Theres no shortage of design themes when it comes to chic hotel style. How do owners and designers create their distinctive approach?
Colours
Colour, as anyone whos ever decorated will know, is vital to the overall feel and atmosphere of a room. Hotels use colour to create space, warmth and light and to differentiate one area from another. Many mainstream hotels opt to keep their colours neutral, offsetting them with colours in curtain and bedding fabrics, but boutique hotels are more daring, using colour to define the hotels style as well as its ambience. Neutral colours are popular everywhere, with accents of brighter colours to lift the room, but many hotels choose darker, more opulent colours and bright modern colours to complement the overall theme of the building.
Texture and materials
Texture is important in design and it helps to reflect a boutique hotels personality. Whether its the warmth of wood or the sterility of stainless steel, the materials and textures used in a hotel help to define the type of hotel its trying to be. Minimalist hotels often use smooth textures and industrial materials, whilst those encouraging their guests to really...