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Country Decorating Ideas For Your Home
Do you dream of walking through endless meadows of fresh flowers or wading through meandering rivers and bubbling brooks? Does the warmth and cosiness of country living appeal to your senses? Country style rooms are warm-hearted but not prosaic; trendy but not fashion-obsessed.
Acquiring the Country Look
Rustic simplicity that is modest, unassuming and friendly forms the core of country home decor. Though flexible enough to include natural materials of all kinds, hand made period pieces, well-worn antiques as well as reproductions, country style furnishings will rarely include designs that are delicate or furniture that is formal. Look for rustic, sturdy and durable country furniture that is hand crafted; country furniture is rarely machine made.
There are several types of country decor styles, from American Rustic and European Country to Vintage or Modern Country. While sticking with one style of country decor for your entire house is a safe, simple and time saving option, the very coordinated sameness that you tried so hard to achieve can look monotonous and humdrum after a while. Mix and match complementary country-styled furnishing and give every room a refreshing yet eclectic look.
Here are a few vital elements of country style décor. Mix and match the different elements in different rooms to acquire a country look that is time-honored and yet unique at the same time.
Wooden Surfaces
Wood is the key material in rustic country style décor. For an authentic country look and feel, the style should be plain and simple, the wood unpolished, with the wood grain visible and chips and scratches completing the natural look. Cabinets, beds and tables are hand carved in oak, walnut, cherry, hickory, pine and other exotic woods. Cabinets with inlaid tiles and wooden chairs with colorful cushions enhance the beauty of natural wood and are great additions in rustic country interior decorating.
If you are hesitant to invest huge sums of money into your country style décor endeavor, you could acquire the country style look with smaller items including wooden bowls filled with usable items; wooden kitchen accessories; rustic wooden shelves and wooden containers such as large camphor boxes or smaller carved chests.
Country Texture
Textured surfaces that emphasize the beauty of natural materials are indispensable in country interior decorating. Wicker furniture and willow baskets are excellent accessories for any country style décor. They are comfortable, relatively inexpensive and impart a casual country atmosphere to any room. Colorful, terracotta bowls, plates, jugs and vases in different glazes add country color to any room.
Country Lighting
Nothing breathes country atmosphere into any room more than the warm, gentle light emanating from a live flame. No dimmer switches and railing lights in your country room. Instead go in for antique candelabras for the dining table and side tables, petroleum or candle-lit wall sconces and real petroleum lamps or chandeliers with real candles handing from the ceilings.
Country Fabric
Natural fabrics including cotton and wool are a simple, cost-efficient, yet wonderfully effective way of enhancing the rustic country atmosphere in any room. Blankets in soft, natural-dye colors; embroidered tablecloths and cushions-covers or an old sampler, framed in wood and hung up on the wall are all suggestive of country living. Avoid synthetic, man-materials of any kind. Quilts in faded, muted, subtle color combinations that hint at long usage infuse the room with an old-world country charm.
Country Accessories
Windsor chairs, Adirondack chairs, dry or fresh wild flowers, quilts, vintage baskets, blue and white ceramics, floral linens and tapestries, wire or wicker baskets, wall clocks, candle holders and wool blankets are all reminiscent of country living.
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Vintage Paisley Blue Green Quilt Sham Set $49.99 Barclay Quilt Set – Multi Express your own personal style statement with the punched up paisley design of this vintage-inspired Barclay all cotton quilt set! The face of the quilt features a traditional large scale paisley pattern in shades of navy, teal, marine blue and white on a lime green background, accented by a classic all over vermicelli quilt stitch and finished with a scalloped binding… |
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Noah’s Ark Baby Quilt Aunt Martha’s Hot Iron Embroidery Transfer $3.15 Used for embroidery, fabric painting, wearable art, needlepoint and other crafts. Each design is good for several stampings!!… |
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Baby Animal Quilt Aunt Martha’s Hot Iron Embroidery Transfer $3.15 Used for embroidery, fabric painting, wearable art, needlepoint and other crafts. Each design is good for several stampings!!… |
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Textile Mills and Cotton Plants Illuminated in Vintage Movie: The Greater Goal DVD (1953) $4.99 This is one of the more well-made industry films that touts big business as the key to American prosperity, freedom, and social development. In the most high-flown rhetoric possible, the narrator explains how the southern textile industry was creating enlightened industrial progress, “The race to compete has led — as it inevitably must — to better mills, better methods, better men, and eventuall… |
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Very Easy Vintage Quilts Sewing with Nancy $39.15 … |
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Restoration Hypoallergenic Powder to Clean Antique and Delicate Linens Safely 32 Ounce Tub Restoration, made by Engleside Products, is a color safe, fabric safe, and environmentally safe washing product. Concentrated, so a little goes a long way. It will remove most stains and yellowing, and will restore brightness and freshness to your linens. It is also an excellent deodorizer. Suitable for use in hard or soft water, but is not recommended for silk or carpeting…. |
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Aunt Martha’s Ballpoint Paint Tubes 1 Ounce – Brown $2.41 AUNT MARTHA’S-Ballpoint Paint Tubes have a roller tip for smooth application to fabric paper wood and more. Paint tubes are often used on stamped goods as an alternative for stitching. Each tube is 1 ounce. 36 colors available. (sold separately). Made in US…. |
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Aunt Martha’s Ballpoint Paint Tubes 1 Ounce – Orange $2.41 AUNT MARTHA’S-Ballpoint Paint Tubes have a roller tip for smooth application to fabric paper wood and more. Paint tubes are often used on stamped goods as an alternative for stitching. Each tube is 1 ounce. 36 colors available. (sold separately). Made in US…. |
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Carhartt Women’s Sandstone Mock-Neck Vest/Quilt Lined $65.00 Women’s Carhartt Sandstone Sherpa – Lined Mock Neck Vest. All the warmth of a jacket, minus the bulk! Zip up in all-day warmth that sticks with you without holding you back! A great outer layer on those in-between fall and spring days… plenty of core warmth to keep you going strong, with the freedom and mobility to swing a hammer without restriction. Sound investment: Rugged 12-oz. Sandstone 100… |
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Quilt Fedora Hat – Black For a more masculine twist, try our Black Quilt Fedora Hat which offers classic look on you. Made out of 100% polyester with fully lined inside, crown of hat measures 4 inches deep and brim measures 1 1/2 inches wide. Crown of hat is accented with thick black hat band and there is silver label attached on this hat band. For your convenience, two different sizes of S/M and M/L are available for thi… |
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Quilt Newsboy Hat – Green W16S55A $14.99 Our Green Quilt Newsboy Hat offers you neat and simple look in style as this hat features quilt design very lightly on the shiny material crown. Made from 100% polyester, full crown is structured out of 8 panels and measures 4 inches deep with fully lined inside. Hard bill measures 2 inches long and hat band is decorated on front crown of hat. This hat is fitted with elastic band closure hidden in… |
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Hand-Tufted Linen Quilt in Vintage Gold Hand-Tufted Linen Quilt in Vintage Gold by Serena & Lily The Hand-Tufted Linen Quilt in Vintage Gold by Serena & Lily will add elegance to your child’s bedroom, featuring a subtle sheen of stamped metallic linen. While this quilt compliments Serena & Lily’s Madeira bedding collection nicely, its rich three-dimensional texture and immaculate hand-tied knots are sure to add style to any existing chi… |
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1972 Kwazy Quilt Puzzle Game Can you fit the 13 pieces into the puzzle box? It’s a lot harder than it looks! Kohner Brothers, the makers of the High-Q Game, manufacture this 1972 Kwazy Quilt Puzzle Game…. |
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Egg Money Quilts: 1930′s Vintage Samplers $14.95 Quilt In A Day Egg Money Quilts: 1930′s Vintage Samplers Book- Discover a wonderful collection of twelve vintage quilt block patterns with two layouts, but also a treasury of extra projects created from the blocks. Join Eleanor as she guides you through her techniques to re-create the flavor of the “good old days.” The book contains over 200 pages, in full color, with sample quilts, step by step i… |
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Sugar Sack Quilts: 12 Quilts Using Vintage Or Reproduction Fabrics $6.73 Vintage charm meets modern-day flair. In their heyday between the 1930s and 1960s, colorful textile feedsacks offered an economical way for women to brighten their lives. Quilters and home-sewers scrambled to the feed store to get the prettiest sacks to turn into dresses, quilts and other items. Sugar Sack Quilts celebrates this delightful and resourceful art form. More than reproductions of old … |
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Piecing the Past: Vintage Quilts Recreated by kansas Troubles $25.99 Many of us yearn to create quilts reminiscent of the vintage treasures in our collections. In this book, Lynne Hagmeier shares new quilts inspired by some of her favorites. Come along for a tour of her Kansas Troubles Quilters studio in Bennington, Kansas. Enjoy the unique displays of vintage quilts used to decorate the rooms for quilter retreats. Lynne will guide you through the easy steps to… |
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Gaiam Organic Cotton Nantucket Block Vintage-Inspired Pillow Shams (250 thread-Count) White, Blue, Green (Set of 2 Shams) Standard $89.00 The Organic Cotton Nantucket Block Shams (set of 2) available exclusively from Gaiam, add a vintage-inspired update to your striped or solid percale bedding. Made from 100% pure organic cotton, the standard shams pair perfectly with a top sheet for warm summer nights or atop a down comforter in cooler months. 250-thread- count organic cotton with topstitch detailing; solid white backing; filled wi… |
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BCBG BCBGirls Women’s Paso Pewter Quilt Knee Boots (Pewter) NEW IN BOX… |
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Vintage Moments Quilt Pattern $25.95 Vintage Moments Quilt Pattern |
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The Quilt $34.98 The story of the American quilt is the story of America itself, stitching together the history, hopes, and heartaches of a nation. From colonial to pioneer quilts, Civil War to Victorian crazy quilts, Depression-era quilts to quilts of the present day, this American craft speaks volumes about the changing world around us and the lives of the quilt makers who have pieced it together. The largest, most comprehensive history of American quilts ever published, The Quilt explores the evolution of quilting in America. It shows, in vivid colors and patterns, how African American, Amish, Hawaiian, Hmong, and Native American quilts celebrate cultural identity, and how quilts connect us to one another through quilting bees and other community groups. Author Elise Schebler Roberts also goes beyond the historical nature of quilts to cover current efforts at quilt preservation, with discussions of museums, collecting and appraising, and state documentation projects. Her book features an encyclopedia of favorite quilt styles, detailing the stories behind applique quilts, crazy quilts, art quilts, scrap quilts, sampler quilts, and whole-cloth quilts, as well as traditional patchwork patterns like the Nine Patch, Log Cabin, and Double Wedding Ring. The Quilt is gloriously illustrated with more than 200 full-color photographs of classic collectible quilts, close-up detail shots, current and historical photos of quilters, and vintage quilting memorabilia such as pattern booklets, advertisements, posters, postcards, and more. |
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Quilt This $22.45 Quilt This |
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Granny Quilt Decor $17.48 Granny Quilt Decor : Vintage Quilts of the ’30s Inspire Projects for Today’s Home by Darlene Zimmerman Published in 2004 by Krause Publications |
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Vintage Chic Reversible King Quilt Set $138 Includes: One King Quilt. Two King Shams. One King Bedskirt. Two Square Decorative Pillows. Dimensions: King Quilt: 105″ x 95″. King Sham: 20″ x 36″ x 2″. King Bedskirt: 78″ x 80″ x 15″. Square Decorative Pillow: 16″ x 16″ Fabric: Covering: 100% Cotton Backing: 100% Cotton Filling: 100% Cotton Washing Instructions: Machine wash cold, gentle cycle, do not bleach, and tumble dry low heat. |
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A Quilt Block Challenge $16.29 What would happen if sets of vintage quilt blocks were divided among a group of artists, and each was left to create new quilts from them in her own style? In answer, this book presents 117 quilts made from six sets of vintage blocks by 19 talented quilters across America. It is a collection of contemporary quilts with a vintage twist, shown in 301 color photos. Each new quilt is unique and reflects its maker”s style and interests.You can be inspired to create your own quilt block challenge using the tips and guidelines provided. Curator/author Mary Kerr and her band of artists present the challenge to all, art quilters and traditionalists alike. |
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Vintage 30s Magnificent Tree of Life w/ Birds QUILT $3,495.00 |
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VINTAGE Flag QUILT CHICAGO WORLD’S FAIR 1933 Handkerchi $3,150.00 |
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Modulus Quantum 4 bass Vintage Burst 5A Quilt Top NEW $2,999.00 |
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1991 CE 24 PRS PAUL REED SMITH QUILT VINTAGE SUNBURST $1,950.00 |
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Rare Vintage Solid Cream Hand Stitched Quilt ~Mint Cond $1,800.00 |
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Chanel Black Leather Quilt Vintage Flap $1,650.00 |
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200%Auth Chanel Black Quilt Lambskin Vintage Camera Bag $1,490.00 |
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Vintage Job’s Tears Handsewn Antique Quilt $1,200.00 |
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VINTAGE GRANDMOTHER FLOWER GARDEN QUILT HUGE 3,100+ PCS $1,200.00 |
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ANTIQUE VINTAGE 30s SIGNED PASTEL APPLIQUE ALBUM QUILT $1,200.00 |
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GLORIOUS VINTAGE GRANDMA’S FLOWER GARDEN QUILT CRISP $1,200.00 |
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CHANEL BLACK HANDBAG CLASSIC FLAP QUILT 2.55 = VINTAGE $1,016.40 |
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JAPANESE BORO QUILT vintage textile mingei cloth 1920′s $1,000.00 |
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GORGEOUS VINTAGE HAND STICHED FLOWER BASKET QUILT 86X86 $999.99 |
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VTG HANDMADE Grandma’s Flower Garden PATCHWORK QUILT $999.95 |
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VINTAGE 48 STATE FLOWER EMBROIDERED HANDMADE QUILT $950.00 |
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QUILT * NINE SQUARE * VINTAGE 1950′s CAROLINA HANDMADE $925.00 |
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*MINT* Vintage Antique PINK ROSES & BOWS APPLIQUE Quilt $875.00 |
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large vintage antique quilt hand sewn 1900′s awesome $850.00 |
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Vintage Antique 30s SOUTHERN BELLE APPLIQUE Quilt 88X76 $825.00 |
