The popularity of modern Indian style in the interior is not at all accidental. After all, it not only embodied our genuine interest in the pearl of the East, but also intertwined seemingly incompatible colors, materials and lines into one.
That’s why it’s so easy to find an Indian-style room in a Russian apartment.
What is it about Hindu traditions that captivates us and why should we choose this kind of design for our home?
Style Features
What attracts people in oriental design is, first of all, naturalness and originality: even just looking at a photo of Indian style, one becomes cozy and warm.
Carved decor made of natural wood, a wicker chair or a forged flower stand create a feeling of comfort, and a colorful carpet on the floor, original ornaments, bright colors of textiles and handmade trinkets will turn the room into a real celebration of color.
The design in the Indian style will be complemented by arches and niches, which produce a special decorative effect.
Room decoration
An Indian room should not be modest and its colors should not be pastel. The room should be dominated by orange, pink, crimson, yellow (gold), and brown colors. The walls can be covered with a variety of patterns, using paints or wallpaper with characteristic oriental patterns. This could be textile wallpaper that will imitate expensive gilded fabric. You can also decorate the walls with carved wood panels.
The ceiling is also covered with bright colors: wallpaper followed by painting, tension structures, drywall. A very unusual option for a room is a canopy with a large chandelier in the center.
The floor may contain natural or artificial stone, stylized laminate or mosaic, tiles or polished parquet. A good option is a self-leveling floor with a 3D effect with an oriental-style pattern. The room should literally be flooded with sunlight, so large windows are welcome.
Figures of deities, animals or birds, flowers and flower garlands, panels on the walls with fabulous Indian scenes, pillows, bedspreads, curtains with printed patterns, the presence of all shades of orange, turquoise, blue, cherry, light green, yellow - these are the pronounced features of Indian decoration premises. Moreover, if the walls are blue, the ceiling is yellow, and the floor is green, which is unacceptable in any other interior, it will be in order here.
From general to specific
The elegance of Indian style is hidden in simple details and attention to the finishing of every element of the room. The walls are usually covered with warm-colored paint, decorated with characteristic ornaments, wooden carvings or wallpaper stylized as expensive fabrics.
A bright stretch or figured multi-level ceiling will ideally complement the room, and in some cases even correctly selected ceiling wallpaper will sparkle with new colors.
To cover the floor in Indian traditions, natural materials are used - wood and stone, and in the modern interpretation of the oriental style, 3D floors are perfect.
Indian living room details
Europeans often imagine Indian style in the interior as a mixture of bright colors, fabrics, figurines, multiple mirrors, candles and other attributes, some of which are made with their own hands. This design can be seen in the photo, but excessive diversity is not a completely correct idea of what Indian design is.
To decorate the living room, you can use figurines of gods
The Indian house and its design really look colorful, but this riot of colors is not cloying, but thoughtful and correctly composed. A real Indian home attracts with its warmth, homely atmosphere, comfort and softness. The interior attracts, first of all, with its open hospitality.
The hallmark of the Indian living room is arches and columns
Indian interior requires special attention to color compositions, since shades play a leading role in decoration. Every little detail is analyzed - how colors interact, how they combine with furniture and objects in the room. Colored decor should not negatively affect the mood of the owners.
The Indian-style living room is decorated with a large gilded statue of a deity.
Indian interior is all about choosing the right colors and patterns. The color of butternut squash flesh is very popular in Indian style; it is a bright orange-reddish hue. An Indian modern home can contain a bold palette of all shades.
In addition to figurines of gods, you can use various plates and vases
In the interiors of this country, rich bright green color and all its shades are widely used. A room with a predominance of red tones is often found in photos of Indian homes.
All upholstered furniture should be decorated with a large number of decorative pillows
An Indian-style interior requires special wall decoration. Huge areas provide an opportunity for artistic experiments. In the Indian interior, the walls are painted in golden, yellow, turquoise, and light green colors. However, such brightness is not necessary; the style can be fully maintained if you use warmer or neutral shades; the decor will be favorably emphasized by sand, dark brown, or delicate orange shades.
The decoration of an Indian living room should include wood and stone
In the design of an Indian house, various arches carry a special decorative load. Using this element, mirrors, backs of chairs, sofas and beds are decorated. The shapes of the furniture are simple, but richly decorated.
Furniture design should reflect oriental meticulousness and patience. Decorative interior items are varnished, decorated with ivory, black mother-of-pearl or openwork carvings. Indian style in the interior must necessarily contain these minor, but important for the overall direction, details.
Living room
A carved wooden sofa upholstered in velvet, suede or velor will decorate any living room. You can hide many drawers in it, and put the famous Indian multi-colored pillows on top.
The picture will be complemented by armchairs matching the style, a wooden coffee table and several different shelving units. Here you can show your creativity by decorating furniture with carvings or drawings.
The decor of a room in the Indian style is very diverse: you can afford copper floor vases, panels, figurines, richly decorated lamps, heavy curtains and everything that your ingenuity is capable of.
Bathroom
For a bathroom, an excellent solution would be light wall colors (for example, white, sand, beige or amber) and a slightly darker floor. The color of the bathroom and the rest of the plumbing should not contrast too much - often it is gray or cream.
Decorative wall decoration in an Indian style living room
Decorating the walls in an Indian style living room is possible in several ways:
- paint;
- upholster with fabric (usually silk);
- paint with traditional patterns and ornaments.
For painting, choose matte types of paint in warm colors; decorative plaster will also look good on the walls.
Living room interior in Indian style
Decorating walls with silk fabric is not a cheap way to decorate the interior. Natural silk has always been highly valued and very few could afford such finishing. Nowadays, modern technologies have gone far ahead and there is no need to use silk. In an Indian-style living room, it can be perfectly replaced by silk-screened vinyl wallpaper. They are practical and perfectly imitate the smooth surface of silk. It will be easy to choose the patterns and designs you like.
The hallmark of the Indian living room is carpets on the floor with thematic patterns.
Another notable way to decorate your living room walls is to decorate them with traditional paintings. It could be:
- images of animals and birds;
- plant patterns and ornaments in the form of leaves, curls and drops (the so-called Turkish paisley cucumber);
- geometric shapes are an ancient technique for decorating Indian premises.
Ideally, the painting is done manually by the decorator, but you can also use wallpaper with a suitable, close to traditional, pattern.
A few more words about decor
One of the main things in creating an oriental style is the correct selection of attributes.
In addition to those described earlier, the room will be wonderfully complemented by embroidery on linens and pillows, a chessboard and many different figurines, aromatic lamps and incense, images of deities, wind chimes and Indian drums, as well as many well-known and beloved elements of the East. The main thing is not to go overboard in choosing accessories!
Using these tips, you can easily decorate other rooms. So, a dining room, corridor or Indian-style kitchen will look very original and fresh.
Creating such a design is not so difficult, and in return it will delight you with an atmosphere of calm and serenity for many years.
Furnishing
Real Indian furniture is made from solid wood. Skilled artisans work on it, so it always turns out to be of good quality, practical and attracts attention with its ornate carved patterns. Furniture legs are often finished with metal.
Upholstered furniture should have a lot of decorative pillows, be deep and very comfortable . It must be difficult to escape from her “embrace.” The decoration of such furniture will be legs of a bizarre shape, and the bright upholstery in cheerful colors will accentuate and attract attention.
Wicker furniture, as well as a table with ivory inlay, can become a noticeable and elegant detail of the interior.
Modern Indian furniture in the living room interior
