Interior DesignInterior DesignAmerican Decorating StylesAmerican Decorating Styles

American Decorating American Decorating Styles Styles

Today, we will learn the seven basic Today, we will learn the seven basic American home decorating styles. American home decorating styles.

Country Country Colonial Colonial Victorian Victorian Arts and CraftsArts and Crafts TraditionalTraditional Southwestern Southwestern Contemporary Contemporary

CountryCountry Characteristically casual and cozy, country decorating is all about comfort. It is simplistic and practicalIt is simplistic and practical Occupants are interested in simple life and Occupants are interested in simple life and

attraction to rural pleasuresattraction to rural pleasures Designs incorporate handcrafted furniture,

vintage accessories with classic blue-and-white color palettes, and more.

CountryCountry

Things you would see in a country home Things you would see in a country home fresh herbs hanging to dry fresh herbs hanging to dry Unfinished wooden furniture Unfinished wooden furniture Simple, warm color palette Simple, warm color palette Area rugs scattered on floor near bed Area rugs scattered on floor near bed Wooden benches and high-backed chairsWooden benches and high-backed chairsSimple window treatments Simple window treatments

CountryCountry Tends to be handcrafted and Tends to be handcrafted and

practical practical Unfinished wooden furniture Unfinished wooden furniture Wooden benches and high-Wooden benches and high-

backed chairs backed chairs

ColonialColonial Noted for its proportion, simplicity, Noted for its proportion, simplicity,

and serenity and serenity Sense of calm and hints of deep Sense of calm and hints of deep

wordly concern for logic, comfort, wordly concern for logic, comfort, and visual order and visual order

Speaks of global involvement Speaks of global involvement

ColonialColonial Libraries were prized showcases Libraries were prized showcases Color palettes are straightforward Color palettes are straightforward

and bold.and bold. Homes were painted slate blue, Homes were painted slate blue,

salmon, apple green and apricot salmon, apple green and apricot yellow yellow

Colonial Colonial FurnitureFurniture Fine handmade and upholstered Fine handmade and upholstered

furniture.furniture. People could not redecorate on a People could not redecorate on a

whim; therefore several types of whim; therefore several types of period furniture, usually passed period furniture, usually passed down from one generation to the down from one generation to the next, existed side by side. next, existed side by side.

ColonialColonial Window treatments are prim, Window treatments are prim,

spare, and tidy with linen, and spare, and tidy with linen, and calico curtains hung by tabs from calico curtains hung by tabs from rods. rods.

SouthwesternSouthwestern

Spanish colonial and Native Spanish colonial and Native American influences combinedAmerican influences combined

Design features thick adobe walls Design features thick adobe walls

Fluid forms anchored by adobe Fluid forms anchored by adobe fireplaces fireplaces

SouthwesternSouthwestern

Simple decoration and furnishings Simple decoration and furnishings

Interiors are roundedInteriors are rounded

Southwestern Southwestern FurnitureFurniture Boldly patterned Navajo hand-Boldly patterned Navajo hand-

woven rug and saddle blankets woven rug and saddle blankets Found objects such as cattle skulls, Found objects such as cattle skulls,

regional art, religious icons, Pueblo regional art, religious icons, Pueblo pottery.pottery.

Daybeds replace sofas Daybeds replace sofas

Southwestern Southwestern furniturefurniture Heavy doors have sturdy hardware Heavy doors have sturdy hardware

and tall windows and tall windows

Sturdy, simple upholstered Sturdy, simple upholstered furniture and brightly painted furniture and brightly painted regional furniture regional furniture

Color palette- color and earth tonesColor palette- color and earth tones

TraditionalTraditional

Elegant catch-all. Largely referring to Elegant catch-all. Largely referring to 1818thth and 19 and 19thth century periods century periods

Linked to the past, a blending of popular Linked to the past, a blending of popular trends, adjusting and softening highly-trends, adjusting and softening highly-decorative and elaborately visual decorative and elaborately visual concepts to create comfortable and concepts to create comfortable and timeless interior design timeless interior design

TraditionalTraditional

Echoes of the past with a Echoes of the past with a contemporary flair contemporary flair

Scale is largeScale is large Rooms are airy and open Rooms are airy and open Elegant and complex window Elegant and complex window

treatments are popular treatments are popular

Traditional Furniture Traditional Furniture

Comfortable upholstered furniture Comfortable upholstered furniture boasts rich-looking velvet, moire boasts rich-looking velvet, moire silk, brocades and damask fabrics.silk, brocades and damask fabrics.

Color palette – often bold in Color palette – often bold in concept and application concept and application

Color used to unify the overall look Color used to unify the overall look

Victorian Victorian Defined as a period of excess Defined as a period of excess

Oppressively dark, cluttered and Oppressively dark, cluttered and embellished embellished

Scale is large Scale is large

Victorian Victorian Movement was in the mid 19Movement was in the mid 19thth to to

early 20early 20thth century century

Color palette – Rich, somber point Color palette – Rich, somber point colors colors

Windows were elegantly dressed in Windows were elegantly dressed in layers of draperies, scarves, and layers of draperies, scarves, and shears shears

Arts Arts and crafts crafts

Designers wanted to cure society Designers wanted to cure society of the excesses of Victorian style of the excesses of Victorian style

Emphasis on simplicity and use of Emphasis on simplicity and use of natural elementsnatural elements

Arts Arts and crafts crafts

Room layouts are open, with Room layouts are open, with emphasis on horizontal linesemphasis on horizontal lines

Display sturdy columns and Display sturdy columns and exposed beansexposed beans

Arts Arts and crafts Furniturecrafts Furniture

Was a clear break from past Was a clear break from past

Functional and squares rather Functional and squares rather than flowing and fanciful than flowing and fanciful

Made of oak and clear finishes Made of oak and clear finishes were used to emphasize grain were used to emphasize grain

Arts Arts and crafts crafts

Curtains made of sturdy fabrics Curtains made of sturdy fabrics

Color palette – earth, herbs, and Color palette – earth, herbs, and berry colorsberry colors

Contemporary Contemporary Use straight forward material, Use straight forward material,

metal, plastics, and woods without metal, plastics, and woods without stains stains

Patterns are geometrics Patterns are geometrics

Uncluttered serve to highlight a Uncluttered serve to highlight a few prized art or antiques pieces few prized art or antiques pieces

Contemporary Contemporary FurnitureFurniture Is chosen for sculptural value and Is chosen for sculptural value and

utilityutility

Beds rarely have head or Beds rarely have head or footboards footboards

Painting are often hung without Painting are often hung without frames. frames.

Contemporary Contemporary

Color palette – walls are often Color palette – walls are often stark white or soft neutrals stark white or soft neutrals

Furniture and accessories are Furniture and accessories are often loud, cheerful with burst of often loud, cheerful with burst of primary colorprimary color

Activity for TodayActivity for Today

Choose one of the American Home Choose one of the American Home Decorating Styles.Decorating Styles.

Using the internet, research information Using the internet, research information and find images of your chosen design and find images of your chosen design style. You need information onstyle. You need information on

Color palettesColor palettes FabricFabric 1 Furniture, 1 accessory and 1 lighting that 1 Furniture, 1 accessory and 1 lighting that

will go well with your chosen design style.will go well with your chosen design style. Use construction paper, scissors and glue. Use construction paper, scissors and glue.