Friday, November 11, 2011

Country Style Home Beautifying - What You Need To Know

By Gertrude Lowenkowski Xavier


Do not forget when you are decorating your home country-like that geography played a big part in the progress of this movement. The things you would see in an east coast home in comparison to a west coast home, as a rule, were dissimilar. On the other hand, there are disparities between the things you would see in the frigid northern states, as opposed to the scorching southern states. With so many different areas that decorate in this style, you have a lot to choose from. Nevertheless, they resemble one another with qualities like humble furniture designs that are quite handy and total sensibility. Let us talk more about this idea of adorning the home with a country fashion.

You can often locate these items in some very bizarre spots. The summer months offer the chance for you local towns and counties to provide garage and yard sales.

These pieces may often be found in sales provided by the local people who have been living with these items for a long time. In addition to antique shops, one other terrific source is estate sales. You can usually see them cataloged in the age old newspaper. Just be careful about what you are buying and try to determine if it is for real or a reproduction. You can still see old fashioned home designs in older neighborhoods, for instance a Cape Cod style home or those little box homes build out of wood. Decorating country style is not uncommon for many different types of cottages. On account that people had fireplaces prior to central heating, it is not surprising that you would see one. So then it seems only appropriate that country decorations for the mantel piece should not be hard to find. We have always that that the best thing to place on the mantel above a fireplace is a historic mantel clock. Speaking of which, nowadays we do not often see grandfather clocks in homes, which is regrettable since they can be so distinct and dazzling.

The colors you can use in this style of decorating is wider than you may realize. Many people like neutral tones that can be found in earth tones. The feelings of time passing can be aroused by colors that are subdued and muted. This is all part of achieving the rustic look and feel through the use of colors. Combining various styles is part of the mystique of country-style decorating, since there are no hard rules, which allows you to do it. More modern influences will bring about slightly brighter colors that are not overpowering.

If you have them in your home, do not overlook your overstuffed sofa and matching love seat because you definitely need to display a patchwork quilt on one or both of them. Nevertheless, some of the old standbys when it comes to country style cloth, include cotton, linens and wool, as they were all pretty common in yesteryear. When they are well taken care of, they can be quite hard-wearing therefore furniture makers are still producing them. You have probably seen old pinewood rocking chairs that have a small lap blanket that seems to set permanently on the back of it. Country style remodels are fun for most people because of the many options that are available to get that rustic feel. What is even more interesting is that the perfect items sometimes appear out of nowhere, helping you make your room the best it can be.

A very important factor that numerous individuals overlook when doing basic do it yourself projects it to possess suitable lighting. By using appropriate lighting, your task is going to be less of a challenge. Consult your neighborhood home center to learn more.




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