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Decorating in Swedish Style Email to a friend Printer friendly version Related Resources • Swedish Style • All Style Guides • Decor FAQs Most Recent Articles • Decorating in a Tuscan Style • Decorating in a Western Style • Decorating in the Tropical Chic Style About Interior Decorating Subscribe to the Free Newsletter Your Email Address: Swedish
style interiors are becoming Furniture index
more and more popular. It's a look that combines refined elegance with a casual aged appearance that seems to have universal appeal. While artist Carl Larsson (1853-1919) is generally credited with popularizing the style, the Swedish look is also heavily influenced by the light
and weather of Scandinavia. Sponsored Links 13,000 Decorating PhotosView interior design and decorating ideas for every room in the house.www.getdecorating.com Decorating French CountryBuy and save online. Shop Target.comwww.Target.com Be an Interior DecoratorHome Study Courses: Introductory, Diploma, and Accredited BAwww.rhodec.edu Long dreary winters with early dusk and a lack of natural light necessitated rethinking interior
furnishings. Anything dark, gloomy, and heavy was out Furniture index
-- while anything pale, light, airy, and lustrous was in. Pale walls, floors, and furnishings reflected whatever light was available, thus cheering and lightening even the darkest days of winter. Here are some of the elements of Swedish style. For best viewing, open browser window to maximum size # Pale Tones of white, cream, and light blue are staples of Swedish decor. Look for them on walls, furniture, flooring, and accessories. Hues of yellow, light pink, foggy gray,
and misty green are also seen, as are deeper accents of gold and red. # Furniture index
Other than white, blue may be the most popular color in the Swedish palette. It evokes clear skies even in the dreary days of winter. Blues combine easily with white, cream, yellow, gold, and red. # Accents of red show up again and again log home rustic cabin furniture in Swedish interiors. It offers a fresh look when paired with white and is also Furniture index
used in simple florals, checked, and striped fabrics. # Furniture exhibits a mix of straight lines with
gently curving shapes in details. Legs are commonly delicate and tapered toward a narrower point at the bottom, either rounded and squared. # Beds show off simple, clean-lined wood or upholstered head and footboards. Bed canopys may be yards of white batiste flowing from a
crown-shaped canopy mounted high on the wall or hanging from the Furniture index
ceiling. Country Swedish looks include bed nooks, trundle beds, and daybeds. # Benches are a a staple of Swedish interiors, often seen in a long narrow style with six legs and an upholstered top. Swedish style sofas feature wooden frames and turned legs, often with minimal upholstery, separate seat cushions, and pillow backs. # Blonde woods are key for for floors, cabinetry, and furniture. Birch, white pine, beech, and alder are standard and may also be bleached or painted with white or pale paints. # The painted
furniture of Swedish style bring additional light to winter-darkened rooms. While furniture is often painted white or cream, other pale tones can be found on accent pieces and in hand-painted decorations and stenciling. # Carved accents are common on furniture, seen in fluted legs, scrolled table borders, and miror frames. # Natural Fabrics include linen and cotton. While these can be plain or textured, more common patterns include Furniture index
stripes, checks, and plaids in white and one other color. # Patterns seen in Swedish decor are often printed on a white background with one other color
such as blue, red, or yellow. Florals are generally small and are placed on open fields of white. Stripes in all sizes, checks, and plaids are common -- also commonly in one color plus white.
Decorating in Swedish Style Email to a friend Printer friendly version Related Resources • Swedish Style • All Style Guides • Decor FAQs Most Recent Articles • Decorating in a Tuscan Style • Decorating in a Western Style • Decorating in the Tropical Chic Style About Interior Decorating Subscribe to the Free Newsletter Your Email Address: Swedish
style interiors are becoming Furniture index
more and more popular. It's a look that combines refined elegance with a casual aged appearance that seems to have universal appeal. While artist Carl Larsson (1853-1919) is generally credited with popularizing the style, the Swedish look is also heavily influenced by the light
and weather of Scandinavia. Sponsored Links 13,000 Decorating PhotosView interior design and decorating ideas for every room in the house.www.getdecorating.com Decorating French CountryBuy and save online. Shop Target.comwww.Target.com Be an Interior DecoratorHome Study Courses: Introductory, Diploma, and Accredited BAwww.rhodec.edu Long dreary winters with early dusk and a lack of natural light necessitated rethinking interior
furnishings. Anything dark, gloomy, and heavy was out Furniture index
-- while anything pale, light, airy, and lustrous was in. Pale walls, floors, and furnishings reflected whatever light was available, thus cheering and lightening even the darkest days of winter. Here are some of the elements of Swedish style. For best viewing, open browser window to maximum size # Pale Tones of white, cream, and light blue are staples of Swedish decor. Look for them on walls, furniture, flooring, and accessories. Hues of yellow, light pink, foggy gray,
and misty green are also seen, as are deeper accents of gold and red. # Furniture index
Other than white, blue may be the most popular color in the Swedish palette. It evokes clear skies even in the dreary days of winter. Blues combine easily with white, cream, yellow, gold, and red. # Accents of red show up again and again log home rustic cabin furniture in Swedish interiors. It offers a fresh look when paired with white and is also Furniture index
used in simple florals, checked, and striped fabrics. # Furniture exhibits a mix of straight lines with
gently curving shapes in details. Legs are commonly delicate and tapered toward a narrower point at the bottom, either rounded and squared. # Beds show off simple, clean-lined wood or upholstered head and footboards. Bed canopys may be yards of white batiste flowing from a
crown-shaped canopy mounted high on the wall or hanging from the Furniture index
ceiling. Country Swedish looks include bed nooks, trundle beds, and daybeds. # Benches are a a staple of Swedish interiors, often seen in a long narrow style with six legs and an upholstered top. Swedish style sofas feature wooden frames and turned legs, often with minimal upholstery, separate seat cushions, and pillow backs. # Blonde woods are key for for floors, cabinetry, and furniture. Birch, white pine, beech, and alder are standard and may also be bleached or painted with white or pale paints. # The painted
furniture of Swedish style bring additional light to winter-darkened rooms. While furniture is often painted white or cream, other pale tones can be found on accent pieces and in hand-painted decorations and stenciling. # Carved accents are common on furniture, seen in fluted legs, scrolled table borders, and miror frames. # Natural Fabrics include linen and cotton. While these can be plain or textured, more common patterns include Furniture index
stripes, checks, and plaids in white and one other color. # Patterns seen in Swedish decor are often printed on a white background with one other color
such as blue, red, or yellow. Florals are generally small and are placed on open fields of white. Stripes in all sizes, checks, and plaids are common -- also commonly in one color plus white.
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