How to choose a style for the bed?

For interior design now used a lot of different styles. And to create a finished and beautiful design you need to choose the appropriate furniture. What kind of bed you need to choose to a particular style in the bedroom, will be discussed in this article.

The modern choice of interior styles allows you to find a design for every taste: from the luxury of palace decoration to African exotic. The style in which you can choose a bed for yourself will be discussed further.

In the strict sense of the classical style is called the times of antiquity. Therefore, in such an interior it would be logical to meet a bed with a wooden headboard and a high footboard.It can also be decorated with a chiffon canopy and traditional Greek ornaments.

This is the style that used to be called classic. He came from the palace interiors. Stylistics can be distinguished by the characteristic interweaving of elements of antique decor (traditional patterns, columns and statues) with the pomp of palace decorations. The bed in classic style, as a rule, has a soft headboard with carved edging of wood and gilding. For the design of such a bed, respectively, it is necessary to use expensive textiles with shiny shine and traditional patterns.

It is characterized by the use of ancient Egyptian and late antique stylistics, as well as Roman imperialism. In the interiors in this style you can find an abundance of gilding, contrasting with a dark or even ebony. The antique pattern and military emblems are actively used, for example, spears, arrows, laurel crowns. Accordingly, the bed will be made of dark wood with gilding elements. It can also be decorated with a canopy, a characteristic Roman angular pattern and a laurel crown on the headboard.

The style is rich and excessive decoration and pomp. On the bed in the Baroque style is difficult to see straight lines. The decor is very complex and voluminous, consisting entirely of curls, stalks and leaves. As well as for the Empire style is characterized by an abundance of gold.

It is the successor of the Baroque, but with a less luxurious decoration. It is characterized by smooth, curved lines, refinement and refinement. Such a bed will stand on curved, carved legs, ending in curls. It can be made from both dark and light wood. The decor consists of smooth lines flowing into each other and creating intricate patterns.

Refers to the already modern styles that have replaced the pomp and pretentiousness of the decoration. The interior uses wood, metal, colored glass. All furnishings, from furniture to banisters on stairs, consist of fancy, interwoven lines, often devoid of symmetry. At the same time, motifs resembling tree branches, leaves and flowers are characteristic. The bed in modern style can have both a wooden, and metal headboard. For the manufacture of furniture used wood of different shades.

Ethnic styles go back to the most diverse cultures of the whole world: from the east to the west and from the north to the south. Among them can be found both the reserved Scandinavian style and the bright oriental. Accordingly, the bed will have all the characteristics of a particular culture, for example, high spiers and chiffon canopy for the east or a low base for Japan.

This style is characterized by high beds with a solid headboard and a footboard, made of simple straight planks. It may have a straight shape, but more often it runs with a semicircular edge. The corners of the bed are decorated with carved elements of the most different forms. The tree can have a natural color or be painted with light paint (white, blue, beige).

Beds in this style are made from tree trunks and thick branches or from planks with minimal processing. There is the use of boards, even with the bark of the tree.Models of boards differ in smooth lines and right angles. In the corners of the bed, as a rule, there are straight bars. And those and other models do not have any decor and are not processed with paint. Textiles are also better to use plain, natural colors: beige, brown or white.

Scandinavian-style beds are made of light wood. Sometimes they paint with light paint (white or beige), but for stylistics the natural color of wood is more characteristic. Models have a simple shape with a low, rectangular headboard. Footwear and decorative items can be found very rarely.

Mediterranean style beds have a lot in common with oriental. They are made of wood, have high spiers in the corners or a canopy. Fabric for a canopy used light, translucent, white. Often found design only frame for a canopy, without hanging fabric. In this case, the frame is usually framed or carved. The bed can be natural wood color or can be painted white or blue. These colors are also used for textiles.

English-style beds are made of dark or mahogany, often have a soft headboard. The headboard and footboard may have a curved or carved edge. Another characteristic feature is the “ears” at the edges of the headboard. Thus, it resembles the Russian letter "P". Carved elements in the corners, moldings (lining in the shape of a rectangle) or floral pattern are used as a decor. Textiles for the bed in the English style should choose a striped, tartan or with flowers.

Such a bed can be both wooden and metal. The main thing is that it meets the requirements of the style: it was expensive and old. It can be both antique furniture with scuffs and sometimes peeling paint, and new - specially aged for shebby-chic. Textiles can be plain or with a characteristic pattern of roses. The color range of furniture and textiles should be chosen from pastel shades of mint, beige, pink, peach and cream.

The bed, like all furniture in the French style, has the characteristic features of classicism, empire and rococo: carved headboards, monograms, floral patterns and curved legs with curls at the ends.It is made of wood and, as a rule, painted in a light color. Often has a soft headboard. Textiles should choose light with a classic floral pattern. Provence beds have a simpler shape and are not made upholstered. Most often they have an even, solid headboard and footboard. Decorated with carved rectangles or crossed lines.

Beds in this style have incorporated features of the Scandinavian and French style. They come in simple shapes with straight lines, like furniture from northern latitudes. And they can have decorative columns in the corners or crossed boards on the footboard, like French models.

Unlike the rustic style, the Russian-style bed is made from treated boards or a log house. May have a carved decor on the headboard and columns in the corners. Textiles characteristic with traditional Russian patterns.

The style is distinguished by the interweaving of European interior design principles with features collected from colonial territories. Thus, a bed in this style, as a rule, has a canopy or the characteristic high carved spiers. Made of dark wood. It is better to choose textiles with a traditional North and South African ornament.

Bed in style high techAs a rule, it has an even glossy headboard in white, gray or black. Maybe on metal legs. Textiles need to choose monophonic, preferably muted shade. For furniture in style techno characteristic of the same color scheme as the hi-tech. The same applies to the materials from which it is made. However, a techno-style bed may have more fanciful shapes, for example, the flat base is wider than the mattress.

Beds in style minimalism may not have a headboard. If it is, then it can be both hard and soft. The color of natural wood is almost never used. As a rule, the furniture is made of MDF and has a decorative color coating. It is better to choose textiles monophonic. It can be both muted and quite bright shades.For eco-style characterized by the same simple form as for minimalism. But in this case, wood is used with the most natural appearance.

The beds in oriental style have bright features: high carved spiers, chiffon canopies, dark wood, plenty of variegated textiles. Chinese style as well as oriental to the dark wood and red. However, the shape of the bed is much simpler. It will have a solid rectangular headboard and a low base. Accordingly, it is better to choose textiles with red elements. Distinctive feature of the bed Moroccan style is a headboard in the shape of a dome. As well as textiles in red and brown tones with national ornaments.

The main characteristic of the marine style is a combination of three colors: white, blue and beige (or light brown). Accordingly, the bed should be framed in this range. The shape of the bed is as simple as possible: with a solid, straight headboard and footboard, usually made of straight boards. The tree can have natural or white color. Textiles are best suited blue or in combination with white.

Let's start with a bed that fits most modern interiors. Thanks to the stylish design, it will be part of the decor of the whole room. Many bedrooms are made in brown tones, because it has a beneficial effect on the emotional state. And the coffee tones, in addition, also look very elegant and refined. Therefore, the color of coffee with milk, in which the bed is made, is quite relevant and helps to create a cozy atmosphere and great design.

The following model is a prime example of an Art Nouveau bed. Metal headboard and footboard, made of smooth, interlacing lines look very original and unusual. This is what distinguishes this style in the interior. This bed attracts a lot of attention to itself, so the bedroom decor should be approached very carefully, so as not to complement the interior with unnecessary details.

The following model is made in the modern embodiment of the Rococo style. A bed of elegant black color with elegant smooth lines and soft trimming will be a worthy end to both a respectable rococo interior and an extravagant one - in an art-deco or eclectic style.

Now consider an example of how a piece of furniture can become the center of a design composition. The “ears” of the headboard of the modern English-style bed, soft upholstery and embossed surface are able to instantly create a sophisticated, aristocratic image of a modern bedroom, even without additional elements and decorative details.

Finally, consider a bed suitable for minimalist, Scandinavian or eco-style design. Straight lines and smooth corners create a stylish and modern image of the product, and the natural color of wood makes the bedroom cozy and comfortable.

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