Have you ever wondered why a city dweller especially appreciates the country style in the interior? Is it not because living in a world of practicality and brevity, where everything is arranged in order and orderly, we are delighted by the slight negligence and contemplation of cute handmade things, impregnated with care and love? Narrowly rough finish of walls and ceiling is softened with hand-made knick-knacks, self-made floorboards or embroidered panels, and pleasant eyes of color relax and pacify. In today's article on the site "House of Dreams" we'll talk about the role of an original interior in our lives and about what principles should be guided in order to design a dwelling in this style.
Rustic style in the interior
Distinctive features of the rustic style in the interior of the
Before we begin to characterize the rustic style, it should be noted that throughout its long history, settling in every culture, it has acquired local flavor, which is why the English or American style is slightly differentfrom Russian or French.
But all varieties of this style combine some common characteristics:
- simple finish without pretentiousness, in some cases even a little rough, for example, rough plaster or specially exposed wooden joists;
- natural materials in decoration - mostly stone and wood;
- simple furniture - wooden, wicker or forged, sound cabinets and chests of drawers;
- natural colors in decoration;
- availability of a large number of unique accessories and handmade crafts;
- an abundance of textiles - simple curtains, decorative pillows, cute kitchen towels, bedspreads in patchwork style.
Interior design in a rustic style
Interior design in a rustic style Photo
Distinctive features of a rustic style
House in a rustic style Photo
Features of a rustic style in an interior
If we talk about the Russian rustic style of the interior, which is closer to us in perception, it is distinguished by such characteristics- log walls, carving, plaster painting, rough furniture, beads of dried flowers hung on the walls, a bunch of red pepper and garlic in the kitchen. All textiles are represented by natural fabrics: cotton, linen, burlap, cotton. Do not forget about the "symbol" of the Russian cottage, as well as painted samovars, teapots and trays.
Speaking in general, the rural style in the interior is used mainly for the design of country houses and villas. Although in the apartment he meets often, especially in the kitchen. Let's see how to design each of the rooms in an apartment or house in accordance with this style.
How to decorate the kitchen in a rustic style
Walls of the kitchen in a rustic style is better not to cover with wallpapers, but to impose a one-tone or brick-imitating tile. Also suitable walls painted with pastel shades of paint: beige, light gray or even white. But even in this case, the kitchen apron is best laid out with tiles "under the brick."
The country style approves wooden furniture, so if not the cupboards themselves, then at least their facades should be wooden, especially as they can be decorated with carvings and paintings. As for modern technology, this style does not deny its presence on the kitchen space, but if desired, the built-in appliances can always be covered with wooden facades.
If the kitchen is located in a spacious house, then do not hide the wooden joists in the suspended ceiling, but instead, decorate them beautifully, for example, hung on them kitchen rails, paintings, as well as a bunch of garlic, onions or red pepper.
And in general, there are not many decorations and decorations in the country kitchen: they are homemade mats, embroidered towels, clay pots, decorative plates, and cutting ditches with engraving, neatly arranged in the sideboard. Also under the table and in the closets on open shelves you can put woven baskets with fresh vegetables and fruits.
Kitchen in a house in a rustic style
Big kitchen in a rural style photo
Wooden kitchen in rustic style Photo
Kitchen with beams on the ceiling in rustic style
How to decorate the living room in the rustic style
Comfort and comfortable life of the household is the main component of the interior of the living room in the rustic style. On the floor it is better to lay a wooden floor or a laminate that mimics it, and place a rest area with a fluffy carpet. Furniture can be both wooden and wicker, sometimes there are tables, chairs, coffee tables with forged elements. And if the grandmother left you a trunk in the inheritance, then it's the place in the living room - restore it, put it in order, not removing the scrapes and traces of age-old history, and this colorful element of the interior will turn into the main accent of the room.
As for artificial lighting, the predominant one should be a warm yellowish shade. Lamps and chandeliers in the rustic style, as a rule, are executed in a restrained color scheme, and the plafonds and lampshades are skillfully draped with a cloth or decorated with colored glass and paintings.
Soft sofas and armchairs are an indispensable attribute of a comfortable village life, they are pleasant to rest after a hard day. Supplement the upholstered furniture with pillows with pillowcases embroidered with your own hands, and cozy curtains made of natural fabrics. Open shelves filled with handmade knick-knacks( wooden or clay figurines), photographs within the framework, paintings and panels. After all the decorative and decorating works, the room should envelop the household members with comfort, give sincere warmth and pacification.
Rustic style in the interior photo
Rustic style in the interior photo
Rustic-style living room with beams on the ceiling
Living room with a fireplace in the rustic style
Rustic style in the living room of the private house
Living room in a rustic-style house
How to make a bedroom in a rustic style
A bedroom is a room for sleeping and resting, so by definition it should be cozy. The finishing of the bedroom in the rustic style is characterized by a warm color scheme - here the pastel beige and greyish shades prevail. A spacious wooden bed with a quilt or a small wrought-iron bed with snow-white bedding - each has its own charm.
Walls can be either monophonic, painted in one color, and wallpapered with beautiful wallpaper, where curls, beautiful buds of flowers and curly plants prevail. The soft lighting of the floor lamp with a textile bubble will give an atmosphere of intimacy, and the shade, tied with a crochet, will become a real decoration of the bedroom. A wardrobe, bedside tables and chest of drawers are specially selected with scuffs, artificially aged. The finishing touch of the design will be colored, but not cutting eyes textiles( bedspreads, pillows, curtains, decorative napkins).
Rustic bedroom photo
Rustic style in the interior of the bedroom
Old country style in the bedroom photo
How to decorate a children's room in a rustic style
When designing a children's room in a rustic style, they follow the same principles as for the rest of the rooms - maximum comfort andmore beautiful, expressive elements. For example, furniture can be decorated with bright stickers or stencilled drawings. What can be depicted on them? What is associated with the village life - bunches of grapes, colorful flowers, apples, pears.
You can go even further and make a painting on one wall, depicting on it a fairy-tale hut, which is buried in the green of the age-old oak, surrounded by birds and flowers. On open shelves in the nursery place home-made dolls and wooden toy horses.
Children's bedroom for two in a rustic style
How to decorate a bathroom in a rustic style
Bathroom in the rustic style is executed mainly in light, white-beige tones, brownish and coffee tint is also allowed, especially if the material is dominated by wood. Wooden lockers, marble and stone baths and sinks, brass faucets and floor tiles with imitation of brick or stone - so you can briefly describe the interior of the bathroom in a rustic style.
Not only the white sanitary equipment will perfectly fit in such a bathroom, but it will also look organic like a bath, a washbasin and a toilet bowl of sand or beige color, and a wash basin made from a stone of a rich coffee shade will surely become the brightest element of the bathroom interior.
Bathroom in rustic style
Rustic bathroom
Rustic style in bathroom interior
Beautiful rustic bathroom
Modern bathroom for rustic style
These basic features characterize the rustic style in the interior - we hope that now you can easily decoratenot only a separate room in the village, but the whole house or apartment soak up with peasant spirit.
If to speak in general, then the rural style in the interior is used mainly for the design of country houses and villas. Although in the apartment he meets often, especially in the kitchen. Let's see how to design each of the rooms in an apartment or house in accordance with this style.
