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| Living Room Awesome Classic Style |
If you want to live in luxurious surroundings with things displayed simply and elegantly, then classic style is the look for you.
A successful classic interior will require absolute attention to detail, the very best quality in furniture, fabrics and furnishings, as well as a strict approach to arranging your room.
The classic look works best in homes with some traditional features, even if this is only represented by the configuration and use of the rooms. This look is ideally suited to larger homes or ones with rooms with ample proportions as this allows the space for refined placement that is essential to creating an elegant look.
The key to creating an excellent classic look is in the quality of the interior elements, from architectural details to furnishings and finishing touches. Once a classic interior has been designed, there is little flexibility, as each item plays a specific role and has an optimal position in the room.
Underpinning a true classic look is the repeated us e of symmetry. A pleasing symmetrical design provides the structure on which to produce either a strong or subtle look, as well as the essential opportunity for the quality of materials to shine through.
If your room is an awkward shape or size, look at it simply as a box. What is the one thing you think would improve its proportions? Is it extra ceiling height? Perhaps it needs a focal point such as a fire place. Or is it that it lacks a single wall without a door, window, wardrobe or other such obstruction in it?
Once you have defined what it is that will help improve your room’s ‘bones’, you can then use some visual tricks to achieve this. Knowing this information is vital before starting your Classic-style décor or colourscheme.
Any classic-styled room can include contemporary elements, such as modern built-in cupboards, recessed lighting and/or aluminium window frames, providing these elements are incorporated using classic guidelines.
Furniture can be a mix of authentic antiques, antique reproduction or more modern styles. It must, however, be based on classic style – imposing beds, huge-scale mirrors, elegantly shaped furniture with decorative detailing.
When teamed with an authentic or classically inspired colour palette, plain and elegant furnishings and carefully selected accessories (all of utmost quality), these elements will combine to create a look that will add timeless appeal to your home.
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