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How to Create a French Interior: An Ordinary Apartment with Parisian Charm Without a Designer
27.03.2023 03:00
Updated: 14.04.2023 21:56
France is the standard of style, elegance and charm. And these qualities are also appropriate in interior design.
To achieve results, you don’t need to build the Louvre and hire expensive specialists.
Even an ordinary apartment can be given Parisian charm by following some design rules.
Rule number one: nothing extra
Many people think that Parisian design is something special, which leads to deliberate and sometimes downright garish design. But French elegance lies in simplicity, which should not be confused with primitivism or minimalism.
There should be no unnecessary, oppressive, overwhelming elements in the apartment. Dark walls, massive furniture, an abundance of trinkets as decor – all this is not suitable for the Parisian style.
To independently understand the principle of interior design, you need to train your visual acuity. This is easy to do, since you can find a huge number of images and videos on this topic on the Internet.
Rule two: individuality
When training your observation skills, you should remember that the French interior is “alive”. It always adapts to its owner.
If the simplicity of minimalism can be universal, then the Parisian interior is always unique. You can’t take a picture you like from the Internet and repeat it in your own, although some elements can and should be used.
An apartment should "tell" about its owner. Even the decor is part of his personality. The painting on the walls, the chessboard on the coffee table, the aroma of coffee, the decor on the walls and the designer vase on the table speak about the owner. Such an interior is not created turnkey.
The owners have been adding to it for many years, buying works of art, changing photographs, accessories related to their hobbies. For example, boxing gloves, a gramophone, books, collages from old newspaper pages, stamp collections or handicrafts can be used as decoration.
Rule three: lightness, abundance of light and romance
Interiors with French flavor are distinguished by lightness, abundance of light and romance. Light walls, cozy corners with armchairs, large windows, subdued light – all this should be used.
A fireplace, candles, light elegant moldings, furniture on thin legs, glass tables, natural wood floors (oak parquet is the ideal option) will fit perfectly into this style. And, of course, works of art. Modern painting on light walls, abstract sculpture, graphics.
Without the help of a specialist, it is difficult to create an elegant, bright and thoughtful interior, but the Parisian style implies something personal and individual.
It does not have strict rules and principles, so there is room for maneuver, which allows you to create an interior without involving a designer.
