SHANNON RAPOSA

Residential Interior Construction Documents

Instructor: Pedro Lima

WEEK 9

Floors - are parquet and should be stained and varnished.

Color schemes - are quite muted and somber and became known as 'greenery yallery' - mustard,

sage green, olive green, and brown. Team these with lilac, violet and purple, peacock blue.

Mackintosh experimented with all-white interiors.

Walls - can either be painted in one of the colors of the palette or off-white, or papered.

Wallpaper - designs are highly stylized flowers, particularly poppies, water lilies and wisteria;

branches, tendrils, leaves, stems, thistles, pomegranates; peacock feathers, birds and

dragonflies.

Tiles - use in panels and intersperse patterned ones with white. A technique called tube lining was

used to make the design stand out from the surface - think of piping icing on a cake.

Furniture - Mackintosh is renowned for extremely high-backed chairs in glossy black lacquer. If

that's not your style go for curvy shapes upholstered in a stylized floral fabric.

Stained glass - panels went in doors as well as furniture - wardrobe doors, cabinets, mirrors etc,

with curved leading for the stalks and leaves, ending in a flower made from pearly enamels or

semi-precious stones such as amethysts.

Door handles - beaten metal for door handles and light fittings are perfect for that handmade

finish.

Lighting - you've got to have a Tiffany lamp - the beautiful umbrella-shape rainbow of favrile glass

with bronze and metal latticework. Original ones cost the earth but most of the high streets

stores produce very good imitations.

Generous use of metal, stone, and opaque or clear glass works well in a room decorated in a

contemporary style. To soften and warm up the space, add heavily textured fabrics in plain colors

for window treatments, pillows, or rugs.

Neutrals, black, and white are the main colors in contemporary style interiors. The palette is often

punched up and accented with bright and bold color. Black is often used to ground and define a

contemporary style room. With walls painted in a basic neutral, you have a wonderful backdrop for

bold colored accessories. If the walls and windows are painted in pastels, the trims should be

neutral. If a wall is a bright, bold color, neutrals should be used everywhere else.

Smooth, clean, geometric shapes are essential for contemporary style furniture pieces.

Upholstered furniture often wears black, white, or other neutral tones in textured natural fibers.

Cover it in a neutral, black, or bold fabric. Fabrics often have a natural look found in wool, cotton,

linen, silk, jute, and add textural appeal. Furniture pieces should be simple and uncluttered,

without curves or decoration. Sofas, chairs, and ottomans have exposed legs. Beds and chairs

usually have no skirt, trim, fringe, or tassels.

Floors in a contemporary style home should be bare and smooth in wood, tile, or vinyl. If you

must use carpet for sound control or warmth, choose commercial grades. Add color and texture

with plain or geometric-patterned area rugs.

Contemporary

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Art

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Contemporary

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Art nouveau

BACKSPLASH

COUNTERTOP

FLOORING

PAINT

LIGHT OVER

ISLAND

BENCH

FABRICS

LIGHT OVER TABLE

CABINET

CHAIR FABRIC

WALL COLOR

FLOORING

http://interiordec.about.com/od/contemporarystyle/a/contemporarystl_2.htm

http://www.nga.gov/feature/nouveau/exhibit_city.shtm#

http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/design/period_artnouveau.shtml