Interior Design American Decorating Styles

Today, we will learn the seven basic American home decorating styles.  Country  Colonial  Victorian  Arts and Crafts  Traditional  Southwestern  Contemporary

Country Characteristically casual and cozy, country decorating is all about comfort. It is simplistic and practical It is simplistic and practical Occupants are interested in simple life and attraction to rural pleasures Occupants are interested in simple life and attraction to rural pleasures Designs incorporate handcrafted furniture, vintage accessories with classic blue-and-white color palettes, and more.

Country Things you would see in a country home fresh herbs hanging to dry fresh herbs hanging to dry Unfinished wooden furniture Unfinished wooden furniture Simple, warm color palette Simple, warm color palette Area rugs scattered on floor near bed Area rugs scattered on floor near bed Wooden benches and high-backed chairs Wooden benches and high-backed chairs Simple window treatments Simple window treatments

Country Tends to be handcrafted and practical Tends to be handcrafted and practical Unfinished wooden furniture Unfinished wooden furniture Wooden benches and high-backed chairs Wooden benches and high-backed chairs

Colonial Noted for its proportion, simplicity, and serenity Noted for its proportion, simplicity, and serenity Sense of calm and hints of deep wordly concern for logic, comfort, and visual order Sense of calm and hints of deep wordly concern for logic, comfort, and visual order Speaks of global involvement Speaks of global involvement

Colonial Libraries were prized showcases Libraries were prized showcases Color palettes are straightforward and bold. Color palettes are straightforward and bold. Homes were painted slate blue, salmon, apple green and apricot yellow Homes were painted slate blue, salmon, apple green and apricot yellow

Colonial Furniture Fine handmade and upholstered furniture. Fine handmade and upholstered furniture. People could not redecorate on a whim; therefore several types of period furniture, usually passed down from one generation to the next, existed side by side. People could not redecorate on a whim; therefore several types of period furniture, usually passed down from one generation to the next, existed side by side.

Colonial Window treatments are prim, spare, and tidy with linen, and calico curtains hung by tabs from rods. Window treatments are prim, spare, and tidy with linen, and calico curtains hung by tabs from rods.

Southwestern Spanish colonial and Native American influences combined Spanish colonial and Native American influences combined Design features thick adobe walls Design features thick adobe walls Fluid forms anchored by adobe fireplaces Fluid forms anchored by adobe fireplaces

Southwestern Simple decoration and furnishings Simple decoration and furnishings Interiors are rounded Interiors are rounded

Southwestern Furniture Boldly patterned Navajo hand-woven rug and saddle blankets Boldly patterned Navajo hand-woven rug and saddle blankets Found objects such as cattle skulls, regional art, religious icons, Pueblo pottery. Found objects such as cattle skulls, regional art, religious icons, Pueblo pottery. Daybeds replace sofas Daybeds replace sofas

Southwestern furniture Heavy doors have sturdy hardware and tall windows Heavy doors have sturdy hardware and tall windows Sturdy, simple upholstered furniture and brightly painted regional furniture Sturdy, simple upholstered furniture and brightly painted regional furniture Color palette- color and earth tones Color palette- color and earth tones

Traditional Elegant catch-all. Largely referring to 18 th and 19 th century periods Elegant catch-all. Largely referring to 18 th and 19 th century periods Linked to the past, a blending of popular trends, adjusting and softening highly-decorative and elaborately visual concepts to create comfortable and timeless interior design Linked to the past, a blending of popular trends, adjusting and softening highly-decorative and elaborately visual concepts to create comfortable and timeless interior design

Traditional  Echoes of the past with a contemporary flair  Scale is large  Rooms are airy and open  Elegant and complex window treatments are popular

Traditional Furniture Comfortable upholstered furniture boasts rich-looking velvet, moire silk, brocades and damask fabrics. Comfortable upholstered furniture boasts rich-looking velvet, moire silk, brocades and damask fabrics. Color palette – often bold in concept and application Color palette – often bold in concept and application Color used to unify the overall look Color used to unify the overall look

Victorian Defined as a period of excess Defined as a period of excess Oppressively dark, cluttered and embellished Oppressively dark, cluttered and embellished Scale is large Scale is large

Victorian Movement was in the mid 19 th to early 20 th century Movement was in the mid 19 th to early 20 th century Color palette – Rich, somber point colors Color palette – Rich, somber point colors Windows were elegantly dressed in layers of draperies, scarves, and shears Windows were elegantly dressed in layers of draperies, scarves, and shears

Arts crafts Arts and crafts Designers wanted to cure society of the excesses of Victorian style Designers wanted to cure society of the excesses of Victorian style Emphasis on simplicity and use of natural elements Emphasis on simplicity and use of natural elements

Arts crafts Arts and crafts Room layouts are open, with emphasis on horizontal lines Room layouts are open, with emphasis on horizontal lines Display sturdy columns and exposed beans Display sturdy columns and exposed beans

Arts crafts Furniture Arts and crafts Furniture Was a clear break from past Was a clear break from past Functional and squares rather than flowing and fanciful Functional and squares rather than flowing and fanciful Made of oak and clear finishes were used to emphasize grain Made of oak and clear finishes were used to emphasize grain

Arts crafts Arts and crafts Curtains made of sturdy fabrics Curtains made of sturdy fabrics Color palette – earth, herbs, and berry colors Color palette – earth, herbs, and berry colors

Contemporary Use straight forward material, metal, plastics, and woods without stains Use straight forward material, metal, plastics, and woods without stains Patterns are geometrics Patterns are geometrics Uncluttered serve to highlight a few prized art or antiques pieces Uncluttered serve to highlight a few prized art or antiques pieces

Contemporary Furniture Is chosen for sculptural value and utility Is chosen for sculptural value and utility Beds rarely have head or footboards Beds rarely have head or footboards Painting are often hung without frames. Painting are often hung without frames.

Contemporary Color palette – walls are often stark white or soft neutrals Color palette – walls are often stark white or soft neutrals Furniture and accessories are often loud, cheerful with burst of primary color Furniture and accessories are often loud, cheerful with burst of primary color

Activity for Today Choose one of the American Home Decorating Styles. Choose one of the American Home Decorating Styles. Using the internet, research information and find images of your chosen design style. You need information on Using the internet, research information and find images of your chosen design style. You need information on Color palettes Color palettes Fabric Fabric 1 Furniture, 1 accessory and 1 lighting that will go well with your chosen design style. 1 Furniture, 1 accessory and 1 lighting that will go well with your chosen design style. Use construction paper, scissors and glue. Use construction paper, scissors and glue.