Italian style in the interior: features, color, decoration, furniture (60 photos)

Origin of style

The Italian style originated on the southern shores of the Mediterranean and underwent some modifications. The prerequisites for its appearance were an increase in the number of settlements and the development of suburbs, which is why a large number of wooden finishes and solid wood furniture are used in the Italian style.

On the picture the interior of the kitchen is in turquoise color with majolica on the kitchen apron and with combined flooring with laminate and tiles.

Italian heritage, paintings and murals, reproductions of masters, stained glass are used today to create a unique style. The ancient past and the Roman Empire, the Renaissance left in the Italian interior columns, arches, pilasters, sculptures, sculptures, a tendency to paired and symmetry. Warm shores, vineyards and the sea became the main inspirers of the color palette.

Today in the interior there is a continuity of classics and the preservation of antiques, handicraft decor and books that have entered the modern Italian style of apartments.

Distinctive features and color scheme

The Italian interior is similar to the Rococo style, has the features of a classic, but still differs in some characteristics.

1. An abundance of textures and a harmonious combination of exquisite decor with massive accessories, a combination of wood with gilding and glass.
2. The combination of French castle style and rustic style, sophistication and practicality.
3. Baroque eclecticism with country style and detachment from the simplicity of a rustic interior.
4. The use of natural materials for decoration (Venetian plaster, stone, solid wood) and a natural palette.
5. Often used trees and tall plants in pots to create the effect of a summer garden, arches, columns, uneven facing of the arches.
6. A large window, glass doors and light tulle remind of the long Italian summer and the warm sea breeze.
7. Of the flowers, preference is given to creamy and beige shades, blue, purple and green for emphasis.

On the picture living room interior with decorative beams and a forged pendant chandelier in the central zone.

Varieties of style

The concept of Italian interior remains one, but expressed at a different angle based on the geography of the origin of the style.

Italian rustic style

It is saturated with naturalness and freshness, only wood is used for decoration, a heavy massive board, doors with scuffs and iron fittings, beams, a solid bed, a low sofa.

Masonry, marble, natural textiles, the lack of bright colors and home-made decor create an Italian country style.

On the picture Italian country bedroom interior with massive dark furniture and wood paneling on the attic of a country house.

Italian Mediterranean style

It features arched openings, a high ceiling, frescoes, a combination of ocher and soft yellow, soft lighting, wrought iron lamps, wicker decor, vessels, fresh flowers, carved frames and figurines.

Italian classic style

Inclined to ostentatious luxury, it differs in natural furniture with carvings, ceiling decoration with frescoes or stucco molding with a voluminous chandelier, arches or columns. For the decor, crockery utensils, watches, paintings, frames and homemade accessories are used. There are large windows or access to the balcony, porch, bay windows, free space and combined areas, interior doors and partitions are rarely used.

Italian Tuscan style

It leaves the province of Tuscany and combines the features of Italian, French and Spanish styles. The interior is inspired by nature, warmth, architecture, vineyards and cypresses. Primary colors: brown, olive, ocher, blue and yellow.

For walls use aged plaster, molding or murals. Beams are not hidden, tiles, marble, granite are laid on the floor. The furniture is decorated with paintings, fruit vases, painted dishes, lace serve as decor.

Modern italian style

It preserves the traditions of the classic interior, but uses modern materials for decoration (wallpaper, decorative plaster, finished murals), laminate and decorative stone. Wood can be replaced with MDF, and marble with acrylic. Beams can be made of PVC construction and use false molding, columns. The furniture uses modern sofas and a coffee table along with a bar and chest of drawers.

On the picture modern interior with wall sconces, which are the only sources of light according to the canons of the Italian style, combined with stone floors and white walls.

Apartment interior

Kitchen

Italian-style cuisine has distinctive features that make urban cuisine look summer-like. It is important to use mosaics, majolica, tiles with ornaments in green-blue tones when decorating the apron.

The floor should be monophonic of stone, tile, laminate. Furniture should be matte, wooden or with MDF-painted facades. The dining table is selected from wood, the countertop from marble. Forging is combined with a wicker vine on the background of plastered, painted walls or plain wallpaper in beige, pistachio and orange.

Living room

In the interior of the Mediterranean style, the living room should be with a wide window or it should be decorated with curtains so as to leave the window as open as possible. For the floor, a board with scuffs and roughness is used.

Suitable plaster, wallpaper for painting with imitation of bark beetle, massive wooden doors with cracked texture. Forged chandeliers, wicker chairs, low sofas are suitable for the Italian interior.

On the picture living room interior with a wide window, patterned curtains on the background of plain wall decoration, wicker decor and china.

Bedroom

In the Italian interior, the bedroom should not be overloaded with drapery curtains, for this style light curtains, taffeta, plain curtains are suitable.

For walls, a straw and sand shade, natural flooring, wooden furniture on the legs are selected. The style of the bedroom is visible in the absence of unnecessary decor, curtains to match the walls, classic floor lamps, frescoes.

Children

The interior of the children's room should be different from the bedroom, there is a combination of bright colors, patterns. The furniture is painted white, the ceiling is plastered or wooden, the bed with legs and a forged headboard.

On the picture Modern Italian nursery interior with wooden table, chalk board, modern furniture, flowers and home-made decor.

Bathroom

The interior of the Italian-style bathroom is distinguished by wooden bedside tables, white, green, gold and blue finishes. Tiles, porcelain tiles, mosaics, murals and decorative tiles are used.

Porcelain stoneware is laid on the floor like stone or dark oak. Accessories - a mirror, wooden towel racks, plants, candle holders instead of sconces.

Home interior

In a country house, the Italian style is easier to create due to its original spaciousness and easy access to nature.Arches and a high ceiling, large mirrors, forging and stone, plants and wooden beams will reveal the Italian interior.

An important attribute of the living room is a large window, which can be done by combining two window openings.

The spacious kitchen should be an island type of solid wood with a large dining round table.

The bathroom must have a large mirror and a wrought iron chandelier.

The bedroom and the nursery do not differ from the interiors of the apartment in the Italian style.

On the picture the attic bedroom is decorated with wallpaper and wood, the bed is on legs and is not overloaded with decor. The source of light are crystal wall sconces.

Finish

Walls

To decorate the walls in the Italian style, using natural shades of yellow and gold, beige and brown. Plain wallpapers, liquid wallpapers are used that create the effect of a color and soft plaster transition, stone cladding, lacquered wood panels and plaster.

Floor

In the Italian interior, the floor should be either stone of marble, which gives a reflection, or of wood (laminate, parquet, board) with the effect of aging and abrasion.

Ceiling

For the ceiling in the Italian style, beams, plaster, uneven clay texture are used, there are no moldings. The ceiling is quite high and simple, decorated with its wide pendant chandelier with a wrought or wooden frame.

Features of the choice of furniture

Furniture for the Italian style is selected massive, wooden and low. The sofa and armchair can be forged with decor, rattan chairs are also found.

The living room must have a low table near the squat sofa and a pair of armchairs. A chest of drawers, stools, a sideboard, a bookcase, a cabinet is placed freely apart and not along the walls. Furniture may be sanded for artificial aging.

On the picture classic Italian interior with a bronze chandelier, paintings, Venetian stucco and classic furniture in natural color with a coffee table. The furniture is placed spaciously without accumulations in one zone.

Textile selection

To design an Italian window, you need to use light fabrics without additional decor and garters. Mounting only on forged or tubular cornice. Basically, it is better to give preference to natural linen or cotton textiles.

Plain curtains, translucent organza, tulle, taffeta are suitable. Also, the window often remains without curtains, you can use blinds. The colors of the curtains are taken in a natural green and yellow shade, as well as white or beige.

Lighting and decor

Lighting should be unobtrusive and soft, diffused from the main source. Local lighting is also used with 5-6 wall sconces, which provide shading in the center of the room. Also suitable are shades, wrought iron chandeliers.

On the picture the interior of the house with an arch, a fresco, a forged chandelier and a plastered wall. The kitchen uses ornamental tiles and marble tops.

For decor are used:

• ceramic dishes (vessels and plates, amphoras and clay cups);
• candlesticks made of metal and ceramics;
• a bowl of fruit;
• carpet;
• paintings within;
• murals and reproductions;
• modeling and mosaic, pilasters;
• fresh flowers and plants in pots.

Photo gallery

The Italian style can be embodied in the interior of not only the house, but also the apartment with a wide window and the necessary accessories. The style also has several varieties, among which you can choose a more suitable option for antique or modern rhythm. Below are photos of examples of the interior of rooms in the Italian style.