There is no better way to emphasize luxury and high cost than a lot of gold. And this also applies to interior decoration. In the interior, it is customary to decorate with this metal not only individual objects and accessories, but even entire walls. Gold wallpaper is on a different scale; with it, the decor becomes truly chic. The golden color, dazzling with beauty, will fill the space of the house with positive, favorable energy. The interior of the living room, decorated in this way, as the main room of the house, will not leave any household members, and especially first-time guests, indifferent. Golden walls can radiate both dazzling beauty in the living room and a discreet, charming nobility in the bedroom.
Philosophy of gold
Wallpaper in golden shades in the interior is intended for special homes. After all, the philosophical meaning gives gold a very impressive set of qualities. In the religious community, it is customary to consider golden light to be a signal of spiritual enlightenment, truth flowing from the very source. Whoever carries gold with him constantly or is surrounded by gold elements is gradually endowed with wisdom, beauty and success.
When decorating the interior with gold wallpaper, the inhabitants of the house will never be visited by apathy, depression or any other negativity. On the contrary, the environment will always radiate vibrations of joy. A person in such an atmosphere will gradually be endowed with a good, positive mood, a desire to live and conquer new heights.
Features of gold color
Real gold is rarely used for interior decoration. Typically, a mixture of yellow and orange colors is used for these purposes. The shine is obtained by adding metal chips to the consistency. This is how wallpaper with gilding and other items coated with similar paint are obtained.
Shiny gold is not always used for decoration. To make it especially decorative, the colors are muted. Matte gold wallpaper looks no less impressive, in some cases even more interesting. For example, linkrusta wallpaper with an aged gold patina looks great. But this wall decoration is suitable for classic palace interiors.
Moreover, shades of gold are not only pure yellow. Pink, turquoise and almost white gold look unusual in the interior. This is a good material for adding glamour.
Gold wallpaper in the interior is a worthwhile idea, but it must be used with caution. Its abundance in the interior is just as bad as its absence in life. The fact is that excessive radiance in the living space creates an extremely uncomfortable atmosphere for constant presence. And from the outside, such an interior looks pretentious and repulsive. Therefore, even gold wallpaper should be glued only after determining its role and thinking through the design project.
To maintain a comfortable balance of light and colors, the apartment design must necessarily have elements that mute the shine, for example: monotone curtains, plain carpets, cork floors and other matte details. It’s easier to find a companion for such wallpaper if it doesn’t have a solid gold fabric, but, for example, white wallpaper with gold or other colors. An example, gold wallpaper photos of which are presented below.
Accessories and furniture in gold color
Decorative elements and furnishings are the main components of organic design. If the room has already been decorated and you are not planning a major renovation, you can dilute the interior with gold-colored details. Let's look at four categories of items that will radically transform a room.
Furniture
Furniture with gilding is very popular. The shiny surface perfectly reflects light and makes the room visually larger. If earlier designers painted wooden arms and legs of products golden, now the upholstery is also treated. Most often, leather surfaces are decorated in this way, but options with textiles are also possible.
Gold upholstery for furniture
Accessories
Using gold decor is the safest way to introduce color into your interior. Gilded frames for mirrors and paintings, candlesticks, figurines, vases, and sofa cushions are suitable. Decorative elements combine perfectly with the monochrome design of the rooms. If there are colored patterns on the walls, ceiling or furniture, exclusive accessories against their background will not create the desired impression.
Gold-plated interior accessories
Chandeliers, lamps
If you have a sophisticated interior in a classic style, feel free to consider the option of a massive gilded chandelier. Such a product is also appropriate in the Art Deco direction. For modern design, it is better to choose original lamps with gilded metal shades.
Gold-plated lamps in the interior
Curtains
Another option for using a noble shiny shade is curtains. They can be monochrome, patterned, fringed, from one fabric or several. It is better to choose a fabric that is translucent to make the room feel cozy and warm. Suitable: organza, polyester, jacquard.
Golden curtains in the interior
What colors does it go with?
The color combination greatly depends on which part of the interior is being decorated, which room and in what style the design as a whole will be decorated.
Gold wallpaper is rarely monochromatic. A solid gold uniform canvas looks very boring. Therefore, wallpaper always has a pattern of excellent color.
As a rule, the wallpaper is decorated with a pattern of gold plating. And the background for such an ornament can be any color. But more often these are white, blue and beige shades. For contrast, brown, green and, less often, gray and black tones are used.
In addition, the sunny color goes well with turquoise, burgundy, emerald and olive colors. The color scheme with which gold is combined should be in harmony with the style chosen for interior decoration.
Design, decor, ornament
Many manufacturers produce gold wallpaper for walls with beautiful large patterns. The most popular decor with classic motifs. And it’s not surprising, because in past times only wealthy segments of the population could decorate their homes with gold. But smooth abstract curlicues, monograms, stylistic geometry, meanders are still widely used today in classical and neoclassical projects.
Gold motifs are also used to decorate modern interiors. Only the decor is slightly different. There are geometric motifs, blots, brush strokes, carquelure, space objects, the sun, moon, stars, abstraction and more.
When choosing a wallpaper pattern, you should take into account the height of the ceilings and the size of the rooms. Canvases with large patterns are suitable for large open spaces. For rooms with low ceilings with a vertical striped pattern.
Variety of species
Wallpapers are produced in different qualities using a variety of materials.
The most economical option is still paper. But the value of the material is not only in its availability, but also in its environmental friendliness. Paper allows air to pass through, otherwise they are also called breathable. Therefore, they are perfect for living rooms. But there are also disadvantages. Short service life, fade, get dirty easily and cannot be wet cleaned.
Vinyl is a type of washable wallpaper. Consist of two layers, paper-based or non-woven vinyl. This option is characterized by increased decorativeness. The hot stamping method allows you to create very high-quality textures. They look good and expensive in the interior.
Fabric - also come in two types. On a paper basis and non-woven. In the first case, an environmentally friendly option. They breathe well, as the fabric surface and paper base allow air to pass through well. Textile wallpaper also has significant disadvantages. They collect dust, get dirty easily and absorb odors.
Paintable wallpaper is ideal for creating a decorative canvas in your own color scheme. Outwardly they look like a white canvas with an ornament. The main and unique advantage is that such wallpaper can always be repainted in a different color.
Linkrusta is an option that is more like plaster and bas-relief, as it has a three-dimensional pattern
When making renovations in an apartment or house, you should always consider what functional load a particular room bears. For the hallway and kitchen, it is logical to purchase wallpaper that is wear-resistant and washable. Natural-based wallpaper is suitable for living rooms.
Design specifics
Too much will result in an unexpected opposite effect; the interior will take on a vulgar image that will not be conducive to relaxation and good sleep. This design technique attracts attention when used in small doses. Gilded inclusions will add aristocracy:
- Furnishings;
- Frames for mirrors and artistic canvases:
- Unusual lamps;
- Lampshades;
- Accessories.
Great importance is paid to muted, mysterious lighting; golden-yellow light sources look great next to light or dark walls with light bulbs emitting a yellowish softened light flux. A golden headboard is appropriate.
The main thing is to follow common sense and a sense of proportion so that the room does not resemble a “treasure cave”.
The chic and charm inherent in the setting requires using only high-quality and expensive materials and textures. Photos of a golden bedroom will help you avoid mistakes in design and adopt successful ideas. It is strongly not recommended to combine gloss with matte.
What styles are they suitable for?
Classic and gold are inseparable. Wallpaper for these purposes should be purchased with a stylized pattern. Depending on the direction, wallpaper is purchased with various kinds of lush decor, monograms, borders, moldings and other decorative elements classified as one or another classical direction.
High-tech and modern imply strict geometric patterns. Elements of cubism in the design are welcome. But it is worth remembering that these styles do not like excessive decorativeness. Therefore, bright gold wallpaper should be diluted with uniform and monochromatic textures throughout the rest of the interior.
Industrial, loft and vintage - these styles are united by the lack of decorative rigor. In such interiors there may be objects and materials from other styles, but with traces of the years already lived.
Wallpaper with gold patterns, stripes and embossing can be used in all styles. The main condition is that their ornaments and decor match the chosen design. Correct decoration of walls with gold in each design direction gives the interior a piece of wisdom and positivity.
Relevance
They give the room an atmosphere of luxury, good wealth, and well-being.
When selecting material for walls, you should maintain a unity of style when matching the interior to it.
- Baroque style consists of white ornaments and monograms on a shiny yellow background, or gold on a dark background. If material of the same shade is glued to the walls, then they are decorated with relief borders and stucco molding.
- Art Nouveau style is embossed wallpaper.
- Wallpaper of the same tone, with inserts, geometric shapes and straight lines can add dynamics to the interior.
- The Art Deco style is characterized by luxury, lots of gold on a brown background, glass and geometric shapes. It is suitable for a spacious living room, since a large number of decorative items are used to create this style.
Apartment wall design
The living room, as the main one, deserves to be the most elegant. To decorate it, gold can easily be complemented by beige, terracotta, and blue colors. The kitchen space is largely designed in the dining area. The bedroom is a place of relaxation, and therefore it is recommended to use finishing materials with muted decor in its design. It is preferable to decorate the office without abundance. Separate decorative inserts on the walls are enough.
The remaining spaces of an apartment or house do not always need a similar design. The bathroom, hallway, balcony and dressing rooms can be decorated with materials with a similar design or similar decorative motifs, but without the abundant use of gold paints.
According to the laws of interior design, gold decoration on the walls should not exceed a third of the area of all the walls of the room.
Sometimes beautiful, bright golden wallpaper is used primarily not for decorative needs. For apartments with northern or shaded windows, this is a good option for solving the problem of lack of sunlight. Having your own sun in the apartment is not so bad in such cases.
But for southern windows, the abundance of gold is extremely contraindicated. But if the desire is great, you can buy black and gold wallpaper or brown and gold. But with a minimal amount of yellow.
Color compatibility
Leaf tonality suits light colors, and soft highlights acquire nobility in the vicinity of:
- Turquoise;
- Ocher;
- Emerald, green;
- Vishnev;
- Blue and cyan tone.
A tandem with burgundy guarantees discreet solemnity. Brown textiles and wooden furniture groups will sparkle with new colors against the background of gilding.
The black and gold alliance always has a stylish look surrounded by pastels; golden wallpaper with black details or charcoal furniture with precious metal fittings will add exoticism.
In a white and gold bedroom, whiteness will play along with the sparkling “companion”, but will not deprive the room of solemn sophistication, giving it elegance. The rules state that the leading color is used in a ratio of 1:3 in proportion to the rest of the selected colors.
Living room with gold trim
A spacious living room in a modern style with high ceilings will be effectively decorated with matte wallpaper with a large wavy pattern. The decor may well serve as a subject for zoning. A small area of the wall near the TV area or behind the sofa will become a good aesthetic feature if it is covered with such wallpaper. A beautiful accent is provided and the central part is effectively outlined.
This wall composition will be complemented by mirror panels with bevels on both sides and ceiling lighting. In this way, it will be possible to create an atmosphere of high aesthetics and solemnity, which is quite appropriate for a living room. But the bright elements of the central wall should be diluted with less flashy materials in other parts of the room. Ideally, these are natural plain textiles and natural wood floors.
From a design point of view, such a living room will also have white furniture made of natural solid wood, white sofas and armchairs.
Style directions
An important point is not to make a mistake with the choice of style. Gold fully matches:
- To the Colorful East. The emphasis is on textiles that look like cushions trimmed with catchy braid, a brocade bedspread, a silk canopy with voluminous tassels above the bed, and light transparent curtains.
- Sublime Baroque with paintings and stucco on high ceilings, gilded mirror frames and paintings in rich frames. Crystal chandeliers with gilded fragments are appropriate, as are the same strokes on vases, dishes, and figurines.
- Pretentious art deco, in which purple and red elements are acceptable in contrast with yellow metal.
- A golden bedroom with white furniture is characteristic of the Empire style, accompanied by clean lines, freshness and lightness.
- Egyptian monumental stylization with sandy natural shades, shimmering fabrics and wallpaper with appropriate national motifs.
- Ethnic flow, where nothing restrains the imagination of designers. Decoration is done with ritual masks, ancient ornamental sketches, and figurines of totem animals. Household items are based on brass, bronze, copper. The antique look of the room is given by artificially darkening the metal surfaces.
Retro emphasizes antique rarities. Wallpaper can have a geometric pattern, vertical stripes, monograms and hieroglyphs decorate pompous styles.
A brown and gold armchair, a leather sofa, and a chandelier with hanging iridescent threads can complement the strict classics. Bedrooms in golden color also correspond to ultra-modern branches of minimalism, loft, and playful modernism.
Bedroom
The bedroom environment should not disturb sleep. Materials for finishing walls and floors are not selected to be contrasting. Monochrome wallpaper that matches the design or color of furniture, carpets or curtains is ideal for such a room.
With the help of gold ornaments on the walls, you can easily turn your bedroom into a fairy-tale room. You just need to play along a little with accessories. A ceiling lamp, a cornice with curtains and a bed bought to match. This will allow you to achieve a harmonious, beautiful atmosphere in which it will be easy to fall asleep and pleasant to wake up. A similar room design with gold wallpaper is shown in the photo below.
What should you pay attention to?
Wall decoration with gold can be done in different ways.
Wallpapering is the simplest solution. But you need to remember that along with the golden color they have a variety of designs - geometric shapes, floral patterns, stripes. Any of these methods, combined with a lighter base background, makes the room visually more spacious.
A simple finishing solution - wallpapering
But it is not necessary to cover the walls in the room with wallpaper. There are other options, for example, plasterboard tiles with pollination, tiles with a “stone” finish.
You don’t have to cover the entire room with golden wallpaper, but rather focus on a specific detail. This will give the room rigor and proportionality.
Whatever the design of the room, gold should occupy no more than 1/3 of the space. Otherwise the room will look pretentious.
It is not necessary to cover all the walls with gold.
When decorating walls with gold, you need to remember some features:
- When planning to decorate a large room, it is best to make a bright accent with paintings and mirrors in gold frames on the walls.
- If the walls of the room are made in golden shades, then all other details should be neutral tones.
- It is better to choose furniture for such a room in white or gray, plain curtains and a minimum number of details.
- Warm gold can visually make a room smaller, so this shade should not be used in small rooms.
- When deciding on the choice of “golden” wallpaper, it is better to focus on options with strict geometric patterns or vertical lines. Monograms will look pompous, and hieroglyphs are more from a series of oriental motifs.
- A combination of glossy and matte textures of gold tones should be avoided.
Photo wallpaper with golden drops
Advice An excess of gold can ruin the interior, so you need to use this shade for walls carefully.
Kitchen wall design
The golden color not only imparts positivity, but also improves appetite. Gold wallpaper in the kitchen in the dining area will come in handy. If the space allocated for the dining room is large enough, wallpaper can be used with a three-dimensional pattern. But in general, the area of walls covered with gold should not be excessive. In the cooking area, this accent can be easily maintained with the help of a themed wall panel, gold handles and other accessories.
A design with gold wallpaper for a kitchen, living room, bedroom or other room in an apartment or house should be discussed with an experienced designer. After all, as life shows, when there is too much gold, its owner loses his human qualities, and the interior loses its attractiveness, harmony and only repels.
Room design in gold tones: fashion or exclusive
Even the most laconic and austere interior can be enlivened with the help of gold color. The fashion for this noble shade will never go away, so you have plenty of opportunities to come up with an exclusive design project.
Gold for interior decoration became popular in the 17th century. In all eras it was appropriate in the most controversial and pompous design direction - Baroque. Many professionals still use elements of this style when creating modern projects.
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