Edward Luke Hall
If London houses have a metropolitan style that we can find in all the big cities of the world, the furniture in English country styletypical of the rest of Great Britain, has an identity all its own and easily recognisable.
Especially suitable for country housesthe influence of these atmospheres can also find applications in the city thanks to the contemporary reinterpretation work carried out by designers such as Edward Luke Hallthe best at giving a contemporary meaning to this style.
If from the point of view of the materials used the guidelines are shared by all the interiors of the houses outside the city limits, that trait decorative typical of the English country style owes much to the work of William Morris, precursor of the figure of the designer as we know it today, founder of the movement Arts & Crafts from the late 19th century, also recognizable for its famous prints inspired by the nature.
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How to Decorate in English Country Style
The elements to take into consideration to recognize and create an English country style furniture are always the same: room finishes, furniture style and color palette. On the walls, as on the floor, wood and stone are the masters, in particular the vertical plank boiserie it’s an unmissable sign.
In addition to natural dyes, however, you can find pastel palette or from dark shades; il bottle green reigns supreme in this sense, combined with the more delicate nuances of the candy pink and of theover there.
The furnishings follow a vintage aestheticparticularly related to the design shaker or to typical British style with wing chairs and upholstered seats. Thetextile element on the other hand, together with the wallpapersallows the introduction of striped patterns or floral-themed decorations, typical of Morris’s lesson, which remain a fundamental cornerstone to evoke the English country style.
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Contemporary English Country
But the English country style is not only nostalgic: you can find interpretations that look to contemporaneity in a fresh way and, with the right precautions, they can also be adapted to the furnishings of a city house.
There are essentially two ways forward: on the one hand, introducing sensations linked to the essential minimal style such as, for example, in renovation of this former barn of the study Hutch Designa house with references to cottage Tudor: imposing roofs, prominent chimneys, large frameless windows, in intonacati and in clay and an overall wooden structure.
The other solution is instead an eclectic interpretation like the one proposed by Edward Luke Hall where we find all the typical furnishing elements of the English country style, but wrapped in a work on the colors that recalls the vivacity of certain interiors with a push towards saturated and bright shades that bring the atmosphere back to decidedly current sensations.
Source: living.corriere.it
