You’ve heard about the powerful and ornate Victorian and Georgian interior design styles. You have heard about the modern industrial and minimalist interior styles too. Have you come across the jagged edges of the postmodern corner sofa, you’ve been squinting at the incredibly neutral color themes in the Scandanavian styles. Maybe you’ve gotten lost in the bohemian and eclectic styles once or twice.
But, what about art-deco? What do you know about this particular style? For 30-40 years, this particular style hypnotized the modern world. Maybe it’s because the shapes and lines are just so captivating. Maybe it’s because this style was the usher that lead us all into the modern era or home design. Or it could just be that it was so experimental that it drove so many people insane with a lust for proportional designs. Either way, you’re here to see how far it can take you.
Egyptian, Greek or modern?
The art-deco style takes from the best home interiors in the world. It comes from the ancient Egyptian love for symmetry. The pyramids are all finely designed and kept to extreme size and shape tolerances. The ancient Greeks focused on powerful squares and rectangles to symbolize size and strength. But then again, many modern styles also play with shapes and symmetry. Art-deco was the first to merge these styles into the geometric coffee table. A mixture of different shapes and lines act as support. Made from metal they glisten in gold and silver. You can’t take your eyes off the design and wonder how it can support such as large round surface without giving way. An art-deco coffee table in your living room is going to steal the spotlight from your sofa that’s for sure.
Hypnotized and mesmerized
The most challenging part of the art-deco style is the ceiling. The ceiling can’t be too strong and neither can it be too weak. Regarding the style, it has to be done in such a way that adds to the room but doesn’t make you dizzy every time you look up. That’s why you may want to use ceiling tiles like the 242 faux tin which has 4 squares that have exploding lines coming out from the center. You can have them done in 14 different colors but it’s best to stick with the dark and gold theme. Black and silver, or black and gold have always been the strongest pairings in the geometric style. It allows the lines to stand out, the darkness lures you in while the shining gold splashes you back out.
Freestyle ladder art
Whatever kind of art you like, it can be made into the geometric art-deco style. You need to stagger it, or rather ladder it in such a way that it hands on the wall symmetrically. It can start out as square frames hung on the outside, to slowly coming inward and becoming smaller and taller. Be creative and add a little freestyle geometry in your home.
Final Thoughts
Art-deco is one of the most difficult styles to get right. However, it can easily be done if you understand the history behind it and where it’s inspiration came from; i.e. ancient Egypt and Greece.
