Get the Miami look: Art Deco style
We’ve all heard about the Art Deco interior style, whether it’s through drooling over the designs in The Great Gatsby or loving the decor in your favourite 1920’s style bar. But have you ever heard of the Miami Art Deco look? Yep, it’s a thing. This wildly popular style is one that you can easily incorporate into your homes to amp up the summer vibes and playful mood. The laid-back Miami look features lots of crisp pastels and leafy hues, as well as Art Deco shapes and architectural features in furniture, for a breezy feel that celebrates summer.
Discover how to get the ultimate Miami Art Deco look in your home by adding elements of Art Deco style.
How to get the Miami Art Deco look
Play around with pastel paint colours
The colours from the Art Deco period were bold and bright, and often paired with softer creams and beiges. Inject that vibrant vibe into your home with one of the pastel colours from our new collection - the Lick x Livingetc Neo Deco pastel paint collection. With 7 easy to use colours, the palette includes a few hues of blue (such as the sky blue paint Blue 08), a warm and sunny yellow and a dusty blush pink.
Explore our full collection of Neo Deco pastels paint colours and learn how to style the Miami Neo Deco pastel paint colours here.
Take inspiration from Art Deco architectural features
Popular Art Deco architectural features include bold and symmetrical shapes and motifs, such as zigzag and chevron patterns. This style of architecture is all about angular forms and geometric design, which are elements you can just as easily introduce in the interior of your home.
Incorporate lush tropical palm leaf designs into your wallpaper and furnishings
Want to introduce the tropics into your space without a huge amount of effort or investment? Other than tropical indoor trees and plants (which can take a little bit of maintenance), botanical wallpaper (such as this blue leaf wallpaper) and patterned wallpaper is an easy way to do so. Some great examples are the exotic and upbeat jungle wallpapers; Jungle 02 and jungle leaf wallpaper Jungle 03. You can also bring in tropical prints through your soft furnishings, such as headboards!
Discover our patterned and botanical designer wallpapers here.
Be playful with your artwork
Miami is well-known for its thriving art scene. Introduce an element of this in your home by choosing vibrant pieces of art. It’s an easy way to add some bold and impactful design elements into a space without a huge amount of effort or commitment.
Opt for sleek lines and materials
Art Deco style is all about streamlined and angular shapes. Opt for sleek lines in your furniture, walls, furnishings, accessories and even kitchen appliances to get the look.
Make a statement with mirrors
A key feature of an Art Deco home, mirrors are a great way to introduce this style into your home and make a statement, while also making rooms seem more spacious than they actually are. It doesn’t just have to be on your walls either; think mirrored surfaces on cabinets, lighting fixtures, sideboards and coffee table trays.
Highlight geometric shapes and chevron patterns
Going back to that love of sleek lines and symmetry, you’ll often find a ton of geometric shapes and chevron patterns in an Art Deco style space. Introduce it into your home on your walls, furnishings, and accessories with a classic geometric design.
Keen to learn more about the Art Deco style and how Lick can help you achieve this look? Discover our Neo Deco pastel paint collection and read our tips on how to style the Neo Deco pastel colours in your home. Curated in collaboration with Livingetc (read more about our collab here), this palette of 7 vibrant colours can help you bring that Miami Art Deco style into your space. Order some samples today.