The interior in the Art Deco style is translated from French as “decorative art”. There are a lot of people who want to decorate a room in this style. This style, according to the classification, is a variety of the 30-40s, when not only the facade of the house, but also its interior was subject to exquisite finishing.
In art deco you can find prints depicting animals and fish. The interior welcomes lamps in the form of unusual sculptures, expensive furniture, and decorative elements.
It is advisable to start decorating an apartment by choosing a design. It must be geometric. Classic designs and bold geometric shapes are what are welcome in renovations. Start with wallpaper. Canvases with strict geometric patterns are suitable. Straightness and ornate forms that catch the eye will enliven any room.
As a tribute to fashion, you can apply symbols in the form of hieroglyphs, pyramids, sphinx heads to furniture, photo frames, paintings, wallpaper, and textiles.
The presence of Egyptian style elements in the interior will make it possible to turn any room into a royal mansion.
Color features
A unique feature of Art Deco is the geometric patterns in the decoration. Bright colors in the decoration allow you to create a beautiful art deco design. This style welcomes contrast in the color palette. It brings an atmosphere of rebirth into the room.
Tiles for finishing the walls of the bathroom and kitchen are usually designed in a monochrome combination of black and white palette. Ceramic and porcelain products are very relevant for this style.
Distinctive features of the art deco style
Art Deco style differs from other styles:
- Strict geometric shapes
This is the most important feature of the designs of this style. The emphasis should be on the strict symmetry of objects in the interior. The characteristic features of this style are: clarity of lines, the presence of decor in the form of bends, lines, zigzags, stepped shapes. Romantic and natural ornaments are completely absent here.
The second, no less important feature of the Art Deco style is the artificial imitation of natural lighting, achieved through the use of massive mirrors.
- Shiny and smooth surface
In the finish, made in, everything shines, from glossy paint and varnish coatings, to metal and polished wood.
Many mirrors and glass create a unique light reflection in the apartment. Not only huge mirrors, but also tiles, glass surfaces and mirrored pieces of furniture can be used as decor.
Advice: use as many reflective, versatile surfaces as possible. This way you can create a unique room design in the classic Art Deco style.
- Luxurious finishing materials
In the interior of modern apartments, it is prohibited to use rustic chintz textiles and fabrics made from natural linen. Aristocratic, expensive fabrics with exclusive colors are more welcome here. Decoration with velvet, satin, brocade, natural fur, silk, taffeta with gilding and geometric mirrors creates a special atmosphere of wealth, majesty and luxury.
- Ethnic motifs and animal prints
It is recommended to display the powerful spirit of African safari in an exquisite art deco style. This is easy to do if you use various exotic materials in the interior as decorations, for example, reptile skin, animal skins, mother-of-pearl items, ivory, as well as certain elements of Egyptian motifs and oriental ornaments.
- Color palette
Black and white color scheme is the main one in the art deco style. It is very relevant, because is in great demand. In addition to these two colors, a bright, rich palette of “expensive” shades is used (for example, emerald, gold, ruby, sapphire).
Expensive beige-chocolate and cream tones are appropriate.
- Symmetry
An important feature of the Art Deco style is strict symmetry, in which the interior is thought out in advance and is distinguished by self-sufficiency, genius and harmony.
Advice: give preference to huge wall decorations in the form of wicker fans, golden bowls, and fringed lampshades.
- Illumination
As for lighting, there is a multi-level system that creates an exciting, mysterious and unusual atmosphere. The shine of polished lamps of regular geometric shape, made of glass, chromed steel, and copper, looks original.
Sometimes it’s worth wondering whether creating a classic Art Deco style is really necessary. After all, this interior is based on high ceilings, large windows, and spacious halls. It is not always easy to take into account all the details and nuances. It is better to opt for a simpler design of an apartment in the Art Deco style.
Advantages of Art Deco Design
The positive aspects in the design of art deco style are:
- luxury decoration;
- the use of expensive finishing materials (marble, leather, velvet, mahogany, metal, glass, natural fur, silk);
- active use of gold-plated and chrome-plated parts in the interior;
- original valuable furniture;
- interior functionality;
- sophistication of finishing colors;
- strict geometric patterning;
- using glossy tiles or shiny parquet as flooring;
- bright massive lighting.
If we consider the Art Deco style as a whole, then it looks very extravagant, expensive, chic, elegant, and elite. The combination of classic forms and modern finishing materials makes the interior incredibly beautiful, fashionable and stylish.
Features of decor and furnishing
The Art Deco style is characterized by natural furniture made from precious wood. Ash, rosewood, maple, and madrona can be used in decoration. All wooden parts are necessarily decorated with carvings in the style of oriental ornaments. It is advisable to make furniture handles from high-quality chrome-plated steel and carefully polish them. It is better to use upholstery in light shades with simple patterns. As a floor covering, it is advisable to use laminate or parquet covered with massive cube-style carpets.
It is better to leave the windows open or easily curtain them with translucent tulle.
Advice: Windows throughout the apartment should be large and bright. They should allow maximum sun into the room to ensure good natural illumination.
Among other things, in the interior of apartments you can find glass in the form of crystal sets, exquisite chandeliers, photo frames, and figurines. To give the room a bohemian and luxurious feel, just install a mirrored wall with a built-in open bar. Crafts made from precious stones, ceramics, and bronze are often used as decorative elements.
Photo: large original mirrors in the hallway interior
It is important to note that the Art Deco style impresses with its optimism, elegant forms, and positive mood. A special feature and main secret of the Art Deco style is a certain step pattern, reminiscent of the shape of the pyramids of Egypt. The materials used are polished and varnished surfaces, chrome-plated decorative elements, and mirrors.
The highlight of the interior of this style is a bar and a glass coffee table. The design of bedrooms and guest rooms includes: light furniture made from expensive round-shaped trees, fleecy carpets with a cubic pattern, and velvet bed linen. Among plants, preference is given to palm trees, which are not demanding in care and which can be decorated with decorative elements in the form of feathers, animal models, figurines, and fans.
Lighting in the interior plays a special role. Only lighting fixtures with frosted glass and chrome parts are suitable.
Color solutions - beige, brown, cream tones. You can also use bright colors, for example, blue, yellow, orange, to brighten the room. Elements of black in the design complete the design and highlight important styling details. In general, the Art Deco style is suitable for creating interiors of both old private houses and modern homes.
No hardships or even disasters can destroy a person’s desire for beauty. This was proven by Art Deco - the last of the magnificent styles that arose in response to a large-scale bloody war and a global economic crisis.
History of style
Appearing after the First World War, which deprived humanity of illusions, art deco became a manifesto against the asceticism and gloominess of wartime. And also a hymn to the new century - with its memory of former luxury and aspiration for progress and comfort.
The art deco style managed to embrace the immensity - both the past and the future! Obviously, this is why interest in it has not faded to this day, even though it has long been classified in the elegant “retro” category. 
The name of the movement arose in the summer of 1925, when the exhibition “Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes” was a success in the capital of France, where the latest paintings, films, sculptures and household items were presented.
The style that united these things was reminiscent of its interweaving of utilitarianism and artistic value, as well as pathetic pomp, however, it was completely original with elements inherent in the new era.
Art Deco in the interior: conceptual features
Today this interior style can be read like a book. The abundance of lamps will remind you of how electricity spread. The construction of the first skyscrapers was reflected in the silhouettes of the partitions and the design of the walls. Details made of metal and glass will tell about industrialization. Abstract inclusions and geometric shapes are about innovations in art. Ethnic patterns (African motif, Egyptian archaic, Greek meander) will tell not only that the 20th century is a time of travel, but also about the discovery of tombs and other archaeological sensations. Well, together these notes and chords form a sophisticated, enchanting jazz, unusually fashionable in that era.
What is it made of and how is an interior similar to those in which Greta Garbo and the Great Gatsby lived created?
Materials and texture in Art Deco style
- Tree
- Chromed, stainless steel
- Aluminum
- Glass
- Natural hides and leather
- Smooth stone/ceramic tiles
- Expensive fabrics (velor, satin, silk)
Art Deco is the standard of glamor; the materials that create it should shimmer and shine, giving rise to a feeling of chic and bohemianism. Therefore, gloss, polishing and varnish are in favor.
Shapes and lines
- Zigzags and stripes
- Sun rays
- steps
- Trapeze
- Frames and outlines
- Keys
The outlines of the style are curved, geometrically sharp and energetic. Zigzag patterns are most often used for laying parquet and ceramic tiles. Imitation of sun rays decorates not only mirrors and clocks, but also furniture and walls.
The designers were inspired to use steps by the ziggurat, the cult tower of the Assyrians and Sumerians. Since then, steps, tiers and podiums have been a characteristic feature of Art Deco.
Many objects and details in rooms arranged in the style of the 20s also have a trapezoidal outline: mirrors and chair backs, door handles and other fittings. Surfaces are often framed in contours and frames, which emphasizes the form. Very often there are keys - contrasting alternation of stripes.
Art Deco in the interior: color and decoration
Favorite style palette is grey, brown, cream, shades of metal, wood and leather. Bright, saturated colors are acceptable in the form of fragments: it can be burgundy, green, red or gold. The use of three or more colors is a feature of the art deco style.
Art Deco in the living room interior 
The bathroom, as well as the kitchen, are often decorated with black and white tiles, laying out zigzags or keys. The room is covered with wallpaper with geometric embossing.
The bedroom walls are covered with wood panels or painted using the same geometric pattern.
The floors are textured, glossy parquet.
The gradation is reflected on the ceiling, emphasizing the tiers with lighting. Borders at the junction of the ceiling and walls will help to emphasize the contour, which is very typical of the style.
Trapezoidal niches, stepped partitions, doors inlaid with geometric inserts and other fragments of decoration will take you back to the era of the 20s, like a time machine.
Art Deco furniture
Sofas and couches with backs in the shape of trapezoids, barrel chairs are preferably made of leather, of course. However, fabric drapery is also suitable if it does not go out of style: for example, “zebra skin”. 
A special feature of the art deco furnishings are sideboards and cabinets. But not carved, with curls, but laconic and clear. Glass shelves, cabinets and tabletops, shiny metal parts, and mirror surfaces will also fit into a single mosaic.
Light and decor
The atmosphere of the 20s requires a lot of lamps: trapezoidal, stepped, in the form of balls and turrets. Mirrors will also multiply the light: in fact, a mirror-sun in a frame of rays is the calling card of the style.
Vases are appropriate - ordinary, floor, decorated with an antique or other pattern, an image of the sun, or geometric shapes.
Posters - with vintage advertising, skyscrapers, girls in retro style - will help to completely recreate the ambience of the early twentieth century.
Speaking of girls: figurines are an indispensable attribute of art deco. Figures of girls on a ball, with an oar, with a tennis racket are firmly associated with the 20s, when interest in the Olympic Games was renewed and the cult of the athletic body began to form.
The interior will be complemented by paintings or photos of “geographical” content: savannas, deserts, pyramids, views of the Taj Mahal and the Forbidden City. 
Palm trees in tubs and other exotic plants will bring the once revered spirit of adventure into your home. And souvenirs brought from travel, smoking accessories, writing instruments, cut vessels, antique boxes will add exclusive touches.
Unlike its predecessor, art deco does not accept ornate floral patterns and banal floral prints: this should be remembered when choosing curtains and drapes.
Art Deco interiors are adored by famous, public people who are not alien to art. And also financiers and politicians, because status items fit perfectly into this style: items made of silver and crocodile skin, fur and ivory.
Art Deco - like no other design technique, emphasizes the creativity of nature and, at the same time, the status of the owner of the home. 
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Art Deco in the interior - photo
Art Deco style is a light, elegant, eclectic design direction that successfully combines imprints of various cultures: African exoticism, Indian motifs, Egyptian art and Empire style. This exotic mix is designed to surprise and delight both owners and guests.
Literally, Art Deco means “decorative art.” This direction appeared in the 30s of the twentieth century in America and Western Europe as a result of the synthesis of several styles, successfully replacing Modern. Interior design in this direction is most often chosen by representatives of the elite class, who have refined, refined taste and cannot imagine their life without luxury. They are not afraid of bold and sophisticated forms; they know how to appreciate and surprise others with exclusive items.
Distinctive features of the Art Deco style in the interior
A distinctive feature of the Art Deco style interior is its strict geometric shapes. Other characteristic features:
- sharp lines;
- stepped forms
- decor in the form of bends and zigzags;
- contrasts and bright contours;
- massive mirrors.
Expensive and rare natural materials are a must when decorating a space in this direction. Glass, wood, genuine leather, lacquered surfaces, ivory, aluminum, stainless steel, glossy ceramic or stone tiles are all an integral part of Art Deco.
Basically, the interior style is decorated in neutral colors: black, white, gray, silver, beige, brown. Sometimes there are shades of metal, as well as the addition of luxurious gold, green, blue, red or burgundy.
Interior details
One of the important interior details is color, which emphasizes the status of the apartment design. For example, a beige-golden color scheme will suit a luxury bedroom, which should be emphasized with the shine of mirrors and crystal. Darker shades are suitable for office decoration. Several expensive lamps, leather furniture with gold accents and wood trim with varnished wood panels will give the room a complete look.
The following prints are most often used in Art Deco interior design:
- thin or thick strip;
- repeating circles, diamonds or squares;
- plant motifs in textile design;
- animal prints.
Furniture
Furniture in this direction is selected according to the following principle: if the walls are light, then the furniture should be dark and vice versa. To give a space cohesion and a chic look, the combination of furniture pieces should look cohesive and expensive. Legs and supports for tables and chairs are often made in various unusual shapes. To decorate the seats, genuine leather upholstery is used.
A striking feature of this trend is the use of fittings with smooth silhouettes. The fittings are also decorated with decorative glass inserts with ornaments. Thanks to this, the strict interior details look visually harmonious and balanced. It is advisable for owners of paintings to use no more than two works of art in the interior, so as not to oversaturate the room with small objects.
Kitchen Design
An Art Deco kitchen in itself is special and unique. It has a highlight (a beautiful vase, candlesticks or an original bronze figurine), which attracts attention as soon as you get into this room. The kitchen design uses varnished and polished wood, as well as leather, glass, and stainless steel.
The most common colors available are black and white, which can also be combined with other colors. For example, black will look good with silver, and white with dark chocolate. There should not be a lot of furniture in the kitchen. You need to choose it in accordance with the latest advances in technology. The central place in the spacious kitchen belongs to the dining area. It is best to place an island in the middle of the room with a hob, sink and work area.
Art Deco in the bedroom interior
The bed in an Art Deco style bedroom is the central object that attracts the most attention. It is best to equip it with chrome legs, a high headboard, inlay and patina. The unusual shape of the ottoman and dressing table is very characteristic, even mandatory for this interior. A bedroom design is not complete without mirrors that make it light and spacious. Therefore, large mirrors should be everywhere: on the closet door, in the bedside area and at the dressing table.
Calm colors are used to decorate the bedroom: white and burgundy, gray and black, beige and chocolate. You can often see the use of three colors, one of which is an element of luxury, and the other two serve as a background. The last and most important touch of the bedroom is a chandelier made of crystal or unusual glass.
Art Deco in the living room interior
The design of a living room in the Art Deco style must meet the main criteria of this trend. Here you can safely use beautiful furniture with stylish metal handles, mirror inserts and clear geometric shapes. Furniture should have a non-standard shape, while being convenient, practical and comfortable.
The guest room is decorated mainly in dark colors. Brightness and variegation are unacceptable in the color scheme of this room. As decor in the living room, you can use various products made of leather, natural wood, ivory, bamboo and semi-precious stones. Using these materials you can create an interesting decoration that will attract the attention of guests.
Bathroom
Art Deco bathroom design should be spectacular and luxurious. This style allows you to use unusual elements. For example, a shower in the shape of a deer or leopard head. It is best to use glass, stainless steel, ceramics and marble in the bathroom. You can lay out a pattern on the walls that will visually resemble the skin of a leopard. Black and white tiles will look harmonious on the floor. The ceiling should not be made in dark shades, as this can visually steal the spaciousness of the room. Bathroom furniture is selected according to the size of the room.
Steel, cast iron and acrylic are used in the manufacture of bathtubs and sinks. Standard shaped toilet. It is better to choose faucets and other elements from chrome-plated material or stainless steel. If space allows, an Art Deco style bathroom can be decorated with a forged fountain or a bronze figurine.
Art Deco style house interior
Decorating a house in the Art Deco style will look advantageous due to the spaciousness and large area of the room. Based on the main principles of design, you can implement many more interesting solutions in your home design. And even the dark shades inherent in the style will not look gloomy due to natural light, which will contribute to the visual expansion of the space. Art Deco design will create an atmosphere of luxury and wealth in your home.
Let's see what an Art Deco style interior looks like in real life:
Art Deco literally translates as “the art of decorating” from French. This is a stylistic movement that took its name from the 1925 international exhibition. The art deco style in the interior has always been chosen by the creative intelligentsia, the elite, and the aristocratic elite. It is associated with luxurious, high-status interiors like pictures from glossy magazines, fashionable apartments, boudoirs of stars, and exclusive furnishings. The characteristics are best suited to describe it - expensive, bright, bold. Recently there has been a new wave of popularity of the destination. The designers rethought the main successful components and its return to European interiors did not go unnoticed.
This style of geometric patterns and luxury finishing materials makes it possible to ideally incorporate numerous expensive appliances into the interior, which is highly valued by modern people. More suitable for large apartments, country cottages, studio apartments.
5 distinctive features
Art Deco design has some similarities with other trends - there are points of contact with modern and high-tech trends, but there are basic postulates that make its uniqueness manifest:
- Large geometry of the pattern with zigzags, straight lines, starting on the ceiling and walls, moving onto furniture and textiles. The mirror reflection of the round ceiling motifs is strictly vertical to the floor.
- Use of elite natural materials with pronounced texture in finishing: crocodile skin, zebra skin, leopard skin, ivory inlay.
- The color scheme is quite monochrome, does not tolerate halftones, the combination is built through the contrast of the following colors: white, black, gold, purple.
- Maximalism of design: there is no place for saving, expensive and rich is the motto of this style.
- Complete absence of romantic, natural ornaments.
Basic colors and shapes
The versatility of the design is manifested in the excellent fit of its important elements into modern design. Zigzag shapes perfectly organize the space; it is enough to use a zigzag layout of parquet or laying black and white tiles in a herringbone pattern. Another important element is the sun’s rays slipping through the forms and decoration. Striping of many elements is acceptable: stripes of upholstered furniture drapery extend onto the walls or floor. Designers often combine the principle of sun rays with gradation - then expressive rays can diverge in steps.
Bohemian living room
The Art Deco style of the living room can personify the embodiment of various ideas, turning the room into a real center of aesthetics. Here, the use of extravagant materials (crocodile skin, shark), a combination of incongruous elements, for example, glass with metal casting, oriental, Egyptian motifs, is relevant. The presence of a fireplace or staircase allows you to make them a logical center, and the geometry of the living room allows you to completely abandon smooth lines and further enhance the contrast.
The ability to divide surfaces into clear blocks allows you to harmoniously fit modern technology. The optimal color scheme is brown and beige or black and white. When decorating walls, it is possible to combine more budget materials, such as wallpaper, with exclusive wood panels. A favorite among floor coverings is dark-colored parquet.
The furniture is luxurious, custom-made from the darkest possible types of wood. A distinctive feature of the location is symmetry; you may need duplicate items to balance one part of the room with the opposite. Sometimes it is enough to place a spacious display cabinet and fill it with beautiful valuables. Carefully selected textiles are a must - heavy velvet curtains set the tone, and sofa cushions support it; vintage antique accessories; small sculptures of female figures; large vases; antique wall or even grandfather clocks.
Bedroom of Hollywood stars
To create an Art Deco bedroom, you need to not be afraid to experiment with decorative elements, but not cross the line between sophisticated, sophisticated elegance and luxury that borders on kitsch.
The bedroom of this design solution is more characterized by soft forms, because the center of this room is the bed with its elaborate headboard, decorated with upholstery. Having an unusually shaped dressing table and an ottoman is simply necessary, as well as a sufficient number of mirrors that will prevent the room from visually shrinking due to the muted tones necessary for a comfortable sleep. Drawings and ornaments are one of the main elements of wall decoration; frescoes or decorative paintings are possible; stucco molding is suitable for the ceiling.
A natural skin or rug made of long-haired fur with thick undercoat should be placed in front of the bed. The bed itself is covered with a luxurious bedspread, the colors of the pillows match the tone of the upholstery of the ottoman and armchair. The upholstery should be contrasting with the walls and ceiling. Along with the central crystal chandelier, additional lamps, floor lamps, and LED lighting are required.
Luxurious kitchen-dining room
For the kitchen and dining area, a distinctive feature is sufficient multi-levelness and the replacement of some essential materials with more functional ones: parquet flooring definitely needs to be replaced with tiles; When upholstering chairs, give preference to leather. An ideal option would be a kitchen layout with an island (a special place where the sink, work area, and food preparation area are located). A good solution would be an impressively sized mirror above the bar counter to visually increase the space of the kitchen-dining room. Clear zoning should be done on the ceiling and walls, on the floor - a podium under the dining table. Fabric panels are perfect for decorating the dining area. The best color solution is still a black and white combination, which will allow you to harmoniously fit household appliances made of plastic and chrome-plated steel.
The main rule for creating expressive kitchen decoration is consistency. Everything should be equally solemn, from the dining table to the tiles on the apron.
Mirror World
Lighting plays almost the main role, giving the room space, cleanliness, and light. At the same time, it is impossible to do without its companion - a mirror. After all, even furniture can be not just metal, but have mirror surfaces (and now we are not talking about a banal wardrobe in the bedroom). So, in the bedroom you can make a mirrored door, which will be identified only by its gold handle. It is possible to create the effect of multiple presence of patterns, which, when reflected, make the interior of the room visually richer. Designers advise using the maximum number of reflective universal surfaces, bronze candlesticks, and forged figurines. The design involves a huge selection of mirror surfaces - framed with simulated sun rays, trapezoidal in shape, huge wall-length mirrors, infused with crystals.
The sun mirror is the hallmark of this style; it is an exquisite piece of furniture, symbolizing harmony and perfection, and the diverging rays of the sun can give a great mood and warmth.
Only with the help of a huge number of mirror surfaces can you try to create a unique art deco genre in a small apartment, which at first seems impossible due to the abundance of heavy textiles and multiple decorative elements.
Trends
It should be noted that new finishing materials and solutions for their use appear every year. The interior in the Art Deco style is constantly evolving - designers are working on details, selecting accessories, and transforming new ideas. The emergence of new construction tools makes it possible to design rooms and decorate them in this style more quickly and affordably, because a lot of time can pass from design to implementation. The variety of furniture and other accessories in 2018 will simplify the task of decorating.
Well-known furniture manufacturers are increasingly developing new collections with items belonging to a particular style, which also opens up wider horizons in design, because custom-made furniture is not only expensive, but very troublesome.
Classics will always remain fashionable, but art deco has been strengthening its position over the past few years and we can confidently believe that it will be relevant for a long time. Now there is another increase in interest in art deco in architecture, fashion, and, accordingly, interior solutions. The comfort of all family members becomes central to the philosophy of this style solution.
Among the most current new products, we can note the use of illuminated onyx, which is no longer so difficult to implement. Used for finishing stairs, doorways, countertops, and ceilings. The stylistic orientation of Art Deco began to be used more actively when decorating a children's room. Thus, another new product, luminescent photo wallpapers, are quite self-sufficient in themselves, do not require additional support with unnecessary details, but are capable of creating a unique atmosphere of magic.
Design Benefits
This style has many positive aspects when used in the design of various rooms:
- luxury, true chic, combined with the opportunity to express creative potential;
- expensive natural finishing materials (marble, natural fur, leather, silk, velvet, precious wood, glass, metal, stained glass);
- original valuable furniture combined with modern household appliances and gadgets;
- sophistication of colors;
- active use of chrome and gilding for finishing interior parts;
- strict geometric patterning;
- bright lighting.
If we consider the style as a whole, it looks very extravagant, expensive, bohemian, elite, and sophisticated. A significant drawback is the significant financial costs of its implementation, which limits wider distribution. But if you want luxury, freedom, bohemian chic, then the incredibly fashionable and stylish interior is simply created to give you a taste of life.
