| Country home decorating is usually referred to as a | | | | Use lots of baskets for storing logs for the fire, pine |
| "rustic" decorating style and can be created whether | | | | cones and needlework. |
| you live in a cottage style home, a mountain retreat | | | | Country style living rooms start with bare or waxed |
| home or a modern urban apartment. Your home is | | | | wooden floors or stone materials combined with floor |
| your castle and you can create the look and style of | | | | coverings such as wool oriental rugs for warmth and |
| country homes no matter where you live. | | | | texture. Add a warm quilt or "throw" on the sofa, |
| Cottage style homes are often made of stone or log | | | | stenciling on the walls, and flower and wreath |
| and offer a comfortable "down-home" feeling and is | | | | decorations. |
| usually simple, charming and unfussy in its decorating | | | | Gingham patterns create a country home feel and |
| style. You'll want to incorporate the use of stone and | | | | can be used for window treatments, dining room |
| natural woods, like pine that may be unfinished, aged, | | | | chairs, upholstery and wallpaper. Wreaths make a |
| weathered and hand-painted with designs such as | | | | nice rustic decoration to a wall or door and can be |
| birds, animals, country scenery, flowers or leaves.. | | | | found in many colors and materials such as pine or |
| Rustic country decor is about handcrafted objects | | | | branches. You can make your own by shopping craft |
| and furnishings that connect back to nature. Rustic | | | | supply stores and choose from many different color |
| country décor can start in the kitchen with a | | | | schemes. |
| large rectangular pine table, aged and weathered, | | | | Add rocking chairs, Adirondack chairs, trunks, chests |
| partnered with ladderback chairs. Vintage | | | | and antique furniture or reproductions. You can find |
| wrought-iron or metal chandeliers above the table is | | | | cheap and inexpensive antique furniture at yard and |
| appropriate for rustic décor lighting as well as | | | | garage sales, flea markets, second-hand stores and |
| hurricane and oil or kerosene lamps. | | | | consignment shops. |
| Vintage hardware in wrought-iron or metal is a great | | | | The country style bathroom will have a Clawfoot tub |
| country home decorating idea and is available in many | | | | and pedestal sink with antique brass faucets and |
| different styles and finishes. Use hutches and | | | | old-fashioned country cabinets and hardware. Use |
| cupboards with open shelves and plate racks for | | | | plenty of baskets for storing your towels, loofas and |
| displaying colored plates and dinnerware collections in | | | | shampoos. Your country style bathroom should |
| earth tones, bone white, or blues and greens, glazed | | | | create an atmosphere of calm and serenity. Don't |
| earthenware and glass jars. | | | | forget the candles for a soothing and relaxing soak |
| Add a rustic butcher-block island and pots and pans | | | | after a long day. |
| made of copper or cast iron and simple in lines. | | | | Decorating rustic or cottage country homes include |
| Another popular country home idea is stenciling | | | | elements that are simpler, personal, comfortable, |
| decorating themes such as roosters, chickens, apples | | | | warm and inviting and can be created to express |
| or cows on antiqued wooden shelves, the border on | | | | your personality no matter where your home is |
| the wall, or a rocking chair in the corner of the room. | | | | located. |