How to Decorate in Country Decor
Country decor evokes simpler times and a less hectic lifestyle. Turn your home into a relaxing retreat by incorporating charming country styles into your current home theme. Antiques, fresh flowers and reworked, vintage furniture will add to the country-inspired look. Browse secondhand stores, antique shops and flea markets to find the perfect country furniture and accent pieces for your home. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Vintage furniture
- Vintage collectibles
- Country-inspired fabrics
- Flowers
- Antiques
- Paint
Instructions
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Add rustic country touches to your home decor by blending rough-hewn wood pieces, colorful fabrics and metals. For a refined look, combine textured and smooth surfaces -- such as antique wood with glass, and crocheted pillows with soft blankets. Line the top of an antique wood coffee table with eye-catching old crate labels, and place a sheet of glass on top to mix several design medias.
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Mix and match: Incorporate natural design elements, such as stones and iron, into your decor. Scour flea markets for rustic-looking pieces, such as weathered shutters and metal railings. Use architectural salvage pieces to decorate your home in a eco-friendly way. Mix vintage items with new pieces to create a sophisticated country-inspired look.
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Play with contrasting colors and patterns. The beauty of country decor is that you don't want to aim for a "perfect" look, and you can have fun mixing things up. Reupholster a vintage chair with a country floral pattern and decorate with striped pillows. Use primary colors, such as red couches and blue rugs, and tie the look together with red-and-blue pillows or curtains. Don't be afraid to experiment with bold colors and fabrics.
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To enhance your relaxing country retreat, use fresh flowers wherever possible. Fill a vase with a mix of flowers; the more colorful and mismatched the better. Aim for a fresh-from-the-garden rather than a fresh-from-the-florist look. Use fresh-picked wildflowers during the summer months. In addition to looking pretty, flowers are natural air fresheners for your home.
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Use paint to create a distressed, country look. For instance, apply paint to walls using a sponge to create "texture."
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