Boho Chic: an extremely original and trendy style

Boho Chic: a very trendy furnishing style in recent years, inspired by the lifestyle of 19th century artists. What is the meaning of the term Boho? This style comes from the combination of two terms: bohemian and chic, the latter term of French origin meaning elegant.

Boho Chic is a decidedly original and personal style of furnishing, which makes use of many different colours and finishes: when using colours, this style often favours the use of green. Another peculiarity of the Boho Chic style is the use of unique pieces.

Here is everything you need to know about the Boho Chic furnishing style.

Boho Chic Home

The style of a house conceived according to Boho Chic dictates prefers stylistic lines inspired by the 70s, which can be traced back to nomadic and itinerant hippy and ethnic life. The elements that distinguish this style, capable of giving life to an extremely welcoming and informal environment, can be outlined as follows:

  • Extremely colourful carpets and cushions
  • Classic modern furniture with modern and unusual accessories
  • Floral and coloured patterns
  • Perfect combination of ethnic and vintage elements
  • Furniture and furnishing accessories characterised by particularly bright colours and colours.

Bohemian lifestyle and birth of the term Boho

The Bohemian way of life was born in the 19th century with the association to the lives of creatives, artists and intellectuals who often and willingly led their lives on the margins of social structures. These personalities were distinguished by their unconventionality and their eccentric and decadent elegance.

The term Boho was first coined at the beginning of the new millennium as a new trend in the fashion world. Later the term was also used in the world of furniture and design.

We could define the Boho Chic furnishing style as a concentration of other styles, ranging from the Far West to the hippy movement and ethnic style, passing respectively from Africa, India and Morocco to the Nordic latitudes. For this reason we can define Boho Chic as an extremely original stylistic concept, characterised by the expression of multiple colours and finishes.

Boho Chic as a combination of vintage and modern

combinazione vintage e moderno

The Boho Chic style is often characterised by a perfect blend of vintage and modern furnishing elements, which create a welcoming space with a great stylistic personality. A fundamental aspect of this style is precisely represented by a perfect mix of old and new.

Boho Chic does not simply mean bohemian furniture. It is something more: a style of furniture that is certainly not suitable for lovers of minimalism. In fact, Boho Chic is characterized by a perfect combination of vintage and modern elements able to tell the story of those who live every day inside the spaces, through the choice of unique pieces.

Very interesting fact is that the houses conceived and furnished with the help of Boho Chic style, in fact they never look alike. It is precisely the use of unique and inimitable vintage pieces that makes an environment with great personality. This represents in fact the stamp and trademark of every house that expresses an authentic Boho Chic character.

Boho Chic and creative recycling

Creative recycling is a very important component of Boho Chic style: it is precisely through creative recycling that you can find interesting objects in an old cellar or garage to give new life to in your spaces.

Creative recycling represents a particularly fun and creative aspect for those who want to furnish their home in Boho Chic style. Our advice in this regard is not to be in a hurry: many objects must be found and must represent the right opportunity to give your rooms the personality you are looking for. Remember that a room made in Boho Chic style is, so to speak, in continuous evolution.

Using colour in a Boho Chic environment

As pointed out in the previous paragraphs, the important use of colour is one of the aspects that characterise the Boho Chic furnishing style. Colour represents a fundamental element for this style. Boho Chic houses are always very colourful, from the furniture in the spaces to the textiles and decorative objects.

To furnish a Boho Chic bedroom, you can play with the colours and colours of the bed and pillows, as well as the wardrobes and furniture in the sleeping area.

When choosing the colours, our advice is to prefer very warm colours, such as different shades of red, orange and again purple and blue. The choice of these colours derives from the fact that a Boho Chic environment is born from the need to tell the life and stories of globetrotters, hippies and nature lovers: the appeal of the latter lies in the choice of colours.

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Never forget that when creating an environment inspired by Boho Chic style, you must always pay the utmost attention to textiles. The patterns chosen for this style are often reminiscent of countries like India and Morocco: warm colours and geometric shapes, which often represent normality, should be preferred.

As far as the use of colours is concerned, it should be pointed out that Boho Chic houses are always very green. In this regard, the use of plants cannot be lacking; these are not simple decorative elements but on the contrary they are fundamental to give life to a welcoming, warm and why not a bit hippie environment. Plants can also be used as separation elements in open spaces characterized by important sizes.

Typical furnishing elements of a Boho Chic space

Below are some of the typical furnishing elements, which will not be missing in a Boho Chic style inspired furnishing space:

  • Poufs characterized by a decidedly ethnic style
  • Great abundance of cushions in a wide variety of print shades
  • Extremely comfortable and comfortable sofas
  • Carpets reminiscent of the Orient and if possible made with the help of natural fibres
  • Vintage furniture and accessories
  • Presence of patchwork in at least one point of your spaces
  • Presence of many plants
  • Give space to your imagination and engage in the search for particularly eccentric vintage objects and accessories.