English-style furniture: all you need to know

Today we are going to talk to you about English style furniture: for a design with a new classic flavour, deciding to take up and be inspired by the English country style is a great opportunity.

For the configuration of a space conceived according to the dictates of the new classic style, a fundamental role is certainly played by colours. Here is all you need to know about creating an environment that expresses itself in the right mix of classic English furniture and modern style.

English furnishing style: combinations for every room in the house

The furnishing inspired by the English style, undoubtedly favours the use of the colour white. For the creation of an environment furnished in a new classic style it is important to make a balanced use of colour: this will allow you to combine furniture and furnishings that are very different from each other.

In addition to the important use of white, our advice is also to prefer pastel and neutral colours: the latter in particular are able to adapt to a more classic and baroque style. Mixing them with brighter colours, on the other hand, will enhance the furnishings of a decidedly more vintage and retro environment.

The new classic ambience and atmosphere can be recreated in every room and environment of the house. For the kitchen you can choose to use pastel colours and shades for the walls, using black and white for the furniture (perfect colours for glossy surfaces). In this context you can also decide to arrange baroque chairs (decidedly flashy), with coloured upholstery (English colonial style furniture). Combine the chairs with a table that expresses a linear and minimalist design.

For the furnishing of the perfect English-style living room, in this room of the house you can best express the new classic atmospheres. Our advice in these circumstances is to combine vintage shapes with decidedly bright colours and shades. For example, you can choose to arrange quilted sofas in your English living room, combined with white or black furniture and furnishings, recreating the perfect new classic combination.

Alternatively, you can opt for a sofa with more modern lines and style, combined with more typically vintage retro armchairs (or vice versa), with the addition of a classic glass and wood table. As far as the flooring is concerned, in these furnishing circumstances the ideal solution is certainly parquet.

Let us now come to the configuration of a new classic bedroom, with inspiration from the English furnishing style. For your sleeping area you can opt for the choice of furniture characterised by rounded shapes and soft lines, combined with more modern elements. A typical element of a classic English bedroom is the dresser with built-in mirror. You can also decide to place in your bedroom a seat inspired by the rococo style, perhaps in shades of colour that recall the variants of pink. In a bedroom with these atmospheres, it is better to choose kept colours.

Classic English style furniture elements

Finally, here are some ideas for the configuration of a house or flat inspired by classic English style furniture.

In a house which can be defined as truly British, white walls are a must: as mentioned in the previous paragraphs, white is undoubtedly the prevailing colour in the classic and modern English furnishing style. Even better if this colour is combined with rustic walls with exposed bricks (a condition often found in the houses of the main cities in the United Kingdom).

Regardless of the style of furniture and furnishings you choose, our advice is to choose white or the natural colour of solid wood. Scandinavian Nordic style furniture (link to article) can also find a place in a typically British environment.

Another typical and distinctive element of a classic English house is the presence of a fireplace: if you are lucky enough to have this element in your spaces, try to make the most of it. And again, in a typically English living room you cannot miss the presence of at least one rug (better if medium-large, if your space allows it).

As regards lighting in a classic English setting, you can opt for a classic antique brass chandelier with opaline glass shades. For textiles, it is best to opt for tailored fabrics on beds, sofas and armchairs.

Finally, for a classic English environment, there is plenty of room for wood panelling and trompe-l'oeil.