Beautiful, American-style interiors, especially those in New York City, delight everyone. It is not surprising – they are a perfect combination of classic and modern, associated with a big-city atmosphere and luxury. How to create a New York arrangement away from this unique city? All you need is a few simple rules regarding colors, forms, and shapes as well as stylish accessories – canvas prints or textiles to arrange yourself in a New York style!
What are the highlights of the New York style?
- Colors – subdued, in the right proportions. It is allowed to combine several colors in the proportion of 70/20/10 – the base color takes up 70% of the surface, complementary 20%, and 10% of the entire color is a counterpoint, i.e. a related, but distinguished by e.g. stronger tones.
- Focal Point – Every New York showroom has its focal point. Most often it will be lounge furniture with a coffee table, placed in the middle of the living room (not against the walls!). They are the epicenter of social life and a place of rest.
- Appropriate furniture – if you want to buy furniture in New York style, it is worth paying attention to its shapes – it should be associated with softness, without sharp edges, and be quite simple and harmonious. Not every upholstered piece of furniture is appropriate – it is worth paying attention to those with wide armrests, encouraging you to sit down comfortably.
Certainly, everyone who dreams of New York style, and loves the series “Friends”, takes the living room of this charming “Manhattan five” as a model of a New York arrangement. Nothing could be more wrong – this arrangement was a free vision of the creators of the series, although the famous sofas, both in the apartment and in Central Park, already fit the convention.
New York style canvas prints
Stylish decorations are a must in a New York living room. Paintings are a very important point here. It is worth reaching for canvas prints, which will perfectly match the overall color scheme. When it comes to motifs, the New York style is mainly abstract or nature, also in a non-standard, modern version. When you want to introduce only a small New York element into the interior, it is worth choosing a picture with New York – it will allow you to feel the atmosphere and perhaps initiate major changes in the arrangement. It will be simply modern and stylish decoration with the theme of your favorite city.
