Theme décor

Theme décor is popular today. Homes can be outfitted to look like spaces from foreign shores. Traditionalists still go the ethnic way with b...

Theme décor is popular today. Homes can be outfitted to look like spaces from foreign shores. Traditionalists still go the ethnic way with brick and clay; brass and silks; floor seating and carved pieces; all housed in voluminous double heights with stained glass and chandeliers. Seating can be natural stone benches with the beauty in polished stone adding their own exuberance to the space while the sophistication of leather adds its own brand of panache. Soft furnishings range from natural fibres to synthetics. Some homes are ostentatious with architectural elements jostling for attention with artifacts. New age architecture is about simplistic décor that is in sync with the fast pace of lifestyles today. Interiors tend to be no fuss without too much in terms of carving, bulky furniture and accoutrements. Artifacts are limited to select pieces that can be highlighted with subtle lighting adding elegance to the ambience. Homes can also be a quaint mix of art and architecture largely defined by the personality of the user where a Chinese fan can jostle for space on a wall with paintings and the durries on the floor can reflect the colours in the kaleidoscope of hues in the room. Often homes fashion their interiors on the humble ambience of village adobes to bring in a rural ethos to the urban context. Pillars on the other hand have survived the test of time and used as a fashion statement. Themes can also revolve around ideas from around the world. Greek columns, English fireplaces, Egyptian artifacts, Scandinavian furniture, Italian flooring and many more. Sometimes just a few elements from a region can be incorporated to give it the distinct flavour, or one stand alone artifact can be displayed to create a focus
Today aspects are not used so much for their suitability to the function as they are for their aesthetics. Architectural styles are defined by elements that become the design idiom for that trend