Country Style Home Decorating Ideas
Country style home decorating captures the sense of ease found in a rural setting. Simplicity is at its core, where nothing is wasted and everyday items become decorations when not in use. Antique and handmade items add to the charm. You can find all kinds of interesting decorations for your home at garage sales and antique shops. Many stores also sell new furnishings and home decor in classic, old-fashioned designs. Does this Spark an idea?
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Kitchen
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Display colorful crockery or stoneware in your kitchen for an easy country look. Hang copper pots from a wrought-iron rack and dry bunches of herbs or strands of garlic from the ceiling. Your dining area could have a wide-planked table and ladder-back chairs or benches. Include farm animals such as chickens, rabbits, pigs or cows in your country theme.
Living Room
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Your living room will feel cozy and inviting with furniture pieces like a wing-back armchair and a hand-carved rocking chair. Keep an inviting pile of color-blocked hand-knit throws in a basket next to the couch. Decorate with hurricane lamp candle holders, framed cross-stitching and wooden letter blocks that spell out your family name. A basket of wood beside the fireplace or wood stove adds to the rustic touch.
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Bedroom
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To carry the country style through the home to your bedroom, use bed frames made of wrought iron, either black or painted, with handmade quilts. Use a pine armoire or use a dresser with hand-painted porcelain knobs. Set an antique oil lamp on the nightstand with a stack of old books. Create a reading area with a straw-seat chair and a small table by a window with lace curtains.
Bathroom
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Put up bead board or the wider tongue-and-groove board on the lower section of the walls. A claw-foot tub evokes a sense of rural charm, and a free-standing sink or washbasin will complement it. Hang wrought-iron towel racks on the wall. Keep your country bathroom simple and uncluttered.
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