Wanting to create a cozy, but stylish and sophisticated home, some owners decide to decorate Vacation home in Provence style. And this choice is one of the best options, since this direction French country combines all the necessary aspects.

You can decorate an already built house to match the Provence style or initially lay the foundation according to the type of houses in the outback in the south of France. The main thing is to maintain the right combination of color, light and texture, as well as pay sufficient attention to the decor.

Requirements for decorating a house in Provence style

To fully transform the building into the style of a French village, it is worth inviting a specialist. However, DIY decoration is also possible, especially since the Internet is full of ideas for DIY home decor.

Here you will need to decide how complete the immersion of the house in the chosen style will be. Will the changes affect only the interior or will also affect the exterior. The general list of requirements, regardless of the scale of work, will include:

• use of natural materials in decoration, furniture and decor;
• simplicity and functionality in the setting;
• aged or antique interior;
• daylight;
• the predominance of “southern” shades in color;
• abundance floral motifs in finishing and decor;
• various elegant decorative elements.

Thus, even at the planning stage, you can select all the finishing materials, as well as interior elements. It is worth paying special attention to external and internal changes.

Exterior change

A distinctive feature of the facades of houses in the Provence style is their simplicity and naturalness. Houses French Provence fit perfectly into the surrounding area, without being conspicuous by stucco or pomp.

Externally, such a house, as a rule, looked either like a one-story building with an attic and a terrace, or like two-story building with a place to relax. If the size of the plot allowed, a covered gazebo arranged in the garden was often used as the latter.

From the photos of Provence-style houses from the network, it can be seen that a minimal amount of materials was used when decorating their exteriors.

The walls of the house were either left bare masonry or plastered and painted in bright hues. Now a similar style can be repeated by finishing the facade with tiles stylized as natural stone.

The building does not have to be made of stone. Wooden house It’s also easy to decorate in Provence style. To do this, you need to paint its walls in the chosen color scheme or even leave them in their natural form, treating them with protective compounds.

The roof of such a house is covered with tiles. In a modern design, fired tiles can be replaced with a metal counterpart.

The garden plot, in addition to arranging a place for recreation, also needs changes. It will be necessary to arrange a stone path from the entrance to the territory to the door of the house. It will be useful to plant a couple of trees and arrange neat flower beds.

Interior change

Beautiful interior decoration of a private house does not always mean capital works. To decorate the interior of your home in Provence style, minimal intervention is enough. Having selected a suitable color scheme, you will need to decorate the surfaces with them, and change the door and window structures, if necessary.

Then furniture that meets the style requirements is selected. Namely: simple, functional and vintage (or looking like it). The final stage is the placement of accents.

Color spectrum

Design modern houses in the Provence style involves the use of light shades that evoke associations with the sunny sea coast. Moreover, their combination should make the room calming, light and refreshing.

Thus, the list of ideal shades includes: white, beige, cream, sand, light gray, light blue, soft green, soft turquoise, muted shades of yellow and brown.

Surface decoration

For Provence style floors, either wooden boards, or tiles made of natural stone. High-quality laminate can replace wood. However, carpet or linoleum are not acceptable.

The type of finishing is selected depending on the nature of the room. In the kitchen or bathroom more tiles will do. For living spaces and terraces - wooden flooring. The tree, at the request of the owners, can be aged, painted or left in its natural form.

For low ceilings, the process of finishing them consists only of leveling and painting White color. If the height of the ceilings is sufficient, in addition to this, you can additionally mount several artificial beams from boards or beams.

The beams, in turn, are left in their natural form (they may not even be sanded) or, on the contrary, painted in a contrasting color. Popular shade in in this case is dark brown.

The decoration of the walls, as in the case of the floor, depends on the type of room. In the kitchen and bathroom, it would be more practical to at least partially cover the walls with tiles stylized as natural stone.

In other rooms, in the classical sense of Provence, finishing is carried out using plastering. Moreover, the more bumpy and heterogeneous the surface appears, the better. Naturally, you can plaster in an even layer.

Other finishing options include wooden panels painted in the chosen shade. In rare cases, wallpaper may be used if other options are not available. In this case, the material should either be similar in design to plaster, or have a light floral pattern on a light background.

Doors and windows

Classic windows for houses in the Provence style had a small area and were curtained with weightless curtains or beads. Now size window designs increases to achieve the desired lighting level.

The same goes for doors. Interior doors, as well as doors opening onto the terrace, must have glass inserts. It would be better if the structure was glass.

Furniture

When choosing furniture, you should rely on three pillars: comfort, simplicity, functionality. The selected interior elements should be convenient to use, from kitchen cabinets to the sofa in the living room.

For each room, the furniture is selected according to needs. A cabinet or bedside tables for dishes and food are installed in the kitchen. The dining room has a large table and comfortable chairs made of wood or wicker.

The living room can easily accommodate a small sofa with textile upholstery and a couple of armchairs with legs. They will stand near the walls bookcases, chest of drawers, table for papers.

In the bedroom, the key attention is paid to the bed - a large wrought iron or wooden one with a soft headboard. In addition, chests of drawers for clothes or a wardrobe are installed.

All furniture is selected according to style, but not strictly. Wooden and wrought iron furniture can be “related” by painting them in the colors of the interior. And on upholstered furniture the upholstery can be replaced. Wherein important detail is the need to age some elements to give more charm to the interior.

Decor

As for adding charm in the Provence direction, decorative elements do most of the work here. Tablecloths, handmade pillowcases on pillows filling the bed and sofas. Paintings and bouquets of flowers are required in such an interior. Moreover, the bouquets are not artificial, but natural, even in the form of a herbarium.

Figurines carefully placed around the house will highlight the taste of the owners of the house. Tabletop compositions will also come in handy in a French country setting.

Photos of houses in Provence style

The designs of houses in the Provence style developed by the architects of our company combine the typical features of the French “country” and the features of modern European cottages. External and interior design reflects the essence of this architectural movement: the simplicity, patriarchal way of life of the southern province of the Mediterranean.

Characteristic details of the Provençal style

The south of France is the sea, a lot of sun, lush greenery and an abundance of flowering meadows. The feeling of leisurely life, simplicity, closeness to nature are the key ideas of this style, which are expressed in architectural details in construction.

• The decoration of the facades is dominated by natural stone with an untreated texture.
• Simple rough plaster painted in light pastel colors is used.
• Lots of light in modern interpretation“French doors” predominate - floor-length windows.
• The basement is practically absent; if a porch is built, it will be low from the ground.
• Massive entrance doors- often with decorative forged hinges and patina.

When decorating interiors, Provence always uses succulent color accents, diluting the monochrome of the space - embroidered panels and capes with bright colors of lavender, greenery, sunflowers. The modest appearance of the cottage is decorated by nature itself. Sentimentality - characteristic, distinguishing the Provence style, one-story houses are buried in the leaves of climbing grapes, above the entrance and window sills there are baskets with flowering plants.

French style house projects

Chateau and Provence - most widely famous styles, in which “French” type cottages are built. They are fundamentally different from each other. If the first is a luxurious aristocratic palace, a home for the nobility, then the second reflects “ modest charm» wealthy villager. Projects of French-style houses with photos from the catalog are houses made of brick and aerated concrete designed in a “rustic” style. Construction from timber is not widespread in France due to the shortage of this building material.

Ready-made solutions are accompanied by a full package of documentation, which simplifies and speeds up construction. Our Provence style house projects include:

• working drawings with specifications of wall materials;
• marking and masonry floor plans, floors;
• diagrams of roof and facade components, window and door openings.

At the request of the customer, a scheme of engineering communications is developed: water supply, heating, sewerage. Ready project makes it easier to control the construction of a house and gives confidence that it will be built competently from a professional point of view. The architectural passport contains all the information necessary to obtain approvals and construction permits.

Naturalness and simplicity are the motto of the Provence style. The colors look like they’ve been bleached by the sun, the furniture lines are simple, the textiles and furniture are decorated with floral patterns.

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On the picture:

The floral pattern on the wallpaper is duplicated by the textile upholstery of the upholstered furniture. As a result, the entire interior seems to be buried in flowers.

Information about the premises: cottage of 300 sq. m with a ready-made layout in cottage village"Prince's Lake".

Owners: a married couple with two children aged 7 and 9 years.

Customer wishes: decorate the house as a family nest that is 100 years old.

First floor layout.

Layout of the second floor.

The owners of this house dreamed of creating their own family nest, which would pass from generation to generation. Therefore, the authors of the project were faced with the task of giving two-story house, created by standard project, individuality and make the interior “lived-in” and cozy. The style of the French province - Provence - was perfectly suited for this.

The layout of the house was set by the developers and is quite traditional. The first floor is occupied by public and guest premises, the layout of the second floor is private and includes bedrooms.

The interior of the house is filled with all the signs of Provencal style: only natural materials, color palette - bright colors meadows of Provence (yellow, terracotta, lavender, turquoise), furniture - skillfully aged, with scuffs and cracks.

Rough ones add French charm ceiling beams, openwork forged products and wall paintings.

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Style Features

Initially design projects in the Provence style were used for country houses and dachas. Today, this trend is no less relevant for the decor of country houses, although it is increasingly used for city apartments and houses. Design features in the Provence style are coziness, comfort, and it fills the space with light. The Provence style originated in the French provinces. The style features reflect the natural diversity of the south of France. The nature of the province of Provence is characterized by vast flower meadows, huge lavender fields, hot Mediterranean sun and calm natural colors.

Color palette nature, the way of life in a fishing village on the seashore are reflected in the basic color scheme and finishing materials.

Color spectrum

Interior design in Provencal style is performed using a specific color scheme:

• Pastel colors. There are no flashy, bright colors in the design of the premises. Preference is given to white, blue, blue, and beige tones. For decoration and accents, delicate shades of pink, green, and light brown are used.

• Lavender color. All shades of lavender are the basis for the Provence style. Lavender, despite its richness, gives depth and volume to the room, as if conveying the smell of lavender.

• Floral motifs of individual elements. Bright accents in the interior are achieved through the use of decor with floral patterns. For decoration, choose images of small wildflowers in red, blue, orange, purple shades with a lot of greenery or large flowers of rich, bright colors.

Floral decor is used in textiles and small accessories, as well as on lampshades of lighting fixtures.

The color scheme of calm shades is business card Provence style Color solution room design in this style gives rooms romance and lightness, filling the space with light and air.

Materials

The design of a country house is based on eco-design in order to maintain the unity of housing with environment. Provence style meets all the requirements of environmental design. Provence is characterized by the use of natural materials in the interior and exterior decoration of the house:

• Natural wood. Wooden beams under the ceiling, painted or cleaned, timber of various types of wood for creating wall portals and zoning the room, log walls preserving the texture of solid wood, parquet boards for flooring- all this is typical for the French wood style.

• Brick. For finishing rooms of this style, it is typical to use individual wall elements with rough brickwork, painted in pastel colors, while maintaining the texture.

• Ceramic tile. Matte tiles with geometric or floral patterns are used for decorative wall panels and as flooring.

• Dye. For internal and external works paint is used that allows the surface to breathe. It does not fade in the sun.

• Wallpaper. Thick wallpaper is used for wall decoration various types: non-woven, paper, textile.

Finishing

When choosing a French style for decorating a country house Special attention should be directed to the exterior of the building. The facade of a country house made of a wooden frame with a terrace or veranda decorated flower pots and light curtains will transport its residents to a Mediterranean village. Wall logs can be covered with a protective transparent coating or painted.

Contrasting elements of frames, railings, and doors are required.

The facade of a brick or stone house in Provence style is faced natural stone or tiles reminiscent of savage, rubble, river pebbles. It is permissible to plaster a certain part of the facade and paint it in pastel colors.

It is better to make a two-story country house in the Provence style with a small balcony, which should definitely be decorated with pots of hanging flowers.

The alley to the house and the entrance are equipped with lamps and lanterns with forging elements or carved wooden elements. In the design of an old house, it is better to preserve the aged elements of the facade. For example, window frames It is not worth restoring, but the forged elements, columns and balusters should be cleaned and left in their places.

Such vintage elements are irreplaceable components of the facade of a French-style house.

The interior decoration of a country house in Provence style is carried out using natural materials. French style in interior decoration requires a variety of approaches. In one room you can combine rough brick wall with lungs light wallpaper on other surfaces. For wall decoration interesting solution are portals and wall panels, which are separated by cornices, framed by boards and log cabins. The background of the portal is selected several tones darker than the main color of the walls.

For the living room and hallway of a country house, designers recommend placing white panels made of clapboard or plastic on the walls, imitating the texture of natural wood.

Doors and window frames should be made of wood, painted white or pastel colors. In a Provence style interior, a door can become a bright accent if you paint it in deep shades of brown, green or lavender.

Modern technologies production allows the use of artificial materials (for example, plastic) with an imitation of wood texture.

The ceiling in interior design is painted white, but the best option the floor beams will remain visible. If it is difficult to leave the floor beams in sight, you can attach imitation beams made of wood or polyurethane foam.

Stretch ceiling Provence style is not typical.

The floor of a country house is also finished natural materials: board, laminate, parquet. Artificial aging technology is used for the new floor covering parquet board. Matte tiles with small floral or geometric patterns are well suited for heated floors.

Situation

After exterior finishing façade of the house and renovations inside the rooms, the French-style interior is complemented with furniture and decorative items. Furniture in the Provence style for a country house is not only beautiful, light, but also multifunctional. These can be open shelves for decorative ornaments, wardrobes, drawers for storing linen and blankets, built into the bed, glazed sideboards and cabinets for storing dishes. The color scheme of the furniture is selected in primary colors, characteristic style Provence Furniture is preferably made from natural materials.

Wooden frame The furniture is decorated with carved elements, the legs are curved, which gives the effect of lightness to even a massive bed or sofa.

Forged elements in furniture are another constant attribute of the Provence style. Bronze metal and metal components with a copper coating look especially advantageous in a country house. To decorate a room, you can choose either all-metal forged furniture or combined frame materials (for example, a combination of wood and metal).

Upholstery of upholstered furniture in Provence style is done in light, pastel colors. Characteristic for French interior the use of textiles with bright floral patterns; embossing in the shape of flowers on the upholstery fabric to match the main textile is also acceptable.

Decor

The selection of accessories is the final stage in creating the interior of rooms in the Provence style. In general, the romantic French style is complemented by decorative ceramic figurines, boxes, ceramic or crystal vases. Bouquets in vases or flowers in pots add a rustic touch. Dried bouquets hung from the ceiling or standing in vases will be a universal floral decoration.

Textiles are especially important for the Provence style: bedspreads, tablecloths, curtains and tulle with lambrequins, soft decorative pillows, tapestry panels or paintings.

The walls of a country house in the living room or kitchen-dining room will be organically decorated with vintage photo frames, paintings depicting flower meadows or lavender fields. Frescoes and wall panels framed by plaster or wooden cornices will create additional volume and make the space of the room stand out. Glass lampshades of chandeliers and glazing of cabinets are often made using mosaic or stained glass techniques.

Such decorative elements fill the room with a play of light, refracting the sun's rays.

Lighting

The French-style interior is filled with light and bright highlights. French windows height from floor to ceiling and glazed doors must not only open panoramic view beautiful nature, surrounding the country house, but also to let in as much sunlight as possible. In rooms with windows facing the shady side, and for lighting at night, a variety of light sources are used, which perform several functions. Lighting in the Provence style - these are not only lamps, but also a decorative element.

For this style, designers suggest using several light sources that will help illuminate the room, zone the room, and also add light accents to certain decorative elements.

Lighting elements in a Provence style interior are as follows:

• Chandeliers. The Provence style is characterized by the use of chandeliers with lampshades made of fabric, glass, ceramics with floral paintings. The classic dome shape of the lampshade (round, oval, multifaceted) is better suited here. The base of the chandeliers is a separate work of art that can be made of carved wood, metal using hand-forged or stamped industrial forging techniques. Vintage crystal chandeliers beautifully refract light and add colorful highlights to the room. These models use open lamps in the form of candles.
• Wall sconces and lamps. Smaller sources create a directional beam of light, highlighting small parts interior Sconces and lamps create an atmosphere of comfort and home warmth winter evenings, give the interior an intimate and romantic mood. The color palette and additional lighting materials should echo the main light source - the chandelier, and be implemented in a single solution.
• Spotlights. Mounted spot lighting does not have a decorative function, but allows you to illuminate dark rooms with small windows of complex geometric shapes or with low ceilings, in which the use of a lampshade chandelier is not possible. The body of spotlights can be chosen in a neutral color or painted to match the colors of the walls or ceiling.

And the variety of green plants and textiles fully corresponds to the modern idea of ​​real family comfort. Despite the fact that the interiors here are mostly monochrome, the project does not look boring. All this is achieved thanks to the variety of shades of beige. By wisely combining coffee, milk and mother-of-pearl tones, designers manage to choose a unique color solution for each room. Many modern ideas and techniques characteristic of Olga Kondratova's style were embodied in the design of the house. This and tall whites interior doors, and built-in cabinet furniture, and wide cornices extending beyond the ceiling.

Modern living room design ideas. Photo 2017

In the design of the living room shown in the 2017 photo, as well as in the rest of the rooms of the house, light shades are used, which, as is known, visually somewhat enlarge the space. In this case, designers dilute the beige monochrome with the tones of a chocolate palette. A high panoramic window covering the entire wall will allow guests and household members sitting in the sofa area to enjoy views of the surrounding landscape. As for the style, the living room, like the overall design of the house shown in the photo, contains elements of Provence and neoclassical styles. Diversity is brought to the interior composition by a panel placed on the wall, the subjects of which are worthy of long study.

Modern dining room design ideas for a Provence style home

In the photo: Design of a dining room in a house with panoramic windows

Since this country house is quite typical for such objects, it is logical to assume that the living room here shares a single space with the dining room. The advantages of this layout are especially well felt during dinner parties, when after dinner it is convenient for guests to move to the sofa area, where coffee can be served on a small table. The dining room design also includes panoramic windows, thanks to which the weather outside will set the mood for family meals. Of course, in such a spacious room it was impossible to do without a buffet. Designers Olga Kondratova Studios In this case, we decided to use a cabinet in the currently fashionable shade of gray khaki. Notes of Provence in the dining room “sound” in the lush indoor trees and the upholstery of two chairs. The chandeliers, which seem to be created from curved rods, are also reminiscent of the comfort of houses in the French province.

Beige cabinet design

The interior design project of this house provides for the creation of a fairly spacious office, where bright accents in the form of a chocolate-colored leather sofa, an emerald-swamp sofa with bright cherry pillows and a painting with a floral theme. The office area made it possible to create here quite independent, independent friend from each other zone. Upon entering the premises, the visitor first finds himself in a cozy mini-living room, where there is a TV and numerous cabinets with shelves for storing small items. In the work area, which, of course, is illuminated by a separate chandelier, there is a table with a white chair and a spacious armchair.

Modern bedroom design ideas inside a country house

In the photo: Neoclassical bedroom design with Provence style elements

There is a lot of French charm in the design of the bedroom in the house. This effect is achieved largely due to the specific selection of furniture, shades and style. The bed itself, in its decor, is “consonant” with the Empire style - style direction, which originated in Napoleonic France. Patinated furniture brings with it the romantic charm of the past. To relatively small room visually seemed more spacious and bright, the bedroom design used this modern idea, like a beige monochrome, diluted with shades of light wood. In general, the interior composition is built according to the laws of the neoclassical style, which requires symmetry.

Room design in Provence style for a teenager

On the picture: Work zone in a boy's nursery

Unlike other rooms in the house, the design of a children's room for a boy is closest to the modern style. The solutions proposed by our designers for this room are quite practical and universal. The interior of the children's room is very mobile. Laconic furniture, a bean bag chair, a minimum of decor - a design project with such characteristics easily lends itself to various changes and adjustments, which are almost always inevitable when it comes to rooms for children with their constantly changing tastes.

In the photo: The design of a bright children's room for a boy is made in Provence style

The undoubted convenience of this project lies in the fact that the parents were able to allocate two isolated rooms for their son. Therefore, the boy has his own mini-office, decorated with posters depicting the textures of balls. In the interior of the room, as in the design of the entire house, light shades are used inside. Only, in addition to white and natural light wood tones, gray is also present here.

Design of a hall on the first floor of a house in Provence style

In the photo: Interior of the hall on the first floor of the house

The interior design of a house, ideally, should be built in such a way that all its numerous separate rooms are ultimately close stylistically and compositionally. Then the unity of the rooms is created. The design of the hall in the house interior project under consideration, according to the chosen style and color scheme, corresponds to the main rooms: living room, dining room, bedroom. A certain elegance to the interior is given by doors with numerous transparent inserts, thanks to which light from neighboring rooms easily enters here. Decorative solution in the form wall panel with photographs, he can quite unobtrusively talk about pages of family history. Of course, the interior could not do without a tall mirror and an umbrella stand. To dilute the light monochrome, our designers use green accents here in the form of a couch and indoor plants.

Design of corridors in a private house

In the photo: Design of the corridor on the first floor of the house

In the design of the corridor on the ground floor of the house, the number of furniture elements is reduced to a minimum, which allows you to move seamlessly from one room to another. The designers have provided a small chest of drawers here, which may well be antique. You can store various small items in the drawers. Chairs with armrests are comfortable for waiting. And in tall vases in a dark bronze shade, flowers can change with the changing seasons.

In the photo: Design of a corridor on the second floor of a country house

The design of the corridor on the second floor of the house is done in shades reminiscent of cocoa. The length of this space did not allow furniture to be placed here, so we see nothing but paintings and a carpet. This comfort non-residential premises add curtains that decorate the door portals.

Bathroom design in Provence style

In the picture: Design of a bathroom in the office

The design of the bathroom in the office is quite laconic. In order not to create the effect of cluttering the space with unnecessary objects, our designers decided to install a transparent shower here, which easily allows light to pass through. The design of the cabinet under the sink provides pull-out drawers for storing various small items.

The design of a bathroom with elements of Provence adds originality to stylish accessories in the form of a lilac vase with branches and paired ceiling lamps with lamps resembling candles. Two types of coating are used in wall decoration here. Tiles with floral patterns in the lower part harmonize well with paintings of a similar theme.

To summarize the article, we note that such a house design with neoclassical elements can be achieved even with a fairly limited budget for renovations. After all, as you can judge from the photos presented here, many of the solutions proposed by our designers are not only rational, but also quite inexpensive to implement.