Art & Interior Stles

Home Styles

Change in Play

The below "27 Home Interior Styles and Colors" guidelines may assist if you if you want a home that is a more functional and aesthetically pleasing. If you have the perspective (like I do) that everything that you own holds a certain "aliveness" as an example they hold memories and feelings associated with them.
As we age, it makes sense that we will want to make changes in our lives, to let go of things that no longer suit our current viewpoint and doesn't reflect our lifestyle. For me this was when interior decorating and Feng Shui had come into play. I do mention the word "play" here because there are really no rules to living. You may make mistakes along the way, like moving a sofa 3 times or repainting a room twice till you get it just right. I suggest to get started and play with moving your home objects around the room and refresh your living space with a new color to see how this makes you feel or react.
The below interior styles listed may help you conceive room ideas. They are provided to save you decorating costs and increase your overall satisfaction. I am trying not to get too serious about this topic, because its really a self discovery process for changing your everyday home interior space for moving forward.

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Top 27 Home Interior Styles and Colors

1. ARTS and CRAFTS
Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau draw inspiration from nature, the key difference lies in their aesthetic approach.This movement stood for traditional craftsmanship that often used medieval, romantic, or folk styles of decoration. Advocated economic and social reform and was anti-industrial in its orientation.> Color palette showcases olive green, dark reds and pinks, and lilac blues. Bright whites were available from the 1890s.
2. ASIAN
Asian interior design focuses on simple, high-quality furnishings without excess. Spaces tend to be open and each object is thoughtfully placed to maintain harmony. Natural materials are used for walls and flooring. Popular accents include Oriental rugs or tatami mats and floor screens.> Color palette showcases reds, black and white.
3. BOHO
Bohemian interiors feature natural elements, a layered and collected look, playful colors, textures, and patterns. Boho design embraces bright and saturated hues with cane, rattan, and bamboo. African or Indian-inspired designs often share the vibrant, free-spirited bohemian vibe.> Color palette showcases the natural raw woods tones and bright reds, green, blue and purple.
4. CALIFORNIA CHIC (WHITE INTERIOR SPACES)
This style has both modern and rustic elements. These homes feel dynamic and visually engaging. Includes modern features with clean lines, along with rustic pieces that are more natural in appearance. A California Casual style draws inspiration from the feeling of nonconformity and it defies definition. The base of the light and airy look. > Color palette showcases natural woods, soft whites, linen beiges, soft grays, muted blues. Includes earthy green and terracotta (warm oche/pink) accents.
5. CAPE COD
Cape Cod interiors feature furniture with clean, traditional lines, simple shapes, and a classic cottage style. Originating in New England, Cape Cod homes have relaxed and appealing interiors. These interiors blend practicality and function to create a comfortable living space. Cape Cod house interiors are typically light and airy.> Color palette showcases natural woods, along with dark or muted blue-greens, combined with soft neutrals like fawn and white.
6. COASTAL
Coastal homes feature open-plan layouts that prioritize natural light with large windows, shutters, skylights, and glass doors to blend indoor and outdoor living spaces. This look combines dark wood tones, vintage pieces, and a color palette of deep coastal waters and rugged shorelines. In contrast, beachy interiors are relaxed and casual, with lighter and simpler touches.> Color palette showcases creamy neutrals, nautical blues, soft yellows, and easy-going white. Includes natural fibers, clean lines, and lots of sunlight.
7. COUNTRY
The country style represents a traditional and classic interpretation of the farmhouse aesthetic. It is characterized by the use of timeless materials such as rustic wood, plaid, gingham, and stripes, complemented by simple spindle back furniture.> Color palette showcases: English Country: Neutral, nature-inspired shades such as warm browns, rich beige, mossy greens, and subtle robin's egg blues.Modern Farmhouse: Neutral, nature-inspired shades like browns, beige, greens, and blues.Rustic Farmhouse: A palette of natural greens, browns, and blues complemented by pristine white.
8. ECLECTIC
Eclectic rooms may contain pieces from various styles, which can be combined effectively when arranged properly.The eclectic style is often considered a more refined version of bohemian. Both styles involve combining furniture and accessories from various designs and time periods.Eclectic style uses a mix of style genres.> Color palette includes yellow, green, ochre, turquoise, or red. A well-chosen color palette can harmonize the various distinct components of your room. In this case, white, beige, or soft gray can highlight your eclectic decor (or elect a cohesive color scheme.)
9. EUROPEAN
Classic European style features symmetrical designs, neutral colors, traditional furniture, ornate moldings, large windows, arches, antiques, chandeliers, and artwork.> Color palette per region showcases:French Country: Soft colors and warm neutrals, with muted blues, reds, pinks, greens, creamy whites, and wood tones coexist.Grand Country House/Chateau: Include palettes of gray or vibrant colors.Italian Design: Earthy terracotta with cream or limestone.Tuscan: Utilizes natural materials and earthy tones.English: Deep, dark hues and traditional print patterns.Spanish: Bold colors and patterns may be included.Transitional Design: Calming color palette of creams, neutrals, and dark browns.
10. GLAM
Glam is an interior design style that balances ornateness with elegance. It features minimal yet impactful touches, luxe materials like leather, suede, and velvet, and jewel-toned colors.> Color palette showcases neutral shades such as white, cream, and gray providing a clean and refined appearance. Whereas bold jewel tones like emerald green, sapphire blue, and ruby red impart an air of drama and sophistication.
11. INDUSTRIAL
Industrial home decor, or industrial chic, uses elements like exposed brick, metal, and concrete, inspired by factories and warehouses. It features a minimalist aesthetic and open floor plans.> Color palette showcases neutral and earthy color scheme, including hues of gray, black, white, and natural wood tones, complemented by accents of rust or burnt orange.
12. JAPANDI
The design combines elements of Japanese minimalism and Scandinavian functionality, featuring clean lines, natural materials, neutral colors, and an emphasis on creating calming and welcoming spaces.Japandi style combines Japanese wabi-sabi and feng shui with Scandinavian hygge for a cozy, harmonious space.> Color palette showcases neutral and earthy tones, including shades like beige, gray, brown, and green, with occasional darker tones for contrast such as black.
13. MAXIMALIST
Maximalist living spaces embrace excess and bold, lively home interiors. Celebrating personality and creativity, maximalist design originated in the Victorian Era, showcasing wealth with luxurious textures, furnishings, layered accessories, and exotic collectibles. The philosophy is "more is more." > Color palette showcases bold colors, layered patterns, rich textures, and eclectic items create vibrant and expressive spaces.
14. MEDITERRANEAN
Inspired by the Mediterranean coast, this style combines rustic elegance, natural materials, and a relaxed atmosphere with earthy tones, white walls, and outdoor connections. > Color palette showcases earth tones, warm whites, light orange, blues and greens.
15. MID-CENTURY MODERN
Inspired by United States 1950s and ’60s. The lines on many mid-century pieces are simple, clean, and minimal and are made out of warm woods with purposeful details and styling. > Color palette showcases muted and bold colors. Earthy tones; warm browns, soft greens, gentle blues, and mustard yellows, paired with bold accents like teal or burgundy, against natural wood and crisp white backgrounds.
16. MINIMALIST
Minimalist interior roots are in the early 20th century, that pioneers the Bauhaus movement.Minimalist style is all about intentionality, simplicity, and harmony. Convey a clean, uncluttered, and sophisticated interior space.The philosophy is “less is more”. Everything in a minimalist space must serve a purpose.> Color palette showcases neutral palette, off-whites, soft grays, and sometimes deeper hues like black, navy, or forest green for accents.
17. MODERN
Modern style, originating in the early to mid 20th century, often features materials like plastics and plywood, focusing on mass production. It gained popularity through the Bauhaus school. Modern design emphasizes mass production and has extensive resources and literature available.> Color palette showcases neutral color scheme that includes shades of white, black, and grey, with occasional pops of primary colors.
18. MODERN FARMHOUSE
The modern farmhouse look has elements of a historic country farmhouse with exposed beams, open shelving, apron front sinks, vintage or antique pieces, such as old signage, barn doors, or farm equipment, to add character and a sense of history. > Color palette showcases neutral, nature-inspired shades like beige, greens, blues and browns.
19. ORGANIC MODERN
Organic modern interior design a mixture of contemporary design with natural materials and textures.> Color palette showcases Neutral creamy white, warm gray, soft taupe. With earthy accents of warm browns, soft greys, and muted greens.
20. PARISIAN
These manors took the form of impressive estates designed with symmetry, high-pitched rooflines, and mansard windows. The home is a mix of traditional and modern minimalism and incorporates vintage or antique pieces, like a destressed wooden table or an ornate gold mirror to add a sense of history to your space.> Color palette showcases neutral color palette with pops of color. Parisians are known for their love of neutral tones like soft whites, linen creams, and light grays.
21. ROYALCORE
Royalcore is all about evoking a sense of royal life as it was from medieval times to the 19th century. Royalcore is that it's not confined to any specific time period. The idea is to transform your home into fortress. For examples adding a throne-style armchairs, Persian and Oriental rugs and chandeliers.> Color palette showcases saturated dark colors like purples, blues, and reds are common, plus pastels like pinks and whites, often accented with silver or gold. Fabrics are velvet, silk, and lace.
22. SHABBY CHIC
This home style started in Great Britain and evokes the type of decoration found in large country houses.Shabby Chic has roots in antique and vintage French design and furnishings provides a French, Beach, or a Gustavian cottage appeal.Shabby Chic furniture typically has distressed finishes, which give the pieces a weathered and aged appearance.> Color palette showcases neutral tones, soft, pastels. Pure whites, ecrus, and a worn or bleached-out pastel colors.
23. SCANDINAVIAN
Emerged in the early 20th century in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) and flourished in the 1950s. Scandinavian design principles encourage the use of clean lines, simple designs and a focus on functionality above all. The minimalist aesthetic highlights inherent beauty in the basics.Scandinavian design is philosophy is uncluttered aesthetic, focusing on "less is more."> Color palette showcases very soft color palette of pastels balanced out with light-toned woods and lots of whites, creams, and tans. Includes dark accent.
24. TRADITIONAL
It is all about conscious layering, formality, and symmetry. Traditional decor is based on 18th and 19th century European styles and often includes elements from older architectural styles. For example, a living and dining rooms on the first floor, bedrooms upstairs, and a basement for extra space. Exterior is traditional building materials; brick, stone/stucco, with a simple roofline.Traditional style is rooted in heritage and traditional shapes and forms. > Color palette showcases neutral color schemes. Includes beiges, warm taupe's, and greige (a blend of gray and beige) tones.
25. TRANSITIONAL
Transitional emerged in the mid-20th century, it combines elements from both traditional and contemporary approaches. The interior design and furniture design, "transitional style" refers to a contemporary style combining traditional and modern styles. The interior rooms combine traditional and a modern styles. For example is common to see traditional elements (crown molding, wall paneling, classic rugs) paired with modern furniture, art, or lighting to create a look that straddles the past, present, and future.> Color palette showcases neutral and subtle tones, and can be monochromatic, with color in art and room accents rather than on the upholstery and floors.
26. VICTORIAN
Victorian homes were popular in the mid-to-late 1800s. Interior rooms are heavily ornamented and generally large with vibrant colors and curved shapes. Floors were most commonly wood with various elaborately decorated patterned rugs. There are many types of Victorian homes; Queen Anne, Italianate, Richardsonian Romanesque, Shingle, Stick and Romanesque Revival.Victorian interior design typify grandeur, ornamentation, including a rich color scheme. Includes elaborate furniture, opulent fabrics, with a mix of historical influences like Gothic, Rococo, and Renaissance styles. > Color palette showcases deep colors like jewel tones, dark greens, deep chocolate browns, and dark blues.
27. ZEN
Zen-style interiors focus on simplicity, natural materials, and a connection with nature to create a calm atmosphere, using clean lines, soft colors, and minimal clutter.This design blends Asia's natural beauty with Zen Buddhism principles, emphasizing minimalism and natural elements for a harmonious environment.> Color palette showcases white, cream, pearl, grey, and brown. Black is used for tables, chairs, and small furnishings.

Interior Decorating 60 30 20 Rule

For creating the perfect balance of tones for a room try the 60 30 20 rule. This simple interior decorating rule suggests that you should cover your room with 60% of a dominant color, 30% of a secondary color, and 10% of an accent shade. Art and interior design share a symbiotic relationship, each influencing the other in profound ways. Art brings life to a space, adding layers of meaning and emotion, while interior design provides the framework within which art can shine.

7 principles of Interior Design

There are many ways to select art for your home, below are just a few topic to think about before selecting an item.
SEVEN:
  • Balance
  • Contrast
  • Detail
  • Emphasis
  • Rhythm
  • Scale and Proportion
  • Unity
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