Cottage-style decor – perfect for those who love a comfortable, nostalgic look
If you love a light and airy look in your home, cottage-style décor is a perfect option. This type of decoration allows you to create a beautiful and comfortable home even on a limited budget! No matter what style of home you live in, you can transform your current style into a vintage style for very little money. Do you love rooms that seem to float on the breeze? Try this look, you will surely love it.
The key to creating this look is to use light colors. Many people have the misconception that white is the only color used in this decoration. The truth is that soft pastel shades of blue, aqua, yellow, pink and green, combined with a healthy dose of white, make the room light and airy while providing interest and depth with color.
Make great use of paint!
Painting is one of the most affordable things you can do to make a dramatic change in the appearance of your home. With cottage-style décor, don’t be afraid to paint your walls one of the pastel colors mentioned above. For a truly original look, paint only the opposite walls, leaving the other walls white. Trim baseboards in a contrasting shade.
Paint is also great for creating worn looking furniture. To create the vintage look, simply take a side table or coffee table, paint it white or a pastel color, and sand the edges lightly to give it that antique look. You can often find great bargains on small tables at flea markets and garage sales.
Amazing Floors
For most people, the floors are hardwood, tile, or carpet. With the country house look, wooden floors are preferable. Light-colored wood planks are great, but any type of wood will do. You may want to leave them as they are or paint them a shade of your choice.
Consider stamping the perimeter of the floor, or stamping on your own area rug for a truly unique and utterly inspiring look. If you have a light colored rug it will work. Simply anchor your furniture with vintage-look rugs.
Create interest with furniture
When it comes to the furniture, you can use new or old. If you use new furniture, try to keep the wood light in color. Furniture is particularly warm and inviting when upholstered in small floral patterns in pastel colours. Throw cushions on your sofa and mix and match patterns. Anything you like will work!
Put your imagination to work when it comes to coffee tables and side tables. Do you have an old door in the garage? Cut it, paint it, sand it, stencil it, do whatever you want! Add legs and you have a coffee table like no other.
Accessories can be anything you like, although you should avoid going overboard; you don’t want your rooms to look cluttered or messy. Pick a few simple pieces that you enjoy and place them around the room. A simple white vase filled with wildflowers is perfect. Stack two or three old books on a side table and place the vase on top. Small lamps with beaded shades also work well.
There really is no rhyme or reason to the cabin decorations. As long as you love all the furniture and accessories you choose, everything will fit! Have fun and enjoy a beautiful new look that costs very little!