Mediterranean interior design style Inspired by Renaissance, Gothic culture and many other trends. Mediterranean design began to gain attention in the 20th century and is extremely popular around the world. This design brings a romantic living space but no less luxurious and classy. To understand more about Mediterranean interior style, as well as explore interesting and appealing differences in style interior design Hey, please follow this article together S-House.
What is Mediterranean interior style?
1. What is Mediterranean interior style?
Mediterranean design style, also known as Mediterranean Style, is a way of arranging and decorating home interiors originating from European countries - north of the Mediterranean coast including Spain, Greece, Italy with outstanding characteristics of coolness, openness and closeness to nature. This style creates a comfortable, relaxing feeling thanks to bright whitewashed walls and tiled or natural stone floors, bringing coolness in the hot and humid climate typical of the Mediterranean region.
This style first appeared in America in the late 19th and really became a trend in the 1920s - 1930s for villas for the royal class. Up to now, the Mediterranean style has been transformed to adapt to people's modern living needs and retains its appeal to high-income earners who love living close to nature.
The Mediterranean revival was first introduced in the late 19th century in America, and became popular in the 1920s and 1930s.
Materials used in this style are mainly natural materials such as raw wood, leather, terracotta and stone, helping to create harmony with nature. Handicraft products play a key role, including decorations made from patterned tiles, sophisticated ceramics, and textiles with rich and diverse patterns. Typical colors are often palettes inspired by nature, such as blue, white, brown, and sunny yellow, creating a warm and poetic living space.
2. What elements does the Mediterranean style include?
Mediterranean is a combination of three main cultures: Italian, Greek and Spanish.
This style focuses on feels cool and airy. It brings comfort and ease. White painted walls and tile and stone floors create a cool and relaxing feeling in the hot climate.
Materials used in design focusing on natural features such as natural wood, leather, terracotta and stone. Handmade products play an important role. This includes decorative arts with tiles, ceramics and textiles with diverse motifs.
Mediterranean style focuses on a cool and airy feeling
3. Who is the Mediterranean design style suitable for?
Mediterranean design style is suitable for those who love spacious, airy spaces and impressive architectural beauty.
This style is especially ideal for coastal villas or large houses, where both interior and exterior space are emphasized.
However, for high-end apartments with limited space in urban areas, it is still possible to apply the Mediterranean style by using sophisticated furniture and unique color combinations, creating a cozy and luxurious living space.
4. Outstanding characteristics of Mediterranean interior style
Typical colors are navy blue, sand and brown
Speaking of Mediterranean style refers to a living space that integrates with nature, one of the highest expressions of that integration is the delicate use of color. The blue tones of the sea, the pale yellow sky of sand and olive green - the shadows of coconut trees...
The light color chosen is the main color tone combined with other delicate tones to bring a highlight to the space, creating a cool feeling of nature and the spaciousness of the coast.
All of these colors are combined harmoniously and delicately, creating a space with a marine character, bringing a feeling of comfort and closeness to nature. In the room, bright, hot colors are also often used to create a strong atmosphere.
Use furniture and accessories in decoration
Although there are many similarities with Country interior style by using colors and materials to create a peaceful and relaxing space, but the Mediterranean style aims to choose furniture with modern beauty and comfort.
One of the special attractions of the Mediterranean interior style is the rustic, pure look of the countryside. Natural materials from marble, mosaic tiles, iron, ceramics and mainly natural wood, bamboo... are the top choice when designing Mediterranean style interiors. However, a quite outstanding feature that creates the unique beauty of each of these projects is the utilization of available materials from the region to bring the close, friendly and "personality" beauty of each house.
Favorite materials of Mediterranean style are wood, stone, bamboo... to bring a feeling of closeness to nature.
To create that beauty, the selected furniture has a classic European interior style but is not fussy or cumbersome, but is aimed at streamlining, simplicity, and towards function and convenience. Decorative accessories used are usually floor mats and ceiling lights. Carpets with many natural motifs and vibrant colors create unique highlights for the interior space
Light
Natural light flooding every living space is a prominent and easily recognizable feature of this interior style. With the arrangement of thick and relatively large windows, every small corner in the house receives maximum light.
In modern architectural trends, this element is increasingly appreciated because it helps save energy, is environmentally friendly and good for the homeowner's health.
Mediterranean style uses large glass doors and curtains for natural light
Use natural elements
When designing a Mediterranean-style interior, the most important thing is not to forget the natural elements with bold imprints of the sunny and windy Mediterranean region. All of those basic elements are collected and cleverly arranged, making the space as comfortable, joyful, rustic and natural as possible.
Natural materials in Mediterranean style
Focus on wall decoration
Walls are one of the places to focus on when decorating a room in a Mediterranean style. The walls are often decorated with paintings, bringing an impressive highlight to the space. Besides, creating fake plaster walls is also chosen quite a lot when applying this style. Design plaster plaques on walls and ceilings with many layers of art to create impressive lighting effects.
The wall of the house is one of the most important locations in the Mediterranean style
Mediterranean style arched doors
Inspired by the sophistication of Italian and Greek styles, houses and villas near the sea designed in the Mediterranean style often prioritize the use of arched doors.
Arched doors or domed roofs are a characteristic of this style
5. Apply Mediterranean interior style in each space
Refer to Mediterranean style interior applications in some typical living spaces below.
Mediterranean living room
The living room is often arranged with a sofa in the middle of the room, with furniture placed close to the wall so as not to block the path. The highlight can be in the ceiling lights or wall decorations. Blue-white curtains and wallpaper will match wooden floors. Choosing the color of wooden floors depends largely on the existing area of the house. If the house is large, you can choose a warm floor color. If the house is cramped, light-toned floors will help the house look more spacious.
The light-filled space combined with minimalist, comfortable furniture brings abundant energy to the living room
Mediterranean living room interiors often aim for simplicity, neatness, rusticity and naturalness
Blue-white tones are popular in Mediterranean-style design
The living room is simple but elegant
Mediterranean bedroom
Respecting the unique private space of the bedroom, the Mediterranean interior style chooses large view doors to connect with the nature outside and uses curtains to ensure flexibility in use.
Materials: wood, trees, high-quality quartz stone... help increase aesthetics, coziness and create a feeling of maximum relaxation for the user. Mediterranean bedrooms can use iron decorative details for beds, chandeliers, etc. to create an elegant space.
If your bedroom has a modest area, use lights to create the most neat and airy space possible. White curtains are also commonly used to make the space brighter.
Dreamy Mediterranean style bedroom close to nature
Decorate the bedroom with wooden items
The simplicity but sophistication of the bedroom model
Mediterranean style bedroom filled with natural light
Kitchen
Mediterranean style kitchen furniture is often rustic, commonly used materials are wood and stone. The kitchen space is often gentle, reminding you of a family vacation.
White kitchen walls are suitable for creating a Mediterranean-style layout, since white reflects light correctly, and a well-lit room is a leading element in this style.
In addition, you can also combine colors such as terracotta, blue, green and olive, beige, etc. These colors highlight natural elements such as the sea, grass and sand.
Mediterranean kitchen space with typical colors such as green terracotta and wood
Kitchen furniture materials in the Mediterranean style are often rustic
Aiming for rustic beauty, Mediterranean style kitchens also prioritize the use of wood and stone materials. This is also a special material because it has a special beauty on its own without needing any other decorative elements. In addition, quartz stone is also a material that ensures safety (during food processing) - is durable, beautiful and highly aesthetic.
A room filled with light is a leading element in a Mediterranean style villa
Actual image of luxurious kitchen room in Mediterranean style
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Mediterranean interior design style is always unique and interesting, suitable for when homeowners want the space of their house or villa to be different and not boring.
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