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Decorating With Art Deco
Written by Melanie Potter   
Tuesday, 30 June 2009 15:13
Understanding the Art Deco period can be complicated. It all began in the 20's or 30's and it has become popular once again in today's generation. Art Deco simply pulls out the style in each art piece during the period of Cubism and Futurism. Cubism was simply a movement during an art movement of avant-garde. Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque were overseeing this period. In the Cubist artwork the pieces was broken up and put back together in the art using abstract form. During the Futurism art period this began in Italy. It was popular because of the technology and industrial period that was influencing the world. Today you can put this design into your home.
by MelaniePotter


Understanding the Art Deco period can be complicated. It all began in the 20's or 30's and it has become popular once again in today's generation. Art Deco simply pulls out the style in each art piece during the period of Cubism and Futurism. Cubism was simply a movement during an art movement of avant-garde. Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque were overseeing this period. In the Cubist artwork the pieces was broken up and put back together in the art using abstract form. During the Futurism art period this began in Italy. It was popular because of the technology and industrial period that was influencing the world. Today you can put this design into your home.

Some popular themes that fun through Art Deco pieces are zigzags and geometric shapes in bold patterns. Materials that are common in this type of decor are aluminum, lacquered wood with inlay, and stainless steel. Bold colors are a must to truly pick up this feel in a room. Using neutrals for the walls will give you a nice clean palette to add your splashes of color to. Thin stenciling on the wall in corners or near the ceiling will make a nice accent to the neutral walls. Rag rolling and stippling were also common painting techniques during that era and would do much to enhance this look.

If your flooring is hardwood flooring you can still create this look of Art Deco. When it was popular before the most common flooring was linoleum. But today linoleum is not so popular. Using an area rug in your home will help you create this look quickly because area rugs have the bold geometric shapes and colors you need. Try placing one large area rug in the center of your room and accent it with smaller rugs around the room is one good way to do the floors so it matches the Art Deco.

The furniture in the Art Deco look is all light colored wood and features rounded corners instead of pointed corners. You don't need to buy expensive window treatments to get the look you want. You can use plain curtains with no design or no window treatments on your windows at all. This too is acceptable when decorating. You can place a plain box above the window to get the Art Deco effect around your windows. Add a few mirrors that are unframed to make your room seem bigger. Add colored glass mirrors to top the look.

During the Art Deco period the lighting was created using glass and chrome. Today you can use the same look by purchasing fan and bowl shaped lighting fixtures at your local hardware store. You can use lamps but look for shades that have fringe around the bottom and a model on the base.

You can have Art Deco in your home with careful planning and a strict budget.

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