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By Erin Cavoto
DAVID TSAY
Whether you own a cottage or just want to be inspired by some quaint decorating tips, you'll want to check out these best cottage decor ideas to create a slice of paradise right in your home. These styling ideas are perfect for maximizing space if you live in a tiny house, or even just adding simple touches that will make the space feel more like home. Each room is covered in these tips, including ideas for designing a peaceful patio, sprucing up your mudroom, or fitting in a home office. You'll be on the way to the kitchen of your dreams with sweet breakfast nook ideas, as well as tips for making the most-used room in the house a little more country-chic.
You might also want to look to some inspiration for your living room, whether you'd like to add some white living room ideas or opt for some rustic touches. Of course, there are several tips for creating an adorable cottage bedroom, including accent walls, bright colors, and comfy bedding. No matter what style you're trying to achieve in your home, whether it's a modern look or you prefer farmhouse décor ideas, there are cottage decor tricks for any type of home.
KIM CORNELISON
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Attic Bedroom
Many cottages have bedrooms with sloped ceilings. This use of an accent wall is a great idea, because it adds dimension to the room without making it feel crowded.
SHOP PLAID BEDDING
DAVID TSAY
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White Living Room
An all-white living room is complemented with wooden furniture for a cozy, welcoming look.
SHOP THROW PILLOWS
LAUREY W. GLENN
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Eclectic Cabinetry
These cabinets use metal ventilation inserts for the cabinet doors that create a rustic, whimsical look perfect for a cottage kitchen.
SHOP NICKEL CABINET KNOBS
ANNIE SCHLECHTER
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Corner Office
You don't need a dedicated room for a home office, just a cozy corner to tuck an upcycled desk, chair, and cabinet into.
SHOP DESK SUPPLIES
DAVID TSAY
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Tiny Cottage Kitchen
A cheery palette and narrow fridge turn make this kitchen feel open and airy rather than tight and cramped.
SHOP BACKSPLASHES
Lucas Allen
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Sweet Schoolhouse
Max Kim-Bee
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Quaint Sitting Area
Planks from Habitat for Humanity's ReStore line the sitting-room ceiling in this renovated Texas cottage. The homeowner was inspired to turn cow-feed sifters found at the Round Top Antiques Fair into artful sconces with burlap fringe.
Dana Gallagher
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Sunny Breakfast Nook
This New York cottage's beadboard-panelled breakfast nook features Eames chairs bought at a Brooklyn stoop sale and a farm table the owner made with salvaged wood.
RELATED: 16 Insanely Adorable Dining Nooks
Mark Lohman
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Peaceful Patio
On the patio of a Victorian cottage in Arkansas, the wicker patio set was a hand-me-down from the homeowner's friend. Another pal sewed the love seat's cushion and pillow from fabric the homeowner scored at a Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store.
Mark Lohman
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Victorian Dining Room
The rooms of this Arkansas home were stuffed with mismatched furniture covered in musty 1980s linens, but the homeowner spotted enough gems in the mix to buy the place fully furnished. She saved only the pieces with potential or items that were stunning as is, like the sage cupboard and the chippy dining table.
Lucas Allen
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Vibrant Bedroom
In the master bedroom of this Catskills home, sunny-yellow paint and an exuberant green-and-white print enlivens the small space. The low-pitched roof created a seemingly unusable three-foot-high gap on each side of the room.
A carpenter was contracted to fill one side with bookshelves, and the other with cabinets and storage drawers.
Mark Lohman
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Stylish Bedroom
The homeowner of this restored Arkansas home upgraded the fixtures with chandeliers, and the Jenny Lind-style bed is one of the few furnishings she kept in the bedroom. The shams and duvet cover are West Elm; the coverlet is Garnet Hill.
Steven Randazzo
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Country Kitchen
You'd never guess that most of this 1900 Texas cottage was recently built. To add this kitchen, plus a living room, porch, and bathroom, the homeowners scoured the Texas countryside for materials others might overlook—from rusted pressed tin for the ceilings to salvaged windows, doors, and cabinets.
Max Kim-Bee
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Rustic Living Room
While this Connecticut cottage's living room's upholstered furniture is white, the sofa and chairs are also purposefully deconstructed, with tufted fronts and exposed burlap-and-wood backs.
A settee and two armchairs by Restoration Hardware cozy up to a Zentique coffee table. The boat propeller and oil paintings are secondhand scores.
Lisa Romerein
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Chic Kitchen
In this Los Angeles home, orange mohair revives a vintage maple stool in the kitchen, where Carrara marble upgrades Ikea cabinets. Task lighting comes in the form of suspended Edison bulbs, covered with Victorian wire shades. The cast-aluminum fox wine cooler was designed by Arthur Court.
Bright idea: Matching wood frames transform food-themed ephemera (labels, grocery ads, and menus) into a polished collection.
Victoria Pearson
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Simple Mudroom
This California cottage's mudroom boasts a 1930s factory stool, which retains its original green paint, while the iron hooks on the coatrack swivel from side to side.
Stacey Brandford
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Colorful Guest Suite
The truth about this room's walls? The paneling didn't match the rest of the house, so instead of whitewashing the wood, Sarah Richardson, interior designer and host of HGTV's Sarah's House, camouflaged it with an opaque paint, The Plaza by Glidden—a compromise that comes off as intentional.
Roger Davies
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Elegant Dining Area
Casual eclecticism rules in this Chicago cottage's dining nook, furnished with a reclaimed-oak table, a Belgian sofa from the early 1900s, reproduction caned chairs, and a vintage footstool upholstered with an antique carpet.
Lisa Romerein
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Unique Laundry Room
In the laundry room of this California cottage, photo-realistic wallpaper from Anthropologie fools the eye into thinking that books have been stacked floor to ceiling. A jute basket from World Market, filled with colorful quilts, sits beneath a reclaimed-oak table.
Max Kim-Bee
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Numbered Stairs
The family of this renovated Texas cottage stenciled numbers on plywood, which they nailed to their stair risers (painted Black Suede by Behr).
Victoria Pearson
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Small Space Decorating Ideas
A cheap curtain wire kit—not brackets and drapery rods—supports these panels in the den of this California home.
Pretty Accent Wall Ideas to Brighten Up a Room
Erin Cavoto Erin Cavoto is the Editorial Assistant at ThePioneerWoman.com, covering food, holidays, home decor, and more.
13 cottage decorating ideas: cottage decor and design ideas
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Are you looking to decorate a cottage? Or do you simply love cottage decor ideas and style and adore swooning over chocolate box homes? If so we've got plenty of inspiration for creating this cosy look in your home, however large your space.
From stylish wall colors and finishes to pretty but practical flooring and window treatments to characterful decor schemes to copy, these cottage decorating ideas are the perfect place to start planning your scheme.
See: Cottage kitchen ideas – design inspiration for homely spaces
What is cottage style?
Cottage style is all about showcasing and preserving prized original features as well as creating cozy, homely spaces.
Small but beautiful, cottages are awash with historic stone and timber floors, rustic ceiling beams and quirky angles, and its these elements which give cottage interiors their unique character.
Prized features of the rural landscape, chocolate-box cottages are entwined with geology and the landscape, so taking decorating inspiration from the natural surroundings is a fitting place to start thinking about a scheme. Think colors inspired by the nature, botanical prints and an eclectic mix of handmade and antique wooden furniture.
1. Decorate in earthy, natural tones
(Image credit: Vanessa Arbuthnott)
Cottages are inextricably linked with their rural setting and brimming with natural materials with soft weathered textures so what better palette to decorate in than with the gentle colors of the countryside?
Here, Little Greene’s greenish neutral – North Brink Grey 291 – sets a relaxed mood and a calm foundation for furniture in a mix of Vanessa Arbuthnott's nature-inspired fabrics including a vintage german sofa in Fruit Garden Straw, Pigeon, Charcoal and armchairs in her May Blossom Pigeon/Charcoal.
Don't miss our cottage lighting ideas for pretty, practical solutions.
2. Mix and match wooden furniture
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Embracing natural materials is the perfect complement to the rustic features of a cottage, as Susie Watson, founder of Susie Watson Designs , explains.
‘Using natural wood furniture, connects a space to its surroundings and adds character,’ she says. ‘Antique furniture can blend well with newly bought furniture, don’t worry about matching the color of the wood just make sure the era of the pieces feels coherent.’
3. Choose warm, earthy colors
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Cottage style is all about creating that warm welcome and homely feel. Choosing warm shades based on natural earth pigments is an easy way to enhance the mood of a space; try creams, and earthy stone and honeyed yellow shades through to warm plaster pinks and rich terracottas for instant coziness.
When decorating an old cottage with original plaster it is advised to use a breathable formula made such as Edward Bulmer's Natural Paint , for similar shade to the above try Brick.
For cottage kitchen ideas, don't miss our inspiring image gallery.
4. Choose a Shaker-style kitchen
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Based on the Shaker principles of simplicity, utility, and craftsmanship, the elegant proportions and fuss-free, linear design of Shaker kitchen cabinetry make it perfect for a humble cottage, mixed in with reclaimed unfitted pieces for a relaxed feel.
If low ceilings are an issue, limiting storage mainly to base cabinetry is a good way to keep a cottage feeling bright and open, while also allowing beautiful stone walls to stand out, as this beautiful deVOL kitchen proves.
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Cottages are loved for their warm and welcoming feel, and key to creating this is including a rustic farmhouse table and chairs for social gathering, as Helen Parker, creative director at deVOL explains.
'The charm of a cottage kitchen is often the quirky and eclectic mix of old and new that gives the feeling of a cosy and welcoming space. A vintage kitchen table and chairs is a must, all cottages need a spot for chatting and drinking tea and the ubiquitous jug of wild flowers.'
6. Fill your home with garden flowers
(Image credit: Future / Brent Darby / Styling Pippa Blenkinsop)
When it comes to cottage style 'fresh garden or hedge row flowers are a must and can mark the difference between urban and country living,' reveals Vanessa Arbuthnott.
For a pretty floral centerpiece on your kitchen table, gather a selection of vessels in different materials and sizes such as apothercary vases, chippy enamel just, jam jars and stoneware pots and fill with your fresh pickings. Don't worry about stems being different lengths or about colors clashing, this variety of blooms jostling for attention is key to the quaint cottage look.
See: Cottage garden ideas – pretty ways to embrace rustic style outdoors
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Decorate with heritage prints(Image credit: Future / Kasia Fiszer)
Pay homage to the beautiful rural setting of your cottage by decorating with papers and fabrics that capture the charm of the countryside. William Morris – artist, designer, poet, socialist and ‘Godfather of the Arts and Crafts Movement’ – created hundreds of designs that celebrate the beauty of nature.
Mostly created around the late 19th-century, his stylized flora and fauna prints are still available to buy today, in original and refreshed colorways, and are the perfect way to bring the beauty of nature into the bedroom.
8. Add in upcycled vintage furniture
(Image credit: Future / Kasia Fiszer / Styling Pippa Blenkinsop)
The great thing about creating a cottage look is that it can be created on a shoestring using vintage pieces and a bit of imagination. Easy to come by at specialist furniture shops and flea markets, dated brown furniture can easily be refreshed with some chalk furniture paint into original and rustic pieces, as this pretty desk proves.
Don't worry about the finish or the wood color, instead look for beautiful shapes that will shine once painted. When you have spotted the perfect piece, simply sand down, coat with Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint and sand again once dry to create this weathered French look.
9. Choose a traditional, curvaceous sofa
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With elegant curves and a Howard-style silhouette, this small Classic sofa from Susie Watson Designs is a great choice for zoning a snug kitchen-cum-living room, and is layered with paisley, ticking and statement floral cushions, plus a wool throw, for a cozy cottage feel.
10. Get retro with your textile treatments
(Image credit: Vanessa Arbuthnott)
Thought that the curtain pelmet and sink skirt were things of the past? Think again if you're looking for cottage bathroom ideas. Vanessa Arbuthnott shows how these vintage-style designs can look fresh and stylish in this bathroom using her pretty mix and match fabrics.
To stop the look feeling too cutesy, embrace contemporary color combinations, such as the the Dark Hay/ Charcoal colorways of these French Ticking, Herbaceous Border and Dainty Daisy fabrics.
- See: Cottage curtain ideas – inspiration for a pretty, cozy home
‘The yellow and grey botanical fabrics bring the countryside in and the pretty striped frill around the sink softens and warms up the space too.’ says Vanessa. ‘The bathroom is given a light and airy feel, with its painted wooden floor, and free standing bath.’
11. Paper with romantic botanical wallpapers
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Prints inspired by nature are a mainstay of quintessential cottage interiors. A master of timeless style, Colefax & Fowler is the go-to brand for romantic botanical prints. New from its Jardine Florals collection, Greenacre features distinctive fan-like gingko leaves with dancing blossoms to produce a contemporary foliage design, and is available across wallpaper.
For a vintage botanical bedroom try using this Leaf Green colorway wall to wall, as well as on a quilt, chair and valance.
12. Use a neutral palette to highlight rustic features
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There’s something truly magical about sleeping up in the rafters. Let original oak beams stand out against a palette of simple neutrals or pastels. Complement the rustic patina of aged wood with a natural seagrass carpet, then try delicate patterns, such as Neptune’s Emma linen in Sage for upholstery and cushions.
'As spring is on the way, natural colours like pinks and greens, complement the light and contrast harmoniously against darker greys,' says Amber, home designer at Neptune . 'Alternatively, an all-white look can go a long way in lifting the room to create a lighter space, and our Grace scatter cushions are perfect for adding a little texture.'
13. Create a cozy reading spot
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There's lots of Marie Kondo-inspired talk about living clutter-free these days, but when it comes to cottage interiors, a little clutter is a good thing.
Shelves of books make homes look cozy and lived in. Having bookshelves floor to ceiling in the living room will keep books organised and will mean they're close at hand when you want to curl up with one by the fire.
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Rustic style in the interior of a country house: authentic and colorful design
Nature and natural materials attract solid and morally mature people like a magnet. The desire to live outside the city is most often due to precisely these reasons, and the apartment is not able to give this feeling to its owner.
In vain it is considered that this is just a direction in design, such an interior is a lifestyle. And it is so diverse and rich that it captivates from the first moment and for life.
Rustic-style suburban housing: design features
A rural house, remote from the city noise, bustle and crowds, is a dream of true gourmets of inner peace and connoisseurs of the surrounding beauty. In order to emphasize the charisma of your home, instill in it the warm spirit of the village, burden it with comfort, you need to create the interior correctly, and observe some conditions:
- in no case allow mixing styles;
- do not overload the space with various interior details;
- place maximum emphasis on natural materials;
- the room should be bright and voluminous;
- hallway, kitchen and living room must be designed in the same style;
- household appliances and modern comfort should not conflict with the general surroundings.
The design of a rustic house should continue the building itself, saturate it. The interior involves a mixture of modern comfort with the coziness of a country estate or a village hut. And it should be as harmonious as possible. This can be achieved by avoiding extremes. First of all, it is worth deciding on the depth of immersion in the subject.
If the whole village house is decorated in the same style, you will have no problem moving from one room to another. If you decide to give this style a part of the house, or the kitchen, combine classics or minimalism with it. You should not go to extremes and make the house a set for a film about a village in the 18th century - you will quickly get tired of such an immersion, and modern things will look ridiculous.
Golden mean - furniture and textiles in discreet, natural colors, wood, stone, simplicity of forms, household appliances and crockery in retro style. The interior will only benefit from this.
Décor with which the house finds its soul
A small cozy wooden house or a family estate is a place where the family goes at any time, where guests like to gather. His soul is hospitable hosts and little things dear to all hearts. It is thanks to the decor that the house acquires its features, the hand applied by the owner makes it animated.
Most people associate rustic interiors with colorful and motley rugs, embroidered curtains and towels, log-like walls. But this is far from true. Starting to understand more deeply, you will find that you can choose a country interior, or Provence, but they still have the same essence - a country estate, where each room is a continuation of the previous one.
Design: Full House Design
Textile Features
A rustic home needs soft fabrics, delicate drapery lines, starched tablecloths and napkins. Textiles are a must, and the living room is its territory. Curtains, curtains, bedspreads, sofas, soft pillows for chairs, napkins - everything should be subordinated to the general surroundings.
Choose linen, cotton, wool - materials that cling to the hand. Colors close to nature will create a calm and warm atmosphere.
Do not forget about the tablecloth, it must be indispensable and combined with the curtains. A wooden table covered with a snow-white tablecloth is a symbol of hospitable hospitality.
Sofa cushions in patchwork style, like blankets or with embroidered pillowcases, will only enhance the atmosphere of softness and comfort.
Kitchen and bath towels in pastel shades will add warmth to the kitchen and bathroom. Textile rugs laid out on a wooden floor perfectly accentuate the interior.
Skip the juicy, trendy colors for contemporary style, and go for natural, natural shades that continue the natural ones. Modern textiles are quite suitable for these purposes.
Wood in the interior
The interior should be emphasized with wooden elements. Starting from the ceiling, and ending with photo frames and mirrors, wood can be subtle and elegant, or it can be a rough, brutal element of your design.
To create the spirit of a chalet, country, Russian village style, a high ceiling with exposed beams, or imitation of beams over a painted ceiling, natural and simple furniture will fit into a rustic interior. Rough finishing of doorways with wood cracked from time to time, a floorboard, or a laminate under a wiped floor, a wooden table, will create a feeling of antiquity, good quality. The village outside the walls should be felt inside.
Lighter directions, such as Provence, Peisan style, include wood decor, but in an elegant execution: the wood is covered with paint, the lines are thin and more graceful, there are no rough and large details in the design. The interior plays with cute trinkets.
Frames for mirrors, photos, window and picture framing should be kept in the same style. Properly selected furniture made of natural wood will only enhance the overall mood, put an end to creating a harmonious interior.
Rustic motifs in basic styles
A house in nature, adequately decorated for living and recreation, can be so individual that you will never find another such interior, even slightly reminiscent of it.
Creating your own, understandable only to the owner of the rustic style, perhaps the main thing is to decide on the direction. The interior, built coherently, step by step, will not allow to break the general line.
Country direction
American farmers have made a grandiose contribution to the formation of this style and interior. The simplicity and authenticity of the design can bring the spirit of American shepherds' housing even into the home of a Russian banker, and most importantly, the room will look decent, albeit simple.
Large window openings, leather, wood and stone, rough as a cowboy's hand.
Textiles in indigo shades with a hint of denim, and of course bright interior details. It can be seemingly out of place, flashy-colored appliances, sofa cushions, a mirror or drawers in the bathroom.
Furniture in such a house must be chosen exclusively natural.
The main thing is to choose one object that will catch the eye.
The combination of three colors, or a tone transition from dark to light, will add some intrigue to the design of the room. Rustic chic is provided to the owner of the interior with a photo.
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Russian rustic style
If you think that it is the easiest way to repeat the Russian style at home, you are deeply mistaken. Rustic Russian style houses are one of the most interesting projects. Rough wooden decor and linen tablecloths will not cope with the surroundings, if you do not take into account the basic conditions:
- it is necessary to decorate the whole house in the Russian style, or use only free-standing structures, for example, a gazebo;
- a house with a Russian-style interior will look deliberately fabulous if you overload the design with authentic details;
- minimalism is the best friend of a Russian village home;
Minimal wood processing, textiles with rough weave, deliberately simple lines, furniture in retro style - this will bring the village house closer to the desired one, and the Russian style will sparkle with all its colors
Design: Varvara Zelenetskaya
Chalet style
Hunting lodge - a place where the feeling of unity with nature is maximum.
A rustic country house in the style of a chalet speaks of remoteness from the city, a calm lifestyle, regularity and stability.
The chalet can be made in both wooden and brick houses. The main lines are rustic design, easy to match with modern furniture in classic or minimalist style.
Here you can safely combine a wooden table and a stone top, but you need to be careful with the emphasis on bright details - they are always superfluous in this direction. The house will breathe freshness if you do not load it with heavy and complex furniture.
Provence direction
Sunshine on the walls, pastel colors, cute trinkets and a floral print. A rustic Provence-style interior deserves to be one of the priorities in choosing a country home setting.
The rustic motif of the French hinterland is quite difficult to correctly disperse in the interior - you can get carried away and get a rural underground, or vice versa - get an insufficiently complete rustic image.
Provence is dominated by white color and delicate shades, natural wood Delicate fabrics coexist with coarse iron forging and wool.
Small colored tiles, glazed bricks, whitewashed beams, rustic painted floor. All this is framed by curtains and napkins with a floral print. A gentle unity of rudeness with grace.
Rustic style in the general interior of a country house
If the entire interior of a country house is strictly maintained in one stylistic direction, the owners will not experience dissonance when moving from one room to another, it will be easier to choose decor items, to furnish the rooms correctly. The house will only benefit from this. You choose the Russian style, or Provence - you will not be a loser, the main thing is not to bring the design of one style into another.
Entrance hall decor
The rustic style of interior design has even touched the threshold from which the visitor receives information about the owner.
Such a house is an open book, and the hallway is a business card. The house is just as beautiful inside as it is outside.
Simplicity of design, geometric lines, bright and spacious room - everything you need for a complete immersion in rustic style. Bright details, such as rugs, shelves, chair drapery, will dilute the simplicity.
Design: Studio Prosperity
Kitchen and utensils as decorative elements
The kitchen is the focus of style and its fusion with the comfort of modernity. The interior of a rustic-style kitchen needs to be thought out so that household appliances, of which there are many in this room, easily fit into the overall picture. Here, built-in appliances will come to the rescue, which will be hidden by the facades of the kitchen, the interior, thanks to this, will not suffer.
The stove should be the center and its choice is the starting point from which to build the environment. Natural wood, stone, textured fabrics, faucets and furniture elements in copper and bronze.
Here you should avoid chrome parts.
Crockery that is best placed on open or glazed shelves should continue the quality and stability of the entire kitchen. Cast iron and copper will fit perfectly into the rustic surroundings.
Napkins and tablecloths are best taken out at the time of setting the table, which is best left open during normal times. A wooden countertop, or a painted version is a worthy choice. The Russian rural style is clearly emphasized by the large hospitable table.
Design: Marina Kutepova
How to arrange a living room
The room where the family spends time together should have a center. The house grants this right to the living room. This is either a large rustic table, or a hearth - a fireplace. The center of the room must be highlighted. Woolen carpets of soothing colors and comfortably arranged sofas are ideal for this.
Creating a rustic living room interior is second only to the entrance hall, as these are usually adjoining spaces.
Do not skimp on light shades, make the ceiling higher, or decorate it with a false beam. Simple and comfortable furniture, wooden frames of paintings and mirrors, soft shades of curtains will bring the desired effect to the rustic surroundings.
For a rustic style living room with a similarly designed kitchen, sometimes enough is enough, and many do just that, allowing other rooms to submit to the styles chosen by the masters of the bedrooms.
Design: Marina Kutepova
Bedroom decoration
Many, imagining the interior of a rustic bedroom, see quilted blankets, pillows laid with nesting dolls, embroidered curtains. Could be so. But there are many options, and now, it is quite easy to implement rustic minimalism for a bedroom in a rather colorful design.
The simplicity of a wooden bed accommodates a quality orthopedic mattress, warm shades of curtains, additional curtains, wooden elements on the walls or a block house, walls to be painted in beige tones.
The room and furniture are both functional.
Rustic style bathroom to complement the bedroom.
Children's room
Interior in the style of a country house will create a nursery, ideal for a child. In this room, maximum light and space are the fundamental ideas. Natural materials and clean country air are what parents can give to a child. Simplicity of design, light decor, the creation of which, most likely, the child will take over. A rustic children's room does not need plastic furniture or artificial surfaces - everything inside should breathe nature, just like the house itself.
Design: Maxim Noda
Fireplace - comfort and living warmth
Rustic wooden house with live fire has a soul. The family will always strive to the hearth in the evening, and the children will always return to the village parental shelter.
A fireplace in the living room or bedroom is a frequent rustic host around which the overall decoration is shaped.
The room with him becomes authentic.
Wood burning fireplace, electric fireplace or false fireplace - the choice is huge. When a blizzard howls outside, inside you will not only find yourself warm, but you will feel all the charm of a living fire.
Design: Andrey Volkov
When to use this style
People who appreciate the smell of natural wood, who live with open windows and open curtains, sooner or later choose a rustic style. The apartment becomes irrelevant.
Unity with nature, return to the origins, rustic flavor will be appreciated by people who have inner harmony or strive for it.
Friends will always be reaching out to your house, and an evening spent with family in the living room will be truly restorative, just like sleeping in your lovingly furnished bedroom.
Design: Pavel Alekseev
Design: Marina Kutepova
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However, those who want to equip the house comfortably and with taste should not despair - the good old village comfort will come to the rescue. Over its long history, country music has acquired a huge number of variations, adapting to the national characteristics of different countries and absorbing the local flavor. There are three main varieties.
- Russian country style
- English Country
- French Provence
A fireplace in the living room creates a warm and pleasant atmosphere
A bedroom in a tree will look very nice
A rustic kitchen is a great design option. It will be a pleasure to cook on it
Each of these styles is individual and reflects the cultural traditions of their country, but the overall concept is still the same - naturalness, simplicity and comfort.
Unity with nature also plays an important role in interior design, because one of the main principles of rustic style is the rejection of artificial materials in favor of natural ones.
Particular preference is given to wood, although stone is also widely used.
The decoration of a village house is distinguished by deliberate rudeness. You can flaunt floor beams, do not be shy about clumsy plaster and hand-knit furniture - all this will only add originality. Practicality instead of excesses is the basic law of creating a rustic interior, but this does not mean that you should give up decorations and forget about beauty. On the contrary, it is worth paying special attention to them.
Wood-burning stove in the interior will take you back a few years
Rustic living room with fireplace is a great place to relax with friends
Country style is characterized by a large number of decor items. Invariable attributes are carpets, which are laid not only on the floor, but also hung on the walls, an abundance of natural textiles, pillows on chairs, a table covered with a tablecloth or a lace napkin. Hand-made interior details are especially welcome.
Knitting, embroidery, patchwork technique - any handmade only benefits the creation of comfort, and the rustic style opens up great scope for imagination and creativity.
But before you add accessories to the interior, you should think about the color palette. Country style gives its preference to natural shades and muted, soft tones. Pastel colors are also popular. When choosing a color scheme, there are no strict restrictions, but fluorescent should be avoided. The absence of flashy colors and neon creates a peaceful atmosphere and does not strain your eyesight.
The atmosphere of rural comfort can be easily created both in an apartment and in a country house.
Living room with a small library is the best design option
The color combination of walls and furniture looks very harmonious
Wood, stone, fireplace - basic rustic elements
Contents
- 1 Russian country style - harmony and simplicity
- 2 English country style - noble and aristocratic
- 3 French country style - the elegance of Provence
- 4 Country style interior
- 5 Rustic kitchen interior
- 6 Rustic living room
- 7 Rustic bedroom romance
Finishing and most of the interior items are made of wood.
For wall cladding, both wooden panels and solid logs are used. Russian rustic style is uncomplicated, but not without appeal.
The furniture is maximally simplified. In lighting, lamps with a lampshade or kerosene are used. For the Russian style, the presence of a large chest in the house is characteristic. Rustic style in the interior of a country house will help create a Russian stove. This practical thing is used not only for heating, but also for cooking. Near the stove in the village house there are corresponding attributes - a woodpile with firewood for kindling, a poker, a shovel and a tong with cast irons.
You can decorate your home in the Russian style with patchwork quilts and painted pottery, and hang cross-stitch or panels made from natural materials on the walls.
In such a kitchen you will enjoy cooking
A candle on the wall will perfectly complement the decor
In the English style, design issues were approached thoroughly.
Stone and brickwork is often used in the wall decoration, and the furniture is distinguished by its massiveness: a separate dining room will be required for the dining table, and a king-sized four-poster bed will look appropriate in the bedroom. Armchairs have high backs and are made of wood, and then covered with leather and decorated with decorative carvings. Usually they are located in the living room next to the fireplace.
In the colors of English country, light tones (beige, gray) closely coexist with rich shades (chocolate, red-brown, dark green).
For decor, heavy dense fabrics in a cage are used. They are used to make covers for furniture, curtains, blankets, decorative pillows and other interior decorations.
The view of the forest from the window will delight you with stunning nature
Flowers with fruits will complement the table setting
An example of a real hunter's living room
Against the backdrop of other rustic styles, Provence is the most romantic and dreamy.
It is characterized by light colors (especially white and blue), delicate pastel shades and floral patterns. The decor sometimes uses a bright red accent.
Unlike English country furniture, Provence furniture is light, elegant and usually comes in light pastel colors. The upholstery often uses floral ornaments, sometimes a cage or a strip. Furniture is also artificially aged to give the interior a retro touch.
The walls are covered with plain plaster and the floors are covered with terracotta tiles or white painted planks.
French rustic style is about elegance and getting rid of bulky unnecessary details, but some additional elements are still acceptable. The Provence-style interior can be decorated with homemade lace napkins, a bouquet of wild flowers in a porcelain vase, or wood painting.
White kitchen with wooden beam looks very elegant
Wooden walls are the foundation of rustic style
Rustic styles are not similar to each other, each of them has its own history associated with the national characteristics of local peoples.
For many years, the main goal of country style was practicality and convenience. And what defines the rustic style in the interior today?
- Finishing materials are wood and stone.
- Finishing is deliberately simple and rough.
- Furniture mainly made of wood, simple and durable, with a retro effect.
- A lot of handmade elements, in other words - handmade.
- The decor uses an abundance of textiles (curtains, blankets, tablecloths, napkins).
- In country houses, stoves and fireplaces serve as sources of heat.
Large rustic living room is a great place to relax with friends and family
Solid wood furniture in the kitchen will harmoniously complement the interior
An excellent solution to complement the decor of the room would be wooden furniture
The kitchen is the place where the family spends time together every day.
Decorating a rustic kitchen interior is much easier than it might seem at first glance.
| Color | Finish | Furniture and decor | |
| Russian country style | Various wood tones, warm tones | Brickwork or plaster walls, wooden beams, plank floors | Painted furniture, patterned tablecloth, decorative potholders, embroidered towels |
| English Country | Various shades of brown, green and red; grey-beige scale | Stone or brick walls | Tartan Curtains and Chair Covers, English Porcelain |
| Provence | Pastel shades are used: lilac, beige, mint and others; white color | Floral wallpaper; brick walls, wooden floor painted white | White furniture, artificially aged. |
The decor uses gilded elements. The kitchen is decorated with bouquets in vases, floral painting on furniture The decor of the chairs in the kitchen will harmoniously complement the interior design
A rustic-style bedroom with a view of the forest will allow you to relax from the bustle of the city
The main task of the living room is to create a hospitable mood and cozy atmosphere in a country house. To do this, you should use wooden or wicker furniture, choose warm colors in the design, and make the light a little muffled. For curtains, sofa covers and other textile items, you should choose natural fabrics, such as cotton and linen. Sofa cushions can be decorated with embroidery - handmade, made with soul, will transform any interior.
The ideal material for living room flooring is wood, but laminate can also be used. It is also worth covering it with a soft carpet or rug.
Walls can be wood-paneled, finished with stone, or simply plastered.
Handmade decorations placed on the shelves will add charm to the interior. For this purpose, you can use clay or wooden figurines, knitted toys, cross-stitch inserted into the frame.
The final touch in decorating the living room will be a bouquet of fresh wild flowers placed on a fireplace or coffee table.
A kitchen in white that will make cooking a pleasure
Stone, wood, fireplace - basic rustic elements
The fireplace in the bedroom will immerse you in a state of calmness
In the bedroom - the room where a person receives a long-awaited rest after a long day at work - must be comfortable. Rustic style in the interior of the bedroom will be preferred by people who value comfort and naturalness.
You can use floral print wallpaper or decorate the walls with panels. Wooden beams in the decor of the ceiling will add originality to the room. You don’t have to invent anything special with the floor - just lay a carpet or rug on it.
