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The light - it is an essential component of any interior space, which can not only influence our mood and emotion, but also to give different shades of the surrounding space. Using light, we can create any atmosphere around us: festive, business, romantic or quiet contemplation. Thanks to the light, surrounding us items may shrink, or conversely, become more bright and contrast. Luminaries are unique and mandatory subjects of any interior. Main - it is right to place them in the room. Then, it is possible not only to illuminate the space wisely, but also to transform it, visually changing geometry, allocating separate work spaces and creating a unique interior. Many have become fixtures art. However, the best and safest is a light or simple lamp, which can perform two main functions - decorative and functional lighting space.

When drafting the light design must take into account the following premises: first, in any residential premises should provide the overall and local coverage and, secondly, all kinds of fixtures that are in the same room, stylistically should approach each other, creating a single design style.

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The main signs of Scandinavian style interior - Nature and simplicity. Fresh, no extras - this style is simple and suitable modern traditional taste. Nordic style restraint and a little harsh and cold, it demonstrate love and respect for nature. Interiors in Scandinavian style decor has a minimum implemented in light of the simple natural tones and natural materials. Plank floors of light wood, bright walls, a simple wooden furniture.

In Scandinavian style interior traditional love of natural materials, primarily to a tree, coupled with the desire to take advantage of new processing technology and new materials: chrome metal, glass, woven finishing details, decorative fabrics.

Paints to the floor and furniture, and if applicable, the same kind of light tones: beiges, beige, bluish, greenish. Dressing here is almost non-existent. In Scandinavian style, we find calm and orderly.

All of the furniture style - from solid wood. Usually it is light broadleaves less spruce or pine. Non-colored tree, protected only slightly transparent layer of varnish, looks very natural. Nature is transmitted material and the form of interior.

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Every year becomes more and more popular landscape design and landscaping territory. It landscape design and landscape design can solve complex problems associated with the formation around human dwellings to be truly comfortable space.
So what should be the same area around the house? The main and indispensable requirement - it should be exactly the way it wants to see the owner.
Creating a cultural landscape at the property, as well as the volume of forming techniques - landscape spatial composition primarily dependent on natural sources. In particular, creates a climate of comfort, determines the selection of plants for landscaping and greening.
In the art of landscape design basis and background, highlights the beauty of the home advantage, is the lawn. By scientific definition, the lawn - a community ornamental grasses, artificially created by man. At any carpet of grass flowers, shrubs and trees look much comfortable, colorful. The lawn makes the structure of the site easier, visually pushed the limits, creates a feeling of more spacefull property, connects all the elements into a coherent whole and to simultaneously complement home architecture detail.

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Thanks to excellent aesthetic, environmental and strength properties, parquet is the leader among the flooring for many years. It is the most expensive of natural materials, butin spite of this, one of the most common.

Typically in the manufacture of parquet bars used solid woods - oak, beech, ash, maple. Wood oak is the strongest compared to other breeds, so the class of parquet wood suitable for any premises, including the heavily used. If properly cared for, and to lay the parquet floor of the oak bars, he prosluzhit about 70-80 years. In the upgrade will need only a layer of varnish. The color palette includes oak wood warm shades of grey to yellow-brown. Underwater tree can be as homogeneous as well as a complex figure. Maple has a bright primary color, which can vary in intensity at different breeds. Book has a smooth wood with a slight red tide. Led by a pair of color becoming more intense, like saturated red tone cherry or alder. Tint ash varies from yellow to reddish-brown.

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Laminate - a floor surface, consisting of three to six layers molded by heat. Laminated floors - the good compromice between price and quality. Therefore laminate has recently been increasingly used in office buildings or in residential houses and apartments. In addition, they differ resistant, abrasion resistant, repel moisture and dirt and have a good ornamental characteristics.

The laminated flooring disadvantages - lamonat is very “loud” and the inability to trap heat. Therefore, if you are going to cover laminat walls on the ground floor, it is better to take care about floor warming. Laminate also is not suitable for coating bath and bathrooms becouse not enough water resist.

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Continuing the tradition of Renaissance classicism was also a kind of antithesis, as well as the loss of Renaissance harmony, unity and a sense of reason has been lost and the world trend of aesthetic experiences as a harmonious whole. Concepts such as identity and society, man and nature, nature and consciousness, in classicism polarized, are mutually exclusive, that it pulls together (while maintaining all radical stylistic differences) with the Baroque, also imbued universal consciousness rift created by the crisis Renaissance ideals.

Usually distinguished classicist at 17. Classicism and 18 - the beginning of the 19 century. (the latter often referred to criticism of neo-classicism), but in Plastic
Art classicism trend has emerged in the 2 - 16 in the second half. Italy - in architectural theory and practice of Palladio, theoretical treatises Vinoly, S. Serlio; more consistently - in the works J. P. Bellori (17 at.), as well as aesthetic ste Bologna academic school. However, in the 17 century. Classicism, flying in the islands polemical conjunction with the Baroque, only in the French artistic culture in a holistic style system. In the bosom of French culture and classicism predominantly formed in 18. That has become a pan-European style. The underlying basis of aesthetic principles of classicism rationalism (the same as defined ideas of Philosophy and R. Dekart ), the vision of artistic works as a fruit of reason and logic, pompesy of chaos and turnover perceived sense of life. Aesthetic values of classicism has only continued. Attaching great importance to public functions arts classicism raises new ethical standards that form the image of his heroes: resistance to the vagaries of fate and cruelty of life, the subordination of personal general, passions - debt reason, the supreme interests of society, the laws of the universe. Targeting a reasonable start, the eternal samples and identified classicist aesthetics requirements, the regulation of artistic rules, strict hierarchy of genres - from “high” (historical, mythological, religious) to “low” or “small” (landscape, portrait, still life) ; every genre had strict border informative and clear signs of formality. Consolidate theoretical doctrines classicism promoted activities based in Paris Royal academies - painting and sculpture (1648) and architecture (1671).
Architecture in general classicism inherent logic design and geometrizm bulk form. Permanent treatment architects classicism to the heritage of antique architecture not only imply the use of its individual elements and motives, but what has the general laws and its architecture. The foundation arhiturnogo language of classicism became a warrant, in the forms and proportions close to antiquity than in previous eras of architecture in buildings used it in a way that does not eclipse the overall structure of buildings, but it becomes thin and cautious accompaniment. Interior classicism inherent spatial clarity chleneny, softness colors. Widely using monumental-Decorative Painting promising effects wizard classicism otedinyali fundamentally illusory space from the reality. Urban Classicism in 17. Genetically related to the principles of Renaissance and Baroque actively developed (in the plans fortresses), the concept of “ideal city” has created a type of residence (Versailles). In 2 - and sex. in 18. develop new techniques planning for the urban organic compounds with the elements of nature, the creation of open space, the space Converged street or embankment. Subtleties concise decor, the appropriateness forms an intrinsic relationship with nature inherent in buildings (mostly suburban villa and palace) representatives palladianstva 18 - beg. 19 centuries.

Tectonic clarity architecture classicism meets razgranichennost clear plans in sculpture and painting. Plastic classicism is usually calculated on a fixed view for different forms. Moment in traffic figures in posture usually does not violate their plastich and calm. In painting classicist form the basic elements - line and chiaroscuro (especially in the late classicist when painting sometimes tends to monohromate, and graphics - to clean lines); local color clearly identifies objects and landscape plans (brown - for Short, green - for the average, blue - for the long-range plans), which brings the spatial composition of the work to the songs of the picturesque scenic sites.

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Usually interior living room tied at one center meaning. Two hundred years ago such center was a fireplace (though it is justified purely pragmatic purposes, as central heating was not yet).

Now this option is possible, because with the theme of home, fire always unwittingly associated theme of comfort, which is important for the living room. But increasingly semantic point took place the other, is now an integral same thing in every family - TV. Around him - the rest of the interior. Primarily a sofa or a sofa + chairs. Their angle, or to place the letter P to mind sitting on them not completely turned away at the TV (fireplace or something else).

Not necessarily put all on the wall - if enough Spacious living room, the interesting options will be to build a kind of communication islets. Variations with furniture can be any, it depends on the overall style of decision house or apartment (do not try to connect totally opposite interiors), the size of the living room and the amount you are willing to spend. Standard end of the island - a small table placed in front of a sofa or chair. But it is this table may be one of the most original parts room: wood, glass, various inlays, mosaics, marble and granite - the choice is enormous.
No living room is not without furniture, whether wall, shelves for books and souvenirs of all kinds, or bedside table. It creates a kind of Shetland, and it must be somewhere video or audio. But not too much - in the living room there should be no difficulty in walking, especially if you planning guests or party.

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English style - a moderate luxury bordering on refinement, a sense of taste and measure. The origin of the English style goes far into the past. The island isolation cool England left its mark on the design at home. The whole inherent conservatism, measured way of life. Each generation adds to the layout of the house is something new, without changing the climate of antiquities, remaining faithful to the tradition, while appreciating the heritage of ancestors. Luxury and respectability - the main characteristics of the English interior. Style noble, majestic, recalled locks British aristocrats, has attacked the Indian and Chinese in memory of the colonial past. Rooms are decorated in a good classical style, always fashionable, elegant taste of the speaker’s owner.
An overriding qualities of English interior comfort and loyalty are traditions.
When entering the house, you find yourself in a spacious hall, with a large staircase on top. Stairs are usually framed in bright colours, inlays sculptures, carvings. Hall was an integral part of English homes in the past. It greeted the guests, it was full of light and cosiness.
An parlor is to its designation. Meet guests, designed to organize the evening - her true vocation. Spacious living room can be divided into several functional zones - upholstered furniture for the rest of the table fare. The furniture in the living room is made of solid wood - oak, yew, walnut, upholstery fabrics made of natural wool, soft carpet on the floor, with marble fixtures ground, but light lampshade, massive watches - all surrounded special aura and charm of an English home design style. In design can be used different colors. Some of them correspond to the times of the year: red - autumn, with its leaves, yellow - spring, newborn life, blue - winter, with cool evenings, bright colors - summer. Drawings and textile finishing house walls can be very diverse, from the strips to large bouquets of flowers on the curtains and bedspreads. Important took place in the decor accessories - blankets, pillows on the sofa and chairs, lamps, portieres.
Historically, that the mandatory attribute of the English home is a fireplace. It creates a special atmosphere of comfort and antiques, situated in the living room or kitchen, can be made of various materials - from brick to stone. Cooking in the English interior necessarily comfortable shiny.
In establishing the Cabinet, it is important to take into account the nature of its owner. It can be done in shades of green, leaving a sense of strictness and healthy conservatism, or to be relaxing light. Cabinet holds a library desk, a sofa or chair for relaxation and everything needed to master professions.
Residents of the English houses are happy to spend time there. The house is permeated with harmony and comfort, reflecting the inner world of their owners. Creating English house interior - the case for this professional, owning not only design and design skill, but also knows the history of England, psychology and lifestyle of people inhabiting it. English interior - is the choice of true connoisseurs of tradition and quality.

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In the home appliance does not necessarily follow the fashionable trends.

Where importantly, by extension, the interior fit its inhabitants, with the need to take into account the nature of all the inhabitants of the house.

Comfortable housing - this is not necessarily a soft comfortable chair or sofa. Different people define comfort in a variety of ways.

The man who likes solitude and avoids the noisy companies will choose private placement with crossed windows and low ceilings. It is important that all the rooms in the house were isolated from each other. Each room in the house has a separate function room for him - is only room, it can not be combined with the dining room, for example. Therefore it is important for people to feel their security. So to them in the interior should be allocated certain intimate space - possibly alcoves or niches.

Differences

Those who are used to be the centre of attention, designers recommend choosing open spaces with flexible. Open people are fond apartment with high ceilings and large windows.

Moreover, while writing out the home must be taken into account and sex differences. Women often choose a lighter shade in the interior combinations than men. Moreover, in the women’s interior has many different accessories and jewelry.

Male type interior is more strict. If you live in the house of representatives of both sexes, it is better to allocate to each their own territory.

In creating the interior is always to pay attention to the identity of the inhabitants, whereas housing is not only convenient but also psychologically comfortable.

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So far, the most stylish and effective way of decorating the ceiling coverings are tensioning ceiling. This is both simple and convenient solution - ыtretch ceilings are very reliable and well hide all surface defects.

Compared with the rest of ceiling systems - tension ceilings much practical and cosmetic features. Different colours fantasy satisfy even the most experienced buyer.

Many shades help create classical style in pastel shades of matte ceiling, or a more contemporary style with a glossy tensioning ceiling. Visually sleek ceiling increases rooms dimensions. In tensioning ceiling can choose different lamps, chandeliers, lanterns, light bulbs, as well as ventilation, fire alarm system and even security devises. Sleek ceiling can imitate marble, leather, perlamutr and wood as well. Built-in optical fiber ceiling would force his spill in different colors.

Stretch ceilings set on the last stage of repair. Usually such ceilings are a guarantee for the impeccable operation within eight-ten years.

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