Living room decoration with a fireplace in Provence style

Provence is the rustic style of the south of France. It is difficult for city dwellers to imagine a world without bustle among flowery meadows bathed in sun.

Consider the design features of a living room with a fireplace.

Provence implies comfort and simplicity, pretentiousness is unacceptable here, as well as expensive decoration. The simplicity of this style is rude, it seems rustic, but outwardly differs from the dry direction of the minimalism style. The Provence style interior allows the space to be oversaturated with furniture, decorative knick-knacks, floral textiles in light pastel colors. Sometimes Provence is confused with the country style, which has absorbed the provincial elements of many countries of the world. They have a common village theme, but Provence is a field of flowers of calm and light shades, the style prefers halftones to a specific color.

The interior of the Provence style living room embodies light and tranquility. A fireplace in a living room setting can be electronic or decorative. It will bring a sense of home comfort to the space. A live fire would become a brighter accent of the interior, but only owners of summer cottages and private houses can afford it.

To create a Provence interior, you need to understand its features:

• Simplicity is the meaning of style. The whole setting is simple, it is worth using beautiful furniture and accessories in the setting.
• Furniture should be either antique or artificially aged.
• The fireplace becomes a special decoration for the interior.
• Floral coloring of textiles is preferred.
• The dishes decorating the living room display cabinet should be multi-colored.
• Fresh flowers in pots or vases are required.
• The style does not like clear geometry, it is created from smooth lines, free edges of fabrics. Seeming chaos and perfection are combined in one interior.
• Handmade items are preferable for decoration.

All materials used in the decoration of the premises must be natural. Linoleum, wallpaper and stretch ceilings are inappropriate in this style. Plastering or painting the walls in pastel colors equates to the simplicity of the French countryside. Carelessness of work in this matter is even welcomed. One of the walls can be sheathed with wood, then painted in the color of the environment. Decorations can be made inconspicuous to highlight furniture and decor. Doors can be artificially aged using a special painting technique, or decorated with floral inserts.

In the arrangement of a Provence style living room, sliding wardrobes cannot be used. Sideboards, dressers, pencil cases, bookcases will look more harmonious in it. It would be nice to find old furniture, restore it, repaint it, creating a worn effect. High legs of structures, the presence of forging in the decor of chairs, chandeliers will emphasize and deepen the chosen style. Upholstered furniture covered with linen or cotton covers should be slightly rough. It should not be placed along the walls: slightly chaotic groups can be distinguished. Cases and shelves are filled with colorful boxes, wicker baskets and drawers.

Items made using decoupage technique, vintage clocks, black and white photographs, vases with fresh flowers - all this will decorate the interior in a rustic style.Handwork in any form is encouraged: crafts, knitting, embroidery.

The decor is chosen in the style of a French rustic flavor:

• vine baskets;
• porcelain figurines;
• wooden dishes;
• mirrors in a massive white frame;
• paintings depicting flora.

Natural fabrics should not be bright, delicate tones are in priority: lavender, peach, mint. They can contain a large number of small colors or straight lines in the drawing. Window decoration textiles look good with ruffles. It is undesirable to decorate the fireplace with textiles. The maximum that is permissible is a decorative napkin on a shelf located above the fireplace itself.

The interior in Provencal style is permeated with warmth. The fireplace device will become the logical completion of a comfortable environment. Let's try to figure out what it should be. First of all, he needs to maintain the overall color scheme of the interior, to be a neat accent, organically built into the environment. This effect is achieved by painting with elements of wear, uneven edges, as if the fireplace has been touched by a bloom of time.

There are special techniques with which you can age objects:

• A special varnish is applied to the painted and dried surface, the layer of which cracks when it dries. Paint peeps through the spider web of cracks.
• Using a hard dry brush, paint is unevenly applied to the protruding parts of the decor.
• The fireplace is painted with a dark layer, after drying, a light layer is applied, then the surface is sanded so that dark paint appears in places.
• Aged metal elements can give the fireplace a vintage look. They are treated with hydrochloric acid solution until the metal is oxidized.

In the old days, gypsum was actively used to create decor, so a Provencal-style fireplace can be decorated with stucco molding. It doesn't have to be lush and intricate patterns, as in historical design trends. Simple and understandable molding, supported by the surrounding interior decoration, looks more interesting. Only natural materials are involved in facing the fireplace: stone, brick, ceramics, sometimes expensive types of wood.

It is desirable that the portal of the artificial hearth furnace looks realistic. (forged lattice, charred logs). Sometimes these fireplaces imitate fire, and even the crackling of wood. The color of the fireplace should be in harmony with the living room cladding. Usually milky white, bluish, pale pink, soft yellow tones are chosen. White is easy to age. The Provence-style living room will become the place where household members can communicate with each other, comfortably sitting by the fireplace.

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