How to Decorate Art Deco: Interior Design Styles Explained

[@LindsayLiving]

Hey there interior design buddies! I'm back with another design style video. Would you try any Art Deco pieces in your home? Do you already have any fun pieces? Do tell... 😍Let's connect on Instagram! You can find me at instagram.com/lindsayliving

[@romulus4395]

I've got to tell you I am totally in love with art deco! I have a room full of art Deco paintings a couple vases - and even cubist mixed in with industrial style. That is my jam.

[@pamelahudson824]

Love mirrored furniture ❤

[@ellenwaters9744]

I love art deco and really enjoyed this video! I also appreciate how you tell us to shop our own houses with practical suggestions on what to search for. Thanks for another brilliant video!

[@LindsayLiving]

Thanks so much! I'm so glad that message comes through because it's so important. Although I discuss interior design and trends on this channel, I don't want to over-encourage rampant over-consumerism. For me it's all about careful curation no matter the design style.

[@niyatirohatgi]

absolutely loved this video! so thorough, i loved that you start with the history, influence and how one can spot art deco designs and then how one could use it in the present day. I'm currently re-doing my home and i lovee art deco! so happy i came across this video. lots of love

[@LindsayLiving]

Glad you enjoyed it! Enjoy every moment of the process - hunting for Art Deco pieces in vintage shops is truly thrilling..

[@michelledehaen8997]

Very interesting Lindsay, I like timeless pieces combined with modern onces. Very authentic with great history aswell, thank you. 😍🤩💖💥💯👌👍

[@LindsayLiving]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for watching!

[@lorireel8582]

Wonderful video. Some good ideas. I am separating from my husband after 34 really good years of marriage. Focusing on an Art Deco bedroom (thanks to already having a bedroom chest of drawers and another matching cabinet) has been a blessing. Giving me something fun to look forward to. Thanks for sharing!

[@sugarbomb26]

Great video! You were so thorough and packed the video with inspiring drool worthy images all the way through.

[@LindsayLiving]

Thank you for watching and for your wonderful comment! I put a lot of effort into making the video thorough and visually appealing, so I'm really glad it resonated with you.

[@johnbehneman1546]

GREAT VIDEO LINDSAY!!!! I LEARNED SO MUCH!!!! YES, ART DECO INTERIOR DESIGN IS ALSO A JOURNEY. BUT IT IS A FUN JOURNEY!!! IT IS AN EVOLUTION OF YOUR SPACE. IT TAKES TIME AND PATIENCE. BUT THE RESULTS PAY OFF BIG TIME!!! I AM STILL LEARNING AND GROWING ABOUT ART DECO. BUT I AM HAVING SO MUCH FUN!!! THAT IS WHAT MATTERS MOST!!!! ENJOY THE JOURNEY!!! GREAT VIDEO AND EDUCATION. THANKS FOR SHARING!!!

[@LindsayLiving]

I couldn't agree more. As I've shifted into full-time DIY Interior Design content I'm all about making slow and steady progress toward the home of our dreams. If you enjoy the process like we do you know it's all the fun part.

[@bethanymcdonnell6115]

I love all of your videos!!! Please keep making them!

[@LindsayLiving]

Thanks so much, Bethany! 😊

[@berlinorama]

I have a lovely French Art Deco pewter table lamp in the shape of a stylised artichoke. My friend found it on EBay and gave it to me for Christmas! I did have to get it rewired but it was well worth it and now graces my kitchen table.

[@LindsayLiving]

That sounds amazing, Pamela! It's all about the hunt - so great of your friend to find such a great piece for you!

[@berlinorama]

@@LindsayLiving I didn't mean to post the same thing twice but my first comment didn't appear until you commented. My friend finds the most amazing stuff on Ebay, a true genius!

[@peatieginger8025]

Such an informative video with so much information and great pictures. Fin to watch not a boring moment. Thanks😊

[@LindsayLiving]

Fantastic, thanks so much!

[@deetgeluid]

I just got an appartment in the Hague, Nethelands from 1023. Totally mixing Art Deco with Art Nouveau. Wich is possible!❤

[@LindsayLiving]

That sounds amazing!! Love it!

[@cheamericana]

My problem is that I love art deco and rustic. Is it possible to combine those two. Uughh

[@flowersafeheart]

Thanks so much for explaining Art Deco! Starting to get a feel for it here. Not my style but exploring it for a project idea and trying to be aware of various styles.

[@LindsayLiving]

Have fun! Exploring different styles is one of my favorite pastimes. ❤️

[@aiccorp6001]

Art deco is my favorite, I wish I lived during that time.

[@LindsayLiving]

It's such a beautiful style. It still feels fresh even after all these years.

[@stilltryin71]

Totally enjoyed your video. TFS.

[@LindsayLiving]

I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!

[@aiccorp6001]

Love Jonathon Adler!

[@LindsayLiving]

He's the best! 😊

[@craigmoir8655]

Great vid Very helpful for me thank you

[@LindsayLiving]

Glad it helped! 🌺

[@t6070h]

Cincinnati has a lot of art deco influence. Carew Tower/Netherland plaza and union terminal are absolutely art deco to the max.

[@LindsayLiving]

It's so fun to spot Art Deco architecture in major cities across the US. One of my favorite things about domestic travel. Thanks for sharing some in Cincinnati!

[@chriswalker810]

I chose Rapture! Andrew Ryan Bioshock

[@Doomsterlobster]

Nice video! However, at the risk of a "well, actually", I would caution against projecting later generalisations into the past. There was no all-encompassing "art deco style" in the 1920s (the term itself came later), and many of the examples associated with "art deco interior design" come from different directions. If we're talking about Europe and North America broadly, the 1920s (and 1930s) had several trends going on. 1) There were the last hurrahs of art nouveau/Jugendstil/Secession, which had taken on a more geometric and futuristic/archaic approach (compared to the romanticism and naturalism of the other end of its spectrum). Many geometric patterns we associate with art deco would sit well in a late jugendstil building. Look at some of the simpler candelabra of the style, they go really well with what you might consider art deco. 2) In reaction against naturalism, there was a return to classicism in architecture and academic interior design, as showcased by books such as Frank Alvah Parson's Interior Decoration: Its Principles and Practice (1915). This includes the symmetrical pairs of stuff you mentioned, the return to clean structural lines and positioning of furniture against walls, but also classical-inspired sculpture and reliefs of athletic youths etc. 3) There was the Bauhaus and its influence on functionalist modern design, including use of metal. This, I think, was a very different school of design at the time, and only later marketing would conflate the two in modern riffs on "art deco." 4) There was, and this I think is overlooked, the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, which initiated a huge Egyptian trend (kind of like what Napoleon's campaigns did to empire style) in just about everything. It was a huge sensation, comparable to the moon landing. A lot of the golden, archaic, decorative flavor of what we now call art deco is directly influenced by the discovery. 5) There was also a streak of orientalism and decadence, which you might see especially in a smoking room or parlour: oriental rugs, ottomans and sofas with tassles and rich, decorative upholstering etc. This, of course, is in addition to the fact that most homes were mostly decorated with older furniture. You didn't redo everything just because something new came into fashion. So actual 1920s style was even more heterogenous. But even so, I think it's useful and interesting to distinguish these different strands that make up what we've later come to think of as "art deco". It might give us more ideas to build up our own rooms than just looking up modern Pinterest interiors marketed as art deco.

[@LindsayLiving]

I appreciate your thoughtful comment and the additional information you provided. It's great to have viewers like you who are knowledgeable and passionate about design history. Thank you for enriching the conversation!

[@carmencolon3520]

I am not an art Deco fan. Can't imagine my soul wrap around that concept. Now I do have a big conflict I own a Victorian farmhouse but my test is sorta more Victorian elegance with French flare. I probably have a happy mess of decord in my house. I should probably research French Victorian decord to see if I can find myself in an put stop to the madness. I need new kitchen cabinets how can I mix the two style ?

[@LindsayLiving]

Since Victorian style homes are known for high ceilings, woodwork and artistic details, I think it should be fine to integrate your French design inspiration. Are you more French Provincial or French Country (I'm assuming not French Modern since you said more "Victorian Elegance French Flair". Try selecting one special piece for a space (visual interest) and filling in other pieces with simpler, classic pieces that let your special piece shine.

[@carmencolon3520]

@@LindsayLiving Will look at pictures to determine which one of the styles call my name. I love ornate details and gold. Thanks

[@Elemiriel]

I definitely love art deco. I would say mixed with a bit of regency/greek revival, and some whimsical details, all mixed in a somewhat minimal way (definitely NOT maximalist) is my style. I like everything being very purposely layered in eras of history/present, almost like an old cafe celebrating their 300th anniversary lol

[@marian1633]

English cottage like in The holiday

[@LindsayLiving]

Ooh that's a great one! I've discussed cottage core and similar styles in past videos, but that might be a fun deep dive. Thanks!

[@graceeste7469]

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[@LindsayLiving]

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