Get the Look from Downton Abbey: A New Era for Your Home
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The release of Downton Abbey: A new era has sparked our interest in antique furniture and we are not alone. The follow up to the 2019 movie shows the cast as they travel to the South of France to investigate Dowager Countess' inherited villa. The movie is set in 1928, a time when the Edwardian interior design style was popular in the UK. If you are interested in finding out how to get the Downton Abbey Interior Style for your home, we've got you covered.
The Living Room
To achieve the Downton Abbey: A New Era look, extravagant wallpaper is an essential element. We recommend print or handcrafted wallpaper in shades of gold and green. Choose the pattern that fits your personal style the most, and remember that combining multiple different patterns will create a beautiful aesthetic that you see often in the latest Downton Abbey movie. Because rooms didn't have central heating back then, most rooms were centered around a fireplace. For an authentic look, make sure to arrange sofa, armchair and couchtable around the fireplace of your living room. When choosing the right Edwardian-style sofa, make sure to look for antique sofas with curved edges. Use the same criteria for coffee tables, book shelves and armchairs as well. To decorate the living room a decorative mural is a must. Hang up a print of a classic painting such as “Dance in the City” by Renoir and combine it with a painting from “The Birthday” by Chagall and ornate frames. You wouldn’t find this painting in Downton Abbey but we like the surprise effect.
A typical Downton Abbey Interior requires special features such as mouldings on the ceiling and walls. Ensure these elements are painted in ivory-white instead of regular white to create a softer look. The rest of the wall should be covered by print or handcrafted wallpaper in sage-gray. The furniture inside your bedroom should have, similar to the living room, round edges and a few gold elements. The Downton Abbey Decor includes wall galleries made up of many individual pieces by contemporary (unknown) artists. Start your own gallery wall by buying a small piece and step by step add to your collection. To recreate the aesthetic of Lady Mary Crawley's bedroom, regulate the light that falls into your bedroom with a few extravagant drapes that touch the floor. Creating the right light inside your bedroom can significantly impact how comfortable you feel inside this room. For that reason, make sure to invest in lamps with fringed lampshades, sparkling chandeliers and candelabras.
There are two different looks that we recommend to turn your kitchen into an Edwardian dream. If you prefer a bright kitchen, decorate your kitchen in pastel blue and ivory. Combine this look with wallpapers and textiles covered in floral prints. Alternatively, choose a shade of green that you can smoothly combine with dark wood furniture made out of mahogany, walnut or oak. Both looks require pieces of furniture with a round silhouette.
The color scheme of a room was often determined by a large painting in 1928. To achieve the authentic Downton Abbey interior look, decide which wall of the room is the right place for a painting and spruce it up with a 100 x 70 cm sized painting of "Primavera" by Botticelli. The right furniture for your "Downton Abbey: A New Era"-inspired dining room is upholstered and coloured in dull blue or grey and ivory painted wood. The dining room is the ideal place for a glass cabinet, where you can store the special tableware. To support the overall look of the room, choose a light blue or soft green wallpaper. A print wallpaper or textured wallpaper will work as well. A beautiful chandelier and golden ornaments decorating the walls and ceiling is the right decoration to create the Downton Abbey interior look.
1. Light up your home with candles
Decorate the mantel, dining table or window sill with candles, turn off the lights and enjoy the ambiance.
2. Hang up family portraits
No matter the room, family portraits really bring out the Downton Abbey style.
3. Gold, gold and more gold
Paint the frame of chairs or the edges of your dresser with gold paint to provide accents.
4. Choose glamour and jewels
Don't have a sapphire or ruby yourself? Neither do we. So to furnish your home in Edwardian style, go for jewel colors like ruby red, sapphire blue, emerald green, citrine orange, amethyst purple and topaz light blue.
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