Rustic Decorating Ideas

The latest trend in home decor is giving a rustic look to your home. The first look at a rustic style room gives us a “wow” feeling. In fact, the very term rustic adds words like charm, comforting and relaxing, to a decor. The best and the most unique way to decorate your home in a natural style is by adopting the rustic look. All you need for a rustic decoration is impersonating natural elements and placing them in your home. The rustic theme calls for a memory of a woods’ fishing lodge or a summer vacation at a mountain retreat or an affinity for bringing the outdoors in. Although it isn’t possible to capture all the elements of a primitive mountain cabin, exposed log walls, rough-hewn beams, stone and other rough creations can be captured to impress the style deep into your senses. Explore the article to know how you can decorate your home in the rustic style.

 

 

The rustic theme calls for neutral, natural and earth tones from the nature. Choose colors that are warm and have different tones of woods. Brown, green, rust, a muted cousin of vivid and gray-blue reflect the natural look. Powdered versions can also be used to achieve the color correctness. For the bathroom, choose several shades of complementary dark green, with pure white or a dark or a lighter shade of brown for the perfect rustic color palette. Make use of woods that are not finely planed and have imperfections. Use flagstones or unpolished granite on the plank floors. Stone hearths and exposed rock in plastered walls give a prevalent and impressive look.

 

Give a natural, antique look to your room by carefully choosing rustic furniture. Bring a large pine or maple, farm kitchen table for a rustic décor. Select a farm table with a darker finish for a sophisticated, rustic look. For a classic rustic appeal, arrange a large bowl of fresh fruit or fresh flowers or dried fruit on the table. Go for heavy wood cabinets, hutches and sideboards that are dark stained. If purchasing a new bed, go for the one that is made up of twigs and logs. Choose fabric curtains and indoor panel shutters that complement the décor.

 

Patchwork quilts give a cozy and antique look to any interior. Use them to cover the bed and as cushion covers also. To improvise the look, choose quilts with animal life or forests. Get wall hangings for your rustic home décor, such as huge natural paintings with deer antlers, animal heads and old tin advertising signage. Old clocks, old rifles and other antique accessories can also be used. A chipped and charming mirror will make the home look inviting. You can also use colorful wreaths, yard flags, vines or rocks in decorative vases. Place an old traditional chessboard on one of the tables. Homey rugs and canisters can also help bring a rustic design to the kitchen.

 

Lighting forms the most important part of designing a home. It adds warmth and gives an inviting feeling to the guests. An earthy look should be given to enhance the beauty of any room. Use a lamp with the support of a small wooden trunk. A rustic chandelier or rustic fixtures are good to enhance the overall results. Improve the rustic look by using hardwood flooring. Cover them with area rugs made up of organic material and natural and earthy colors. Do not leave the floors bare, make use of warm rugs to cover them up.