| u dream of walking through endless meadows of | | | | your country style décor endeavor, you could |
| fresh flowers or wading through meandering rivers and | | | | acquire the country style look with smaller items |
| bubbling brooks? Does the warmth and cosiness of | | | | including wooden bowls filled with usable items; |
| country living appeal to your senses? Country style | | | | wooden kitchen accessories; rustic wooden shelves |
| rooms are warm-hearted but not prosaic; trendy but | | | | and wooden containers such as large camphor boxes |
| not fashion-obsessed. | | | | or smaller carved chests. |
| Acquiring the Country Look | | | | Country Texture |
| Rustic simplicity that is modest, unassuming and friendly | | | | Textured surfaces that emphasize the beauty of |
| forms the core of country home decor. Though | | | | natural materials are indispensable in country interior |
| flexible enough to include natural materials of all kinds, | | | | decorating. Wicker furniture and willow baskets are |
| hand made period pieces, well-worn antiques as well | | | | excellent accessories for any country style |
| as reproductions, country style furnishings will rarely | | | | décor. They are comfortable, relatively |
| include designs that are delicate or furniture that is | | | | inexpensive and impart a casual country atmosphere |
| formal. Look for rustic, sturdy and durable country | | | | to any room. Colorful, terracotta bowls, plates, jugs and |
| furniture that is hand crafted; country furniture is rarely | | | | vases in different glazes add country color to any |
| machine made. | | | | room. |
| There are several types of country decor styles, from | | | | Country Lighting |
| American Rustic and European Country to Vintage or | | | | Nothing breathes country atmosphere into any room |
| Modern Country. While sticking with one style of | | | | more than the warm, gentle light emanating from a live |
| country decor for your entire house is a safe, simple | | | | flame. No dimmer switches and railing lights in your |
| and time saving option, the very coordinated | | | | country room. Instead go in for antique candelabras for |
| sameness that you tried so hard to achieve can look | | | | the dining table and side tables, petroleum or candle-lit |
| monotonous and humdrum after a while. Mix and | | | | wall sconces and real petroleum lamps or chandeliers |
| match complementary country-styled furnishing and | | | | with real candles handing from the ceilings. |
| give every room a refreshing yet eclectic look. | | | | Country Fabric |
| Here are a few vital elements of country style | | | | Natural fabrics including cotton and wool are a simple, |
| décor. Mix and match the different elements in | | | | cost-efficient, yet wonderfully effective way of |
| different rooms to acquire a country look that is | | | | enhancing the rustic country atmosphere in any room. |
| time-honored and yet unique at the same time. | | | | Blankets in soft, natural-dye colors; embroidered |
| Wooden Surfaces | | | | tablecloths and cushions-covers or an old sampler, |
| Wood is the key material in rustic country style | | | | framed in wood and hung up on the wall are all |
| décor. For an authentic country look and feel, | | | | suggestive of country living. Avoid synthetic, |
| the style should be plain and simple, the wood | | | | man-materials of any kind. Quilts in faded, muted, subtle |
| unpolished, with the wood grain visible and chips and | | | | color combinations that hint at long usage infuse the |
| scratches completing the natural look. Cabinets, beds | | | | room with an old-world country charm. |
| and tables are hand carved in oak, walnut, cherry, | | | | Country Accessories |
| hickory, pine and other exotic woods. Cabinets with | | | | Windsor chairs, Adirondack chairs, dry or fresh wild |
| inlaid tiles and wooden chairs with colorful cushions | | | | flowers, quilts, vintage baskets, blue and white |
| enhance the beauty of natural wood and are great | | | | ceramics, floral linens and tapestries, wire or wicker |
| additions in rustic country interior decorating. | | | | baskets, wall clocks, candle holders and wool blankets |
| If you are hesitant to invest huge sums of money into | | | | are all reminiscent of country living. |