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English style in the interior - 10 key features

No wonder, as for me, the English style is compared with the classical one, because it is also elegant, restrained, but at the same time has its own unique zest. Luxury is combined with extraordinary comfort, high cost of appearance with comfort and convenience. The English style in the interior requires both time and money to implement ideas, but the finished result will amaze both residents and guests!

Features: take note

The interior in the English style is a lot of little things that need to be taken into account: both in decoration, and in the selection of patterns and shades, and in the choice of accessories. I have identified for you 10 main highlights of this style of luxury and convenience, by embodying which you can easily create such a design in your house or apartment.

The first key is sofas

Furniture is the key accent of a room made in this style. An important rule applies here - no plastic or metal, especially when choosing sofas and armchairs. The sofa is the main figure of the room, it should be large, soft and matching in color to the rest of the interior.

Most often in the English style, the Chesterfield model is used - a large, comfortable sofa of a characteristic shape. It should have fabric upholstery, and it will not be superfluous to put a lot of pillows on it.

The second feature is chairs.

There should be a lot of chairs, as they emphasize luxury and comfort. The most popular models are armchairs with ears - they will fit perfectly into an English-style room.

Also a good addition to the luxurious interior design will be fireplace chairs with curved legs and expensive upholstery (velvet, leather). They will emphasize the status of the owners, as well as allow you to comfortably relax in front of the fireplace with a cup of tea.

The third highlight - curtains

Curtains should be massive, made of luxurious fabric, with drapery, lambrequins. It seems to me that this is due not only to the fact that the whole room should look luxurious, but also to the fact that dense massive fabrics gently “let” light into the room, making it warmer, which is also important for creating an English style.

The fourth accessory is a fireplace

It is difficult to imagine a classic English house without a fireplace. This place is the central part of the room, sofas, armchairs, bookcases, coffee tables are already placed around it.

The whole family gathers here to read a newspaper or a book, discuss the day, enjoy the rest. If there is no way to place a real fireplace in the house, pay attention to electric options, as well as dummies that mimic the look of a burning fire.

The fifth feature is the library

I think this is how the interior of the living room in the English style is designed, as well as the cabinets. Although often a separate room in the house is assigned to the library. Give preference to luxurious wooden cabinets and shelving in the entire width and height of the wall, you can complement them with shelves made of natural wood.

The sixth emphasis is on patterns

It is difficult to imagine the English style without patterns (although it is possible if we take, for example, red as a basis). Wallpaper, curtains, plaids, pillowcases, upholstery of chairs, pouffes - all this can be made of checkered fabric, or materials with a dense floral pattern.

It is not easy to harmoniously fit geometric patterns into the interior. It is important to ensure that accessories and finishes do not look too bright and “heavy”.
A universal solution will be pastel patterns, preferably warm shades.

Seventh rule - natural wood

Whatever the accent is in the room (patterns on the wallpaper, furniture, fireplace), without an abundance of wood, it will not look as luxurious as it should. Give preference to dark shades by placing wooden tables, armchairs and sofas with wooden legs, wooden and work tables, cornices in the room.

Dark wood parquet / laminate will also look luxurious. The abundance of wood is suitable for different rooms - an office, a kitchen, a living room.

Even small rooms made in this style should be filled with accessories - these can be framed photographs, porcelain figurines, vases, coasters. It's important to place all of these accessories wisely to create a cozy, filled space that still looks tidy.

I note that cleaning a room in the English style is not an easy task, especially because of the abundance of accessories on the tables and shelves.
Therefore, it is important to know the measure in their quantity.

The ninth highlight - soft lighting

An English-style room requires soft lighting, so chandeliers with shades of “warm” colors, floor lamps, with textile lampshades are a priority. From halogen white, which is so often used in high-tech, loft, minimalism styles, it is better to refuse.

The tenth key is textiles

Textile elements are the most important part of the English interior. There should be a lot of them, especially considering that you need to create the most comfortable interior. Therefore, use as many pillows of different sizes as possible, blankets, textile lampshades and other textiles.

We decorate different rooms in the English style

Each room decorated in this style will have its own zest, so I want to tell you in more detail about the intricacies of creating design in the living room, bathroom and other rooms of an apartment or house.

• Living room. The interior in the living room in the English style implies the creation of a spacious room, but this does not negate the use of a large number of accessories. The room should have a lot of seating - sofas, armchairs, sunbeds, poufs, etc. Wooden furniture is often used (shelves, high racks, coffee tables), if desired, it can be artificially aged.

• Kitchen. The kitchen should be spacious, bright and not without a touch of luxury. Furniture, especially the dining table and chairs, should be massive and wooden, cabinets can have paneled doors, curly handles. You can also display light-colored dishes and kitchen utensils in plain sight, and use a lot of textiles - for example, make coasters for cups, potholders with your own hands.

• Bathroom. The use of classic faucets made of copper or brass, expensive tiles, white or milk plumbing is very popular. The best tones are considered different shades of brown and beige, and the classic white / milky color. The bathroom can be both light and dark, most often models with legs are chosen.

• Bedroom. Finishing the walls is wallpaper with a floral pattern, wide stripes. Among the most popular shades, different tones of beige stand out - from light pastel to chocolate brown, red and blue accents are also often used. Much attention is paid to massive curtains and overall luxurious chandeliers.

You will find a historical digression into the origins of a comfortable and so sweet looking English dwelling. Photos of houses and interiors - modern.

In the XVI-XVII centuries, England became the center of world trade and a powerful colonial power. Country estates are becoming the defining type of English housing. During this period, the architecture, named after the ruling dynasty, was called "Tudor". The estates have already lost their fortress character, residential buildings have increased in width, large and frequent windows and bay windows have replaced the slit-like openings of medieval castles.

At this time, many Flemish architects were working in England, fleeing the persecution of the Spanish Inquisition, they had a significant impact on the development of decorative motifs in the design of buildings. The requirements of reliability and defense gave way to concerns about the best lighting and ventilation of the premises, now housing had to be comfortable, have not only cozy living quarters, but also beautiful front rooms, and the beauty of their decoration testifies to the power and wealth of the owner.

As before, in the center of the house, as in medieval castles, there was a hall - a front hall, but now it was richly decorated on the walls with carved oak panels, and hunting trophies, weapons and portraits of eminent ancestors were hung above them. The ceiling was covered with stucco or carved open rafters.

On one side of the hall were living rooms, and on the other - utility rooms. This configuration of the house goes back to the old wooden dwelling of the Saxons, where the utility and living quarters were located around the threshing floor, the ceiling of which was the open rafters of the roof. An indispensable attribute of the house was a huge fireplace that reached almost to the ceiling. And another characteristic detail is the wide staircase in the hall, decorated with sculptures and carved wooden railings. The owners of the estate were very proud of the beauty and size of the stairs.

The outside of the building was clad in brick with white hewn stone trim. These details were decorated with intertwining scrolls of carving, masks, figures of monsters. The contrasting combination of decorative white stone parts and brick planes is a characteristic feature of English architecture.

At the same time, half-timbered houses began to be built in large numbers in English villages (the influence of Flemish architects affected). Their facades are covered with a frequent grid of wooden beams - fachwerk, which stood out brightly against the background of white plaster and picturesquely decorated the streets of villages and small towns.

Two centuries later, residential buildings of Victorian England, common in both the city and the countryside, retained many of the architectural features of the estate of the past, but became more compact. The traditional hall and staircase continued to form the center of the building, with the rest of the rooms grouped around them.

Utility rooms have moved to the basement. As before, the houses were brick with white stone trim, and in the center of the facade there was a door framed by white columns.

The cozy interiors of such houses were especially attractive. Their decor was based on antique motifs. Carved oak-panelled walls, carved fireplaces and white sculptured staircases.

And in the rooms - the stylish furniture of Chippendale, a famous master of that time, as if "quilted" with many nails. The cosiness and comfort of these houses were loved by the next generations of their inhabitants, carefully preserving the interiors and supplementing them with items from their eras. As a result, a completely original style was formed - a traditional English house.

Loyalty to traditions, as you know, is a hallmark of the British. The reason for this was the island isolation, and the restrained nature, and the measured way of life of the subjects of the kingdom. The well-known motto "My home is my fortress!" It is a kind of philosophy of their life. And in our time, respectable English people prefer antiquity to avant-garde, and authenticity to stylization, so if there is oak furniture in the house, then it really is made of solid oak, and not finished "under oak". Everything in this house is established firmly and permanently and is passed on unchanged from generation to generation. For example, the Windsor hardwood chair, invented three hundred years ago, is just as popular today. And the wood species used for the production of furniture are the same as many centuries ago: oak, walnut, yew. But this furniture, on which many generations of ancestors sat, is, as it were, fanned by a special aura and creates an indescribable charm of an English house.

Each new generation of its inhabitants, without changing anything inherited from their ancestors, brought something of their own to the atmosphere. So from the colonies they brought wicker rattan furniture for the terrace, from travels to the East - Arabic lamps, Japanese screens and engravings. And, as a consequence of the gradual acquisition, the pieces of furniture in the interior differ in tone and style, generally creating a kind of harmony.

A large place in the decor of an English house is occupied by textiles: lamp shades, covers on sofas and chairs, pillows and blankets on chairs, curtains and a canopy over the bed. The color scheme is usually light, calm. And the drawings are varied from Scottish plaid and printed chintzes in a small flower in the kitchen, strict stripes on silk and colored cashmere in the living room to luxurious bouquets of "English" roses on the canopy, bedspreads and curtains in the bedroom.

A typical English drawing with juicy bouquets of roses scattered on a light background has become popular not only in England. But he could have been born right there: with such curtains and a canopy over the bed, you can isolate yourself from damp fog and drizzle outside the window, recalling centuries-old English lawns and luxurious flower beds. Plain, striped, small floral pattern or covered with antique oak panels, the walls of the house are decorated with tapestries and paintings: watercolors, engravings, landscapes, painted in oils, of course, originals.

An indispensable attribute of a house in foggy and cool England is a fireplace. It can be different: simply finished with bleached bricks with a dark wood mantelpiece, lined with tiles or natural stone. But in any case, this is the center of the living room, around it is upholstered furniture, low tables, woolen carpets with a soft pattern on a wooden floor. Such fireplaces look very stylish even in modern interiors:

The kitchen in an English house is a special room. Solid hardwood furniture, carved and painted in light colors: a chest of drawers, a slide with dishes, open shelves with ceramics, most often white and blue. Plates with a discreet pattern of all sizes, candlesticks, teapots. What used to be used, today serves as a decoration for the kitchen. Modern household appliances in such a kitchen are "hidden", but the hearth-fireplace serves as a decoration for the kitchen, which was previously used for heat and cooking, and now creates a cozy atmosphere of an old house.

All the details of life in such a house, be it trinkets and souvenirs on the mantelpiece, a carpet, a lamp, a picture or furniture on the terrace, correspond to the customs and habits of this particular family, are associated with family stories and legends. The English interiors of the Victorian era are very individual and natural - this is their main distinguishing feature and this is also the special charm of the style of a traditional English house.

Unfortunately, today’s middle-class Englishmen do not strive to follow centuries-old traditions, while Russian-speaking people who moved to Albion recreate replicas of such spectacular and book-loved Victorian interiors with pleasure and meticulousness, skillfully inscribing British notes into modern style with the help of designers:

The house is usually built of red brick. Moreover, no external wall decoration is provided. It is quite durable and beautiful material. And houses from it in the conditions of an island and mild climate stand for centuries. That is why the ground floor is built at ground level. The foundations are low. And you will not see here any porch or terrace at the front door.

And now we go inside ... Just a picture from a magazine! The owners wanted to introduce both rustic and modern elements into the design.

How do you like?

Very nice atmosphere in the kitchen. The classic look is successfully combined with modern equipment.

Houses in the countryside are a bit simpler than in the city. Here you can often see dwellings made of stone. In size, an old rural British house is usually smaller than a city one. Yes, and the second floor is often attic. But in the village you can see roofs made of reeds and grass. They look very original and beautiful. Now we go out onto the terrace and admire again.

In ancient times, a roof covered with reeds or herbs spoke of the poverty of the owner. But times are changing and today, few wealthy home owners can afford such a roof. Now the presence of a thatched roof speaks of the wealth of the owner of the house. Incredibly cozy backyard! Ideal for breakfast.

Usually on the ground floor there is a living room, a kitchen and an office, if provided. The bedroom, bathroom and other rooms are located on the next floors. The kitchen used to be small. Today they are trying to make it bigger so that the whole family can fit at the dining table.

The living room often has a fireplace, which is found in almost every British home. Opposite the fireplace, according to tradition, put an armchair or sofa. Near it, a tea table, which is covered with a tablecloth, will also be appropriate. In the office, they usually put a table and an armchair, and shelving for books or a cabinet for the same purpose.

The bedrooms have the usual set of furniture - a bed, a wardrobe and a chest of drawers. In general, in the dwelling of the British there is a minimum set of furniture. There is never anything superfluous in them. Only the most necessary things and items.

Another traditional design element, though already external, is the arrangement of the lawn and flower beds. The lawn is the pride of the owner of the house. It has been cultivated and refined for years. But numerous flower beds and flower beds are located in front of the house and behind it. And this is another English tradition.

The classicism of the English style for the design of country houses attracts both designers and ordinary people with its functionality, rigor and the ability to demonstrate the taste and character of its guests well. Photos of houses in the English style show the external roughness of unlined facades with low-lying window openings and a bright red tiled roof.

The distinctive elements of the outside of the English apartments are:

• wall surfaces lined with natural stone elements or bricks;
• lack of carved details;
• asymmetry in the arrangement of the exterior composition;
• the presence of columns;
• narrow color palette;
• gable strict roof;
• the territory near the house is planted with a garden and flowers.

Types of English country buildings

The architecture of English buildings is recognizable all over the world. There are three main architectural and construction trends with their own peculiarities and features.

Tudor house style. Visually, such buildings resemble fabulous village houses. However, the appearance is a bit rough.

The main architectural features of this type are:

• the presence of high gables on the main facade;
• a roof with a steep slope and uneven edges;
• a large trumpet and miniature dormer windows;
• the general outlines of the building are asymmetrical;
• the entrance has an arched structure.

Georgian architectural style. For the modern English building world, this direction is the most popular. The buildings in the Georgian direction look magnificent and simple at the same time.

The direction is characterized by the following features:

• symmetry;
• window openings of the same size, which have the same location;
• the absence of various kinds of embellishments;
• the main facade of the building is decorated with five windows;
• the front door is very low;
• low roof.

Victorian direction. Differs in decorative facing and contrasting combinations in color registration.

Its features:

• asymmetric arrangement;
• overall territory of the veranda;
• decorative finishing of wall surfaces with stone or siding;
• ornamental and stucco elements.

The main feature of the houses, made in the English style, is the construction of a red brick building. Thanks to this material, which has a very reasonable cost, the life of the house is increased.

Another advantage is the high soundproofing qualities inside the premises.

The project of English apartments is characterized by the presence of two full floors and, in some cases, an attic. The entrance to the room is located in the middle.

architectural features

The foundation of a typical English residential building is very low, so the floor surface is almost level with the ground. You won’t be able to meet the usual basements and garages in the house, since the English style does not imply this.

Sometimes the owners can equip a small cellar or pantry in the home. The outer facade is not decorated or clad in any way, so it looks rather rough.

Window openings of a rectangular or square shape of the first level are located low. The roof of the house is covered with red tiles, its shape is sharp, and the construction is very high. In recent years, the roofs of English houses are made of straw or thatch.

A porch is attached to the house only if the building is located on a plot with a slope. But the entrance doors and windows are often framed by canopies.

Ivy winding along the canopy brings a special luxury to the design of the house in the English style. It is customary to plant small gardens and arrange picturesque flower beds next to an English residential building.

Layout inside the house

The main living area of ​​the first floor is represented by a spacious living room, which, as a rule, is combined with a dining room, corridor areas and a hall. The guest room is sure to be bright, as there are many window openings in the room. Another room on the first level is an office.

The second floor is considered the territory of sleep. In total, there are three bedrooms, one of which has a bathroom and wardrobe.

Interior composition of the house

The main conditions for creating an internal English interior for a private house are comfort and coziness. The living room is arranged in such a way that it is convenient for all guests and household members to be here.

Natural wood is chosen as finishing materials typical for work in the English style. The floor surfaces are covered with a noble parquet flooring.

The chosen direction is characterized by large spacious areas for the living room, however, with the help of design techniques and in small rooms, it is possible to create a project that is spectacular and stylish.

A mandatory element of interior decoration characteristic of the English direction is a fireplace. It acts as the center of the entire interior composition in the guest area.

You can clad the fireplace with various materials in the form of marble, wood or lime panels. On the shelf above the fireplace, it is customary to display watches, bronze sculptures, flowerpots with flowers and snuff boxes with cigarette cases.

The English stylistic direction is perfect for decorating a private country residence.

Photo of houses in the English style

An observant person does not escape the fact of a harmonious combination of old English traditions and modern trends. Agree that if you skillfully combine tradition and modernity in the interior, you can achieve special uniqueness and originality.

Features of the English interior

Anyone who is familiar with the English interior knows that a characteristic feature of such living quarters is restraint, calmness, and reliability. It is not for nothing that only natural materials are used in the English interior. This refers to strict, massive solid wood furniture. Moreover, the tree must be of expensive species.

Paper wallpaper - certainly with a traditional English pattern. A special distinguishing feature of British interiors is the sophistication and sophistication of the color scheme. Usually in the houses of the British everything is deeply thought out to the smallest detail - from the shade of the wallpaper with which the walls will be pasted over, to the upholstery of the furniture that will stand in the rooms. All color schemes should be concise and sophisticated.

If we talk about English interiors in other words, then all their furnishings testify to royal sophistication, grace and aristocracy. Actually, the interior that the owners of their own houses or apartments choose can say a lot about their character. We can say with confidence that lovers of English motifs are trustworthy and phlegmatic people, that they are adherents of comfort, solidity and constancy.

The next feature of the English interior is some conservatism. It is hardly possible to imagine an Englishman's house without a fireplace. It does not matter what kind of fireplace will be, electric or real, which needs to be heated with wood, it is important that there is one in the interior. In addition to beauty, the fireplace is able to give precious warmth on cold days.

English living room

The arrangement of the living room of an English house, like everything else in England, has its own traditions. The living room must be elegant and comfortable.

It is in this room that there should be a fireplace, comfortable deep chairs with a high back, opposite him and always a small coffee table, on which there should be a fresh newspaper. An English fireplace is a large, most often solid stone structure with an indispensable marble mantelpiece, on which a mantel clock is located. Often, the mantelpiece is decorated with strict, laconic candlesticks, elegant figurines and caskets.

An English living room cannot be imagined without expensive wood trim.. The most commonly used walnut, oak, mahogany, wenge. The floors in the living room, designed in the English style, must certainly retain the color of natural wood, so they are sanded and covered with several layers of transparent colorless varnish. Sometimes a parquet board can also be used in the living room, but it must imitate a structured tree. It should be noted here that the colors of the floors, walls and furniture in the English living room should be combined with each other.

The interior of the apartment in the English style

Needless to say, an English-style house is the perfect solution. But for those who prefer living in the city, in a separate apartment, you can also reproduce the "island" of real England. It is important to remember that an English-style apartment does not tolerate a variety of colors. Basically, for the arrangement of the English interior, several shades of any one color are used. It is important that these shades flow smoothly from one to another.

Particular attention in the British interior is given to ceiling. It must necessarily contrast with the general color scheme, if the living room or offices and bedrooms are made in light, pastel colors, then the ceiling can be chocolate-colored. In addition, it should be decorated with a luxurious chandelier. The main task of the chandelier here is not lighting, but making the room spectacular.

As a rule, the chandelier is crystal and hung quite low. And the main function of lighting in the apartment in these cases is floor lamps, table lamps and sconces.

On the issue of furniture in the English interior, it should be noted that, first of all, it must be made of solid wood - yew, walnut, oak. This furniture is massive, reliable. Be sure to use natural materials as upholstery - leather, wool, printed linen, tapestries.

Windows in the English style decorated with massive thick curtains made of natural silk with lambrequins and drapery. Naturally, the color of the curtains should be combined with the overall color scheme, but at the same time it should not be too contrasting.

English interior - photo