American Interior: Key Features, Design Options and Decorating (60 Photos)

Distinctive features and color scheme

The complex collective American style owes its origin to the multinational characteristics of the country. Eclecticism, a combination of Eastern, African and European features of decor and interior design, a combination of fashion trends from different eras and social groups create a single collective American style.

The American style is characterized by the neatness, presentability of Victorian England and the simplicity, functionality and naturalness of the African interior.

The photo shows a girl’s bedroom in the attic in American country style with wood paneling and a wrought iron chandelier. The decor is a floor lamp and a bedside lamp with a children’s print.

The American interior can be recognized by the following distinctive features:

• imitation of luxury and the use of plastic instead of wood for decoration, MDF instead of wooden panels;
• lighting is created as economical and local as possible (sconces, floor lamps, table lamps), central chandeliers are appropriate in the living room;
• organization of space and zoning with the help of niches, partitions, through shelves, in one space there are zones of the kitchen and dining room, living room and hallway;
• furniture is not located along the walls, but in the center.

American interiors are characterized by the dominance of natural colors: beige, brown, ocher, olive, white, burgundy. Shades of crimson or blue can be used for the bedroom. For decor in the American style, the color of metal and gilding is suitable.

Types of style

American interior can be divided into subcategories by stylistic features that have developed due to geographical features.

American classic

American classic in the interior came with the resettlement of the Old England and aristocracy. Paired furniture, symmetry, light finish, white fireplace, spacious armchairs, classic curtains are important. Lighting is divided into zones and turned on as needed.

The photo shows a classic example of American interior in a private house with niches, an abundance of lamps, glass and furniture in the English style.

American neoclassical style

Combines simplicity and sophistication, the use of a false fireplace, plastic panels, mixed textiles is acceptable. The flexibility of the neoclassical style in the American interior makes it possible to combine modern achievements in construction and technology with classical interior rules.

Modern American style

Combines classic furniture arrangement, local lighting with modern furniture, loft lamps, bright and dark finishes with exotic figurines, vases, paintings and interior items.

American country style

American country style is the basis of a country interior, it is characterized by wooden finishing of the floor, walls, ceiling, which are covered with varnish or paint, beamed ceiling, plain walls or floral pattern on the wallpaper. A fireplace in the living room and a leather sofa are a must.

Apartment interior in American style

Kitchen

The kitchen is done in light shades, with parquet-like porcelain stoneware, paint, panels, and tiles. The kitchen set in the American interior is most often matte, straight or L-shaped.

The photo shows a corner kitchen in an American-style apartment in a stylish gray and white color with a black countertop and an apron made of tiles laid out in a herringbone pattern.

Living room

The living room serves as a place for loud meetings, there is a large sofa, 2-4 armchairs, a coffee table, a chest of drawers. The American interior of the living room is done in light colors, neutral wallpaper, laminate, white ceiling are suitable for decoration.

For effect, the upholstery of the furniture can be bright. The windows are not covered with curtains, revealing a large wooden frame, or straight curtains and Roman blinds are used.

The photo shows the interior of a small living room in light colors with a large floor lamp, carpet and niche shelves.

Bedroom

The bed should be high and classically shaped, bedside tables and a chest of drawers are required. Wood or carpet are suitable for the floor. Panels with a pattern and paintings, a triptych, a floor lamp, and fresh flowers are suitable for decoration.

Children’s room

Children’s room in American style is distinguished by the arrangement of furniture not close to the wall, but in the center, along the walls there are racks, high chests of drawers and shelves.

Furniture is chosen in the English classic style with correct forms and functional rigor. The decor is posters, stickers, and lots of spotlights.

For wall decoration, choose paper wallpaper in a solid color or floral design in pink, gray, or blue.

Bathroom

The bathroom is paneled, decorated with mosaics and light paint.

Space is used rationally, therefore a shower stall is installed, for combined bathrooms of average size a bathtub is suitable. The decor is towel holders, a mirror, lamps above it, simple faucets, flowers, glass jars.

House interior

In a country house, an American style kitchen is most often combined with a dining room or a living room, so it is important to equip high-quality ventilation and an exhaust hood. The set is matte with a wooden texture in light shades.

By shape, they choose an island set, where a dishwasher and washing machine are built into the central table.

The photo shows an island kitchen in the interior of the house, which is distinguished by the restraint of the color scheme and shapes headset.

For a living room in an American-style house, a fireplace will be suitable, which will remind you of family tradition and a hearth of comfort. In a spacious room you can install a couple of wicker chairs, a bookcase and shelves.

An American-style bathroom in a house surprises with its large area, where the bathtub is installed on a podium, or in the middle of the room, and a full-size window with blinds.

Finishing

Walls

Plaster, paneling, plain paint, and wallpaper are used for the walls.

Paper or textile wallpaper with a printed, three-dimensional design is used, most often it is a plant pattern.

Floor covering

The floor is usually covered with laminate or wooden board, usually light or brown. A large carpet with a single-color or ethnic design is also suitable for a living room or bedroom.

Ceiling

The ceiling is finished with whitewash, paint with single-color moldings along the perimeter. Neutral and light colors are selected. The ceiling in a country house is decorated with beams.

Doors

Doors are often combined with the color of the window, and are not tied to the shade of the floor. They come in both glass and wood.

Features of choosing furniture

There are features of furniture arrangement in the American style. It is placed in the center of the room, preference is given to large-sized furniture and from the same collection or in the same color scheme with matching texture and design.

Furniture in the American interior should be comfortable, combine factory and handmade elements. In the living room it is important to have a large sofa, armchairs, a coffee table, in the hallway – a bench, a console, in the kitchen – an island.

The photo shows the reception area in the hall with a low antique table and massive chairs, the decor is floor lamps and a golden cup.

Features of choosing curtains

Curtains are rarely used in American interiors, but preference is given to geometric patterns, curtains with large stripes, checkered, with a small floral pattern. They match the pattern of the carpet or a single-color carpet.

For American interiors, blended or natural fabrics are chosen for quality. Lambrequins and fringes are inappropriate; it is possible to use blinds and Roman blinds.

The photo shows the dining area in the kitchen, translucent curtains with classic tassel grabs slightly cover the wooden window frames.

Lighting and decor

Lighting

Lighting is used rationally, only the necessary part of a large room is illuminated. Here modern and antique floor lamps, sconces, chandeliers, candelabra, candles, spotlights, forged and fabric lampshades are combined.

Decor

Fresh flowers and flower arrangements, photos, ceramic, metal and wooden figurines, stone products, paintings and posters are used for decoration.

The photo shows a living room interior with many floor lamps, photographs, decorative pillows, identical paintings and ethnic plates.