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1. Introduction to Interior Design Styles: Interior design
extends beyond just simply having things
look good together. We need to apply best
practices, strategies. We need to learn themes
and styles which transform spaces
to masterpieces. In this current class,
we're going to be learning about timeless traditional
styles that we could use to help us transform those spaces in which we are going to be learning
about the various styles, their characteristics,
how to spot them, and what are their
unique qualifications and elements such that
by the end of the class, you have a clear idea
how to transform any space into one
of these styles.
2. Your project : Your project for the
class revolves around picking one of those
styles and applying it to a transformation for a
space that you're working on or a project that you're
working on for any room. After which you're
going to be sharing your results with the rest of
the community for feedback.
3. Traditional Interior Design Style: Welcome back. Kicking things off with the traditional style. If you notice from
the images over here, we do have in some
similarities. What are they? What are the key characteristics
for a traditional style? What is a traditional
style in the first place? I'm going to walk you through the definitions of such
styles in addition to the key characteristics
for you to be able to utilize them as
part of the design process, in addition to spot them. If you walk into any space, you're able to identify
what kind of a style is it. First of all, this
style draws from the 18th and 19th century European homes embodies comfort. Symmetry and refinement. Think about it
this way. Think of grand libraries as we can
see over here, right? It living rooms and
warm layered spaces. If you notice the
images over here, we're able to identify cemetry. We're able to find some sort of a library, a small library. Everything seems some sort of traditional, sort of speak, yes. But what are the characteristics that we need to keep an eye on? First of all, we tend to find within the
traditional style, lots of rich woods and cemetery. Every single one of
these characteristics, I'm going to be sharing with you some brief descriptions such that you're able to
pause the lecture, take some notes which will help you within your own
design efforts. Rich woods and symmetry is
a key characteristic within the traditional style where
we use deep wood tones, such as mahogany, cherry woods, mirrored furniture layouts for
balanced formal aesthetic. For example, we got
a sofa over here, we mirror it to a sof over here. Take a look at the coffee table, take a look at the coffee table. It's made up of wood as well. So it's a key feature within
the traditional style. Also, the format or the layout
seems to be quite formal. We follow formal layouts. Spaces are often divided into clear zones with centered furniture like
the ones over here. And defined walkway. So you have a clear
idea how to walk and maneuver within
the current space. So these are some key
important features for traditional style color
schemes or the color burgundy, cream, gold, forse green. They are rich, warm
and regal hues. These are some sort
of the general ideas or the general theme
for the color palette. We go for rich, warm and regal hues, specifically
burgundy, cream, gold, forest green,
as you can see them over here
within these images. They share some sort of a similar color palette and most importantly,
the design vibe. Elegant. Classic and stable, not flashy or trendy. It is traditional. That's the traditional style. You tend to find
many homes globally. They tend to follow
such a style, right? They have in the
symmetrical layout. They use a lot of wood. You do have in formal layouts, everything some sort of
extremely organized, like you do have sofa
on the left side. Yeah, sofa on the far
right side, for example, color schemes such as gold, green or beige or
dark brown or creamy. These are the typical
traditional style colors that you tend to find within
the current style, which is the traditional.
4. Victorian Interior Design Style: Moving on to a very
important and popular style within an era or a time frame which is
the Victorian style. So by definition,
the Victorian style is a decorative style, extremely extravagant, which flourished during the
reign of Queen Victoria. 1837-1901, it reflects wealth status and romance through
detailed ornamentation. When we say the
word ornamentation, we're thinking about the
design of the furniture, the curvature of the furniture, any wall art,
paintings, statues, whatever it is that reflects wealth status within the design. If you take a look at
the images over here, both of these designs, they are based on the Victorian. We would notice that you do have very heavy curtains
at both ends. You tend to find velvety sofas, the legs of the tables, they tend to be curved out, which is one of the
key characteristics that we're going to be seeing. Even the wallpaper or the paint, it tends to be floral, and the wall art is detailed. You do have a lot of
details in the design. So what are the key
characteristics? First of all,
intricate detailing, carved woodwork, scalloped legs, and decorative trim everywhere. Furniture, tough
to velvet sofas, as we have mentioned,
claw foot tables. These are the footings or the feet of the
tables over here. They look like the claws of a cat or the palm or
the foot of a cat. Cabriole legs. These are the curved
out legs over here. If you take a look at
the sofa legs over here, they start from a
curvature at the top, and then they slant inwards. These are some typical characteristics
for Victorian style. Floral patterns and wallpaper, if you notice over here,
it's quite apparent. We do have in the floral
pattern and wallpaper. It's common on walls,
fabrics and rugs. Wallpapers feature the
mask and botanical themes. Botanical means floral
or plant based themes like herbs or trees or leaves, as you get to see over here. And then we do have,
of course, antiques. You got um, vase or vase. You got in some ornaments. You got in some
pictures, wall art. Think about the mona
Lisa, for example. These are some sort of elements that are used to
reflect the style, which is wealth, status as part of the interior
design approach. Mix of vintage pieces
with layered accessories, and the key elements
are chandeliers, as we get to see over here. Crown molding. What does the word crown
molding over here? Take a look at the ceiling.
And over here as well. See these details, these are considered to
be the crown molding. In the designs, even
traditional designs, they used to have them
with some sort of decorative sketches in them
to reflect a certain style, as well as wealth and status. Also, fireplaces tends to be one of the core features within the Victorian
style as well, and rich drapery means the
curtains, in other words. A lot of styling,
lot of details, lot of fabric used in
the curtains, as well. So these are some key
characteristics for such a unique and popular style within that time frame.
And don't get me wrong. Many, many, many
designers, many clients, many individuals, at
one point in time, they would like to
go for such a style, or they might dedicate
a room within a villa or a castle,
for example. They dedicate a
room specifically for certain meetings
or gatherings, and they design it
exclusively to follow a Victorian style to reflect wealth and status even
in the modern world.
5. French Country Interior Design Style: We're going to be discussing
a very popular style within Europe, mainly, and it's often used within
the suburbs across the globe, within villas, townhouses, which is the French
country style. What does it mean? If you take a look at
the images over here, you might spot
some similarities, but we're going
to be diving into the characteristics
for you to make some sense of any French
country interior design style. You come across because you
do have in a lot of styles, and whenever you
walk into space, you might find some
sort of key elements, but you have no idea
what kind of a style or theme the designer
is following. But with the skills that
I'm sharing with you, with these key characteristics, you're able to spot them and use them for your own design
initiative, as well. So a French country design is
a rustic yet elegant style from rural France that
blends charm with comfort. It's softer, more relaxed than
other traditional styles. So what are the key
characteristics for French country style? First of all, you have
the rustic charm, exposed wooden beams
as you get to see over here within the
ceiling, aged finishes. Take a look at the wall, we? Take a look at the floors. It seems some sort of age, not just simply brand new. Distressed furniture, you have in some sort of
furniture which doesn't seem, let's say, out of the box, but it has been tested
through time, sort of speak. Then you do have in the
soft color palettes. You do have in a lot of
whites, soft blues, creams, sage, and lavender, which evoke the calm of
the countryside. Take a look at the
white walls over here. Take a look at the
blue curtains, even the linen for
the bed sheets. If you take a look at
the pillows over here, also over here, take
a look at the carpet, take a look at the outside
or outdoor seating area. All of them they follow
the same color palettes. White, soft blues, cream, sage. You could add some lavender as well for the color of lavender to add in the element of the countryside.
Think about it this way. Anything which
seems some sort of the countryside from the
nature point of view, which falls under blues, whites, creams, sage,
whatever shade it is, that would fall within
the French country style. Also, you do have the
typical curved furniture, cabriole legs, if you can take a look at the legs of the
see it over here, take a look at the
legs of the table. It doesn't have to be fully
cabriole or cabriole, but it's a typical design. Take a look at the legs
for the bed over here. This is a cabriole leg, curved from the top,
flexes inwards. It's one of the key subtle
features that you tend to spot within the
French country style. Also, you do have
the scroll armchairs and vintage dining chairs, which are also found
within the dining rooms, but these are images for a
living room and a bedroom, but you get the idea. Also, you do have
in the worn wood and vintage accessories. Specifically, take a
look at the table over here and the frame for the bed. It seems more of a worn wood, not something brand new, but something that you
found in the forest, you chopped off and you created that piece of furniture from. Has weathered tables, copper
pots, and ceramic jugs. These are some key features
within the accessories. Also the wrought iron, often used in the lighting. Take a look at the
lighting set over here. Railings or furniture frames, you tend to use some sort
of wrought iron to create. Or when you're buying
these furnitures, they are fused in the
frames of these furnitures to give them that
countryside look. So this is one of
the unique styles. Often, you tend to find them, as you can see in the
images in villas, suburban villas,
suburban houses. They tend to follow
the suburban ambience or the countryside, and you fuse it within
these elements in order to achieve the French style or
the French country style. So if you're dealing
with such a project, or would you like to apply it to your own
home renovation if your location fits
the requirements like an open space, a villa, a townhouse, something in the suburb,
surrounded by nature, it will be a great
idea to go for a French country style where you have in the rustic charm and you're going to be
using soft palettes, skirt furniture, worn wood, and vintage accessories,
wrought iron. It's not mandatory,
but you tend to find the pieces of furniture. These are some key
characteristics that you're going to be
spotting within the interior design project if it's following French
country style.
6. American Classic Interior Design Style: Welcome back. Now, let's
address another style, which is the American
classic style. Most probably, if you have
seen a couple of movies, you would realize that
there are certain movies that share certain themes. If you take a look at the
current images over here, they look quite similar. Both of them, they are following the American style
for interior design, which is a classic style, rooted in the American homes
from the 1600s to the 1800s. It emphasizes function, craftsmanship and connection
to tradition and simplicity. Let's take a look at
the key characteristics for such a design. Simple lines and symmetry, we do have straightforward
practical furniture layouts. Take a look at the
images over here. You do have in the
sofa over here, followed by other two
armchairs or one seater sofas. Both of them, they are placed in a strategic way
where people can conveniently utilize them
and access them easily. And both of them,
they are located in front of the fireplace, and you do have in the coffee table with a
couple of books on it. Similar approach
over here as well. You do have in the fireplace. Then you do have
another two seater, then one car and
another one seater over you do have in the
table in the middle. Both of the styles include bookshelves in the form of a bibliotheque or
a small library. The same thing
applies over here. And obviously, you do
have in the fireplace, which acts as the focal point. Of the seating arrangement. Both of them both
of these images, they follow simple lines and symmetry in terms
of the arrangement. It's a basic style simply you place furniture in a
location, which makes sense. You're able to access it qui easily and it looks proper
in terms of the arrangement. You utilize dark wood,
for example, cherry, walnut and oak,
which are used in tables, chairs and cabinets. Take a look at the
tables over here. Take a look at the shelves, take a look at the
frames for the windows. You do follow the same approach
by utilizing dark woods. So at this current
stage, a couple of key characteristics for the American classic style include simple
lines and symmetry, as well as dark
woods in terms of the accessories
or the furniture. Muted tones, earth
hues like tan, navy cream and barn red. Take a look at the furniture
colors to get the idea. Like, the tones of the
colors are quite muted. They are not dark, but some
sort of dim sort of speaking. You do have in the
carpets over here. Take a look at the pillows
for the armchairs. All of the colors and both of these images, they
follow the same trend. Earthy hues creamy
barn red, navy tan. Take a look at the
barn red color for the carpets over here, for example, to get the idea. They are not bright colors. They are not neutral colors. You're picking colors
from the color wheel. Which either
complement each other, but they are dim in nature, which fit within the
scheme of the style. You go for simple lines, simple colors which
are dim in nature. Then you go for symmetry. You go for dark woods, for the furniture, such as the coffee table
and the cabinets. So all of these elements, they complement each other to fit within the current style. Then you do have in the
handcrafted pieces of furniture, shaker or windsor chairs, or poster beds,
minimal carvings. So you're getting tables,
for example, over here, they tend to look
handmade rather than mass produced
pieces of furniture, they look hand crafted. That's the appeal for it. Also, heritage feel. You get historical authenticity with patriotic or rural accents. Take a look at the images
over here, for example, they tend to reflect certain patriotic or
heritage elements which fit within the style. So if you're designing space for a project you're working
on and you're following the American style in terms of the American classic style for the space that
you're dealing with, you're going to be
utilizing simple lines. You're going to place the
furniture in a symmetrical way. You're going to be using
dark woods for the cabinets, coffee tables, immuted tones for the cushions, for the sofas, handcrafted furniture
preferably, and you're going to
be adding a touch of a heritage feel that
complements the entire theme. So this is mainly it for the current style that
we are discussing, which is basically
the American style, classic, which was popular in the American homes within
the 1600s and the 1800s. However, in the
modern world as well, you tend to find many houses, households, townhouses,
villas, even apartments. They tend to follow
such a style with a modernized contemporary
approach as well.
7. Timeless Traditional Style Practice: Welcome back. Now I've got
for you a fun activity to test your interior design
skills and interior design eye. In front of us, we do
have a couple images, four images to be specific for the exact same living room, the exact same living room. Every single one of
these images reflects a certain style for
the interior design. Since at this current stage, we are taking a look at
the traditional styles, based on what we
have covered so far, you are going to designate the label for that
specific image. For example, traditional style, American classic, French
country, and the list goes on. So let's dive right into it. You're going to be
taking a couple seconds or let's give it
a couple minutes. Try to examine these images. One at a time, you get
the first one over here, second, third and fourth. Now, the question
goes to you directly. For the first image over here, what kind of style
are we following? I'm going to give you
a couple hints to help you get guided towards
the right decision. Take a look at the
arrangement of the furniture, for example, symmetrical
arrangement. We got lamp over
here, lamp over here. Take a look at the colors. For example, you do have
in the Burgundy, pillows. Take a look at the
tables, the carpets. Kind kind of vibe are you
picking up from such a space? What style the first
comes to mind? If you have been
taking notes within the current course, and
feel free, by the way, to pause the current
activity and go back to the lectures
to brush it up because this will help you develop the insight, develop the skill, develop the ability to spot
designs just like this without trying to figure out bits and pieces as an
interior designer, for example, and getting
confused within the process, trying to identify what is
the theme of the place? What is the style? Or even if you're having a client
and they tell you, well, I would like to
follow such a style, let's say XYZ, and you have no idea what it entails,
you will get lost, right? Like we have mentioned,
we're diving into the depths of interior design, not just simply having
things look proper from aesthetics
or a visual point of view on the contrary. We're combining preferences,
functionality, the vibe, and the feel of the place, which is fused within the
overall theme of the style. Now, that being said, it's time to come up with
an answer, by the way. So the first image represents
what kind of a style? And the answer would be, first of all, let's test
your interior design skills. Traditional. So if you manage to answer this question properly,
you've got it right. It's traditional. Why?
You're able to tell from the traditional
pieces of furniture, the arrangement, the
layouts quite symmetrical. You're taking a look at the
burgundy colors over here. You're able to spot
the color palettes, which is quite basic in
terms of the arrangement. Feel free to revert to the lecture about
traditional characteristics. Now, the second one over here, Kind of it's self explanatory. Let me give you a couple hints in case you're not
able to spot it out. First of all, take a
look at the wallpaper. You do have in some
sort of patterns. Take a look at the coffee
tables legs, right? We've discussed this previously. Take a look at the drapes, the curtains quite
heavy in terms of the fabric and the amount
of material utilized. Take a look at the craftsmanship presented almost everywhere in the layout. So what
is your answer? If you were able to reply
directly with Victorian, then you've gotten the correct. You have gotten the
correct answer. So this is a Victorian style. So I covered traditional, we've covered Victorian, we
do have two more styles. Now let's examine the
current image over here. Now, like I mentioned,
all of them, they reflect the
same living room, but the style has been altered. We could see over here,
we're using some sort of light color palettes. We do have in the light blue, white, some light beige, even the furniture, let's say, the legs of the furniture, and the coffee table or
the table in the middle. They look some sort of,
you know, worn out. Like they have been utilized,
sort of speak, right? Take a look at the
walls, the paints, and the natural light. And the exposure of natural light into the space and the light
curtains over here, what kind of vibe
are you picking up? If the answer if your answer to this current style or
theme is French country, then you have gotten
the correct answer. And finally, we do
have the final style that we have discussed
at this current stage. And by the way, it's
not always going to be the exact same number of styles. I might mix things up to test
your knowledge even more. If you notice over here,
we do have, as well, the American classic
style as we have the fireplace and the systematic arrangement
for the furniture. Yet the furniture
seems handmade, especially the single
car over here. It gives you that vibe that
it's a classic design. Following basic
elements, where we're having the dark navy
blue over here. You're having the wooden table, which is a characteristic, as we have mentioned, of
the American classic style. It seems handmade as well. We've got a table
over here as well. So it's giving us that vibe. This is something classic, and up to this current stage, this fits the criteria
of the American classic. Now, I truly hope they found
this activity quite helpful. Try to spark the knowledge
that you have learned so far in terms of the
timeless traditional styles. There are many styles as well. However, at this current stage, we have discussed these
amazing and incredible styles which are quite
popular across ages, across history, from olden times all the way to the modern world. These are used across
various settings, and I've shared with you
a very nice activity to test your
knowledge, let's say, as an interior designer, someone working on a project
if you are able to spot which style or theme has been applied to
the project at hand.
8. Wrapping Up: So what do you
think? I truly hope that you found the
class helpful. If it helped you push your
interior design skills, 1% extra, it's a job well done. I look forward to receiving your feedback on
the current class, and make sure that
you follow my profile for the latest
releases and updates, and I look forward to seeing
you in the next class.
Engr. Hussein Attié, Entrepreneur I Engineer I Educator
