Small Decorative Interior Elements
The idea of many knick-knacks as an integral part of interior decoration provokes mixed reactions of people striving to make their abode stylish and elegant. But whether your house is a simple house or, conversely, a luxurious boudoir of Baroness from Rococo epoch, does not depend on the number of accessories, and the ability to correctly apply the decorative items of interior.
Of course, love or hatred to an abundance of statues, vases, napkins, rugs and other things, depends entirely on the characteristics of a person. Someone sees the dominance detail the source of comfort, while others think that comfort is a lot of space, lots of light and little extra details. It is important to note the fact that many people see an abundance of things as thread that connects them with the notion of “home”.
A number of surveys showed that the views on the design in humans vary considerably: some are satisfied with moisturizing air of fountain, while some porcelain zoo on all the closets. Moreover, one can not even say that materialism is the inheritance of women, while men have laconism as characteristic feature. Many women prefer a maximum of space and a minimum of “dust collectors”, i.e. presents, souvenir and other things piled everywhere. And at the same time, many men on the contrary tend to gathering.
It can be really hard to draw parallels such as “visual – more variegation, that feast for the eyes” or “melancholic love gifts in the natural force of sentiment, and therefore better to abandon the idea of such a classification, and let’s talk about how to select and place accessories, so they perfectly fit into the interior.
If you are really sentimental and can not make yourself to throw hundreds of statues donated by relatives away and your eyes have are tired to see all these things, make a “shelf for the gifts”, which will rank all gifts souvenirs in the museum’s eclectic manner.
In all other cases, try to pick up accessories so that the style matches your peace of mind. For example, African statuettes will be the perfect answer to the colonial style, fans of east exotic or just fashion-conscious man will enjoy Japanese fans and the ikebana (because Japanese minimalism is now at the height of fashion). For classic style traditional porcelain figurines and vases is perfect, as well as Murano glass, art nouveau match wildest designer creations.
If you can really rely on your sense of style, experimenting with all sorts of variations, but any case, it’s better, when all accessories are in the same way and do not make disharmony together. If you can follow the simple principles, even if you have five hundred statues, they would look appropriate. But honestly, your house then will remind the exhibition.
If you doubt, it’s better, of course, to apply to a professional. Many designers now think about furnishing of the customer’s apartment up to the smallest detail.
