Country Decorating Ideas
Create Warmth And Charm With Country Style
Decorating Ideas
by David Buster
Country decorating ideas can help you create a home that is warm, inviting
and the perfect home to live in. Country style decorating ideas can help you
capture the spirit of country living during modern times. If you are restoring a
country home, try to keep the original woodwork, windows, floors, fixtures and
cabinetry unless they are beyond salvaging. For decorating a new or existing
home, there are choices you can make that will provide you with the charm and
comfort of life in the countryside.
Consider these country decorating ideas and country style decorating ideas:
1. Country Dining Rooms - use a large rectangular table made of pine, oak,
walnut or mahogany with wooden chairs or old benches that are similar in style
and material. A corner cupboard, plate racks, dresser or sideboard will provide
perfect storage and serving area for the dining room as long as they match the
style and the materials of the table and chairs.
2. Country Bathroom Decorating - country bathroom floors are made of wood,
ceramic tile, linoleum, vinyl or natural cork. Carpeting used in the country
bathroom is not appropriate. Wood and brass accessories are perfect materials to
use in a country bathroom. Plain white towels instead of patterned or bright
modern patterns are better. Wicker or wire baskets keep your sponges, loofas and
shampoos handy near the tub or shower besides looking great.
3. Country Kitchen Decorating Ideas - use country decorating ideas in your
kitchen. Give your kitchen a calm, elegant country atmosphere with soft colored
walls, antique-looking lighting (chandeliers with wrought iron arms), wooden
antiques or antique reproduction cabinets, plate racks and stone or wood
fireplaces. Kitchen cabinets made of wood, aged surfaces, natural materials,
rough finishes and round knobs provide a country style. Cabinets or kitchen
furniture made of pine, even painted, can be beautiful key elements in the
country kitchen. Country kitchen countertops use ceramic tiles or even hand
painted tiles, slate or marble. If you want to use laminate materials, go for
plain colors for coverings. Terracotta tiles, brick, stone and wood are very
popular materials for country kitchen floors.
4. Kids Rooms - use wicker baskets, wooden chests and wooden bookshelves for
storing books, toys and stuffed animals. When using tall bookshelves in your
kids rooms, anchor them to the ceiling or walls so they cannot tip over. Bright
colored plastic boxes are not good country style decorating ideas.
5. Furniture - furniture with simple lines, perhaps made of lacquered pine wood
works great. Give furniture a rustic look by finishing it in a distressed, aged
way. For example, brush on a coat of paint, then rub most of the paint off with
a sponge or cloth. When dried, apply wood stain sealer unevenly. It will be
perfect! Or use two paint colors and sandpaper to create a distressed look for
unpainted or previously painted surfaces. Get free country decorating ideas by
visiting your local home decorating or paint store for help with materials and
techniques. Have fun looking for antiques, reproductions and handmade products
when buying furniture for your country home.
6. Sofas or Love Seats - country decorating ideas can transform your love seat
or sofa. Add a beautiful loose floral print slipcover for a romantic country
look. Include padded stools and ottoman for comfort and as a place to set your
drinks or newspaper. Add one or more rocking chairs. Traditional country chairs
and sofas have high backs. And if the living room has a bay window, consider
building a window seat with several cushions, a perfect place for reading and
relaxing. High tripod side tables are appropriate next to the sofa or love seat
for country home decor.
7. Antique Cupboards or White Cabinets - use a white cabinet or antique cupboard
to show your ceramics, pottery, yellowware bowls, glass jars, or a collection of
enamelware from 75 years ago to give your home a beautiful country style. Open
shelving not only provides storage, it gives the room a country look, especially
when earthware, stoneware and rustic items are displayed.
Country decorating ideas and country style decorating ideas remind us of the way
life was lived many years ago. Everyday country life was often difficult, filled
with physical demands and long hours. Even so, country life was simpler and
closer to nature without the stress of modern city life.
Use country decorating ideas to help recreate the ambience, peacefulness and
pleasures of this closeness to nature without having to endure the hardships.
Read all you can find about country style decorating ideas. From using old
furniture to the colors and fabrics you choose to how your things are arranged,
create the country atmosphere in your home that celebrates the lifestyle that
used to be.
David Buster is VP of InfoSearch Publishing and webmaster of
http://www.yourdreamloghome.com - visit the website for more on country home
decorating and design, rustic bedding, kitchen and bathroom design and decor
tips, wicker furniture, home storage ideas and more. Copyright 2005 InfoSearch
Publishing