The Scandinavian style implies bright and airy décor. It gives you a feeling that when you step into it you can breathe easier. This style creates the illusion of light and sprang from Sweden's harsh, long winter evenings. It helps you make your design homey and inviting. Colors in this style are used to render the brightness of a summer sky with marshmallow clouds and its cheerful vibes. You can choose white, cream or sky blue and add some touches of warm yellow and gold, baby pink and bold red, gray and light green. With the help of these colors you can decorate your walls with stencil hearts, ribbons, scrolls and gatherings of wheat.
For the floors you should also select bright and light colors as well as for your walls and draperies. Give the preference to blonde or pale woods, or paint your floors in light color. If you want to make floors more colorful stencil or paint pale designs (like stripes and diamonds) can be made on the surface of the floor. Floor coverings are also the crucial elements for your floor. Try to choose an eco-friendly sisal rug. It should be natural and attractive and protect your floor and the feet of the members of your family.
The wall scones play a very important role. They should be simple and small finished in gold or brass. You can place the sets along your wall in order to create artful framing and light play. To add more brightness to the interior you can place plain table lamps and unfussy chandeliers. Scandinavian style should involve only simple and clean furniture. To create a curvilinear design you should use blonde woods like birch, beech and alder which can be painted white. If you want to add extra elements to the style, legs should be tapered or fluted and tables sometimes may have scrolled borders. For the bedroom décor you need to look for upholstered head and footboards or use basic wood in a canopy bed, trundle or daybed style. The furniture in Scandinavian style mustn’t be imposing or ostentatious. It should carry the elements from country and folk styles.
Wall décor should also be simple. You may choose moldings, some restrained stenciling and uncluttered floral patterns. In addition you can also place cu flowers in the pitches, vases or on wreathes for windows and bookcases. The most suitable flowers for the Scandinavian style are yellow daisies, pink roses and white flowers.
Finally, you shouldn’t place a lot of knick-knacks and accessories because it can undermine the light and airy feel which you have wanted to achieve. To open the space and reflect light you should use mirrors and to make it shiny you can use light colored accents like blue and white china, silver and glass.
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