Mediterranean-style mansion - architecture and interior

Having visited any Mediterranean country, for example, Italy, you, a person living in a Russian high-rise building, will have a strong desire to get acquainted in detail with the architectural style of the Mediterranean, the interior of his houses, and then, perhaps, realize it in your country house acceptable to you area. We will help you with this.

The architectural style is dictated by the climatic features of the Mediterranean, where the main task is to preserve the coolness of the premises, which is important for warm winters and hot summers. How this problem is solved will be discussed at the beginning of this article.

First of all, the architecture of the Mediterranean style stands out for its curved forms of light colors. The obligatory nature of this background is explained by the desire to maintain coolness inside the house, which is highly valued in the Mediterranean environment.

The roof of the house is very flat, you can often find even a flat one. It is usually covered with natural tiles, but more often metal tiles are used, although the concept of style involves the use of natural materials.

The facade of the house is revetted with natural materials, usually it is a natural stone - sandstone, wild stone, etc. The use of natural materials allows you to keep the life-giving cool in the house. The façade, lined with sandstone and wild stone at the same time, looks great.

The architecture of a mansion in Italy is unthinkable without a balcony or a spacious, but certainly covered terrace. The presence of these elements of architecture will allow you to enjoy the evening cool after a hot day. The presence of a patio - a patio with tropical fauna is characteristic.

The use of such natural materials as wood, stone, granite, marble in the interior will help you keep cool indoors.

Stone or granite floors, walls lined with marble will allow you to feel all the charm of coolness in the conditions of the hot summer of the Mediterranean.

Naturalness is also present in the color background of the interior. Characteristic colors are coral, beige, light brown. A light gray tone brings a feeling of coolness to the room. The presence of many colors in the interior is not welcomed by style.

The interior looks ascetic, but at the same time elegant. The color of the old tree compares the overall background of the room. Its contrast in relation to the light colors of the walls, the ceiling gives the room the above features.

The furniture is also austere. Basically, its form is devoid of signs of luxury, but not without moderate elegance. Carving elements are structurally present in it, the outlines have smooth lines, although their strict geometry is also observed.

If we talk about the color of the furniture, then here, mainly, brown and terracotta colors are used. Although light-colored furniture will also look great.

The main element of interior decoration are exotic flowers and plants. Without them, it cannot be called Mediterranean. Plants decorate the mansion both inside and out - this is one of the main features of the style.

The walls are modestly decorated. Wall panels continue the theme of nature. The appearance of the panels is in the spirit of asceticism - no bright colors. If you take the mirrors from the point of view of decoration, then they have unpretentious, but interesting, frames.

Curtains, as an element of decoration not only of the window, but of the whole room, are not limited in the color palette. It can be curtains of light tones, and can be dark, but most importantly, they should be simple, like everything that is in the room. No complicated designs and shapes.For curtains, natural linen, cotton are used, silk is possible.

If, after reading this article, you are carried away by the idea of ​​decorating a house in a Mediterranean style, please take care of a good heating system. This will come in handy in the cold Russian winter.