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A Comprehensive Art Nouveau Interiors Guide

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Relevant categories: Porcelain,Silver Plate,Lamps and Lighting,Seating and Chairs

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10
2022

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French Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase - Winged Caryatid

( Above Photo: French Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase - Winged Caryatid )

Art is a style that sprang up in the late 19th century and early 20th centuries. Even though it started in Britain, it soon spread to other countries, including the U.S., Japan, and France. In most cases, designers made art nouveau furniture for a specific building. Mostly, the furniture echoed the elements of the building’s design, whether a sofa, table, cabinet, desk, armoire or accessory.

You’re here because of your interest in replicating the art nouveau interior. So, how do you do that? That’s what this art nouveau interiors guide is all about. Keep reading to learn more.

An Overview of Art Nouveau Interiors

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( Above Photo: Pair Art Nouveau Porcelain Vases - Peacock Bird Urns )

Art nouveau included incredibly complex motifs and delicate details. It mostly has curved lines and flowing edges working together with natural elements like trees, leaves, flowers, and fauna. Therefore, art nouveau interiors may have gardenias, grapes, butterflies, bumblebees, and similar elements.

However, there is nothing like pure art nouveau, given that the style somehow crossed paths with the arts and crafts movement. When these two come together, you notice mixed mediums that bring furniture and other pieces to life.

For example, some designers chose to combine wood and metal while the rest mixed copper, ivory, painted parchment, and wood to create unique items. It would not be surprising to find an art nouveau table made from metal, wood, glass, and mirrors.

Art Nouveau Interiors Guide – Furniture

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( Above Photo: Pair Art Nouveau French Hard Wood Arm Chairs )

Art nouveau interior furniture has distinctive characteristics that stand out from the rest. Here is an overview of the elements that make art nouveau furniture uniquely fresh:

Materials: Art nouveau furniture designers used hardwoods, including mahogany, oak, maple, ash, teak, rosewood, and cherry. These types of timber have a unique color, texture, grain, and other markings.

Wood Carvings: To make the furniture pieces decorative, the designers would create carvings of delicate and intricate curves and other twisting forms. These carvings can be uniquely elegant, enhancing your interior design.

Inlays: Art nouveau furniture making also involved mirrors, colored glass, gemstones, ivory, and seashells in decorating the final pieces. These inlays and decorations make an excellent choice for creating a focal point in your home.

Paint: Designers painted woodland scenes onto drawers, consoles, and armoire chests. Mostly, they would paint directly onto the wood or laminate-painted parchment paper on finished furniture.

Organic Lines: Some designers created sinuous forms and asymmetrical lines, mimicking the structure and movement of vines, flower stalks, wings, and blooming plants. That was a great way of enhancing the furniture’s decorative appeal.

Art Nouveau Interiors Guide – Accessories

Art Nouveau Tiffany Table Lamp - Stained Glass Light Dragonfly

( Above Photo: Art Nouveau Tiffany Table Lamp - Stained Glass Light Dragonfly )

Apart from the furniture, several accessories could enhance art nouveau interiors, including stained glass and ceramics. Designers used stained glass on wall sconces, lampshades, and windows with unique patterns and attractive color schemes.

On the other hand, ceramics featured elements of Japanese ceramics from previous centuries. As a result, designers created vases with animals, people, and flowers without necessarily using paint. There are so many accent pieces that resulted from the collaboration between ceramic art and sculpture.

This art nouveau interiors guide should help you get the best of this decorative style.

 

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