Just because you live in the city doesn’t mean you don’t frequently get a hankering for those unmistakable charms of the country. You can infuse rustic and elements of country living into your urban dwelling to create a balanced home filled with the things you love. To add some country details to your urban home, be sure to consider the following ideas.
Rustic Built-Ins
Built-in hutches and bookcases that brim with rustic style are definitely suggestive of the country look. You can add these features to your city home to bring a touch of country charm to your setting. While painting them the same color as your walls will bring a refined seamless nuance to your setting, using chalk paint in a country hue like power blue or pale yellow will provide a cheerful country touch to your setting. In addition, you can ramp up this features country charm by using them to house collections such as vintage cookbooks or farm-themed china.
Rustic Wood
To bring a note of country décor to your home, consider installing wide-planked wood flooring into your setting. Rustic wood flooring is suggestive of a country setting, but so are other wood elements like butcher block counters and gleaming wood doors. Rustic wood furnishings will also lend a country nuance to any room of your urban home. If you have room in your kitchen or dining room, a long farmhouse wood table would certainly enhance your country home.
Textiles
From check patterns to flour-sack floral motifs, country textiles can enhance your urban home. You can introduce textiles with country patterns for your window treatments, bedspreads, and even your upholstery and throw pillows. Consider hanging an antique quilt on your wall to create a country-friendly focal point for a hallway or your bedroom. Choose textiles with various types of textures to create a dynamic note for your living space.
Green Things
From live plants to dried floral bouquets, green things bring the country to your interior space. Install hooks in your ceiling for hanging baskets of ferns or other house plants. One of the great things about many indoor plants is that they help purify the air. So, you can actually breathe that fresh country air right inside your city home. Even if your backyard space is limited, you can install a small container garden in order to enjoy garden-fresh veggies and other plantings.
You can also create country charm by adding prints or paintings that reflect country living to your setting. Adding a touch of country charm here and there can soften your urban setting and create a welcoming space for all who enter. Keep these ideas in mind as you give your urban home a rustic country makeover. Feel free to contact us about your ideas.
