Rococo features in the interior( general)
The following features are also characteristic for the rococo:
- Creation of a single space with the help of the padouts, which combine the surface of the wall and the ceiling, giving the room a roundness. The shape of the oval and circle is very relevant for this stylistic decision.
- Use the "shell" element for the interior decor. Actually, it was from him( "rocaille") and got its name style.
- Required presence of a fireplace.
- Numerous accessories - statuettes, watches, paintings, etc.
- Active use of gilding and stucco.
- Incorporating Chinese motifs into the interior.
- Many smooth curved lines - in furniture, wall decoration, etc.
The advantage of rococo in front of the palace baroque and imperial empire is that it can be embodied even in a private apartment. For styling, high ceilings and huge areas are not so important as in the mentioned directions of interior design. Rococo is a style of decor and accessories. A few suitable pieces of furniture and a restrained mention of the main motives are already turning the room into a luxurious boudoir.
Characteristic colors for the
style The pompous baroque with its rich dark colors is hardly suitable for small rooms. But a light pastel palette of glossy shades, which is mainly used for a refined-luxurious interior in the Rococo style, any room will make cozy and visually more spacious. Milk and light beige, pearl, lilac, pink, blue and light green blend with cold silver and warm gilding. Necessarily presence of shine.
Style in the interior of furniture
Furniture in the style of rococo - this is not a mass production. All the elegance and refinement of this style can convey items exclusively handmade. Expensive, but it's worth it.
Curved lines, complex weaves, smooth shapes and gilding, characteristic Baroque style, are also characteristic of rococo. No sharpness and straight lines! In this case, there is no deliberate pomposity and massiveness, the contours of Rococo furniture seem to flow, one detail smoothly passes into the other. Transitions are decorated with gilded bronze pads( in huge quantity), patterns and engraving in the form of climbing plants, garlands of flowers and imitation lace. Especially typical for this era is the use in the decoration of the interior of the motif of the vine.
Chairs, couches and rococo chairs have thin patterned legs made of walnut or linden. Seats are upholstered in respectable velvet, glossy brocade and borrowed from Chinese culture jacquard.
When looking at elegant sofas and armchairs, neat cupboards and dressing tables, luxurious chests and beds with canopies, it becomes clear why the Rococo interior style is called feminine. Products are small in size and unexpected convenience.
Characteristic pieces of furniture:
- secretaries and chests;
- decorative dressing tables;
- burger - deep armchair with curved legs;
- canapé - a low sofa of elongated shape with a high headboard.
Decor
An integral part of the Rococo style is the abundance of textile decor elements. Separate attention deserves multi-layer drapery of windows - tulle, velvet heavy curtains with fringe and silk lambrequins. Upholstered furniture is complemented by various forms of pillows with tapestries, all the same fringe and tassels.
The influence of the East is palpable in the presence of a large number of porcelain figurines. Luxurious gilded dishes perform except that decorative function, but lamps and candlesticks made of precious metals are active sources of lighting. Not without pictures, framed in gilt or silver baguettes with complex patterns, mirrors.
Features of style when repairing an apartment
Surfaces of walls, ceilings and floors in the style of rococo look no less luxurious than pieces of furniture. Each of them is a work of art.
- Walls. For them, ideal textile wallpaper, simulating velvet, tapestry or delicate silk. Actually, the combination of decoration with ornamentation( on the lower part of the wall) and monophonic( on the top, respectively).On the walls there is stucco molding, the patterns of which pass to the ceiling, uniting the planes of the room into a single whole. It is also used to frame window and doorways.
- Ceiling. Most often it is light solid, but expensive because of complex stucco molding, gilding and ceiling moldings. Frescos decorating palace interiors are now successfully replaced with stylized photo printing. Especially attractive look domed ceilings, but their device is only possible when building a house, but not in the apartment.
- Sex. Parquet or marble. The parquet board, later generously covered with transparent varnish, is preferable to choose from light wood species. Sex can have a complex pattern pattern, but sharp color contrasts should be avoided. A bright spot on the floor will be a small mat.
Features of Rococo in the architecture of houses
Rococo is a complex style for use in the architecture of a residential country house. Numerous relief interweaving, stucco molding, natural construction materials - frankly speaking, it is an expensive pleasure. In such cases, designers advise to borrow only a modest part of the facade decor and the general idea of style.
You need to pay attention to:
- large area of the structure;
- light color range - white, milky, etc.;
- numerous bay windows in the design of the house;
- large rounded at the top of the window;
- adorns the entrance with columns, and the facade is molded.
Such a house can rightly be called a mansion or a palace.
Look at the scale examples of the rococo style in architecture. Perhaps you want to build something like this in miniature.
