#Prodesign
09/08/201909/07/2019 Anna Frantsuzova
In the last decade, the good old tradition of hand embroidery has returned to fashion. Today, women do not have to create a sketch on their own and then select the desired shades of thread: in online stores it is easy to purchase ready-made kits for cross stitch, tapestry stitch, beads, satin stitch and ribbons.
In addition to paintings with still lifes, landscapes, flowers, animals and reproductions of works by famous artists, craftswomen embroider napkins, children's bedding, kitchen textiles and decorative pillows.
A long-forgotten tradition fits appropriately into the modern interior design trend, where the emphasis is on elements of national styles. In this material we will tell you where and how to place embroidered items in the apartment in order to best complement the interior of the room with them.
Features of decorating rooms with embroidery
Embroidery in the interior performs an exclusively decorative function. It makes it more homely, cozy, sophisticated and chic. Decorative and applied art is actively used to decorate modern interiors, because it has a number of advantages over other techniques:
- a huge selection of subjects and a variety of colors of products;
- items with embroidery fit into interiors of any style;
- people without experience can learn to embroider beautiful pictures;
- materials for needlework are inexpensive;
- Each piece of decor is unique and therefore valuable.
Embroidered paintings in frames will be the highlight of any interior
Items with embroidery will look beautiful in the interior if they are chosen correctly in style and color scheme. One of the basic rules is that there should not be too many of these things.
It is recommended to think in advance which embroidered items will decorate the room:
- paintings;
- curtains;
- pillows;
- bedspreads;
- furniture covers.
To make these beautiful things noticeable, you need to create a background for them. For example, wallpaper without a pattern is suitable for such paintings, and cross-stitched pillows look better on a plain sofa.
Unusual embroidery in the interior
The use of different types of embroidery in interior design
The following items are most often decorated with embroidery:
- pillowcases, bedspreads, bed linen;
- covers for stools, covers for armchairs, chairs;
- tablecloths, napkins, towels;
- curtains, drapes;
- rugs;
- lampshades for lamps;
- paintings, icons;
- designer homemade furniture.
Bright pictures are embroidered using satin stitch, including one-sided stitch, cross stitch, half cross stitch, Bulgarian cross, and ribbons. Table and bed linen often have openwork monochromatic elements, rococo and herringbones. Diamond embroidery is not embroidery as such - it is made by laying out shiny parts, but from a distance it looks like cross-stitch. Overhead embroidered nets will decorate furniture facades and sofa cushions. Stem-shaped, needle-forward, slip-on, tambour, goat, top - all of them are used in decorating a variety of objects.
In the bedroom
In the bedroom, embroidery will be placed on blankets, bed linen, curtains, and pillows. The main thing is that it should fit harmoniously into the interior. Embroidered blankets will give you comfort and warm you up on long winter evenings. The patterns on the curtains should match the tone of the furniture and bedspreads, without deviating from the overall style. The bedding is done in soothing colors that are most conducive to falling asleep - pink, light green, violet. The overall design is recommended to be monochrome - for example, openwork embroidery in white on white.
Warm colors are preferable for bedrooms where the sun rarely shines. Any cool shades are suitable for “southern” rooms.
In the nursery
The children's room is decorated with embroidery with images of their favorite cartoon characters. A neat night light with a lampshade depicting animals will delight your baby. The lush design of pillows, curtains, and bedspreads with ribbons of delicate tones will appeal to a romantic girl over ten years old; a teenage boy will like black-and-white, blue-and-red paintings depicting cars, motorcycles, gadgets, and animals. Very young children will love a variety of bright embroideries, while toddlers will love geometric shapes, letters, numbers, and words. Embroidered toys and baskets for them will appeal to children of any age.
When decorating a child’s room, his opinion should also be taken into account - perhaps he will also take part in decorating the interior as much as possible.
In kitchen design
A wooden towel rack with special perforations and hooks can be easily decorated with embroidered patterns. A work apron, oven mitts, linen bread bags, kitchen towels, curtains - all this should form a single ensemble and match well with each other in color. This is usually shown here:
- vegetables fruits;
- cutlery;
- coffee pairs;
- ready meals;
- fireplace, hearth, stove.
Textile bags with embroidery will fit beautifully into the overall design - they usually store aromatic herbs, spices, nuts, and seeds. Warm shades increase appetite, cold shades reduce it.
In the living room
For the living room, pillows embroidered with flowers, boxes, several rugs or throws on furniture are ideal. In a studio apartment, the living room is separated from the bedroom by a wooden or plastic mesh partition, the pattern of which can be changed at least every weekend. Curtains decorated with openwork hems look good. If the dining area is located here, then an embroidered tablecloth and coasters will be very useful. The most common themes: a vase of fruit, a bouquet of flowers, a forest path, a sea sunset. Amateurs create unique diptychs and triptychs - the decoration of one wall with two or three paintings, united by a common plot.
Paintings with embroidery in home interiors
Embroidered paintings look stylish and impressive in the interior of an apartment. Among the huge variety of plots, you can always find the perfect one for a specific project. Landscapes, hunting scenes, and ancient castles are suitable for a classic living room.
Embroidery on the tablecloth
In the kitchen, you can hang bright panels on the walls depicting vegetables, fruits, flowers or scenes from village life. For the bedroom, images made in calmer colors are appropriate.
The painting should be noticeable in the room, so it should be placed on a plain wall. Embroidery will not look good against wallpaper with a floral or geometric pattern. It is also important to choose the right frame. A gilded baguette is suitable for classic interiors, and a wooden frame is suitable for loft, Provence, country, shabby chic. In techno and minimalist styles, products are framed in glass or metal.
Diamond embroidery in the interior
Kitchen
Kitchen napkins, tablecloths embroidered around the perimeter, and waffle towels with images of nature's gifts are not the only ideas for the kitchen. Needlewomen love to surprise their households with thematic pictures corresponding, for example, to the seasons or upcoming holidays. Christmas, Easter, New Year, March 8th will be celebrated with greater joy for the family if they are accompanied by small framed pictures or napkins with holiday symbols.
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Curtains with embroidery
Curtains and tulle with embroidery will decorate any room in the house. Light curtains with floral patterns have been popular for a long time. They come in gold, white, cream and multi-colored. If the window is large, then tulle with a large pattern is suitable for it, for small ones - with a small ornament.
For classic interiors, curtains made from natural materials, decorated with colored embroidery, are suitable.
Thick curtains made of natural material with bright embroidery will look impressive. For an Indian interior, curtains embroidered with gold are suitable, for rooms in a rustic style - linen curtains with small crosses, for an apartment in the Provence style - curtains with lemons, lavender, and small roses stitched on them.
Embroidery in the kitchen interior
To create a special mood, you can use old embroidery in a modern interior. Such “riches” are sometimes stored in grandmothers’ chests. There you can find beautiful old curtains, which, after cleaning, will become a magnificent interior decoration.
New Year's embroidery for a festive interior
Embroidery on pillows: such important little things
Decorative pillows in pillowcases with embroidery will look interesting in any design. You don’t need to use additional decor, but just lay out several of these products on the sofa, and the interior will immediately be transformed.
Place some embroidered pillows on your living room sofa. And the interior will immediately become more comfortable and homely.
In the photo on the Internet you can see that embroidery is especially often used to decorate pillows in oriental interiors. Red, turquoise, and purple pillowcases are made for them, which are embroidered with gold thread. The patterns on pillows are often the same as those on walls and curtains. Thoughts with embroidery also decorate Indian-style interiors. They are made very bright using threads of various colors. For Scandinavian style, plain pillows with a simple pattern are suitable.
Original embroidery in the interior
Embroidered bedspreads and bed linen
In the interior of the bedroom and nursery, you can use embroidered bedspreads and bed linen. Capes should be laid on the bed (if there is none in the room, then it is better to abandon this idea and choose curtains to decorate the room).
Embroidery options for interior decoration
An antique hand-embroidered bedspread is suitable for the bedroom. For a classic interior, choose textiles with floral patterns or complex patterns. For a bed made of dark wood or forged metal, a blanket with red or gold painting is perfect. Eco and Japanese style accepts capes with floral or simple geometric patterns. A new trend has also appeared in Scandinavian interiors - embroidered bedspreads are placed on beds.
Bed linen with stitching looks elegant. Most often it decorates pillowcases or blankets. If you buy products with machine embroidery, pay attention to its quality. The stitches should be made with soft threads that do not fade at high water temperatures.
Wood embroidery
Furniture covers with embroidery
Furniture covers with embroidery will decorate both classic and modern interiors. With their help you can transform an old sofa and armchairs. This option is suitable for those who do not want to change or reupholster their favorite pieces of furniture.
Beautiful embroidery in lilac tones in the interior
The color of the capes should fit into the design and match the walls, floor and other textiles. If the partitions are decorated with geometric patterns, then choose covers with the same embroidery. In order not to overload the interior, the walls and curtains should be plain - against their background, the line pattern on the furniture will look even more expressive.
Photo decorated with embroidery
Preparing the surface for painting a wall for embroidery
The first thing you need to do is to carry out preparatory work:
- Carefully level the walls using finishing materials;
- Rub down all the rough edges;
- Wait a while for the plaster to dry;
- Paint the wall in the desired color;
- Wait for the paint to dry completely.
It’s time to figure out the color palette of the “crosses” and the pattern that is planned to be applied. You can see ideas in our photographs, or purchase specialized magazines that print small patterns for beginners (or for designing small embroideries).
Stages of drawing
To apply the drawing you will need multi-colored acrylic paints and brushes.
- First, the wall for the drawing needs to be marked into squares with a thin pencil, as in an embroidery pattern, to make it easier to apply the drawing.
- Then you can start painting with one of the selected paint colors. When one color has dried, you can begin applying the next color so that the design does not blur and the colors do not mix.
- When the entire drawing has been applied and the paint has dried well, the pencil lines need to be wiped off or carefully painted over with a background color.
- If you have a simple drawing, then you can do without drawing a diagram, and only apply the contours of the image to the selected location on the wall.
Interior style with decorative elements with embroidery
Today embroidery can be present in any interior. Some designers find a place for hand-decorated paintings in futuristic directions. But there are styles in which embroidery fits especially well. These include:
- Provence;
- shabby chic;
- Mediterranean;
- rustic;
- ethnic.
Each of these solutions may contain embroidered textiles, paintings, pillows, and decorative items. The main differences are in the color scheme, plot and embroidery technique.
Embroidered decorative pillows in the interior
Embroidery in Provence interiors
For an interior in this style, choose thick curtains made of cotton or linen, decorated with embroidered roses or lavender branches. Printed tulle will look good with them. In such a kitchen there must be towels with a line pattern. On the dining table you can put a tablecloth made of natural material, the edges of which will be decorated with bright patterns. It is advisable to put pillows on the chairs, and if there is a sofa in the kitchen, then there should definitely be a place on it for several embroidered little thoughts.
In a Provence style interior, pillows embroidered with lavender, roses, bicycles and other classic themes will look perfect.
Furniture covers decorated with threads and ribbons will fit well into the living room interior. Any Provence style room can be decorated with small embroidered pictures in olive, purple, yellow or red frames. They should depict French Provence: lavender fields, brown houses, bouquets of flowers, pottery, olive branches and sunny lemons.
Decorating a towel with embroidery
We decorate shabby chic interiors with embroidery
This style was probably invented for romantic natures: shades of pink and pastel colors are used to decorate individual objects and entire interiors. The most popular subject of this trend is roses and birds. They can decorate any pillows, curtains, furniture covers.
Wood embroidery in the interior
A window with cream curtains in a small rose pattern will look original. Place pillows on the sofa, on which flowers are also embroidered with a small cross. For a shabby chic living room, choose furniture covers with large roses or bright birds. This decor will look good against the background of creamy walls and brown floors. Wall sconces and lampshades made of fabric with roses embroidered on them will fit into the living room and bedroom.
Options for embroidered paintings in the interior
Country style and embroidery
Country is also called a rustic direction. A lot of wood and natural textiles are used to create it. Embroidery made with a large, careless cross will be ideally combined with rough wooden beams and textured furniture.
Simple colorful embroidery for interior decoration
For the bedroom and living room, pillows that depict branches with green leaves are suitable. The country interior can be decorated with landscapes in wooden frames. Plain green or beige curtains are suitable for such rooms, but tulle with simple embroidery must be chosen for them.
Embroidery on bed linen
Embroidery for Mediterranean style
Mediterranean destinations are dominated by white, blue, turquoise and dozens of shades of blue. For decoration, you can use products with embroidery. So, striped white and blue pillows or curtains with shells or starfish depicted on them are suitable. It is allowed to use patterns on pillows, curtains, and bedspreads.
The main colors of the Mediterranean interior are blue, white, blue. It is desirable that the embroidery be done in the same color scheme.
The highlight of such a room will be bright geometric patterns. There shouldn't be many of them. The main thing is that they are made in a contrasting color: red, orange, yellow.
Variety of embroidery types
Embroidery for a rustic style
Rustic in its features is similar to country, because embroidery is often used to create coziness. There may not be much of it, but it is what creates the feeling that you are in a village house.
To decorate interior items, use red, blue, and calm green colors. Pastel and bright shades will not work here. The patterns are also made on natural materials, and the paintings are framed in light wood. The most popular decorative item in rustic interiors is the Latin alphabet, embroidered with a red cross in several lines.
Beautiful embroidery in the kitchen
Ethnic style and embroidery
Russian-style rooms are decorated with white textiles depicting red roosters, flowers or patterns. For Indian and Arabic interiors, gold embroidery on bright fabric is suitable, for Japanese and Chinese - hieroglyphs on beige or black material.
Today, embroidery is a popular decorative element (as it was many years ago). It is used to decorate interiors of different styles, but it is best suited for Provence, country, rustic and ethnic. Textiles with line patterns will decorate any room, but only if there is only a small amount of it and the color matches the finishing materials and furniture.
In previous publications, we looked at the materials>> used in embroidery, as well as various examples of seams and stitches>>.
As we have already discussed in the first part of the publication about the history of embroidery>>, in ancient times, embroidery on clothing and household items had a protective meaning. In the modern world, we more often use embroidery to decorate, create beauty, comfort, and style. We’ll definitely look at embroidery in modern clothes later, but today the interior is on the agenda.
What role does embroidery play in a modern interior?
Embroidery is an important participant in constructing space and creating atmosphere.
She helps create an interior that is sweet and cozy and homely.
To strictly classic or even exquisitely luxurious.
Embroidery often becomes the basis of interior design in national traditions. You can see modern cafes, shops, apartments and private houses decorated in folk style. Fortunately, going back to the roots and using elements of folklore is now in fashion.
Pay attention to the first photo below, I will talk a little about it in the next post.
Embroidered items can add bright ethnic elements and national character to a classic or restrained-strict atmosphere, as well as to a modest minimalist setting.
The theme, technique, color scheme and materials used in embroidery help to decorate the room in the style of a certain historical era.
Or in a modern designer way.
Items decorated with embroidery can create the right mood and add the necessary accent.
These can be embroidered paintings.
Embroidered pillows.
Watch.
Lampshades, boxes, caskets, photo frames, pots, screens.
And even furniture with embroidery.
More often, embroidery is only a detail of the interior, an addition to the image created by the hostess or designer, the interior space of the house.
But sometimes the entire design concept of a room is built on embroidery, and then it is the culmination, the main character, the highlight of the program, the highlight of the entire interior.
Embroidery is appropriate in all parts and areas of the house.
Already crossing the threshold of the apartment, in the hallway we can see objects decorated with embroidery or made from embroidered paintings.
This is the original idea of using ready-made embroidery that came to the mind of some craftswoman. Thanks to her for this! After all, anyone can make such key holders themselves.
And yet, embroidery is less common in the hallway than in the living room.
Embroidery is often used to decorate curtains, tulle, sofa cushions, and walls. Embroidered paintings in frames (correctly selected in size, color and shape), combined into a composition, look impressive in the interior.
I liked these original ideas for using embroidery in this “miniature” living room or office: a wall panel, decorating a fireplace screen and a floor pouf.
Embroidery in the kitchen. We still enjoy decorating kitchen interior elements and household items with embroidery: tablecloths, aprons, napkins, panels, towels, potholders, cup holders, curtain holders, etc.
We spend a third of our lives in the bedroom, so it should be the most comfortable and relaxing room in our home. It is completely natural to make room in the bedroom for items decorated with embroidery: embroidered pillows, paintings, curtains, bedspreads, and bed linen will bring comfort, peace, tranquility, coziness and style.
Embroidery is also useful in the bathroom: on towels, bathrobes and slippers, cosmetic bags and other accessories.
Don’t be surprised, embroidery can be found even… in the toilet room 
By the way! I liked the option for storing toilet paper presented in the photo so much that I decided to take this idea into service and sew such sachets for my home.
While I was selecting pictures for publication, I came across embroidery in the most unexpected places in the interior: on the walls.
Not in frames, but embroidery on the screen walls themselves.
I liked the idea of embroidery on modeled furniture and rugs.
This is such ubiquitous embroidery :)
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