American style in the interior: features, variations, decoration and decor (60 photos)

Distinctive features and color scheme

A difficult collective American style owes its origin to the multinational features of the country. Eclecticism, a combination of oriental, African and European features of decor and arrangement of the premises, a combination of fashion trends of different eras and social groups create a single collective American style.

American style is characterized by accuracy, presentability of Victorian England and the simplicity, functionality and naturalness of the interior of Africa.

On the picture American country style attic girls bedroom with wood paneling and wrought iron chandelier. The decor is a floor lamp and a bedside lamp with a children's print.

The American interior can be recognized by such distinctive features:

• imitation of luxury and use for finishing plastic instead of wood, MDF instead of wooden panels;
• lighting is created as economical and local as possible (sconces, floor lamps, table lamps), central chandeliers are appropriate in the living room;
• organization of space and zoning using niches, partitions, through shelves, in one space there are zones of the kitchen and dining room, living room and hallway;
• the furniture is not located along the walls, but in the center.

The American interior is characterized by the dominance of natural colors: beige, brown, ocher, olive, white, burgundy. For the bedroom, shades of raspberry or blue can be used. For the decor in the American style, the color of metal and gilding is like.

Varieties of style

The American interior can be divided into subcategories according to the stylistic features that have developed due to geographical features.

American classic

American classics in the interior came together with the relocation of Old England and the aristocracy. Important pairing of furniture, symmetry, light finish, white fireplace, spacious armchairs, classic curtains. Lighting is divided into zones and turns on as needed.

On the picture A classic example of the American interior in a private house with niches, an abundance of lamps, glass and furniture in the English style.

American neoclassical style

It combines simplicity and sophistication, it is permissible to use a false fireplace, plastic panels, mixed textiles. The flexibility of the neoclassical style in the American interior makes it possible to combine modern achievements in construction and technology with classical interior rules.

Modern american style

It combines classic furniture arrangement, local lighting with a modern form of furniture, loft lamps, bright and dark decoration along with exotic figurines, vases, paintings and interior items.

American country style

American country style is the basis of a rustic interior, it is characterized by a wooden finish on the floor, walls, ceiling, which are coated with varnish or paint, beamed ceilings, plain walls or a floral pattern on the wallpaper. Mandatory attribute - a fireplace in the living room, a leather sofa.

American style apartment interior

Kitchen

The kitchen is done in light shades, with porcelain stoneware finished in parquet, paint, panels, tiles.The set in the American interior is most often matte straight or l-shaped.

On the picture corner kitchen in an American-style apartment in a stylish gray and white color with a black countertop and a herringbone tiled apron.

Living room

The living room serves as a place for high-profile meetings; there is a large sofa, 2-4 chairs, a coffee table, a chest of drawers. The American interior of the living room is done in light color, neutral wallpapers, laminate, white ceiling are suitable for decoration. For showiness, furniture upholstery can be bright. Windows are not curtained by curtains, opening a large wooden frame, or by direct curtains, Roman curtains.

On the picture the interior of a small living room in bright colors with a large floor lamp, carpet and niche shelves.

Bedroom

The bed should be of a high classical shape, it is mandatory that there are nightstands and a chest of drawers. The floor is suitable for wood or carpet. For decor, panels with a pattern and paintings, a triptych, a floor lamp, fresh flowers are suitable.

Children

The American-style nursery differs in the arrangement of furniture not close to the wall, but in the center, along the walls there are racks, high chests of drawers and shelves.

Furniture is selected in the English classic style with the correct shapes and functional rigor. The decor is posters, stickers, many spotlights. For wall decoration choose paper wallpaper in plain or floral design in pink, gray or blue.

Bathroom

The bathroom is paneled, decorated with mosaics and light paint.

The space is used rationally, therefore a shower cabin is installed, for the combined bathrooms of medium size a bathroom is suitable. Towel holders, a mirror, lamps above it, simple-shaped mixers, flowers, glass jars act as decor.

Home interior

In a country house, an American-style kitchen is most often combined with a dining room or living room, so it is important to equip high-quality ventilation and an exhaust hood. The set is matte with a wooden texture in light shades. The shape of the island set is chosen, where a dishwasher, washing machine is built into the central table.

On the picture island kitchen in the interior of the house, which is distinguished by restraint of the color scheme and forms of the headset.

For a living room in an American-style house, a fireplace is suitable, which will remind you of family tradition and a source of comfort. In a spacious room, you can install a pair of wicker chairs, a bookcase and shelving.

The American-style bathroom in the house is surprisingly large, where the bathroom is installed in the podium, or in the middle of the room, and a full-sized window with blinds.

Finish

Walls

For walls, plaster, paneling, plain paint, wallpaper are used.

Wallpaper is used paper or textile with a printed, volumetric design, most often it is a floral pattern.

Flooring

A laminate or a wooden board is usually laid on the floor more often than light or brown. For a living room or bedroom, a large rug with a plain or ethnic design is also suitable.

Ceiling

The ceiling is finished with whitewash, paint with plain moldings around the perimeter. Colors are selected neutral and light. The ceiling in the country house is decorated with beams.

Doors

Doors are often combined with the color of the window, not tied to the shade of the floor. There are both glass and wooden.

Features of the choice of furniture

In the American style, there are features of the arrangement of furniture. It is located in the center of the room, preference is given to large-sized furniture from one collection or in the same color scheme with the same texture and design.

Furniture in the American interior should be comfortable, combine factory and needlework elements. In the living room, it is important to have a large sofa, armchairs, a coffee table, in the corridor - banquets, consoles, in the kitchen - islands.

On the picture the reception area in the hall with a low antique table and massive chairs, decor are floor lamps and a golden goblet.

Features of the choice of curtains

Curtains are rarely used in the American interior, but they prefer a geometric pattern, curtains in a large strip, in a cage, with a small floral pattern. Combined with a carpet pattern or plain carpet.

By quality for the American interior choose mixed or natural fabric. Inappropriate pelmet, fringe, it is possible to use blinds, Roman curtains.

On the picture a dining area in the kitchen, translucent curtains with classic tassels-brushes slightly cover the wooden window frames.

Lighting and decor

Lighting

Lighting is used rationally, only the necessary part of a large room is lit. It combines modern and antique floor lamps, sconces, chandeliers, candelabra, candles, spotlights, forged and fabric lampshades.

Decor

For the decor, fresh flowers and floral arrangements, photos, ceramic, metal and wooden figurines, stone products, paintings and posters are used.

On the picture the interior of the living room with many floor lamps, photographs, decorative pillows, paintings of the same type and ethnic plates.

Photo gallery

The interior in the American style is characterized by a combination of modernity and classics with exoticism, the preservation of the void of space, the free arrangement of furniture. The popularity of the American interior is growing due to its versatility and the ability to replace expensive finishing materials with more budget ones. Below are photos of examples of using the American style in rooms of various functional purposes.