Mediterranean style house designs

The Mediterranean style came to us from the azure shores of France, from the coasts of Italy and Spain, from hot Morocco and Tunisia, amazing Greece and eastern Turkey. Each country has its own history, its own traditions, architecture, culture and religion. The Mediterranean style also has different features and distinctive features, but the main elements of the style are basic for each of these countries.

When it comes to a Mediterranean-style house, as a building, the image of a low one-storey or two-storey building (it rarely has three floors, only if built on a steeply sloping section) is built like a villa. This architecture is typical of hot countries, because one of its main features is the presence of a large number of spacious rooms, huge windows, semi-closed rooms.

In cold climates, such a residential mansion is very difficult to heat, but thanks to modern technologies of glazing, thermal insulation,cost-effective sources of heating the home building their own Mediterranean villas in the middle or north latitude becomes possible.

In order to draw up a project of a future country house, it is worth highlighting the architectural features, The main attributes of the style, ways of finishing and the colors of the facade:

• the building itself is usually complex, consisting of parts of different heights;
• multi-level, often two-shaft roofs covered with brown tiles;
• sometimes tiled roofs are replaced by an atrium, which allows you to create incredible winter gardens under the open sky;
• often the hall and roof above it are made in the form of a rotunda;
• the porticoes are used for the decoration of semi-enclosed rooms according to the type of a veranda, terrace or entrance area, and the decoration of the facade is decorated with decorative pseudoporticoes.

• Also to the architectural elements include pergolas, solariums, arches, colonnades and columns.
• Finishing most often serves matte, smooth plaster, natural stone.
• The windows are large, high. In the front rooms can start from the floor and end at the ceiling.
• Often, the backyard windows are replaced with glass doors, so that from each room you can get to the recreation area or go to the pool.
• Colors for the facade are pale, pastel, close to natural: light beige, white, ivory, peach, olive.

Take care that the entrance area and the backyard are in abundance of greenery and flowers. This technique will ensure full compliance with the idea. To adapt the classical canons of the Mediterranean style to the average latitudes of Russia, one can first of all neglect a large number of open spaces, leave one small porch enclosed by porticoes for spending summer evenings or winter barbecues.

The facade of the building and interior decoration is a single whole. The main architectural features of the style are clearly visible inside the house:

• Spacious rooms with high ceilings.
• Making doorways in the form of classic and pointed arches.
• The use of columns in creating the interior.

• Soft pastel colors for plastered walls.
• High ceilings do not close anything, eliminated the use of tension structures.One of the attributes of the interior is the presence of structural beams that support roof roof. They are made of wood and painted in dark brown, the space between them is plastered and aged in white or in tone with the walls. This feature allows you to achieve accents.

But there are other ways to draw attention to this or that detail:

1. The use of a large number of wooden and rattan furniture.
2. The floors are made of stone, tiles, less often from parquet.
3. Wall decoration with mosaic, stucco from ornaments (very restrained, for example, only a fireplace zone).
4. Furniture and accessories with the effect of antiquity (mirrors in bronze, antique frame, worn chests and dressers, sconces or chandeliers in the form of candlesticks, wooden sideboard with porcelain dishes).
5. Textiles pastel colors.

Very often in the interior design of beautiful Mediterranean mansions you can find a fireplace in the living room. A fireplace in a hot country may seem inappropriate, but it is this detail that gives the room comfort, it starts to look like a home. And for the middle band, this attribute is just a find: style and maintains and heats the room.

Drapery furniture in the living room can be textile or leather. It is desirable that the armrests, legs, elements of the backrest are made of wood, and not deafly covered with fabric. You can add a couple of bright pillows on the sofa - deep orange, ruby, emerald, turquoise, depending on preferences.

Curtains can be replaced with blinds, although the textiles on the windows are permissible: often only curtain fabrics are used, there is no tulle. This technique allows the view to enjoy the hot landscape outside the window. It would be appropriate to have palm plants of southern flora in pots on the floor.

In the spacious bedroom there must be a large double bed with a massive headboard, high decorated pillars and a canopy. In the southern regions, one of the walls can be replaced by sliding aluminum structures imitating wood, which will lead to a spacious balcony overlooking the courtyard or the seascape.

Light white curtains fluttering in the breeze will perfectly emphasize the style of this trend. The bedroom can have a stone floor or a tiled floor.In the heat it is pleasant to walk on a cool surface; in the northern regions, you can think up a floor heating system, lay a lint-free carpet or a short nap carpet.

In the interiors of the bedroom you can often find a chandelier with a fan made of wood. The fireplace can also be an element of the decoration of the room.

Do not overload the room with unnecessary things The main feature of the southern villas - it is imposingly, freedom, space and the maximum amount of light. Adhere to this principle in the selection of furniture ensemble. You should not try to force a room with all kinds of dressers, bedside puffs and bedside tables, tables and chairs.

Kitchen set is made in classic style from solid wood or veneer. The color of the facade is usually light: beige, ivory or bleached oak. Darker and more saturated shades of natural wood are allowed if the room itself is filled with natural light.

The main focus is the apron headset. A bright tile or mosaic is sure to attract attention and become the main decoration of the room. The print usually consists of variegated Moroccan or Turkish ornaments.In the presence of a separate dining room with a front dining area, a bar counter or an island with bar stools is installed in the spacious kitchen.

The walls, as in any other room in a Mediterranean home, are usually plastered and painted in a light tone, and stone and stone combinations are possible.

The atmosphere of relaxation and heavenly bliss is achieved in this part of the house. Here it is pleasant to hide from the sun in the midday heat, and it is also convenient to wait out the southern tropical rain.

On the veranda there can be an open fireplace for barbecuing in the open air, a large enough table for lunch and dinner in nature, outdoor furniture for relaxing and even sleeping. Such a room can be divided: in the side to arrange a zone for eating and cooking, and comfortable chairs, couches, sofas and small coffee tables for drinks closer to the pool or lawn with the landscape.

The most common for the street is considered rattan furniture. It is woven from a very strong creeper, which is able to withstand strong mechanical effects, heavy weight, and is not afraid of excessive moisture and temperature changes. Practically all types of furniture are made of this material: chairs, armchairs, tables, sofas, wardrobes, beds, chaise lounges, swings.

In addition, the rattan is very easy, anyone can make a permutation. For ease of use, rattan furniture is not covered with a cloth, but they use mattresses and pillows that are easy to clean and replace.

A nice Mediterranean-style house project, see below.