Baroque… Premises designed in this direction are more reminiscent of royal chambers than the habitation of mere mortals. In these interiors, the magnificent decoration of expensive furniture and the pomposity of gilding are intertwined. The mix is generously flavored with additional decor items with no less beautiful features.
From this we can conclude that a baroque living room will require not only the cost of its design, but also space for the implementation of the idea. Therefore, if the room is small and does not at all resemble a palace hall, then it is not worth even bothering with its transformation into luxurious chambers. Nothing will come of this venture. But in other cases, the result can be simply amazing. Let's see how to achieve it.
Monochrome baroque living room
baroque splendor
This direction was presented to us by Italy. It originated there several centuries ago, so it can be considered as a “spoiled brainchild” of a laconic classical style. In the interior of this style, everything should bear the stamp of excessive sophistication and this will not be bad manners, because the very name of the direction insists on this, because in the translation of baroque it sounds like “dissolute, vicious”.
Baroque elements in the interior of the living room
When using gold trim, introduce it in such an amount that it catches the eye. Stucco molding is also fastened around the entire perimeter.
The Baroque style is distinguished by a large amount of stucco and gold
As for velvet, it should also be bright, say, raspberry. In general, if you decide on a baroque living room decor, then get ready to fork out.
Velvet in decoration is another hallmark of the Baroque style.
Wondering if it's worth getting involved in? Are you wondering if this interior is right for you? Turn on your imagination and for a moment imagine your room filled with:
- Heavy expensive fabrics.
- Luxurious furniture with inlays and carvings.
- Antiques and vintage furnishings.
- Bohemian, delightful, decorative elements of ceilings and walls.
- The softness of diffused light pouring from a magnificent crystal chandelier.
Large crystal chandelier in the interior of the living room
A mesmerizing sight, isn't it? If you can afford such beauty, then you should not refuse it, who knows, maybe you have “blue” blood in you. So why not heed her call?
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As already mentioned, baroque should be where to roam. Artistic painting and tapestries, ideally made by real masters, are simply obliged to appear on the walls and ceiling. You can save some money and replace them with high-quality imitation. The remaining free sections of the walls are decorated with silks, preferably with gold embossing. A sense of taste in wall decor is really important.
Paintings complement the interior in the Baroque style
Wealth and luxury in flowers
"A baroque living room can be decorated in red, blue, green colors"
The color scheme of the Baroque is replete with deep, rich and certainly natural tones, so it’s not entirely correct to talk about its pomposity. It is quite possible to present it in a gentle and romantic light, the main thing is to choose colorful color combinations. In such an interior, pastel, gilding are most often combined and generously diluted with white.
Living room in pastel colors in the Baroque style
The baroque living room can be decorated in red, blue, green colors. The choice is based solely on the preferences of the owners.
The most aesthetic colors for the style are recognized:
- Sapphire.
- Ivory.
- Emerald.
- White.
- Gold.
- Crimson.
- Burgundy.
Azure color in the design of the living room
Finishing Features
The living room will require quality and variety in decoration. Here you can safely combine materials and textures, not only in design, but also in decorating with arrangement. Use stone and glass, leather and expensive textiles, natural wood and marble, bronze and plaster.
Baroque style allows you to combine different materials in decoration
Floor
Since baroque does not tolerate dissonance, the floor must be in harmony with the rest of the decoration and interior furnishings. Traditionally, the floors are covered with ceramic tiles or wood. Variations with precious wood parquet are possible.
Parquet flooring ideal for a baroque living room
The floor can be carpeted. The style is characterized by fabric lint-free models. Carpets of the same type are also hung on the walls. Today they are called tapestries.
When choosing a carpet, it is better to consider low pile carpets.
Walls
For baroque, it is very important that the walls do not remain monotonous. In this decor, various inserts and decorating elements are very important.
The main materials for wall decoration are:
- Decorative plaster.
- Panels in wood, preferably red.
- Fabric wallpaper.
Fabric wallpapers will perfectly fit into the interior in the Baroque style
In the interior, you should definitely use handmade tapestries and brocade. Their appearance will bring an atmosphere of luxury and wealth. In the living room, made in the Baroque style, there must be sculptures and paintings of the Renaissance. Pilasters, beautiful stucco, columns will be useful. These elements also successfully emphasize the richness of the decoration of the room.
Sculpture in the Renaissance style is an obligatory attribute of the interior
Window frames and doorways in the interior are also wooden with a large number of carved elements and inlays. Lacquered, they are real works of architectural art.
Doorway with carved elements
Ceiling
The baroque style is characterized by the smooth transition of walls to the ceiling. There should not be clear boundaries here. The junction is hidden under exquisite stucco elements with gilding.
Stucco hides the junction of the walls with the ceiling
The shape of the ceiling can be habitually flat or unusual - vaulted. The last option will make the atmosphere solemn.
The vaulted ceiling adds solemnity to the setting.
To fill the room with the spirit of those times, you can cover the ceiling with frescoes. In a modern vision of the decor of the living room in the Baroque style frescoes often replaced with prints applied to the canvas of the stretch ceiling.
Frescoes on the ceiling in the living room
How to furnish a living room
Baroque interior furniture should imitate the palatial style. She must be:
- Graceful.
- High Quality.
- With smooth lines of forms.
- Ornate.
- grace.
- Bent legs.
- Generously decorated with gilding, carving, forging.
The baroque style is characterized by furniture with smooth curved shapes.
A set of furniture items, in a baroque setting, is formed in accordance with the dimensions of the living room space. The presence of a massive round table is welcome.It should be surrounded by chairs standing on ornate legs and having velvet seats.
A massive round table harmoniously looks in a spacious living room
Naturally, a room of such functionality will not do without a chic sofa and armchairs. Their upholstery should be leather or any dense expensive fabric. Often in the design of the armrests, gold embroidery or real ivory inlays appear.
Sofas with thick fabric upholstery and carved armrests
Perfectly feel in the living room, decorated in the Baroque style, couches and canapés, consoles and chests of drawers, pouffes and low coffee tables. The principle of arranging furniture in the corners in such interiors is unacceptable. It is placed closer to the center so that a light and airy space is created around.
The baroque living room is characterized by the arrangement of furniture in the center
Of the decorative elements in the setting you need:
- Pillows with gold embroidery.
- Mirrors framed in gilding.
- Antiques in the form of vases and figurines.
- Oil paintings.
- Candelabra, sconces, chandeliers.
- Sculptures.
- Antique porcelain.
- Heavy curtains, decorated with tassels and tiebacks.
A mirror in a gold frame is the most common decorative element for the Baroque style.
The subtleties of the decor of the living room in the Baroque style
“The lighting in the living room, decorated in the Baroque style, although provided by bulky chandeliers, nevertheless, should not be bright”
Baroque is the style where each element should have an appropriate design. So, the window area is hidden behind heavy curtains made of velvet.
Heavy velvet curtains will hide the window area
Additional decorations can serve:
- Bronze items.
- Openwork or embroidered napkins.
- Vases with ornamental, plant-themed patterns.
- Mirrors, with luxurious, generously gilded frames.
Vases serve as an additional decoration for the interior in the Baroque style.
The set of elements can be anything, the main thing is that all the details should be in a harmonious relationship with each other.
Especially appreciated in the style of jewelry made of precious metals. Ivory, mosaic, marble remain indispensable attributes of luxury.
In the Baroque style, all decorative elements should be in harmony with each other.
The decor of the living room requires the presence of tapestries, classical paintings, sculptures and fresh flowers displayed in luxurious vases. Original paintings can be replaced by reproductions of recognizable canvases. The decision to decorate the wall with a family portrait will be quite successful.
Reproductions of famous paintings in the baroque living room
Returning to the topic of mirrors, I would like to focus on their importance for the Baroque interior. Usually, massive models of mirrors are introduced into the decor, framed with stucco or gilding. But the role of mirrors is not limited to an aesthetic mission. They are involved in the adjustment of space. In addition, the reflection of wall paintings in them helps to recreate the majestic solemn atmosphere. The gloss of the marble surface also serves as an excellent decoration for the decor.
Mirrors in the living room in the Baroque style perform not only an aesthetic role
Lighting
Lighting in the living room, decorated in the Baroque style, although provided by bulky chandeliers, however, should not be bright.
A large baroque chandelier gives a soft light
The fabulous beauty and splendor of the situation is better emphasized by lamps with lampshades made of dense fabrics, candles in forged candelabra, floor lamps of an unusual shape. Charm will be added by the play of light in unique carving monograms on furniture facades. Mysteriousness and even a certain magic to the atmosphere will be brought by the legs of the chair snatched out by a beam of light in the form of lion paws or armrests with the image of a bird. Baroque style is magnificent in all its manifestations.
Carved candelabra provide additional lighting
Conclusion
Baroque is a style of amazing beauty. It is always relevant and in demand.With some pretentiousness and pomposity, he knows how to remain incredibly elegant. Such decor is liked by people who strive for luxury, who know their worth and do not shy away from power.
Luxurious baroque living room
The owners of interiors with such a character are never satisfied with little. They always bite off the biggest pieces of the life pie, but the baroque living room in such houses, unfortunately, often becomes just a way to emphasize the height of the status of the owners.
Living room in the Baroque style will emphasize the status of the owners of the house
Romantics and "mere mortals" have a completely different perception of such an interior. He evokes awe and admiration. If your soul is also yearning for high matters, do not interrupt its flight, do not deprive yourself of the pleasure of living in exotic apartments and enjoying the beauty of the surrounding space. The only condition - do not save on beauty and do not use fakes in the decor, then the success of the idea will be guaranteed.
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