Italian style in the interior decoration of the apartment

European style trends are presented in a wide variety. A special place among them is the Italian style. It was he who managed to incorporate all the luxury, practicality, warmth of the European Mediterranean. In Italy, functionality and homeliness are valued. The modern Italian style in the interior adheres to these canons in every detail: from decoration to decor. It suits active, freedom-loving people. This publication discusses the main features of the classic, modern Italian style in the design of the living space.

The design of the lounge area in the Italian style

Italian style combines classic design and architecture with the simplicity of a provincial village

Content

1 Basic interior basics
2 Signs of a classic, modern interior
3 Subtleties of the selection of finishing materials
4 Color palette
5 Room decoration
6 Curtains - an integral part of the decor
7 Video on how to design a classic Italian interior
8 Photo of the design of rooms in the Italian style

Basic interior basics

Residents of southern Europe are very sensitive to the heritage of their homeland. Even the oldest traditions are observed impeccably. Despite the technological progress, the decoration of the design still uses furnishings created on the basis of traditions. In the southern European style, man-made furniture, expensive Venetian plaster, frescoes, stucco molding are used. These are the basic foundations of the direction.

Italian style wooden house living room interior

Spacious rooms with large windows are best suited for the Italian style.

Interior of an italian living room in a panel house apartment

This can be either a house in the country or an ordinary city apartment

The most important requirement for furnishings is environmental friendliness. It is allowed to choose only safe, natural materials - natural motifs create a special cosiness in the living room. In this you can see the echoes of country. However, unlike country, various small details will be present in the setting. In the homes of real Italians, you can see various lamps, watches, extraordinary dishes, photo frames, paintings. These little things do not just decorate an apartment, a private house.

Each of the items has its own unusual story, about which the owners are happy to tell their guests. Decorative items, souvenirs are constantly increasing in number. Due to this, the design of the room is never monotonous.

Decor of a bedroom by unusual home decoration

Unusual floor lamp attracts attention

Signs of a classic, modern interior

The concept of this style is divided into two areas. It is classic, modern. What are their main differences?

Dark blue sofa in the interior of a classic Italian living room

The classic direction speaks of the desire of the owners of the house to revive the old days

living room interior with three narrow windows

The modern Italian style is an art space filled with non-trivial pieces of furniture in the style of fashion

Signs of both directions are discussed in more detail in the table:

Signs	Classic direction	Modern direction
Finish	It is impossible to embody the classic Italian style in the interior without the use of expensive, natural materials. For walls, it is customary to use gypsum, ceramics, for the floor - marble, parquet board. The ceiling is usually decorated with wooden beams. Finishing should be deprived of expressive decor. Finishing materials it is better to choose light colors. They should be as close to the natural look as possible.	Not everyone likes luxury, pretentiousness of classics. A simpler “branch” of the Italian style is the modern direction.The decoration of the room in this case is carried out with practical materials. The walls are decorated with thick, washable wallpaper, decorative plaster, put on the floor laminateparquet. The ceiling is decorated with a glossy tensile structure. When choosing a finish, safety is also appreciated, environmental friendlinessattractive design.
Design features of the room	The main sign of this direction is the special configuration of the room. Large-format windows, columns, high ceilings add luxury to the setting. When arranging a private house, you definitely need to think about building a real fireplace. It is better to place it in the kitchen. The fireplace should be trimmed with natural stone, marble. These materials are not cheap. If the financial budget is limited, you can do with special facing plates that mimic the surface of natural stone.	In the modern Italian style, a non-trivial approach is appreciated. Typically, this direction is chosen by designers to design a room of an irregular, unconventional form. If the room has a standard rectangular shape, partitions are necessarily erected in it, various built-in niches are made. Instead of a real fireplace in the apartments, you can install electric ones. Modern models of such fireplaces have a natural look. It is difficult to distinguish them from the real ones at first glance.
Decor	Classic interior design in the Italian style is impossible without a decent decor. Decorative elements should act as focal points. You can decorate the apartment with a rare mirror, a valuable panel, a gilded baguette, engraving, an expensive multi-tiered chandelier.	Lovely, dear heart trinkets can decorate a room in this direction: photo frames, souvenirs brought from travels, vases, books, unusual kitchen utensils. The number of accessories is practically unlimited. Potted flowers can be used as interior decor.
Furniture	Suitable furniture cannot be found in a simple furniture store. A sign of the classics is rarity, the exclusivity of the subject. Furniture is best made to order using natural wood.	AT trend Contemporary Italian style furniture of unusual shape with bright colors. A large dining table must be placed in the dining area, and a metal bed in the bedroom. A distinctive feature of the kitchen will be bar a counter whose tabletop will be made of stone. Unusual configuration should be the main criterion for choosing furniture. But we must not forget about practicality. Furniture should be of high quality, functional.

Classic Italian living room

Decorating a bedroom wall under an old brick

Modern Italian-style bedroom with brick wall, deliberately trimmed slightly sloppy

Bright living room in the style of Italian Art Nouveau

In modern interiors, combinations of the Italian style with Art Nouveau are often found

Subtleties of the selection of finishing materials

In the Italian interior, the quality of the decoration of the room plays a large role. When choosing finishing materials, the following criteria must be considered:

Environmental friendliness. Residents of sunny Italy appreciate nature, are wary of everything that could be harmful to health. Tremendous harm can even come from the paint used to decorate the walls of the room. All building materials purchased for the home must be environmentally friendly.
Naturalness. Choosing a similar interior solution, you need to be prepared for high costs. This interior design is characterized by a natural finish. Apply wood, expensive marble, high-quality plaster, natural stone.
Brick or imitation in combination with wooden elements is popular.
The purpose of the room. Choose a finish based on the characteristics of a particular room. The bathroom is very humid. It can only be lined with water resistant materials. In a nursery, a comfortable climate plays a huge role.The kid should not run on the cold floor. The floor finish should be selected based on this requirement.
Performance. Finishing materials must be strong, resistant to mechanical damage, household cleaning products. High performance properties will allow for many years in a row to enjoy the invariably beautiful atmosphere in the apartment.
Durable ceramic wall tiles and stone countertops on the kitchen table
Fire safety. Many natural cladding materials are flammable. For example, the abundance of wood finishes can lead to tragic consequences. All wood must be treated with special impregnation. To protect against a fire in the house will help a more serious approach to laying the electrical network. This issue should only be dealt with by a professional.
Compatibility among themselves. Facing the floor, walls, ceiling should be in harmony.

Living room with plaster moldings on the ceiling

The ceiling with stucco molding will look good in the living room

Color palette

It is impossible to embody an exquisite Italian style in the interior without the right choice of color palette. This issue needs special attention. When choosing a color gamut, you need to take into account the basic rule - the gamut should be warm. Cold shades are more suitable for minimalism, loft styles. The warm colors of the interior will visually increase the space, daily will cheer up, warm in cold winter evenings. The Italian interior is based on the colors of the sun, greenery, earth, sky. In one room you can combine the tones of all four elements. However, you do not need to try to fit many shades into one room. It is enough to combine between three or four tones.

The main shades should be warm tones associated with nature.

Stone wall cladding in the living room of a private house

The harmony of nature transferred to a person’s dwelling is the basis of the Italian home’s color scheme

It is better to start the selection of a color palette with finishing materials. Walls, ceiling should be decorated with light cladding. Light beige, milky tones will make the room spacious, airy. On a light background, any design details will look perfect. You can dilute the light ceiling with brown wooden beams. In the color of the beams, it is worth decorating the floor. Allowed to use different tones of brown.

Orange sofa in the living room interior with fireplace

One room may have contrasting furniture, such as brown armchairs and a bright orange sofa.

Upholstered furniture, you can choose a bright color. Yellow, green, purple, olive - the upholstery can be done in any shade. The kitchen set can also be decorated with a bright facade. You can use greenish tones in the kitchen. They will add freshness to the interior of the room and will arouse appetite. Warm colors should be followed when choosing home textiles: towels, bedding, curtains, and other details. Every detail of the situation will play a significant role.

Decorating a picture of a living room wall

Bright chairs in the Italian style living room

Striped sofa in the Italian style living room

Variegated upholstery of upholstered furniture in the Italian interior

Room decoration

Choosing the Italian style in the interior of your own apartment, it is important to adhere to all the basic foundations of the direction. One of the features is the rich decor of the rooms.

Figurine angel on a bookshelf - a great idea for home library decor

The following recommendations will help you to decorate the room correctly:

Copper pans, dried herbs, knives, original jars with spices - all this should become an integral part of the kitchen. Such items are on display in Italy. The inhabitants of this country love to cook, they do it often, a lot. For convenience, most items should always be at hand.
The kitchen interior is based on trifles
You can decorate the bathroom with an unusual pattern applied to the tiles. Ideally, it should be a seascape. Decoration can be large terry towels, plumbing with gilding.
Bathroom decoration with elements of Italian style
It is customary to decorate a nursery with an abundance of soft toys, dolls, and cars. In the process of decorating a room, the child himself can take part. The bed is decorated with a canopy, various stickers with patterns, images of animals are glued on the cabinets.
Black and white family photographs in the framework, paintings, murals, paintings can be used to decorate the living room, bedroom. Italians love painting, sculpture, everything related to art. Each painting should be beautifully designed. It is better to choose wooden frames.
Handmade bedroom wall decoration
An original solution will be the manual painting of the ceiling. However, it must be impeccable. The painting will catch the eye instantly, so even minor flaws can ruin the effect. Trust the ceiling painting should be an experienced master. The work is creative, time-consuming. You will have to pay a round sum for it.
You can decorate the corridor, the hallway with unusual shoe shelves, a metal bench. Also a good solution would be to install a large mirror in a gold-plated frame. Around the mirror, you can make the backlight. This will partially solve the problem of lack of light in the hallway, help highlight the mirror against the wall.
Ceramic flooring in the lobby of a country house

Curtains - an integral part of the decor

The authentic Italian style in the interior is hard to imagine without luxurious Italian curtains. Their first appearance dates from the eighteenth century. Such curtains were previously used in the design of castles and palaces. They were the embodiment of aristocracy, sophistication. Today, you can’t do without them too when decorating the design of an apartment, a cottage, a summer residence.

Italian curtains made of thick material in the living room of a city apartment

A distinctive feature of classic Italian curtains is that they do not move apart

The color of the curtains should be in harmony with the interior of the room

Real curtains from Italy have several distinctive features:

Cornices fix the upper part of the curtains firmly. Curtains are opened by collecting diagonally, followed by fixing the cord. Material can be dissolved, collected as desired.
Curtains for wide windows do not integral. They do not connect in the middle, cover only the corners of the window opening. This option is perfect for the living room.
Many models of curtains are inherently layered. The canvases simply overlap each other. To preserve the pattern, translucent fabric is used to make the paintings.
Kitchen curtains are usually rolled. They are convenient during operation, easy to clean, and transmit the required amount of sunlight. Rolled curtains can be decorated with a beautiful pattern, ornament.
Curtains made in Italy are expensive. Do not look for a cheap alternative. Such a product is fake. He will quickly lose his appearance.