Cottage Style Decor for your home

What do you think about when you think of cottage style decor? Is it white wicker? Old suitcases stacked up? Is it large white straw hats? There are many items that define the cottage style decor and if you like this look, you can bring it into your home for an affordable and easy to do decor.

The cottage decor is comfortable, no matter where you are at in the room. It is cozy and has a touch of vintage in the decor. Whether you are on a budget or not, you can use these simple tips to get the cottage style in your decor.

It’s important that your flooring corresponds with the rest of your look and in order to get that you will need to spend a little time on them. If you have wood flooring, that is great. This is the first step in the cottage decor. If you do not, you do have more affordable options. There is hard wood laminate flooring that you can put down that looks like real hard wood flooring but at the fraction of the cost. You don’t need a new polished look in your hardwood flooring. In fact, the most popular look is the distressed look in the hard wood. Place modern area rugs on the floor that blend in with the cottage colors you choose. The colors should be light and should promote a light airy feeling. Oval rugs are a great addition to the cottage look as well. 

If you want to create the right cottage look, you will need the right balance of colors. Remember, the cottage look involves light colors that will enhance the airy feeling. You need to look for pale yellow colors as well as soft green, cream, and light blue. These colors need to go on the walls and you can use soft complimenting colors to enhance the look. The floors and the walls should compliment each other and create a smooth completely balanced room. For example, if the wall is painted a cream color, place a pale yellow rug down on the floor.

The furniture in your cottage decor should be made simple and rustic. Nothing has to be bought brand new. It should have a used feeling about it. The wicker furniture is popular with the cottage style and you can usually pick up a complete set that contains the sofa, a chair, one rocker, and a coffee table to match. You can also buy end tables as well. You can add more dominate colors to the furniture by using cushions. You can choose from aqua blue, cream, berry red, brown, soft green, and a bright lemon yellow.

When you accessorize your cottage room, make sure that you do it sparingly. Keep the space open but at the same time, you need to create a homey lived-in look. This is sometimes not always easy to do but carefully plan your look out before you begin and then the entire look will come together.