African interior design has a direct relation to ethnic styles because a variety of traditional details, national ornaments and a décor typical for the hot African continent are applied to its realization in the room. African style gives an interior brightness, liveliness, directness and fills it with powerful positive energy.
African interior design has a direct relation to ethnic styles because a variety of traditional details, national ornaments and a décor typical for the hot African continent are applied to its realization in the room.
African style gives an interior brightness, liveliness, directness and fills it with powerful positive energy. African interior in exotic type of ethnic style will be fashionable and popular at any times because national motives in the rooms’ decoration came through many centuries but didn’t lose their recency and originality.
There are two techniques of designing interior in African style. The first one consists in addition of certain national racy shades and single decorative details. The second technique consists in creation in the interior a full conformance with a traditional African dwelling. Therefore it’s important to spot from the very beginning how much do you want to change furnishing of your room – drastically or concerning single details.
Like any stylistic direction in design an African style in interior has its typical features:
• Originality and dedication to traditions;
• Plenty of wood, ceramic, stone and other natural materials;
• National flavor;
• Original and exotic décor;
• Energetic and invigorative;
• Strict geometry in furnishing, ponderous furniture and light wicker furniture synergy;
• Juicy and deep colors, unusual play of contrasts;
• Using skins of wild animals.
African style is special in energy and mystery. Though at first sight afro-style seems quite impulsive but upon closer view it envelops with warmth and comfort.
Africa is the hottest continent on our planet. The scorching sun is shining all year round in Africa. That’s why the color palette of African style is filled with bright juicy colors and their shades.
The main shades options of ethnic African stylistics:
• Brown;
• rufous;
• Yellow;
• Mustard;
• Straw;
• Marsh green;
• Orange;
• Terracotta;
• Khaki;
• Accent blue;
• Tile red;
• Sandy.
All the colors and shades in African interior are not just warm – they are hot and lurid like the African sun. When decorating of afro-interior the shades must be natural; it’s not permitted to use unnatural and acid colors.
All the furniture in afro-style must be made of natural materials or of high-quality pastiche.
The main natural materials used for manufacturing of African furniture:
• Bamboo;
• Natural clay;
• Sandal wood;
• Rattan;
• African animals’ skin;
• Palm bark;
• Genuine leather;
• Cane;
• Palisander wood;
• Reptiles’ skin;
• Mahogany.
All the furniture in afro-style must be geometrical, somewhat gruff and ponderous. Arranging an African style in the interior you cannot do without wicker furniture of rattan or a model with filigreed forging elements. Sofas can be of leather or textile; rapacious coloring adds brightness and contrast to the furniture.
The interior designed in African style looks racy and original; it radiates power and a proximity to nature. The human there will not feel urban congestion.
