Decorative and eclectic · Mezőkövesd region, Hungary · late 19th–early 20th centuries
Matyó farmhouse
Matyó farmhouse interiors coordinate painted furniture, dense floral embroidery, plate display, and a tiled stove within a crisp whitewashed room.
- Archive
- 198
- Mood
- Decorative and eclectic

02 Field note
How the room is composed
- layout
- A formal front room arranges bed, table, storage, stove, and display surfaces symmetrically around a clear central floor.
- materials
- Whitewashed masonry, timber, ceramic tile, painted wood, linen, wool, cotton embroidery, and earthenware form the room.
- furniture
- Painted bed and chests, table, chairs, plate rack, benches, and tiled stove create a coordinated folk ensemble.
- lighting
- Crisp window light sharpens red-blue-green embroidery and painted surfaces against white plaster and the warm stove.
- decoration
- Dense Matyó floral embroidery, painted furniture, displayed plates, woven linens, and ceramic tile layer colour precisely.



