DECOR STYLES: HOW TO CHOOSE THE PERFECT ONE FOR YOU - LIFESTYLE

Furniture styles: a guide to choosing the one that best represents you

Finding your way around the various styles of furniture is not always easy, and especially if you don't have clear ideas, you risk complicating your life when choosing furniture. Terms like vintage, retro, shabby chic, industrial, modern, contemporary and rustic don't tell you much? Then you are in the right article, we will introduce you to the various styles of furniture, giving you some advice for choosing. Plants are also part of the furniture, discover in the video those that purify the air!

1 - How to furnish the house in a vintage style

The vintage style remains one of the most popular despite its origins now rooted in the past. The term derives from the French word vendenge that is to say d "vintage and starting from a strong appeal for wines, it then adapted to other contexts such as furniture. The charm of a house furnished in a vintage style is unparalleled: every object, every piece of furniture clearly tells a unique story, that those who choose this style want to tell by letting the house speak directly. The vintage style will always continue to exist, just as it "has come to the present day", it will simply evolve and will always be a choice dear to many.
Furnishing a home in a vintage style is a personal choice: the skill lies above all in knowing how to perfectly combine and amalgamate contemporary furniture with elements that recall the past.
This retro style is characterized by various typical furnishing accessories: sofas and armchairs, sideboards, chandeliers, fabrics and finally the objects. Everything must be chosen and combined with taste, because drawing from different eras, the risk is to transform your home into an antiques market.
The years to inspire to furnish your home in vintage style range from the "40s to the" 70s: passing from a total absence of frills, to the optical style and pop art of the "60s, ending with wallpaper great protagonist and true icon of 70s style homes.
What can not miss:

Colored hi-tech accessories perfect to give a touch of joy to minimal environments
Old-fashioned radios, turntables, vinyls
Coffee tables and mirrors in retro style
Sofas and armchairs in velvet, preferably with floral prints

What to avoid:

The vintage style combines objects of the past and contemporary furniture, but be careful because it is easy to transform the rooms into an antiques market.
Don't choose random vintage items for your home, try to create continuity.
Do not lose sight of your needs: some objects are beautiful but not very functional and would end up being just dusty knick-knacks.

2 - Modern classic style for those who want to play it safe

The modern classic style is an evergreen because it combines two completely opposite furnishing ideas: the classic one on one side and the modern one on the other.
The main features of a modern classic style house are simple lines and minimal style, without ever exceeding and following the rule "less is more".
The preferred materials will be wood and marble and will marry well especially for the floors and the kitchen, as opposed to modern and lacquered furniture for the rest of the rooms. The houses that best lend themselves to being furnished in a modern classic style are those with high ceilings, decorated by Venetian stuccoes or from boiserie (cladding with wooden panels on the walls). As for the colors, on the other hand, warm shades are definitely to be preferred: petrol green is the master also because it is perfect to combine with wood.
What can not miss:

wooden table
elements hanging from the ceiling
parquet
in general, simple forms

What to avoid:
All the rooms of the house must be large and bright so they should not be filled with too many furnishing objects.

3 - A shabby chic style home if you love creative recycling

The shabby chic style has the particularity that it can also be applied to a single room in the house: the basic style is that country, with a romantic touch that makes it perfect for the present day. Shabby chic is a term that indicates a type of interior decoration with a used look: recycled furniture but never without first having been subjected to a good refresh!
Perfect for DIY lovers, the shabby chic style was born in England, but soon spread all over the world thanks to the basic anti-waste idea.
Here are the reasons for choosing it:

give new life to old furniture by reinterpreting it according to your personal taste.
For lovers of creative recycling it is a real must have!
The main colors are pastel shades and white.
Natural elements such as flowers, are the masters both real to be placed in vases, both for the patterns of fabrics and curtains.

Among the colors and materials to prefer we certainly have neutral shades, pastel shades and finally, wood, which not only recalls nature, but is perfect to be restored.
What can not miss:

flower fabrics
white wood for bed, bedside table and wardrobe
pastel colored cushions and curtains
lanterns, candles and white wooden benches for outdoor spaces

What to avoid:
One of the most common mistakes for those who furnish in a shabby chic style is to overdo it with white, risking to flatten the environment. Always try to tone down the neutral tones with something colored.

4 - Why choose a contemporary style for your home

The opposite of vintage is the contemporary style and if we wanted to describe it in 3 words, these would be: simplicity, comfort and attention to aesthetics. Also in this case the minimal style comes to the rescue, assisted by multifunctional furniture and latest generation appliances.
Contemporary furnishings must first of all be useful and suitable for the hectic routine that we live today: homes with smart technology are increasingly avant-garde and allow you to live well and in an organized manner thanks to the latest generation technologies.
Furnishing in a contemporary style means choosing essential lines, neutral colors and few decorations, without however creating a cold and inhospitable environment, but orderly and avant-garde.
Light and bright colors are to be preferred: black and white in particular to be exploited with geometric lines and precious materials, such as solid wood.
What can not miss:

Cold colored walls
Glass table
Plain textiles
Modern and functional appliances

What to avoid:
It balances the minimal lines with furnishing fabrics that are warm and welcoming, avoiding the risk of the house appearing cold at first glance.

5 - Feng Shui style for a house where balance reigns

Feng (wind) Shui (water) is a Chinese term and represents the discipline according to which there is perfect harmony between people and the environment. According to this style of furniture only when the five elements (fire, water, earth, metal and wood) are in harmony with each other, c "is an" optimal energy. Feng Shui furniture is based on this principle of balance and takes into account the magnetic and energy fields for a perfect arrangement of the furniture.
Here are the main rules to follow if you want to furnish your home according to Feng Shui.

Opt for just one equal floor throughout the house
Do not put mirrors in the bedroom
Avoid furniture and objects with too square and angular shapes, giving more space to round and sinuous shapes.
Place sofas, beds, and desks facing the door.
Do not bring TV, smartphones and tablets into the bedroom.
Decorate rooms with vibrant and relaxing photos and images.
Have more than one plant in all rooms of the house.

Feng Shui is a real philosophy of life, which first of all aims to establish order in the house by eliminating the superfluous: only by chasing away evil can you make room for good.

What can not miss:
Natural materials
Bright environments
Plants, stones and stones as decorations
Shades that recall nature
Chromatic harmony between the rooms

What to avoid:
Avoid filling the spaces too much because otherwise the principle behind this style of furniture that wants minimal style rooms would fail.

6 - Eclectic style: furniture for those who love to talk about themselves

The eclectic style of furniture is based on an idea of freedom, audacity and creativity, but be careful not to overdo it to avoid the bazaar effect! What makes you love the eclectic style of furniture is being able to choose everything you like best and that represents you: prints, colors, decor pieces and different styles, telling a lot about your personality.
What is the common thread in eclectic-style homes is interior design based on diversity, the combination of different styles that stand out in environments with neutral base tones. Password color! Wallpaper with the most imaginative motifs, or wall painted in blocks of color.
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