Chinese style interior design. Basics

Centuries ago, Chinese design was founded on the principles of nature, simplicity and energy. These postulates were designed to create a peaceful and serene atmosphere for the home. Since Chinese culture is steeped in tradition through and through, the elements in the Chinese style interior must reflect the essence of the people living in the house.

The most important rule of the Chinese interior is simplicity. Asian designers do not like it when the room is crammed with various decorative elements. It is very important that not a large number of truly valuable accessories are placed in the room in the right way in order to achieve the desired effect.

One of the most common elements in the Chinese interior is partitions and screens. They can be both functional and decorative at the same time. Screens not only bring decor to life, but can also serve to create a sense of privacy.

Previously, such partitions were made of lightweight materials. Thin matter or paper was stretched over a lattice frame. Today, partitions can be made from a variety of building materials - expensive wood, decorated with complex ivory or bamboo inlay.

The screen is usually foldable, so it can be placed almost anywhere in the apartment where it is most relevant to you. This is a very cheap way to add an Asian twist to your simple yet stylish Chinese style interior.

Chinese style interior. Finishing

Almost any Ethnos style is characterized by the use of natural materials for finishing window and door openings of walls and floors.

Walls in Chinese interiors are usually paneled with reddish wood. Individual walls can be covered with bamboo bamboo wallpaper, sheathed with bamboo linen or painted with light warm paint.

Another common method is pasting wall structures with paper wallpaper with a pattern in some way related to Chinese culture (by the way, you can read our article - how to choose wallpaper in the bedroom). The walls can also be animated with  decorative patterned wood gratings, and the ceiling with  beams.

Large stone or ceramic tiles, as well as a parquet board are laid on the floor. To reproduce the ethnic interior of the main hall, nursery and bedroom, you can purchase a massive board as a more environmentally friendly, pleasant and warm material. A massive board in this case spreads in a deck way. It is better to take a board of a dark, saturated color, with a reddish tint.

Well suited for Asian design flooring in the form of bamboo parquet. Adherents of rolled floor coverings should take a closer look at the mat type carpet.

 

Chinese color in the interior. Color

In general, Chinese-style interior design promotes the use of bold colors. Red color is one of the most beloved in the Chinese state. It is believed that it can bring good luck. So do not be afraid to lay a bright red carpet on the floor. Golden, yellow, blue can be used as accent colors. But if you don't like red at all, nothing bad will happen if you remove it from your project altogether.

Instead of red, you can use a brown background, combined with beige, cream or milky white colors. This color spectrum is more typical for a modern Chinese interior. In this version, make sure that all the remaining elements do not contradict the basic rules - the room should not be crammed with furniture, it must not contradict Asian traditions, in other words, look expensive and simple at the same time.

 

Chinese style furniture

In the interior, made in the Chinese style, wood polished furniture will be very appropriate. For furniture, preference should be given to dark woods.

Part of the furniture can be painted red. In addition to painting, antique chests of drawers can also be decorated with images of flowers, hieroglyphs, bamboo. Bamboo furniture will look perfect, and besides not high coffee tables, miniature sofas, TV stands, chests can replace bedside tables.

 

Chinese style. Accessories and decor

The easiest way to make the necessary environment is with porcelain, and besides this, bamboo products, pillows, partitions and screens. Glass partitions   look quite stylish in the interior. For example, it can be a pattern made in the form of an oriental hieroglyph on colored glass. In principle, the image of hieroglyphs is a very popular detail in the interior in the Chinese style. More often they use hieroglyphs meaning well-being and happiness, health, money.

 

Chinese style room interior

Chinese style may be the main motif for the interior, or maybe just an accent. To easily add a Chinese accent to a room's design, you can use an Asian-style screen, place Chinese porcelain vases on the floor, and place a few oriental paper fans on the walls.

The Chinese style in such accessories is expressed quite easily - with the help of images from Asian culture. The most common mythological character that is present in almost every oriental decor is the dragon. The Chinese dragon is a beautiful wise creature with a rather long body, usually black or Red. You can add an image of such a mythological character to your interior, and he can pleasantly enliven the room. The main thing here is not to overdo it with the number of accessories, otherwise your apartment will look like an antique store, and not like a Chinese dwelling.

The whole difficulty interior design in Chinese style is to moderately distribute the elements and not overdo it with accessories. This is a real art, and here the impeccable taste of the designer is required. But then, when you can achieve the necessary harmony, you will be rewarded in the form of admiring reviews from your guests.