Historical interior design

Historical interior design

Creating the atmosphere of a selected historical period in the interior involves more than just assembling the appropriate furniture. Historic styles also require suitable finishes on large surfaces, floors, and walls, along with a few essential details. The secret of a good lie is in the details, and the design of historic interiors is an innocent lie, undoubtedly based on attention to detail.
Historical interior design is a luxury that allows you to create a historical manor, villa, castle, or palace for your business, family, and soul. Art & Design Life, located in the USA, in Hawaii, including Honolulu, Oahu, Maui, and Kauai, comprises highly professional specialists under the leadership of renowned interior designer Tatiana Antonchanka.
Full Range of Services for Historical Real Estate
For our clients, we provide a comprehensive range of services related to historical real estate, including:

Research, Design, and Restoration Work: Organizing and developing all services necessary for research, design, preparation, and implementation of restoration work in historic buildings.
Project Development: Organizing and developing ideas and future projects in historical buildings.
Turnkey Restoration Projects: Assisting at all stages from the search for a building to the implementation of a turnkey restoration project.
Preservation and Conservation: Organizing projects for the preservation, restoration, and conservation of historical objects.
Project Management: Creating detailed programs in accordance with established budgets and deadlines for each project.
Historical and Bibliographic Research: Organizing historical and bibliographic research.
Engineering Surveys: Conducting engineering surveys of historical buildings.
Architectural and Design Concepts: Developing architectural and design concepts.
3D Visualizations and Presentations: Creating 3D visualizations and presentations.
Decoration and Furnishing: Selecting furniture, interior items, works of art, and antiques.
Landscape Historical Architecture: Developing the surrounding landscape and historical architecture.
Barrier-Free Environment: Supporting the creation of a barrier-free environment.
Consultation and Supervision: Providing consultation on all works in historic buildings, organizing supervision, and project management.

With our expertise, we ensure that every detail is meticulously attended to, bringing historical interiors to life in a manner that respects and enhances their original grandeur.

Historic building design

The foundation of the composition lies in the materials, furniture, and decor from which the historical interior will be brought to life, along with its color, pattern, and ornamentation. Wood and stone are noble materials—their imitations lack this inherent quality. For similar reasons, you shouldn't cut corners on windows and doors, stairs, or panels. High-quality joinery will serve and embellish interiors successfully for decades.
The small details of the decor should also be carefully chosen, especially the doorknobs, as everyone entering the room will inevitably notice them. Other essential technical elements of the interior, from heating to electrical and electronic systems, should be concealed from the view of family members and guests.
Pay close attention to wall and ceiling decoration as well. In the vast selection of ready-made elements of historical decor, you can easily find profiles, rosettes, and ornaments corresponding to all historical periods from Baroque to Art Deco. Even a subtle stylistic accent in gold will appear luxurious, especially if complemented by a replica of 17th, 18th, or 19th-century wallpaper.
A characteristic feature of traditional interiors, unfortunately destroyed in our country by two terrible wars, is the layering of styles. It is important to remember and respect relics from earlier eras, even if they represent a different aesthetic. Examples include classic herringbone parquet flooring from the 1930s and 1950s and stylized English woodwork—luxuries in a historic setting.
Also, pay attention to the stairs. They have always been a representative element of a building, so today it's worth giving them not only a functional but also a striking form. Choose noble materials such as wood, chic stone, or ancient cast iron.
Classic fittings are ideal for a historic house, manor, estate, or city villa, adding an aristocratic splendor. Spectacular Baroque forms, enchanted by brass, reflect the splendor of a royal palace, even in the most modest of doors.
Introducing heating systems into elegant, historic interiors is one of the biggest aesthetic challenges in our climate. Modern radiators are entirely inappropriate for the design of historic buildings. A possible solution could be a heating mat hidden under almost any floor covering—stone, ceramic, or wood, even parquet. Better yet, the ambiance of past centuries can be recreated with a properly styled fireplace or stove in a historic interior.
The design of a historical manor, family estate, villa, hotel, palace, or castle involves the restoration of historical buildings, aiming to preserve the unique historical structures that shape the appearance of our world.

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