Country Decor & Wall Art

Brightly colored pottery is a country decorative element.

Country decor and wall art share some common features regardless of whether it's French, American or Italian country. However, American country style also possesses features that make it unique to the area in which it originates, such as the use of American folk art.

Features

Country decor is similar to the Tuscan and rustic decor styles, according to Decorating Country Home. Each of these styles utilizes textures and colors that fall on the natural side. They also feature rustic and primitive home accessories.

Accessories

Simplicity is the goal of country decorating styles. Although the style has its share of accessories, many of them fall into the useful as well as decorative category. Bright quilts drape over the backs of the sofa, brightly painted ceramic bowls sit on the kitchen counter and wrought iron accessories anchor rooms. Include furniture pieces such as wing-back chairs, hickory end tables or antique oak sofas to fit well in this style.

Artwork

In country styles, American folk artist Warren Kimble offers a good example of American country wall art, who painted his works of art on wood. Common thematic motifs include the American flag, pastoral scenes and primitive still-life pictures. These pieces of art were very often hand-painted in bright colors on wood.

References

• Good-Bye City Life: Art Prints: Primitive Folk Art Paintings
• Decorating Country Home
• Warren Kimble
• Global Gallery: Warren Kimble
• Dream Home Decorating: Country Decorating

Resources

• Folk Art Museum