Ten interior design styles
By Nassim Hasni, publisher of DecoScale · published
Each style changes the colours, the materials, the light and the way the furniture is arranged. It never changes the dimensions: the suggested furniture fits your room whatever the style.
Scandinavian
Light wood, soft tones, natural light.
Born in Nordic homes, where daylight is scarce and precious: pale walls, blond wood, soft textiles, few objects but well chosen. It is the easiest style to live with, and the one that best enlarges a small room.
Minimalist
Emptiness as a material: few objects, plenty of air.
Every piece of furniture has to earn its place. Surfaces stay clear, colours are limited to a few neutrals, and empty space is part of the composition. It calls for simple lines rather than an empty room.
Warm
A room to sit in together: textiles, spread-out lights, a touch of colour.
A room made for gathering: layered textiles, cushions, several small light sources rather than one ceiling light, and a warm colour — terracotta, ochre — to warm up the neutrals.
Contemporary
Clean lines, balanced masses, a controlled palette.
Crisp lines, clear contrast, masses balanced across the room. Fewer objects than the warm style, more presence than the minimalist one: every piece counts in the composition.
Japandi
Japanese restraint, Scandinavian warmth: low, matt, calm.
Japanese restraint meets Scandinavian warmth: low furniture, wood and matt materials, plaster-coloured walls, low indirect light. A calm style that avoids gloss and clutter.
Art Deco
Arches, brass, deep tones — a room that puts on a show.
Geometry, velvet, brass and deep tones: the legacy of the 1920s and 1930s. Light is spread over several golden pools, and rounded shapes — arches, curved armchairs — answer the straight lines.
Industrial
Brick, metal, concrete: the structure stays visible.
The look of workshops and lofts: brick, black metal, concrete, raw wood. The structure stays visible, the furniture is sturdy, and the light comes from above.
No render of this style is published here yet: it is available in the app.
Bohemian
Layers, natural materials, nothing matching.
Natural materials — rattan, linen, wool — overlapping patterns and objects that deliberately do not match. Many small lights, plants, a relaxed mood.
Coastal
Frank light, whites and pale blues, everything breathes.
The light of a holiday house: off-whites, pale blues and greys, matt surfaces that bounce the daylight, light materials. Everything breathes, nothing weighs.
Country chic
Chalky whites, soft patina, comfort without stiffness.
Country-house comfort without the stiffness: chalky whites, pale sage, patinated wood, soft diffuse light.
No render of this style is published here yet: it is available in the app.
Frequently asked questions
Which decorating style should I choose?
Start from what you keep: blond parquet calls for Scandinavian or Japandi, brick walls for industrial, mouldings for Art Deco or country chic. The simplest way is to compare: the same room can be rendered in several styles.
Can I mix two styles?
Japandi is one such mix: it combines Japanese restraint and Scandinavian warmth. In DecoScale, each layout follows one style at a time; you can ask for another on the same room to compare.
Does the style change the size of the furniture?
No. Whatever the style, every piece is checked against your room's dimensions before it is drawn.