Building a house in the Art Deco style is impeccable taste, a symbol of prosperity
Everyone can distinguish the style, because it is characterized by minimalism and unsurpassed aristocracy. Despite the fact that the trend originated at the beginning of the 20th century, many find in it many positive features that invariably attract attention. At that time, almost all areas of design, architecture, painting, cinema, graphics, etc. were touched upon. At that time, it was a modern, quite functional, even glamorous style. The Chrysler Building in New York, as well as the Empire State Building, are classic examples of this trend, which is on everyone’s lips.
Everything here looks easy, if it were not so complicated - the Art Deco structure itself is based on a clear geometry of forms. It is believed that this trend is nothing more than a combination of modernity and modern technologies with eclecticism, which combines many aspects from the design and architecture of the Aztecs of Egypt and Mexico. Faceted forms, decorative cubism, and futurism are also clearly visible in Art Deco.
The luxury of cruise ships is the embodiment of style in its purest form. An example of this could be “Titanic”, “The Great Gatsby” and any other film about the life of wealthy people in America of the last century. Art Deco fully embodied itself in fashionable clubs, hotels, representative buildings, salons, etc.
To prevent luxury from being called fake, it is customary to use really expensive materials, such as animal fur, ivory, silver, crocodile skin, and the rarest types of wood and stone.
Luxury houses in the Art Deco style must correspond to the initially specified style, so you should not move away from the fundamental motifs:
- oriental and Egyptian forms;
- distorted tree branches, female silhouettes;
- zigzags;
- geometric figures;
- mythological creatures;
- interweaving of vegetation;
- contrasting colors (yellow-black, black-white, blue-burgundy, gray-black, gold, etc.).
Indispensable elements in Art Deco house designs
Anyone who does not appreciate vintage decorative elements should not choose this style. But it is thanks to them that it is possible to impeccably emphasize such a high status of the owner of the house.
So, let's highlight the main attributes, without which it is impossible to imagine the construction of houses and cottages in Art Deco:
- Sunburst, found everywhere, in decoration, in decor, in the forms themselves. The usual “striations” also apply to this point.
- Zigzags. For example, tiles can be laid in a herringbone pattern.
- Stepping. The founders of the style were inspired by multi-stage structures inherent in Babylonian, Sumerian, and Assyrian architecture (ziggurat forms). Often in manifestations the sun's rays and gradation are combined.
- Trapezoidal. For mirrors, windows, chair backs, beds, the trapezoid shape is inherent; it can also appear in decor, in combination with other style features (the same gradation and sunburst).
- Curvilinearity. Although geometricity has brought popularity to the style, curvature of its various manifestations is also allowed. And if, for example, we compare it with a similar property of the Art Nouveau direction (here everything happens smoothly), then for Art Deco there are sharper transitions and distortions.
- Keys. Often the combination of black and white stripes resembles a musical instrument; even the rays of the sun sometimes appear in this palette, as if hinting.
- Clear contour. A line of contrasting color is used throughout, which seems to create a frame, gives the forms greater expressiveness, and emphasizes geometricity.
Interior of luxury houses in the Art Deco style: finishing features
The main materials of the style are:
- tree;
- glass;
- aluminum;
- Genuine Leather;
- stainless steel;
- inlaid wood;
- zebra skin;
- varnished surfaces;
- ceramic or stone tiles.
Often the color palette is neutral; when introducing any new colors, you need to maintain a calm tone (green, red, gold, burgundy). The colors of natural leather, earth, stones in general become predominant.
Projects of luxury houses and cottages require a wide variety of finishes. In the kitchen you can lay out black and white tiles in a checkerboard pattern, stripes or the same zigzags; for the bathroom it would be great to imitate the keys of a piano. It wouldn't hurt to use marble tiles. Such clear edges aptly represent the graphic design direction.
The walls can be decorated with wood panels, or they can be painted or wallpaper in a wide stripe, plain or with an inexpressive ornament. Parquet boards are ideal for the floor; glossy ones look great. It is better to use tiles for the kitchen, corridors, and hallways - they are easy to care for and will last you a long time. If the coating creates a light-dark pattern, it will look amazing. It is not necessary to decorate all rooms the same; in some rooms it would be appropriate to make stripes on the floor using carpet, linoleum, dark and light carpet.
Another important point is the finishing and design of the ceilings. If they are multi-stage and feature numerous lighting, the atmosphere in the room will be indescribable. To emphasize geometricity, you can make borders at the junctions of walls and ceilings. By adding the main features of Art Deco to any room (stepped transitions into niches, decoration with geometric inserts, layouts, shapes of door handles characteristic of the direction, stucco molding, etc.), it is possible to focus on the atmosphere of the style.
Rooms with interesting design
People who have chosen an apartment design in the Art Deco style are true connoisseurs of beauty and creative people. For a bedroom in this style, furniture must be selected especially carefully. It should be wooden or metal with tapered edges. Contrast is very important. Light furniture requires dark walls, and vice versa. Be sure to have a large mirror (the bigger the better) and a dressing table. Everything should be soft and round. You need to choose an accent in the design, it could be an interesting headboard or a painting.
For the living room, it is best to choose elements that have geometric shapes. The furniture should be expensive and good, from valuable wood species, preferably dark. Need glass inserts and chrome handles. A fireplace with real cast iron accessories is available. Shine is necessary, so the metal used is polished and the furniture is polished. All this makes the living room luxurious and noble.
The decor of the dining room mostly uses dark tones of brown. Art Deco style with pronounced contrasts is luxurious and elegant.
Heavy curtains on the windows in combination with white and lilac upholstered furniture recreate the interior in the Art Deco style. The lighting was also selected in accordance with the style. The ceiling chandelier is decorated with identical glossy dark purple shades.
Art Deco style can be used to decorate the interior of a studio apartment. Fresh flowers are an interesting design solution for such a composition.
Shine and gloss will be relevant for the kitchen. Furniture needs to be varnished or polished, tiles need to be ceramic. For a kitchen in the art deco style there is a special highlight - the color combination is exclusively black and white. This is a distinctive feature of this design direction. The kitchen is dominated by a stepped shape. It manifests itself mainly in modular furniture. There should be reflections of rays on all fabric surfaces of the kitchen.
Art Deco bathroom design is primarily associated with massiveness and ambiguity. Pompousness is absolutely necessary. The predominant material should be marble, from the walls to the floor. Laconicism and high cost of a bathroom in the Art Deco style are a must. The plumbing fixtures are voluminous with streamlined shapes. It is better to use a huge bathroom, but if a shower is needed, then it is better to make it in the form of some kind of animal, for example, a bear.
The wall at the head of the bed is decorated with decorative plaster moldings. The snow-white interior is notable for its huge, wide mirror in a simple, laconic frame.
Furniture in the Art Deco style is always large-sized furniture. A leather sofa with quilted upholstery is ideal for decorating a living room in this stylistic concept.
What kind of furniture can be found in luxury houses in the Art Deco style?
Although it is believed that to create a presentable appearance it is worth using the most expensive and natural materials, the use of leather for furniture is not extreme. It is quite acceptable to use high-quality fabric upholstery in Art Deco style house projects. Here, pay more attention to the shape of the backs of chairs, sofas, beds - trapezoidal, “radial”. As for the colors here, it is either an imitation of zebra skin or something monochromatic and muted. Also often found are sofas and armchairs that resemble barrels.
Sideboards, chests of drawers, sideboards are interior items without which it is impossible to imagine a house in the Art Deco style. Often such furniture is made of wood, has a chic shine (varnished), and can be complemented with painting or inlay, characteristic of a given architectural direction.
Kitchen furniture modules can also have a stepped appearance, arranged in height or depth. Items made of glass, metal, and mirrors also look chic in such rooms.
Behind the chic furniture lies ideal ergonomics and incredible comfort; exquisite finishing in no way affects practicality and functionality. Everything is as convenient as it is beautiful!
Design trends
Main trends:
- clear geometric shapes;
- movement;
- paintings and sculptures;
- Egyptian flavor;
- bold shades;
- drama;
- neutral shades;
- favorite cities;
- combination with modernity;
- shade of the elite.
Art Deco design is accessible to everyone. Don't give up the style you like because it's expensive. Expensive products, furniture and materials, of course, are characteristic of art deco, but are not necessary. There is always the opportunity to find similar cheaper analogues. Moreover, you can add shades from any favorite city to this style. This is a very serious style. There is always the opportunity to use art deco elements.
Art Deco is so relevant and popular precisely because it combines different cultures. This is expressed through geometric patterns and bright accents. If it is not possible to create this style completely, you can simply use its elements.
The Art Deco style hallway in dark colors is decorated in accordance with a competent design project developed for the home of a Spanish entrepreneur.
The lighting was selected in accordance with the requirements for the design of small rooms. The Art Deco style amazes with its pomp and elegance.
A multi-tiered ceiling with spotlights complements the overall composition of the Art Deco style in which the living room is designed.
Decor that will add a spirit of adventure
Note that the interior style is characterized by the presence of many lamps. And again, they are characterized by multi-stage and trapezoidal shapes. A modern interpretation of the style involves built-in lamps; this could be a so-called “tower” with a globe-shaped lampshade. It’s great to use “sunburst” mirrors, tabletop and floor vases with characteristic geometric patterns and sun rays.
You can use sofa cushions, blankets, tapestries with a win-win zebra skin pattern. Vintage posters will complement the interior. They can have a travel theme, be advertising, contain images of skyscrapers, girls in clothing typical of the Art Deco architectural style. They will also bring the spirit of sculpture, sports-themed figurines, and exotic decor closely associated with Ancient Greece and Egypt, the Aztecs, and Africa.
The walls can be painted, decorated with paintings, watercolors on landscape themes of the desert, savannah, jungle, palm trees. For textiles, it is better to choose solid colors and avoid floral patterns.
Choose bold combinations of geometric shapes, zigzags, which symbolize ethnic motifs, reflections of the sun. The atmosphere in your home will always be festive - your living room will “speak” about it, calling for luxury and chic.
What is unique about the Art Deco style?
The construction of a cottage in the Art Deco style also attracts with its exclusivity. Only you have the right to decide how everything will look in the end. Since the style combines several other trends (modern, neoclassical, notes of cubism and futurism), it is quite appropriate to show it to the maximum in any one room.
The style allows for any additional intervention in the design - no matter what lengths you will go to achieve harmony. Want to add a “dream catcher” made from animal teeth and bones, an Indian mask, etc.? Then and only in those rooms where notes of exoticism are already “slipping through”, decoration using vegetation.
It is important that the house has something truly exclusive, expensive, and made to order. It can be either a statue made of valuable exotic wood, a painting by a famous artist, or a special sculpture.
InnovaStroy specialists are ready to carry out individual design of a house or cottage in the Art Deco style. We will do everything perfectly - chic and luxury will clearly obey the laws, but will in no way lose its geometricity and riot of colors.
When it comes to sophistication, representativeness, and wealth, the financial issue should fade into the background. In any case, the professionals will do everything to ensure that this point is taken into account - we do the work, combining the high quality of the services provided with the possible minimization of costs and a reduction in the delivery time of the project.
Furniture solution
Furnishing a room in this style is done with objects of different shapes and types, but it is important to maintain harmony in creating an artistic concept. Furniture for lounge areas with a metal frame or massive furniture should be of an original shape with interesting colors for the trim. Furniture should be simple, functional, comfortable, original and aesthetic.
