Home inspiration that’s beautifully rough around the edges.
When it comes to decorating arustic home, natural beauty is the name of the game.
Rustic style is all about creating an organic space, often featuring laid-back, aged elements.
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This means that rustic decor lovers aren’t shying away from distressed materials and patinated metals.
The more the merrier for our rustic homes.
Like its decor, the rustic style is rough around the edges and without firm boundaries.
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Popular design styles such as farmhouse, Tuscan,and coastalall draw from rustic design themes.
However, these vibrant shades don’t really speak to a rustic abode.
Instead, rely on classic neutrals as a foundation to build upon for the country home of your dreams.
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This outdoor living area is welcoming, nostalgic, and packed full of rustic cues everywhere you look.
Instead, open up the space using warm beiges and other welcoming colors that are cohesive rather than striking.
but we love them all equally.
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This idea especially shines if you’re working with open or glass shelves for food storage.
Incorporate vintage decor with contemporary furnishings to add buckets full of depth and character.
Layer Textures In Your Spaces
Arustic bedroomlike this one is infused with texture all around.
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Combine multiple patterns and materials to create a layered look, especially with natural materials and textures.
Embrace Natural Lighting
The sun shining in makes every room more compelling.
Rearrange Your Open Shelving
We have alove-hate relationshipwith open shelving.
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On the one hand, it’s stunning.
Embrace open shelves if you have an appropriate amount of other storage space and some serious organization chops.
Lean Back In A Rocking Chair
There’s something so classic about rocking chairs on the porch.
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Distress Your Space
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Wear and tear isn’t always a good thing.
Embrace The Architecture
If you’re able, follow your home’s lead.
Combine these classic structures and features withvintage decorfrom similar time periods or create contrast by embracing more modern styles.
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Enjoy Plaid Galore
Plaid and tartan accessoriesmake any home instantly more stylish, in our opinion.
These patterns are dripping with a warm coziness that sets a beautiful tone for the whole house.
Add A Stone Wall
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This rock wall isn’t for climbing.
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Instead, using stones to cover a complete surface is a stunning way to create astatement wall.
In living areas,glass mirrorsare intended to be more decorative than anything.
Feature Nods To The Country
There are no rules in interior design.
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you could do anything you want!
This means that mixing and matching styles is open season.
Hang Cafe Curtains
Lovely, easy-going curtains are anattractive touchfor any windowed room.
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These are light and airy, filtering rather than blacking out, letting some light trickle in.
Include Rattan Elements
Wicker’sindoor cousin, rattan, is a pleasant addition on multiple levels.
Rattan is interestingly textured and knotted.
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Install A Farmhouse Sink
Anapron or farmhouse sinkis the pinnacle of rustic chic.
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Rustic style is hardly reserved for the main living spaces.
Rather than being structural, these rustic, woodenceiling beamsare purely decorative.
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The next step is a bit of whimsy.
Charming woodland animal china artdisplayed as decoris both playful and rustic.
With astone fireplace, the effect is tenfold.
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This dreamy look is attractive whether on a floor-to-ceiling fireplace or a shorter one.
Hang Your Pots And Pans
Instead of hiding your cookware away, put it proudly on display.
Copper and cast iron pots and pans are enticing as kitchen decorhung bythe stove or over a kitchen island.
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It’s a distinctly old-school look that’srebounded backinto style and is reminiscent of a cottage or farmhouse.
In a rustic home, however, we’re embracing that imperfection.
Over the years, our houses become home to the things and memories we pick up along the way.
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Display your collected treasures loud and proud for an eclectic and character-filled utopia.
Add Some Birds To Your Space
Birds are a classic motif to have around the home.
Here, the same curtain fabric is used to adorn bar stools nearby.
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Warm-tonedbrown leatherin particular hits the bullseye, but black leather can be dazzling, too.
This handsome burlap light fixture is a darling centerpiece that uplifts the whole bedroom.
This coral dining room is very simply decorated but owes its esteem to gorgeous, abstractly textured walls.
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Skirt The Table
Like sinks, a table looks its best when dressed with a modest skirt.
Unlike your average tablecloth, this statement-makingtable skirtdecorated with sweet hydrangeas is maxi-length.
In rustic homes, it’shorses' time to shineon art, throws, and other bits of decor.
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Reuse A Treasured Trunk
Repurposing furnitureespeciallyvintage furniturefor unexpected uses is unquestionably a cool design move.
Reuse your old mason jars as vases for wildflowers.
Pile that old quilt on the floor of your bed as a throw.
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And dont be afraid to comb throughFacebook Marketplaceor your localthrift storefor the perfect piece.
Similar to themodern farmhousestyle,modern rusticfocuses on earthy tones and cozy vibes.
However, it is much cleaner and more streamlined than the farmhouse style.
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Commonly calledFrench Provincial, this decor style is inspired by pastoral scenes from the French countryside pre-Industrial Revolution.
Neutral colors, lightweight furniture, and airy spaces reign supreme.
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