, technological furniture, walls and tables. The color manifests itself in home and "suburban" things.
In addition to styling, the owners of the house will have to choose a wall covering, materials for the floor and ceiling. After the purchase of furniture, in fact, half of the work will be left behind. A purchased or built house will still need to be decorated. Exterior decoration includes an interesting design of the facade and territory. The interior is equipped with rich lighting.
The choice of style can turn from a pleasant lesson into a problem if the question is “either - or”, especially when the plans are for building a house. Everything is a little simpler with the finished building, its appearance will already tell you the likely ways, and in which case designers will give advice. Among the “recommended” styles, Provence is usually mentioned - cozy, atmospheric, original. The canons of style limit owners a little in decisions, but guarantee an effective result. A Provence style house will become a personal work of art.
On the internal and external design, the owners save up to half the amount that would be spent on something classic, technological or grandiose. They do not spare money on making money, but they also do not need much. The time and energy of the owners will go first of all to different subtleties of design. Owners will need creative ideas for decoration.
Content
About Style: The Story
The name of the style contains a connection with the French region of Provence, rich in houses in the mountains and the lower reaches. This part of France at one time began to be called Our province or simply the Province - the Romans during the conquest of Gaul. Provincial style is called not only because of the historical connection between the names, but also the identity of the whole placer of rural houses spread across the region. At any time, they deserved to get some kind of general characteristic.
Provence meets the American country style. Both trends in design are called provincial, which is why they are also included in a single stylistic direction. In part, they can be called rural or rural, but the latter still seem to be independent phenomena. In the original style, Provence mainly concerned private houses in remoteness from the capital and regional centers, so the value of the "village" for him is also natural.
The main features and features of Provence
Facilities in the Provence style look original and proud. There are stone and wooden, straight and sophisticated, simple and half-timbered, with a gable and multi-gable roof. In the historical homeland of the style they liked to experiment with design, to stand out somehow, then the flow spread throughout Europe, and now people have such a variety.
The essence of style can be felt in the interior. There are dominated by bleached pastel colors, soft colors, there is a lot of sunlight.In harmony add textiles and crafts. Artificially aged objects and genuine antiques of past times are applied to new furniture - neat, openwork and at the same time simple. A full-fledged provincial style does not do without painting, repeating drawings, simple colors like pea. Elements of luxury in Provence came from classicism and baroque.
Style color scheme
Natural shades form its basis. In the style there is no place for sharp colors, especially for such transitions. The hallmark of the provincial style is considered light, pastel and whitened shades, because in the vast majority of design trends there is a desire for perfect colors. Provence, in fact, "plays" in this contrast. Whiteness is enhanced by scuffing, sometimes expressive plaque. Metal products with dark corrosion and green patina are also used. Dark colors are left unused or applied through brown and gray palettes. More often than others in the style there are white, cream, light and dark beige, coffee, yellow, blue. The second group includes pale tones of light green, pink, and purple. The color of individual rooms is made up of 2-3 main shades and minor inclusions, while preventing color oversaturation.
Typical finishes
Make the most of wood, stone, terracotta tiles, ignore synthetic raw materials like laminate and plastic. The walls are finished with traditional materials:
It will not become a problem if the lining is made of imitation wood, and the wallpaper is non-woven, but only certain sections can be designed this way. A saturation of the house with synthetics will cause anyone to notice unnatural materials, even one who has never tried to distinguish them by eye. Wallpaper with natural motifs and white paint will always be a win-win.Inside the rooms, the artistic roughness of the bark beetle plaster, a few elements of brickwork organically look organically.
Non-ready boards are painted white on their own, placed in any configuration. Creative ideas are realized by mosaics made of tiles and stained glass, surface drawings.
Walls
Finishing vertical surfaces cannot do without wood - in interior doors, as well as in window frames, if you follow the classic design.
Paint, wallpaper and plaster are equally used as the main cladding. After painting on the walls create the effects of a burnt coating. They sometimes draw on wallpaper. Thoughtful and chaotic textures are created on the plaster.
In the bedroom and the nursery, the same materials are used, but less often plaster and more often lining. Despite the wide variety of waterproof materials, toilets and bathrooms lay the usual tiles. Patterned and painted products give preference, and ideally lay out a small mosaic.
The corridor and the living room are made in white or cream color, sometimes in shades of coffee. Decorate the room as expensive as possible. Materials are bought expensive and of high quality, without artificial deterioration of their condition, and even more so they are not trying to save. Not a problem if a small amount of gilding “breaks” into the interior.
Floor
Floor finishes:
Owners will not have much choice, because artificial materials will spoil the appearance of the house. Of course, the rules are sometimes ignored and applied by laminate and linoleum, but ideally, the choice should be between different levels of quality of natural raw materials. Painted boards are used to make the floor as white as anything else. The material in brown and gray will make an excellent contrast in the bedroom or nursery. An even, neat coating is placed inside the house.The wood with roughness and slight defects finish the verandas and terraces. Floors are covered with carpets in about half the cases.
Difficulty can cause a choice between wood and tile, as well as their combination. It makes no sense to lay out the entrance hall if there is a wooden floor somewhere in the house. Solid wood flooring in all corridors harmoniously transforms into tiled in the kitchen, bathrooms, bedroom.
Ceiling
In terms of material color, you won’t have to choose for a long time. To paint the ceiling off-white does not make sense, as a last resort do it more original and choose a shade of cream. Of the materials used plaster, paint, whitewash.
In the narrow sense, a tree is used. There are sometimes beams on the ceiling, and if they are not, then several bands of false trims will not interfere. The sharp contrast of the beams with the ceiling does not look the best, so they are selected in tone or slightly darker.
The ceiling is textured. Together with the provincial style, satin is the best looking, combining a restrained matte structure and glossy diffusing light.
Only a few make level ceilings. In the provincial interior, they look strange. Historical elements like stucco moldings, caissons and large moldings are always left, beaten with openwork forms of furniture and fabrics.
Furniture selection
The external simplicity of the style does not mean that you need to buy old, sloppy or angular furniture. Connoisseurs of Provence recommend products in pastel colors, from noble wood, with attractive lines, ideally with carvings. Artificially aged furniture with evenly distributed flaws is suitable. Elegant and shabby products do not get into the same room. At least make an organic transition within a large space. Do not go past painted models that will add picturesqueness and homeliness.
Chairs for a provincial setting are selected by color criterion.Light products are suitable among wicker, wooden, forged with paint.
Furniture size is selected according to the setting, but traditions speak of compact models as more preferable. Designers allow the combination of Provence furniture with modern wall decoration.
Decoration and Textile
The interior is filled with handmade objects. Scarves and napkins adorn shelves and tables. Toy animals and fruits of plants dilute the strict environment. Lace adorn textiles. Magnets cling to refrigerators. Chairs and sofas are covered with covers, wraps. At least 1-2 pots of live plants are placed in each room. Composition of dry twigs and baguettes will not interfere. All this does not mean that the situation needs to be turned into a glut of interesting details, there are other styles for this. Provence is primarily a living, low-tech environment.
Textiles of different colors from different fabrics are welcome. Natural products like linen or cotton are suitable. Textiles are used on sofas, lamps, beds, tables, shelves, and also as curtains.
Lighting Features
There are 2 requirements for lighting:
The provincial-style house is filled with natural light, as well as white and yellow light from the appliances. The uniform distribution of light throughout the room provides the right combination of lights. They don’t use anything special, they use simple wall and floor appliances, chandeliers, and rotary devices. For atmospheric add light bulbs imitating candles. The light density at the right level is held by the reflective surfaces of the decor, mirrors, silver objects. They try to increase narrow corridors and kitchens with lighting - if there is not enough free space left in the layout of the house.Almost all rooms use standard wrought-iron chandeliers, in small rooms they are limited to simple ones, and in large rooms they become multi-level. External lighting equip with wall lamps, torch simulations. A simple lamp illumination is hung over the terrace.
Exterior home decoration
Provincial European houses can be found in hundreds of pictures. On the most typical of them, a person will see a white wall, green or brown shutters, a flowerpot on the windowsill and a parked bicycle. In fact, the arrangement of a private house includes many components, and the result should look neat and stylish.
Exterior finish with a choice of roofing. Ordinary orange tiles are sometimes replaced with gray and light pink. The higher the slope of the roof, the less desirable are non-core options. Ideally, the roof should be low.
The full facade of the provincial house is covered by a third of a climbing plant for one third; it has shutters, window sills with flower beds and multi-section windows, ideally made of wood. The decoration uses stone and wood, and modern and artificial materials are not used at all. All elements of high technology are safely hidden.
Storeys in Provence style
Stylized provincial houses are built without the necessary criteria for similarity. Freedom of thought is limited only by materials. Storeys, shape and color are chosen by everyone for himself.
In a simple budget option, the house has one floor, a large entrance hall, living room and basement. In two-story buildings there is always a spacious kitchen, more than 15 square meters, 1 or 2 bedrooms on the second floor. In buildings on 2 floors with a rectangular orientation make 2 spacious halls below and above. Large rooms add luxury. In huge mansions on 2-3 floors make the distribution of rooms on several sides, many corridors.
The floor also includes an attic. For a provincial style house, a spacious attic is only a plus.They equip one or two spacious rooms, bright and with original design.
Facade decoration
Unnatural should be immediately excluded from the list of materials. During the construction of designer houses, they are content only with a natural set of raw materials:
Mostly used building stone of irregular shape, wild stone with jagged edges. As an alternative, use artificial, and only for economy.
The walls and the roof are not completely finished like the inside. If everything should be neat and soft inside, then rough execution will be quite normal outside. The lining is laid neatly, but the materials themselves may have distinct defects on the surface.
Sometimes designers deliberately add chaos to even ranks. There is nothing strange in this, because outside the house of Provence they look like Italian houses of the Mediterranean style.
The overall palette is left light with the assumption of dark elements. The facade is decorated with wooden beams and wrought metal.
Window selection and installation
French windows from the floor and double-leaf plastic windows with a thin profile are best combined with style. Together with them, shutters are mounted - a traditional decor and at the same time protection from the sun. The ideal step between the lamellas is determined by the climate of the region. For hot terrain, choose shallow.
The window size is selected as large as possible, because in addition to saturated lighting, the French provincial style needs a decorative window opening. Lighting will suffer due to the large number of segments that improve aesthetics.
On the terraces of the first floor, panoramic windows and doors are made with a folding mechanism like an accordion. If the front door is also present, then this does not violate the concept of style.
In the Provence style, windows with a rounded top look more organic, so if possible, adjust the opening.In this regard, it is much better to build from scratch, because then you can take into account the nuances and realize your version of the layout, including size, shape, location and the interval between windows.
Home and plot lighting
The house is illuminated with simple spotlights and lamps on the walls. Decorations are given by pendant lights and makeshift torches.
The surrounding area is illuminated in an unusual way, and ideas are embodied at any time, and not just for the New Year. Right in the middle of summer, the garden is decorated with large cans with candles inside, and as soon as the illumination gets tired, it is replaced, for example, by luminous shades, asterisks, and figures. Garlands stretch along the veranda on the ceiling and floor. Bulbs surround trees and gazebos, benches and windows. High admiration in children and interest in adults is caused by illuminated curly bushes. The main light source is placed at the base, and small ones are hidden in the foliage. Illuminated baskets hang on the trees, which are filled with snow in winter and create a festive atmosphere for New Year and Christmas.
Interior decoration rooms
Almost as much work will have to be done on the inside of the house as on its construction. Given the goal to make a house in the spirit of the French province, you will have to limit yourself in convenient solutions so as not to violate the gamut, textural unity, restrictions on materials and shapes.
Those who take the task seriously can only bring the matter to an end. It’s worth starting with the hallway and corridors and their transition into living rooms. At this stage, you can roughly understand what different types of finishes are good for, how much it will take, and how much you will have to count on. Bedrooms make light, comfortable, only with bright walls. Children make out taking into account how best for the child. The room decoration of a boy or girl should be engaged with their participation. Bathroom accessories should be placed meaningfully, avoiding piles.
Hallway / hallway
Even in the hallway they draw up an interesting, predisposing atmosphere. Provence borrowed from classicism solid white and light yellow color options, which are used in the entrance rooms. In Provence style houses, it is the bunch from the hallway and the living room that looks the most expensive. Furniture is selected completely to match the walls, medium size and with decorative qualities. Clothing and shoes are placed not only inside, but also in a conspicuous place - this is how color is preserved.
In large, really spacious houses, there is always a system of corridors, which is coordinated with the design of the hallway. At the same time intermittently add new colors, decor. The corridors along the outer walls are illuminated with wide windows, which are provided at the design stage. As a result, they get the likeness of street galleries, bathed in the sun and revealing a beautiful view of the garden. In the case of the finished building, there will be enough bright artificial lighting.
Living room
For the hall, sunlight matters, or rather, its abundance. Especially for a room in the style of Provence. There is not much natural light in this regard. Shutters are bought in the living room, but occasionally closed, and only used as a decorative device. Walls must preserve lightness. Finish them with paints or wallpaper of a muted pale color, less often boards. Surfaces are neat. Rough floors and walls will not fit in any way, no matter how the Provence and loft styles come together in practice in recent years. Carpets in style are used at will, and are guided by practicality. Both solutions have aesthetics, but they are different, but in general it is more convenient without carpets.
Provence is not complete without small items. Handmade toys, caskets, wicker baskets, birdcages. The surface is filled with unusual things of small size and beautiful content.
Kitchen
They are oriented to milk, light brown, gray, pale blue and pale green scales. Furniture and appliances are bought mostly small.An exception is made only for dining tables.
In the American counterpart of provincial style, country allow more "liberties." Bedside tables and lockers, if desired, are bulky. The main approach is no different - an interesting implementation and lack of technological excellence.
In traditional Provence, there is always room for textiles and paper, old-fashioned and literally old and worn curtains. At first glance, they put unsightly things like cutlery, as well as juicy sets of fruits and vegetables. The walls are covered with paint, whitewash or wallpaper, it does not matter how. In the “provincial” kitchen, oddly enough, you can hang a classic chandelier - an option instead of a lampshade.
Bedroom
The walls are lined with light-colored wallpaper. The floor is made the same light or dark for contrast. The ceiling is painted white, and the chandelier is selected classic and in silver. In which case, the elements of luxury on the walls and above are suitable. A Provence-style bedroom can be made from a classic room, which cannot be said about the living room and kitchen.
In the bedroom, a small closet with glass does not hurt, a dressing room - depending on the volume of the room. Textiles are added as much as possible, and for this purpose a chair or chairs are specially bought. Curtains are acquired not only for windows, but also decorative on the wall behind the bed.
Increasingly add sloppy notes. In this case, the floor is made plank and unprocessed, and unprocessed areas are left on the ceiling. Similarly, they “beat” the beams, if present. The bedside is covered with unremarkable carpets.
Children
For a girl, they choose a decoration with patterns, ryushechkami and different shapes. They emphasize infantility and fashionable items. The walls are covered with paintings, photographs, applications. From the shades choose white, pale yellow, whitened pink and green. The background gamut is kept in a single color.A lamp is bought more simply, but a classic one in which case will do.
For boys, the “provincial" setting is less suitable. They need a more dynamic, playful interior. Finishing with a lot of wood, panels will be a way out of the situation. The colors include blue, blue, white and cream colors. The main and additional may be any of them. The striped option with wide or narrow execution will look more mature and strict. A classic chandelier is definitely not worth buying. In the room of a little boy or teenager, conceptual options look more logical.
Bathroom and toilet
Provence bathrooms have the following features:
In provincial style bathrooms, a mess often occurs. This leads to relative freedom of design. There are home appliances, classic and aged items, storage sections. It is worth refraining from piling up different utensils, and instead choose a minimalist set. Proper design means first of all the choice of an interesting background. Use painted tiles of several types, panels, moisture-proof and liquid wallpaper. Colors are selected only light or pale, and only small strokes may differ in characteristics.
Toilets are finished with tiles or white brickwork, whitewash. Use a lot of iron. A mirror is hung on the side - if possible. A hanging cabinet with glass in the doors does not hurt, a bedside table with the same glazed facades.
Provence style site design
The organic landscape of the surrounding area will complete the stylization of Provence. The owners of the sites bring the work to its logical conclusion by planting tall narrow trees, as well as small bushes that cut. Lawns and paths are made in the garden, and plants are planted in clusters and lines. In addition to hardwood, they also try to grow conifers.Add a few flower beds with a solid color. Lines of flowers - the best that is in such areas.
In the middle of the garden erect arbors with climbing plants like weaving roses or grapes. There, not far away, they make a kind of “situation” around the arbor: they plant flowers, lilacs. Furniture is randomly placed throughout the site. Large armchairs and wide sofas set for beauty and comfort. In the summer, they sit down in these chairs in order to look at nature in complete solitude.
Conclusion
Popular in recent years, the Provence style is worth the effort spent on it. Together with restrictions, it provides many opportunities. The canons who studied it without problems create an environment whose features cannot be caught in a cursory glance.
The forming links of the style are pastel shades, natural materials, fresh flowers, drawings, fabrics, simple and at the same time beautiful colors, patterns. It does not use dark paints, technological furniture, walls and tables. The color manifests itself in home and "suburban" things.
In addition to styling, the owners of the house will have to choose a wall covering, materials for the floor and ceiling. After the purchase of furniture, in fact, half of the work will be left behind. A purchased or built house will still need to be decorated. Exterior decoration includes an interesting design of the facade and territory. The interior is equipped with rich lighting.