Types of Living Room Designs

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Title: Inspirasi Design Interior apartemen Author: Peter Yogan Gandakusuma Source Type: Book

Coffee and lounge style


Drinking coffee had been a part of the urban culture of chatting, relaxing, and joining into a community. Starting from rural cities, to even big cities including Jakarta. That sort of culture, is where the theme of lounge in interior designs take place. This sort of styled room usually doesn't need to be wide, as it can adjust to compact living rooms. ! Posters and photo frames in which follows the 'coffee shop' theme Wallpapers that supports the theme Choose texturing materials for the wood shelf, which is milky brown color so it won't be dark Marble motive wall texture from homogenous type tiles with racks of wood lines so it looks luxurious and modern. Matching wood parquet that makes the room looks warmer and builds up the coffee shop theme. Choose leather sofa that imitates the color white. Hence, the room will look more cozy and elegant. At the side of the wall, add many small drawers (credenza) so that it loos antique and can be lled with chosen types of coffee beans. Mirrors on top of the drawers (credenza) will make one side of the room looks wider. Coffee shop styled pantry/mini bar Bar needs to look really clean and effective. Stove, dispenser, and fridge Texture of bar needs to stay consistent,and blended in with the living room The pantry walls and table use clear reective acrylic, as it's more heat resistant than glass. In addition, it can easily clean spilled oil.

Posters & Photo Frames Wood Shelf Leather Sofa Credenza / Drawers Mirrors Pantry / Mini Bar

American Colonial Style


! Is a classical style, which gives the perspective of elegance, renement and luxurious. Carvings that reects the nobles. Using the color of oakwood effects the warm atmosphere of colonial style Usually takes place in a huge decorated room.

Atmosphere Floor: Timber wood MDF with oakwood texture which is dark solid brown. Wall Carvings: panels of wall carvings that's painted white to manifest a steady and clean wall, which is about 1 m tall above the ground. Ceiling Panel: Use gypsum list to completely give a contrast of color and material, separating the wall and the ceiling. Use same color as the wall carving to harmonize the room with similar tone, which looks simple-cozy, but still luxuriously classical. Pantry Mini bar with chairs. Therefore allows a 'quick-breakfast' style Wine Cellar could be designed in the walls for those families who have collection of wine. Objects Add a rise ceiling to a tall ceiling wall. This aims to clarify the centre of the house. Make the rise ceiling stand out by using different color and textured walls. Such as using wash paint motived walls or color it gold/yellow to look elegant, and add hidden lights so it looks brighter. Using dark brown for the leather sofa will make it look more deluxe and adult. Decorate with many elements, such as credenza, corner shelf, hanging lights, statues, and big photo frame. We can change the chimneys like in 4-seasoned countries, into TV and tall audio speakers. Add also a statue of hunted animal's head, to build out a stronger theme.

Timbre Wood & MDF Wall Panels Gypsum List Mini Bar & Wine Cellar Wood Shelf Hidden Lights Rise Cieling Dark Brown Sofa Classic Decorations

Contemporary Style
! More to simplicity of shapes. Neat room with rm lines Used to effectively ll in spaces in compact rooms. Full of improvisation, which lead us to challenge ourself with designs that are unique. Building Athmosphere White: Brings clean, simple and neutral Lemon Green: Brings attention All furnitures use multiplex wood and laminated with HPL (high-pressure laminate) Creases in ceiling wall Use various shapes of creases along the ceiling walls. Use White-pearl or white-metallic paint, although it might be more expensive There's going to be a lot of corners and creases so stay away from the sharp corners Pantries Stay with pantry designs that have a lot of shelves and corners Use foldable table so that doesn't take space and can be put in cupboard. Use square chairs that can be placed in cabinet holes. Hidden lights behind creases on walls Use a rise ceilings and put hidden lights behind the crease. Use indirect lights under folded walls, sort of avoiding from a single point of light source. Carpets Use grey (dark color) carpets to replace ceramic oors If ceramic is preferred, make sure to use ceramic with colors that match with theme

HPL Multiplex wood Chairs in cabinet holes Foldable tables Hidden Lights Crease/ Folded walls

Green Interior Design Style


Campaigning go-green products as well as using materials that are eco-friendly Reminding people about village or kampoeng especially for Indonesian traditions ! Atmosphere purposely using materials & decorative objects that are old-fashioned Using recycled wood that had been sprayed with anti-termites and anti-mushroom spray Building room with objects Use strong wood planes as a stage to relax. Add some big pillows. Add lights blew the stage so it looks eye-catchy. Use crossing bamboos to build up theme for the ceiling ornaments. Use hanging bulbs coming out from the ceiling bamboos. Can use recycled newspapers as wallpapers by sticking it with starch glue. Use covered bird cage as a lampshade. Use mosaic stone tiles as walls.

Stage
Bamboo Ceiling Ornaments

Hanging bulbs Recycled Newspapers lampshade Mosaic stone tiles

Modern Minimalist Style


! urban design that is mail simplistic and usually uses colors that are monotone. Stiff and strong elements and less decorative. Aims to bring appearance of simple and cozy Relaxing like experiencing a 5 star hotel suite Atmosphere in the style of 5 star hotel Use formal colors such as calm grey and gradate with the color black and white Parquet wood in the color of oak and teak. (hard wood) simple, stable, monotone Walls Use marble type white cararra bring texture and characters to the walls. Replace walls with mirrors.

Posters & Photo Frames Wood Shelf Leather Sofa Credenza / Drawers Mirrors Pantry / Mini Bar

Retro Style
! 50-70s style, which had been quite well-known In those days, they play around with bright graphic colors Sofas usually uses fabric Collection of classical materials in those age, interior vintage products, vases, etc. Objects: Old School tiles so it looks not neat and archaic Posters and related of 'pop culture' Egg Chair Tables and sofas with curved edge looks relax Orange color always works in Retro styled room. Lounge: Bar with tall chairs made out of ber glass Tables and pantries always associated with curve shapes.

Old School Tiles Posters Egg Chair Curve edged tables Tall Chairs

Soho Style
SOHO stands for Small Ofce Home Ofce Associated with simple and compact design for busy people ! Atmosphere: Make the room feels calm by using colors such as pale pastel, green, blue, cream, so it gives a light effect to the eyes of the client when working Use parquet wood with the color of yellowish-bamboo so it feels cozy and is easier to clean then using carpet that easily gets dusty Objects: Add posters or motivational words related to prociency of work Short tables with chairs that are pushable under it Looks really compact, so choosing objects that does not take much space and can easily be kept, folded, etc. Use multiplex wood because it is more durable, unlike HPL materials Mezzanine - A oor between ceiling and oor. Keep materials similar tones, such as pastel wood.

Pale Pastel Colors Yellowish-Bamboo Color


Posters / Motivational Words

Chairs in cabinet holes Multiplex Wood Mezzanine

Bali Resort Style


looks natural and very close to nature, like resort hotels Use natural materials Objects: Try to stay away from sofas and chairs. Use bale-bale (long wooden stage) instead. Add mattress on the bale-bale Place the TV hanging on the wall, so it isn't too crowded or narrowed spaces. Replace some ceramic with bali bricks. The tone of the room is usually brown-red.

Bale-Bale Yellowish-Bamboo Matress Color


Posters / Motivational Hanging TV Words

Chairs Bali in cabinet Bricks holes

Library & Lounge Style


A place which people relax like library and lounges. Atmosphere need to be warm and calm Objects: Use panels of wood for the book case. Book case panels can be inserted by putting holes onto walls. Use hidden light to bring elegance into the book case. Book case walls use bright colors such as gold-yellow, so it would be nicely lit up from hidden lights as it gives the romantic effect. Lighting For small rooms, don't be afraid to use dark based wallpapers, as the lights will give the yellow effect as it shines through it. Choose comfortable sofas. The color white is suggested since it stays it's modern look. Room Stay away from eating tables. Without it will make the room looks wider and more spaceful, like lounge and libraries. Add partitions between rooms such as between the kitchen and the living room, by putting wooden vertical panels along the ceiling and oor. Add more ower vases so the room still looks natural and green. Use panel mirrors to make the room look bigger

Wood Panels Book Case Hidden Lights Dark based Wallpaper Comfortable Sofas Wooden Vertical Panels Flower Vases Panel Mirror

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