The Arabic style in the interior is, first of all, a worldview, it is respect for Muslim traditions and the holy book of the Koran. IN Arabian interior design There is one commonality - this is the observance of clear religious canons, respect for the traditions of their ancestors, and a preference for man-made things and objects.
The Arabic interior style is called oriental, as it is typical for countries Arabian Peninsula and some North African countries that at one time adopted Islam: Spain, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Morocco.
This is respect for Muslim traditions and the holy book - the Koran, which was forbidden to be translated into other languages - it was from it that they were taught Arabic. The Koran prohibits the use of images of people and animals, therefore, in Arab culture there is no sculpture and painting, and the main feature of the interior is the rich ornamentation - a specific script of Arabic ornaments - arabesques, which are a set of strict geometric figures decorated with plant motifs. Arabesques are made using mosaics or paintings on plastered walls or vaulted ceilings.
The artistic imagination of Muslim masters developed quickly and rapidly, just as the wealth and craving for luxury of their rulers grew. The palaces of the caliphs, of unsurpassed beauty, were immersed in luxury, surrounded shady gardens with fountains and exotic birds. Arab architects pursued the goal of incorporating nature into architecture and interior design, combining greenery and water with stone buildings, isn’t this concept so fashionable now?
Interiors in the East Arabic style with their embroidered tablecloths, curtains and carpets they make a strong impression. The walls are covered with fabrics (brocade, velvet, silk), wood panels, ornaments and carpets. Stylized ornaments and arabesques add elegance to the interior. Doors in the eastern Arabic interior are installed in a lattice type with openings in the form of arches. The interior contains needle-shaped columns and sharp ribs, which gives the impression of a tent
Among the items decorating Arabic interiors, one cannot fail to mention a variety of hookahs, incense burners, collections of weapons, mirrors in bone frames, inlaid chess and backgammon boards, clay, glass, copper and wooden dishes. Traditionally clay products they are molded by hand, dried in the sun and polished with stone, then some are covered with leather, inlaid with brass and bone. Small dishes are placed in cupboards, niches, open shelves, and large vases, jugs, vats are placed on the floor. Hammered metal and carved wooden dishes hang on the walls.
In the oriental interior, fabric draperies are widely used on windows, on walls, over beds in the form of canopies and canopies. Ottomans and armchairs are usually covered with camel wool bedspreads, where brocade and velvet pillows and bolsters decorated with tassels, embroidery, and beads look great. Silk brocade, woven with gold and silver, which is still made according to medieval patterns, is especially popular. It doesn't look too bright thanks to the fine pattern and soft shimmer of the metallic thread.
In the Arabic interior, a special role is played by rich and bright colors: red, blue, green, white and gold plated. According to tradition, the recessed areas are covered with blue or purple paint, and the convex areas are covered with gold.
The walls and ceilings in Arabic interiors are decorated with panels made of various types tree. Wooden fragments are attached to wooden plates, which form geometric figures: rhombuses, rectangles, stars, junctions of fragments. The walls can be decorated with expensive fabrics (brocade, moiré, silk, velvet, organza) or carpets made of natural wool. The floor is covered with tiled mosaics and covered with bright handmade carpets, because in an Arabic interior it is undesirable to leave surfaces smooth.
Arabic style in the interior requires a special approach to lighting. The style accepts rich lighting; all types of lighting are used here. These are large forged chandeliers hanging on chains, hung with stones or large beads. Various kinds of lamps or wall lamps, sconce, glass can be transparent, matte or colored. A fabric shade is also appropriate. The chandelier should have bright central lighting, and other objects emitting light should be dim. Present desk lamp and decorative candles. Don’t forget about the aroma lamps with oriental spices, which fill the whole air with a sweet aroma. No matter how much lighting you install, it will still not be enough for the Arabic style.
An indispensable attribute of the Arabic interior is carpets. Of course, real hand-woven Arabic carpets are very expensive. Nowadays Arabic carpets are hung on the wall, but previously those who could afford them simply sat on them. Place a large Arabic-style carpet in your room - it will set the tone for the decor and help your room acquire that oriental flavor.
Fabrics are a special decoration of the Arabic interior, and the fabrics are expensive. Brocade, velvet, silk of course. Arabic-style fabrics are everywhere - clothes, curtains, canopies, upholstery, numerous pillows. In addition, in the Arabic interior style, they actively used upholstered furniture in beautiful fabrics. Wall panels, which today can be replaced with silk-screened wallpaper. Almost all of this can be used to one degree or another for your home interior.
The Arabic table deserves special mention. Regular polygonal in shape, it should be richly decorated with carvings and ornamental Arabic mosaics, decorated with mother-of-pearl. Unfortunately, it is impossible to create such a thing yourself, so here you need to look for a compromise or spend money and buy the most similar thing in an ethnic furniture store.
There are practically no wardrobes as such in Arabic interiors - they are replaced by niches in the walls with doors decorated with carved ornaments.
Speaking about the Arabic style, one cannot help but recall mosaics, which are actively used not only in the interior space, but also in individual products and accessories.
Plenty of seat cushions and bolsters different forms, ottomans, mirrors inserted into carved frames, lamps - all these elements of an Arab tent can still be found in Saudi homes to this day. Coffee tables, chests of drawers, shelves - everything is decorated with mosaics and fine carvings.
The Arabic bedroom is very different from the traditional European one. If the salon can be discreet, then the bedroom should be luxurious. A tightly draped window; a canopy or canopy can hang above the bed.
Particular importance is attached to the salons (for ladies and men separately), where guests are received, and the bedroom. In an ordinary Saudi home, you can often find an old-style men's salon that resembles a Bedouin tent. As a rule, this is a spacious room with only a few low coffee tables as furniture. There are low seats with bolstered armrests along the walls of the salon, and a carpet covers the middle. In ladies' salons there are often soft sofas and armchairs.
If we talk about modern Arabic home interiors, much depends on the social status and level of income of the home owners themselves. The sheikhs' villas are immersed in luxury; their decoration resembles the palaces of the padishahs. Ordinary people live in houses that resemble that very Bedouin tent.
The main feature of the Arabic interior is the specific pattern of Arabic ornaments (the so-called arabesques), which consist of strict geometric shapes that are decorated with plant motifs. Arabesques are usually made using mosaics, as well as painting on vaulted ceilings or plastered walls.
Sofas, ottamans, and armchairs can be covered with silk brocade or wool bedspreads. The amount of furniture in an Arab home is limited. But a mandatory piece of furniture is a wide and low sofa, upholstered in satin or silk fabric. In the interior, chests of drawers, chests, dressing tables, low tables and hanging buffets are also used as furniture.
Eastern philosophy calls for peace and tranquility. But if the Japanese achieve nirvana through asceticism, then the Arabs require the magical exoticism of the Muslim paradise for spiritual comfort.
Arabic style in the interior is the complete opposite of minimalism. It demonstrates the flashy luxury of palaces from oriental fairy tales, a magnificent celebration of life and a categorical lack of monotony.
Even if the owner of an “Arab” house is not rich, its interior should create at least the illusion of wealth status. The second most important principle of the Arabic interior is adherence to traditions. Since Islam prohibits depicting humans and animals, oriental patterns are used in the design.
Examples, description of Arabic interior, photos
Materials, color and ornament
All decorative elements are made by hand or look handmade. No stamping and no synthetics, only natural materials: stone and wood, copper and bronze, silk, brocade and velvet.
For an Arabic interior, shape is very important. And not only furniture or decorative details, but also windows, doorways, ceiling beams. The image of a traditional tent appears thanks to sharp ribs, needle-shaped columns, pointed arches, and figured niches.
The main colors are gold, red and turquoise, but the palette is not limited to them. The colors should be bright, saturated, filling the entire room and not leaving pale spots. Only chaos should be avoided.
Very colorful and unique Arabic arabesques are complex, ornate, incorporating Arabic script, floral and geometric patterns. They decorate literally everything: walls, wood coverings, carpets, fabrics, accessories. Ornaments are also used in the most characteristic elements style - inlays and famous wooden mosaics.
Lighting
The fabulous atmosphere of an Arabic interior is impossible without soft and subdued light. And there should be as many lamps as possible - forged chandeliers and candlesticks, floor lamps, small sconces, lamps with openwork shades and stained glass inserts. An integral part of the interior are aromatic lamps with oriental incense. The main purpose of lighting is the mysterious play of light and shadow, emphasizing colors and highlighting details.
Floor, walls and ceiling
In Arabic interior design, the floor is made of flat, polished stone or tiled mosaic. Traditionally, most of the floor is always covered mandatory element– bright, chic wool carpets.
The walls are decorated with fabrics (or wallpaper with silk-screen printing), wooden panels, decorated with mosaics or paintings. And again carpets, preferably handmade.
The ceiling looks no less skillful. As a rule, it is multi-tiered, and in a city apartment its shape is adjusted by cornices. The ceiling is decorated in the same way as the walls, with fabrics, wood and arabesques.
Furniture and accessories
The only feature of minimalism in Arabic design is the absence excess furniture. According to tradition, the role of chairs is played by thick rugs and numerous pillows. Acceptable and squat soft chairs, low sofas, ottomans and ottomans, upholstered in expensive fabrics - but they should also be strewn decorative pillows all kinds of sizes.
The tables have a regular polygonal shape, are always low, and decorated with mosaics, mother-of-pearl or carvings. There are practically no cabinets, they are being replaced open shelving, chests of drawers, hanging buffets, elegant bookcases, miniature bedside tables. Things are usually stored in niches with wooden doors.
The list of Arabic interior accessories can safely be called limitless. The spirit of the East lives in amazing and sometimes exotic things - bronze high-neck jugs, carved chess and backgammon, forged bird cages, silver sets, table clock, collections of weapons, incense burners and hookahs. Not a single detail of this kind will be superfluous, because it is their abundance that best emphasizes the status of such interiors.
Interior decoration of an Arabic bedroom
The Arabic style in the bedroom interior is the same demonstrative luxury. It is impossible to do without a Persian carpet on the floor, mosaics on the walls, narrow stained glass windows of a lancet configuration, which means that the bedroom needs a fairly spacious room with a high ceiling. Perfect option The ceiling is domed, made of silk.
The bedroom furniture is minimal: bedside tables or tables on the sides of the bed, a chest of drawers or a chest, an ottoman or an ottoman. Special attention paid, of course, to the bed. It is low, but massive, voluminous, and certainly with a high and very impressive headboard. Modern designers They often make a richly decorated niche in the shape of an arch at the head.
An Arab bed is almost always hung with a canopy, traditionally heavy and opaque. Once upon a time, a canopy protected from drafts and allowed privacy, but today it has become an element of decor and, at the request of the owner, can be made of chiffon or organza.
All photos In the photo: Interior design of a Turkish hammam in Grozny
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Interior design in oriental style implies special ethnic diversity. By copying Arab, Turkish or Moroccan traditions, the interior designer brings the atmosphere of the colorful East into your life. Of course, sometimes East Asian style is also called oriental style, but in in this case we're talking luxury, gilding and the mood of a flamboyant Arabian palace. The main feature This design option can be considered the presence of unique ethnic elements in the decor. It is in the little things, such as textiles, dishes, ornaments, that the true soul of this style is revealed. You may notice that there are much more small details and accents in this interior than in any other, because life in the Mediterranean or in the style of an oriental fairy tale is abundant, spectacular and promising!
All photos In the photo: Interior design of the eastern spa area in Grozny Among the main features of the oriental style in the interior, we can highlight the love for large sofas and upholstered furniture, a large amount of textiles, a passion for gilding and openwork decorative elements, ornaments (for example, paisley, Arabic and Moroccan patterns), mosaics in the design of the bathroom and hammam. The oriental style absolutely does not tolerate the atmosphere of country and brutal, simple wood. Despite the fact that in some examples you can notice luxurious carved furniture (for example, in the design of a chest of drawers in the bedroom), in general this style considers wood to be far from the main finishing material.
All photos In the photo: Interior of the eastern living room, top view The Arabian mood in the interior is also fueled by the amazing colors of the upholstered furniture. Traditionally, the background - the decoration in the interior - is made in beige and gold tones, while the accents can be very rich, noticeable and deep. Emerald, red crimson or purple look organically in a modern oriental interior.
As a result, the interior may look like a fairy-tale mosque from cartoons, so brilliant and magically beautiful that the atmosphere of something majestic is clearly felt in it. Today Arab and Turkish traditions They work ideally in conjunction with interior design styles such as art deco and classic, so they can be combined for an even more attractive result.
Fashionable interior design ideas in oriental style
All photos In the photo: Hall design with gilding in oriental style Speaking about interiors in oriental style, it is worth understanding that the budget for their implementation can be quite significant. Many elements (for example, designer doors, columns and furniture) will have to be made to order according to exclusive sketches of designers, and in general finishing materials and pieces of furniture will be quite expensive due to the quality of their execution and detailing. The oriental style looks especially luxurious in those interiors where gilding is used in the design of furniture, walls and textiles!
Below we will learn about the most important and interesting ideas in interior design in this style. You will be able to appreciate its privilege and understand the need for large spaces, high ceilings and good daylight and evening lighting.
Oriental living room with plum sofas
All photos In the photo: Living room design with purple sofas By the way, in the living room the Arabic style is used much more often than in the kitchen or dining room, because here the center of the composition can be an oriental sofa with a lot of pillows. He alone can create the perfect mood!
Fantastic living room with Art Deco atmosphere and Arabian style lounge area
All photos In the photo: Interior of a living room with a lounge in oriental Arabic style In this incomparable living room, Art Deco style is successfully combined with Arabic, creating a truly royal atmosphere. With such an eclectic mix, you have the opportunity to choose a color scheme that is representative of any of the styles used.
For example, if you choose an Art Deco style, you will most likely end up with an understated yet shiny interior with mirrored elements. And if you prefer Indian style, then your companions in Everyday life will become purple, orange, bright scarlet and other rich colors.
Several themed living rooms in the house
All photos In the photo: Oriental flavor in home design The Eastern way of life always means a big family and a lot of communication! True, it happens that the women's and men's living rooms are separated by interests, and then the women's is decorated, for example, in pinkish-purple tones, and the men's in orange-gold. At the same time, blue has never been considered a masculine color, and pink has never been considered exclusively feminine.
Living room with large corner sofa and gold accents
All photos In the photo: Stylish interior living room in a mansion Oriental style is most often used in the design of the living room and hammam in private cottages and mansions. It looks especially presentable in the living room. You will be greeted by low and very large sofas, sometimes with several armchairs nearby, numerous coffee tables and cushions. Bright colors such as red, orange, yellow, purple, gold and velvet can be used for accents and upholstery.
In the interior of the hammam, the oriental style will impress you with a unique positive palette, and its decoration will charm you with mosaic tints.
Dining room with an Arabian feel and Art Deco finishes
All photos In the photo: Dining room and living room with an oriental atmosphere in the interior In the interior of this dining room, you will notice how elegantly the oriental style complements the art deco in the design of a private home. Large low sofas, luxurious ornaments and other elements of the oriental style were chosen very precisely by the designer, because Arabic traditions do not compete with art deco, but harmoniously support it.
In general, the combination of oriental style and art deco is now quite popular. Thanks to the image of deliberate luxury, they form a very attractive and balanced tandem. If you want to implement similar renovations and design in your home, you should contact professionals only with experience in this area, because not every designer has the necessary skills and completed projects of this level.
It is worth recognizing that Arabic and oriental interiors in Russia are not so easy to implement. It is necessary to choose the right not only furniture, but also decorative elements, finishing materials, choose the right design for the floor, doors and windows and pay special attention to the format and range of textiles (curtains and drapes, tablecloths and even kitchen towels).
Lounge area in oriental Arabic style
All photos In the photo: Living room interior with lounge The lounge area in the eastern tradition is a very important part of the house and is often located in several places, for example, in the living room, in the second family room, on the terrace, on the patio, master bedroom, in the halls of the first and second floors. Interest in large upholstered furniture and high-quality textiles is present in every corner of the house. So, it can be represented by three or two sofas, and here, as in European houses, there are no small reading corners for one or tea drinking areas for two.
Oriental style bathroom in charcoal tones
All photos In the photo: Luxury oriental style in bathroom design This bathroom brings oriental style to life in black and gold. color scheme. The mosaic here is not only black accent walls, but also a glass panel with a gold paisley pattern.
The luxury of oriental elements in the design here is complemented by Art Deco ornaments, which, in turn, adopted some Arab and Egyptian traditions.
Modern design of hamam or Turkish sauna
All photos In the photo: Interior design of a Turkish hammam in Grozny So, in the living room and hall you will be greeted by bright cushioned furniture and ornaments on carpets and pillows, but how do these signs of oriental style manifest themselves in the design of a traditional hammam?
Ornaments here are used in the design of walls and floors with mosaics; rich colors can be bright inserts or large accent walls. In addition, the decoration of the hammam often uses fancy arched vaults, like mosques and other public buildings in Eastern countries.
Oriental style and art deco in the interior of the relaxation area in front of the hammam
All photos In the photo: Interior design of a Turkish hammam in Grozny The interior of this recreation area was designed by our designers from the studio of Angelika Prudnikova. The hamam here is amazing glass walls and doors that allow you to enjoy designer lighting inside even from the seating area. Lighting and lamps in ethnic format are as important elements of an oriental-style design project as any other. She always gets due attention!
With a hammam, a swimming pool and a recreation area, it would be nice to build a terrace in an oriental style, which with its color would maintain an atmosphere of relaxation and rest, like in a Turkish resort. In any recreation area of this type there is an opportunity to install a refrigerator with soft drinks or a whole bar, because the warm climate makes its own adjustments to the lifestyle. In addition, the recreation room can become a place to play board games, such as traditional backgammon!
Shades of gold in the interior of a Turkish hammam
All photos In the photo: Luxurious hammam with gilded mosaics in the interior The design of a hammam is usually based on the specific purpose of the room and centuries-old cultural traditions. Mosaics are used for decorative finishing. There are mosaic panels, lighting, unusual decorative inserts (for example, with gilding), and metal ethnic lamps. An important part The hammam is a round dome, which gives this room a special mood. A qurna, a shell-shaped marble vessel intended for ablution, is always accented in the interior with a pedestal or arch with lighting and a mosaic pattern.
Such a hamam small size designed for 4-5 people, large - for 10-15 people. If you are planning family use, it is best to go with the first option. country house, and on the second, if you want to invite guests and relatives.
Decorative niche with lighting in the shape of a mosque dome
All photos In the photo: Mosaic decoration of walls in the hammam Thanks to the rapprochement between Russia and Turkey in tourism and economic aspects, the Turkish style in interior design is becoming popular today. Turkish interiors are usually more modern than Arab ones, since this country has long been part of European Community. The Turkish style has less gilding, luxury and more influence from France, the Mediterranean countries and Great Britain in design and decoration. Therefore, a restrained palette of shades is more common here than bright colors, as in the Indian style, for example.
At the same time, in the interior of the living room and bedroom in the Turkish style, plain colors are often used. beige walls(than painted or with decorative wallpaper) and upholstered furniture of European type. All these nuances make the interior English-style aristocratic and orientally cozy. So, if you don’t like bright colors, you can easily afford an interior design in an oriental Arabic style without them!
Luxurious decoration of a Turkish hammam in blue tones
All photos In the photo: Interior design of a Turkish hammam This hamam design project is made in more dark colors with decorative blue lighting with neon ribbons. In the center is a traditional hamam coffee table. In small rooms it is intended for drinks, and in large ones there is also a massage podium, decorated with marble or mosaic, but usually it is still located in another room - between the hammam and the relaxation room.
The decorative finishing of a vaulted ceiling is a very important part of the entire design project. No less important is the format of lighting, which, thanks to modern lamps can be made in various shades (in the original these were shades made of colored glass).
Stunning hammam design project with mosaic the color of the night sky
All photos In the photo: Hammam interior design by Anzhelika Prudnikova The dark finish of the benches and light mother-of-pearl mosaic in the interior of this hammam looks incredibly charming. You enter such a room as if you are entering another world, and you completely surrender to the atmosphere of idyll and tranquility. This is exactly the effect that an interior designer achieves by choosing the Eastern Turkish style for the design of the hammam and relaxation areas.
You can find out prices for the design of hammam and interiors in oriental style from Angelika Prudnikova. You can view the full portfolio of our studio's projects. If you like hammam, you shouldn’t deny yourself this pleasure, because any sauna, including the Turkish one, turns your home into your personal spa resort!
Traditional hammam with benches decorated with malachite marble
All photos In the photo: Hammam interior design from our studio This stunning hammam features green marble and blue mosaic benches, a luxurious night sky effect on the vaulted ceiling and a mirror finish on one of the walls. These are the hammams that can now be found in boutique hotels in Turkey, in luxurious Turkish villas in Istanbul, in 5* hotels!
Hammam is so important element Eastern culture, that his appearance is the image of the traditional way of life. In Turkey and other countries, hammams are most often public; in ancient times, it was here that negotiations were held and business deals were concluded. Thanks to them, the entire city community felt like one.
The jugs in the hammam are intended for aromatic oils, with them, every procedure and every evening takes on a special spicy shade. There are unique and special expensive oils for holidays and traditional, for example, for every day with the wonderful aroma of rose petals.
Golden elements in the design of a Turkish hamam
All photos In the photo: Hammam interior design Gilding is one of those oriental style design techniques that cannot be overlooked. It can be present almost everywhere - in finishing materials, furniture, decor, dishes, lamps, textiles, plumbing and fittings!
Popular interior design solutions in the Arabic style
In our review, we will look at various design techniques, including the popular paisley pattern, architectural arched vaults and trendy Arabic-style furniture.
If you want to decorate your interior in accordance with Arabic, Turkish, Persian or any other eastern traditions, it is best to hire professional designer interior Correct implementation of the style requires not only theoretical knowledge, but also serious experience with such a complex interior and its corresponding materials.
The paisley pattern is a traditional Arabic decoration in the interior.
All photos In the photo: Paisley ornament in the bathroom interior Beige and gold combined with white and black perfectly complemented the paisley pattern in this bathroom design. It is called “cucumber print” because it essentially depicts the vines of this plant with flowers and very rarely with fruits. It got its name from the Scottish city of Paisley, where its first mass production in Europe, but its roots lie in the Arab world. In India it is called “Turkish cucumber”, in the East - “buta”, and all Europeans call it “paisley”. This charming ornament is actively used by designers of fabrics, furniture, clothing and shoes in our time.
The modern homeland of this ornament is considered to be ancient Persia, then it was widespread in India. Initially, the pattern was used to decorate royal dishes and clothing, but it reached ordinary people only many centuries after its inception, around the 15th century. At the same time, back in the 5th century it was discovered in East Asian culture, but in very small quantities, so it is very difficult to judge whether it was widespread enough.
Interestingly, paisley was popular in Europe in 1800-1850, and then simply went out of fashion. It received a rebirth in Europe only in the 1960s, after which it became a classic and tradition and no longer lost its significance in trendy fabric design (including for clothing, upholstery, curtains and other textiles).
Arched vaults in the interior design of the hall with oriental flavor
All photos In the photo: Interior of the front hall in a private house The stunning hall of the author's design in the house on Novorizhskoye Highway was made by the studio of Angelika Prudnikova last year. Arched vaults and openwork decorative elements elegantly complement the interior with oriental flavor. Such a hall is not just another auxiliary room in the house, but central element because of its location and such a ceremonial design. In the Eastern tradition, such a hall may contain a living room for receiving guests for a cup of tea or salep.
The incredibly beautiful chandelier in the interior of this hall looks simply charming. Despite its massiveness, it is an exquisite work of art and perfectly complements the soft arched vaults with its own dynamics.
Ottomans and upholstered furniture in oriental interior style
All photos In the photo: Oriental flavor in the interior design of the hall The flooring in this hall is made of marble with interesting patterns and brings the charm and flavor of the East. In the center - round ottoman in Arabic style with openwork gold elements and velvet upholstery. Agree, such a hall could be located in a luxury villa in Iran or in a colonial palace in Morocco!
On our blog you will find many more interesting ideas for interior design in oriental and other styles. You can view it both for specific solutions, which you will then order from the designer, and just for inspiration!
Interior design of the front hall in oriental Arabic style
All photos In the photo: Luxurious hall in Arabic style in gold In this visualization of an Arabian-style hall design project, you see gold trim on the walls and furniture, and an illuminated fountain (like in a Moorish-style villa with a courtyard). Arabic-style furniture in scarlet velvet completes this luxurious composition.
Mosaics are often used to decorate a hall in an oriental style. It can really look like a patio, have glazing in the roof, lots of plants (including exotic ones) and galleries on the second and third floors.
Large sofas and plenty of textiles in the living room
All photos In the photo: Living room in a country house project in an oriental style Large sofas make the oriental style very attractive for living room design. Here you will find sofas ranging in size from 4 meters, corner and U-shaped, as well as large groups of 2, 3 and even 4 sofas with many armchairs and ottomans. Traditionally, Arab families are very large (3-4 children are not uncommon here, but almost the rule), and the rest of the family members, who live separately, constantly come to visit. Often three generations live in one house, or families of two or even three brothers and their parents all live together in one house. That is why any interior in an oriental style seems so cozy and hospitable.
Fans of oriental fairy tales dream of creating an interior in their home similar to the one in which their favorite characters live. And there is such a style, it’s called Arabic.
Certainly, modern realities require abandoning many details of the oriental flavor and slightly enriching it with European motifs.
But the basic principles of the Arabic style in the interior will be preserved.
Main trends of Arabic style
To create an Arabic style design, you must adhere to three principles:
- Compliance with Muslim traditions;
- The ancient traditions of style must prevail;
- Usage decorative items self made.
Eastern people are very generous and ambitious. The main thing for them is not to lose face in front of others and show how rich they are. Therefore, a tradition began to display all the most expensive things in the house: exclusive hand-painted dishes, gilded vases, lacquered musical instruments and much more.
Often the impression of incredible wealth was only formed, but in fact it was greatly exaggerated. But such is the Eastern mentality.
Following Muslim traditions is that, according to the Koran, nothing living can be depicted either in painting or in sculpture. Therefore, Islamic artists expressed their worldview in unsurpassed patterns.
Arabesques (as Arabic patterns are called) abound in a large number of shades and small patterns, which are not easy to repeat, and also contain Arabic script - writing containing excerpts from the Koran.
Arabic ornament is used to decorate walls, floors, ceilings, furniture, and decorative items. In a word, it can be seen on every element of the interior, as evidenced by photos of the Arabic style.
These elements are echoed by textile items: carpets, pillows, bedspreads, all with the same arabesques. It is difficult to find at least one empty interior element.
A room in an Arabic style can be decorated as if it were home to a family of nomads. The recreation area, for example, should be designed in the form of an improvised tent, with the walls covered with carpets.
Also lay carpets on the floor and sofas, place a low table, at which you can sit on a fluffy carpet, surrounded by many different pillows.
Furniture for Arabic interiors
Furniture in the Arabic style is a relative concept from a European point of view. For example, sofas, armchairs and chairs are successfully replaced by a wide podium on which many pillows are carelessly scattered.
Although, a sofa or ottoman will quite find its place here.
The coffee table has an unusual shape, it is low and made only of natural wood. Carving or inlay can be used as its decoration.
When creating a bedroom in the Arabic style, the central figure of the interior will be the bed. It should look chic, and a satin or brocade bedspread, a canopy made of light airy fabric, and pillows will help create this chic.
There is no place for traditionally shaped cabinets and shelving here. Instead, light cabinets with openwork facades are installed, or niches are adapted for storing things, equipping them with carved doors.
Textiles - special attention
Oriental style without carpets – no, it’s something else. This textile product should be given due attention. They are all around: on the walls, sofas, on the floor.
If the curtains are on the windows, then they must be heavy, with a lot of draperies and folds, with tassels along the bottom edge. Both curtains are intercepted in the middle with cords and secured on both sides of the window. The top is decorated with a lambrequin or bandeau.
Handmade decorative items
Hardworking slaves, brought by Arabs from distant countries, tirelessly weaved beautiful carpets, sculpted and painted dishes, and inlaid furniture with wooden or bone mosaics.
All these items were intended to decorate the palaces and houses of wealthy padishahs and their entourage. Over time, they became an integral part of the Arabic style.
Today it is difficult to buy a handmade carpet, so it is replaced with high-quality imitation. Well, the tradition of decorating furniture with mosaics and placing dishes, vases, and jugs in prominent places has been preserved. You can place a hookah on a podium with pillows, and place a cage with a bird on the windowsill.
Lamps in an Arabic interior
There should be a lot of lamps and different in shape: sconces, floor lamps, lamps like the one Aladdin had. Their purpose is to highlight the most striking elements and colors of the interior.
The light coming from them is unobtrusive and warm. The chandelier is hung only in rooms with high ceilings.
Design of window and door openings
It is difficult, and most often simply impossible, to replace the wide window of a modern apartment with a narrow and lancet one, as in the houses of the East. But you can narrow it down with curtains that form a pointed arch.
Instead of doors, in the East they use carpets, covering the doorway with them. IN modern apartment It is enough to hang heavy curtains.
Yes, the style is complex and demanding large investments, both material and moral. But the result will shock both the hosts and the guests.
Photo of Arabic style in the interior
If you have been in love with the fairy tales of Scheherazade since childhood and would like to embody the atmosphere of a magical palace from “A Thousand and One Nights” in your home, then the Arabic interior style will suit you perfectly. It is this luxurious, pretentious and rich style that combines bright colors, expensive textiles and an abundance of traditional ornaments in an oriental manner.
The Arabic style is one of the most striking trends in oriental style in interior design. Often about the beauty and sophistication of the environment eastern housing judged by Arabic interiors.
And this is not surprising, because the elaborate and rich setting, filled with bright and juicy flowers, classic oriental details and handmade arts and crafts - in itself is conducive to comfortable rest and peace.
The sophistication of the Arabic style in bathroom interior design Characteristics of the Arabic style
The basis of Arabic style in interior design is the following principles design:
- Strict adherence to centuries-old Arab traditions, including the religious beliefs of Muslims.
- Use of applied art objects of oriental masters.
- Creating the appearance of wealth and ostentatious luxury.
Rich furnishings are characteristic of the Arabic style - Bright shades of colors, abundance of gilded parts and surfaces.
- Pretentious, rich print on textiles and upholstery.
- The absence of sculptural elements, figurines, etc., because the traditions of Islam categorically deny the depiction of any living objects.
- A huge number of ornaments and patterns in a manner characteristic of oriental style. The theme of the ornaments is extremely complex, it contains twisted elements of fantastic plants, geometric shapes and small clear details that connect the pattern into a single whole.
- Arabesques are often used in wall decoration, which are instructive sayings from the Muslim holy book of the Koran, written in Arabic script and decorated with a characteristic floral pattern.
- A large number of carpets, bright bedspreads, luxurious curtains made of expensive textiles. However, the fabric doesn’t have to be expensive—it just has to look that way. Sometimes the design in the Arabic style only looks rich, but in fact simple and affordable materials are used to implement it, but with their help they create an overall impression of luxury and well-being.
- In the interior design of an Arabic-style bedroom, it is often used as an impromptu tent as a reminder of the past lifestyle of nomadic Arab tribes.
- Door and window openings are designed in the form of traditional oriental arches.
- Indoor plants - luxurious palm trees in tubs, large ones, an avocado tree in the room and some others.
Arched lancet window openings are characteristic of the Arabic style Style color scheme
To create a truly luxurious and expressive Arabic interior, bright, rich and rich colors and shades are used, among which are the following:
- bright
- crimson
- Coral color
- rich green color
- turquoise
- bronze shade
- emerald color
- yellow
- peach shade
Arabic style furniture
The furnishings of a traditional Arabic home will seem somewhat unusual for Europeans due to the lack of cabinet furniture that is familiar to us. But upholstered furniture in the East is used very actively, and can be of various types.
Comfortable sofas and ottomans various sizes and shapes, armchairs and ottomans are a mandatory element of Arabic style. They are often covered with colorful bedspreads made of shiny satin or bright carpets decorated with traditional oriental patterns.
Tables can also be used in an Arabic interior, but they are very low and are often characterized by a non-standard appearance or an unusual shape of the tabletop. As a rule, low tables are made of natural wood and lavishly decorated. different elements or inlay. At first glance, these tables resemble large trays on legs.
You can also use, but they must also be low, and their twisted legs are made of forged metal or carved wood. But such tables must also look very luxurious and even pretentious in order to fully correspond to the overall style of the setting.
Instead of chairs, an Arab home uses a large number of pillows - they are scattered everywhere in a picture-like disorder on the floor, lying on sofas and armchairs. It is also impossible to imagine without bright bedspreads and textile elements.
In a bedroom setting, the bed is an indispensable attribute. It is always located in the middle of the room, and often on the bed you can also see a whole pile of pillows of different sizes.
A necessary element is also a beautiful bedspread, decorated with characteristic oriental patterns, and a canopy crowning the top of the bed. Canopy can perform as cleanly decorative function, and have a practical purpose - to cover people sleeping on the bed from annoying sunlight, and protect from annoying mosquitoes.
On both sides of the bed, small bedside tables or carved shelves can be installed to store various small items. But the massive large cabinets in the Arabic style that are familiar to us should not exist. Instead, openwork and light cabinets are allowed, or niches built into the wall, slightly covered with carved doors.
Textile style elements
Carpets are an indispensable attribute of an Arabic-style interior. There are a great variety of them, they decorate the floor and walls, cover armchairs and sofas. Bright carpets are decorated with traditional oriental patterns. Most often they have long, soft pile.
Oriental-style windows are almost always half-covered with curtains made of soft, heavy fabric with a characteristic oriental pattern. simple, but there should be a lot of fabric for curtains. It is gathered into many folds and held up with a twisted silk cord with tassels. Sometimes they are placed at the top of the window.
Handmade products as decoration
For all oriental interiors without exception, the use of handmade products - works of masters of various folk crafts - is extremely characteristic.
One of the most characteristic works of art in the oriental style is carpets. Almost all of them are made by hand from natural wool. The art of weaving carpets by oriental masters is so highly valued all over the world that the cost of one unique carpet can reach several million Russian rubles.
Of course, purchasing such an expensive handmade product is not affordable for everyone, so to decorate the interior in the Arabic style, you can use synthetic carpets with oriental patterns that match the style of execution.
Other types of handmade folk art include the following:
- Wood carving.
- Artistic forging.
- The art of inlay.
- National embroidery.
- Artistic mosaic.
- Painting on trays.
The doors of niches, light, openwork cabinets and shelves built into the wall are decorated with a mosaic of pieces various breeds tree. Select wood different colors, and very expressive mosaic patterns are assembled from them. Sometimes mother-of-pearl parts are inserted into the ornament along with wooden elements.
In general, inlay is a very popular type of decorative decoration in the Arabic style. It is used to decorate all kinds of furniture, as well as any available surfaces in the room. The inlay is made of bronze and precious metals - gold or silver, as well as valuable Ivory.. The depressions formed during the inlay process are often filled with blue paint.
Arabian style lighting
The Arabic interior is characterized by the use of a large number of lamps. They are different in shape and installed in such a way as to highlight the beauty of every detail of the interior. Small sconces are hung on the walls, but there are many of them, and they can illuminate the room well.
The lighting should be soft and diffused, and its color should always be a warm, yellowish tint. Very popular are table lamps and floor lamps with voluminous lampshades, which help diffuse light and create lighting that is comfortable for human vision.
If there are high ceilings in the room, you can install a chandelier with twisted or forged metal elements. It is also possible to use lighting fixtures with bronze parts.
Windows and doors in an Arabic interior
To embody oriental style in interior design, the special shape of windows and doors plays an important role. They have a peculiar arched-lancet shape, with a special characteristic decorative bend in the center of the upper arc.
In the Arabic style, the use of blinds is under no circumstances allowed. The windows are covered with soft curtains made of heavy fabric, falling in picturesque folds.
Thick curtains are also used to cover doorways, because doors traditional for European housing do not exist in the eastern interior. If all the same the door appears necessary element, then it is best to make it light and openwork, from carved wood.
Decorative details and accessories
Among the most characteristic accessories of the Arabic style are the following:
- Hookahs
- Forged bird cages
- High neck jugs made of bronze
- Carved and painted dishes
- Ceramic jugs with paintings in oriental style
It is strictly not recommended to use modern objects and accessories - photographs, portraits of people, figurines depicting animals. If you follow the recommendations given in this article, you can create an Arabic-style interior in your home or apartment. But first, you can try your hand at decorating one separate room.
