Lattices: trends for open spaces

Open floor residence project

Since long ago, architecture has opted for open spaces and free plants, generating broader and fluid views involving more architectural elements that its measures, generating sensations of spaciousness and freedom. The living and dining rooms that many years ago were independent spaces separated by walls, are now connected not only among themselves but also with kitchens, service areas which now receive more attention in our homes. Designing these large spaces is a fundamental task; if you do not know how to mix each of the elements that you want to incorporate in them, you could get either empty or crowded environments.

Light colors help us always to get more enlightened and visually-wider spaces; if it is a smooth floor, they also serve to bring unity to our walls and if we add a little texture, also bring shine and a discreet play of light and shadows. The media plastered surfaces help us do this effect, they are not as rough to appear rustic as flat surfaces to generate monotony and boredom. As for color, the old-whites, beiges and French-grays ​​are options to keep in mind as they are very combinable with all furniture and accessories so we have many alternatives to choose from, its tone is very warm and inviting and they have been repositioned as a basis for interior design colors in recent years, including carpentry that has opted for natural woods such as oak and maple.

Interior in light tones with marble and wooden mats on floor
and volume ceiling composition with indirect lighting

Curtains and blinds play an important role in the design of your walls; to get continuity you need to choose elements of simple lines that do not attract attention and keep the color you have chosen for the surfaces. For a contemporary and simple design, we recommend Roman shades and fabric rolls in the color of the walls that do not highlight the context with some details which will add interesting lighting; if you want classic spaces, you can incorporate smooth fabric curtains but never fabric blinds unless you're designing an office or boardroom.

If you opted for fluids walls, you must be careful about the design of floors to help define the spaces and above all, facilitate the placement of furniture. Ceramic, marble and wood are an easy option that can relate to the other elements of your interior without gaining too much prominence. A slight change of colors and textures can be used to properly divide environments; maintaining monochrome, you can choose ceramic or marble in cream, ivory and pink shades in oversized tiles placed without boards, preventing the separation between the parts to distract from the amplitude you want to achieve, or light-colored natural staves. Shiny floors help maintain wide spaces but require constant cleaning and maintenance, contrary to the matte that hide dust but visually reduce lighting and space dimension; to get the benefits of both, we recommend a satin or velvet finish which will keep the reflections and lighting but with low maintenance.

Continuous ceiling in fluid areas are dull and can overshadow your interior; we recommend playing with indirect lighting in warm colors, achieving cozy and clean spaces to which you can add attenuation systems to obtaining a multitude of environments and accompany with direct illumination generating independent atmospheres in each of your spaces. The chandeliers are a very attractive option but it is important to measure the available height for you must respect the scale of all your design elements; even in double height spaces, placing large fixtures can cut the environment and recharge it losing the desired amplitude. Coordinate the floor design with indirect lighting and ceiling is a detail that will drive unity and an elegant set of volumes; if you opt for this idea, do not add texture or color as you will lose attention of your furniture and accessories, you can instead place classical details coordinated with your lights and so you will join even better your indoor lighting.

Geometric lattice to divide dining room and kitchen

Lattices have returned in recent years with very avant-garde, contemporary and geometric designs; no matter how classic or modern your design is, you'll find a pattern that fit your needs, separating spaces into free environments while maintaining fluid visuals. These elements will help to provide some privacy to the spaces and add texture, light and color; we recommend fine lines to maintain communication between environments and not lose the amplitude idea, however as they are not architectural elements, forget monochrome and use some color contrasting or harmonizing with the colors you've chosen for your floor mats, main materials or fixtures.

To finish your design, you can see the Pantone color palette or you can lean on a classic style that will not go out of fashion. If you choose the first option, see the previous blog entries where we talked about the colors in vogue but if that option is not what you want, always remember that the furniture upholstered in leather, either smooth or textured, is basic for elegant and simple designs. If you followed our choices and have a monochrome space with only some details in harmony colors, remember to include some contrast with your furniture colors and textures selection; we recommend furs and carpets in ocher, brown and terracotta, these colors will keep your space simple and allow you to add color accents within a very wide range such as oranges, greens, blues and grays. Do not forget to include natural vegetation, some glitter and highly personalized details such as photographs and portraits.

Project finished with ocher armchairs in novuk with details in military textiles, high gloss mahogany coffee table with glass detailing and customizing decoration in harmony.

Do you like what we have achieved? Please contact us for help with your architectural and interior designs, we are sure that we can realize your dreams spaces.

JPV