Introduction to Chinese decoration style
Today we will take stock of the decoration styles in China:
There are nine categories of decoration styles in total
Modern style: minimalist black, white, gray, minimalist cream, light luxury
Chinese Style: Traditional Chinese, New Chinese
European style: simple European, Nordic countryside, medieval
American style: rustic, rustic, retro, simple, luxurious, medieval
Japanese style: Traditional wooden wabi sabi
French style: light cream rustic retro
Mediterranean style: blue white yellow brown
Southeast Asian Style: Traditional Nanyang Retro
Mix and match style: cleverly combining multiple styles and colors
The subdivided element design or color matching can be divided into: minimalist style, creamy style, light luxury style, wooden style, wabi sabi style, industrial style, retro style, medieval style, Nordic style, pastoral style, etc
1、Modern Minimalist Style
The modern minimalist style originated from the Bauhaus school founded by Gropius. The Bauhaus school advocates the principle of function first and promotes simplicity in architectural decoration. Therefore, modern minimalist style generally does not have many complex decorations. In space, functionality is the basis and practicality is emphasized.
Concise design often achieves the effect of winning with less, simple but not simple. The spatial layout is transparent inside and outside, open design, neat and smooth shape, material selection emphasizes texture, and the shape is atmospheric, mostly geometric.
Soft furnishings with simple configurations, grand hanging paintings, and simple lighting fixtures
The hard decoration adopts transparent designs such as marble, wood veneer, grille, partition, etc. Pursuing a sense of technology, suspended design and diversified lighting design can be considered.
The color scheme mainly consists of black, white, gray, and brown as the main colors, paired with some bright colors such as bright yellow, bright red, etc., to create a simple and atmospheric sense of space
2、Black, White, and Gray
It also belongs to a modern minimalist style, with the combination of black, white, and gray giving people a sense of simplicity but not simplicity. It uses the simplest way to reflect the sexiness of the space and is loved by many young homeowners. In addition, the postmodern minimalist style often uses a combination of black, white, and gray, giving people a low-key and luxurious feeling.
3.Minimalist Style
"less is more"
——Modernist master Mies van der Rohe
The modern minimalist style advocates "simplicity", hoping to achieve the effect of "less wins more, simplicity wins complexity". Simplify the design elements, decorations, and furniture to the minimum extent possible, emphasizing functional design. The spatial layout should be transparent inside and outside, with strong storage and unified color tone. The design lines should be simple and smooth. Extremely simple style rarely uses complex decorations, but has extremely high requirements for craftsmanship.
Commonly used colors include color schemes (black, white, gray, etc.) and cool color schemes (blue-green, etc.), which are visually stress free.
The materials used are mostly latex paint, stone, glass, wood veneer, grille, metal, etc., to enhance the modernity and neatness of the home space.
The overall design of the wall, ceiling and floor is simple and neat, with options such as no main light design, embedded skirting board, one door to the top, invisible cabinet door, extremely narrow shape, etc.
Express simplicity, functionality, and aesthetics with minimal elements and materials. This attitude and lifestyle are pursued by the vast majority of young people today.
4、Traditional Chinese (Classical Chinese)
The traditional style that has not undergone modern aesthetic changes reveals a dignified and grand atmosphere everywhere.
Mainly made of solid wood furniture, with beams and columns, mostly in the shape of Ming and Qing dynasties, with a stable and solid appearance. Black, red, and brown are the main colors paired with bright green plants. The layout is symmetrical on both sides, with the center being the top, and is upright and stable. It is often decorated with porcelain, screens, and elegant calligraphy and painting, conveying a state of self-cultivation and self-cultivation.
5、New Chinese Style
The new Chinese style is based on modern technology and aesthetics, incorporating traditional elements through an understanding of traditional culture to create charming living spaces. Using modern materials and techniques to interpret the profound meaning and essence of traditional culture.
Suitable for people with a calm personality and a love for traditional Chinese culture.
The beauty of the new Chinese style has a deep and elegant soul,
Abandoning the traditional heavy decoration of the new Chinese style, the furniture form is more concise and elegant, and the spatial color matching is also fresher and more natural, full of ancient style, leisurely and self satisfied.
The colors are mainly dark and steady, with black, white, gray, and brown as the main tone, and then combined with bright traditional Chinese colors such as Chinese red, navy blue, and imperial yellow.
Pay more attention to the beauty of classical, elegant, and artistic conception. Decorative paintings can use Chinese landscape paintings, ink paintings, etc.
The materials mainly consist of wood, bamboo, stone, and celadon elements; Pay attention to leaving large areas of space blank and emphasize symmetry in layout;
There are many people who are liked by those born in the 1970s and 1980s
New Chinese style: also divided into light and dark colors
Most of them are in the dark color scheme
New Chinese light color scheme
Common materials include natural wood, which can be used on sofas, tables, and chairs. Considering aesthetics, try to avoid redwood as much as possible. Common color combinations include: wood color, white, gray, black, red, cyan, blue, brown, orange.
6、European style
The European style originates from ancient Greece and Rome, including
The architectural style of some ancient Persian regions gives people a luxurious and romantic feeling.
Indoor colors usually lean towards warm colors such as red, golden yellow, bronze, etc. You can also pair it with neutral colors such as beige, gray, etc. to balance the color of the entire space.
Exquisite carvings, lines, and patterns are required in furniture, walls, floors, and other aspects. Typically, a large number of floral patterns are used, such as English prints, French mosaics, etc. Additionally, Roman columns, waistlines, mosaics, arches, flower garlands, vases, and other decorative elements can also be used to give people a luxurious and elegant feeling.
Furniture is usually large-sized, heavy, and has gorgeous details and curves to create a comfortable and luxurious atmosphere. In addition, some gorgeous accessories such as crystal chandeliers, bronze sculptures, etc. should be paired to enhance the artistic sense of the entire space. Modern simplification and integration of European aesthetics, simplifying some European elements and colors, avoiding traditional heaviness, and creating a new era atmosphere.
7、American style
The American style originates from European culture, transforming it into a style that emphasizes details and practicality while preserving its luxurious and exquisite appearance.
American furniture is usually made of walnut and maple wood, which is the best match for pig liver red flooring, making it more charming than European furniture that shines with golden light.
The common style of American furniture is neoclassical furniture, which emphasizes elegant carving and comfortable design, making the entire space appear grand and stable.
The colors are often dominated by natural wood, dark, and brown.
American style accessories emphasize retro style, usually paired with antique art pieces, vintage chandeliers, candle holders, four column beds, antique bricks, wooden floors, wall panels, wallpaper and wall coverings, fireplaces, and stone.
Modern American style gives people a feeling of luxury and grandeur, with classical temperament and romantic atmosphere.
8、Japanese style
In Japanese interior design, colors tend to focus more on natural wood colors and materials such as cotton, linen, bamboo, and rattan, forming a simple and natural style.
Elegant and simple, it generally uses clear lines to give the layout of the living room an elegant, clean, and strong geometric sense. Temperance, divine will, and integration with nature always allow people to think quietly in space.
① In Japanese style design, a large amount of wooden materials are used, such as wooden decorative panels and grid partitions.
② We often use natural materials such as cotton, linen, bamboo, and rattan.
③ Common elements: trapdoor, tatami, blinds.
④ Common color combinations: wood, gray, white, blue, green, etc.
9、French style
French style
① The most commonly used decorative materials include lines (gypsum and PU), corner flowers, wall panels, fireplaces, arches, marble, wooden floors, double doors, velvet materials, curved shapes, brass, palace elements, oil paintings, leather, etc. The details and craftsmanship are very exquisite;
② Common color combinations: Warm colors with low saturation are the main colors, such as milk coffee, warm gray, beige, natural wood, green, brown, blue, etc
③ The overall height is high and atmospheric, which can be achieved by increasing the height of the doorway
Use lines to enhance the sense of height in the space.
Categories: ① Light French ② Classical (Retro) French ③ Cream French
① Light French
The light French style combines a modern and minimalist sense of space with a romantic French atmosphere; Abandoning the complex and cumbersome traditional French elements, while inheriting the traditional elegance and aristocratic atmosphere of French, using classic axis and symmetrical layout, adopting elegant spatial tones, geometric line shapes, and graceful French soft furnishings; The overall color scheme generally uses light colors such as warm white and cream as the main color scheme for a large area, which is visually more comfortable and soft, making the residence more romantic, elegant, and exquisite.
②Classical (Retro) French:
The romantic atmosphere is very strong, emphasizing the symmetry of the axis and incorporating many palace elements. The floor can choose a dark color scheme, and the wall should pay attention to creating a sense of lines, simple and smooth, bold color choices, and color combinations with varying degrees of saturation. Wood, leather, brass and other elements should be used more often. It will be paired with French style three-dimensional gypsum lines and decorative elements such as carvings.
③Cream French style:
Cream light French style uses low saturation colors, full of light sweetness.
The clear and gentle question presents a soft and tender texture, elegant and peaceful. Combining French elements, the colors are mostly cream and wood, and the materials are mostly gypsum lines, arches, and corner flowers. Emphasis is placed on space height, and furniture walls should not be paired with too cute and soft furniture, which is more romantic than modern cream.
10、Nanyang retro style
(Southeast Asia, also known as Nanyang)
Simply put, Nanyang style refers to the styles of tropical and subtropical regions. It combines French, British, and Chinese styles, while also taking into account the lifestyle of tropical regions. It can truly be said that it is a ceiling of mixed and matched architecture
The living space of Nanyang style is mixed with the tranquility of spring and the abundance of tropical rainforest summer heat waves, and the noise comes to a standstill here. The biggest feature is the perfect combination of greenery and rattan home furnishings, as well as the natural growth of wood grain with a sense of lines.
The most romantic decoration style of Nanyang retro style is highly favored by high net worth women. The decoration colors are bold, such as retro green, retro red, reddish brown, black and white orange, etc., matched with exquisite retro soft furnishings, such as lines, abstract paintings, arches, small flower bricks, blinds, and middle furniture, creating a romantic atmosphere throughout the house.
Choose tropical plants with a thick and shiny texture, such as loose tailed sunflower, women's gum, turtle backed bamboo, and wandick.
11、Log style
The wooden style is known for its simplicity, elegance, freshness, and leisure,
Highlighting the spatial texture with the color tone and paint quality of the original wood, materials such as wood, rattan edges, and fabric create a natural, authentic, comfortable, and freehand atmosphere in the space.
The reason why the wooden wind is clean and warm is due to the widespread use of white and wooden colors, with a focus on solid warm colors, and a color scheme of white+wooden color+low saturation warm color embellishment. Like beige, light gray, light brown, pumpkin color... on the basis of simplicity and clarity, it has a warm and natural feeling.
Simplify the design of the ceiling, simplifying the complexity. The soft furnishings include wooden furniture, white walls, wooden framed paintings, and cotton and linen chairs, suitable for people of all ages.
The warm texture of wood makes the home very warm, but remember not to do color matching. The essence of natural wood color lies in its solidity without disorder.
In terms of color.
The Japanese style wooden style can be combined with bamboo weaving, cotton and linen lamps or mats to add a sense of simplicity. The desks and chairs are often low and low, giving people a sense of freedom to sit on the ground at any time.
12、Cream style
Rather than saying that cream style is a style, it is more like a color scheme.
The creamy style combines a modern minimalist sense of space with a romantic and elegant atmosphere. Using low saturation colors such as milk coffee and milk white as a base, with soft and cute shapes and harmonious color tones, the overall space presents a soft and sticky texture wrapped in delicate cream. Make people feel more belonging and healing, and the overall effect of home is gentler.
Hard decoration often uses light colored wall paint, arch shapes, wooden floors, curved ceilings, etc.
Soft furnishings are equipped with velvet, lamb wool, cotton and linen, and natural wood to enhance the texture.
Furniture configuration includes oval shaped coffee tables with irregular curves, spherical sofas, and cloud sofas, which are soft, cute, and adorable.
Smooth and rounded lines can be seen everywhere. Suitable for young people who pursue comfort, it is highly sought after by young women.
Whenever you come home exhausted, you will find that the whole house becomes soft, warm, and very healing.
Common colors: milky white, milky coffee, warm gray, natural wood beige, etc
13、Industrial style
The industrial style is dominated by black, gray, and brown tones, complemented by some metallic elements such as iron and copper, creating a unique industrial atmosphere
The design of industrial style commonly uses materials such as cement, steel pipes, stone skin, red bricks, etc.
Most colors are black, white, gray, and brown
It is possible to express the beauty of roughness without a suspended ceiling or exposed pipelines
14、Scandinavian style
It refers to the art and design styles of countries in northern Europe such as Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. IKEA style is also commonly referred to domestically
Nordic style is refreshing, simple and rich, emphasizing practicality. Ceilings, walls, baseboards, etc. are not deliberately carved, with light hard decoration and heavy soft decoration. The background is left with a lot of white space, with white as the main tone and wood as a supplement, making good use of color embellishment and green plant embellishment; Give people a peaceful and comfortable feeling.
The color scheme is mainly composed of white, light wood, and gray, with some warm colors such as beige, light blue, light yellow, etc., creating a warm and comfortable atmosphere.
15、Affordable Luxury
The light luxury style has the artistic sense of the Renaissance period, combining art with life, low-key luxury, simplicity and delicacy, while also combining modernity, perfectly blending classical and modern elements! Emphasizing artistry, pursuing texture, emphasizing the fusion of modern and classical lighting, vivid colors, and atmospheric and clean space.
The overall color scheme is black, white, and gray ➕ Rice tea coffee brown. To enhance its sophistication, the overall space's lines should also be neat and clean
The material selection for the light luxury style will definitely choose high-end materials, which can make the entire space shine with just a little bit.
Marble, wood veneer, glass, metal crafts, velvet materials, brass, leather, etc.
Pay attention to the overall material ratio, not in excess, but in precision
Suitable for large apartment decoration and for successful individuals who pursue a sense of luxury.
16、Wabi-sabi style
Wabi Sabi is an integral part of Japanese aesthetic consciousness, loved by many young people with a serene, beautiful, and intuitive sense of time.
The Qi Ji Feng, with its beauty of "simplicity, tranquility, and truth," may seem desolate, but it represents a higher level of aesthetics. Pursuing a true "imperfect" state and enjoying preserving the traces of time passed by. Simple and quiet, retaining some natural flaws.
① Wabi Sabi style commonly uses color combinations: light brown, gray white, natural wood, and earthy colors as the basic colors, presenting a natural and rough primitive style.
② Wabi Sabi style commonly uses materials such as microcement and vintage wooden materials (furniture, wall panels), highlighting a primitive texture.
③ Wabi sabi style commonly used decorations include artistic pottery jars, Zen inspired green plants, rattan cushions, elegant floral arrangements, natural dried wooden furniture, vintage furniture, and more, creating a unique Eastern charm.
17、Mediterranean style
It has the characteristics of free and unrestrained, diverse and bright colors. The greatest charm comes from its pure and beautiful colors
Color matching, blue and white: the azure coast of Spain and the white villages of Greece
The village is connected to the beach, the blue sea, and the blue sky.
Turquoise and reddish brown: Natural landscape colors unique to North Africa, such as deserts, rocks, mud, and sand, complemented by deep red and indigo of North African flora, and brass, creating a vast expanse like the earth.
Mediterranean style generally chooses smooth lines in terms of styling. Curved doors and windows, as well as wrought iron products, and climbing vines are also unique aesthetic decorations in Mediterranean style.
Material: Wood veneer, arched door; Sail shaped, mosaic inlay, collage decoration, shells, pebbles, simple and elegant small fine flower striped grid patterns, etc.
18、Pastoral style
Mainly advocating returning to simplicity and getting close to nature
Emphasize entering the countryside, comfort and retro atmosphere, creating a natural and simple living environment
The color tends to have a soft and gentle warm tone, such as beige, light yellow, light blue, etc. For large indoor areas, the colors are selected to be close to nature, such as forest green, wood brown, and white.
Material: Try to be as close to nature as possible, such as wood, rattan, bamboo, antique bricks, etc., paired with handmade fabrics, hemp fabrics, pottery, etc. The rougher the material, the closer it is to handicrafts, the better.
There are various types of pastoral styles, including American, French, European, and English.
19、Medieval style
Middle aged style refers to the renovation of modern styles that were popular in Europe and America from the 1930s to the 1970s, accompanied by labels such as retro, nostalgic, minimalist, modern, and classic creation. Therefore, it is also known as medieval modern style.
The essence of medieval style lies in its unpretentious retro texture, with a refreshing and simple Nordic style, as well as a classical and romantic aesthetic. The antique furniture, which has been washed by time, comes with a time filter and is complemented by a simple spatial layout. The slightly abrupt color accents not only do not appear abrupt, but also reveal a pure and natural retro charm.
In terms of materials, the combination of natural elements and modern industrial elements is emphasized. Natural textured materials such as wood, leather, and rattan edges are used, combined with three types of industrial elements: metal, glass, and mirror. For example, single chairs or storage carts with metal legs have abstract geometric shapes that can collide and blend with organic curves. Many antique style single chairs or cabinets have this slender leg structure, with exquisite and minimalist lines. The biggest characteristic of the Middle Eastern style in terms of color usage is its boldness and calmness, with a wide range of colors and a large area. It dares to use a large number of lively and vivid colors as well as difficult color combinations. The high-purity and warm tones give people a sense of stability and tranquility.
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