Art Nouveau Living Room Ideas

One of the most popular areas of design in which you can decorate the interior of the living room is the concept of Art Nouveau. This modern style has captivated many with its originality and conciseness, but not everyone knows how to correctly embody it in the living room. In order for the concept to look as organic as possible, you need to think through everything to the smallest detail, get acquainted with the features of the style, the most suitable pieces of furniture and decoration methods, as well as ready-made examples of such living rooms. All these and other nuances will be described in detail in this article.

Art Nouveau interior design is fundamentally different from ostentatious luxury and the complexity of the forms of classic concepts. The style is based on such a sign as simplicity of forms and smooth lines. There is also a trade-off in Art Nouveau regarding trim materials and fittings - Natural raw materials can easily be replaced with artificial components. Therefore, this style cannot be called as expensive as art deco or baroque, and it is available for a fairly large segment.

Modernity in this area of ​​the interior is facilitated by the multi-level coverage. It can appear in the form of podium sections on the floor or stretch ceilings with several tiers.

A room in this style is not limited to having one light source. Ideally, the living room should have a large window (or several windows), as well as different types of lamps in harmony with each other.

As for the technology in the living room, the modern concept includes the presence of a large flat-screen TV, which is usually located on the wall. You can also place a home theater and stereo system against the wall opposite the sofa.

Mandatory accessories for placing in a similar style are flowerpotsin which dead wood, living or ornamental plants of interesting shapes can be located. There should be at least 2 such flowerpots.

Art Nouveau style does not allow flashy tones in the living room, preferring a pastel palette. The following tones are most relevant for this direction.

• Green that appears in various shades. This color is found in the interior of such a living room quite often. In textiles, it is most often used in soothing colors, for example, in light green or olive, while juicy accents can be present in the form of living plants in vases.

• Sometimes living rooms of this type are decorated in black and white, taken in ratios of 50 to 50. However, remember that with black color you need to be careful, because it is able to visually reduce the room.

• Warm brown and pale pink or powdery colors bring comfort to the modern living room. Incarnated in furniture and textiles, as well as often combined with beige or milky tones, they create a comfortable and even romantic atmosphere.

• Infrequently in such a living room you can see a pastel yellow tone. However, bright yellow or red colors can appear as accent details of the interior.

• The background color is sometimes gray. Also in the interior may be a lilac tone, taken in a lower ratio with more neutral shades.

It is worth paying special attention to the decoration of the ceiling, walls and floor in such a living room. The textures of these surfaces should correspond to the modern style and be combined with each other.

Walls are best designed using materials such as paint, molding, wallpaper, fabric, as well as wood panels. Moreover, different sections can be decorated in different ways, complementing each other. So that the room does not look empty or even boring, you do not need to design its walls in the same color. It is better that at least one of the walls has an unobtrusive drawing or ornament.

There are no restrictions on modernity by type of wallpaper, so you can choose paper, non-woven, vinyl or even liquid wallpaper in the living roomthat will give the walls of the room a special aesthetics and light relief. If you prefer to use paint in the decoration of the walls, then in the living room it can be combined with wood panels. In a minimal amount, the presence of stucco is permissible.

Flooring can also be very diverse. and include such types of raw materials as laminate, parquet, linoleum or even tile. The main thing is that the color of the floor is not too dark, so opt for colors such as beige, light gray, coffee with milk, walnut. The carpet in the living room can be matched to the tone of the floor, differing by 1-2 shades, or contrast with it.

Despite the simplicity at the heart of the concept, it is better to make the ceiling design more original. Unacceptable options with simple plaster or acrylic based paint. The stretch ceiling, which has at least 2 levels, is recognized as the most harmonious for the style. Sophisticated level compositions are welcome, as they can also be an additional tool for zoning the room. The texture of the ceiling is mostly glossy.

The hall, the space of which is divided into zones, will be especially relevant for the concept of modern. In this style, the zonal distribution allows the combination of a living room with an office, a sitting area and even a dining room. Zoning can be done using the following methods.

• Creating partitions using drywall. Such designs are very light, and the material takes various forms. By adding plasterboard with several lamps, you can gracefully fence one area of ​​the Art Nouveau living room from another.
• You can also fence off areas of the room using shelving. To prevent these constructions from looking empty, you can mark books and accessories, such as flowerpots, on them.
• Both permanent and temporary zonal partitions include screens. These lightweight constructions fit perfectly into the interior of Art Nouveau; if necessary, they can be removed.
• In order not to hide the space with partitions, it is advisable to place a certain area of ​​the living room on the podium. So you do not overload the interior with unnecessary details and create an elegant transition between different functional areas.

Since there should be several artificial sources in the lighting of the Art Nouveau style, it is important to arrange and select them so that they not only illuminate all the necessary sections of the hall, but also harmonize with each other.

In the central part of the living room should be a massive chandelier. For Art Nouveau, both ceiling and hanging products are acceptable. These units are supplemented by spotlights, which are usually located around the perimeter of the ceiling or its specific levels.

Additional light sources are placed in the form of wall sconcesas well as small table lamps located on the tables or coffee tables. Sometimes the living room in the Art Nouveau style is supplemented by floor lamps, whose plafonds have simple shapes and are painted in the same tone.

Furniture should be selected taking into account the necessary requirements for its configuration. Obligatory interior items in the living room are a sofa, a pair of armchairs or ottomans, a TV shelf (if it will not hang on the wall), a small cupboard, a coffee table, several wall-mounted shelves.

The sofa and chairs have simple shapes, a soft part and a low back. They necessarily have decorative pillows in tone upholstery or contrasting with it. The main thing in choosing upholstered furniture is the smoothness of its lines and the absence of sharp edges and corners. Upholstery materials can be both fabric and leather. The color of the surface of the sofa is usually neutral, but the chair can be combined with it or be accented in the interior and performed in bright colors.

The coffee table most often has a square or rectangular shape. It is made of wood materials and also allows the use of glass for countertops.

The lines of cabinets, shelves and stands are more strict than that of upholstered furniture. They most often have a square or rectangular silhouette and are painted in the same color.

The creation of the necessary atmosphere in the living room with the concept of Art Nouveau is greatly facilitated by such details as textile accessories and accessories. As the curtains, there are products of direct cut, which consist of one or two types of fabrics (tulle and more dense curtains).

It is acceptable to decorate the walls with the help of modern paintings or collages. An important attribute will be a fireplace, which must be electric and dramatically different in appearance from traditional models. Be sure to decorate the room with flowers, and it is better if the plants are exotic or with an unusual shape.

Despite the description of the main signs of Art Nouveau, it can be difficult to determine the specific furniture and decoration of the living room without looking at ready-made examples of interiors. The following design options will be your additional help in the design of your own room.

• Light green curtains from light fabrics will stunningly dilute the bright living room. In this case, just a few accessories that repeat the color of the curtains and spotlights are enough to create complete harmony.

• The TV does not have to be on an empty wall. It can be organically fit into the rack, on which some accessories will also be located.

• A black and white living room is better suited to this style if it is not based on radical tones, but matte black combined with ivory.

• So that the gray color does not look boring and corresponds to the modernist concept, one of the walls of the living room can be distinguished with the help of an abstract drawing, as well as complementing all with upholstered furniture in lilac colors.

• Black glossy textures on shelves, tables and stands look great against the backdrop of plain pink walls, as well as a white floor and ceiling. At the same time, the corner sofa complements a similar room no worse than direct models.

An overview of the living room furniture in the Art Nouveau style, see the next video.