If you want to add an instant old-world charm to your abode, you need to consider adding a few rustic elements to it. Decorating with rustic items will lend your home an old-fashioned appeal with a touch of unpretentious rural-style allure.
The great thing about rustic home décor is that it adds warmth and comfort to a home with its down-to-earth, nature-inspired textures and colors. One can even add features from the great outdoors in the home interior to create a stunning effect.
Here’s how you can add a rustic touch to your home.
- Install Wood Beams
One of the easiest and the most effective ways to add a rustic feel to your home is with wood beams. They’re evergreen and look highly aesthetic. Smarten up your ceilings with wood beams to achieve a homespun look and add a countryside vibe to your place. You can also use them as vertical separators between two rooms. These are especially suitable for decorating the living room and the kitchen – rooms that get the most footfall. They’re sure to get noticed!
- Have Paneled Walls
You don’t need to time travel way back to the 70s to bring paneled walls back in this era. We’re referring to modern wood walls with a dash of classic paneling for the rustic effect. Wood walls work well as accents in rooms. Consider having one wood paneled wall in a room for a beautiful, understated look. Shiplap and pallets are a couple of options you can consider for your paneled wall.
- Decide on Furniture
When deciding on rustic furniture, remember that it should ooze the warmth of a timeworn farmhouse. Wood furniture works best in this regard. You can use different types of wood like reclaimed wood or distressed and stained wood to make furniture like chairs, tables, or your bed’s headboard and footboard. Check out all your options before deciding on the best wood for furniture for your rustic home.
Shiplap accent walls will work well to create a farmhouse feel. You can also add a touch of exposed metals to your room’s adornments, along with canvas and burlap elements. These will add to the overall rustic appeal.
Ideally, the rustic-ness of your home should be palpable even before you enter your home. Consider installing a Craftsman-style front door to complete the look of your house and create a warm, inviting ambience right from the start. The unique feature of this door is that it uses clear, leaded or stained glass panes, which make it look striking.
- Add Stone
If you think wood is the only material that goes with the rustic look, think again. In fact, think stone! It can be a great way to add some rustic allure to any room. Whether it is as an accent wall, a backsplash or even a mantle, the use of stone can bring an adventurous, yet refined look into your home interior.
- Use Earthy Tones
You can add rustic vibes to your home with the right color scheme. It typically incorporates warm, earthy and neutral tones such as ivory, brown, gold, orange, dark red, deep green, and so on. All these colors work well with the rustic theme and can make your home décor look pleasant and ethereal.
- Include Some Greens
Don’t make the mistake of underestimating the power of greens to uplift the rustic home décor. Invest in a few low-maintenance and easy-to-care-for indoor plants like the Dragon Tree (Dracaena marginata), Peace Lily or the Prayer plant to add a dash of color, elegance and delicacy to your home interior. You can use wood and/or tin planters for an even better effect.
If you don’t have space for potted plants in your home, consider building a vertical garden in your rooms. This can be in any size you like. The greens will look vibrant and provide a refreshing contrast against the rustic palette in your home.
- Fireplace
If there’s one thing that the rustic home décor is incomplete without, it’s the fireplace. Apart from installing a wooden mantle, decorate around your fireplace with bricks or stones so the entire area looks welcoming and elegant. Soak in warm, rustic vibrations as you and your family gather around the fireplace on wintry evenings.
Conclusion
As you can see, it isn’t difficult to give your dwelling a homespun look. Bring in a bit of the fresh feel of the countryside and spruce up the entire appearance of your abode. All you need is a keen eye for detail and dedication. Use the above décor tips to breathe new life into your home and keep it looking contemporary, yet rustic!
Author Bio –
Nicola Reynor is a passionate blogger who loves to blog about fashion, beauty, property guide, home decor, wedding and lifestyle trends. When in leisure time, she prefers to spend time in traveling with friends and family.
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