Shabby style chic in the interior
How to arrange the interior in the style of chebbi chic?
Want to transform your home? Make it original and at the same time luxurious? Use the style chebbi chic in the interior. This is one of the youngest areas in the design of the premises.
The main signs of style chebbi chic in the interior
The English word chebbi means shabby. Shabby chic - in these words the whole essence of this direction. This is a peculiar style of decoration of rooms with stylish, high-quality things, but which have slightly lost their gloss. Antiques today are very expensive, so an apartment in the style of "shabby luxury" can be decorated with artificially aged or bought at sales for a penny and put in order things.
The ancestor of the chebbi chic was the Englishwoman Rachel Ashwell. It was thanks to her that interiors appeared, resembling doll houses or silk caskets by the masters of the last century.
Today, many believe that Chebbi chic is just a type of Provence style. Of course, there are similarities, but there are many differences.
Photo: soft and unobtrusive lighting helps you create an atmosphere of warmth, comfort and comfort.
Features "shabby style":
- airiness and lightness;
- artificial aging and wear effect;
- vintage;
- pastel colors, gilding, flower ornaments;
- the use of renovated or artificially aged furniture and accessories, the presence of a worn effect, as if the furniture had been dyed several times and the fabrics had faded from time to time;
- use of convex volume ornaments, frescoes, stucco;
- the presence of a large number of cute trinkets, accessories (pads, paintings, candlesticks, photos in the old framework).
Unlike Provence, Chebbi is a more luxurious style, with elegant expensive decor. It most often repeats the motifs of angels and roses and, of course, does not use stylized rustic ornaments (bunches of onions, tufts of grass).
Shabby chic style in the interior is a luxury touched by time.
Photo: Chebbi Chic Dining Room
Decorating the room in the style of chebbi chic
This direction requires a certain finish on all surfaces. They can be artificially aged, irregularities and undyed areas are allowed.
The walls can be roughly painted in white or cream color, plastered, covered with lime, decorated with plaster stucco. Will look great wallpaper under the "old plaster" or "peeling paint." You can decorate the walls with smooth wallpaper with an unusual floral print of soft shades.
The floors in the "worn" interior - wooden or made of aged parquet boards.
Tip: if you decide to cover the floor with laminate, carefully choose the color, remember the effect of wear and aging.
The kitchen is a room, the ideal option for which would be a luxurious tile with imitation of chips and whipping. It is possible to use ordinary tile, but previously broken and only after it is laid.
The ceiling in the interior of the chebbi should be white, but which has lost its whiteness from time to time. If the room is high, then you can decorate the ceiling with coarse wooden beams.
Paint the classic white ceiling in the bedroom, so this room will look the most advantageous.
Photo: wallpaper with floral print in the bedroom interior
Photo: floor tiles in the interior of the kitchen
Furniture for the style of "shabby luxury"
The apartment can be fully decorated in the style of "shabby luxury." A room in the interior of which artificially aged, restored, or even new furniture, selected in the appropriate color scheme, is used looks very interesting.
One of the main advantages of chebbi chic is the appropriate borrowing from other styles. This may be slightly frilly furniture in the Rococo or Baroque style, coarse in the style of Provence.
For a bedroom in the style of chebbi chic, it is best to choose a wooden bed or a bed with wrought iron backs.
Tip: decorate the bed with a luxurious satin coverlet with ruffles, drapes with a scuff effect and a multitude of pillows in beautiful patterned covers of pastel colors, in such a bedroom you will feel like a queen.
Photo: bed with wrought iron backs
Photo: bedside table in the interior of the bedroom
For the kitchen choose furniture light shades, you can with floral ornaments. On the chairs wear capes. Be sure to have a linen lace tablecloth. The kitchen is decorated with vintage dishes, antique lamps, lace napkins and curtains.
In the living room furniture should look very old, as if inherited from distant ancestors. It may even have minor damage. Chebbi chic living room is a silk box filled with various cute trinkets (for example, soft toys) and accessories (porcelain figurines, boxes, watches, photos in elegant frames).
Chairs and chairs covered with satin or silk covers, decorated with pillows with tassels and frills. The room can be decorated with drawers with carved drawers, rocking chair. All furniture is decorated with forged handles, stucco or carving.
New furniture can be aged using various techniques for this.
Photo: decorating furniture forged handles
Photo: Covering chairs with covers is one of the main features of the chebbi chic style.
Chebbi Chic Interior Color Palette
The interior in the style of chebbi chic is light, elegant, elegant, not without some pretentiousness. White, light blue, pale pink, vanilla, turquoise, and lime colors are ideal for him.
The use of brighter (only a few tones) color accents is permissible. The main thing is that they match in color with hues of the background.
It is important for the interior of the chebbi chic to select the appropriate lighting. Soft and unobtrusive, it will create an atmosphere of warmth, comfort. The apartment, designed in the style of "shabby luxury", is a cozy nest. Romanticism and sophistication of the room will give old lamps and wall lamps, the luxury of the living room will highlight the chandelier with a lot of decorative elements.
The interior of the "shabby chic" resembles a fabulous country. The apartment, decorated in Shabby chic, will demonstrate to your guests that you faithfully keep the traditions of your family, your family, you are a connoisseur of everything beautiful and unusual.