Since ancient times lived in the Alps, the shepherds who wanted to construct for their families the most comfortable and secure home.Chalet - this is rural house in the mountains.
Experts believe that the first chalet appeared in south-eastern France, near the border with Switzerland and Italy.However, the French consider it "Swiss house".Therefore, projects of houses in the style of alpine chalets true calling.
quickly enough small residential buildings in the mountains have become very popular.The same can be said about the interiors of this kind of houses.Over time, the interior of the chalet was becoming more solid, but it did not change its design features and traditional characteristics.Chalet - it is still very warm, reliable, and several romantic house.As psychologists say, are at home in the most beautiful places near the mountains build romance.
Another strong argument in favor of the rising popularity of the chalet can be considered as a mass fascination of many people in different kinds of winter sports and recreational activities at the resorts and ski resorts.
Today, these houses are building everywhere in Canada, Germany, the United States and, of course, Russia.They erected even where there is no nearby mountains.A striking example of this development - the Moscow region, where entire villages are built in the Alpine style.
quite natural human desire to live in an environmentally clean homes.Alpine huts erected only from an array of natural wood.Finish also allows the use of only wood, except for plastic or metal.In some cases, for the finishing of the first floor can be used stone or brick.
Chalet - a house that even the outside is different from other rural buildings.He has a special roof: gable, heavily favored over the walls of the building.This design is not accidental - it protects the house from getting wet and heavy (in the mountains) snowfall.
There are also special features in the interior of the chalet.This is primarily a rural comfort and simplicity.Previously, the inside surface of the walls of the Alpine hut not further processed - natural stone and wood are the adornment of the house.Later the walls were plastered, and in some cases even to paint and decorate the wall of wood carved and varnished.
However, despite some changes in the interior, at home in a chalet style, the projects which are already modern professionals always maintain their characteristic features.It is a certain kind of country style.Its interior is easy to see the alpine motives: pine trees, mountain flowers and so on.
These motifs can be reflected in textiles, floor and wall decor (hides and antlers on the walls underline style).Doors are usually decorated with wreaths of dried mountain herbs - herbs or flowers.In the kitchen, as a rule, a large number of utensils made of clay.
particularly attractive especially aged floors chalet.The flooring in the Alpine lodge is solid wood, not dyed, not lacquered.In the kitchen, the bathroom floors are tiled in natural stone.
on the ceiling in the chalet there are always large beams from an array - the dark, not bleached.The ceiling is also made of wood.
