The famous interior designer Kelly Hoppon in her books said that the architectural style of a room is its core structure and the interior elements that reflect the architectural style are, in order, fireplaces, stairs, windows, doors, built-in cabinets, wall decorations and pendants.

There is no part of the interior that represents the architectural style better than the fireplace.

Therefore, the choice of fireplace in home decoration is very important, it will affect the style of every other item in the room. Which style of home decoration do you want? Then choose the fireplace that complements it.

Here, we will make some introductions to the style of the fireplace. Because the fireplace has a long history, we will divide it into two main parts: Classical Period and Modern.

Classical Period

1.1500-1625 Tudor and James I Period

Although simple fireplaces made of stones or bricks built into the walls had already appeared before the 11th century, it is generally believed that the true birth of the fireplace occurred in the Tudor Period.

In this period, the civil war ended, the society became more stable and prosperous, and the Renaissance also began to appear in Britain. All of these provided the basis for the transformation of British residential style.

The original fireplace, which paid more attention to robustness and practicality, has become more exquisite in appearance.

During this period, the typical fireplace design element was the "Tudor Arch", which evolved from the Gothic style. This design makes the side columns on the base to be slightly shorter, making the fireplace opening look more spacious, and the lintel is also very wide. In simpler houses, the lintel may be omitted, only the cast arch frame.

Due to the rise of the Renaissance, a large number of skilled craftsmen emerged in society, so the fireplaces of this period can have intricate and elaborate carved designs with allegorical meanings.

2.1675-1725 Baroque

Baroque style is a classic architectural and art decoration style developed on the basis of the Renaissance style. It is characterized by freedom of appearance, pursuit of dynamics, and preference for magnificent and exaggerated decoration, carving, contrasting colors, interspersed curved surfaces and ellipses space.

The common feature of the fireplaces of this period is that the opening is usually closed by a thick concave-convex stone or marble. There is no mantel or lintel. The luxurious decoration of the fireplace and the wall is integrated, thus providing a focal point for the room.

3.1702-1711 Queen Anne period

The reign of Queen Anne coincided with the later stage of the British Baroque style, but during this period there were some buildings that were softer and more restrained than the Baroque style. This style is called the Queen Anne style.

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Our mission is to provide our valued customers with high-quality lights and furnishing at a reasonable price.

For a long time, trending style and high quality always seem to be nonrelated to lower prices when it comes to lighting systems and furniture. However, Vonluce believes everybody who has the wish for building a greater living environment deserves greater choices within budget.

Thus, we concentrate on our quality and design to improve the quality and taste of every piece of work. We hope our customers could all find the ideal products for their families.

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Vonluce believes change begins at home. In Vonluce we found out that a better living environment could directly affect people’s happiness index and working efficiency.

Also, we noticed that distinctive styles of lights and furniture could reflect a person’s aesthetic style and personality.

In the age we live in, people now possess incredible ability to capture messages from surrounding environments.

People became used to use details to present their personality, mood, and taste. The style of our home becomes one of the most important constructing parts of our unique personal signature. The lighting effects, the furniture, the wall design, and all the small decorations, they all help to express who we are.

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We care about our customers’ feelings. We commit to providing cost-effective furnishings that enhance our customers’ living experiences and home decorating style.

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We wish to build stable trust with our customers.

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Have you ever got an experience like this: you bought every single piece of furnishing that you think looks good, but when you put them together in a room, everything suddenly seems to be looked so wrong, and you just can’t tell the why?

This article will help you find out the reason for this phenomenon and give some useful suggestions on decorating styles. Hope this will help you to improve the atmosphere of your home.

1. Decide your style

For many people, when considering home decoration, the sudden things that jump to their minds are various types of stylish furniture and accessories: baroque sofa, minimalist dining table, postmodern nightstand… These are all nice stylish movables, but if you put them in one room, it’d be a disaster.

At this point, the first thing you need to do is to choose a particular style for your room, this style here doesn't have to be specific, it is your style. You can use two or more styles simultaneously if you want to, but you have to be clear of what you want for the overall look.

If you decide to use multiple decorating styles at once, there is one designer trick that is worth considering: pick 70 percent of your furniture in the major style, and 30 percent of the furniture for the rest of your minor style(s).

If you‘re good at sketching, it's better if you can create a rough picture for your ideal room, and pick your furniture according to this impression. But if you don't want to, simply imagine it in your mind: is it minimalist? Victorian? French? Or Bohemian style? Warm, cold, or mixing color tone? But don’t forget about the balance of the color in your design, because trust me although a colorful crayon room design would bring you an aesthetic shock at the first glance, living in one is definitely not a good idea. 

Once you have decided on the decorating style, it would be easier for you to start now.

2. Plan for your space

Occasionally some people find the furniture and accessories they bought are too large for the room, that they hardly have room to walk around comfortably. Generally, every room needs a thoroughfare, which should be around one meter wide, so the room won’t give you the sense of narrowness or depression.

Measuring the width and length of your room would be a good place to start. Your measurement data will help avoid letting the furniture cram the room when picking your furniture. It’s worth paying attention to the ratio of the spare room and furnishing proportion. Generally speaking, a good ratio should be around 60/40, which means it would be perfect if you fill 40 percent of your room with furniture and leave 60 percent of spare space.

3. Be aware of the layout

The layout in a room would affect your room décor style to a large extent. For example, although you have enough space to arrange your sofas and chairs as a hexagon, there is hardly anyone who would use this type of configuration in the room. As if you arrange the furniture in the light of shape other than the overall configuration, the interior decoration will probably become super disorganized and non-aesthetic.

A good plan of layout would make your room look more spacious. Getting the furniture off the walls might be the first idea that jumps to my mind since furniture that was arranged too close to the wall would cause limitation of the visual special extension. Thus, please let your furnishings get off the wall!

4. Get your “backgrounds” right

You might be confused by the word “backgrounds” that I use here, the “backgrounds” here refer to the lighting of your room: the color that occupies the largest praoportion in your room design:

• The color of your ground
• Design of the walls
• The lighting effects

For these three elements, I would recommend you to start from the first one when you begin to nail your décor plans down.

The color of your floor is the base color of your room, every furnishings’ color you pick after should at least keep a balance with it, so your room won't look too messy.

You might want some special design on your walls, which is also a key to improve your decorating style.

As for the lighting effects, depending on the previous two backgrounds, it would be easier for you to choose the glow you want: warm or cold? A cold glow would help make the whole room look wider visually, while a warm glow constructs a cozier atmosphere in your room. Lights near walls help improve the spatial extension effectively, and the central lights emphasize the center of the space, to give your whole design a focusing point.

A remarkable décor style would improve your living standard, and leave others a strong impression of your unique taste, hope this article helps you find a clear place to start.