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Interior themes · 268 style systems

Decorative and eclectic · Dali, Yunnan, China · enduring Bai tradition

Bai courtyard house

Bai courtyard house interiors combine a disciplined three-wing court with a painted screen wall, carved timber, marble, and blue-white domestic colour.

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Decorative and eclectic
People-free photorealistic vertical Bai courtyard house in Dali with three timber wings, luminous white painted screen wall, carved doors, Dali marble panels, blue-white textiles and ceramics, daybed, cabinets, tiled eaves, and clear mountain light.
02 Field note

How the room is composed

layout
Three principal wings face a central court and illuminated screen wall, with reception, family, sleeping, and service rooms clearly ranked.
materials
White plaster, brick, timber, clay tile, Dali marble, pigment, cotton, and ceramic create a bright highland courtyard house.
furniture
Carved daybeds, tables, chairs, cabinets, chests, ceramic stands, and low stools align with structural bays and court views.
lighting
Mountain sun reflects from the white screen wall into shaded rooms beneath tiled eaves, revealing carving and marble pattern.
decoration
Painted screen panels, carved doors, marble inserts, blue-white textiles, ceramics, and calligraphic bands coordinate the ensemble.
03 Related rooms

Neighbors combine mood, historical chapter, material routes, and overlapping palette families.

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Decorative and eclectic · Enduring traditions · Timber & joinery

Gond painted house

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People-free photorealistic vertical Matyó farmhouse room with crisp white plaster, painted bed and storage chests, dense red-blue-green floral embroidery, tiled masonry stove, plate rack, timber table and chairs, and clear Hungarian window light.02

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Matyó farmhouse

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Photorealistic vertical Naxi three-bay courtyard room in Lijiang with a dark timber frame, carved doors, painted beam ends, pebble-mosaic court, low daybed, embroidered cushions, ceramics, and highland daylight beneath deep tiled eaves.03

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Naxi courtyard house

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People-free photorealistic vertical Afro-Brazilian sobrado in Salvador with tall shuttered upper room, patterned azulejo wall field, saturated plaster, dark hardwood table, cane chairs, devotional cabinet, lace, brass, and humid courtyard light.04

Decorative and eclectic · Enduring traditions · Timber & joinery

Afro-Brazilian sobrado

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