Baroque style is one of the most magnificent and solemn styles in architecture and in interior design. Its purpose is to openly demonstrate the prestige and well-being of the owner. The very word "barocco" in Italian means "fanciful".This word briefly and capacitively characterizes everything that relates to this style. Originating at the end of the XVI century in Rome, Baroque quickly spread to the territory of other countries - Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Russia.
The time when the Baroque style in the interior of the reached its highest peak, falls on the XVII-XVIII centuries. But it should be noted that even now there are its adherents - people, no doubt, extraordinary, avoiding the everyday routine of everyday life and seeking to bringhis home to the samples of the palace art.
In itself, the interior design of the Baroque is splendor, solemnity, grandeur and scale. The main feature of the style is a harmonious combination of an infinite number of broken lines, combined into one bizarre and dynamic rhythmic pattern.
Very often when decorating interior items such as furniture, dishes, windows, walls, baroque elements are used with ornately curved lines, floral ornament, and additional sculptural forms are introduced: round-soft balusters, delicately profiled medallions, frames,cornices, twisted columns. For the construction of decorative compositions, motifs are wreaths and garlands, sea shells of large sizes and curly stems.
Baroque in the interior photo
Baroque style in the interior photo
Interior of the baroque dining room
Interior of the baroque living room
The main materials used in the Baroque interior solution are precious metals, bone, valuable tree species, soft enough and suitable for carving,as well as marble, which makes the decor often not just luxurious, but also somewhat congested. The tradition of "barocco" style is to upholster chairs, seats, sofas and other upholstered furniture with expensive cloth and fringe. The walls and ceiling are decorated with rich stucco, carved wood, beautiful tapestries. The ceiling is painted by famous artists. The colors characteristic of the Baroque are golden and white. So, gold or white stucco was adorned with paintings, mirrors and walls, majestic fireplaces, furniture.
Baroque interior design
Fireplace in the interior of the baroque
Baroque interior design design uses expensive fabrics - brocade, satin and, especially, velvet. Previously, they not only upholstered the furniture, but also decorated windows and doors with the help of thick curtains, made canopies for beds in boudoir, walled cloth and so on. Satin fabrics in the Baroque style are used for pillows and bedspreads, while they are decorated with fringe trim, have numerous folds and other fringing. The same applies to curtains - elegant lambrequins, brushes and pendants decorated with expensive fabrics.
Textiles in the interior of the baroque
Baroque furniture
With the advent of Baroque furniture, the surface of the armrests, table tops and backs of the sofas lose their smoothness. It becomes rough, consisting of many volumes and is varnished. The favorite techniques of furniture manufacture in connection with the practice of baroque were wooden set and plywood. In order to decorate a piece of furniture with a more bizarre decor, softwoods, such as walnut, are used.
The Baroque period was the time of mastering new finishing materials - ivory, stone mosaic, mother-of-pearl, porcelain. The most common pieces of furniture were all the same tables, chairs, armchairs and sofas, but as the legs and backs changed their shapes, they began to look lighter and airy.
Interior of the apartment in the Baroque style
The bed for the bedroom in the Baroque style began to remind of the eastern tents with an abundance of draperies and curtains. Often there are carved and wrought beds with a soft headboard, made of expensive materials.
Interior of the bedroom in baroque style
Among the new pieces of furniture that the baroque style brought with you, you can name a dressing table for ladies, a chest of drawers with several drawers, as well as pedestals and showcases for sculptures.
Baroque-style furniture
Baroque-style furniture
Baroque-style lighting
To ensure that the daylight is bright enough, the Baroque style uses large windows, and mirrors are used to create an even more illumination effect. As you know, large mirror canvases are also capable of increasing space, visually making the room larger, and for the Baroque style it plays a key role.
In the dark, candles were used for artificial lighting, framed in carved wooden or silver candlesticks. Today you can buy lamps in the form of candles. In addition, in the Baroque style, crystal chandeliers of impressive size are also applicable.
Crystal Baroque Chandeliers Today, the Baroque interior is perceived by many as a museum, but if it suits you, and the space of the apartment allows, why not create a small stylization and make the design more luxurious. In addition, there is a more modern design for the Baroque style, which is applicable in many cases and finds even more modern fans.
Baroque style in a modern interior
