| Bringing home cottage style furniture is not only | | | | choose your furniture fabrics from the naturals like |
| inexpensive but also adds that aesthetic value to the | | | | cotton, chintz or chenille. Do your print selection from |
| interiors. The unique thing about cottage style | | | | checks, solids, floral and strips. Add rugs, artwork and |
| furniture is that it combines an eclectic mix of | | | | accessories like old trunks, wood window blinds, laced |
| romance and coziness, which no other furniture can | | | | tablecloth and drapes. |
| give you. And who says, you need live in a | | | | · The vintage look |
| countryside home to create a cottage style decor? | | | | The vintage cottage style calls for a lot of antique |
| Cottage style furnishings can be placed in your | | | | decor and accessories with a vintage collection of |
| apartment kitchen or condo bathroom for that | | | | fabrics. Spice up the whole look with architectural |
| contemporary artistic feel. You can tailor your home | | | | elements like buffet corbels, porcelain vase, iron |
| decor with your choice of furnishing depending on | | | | photo frames and candle chandeliers. This furniture |
| your taste and preferences. After all, these are the | | | | goes perfectly well against a light neutral background. |
| most versatile pieces of furniture that go equally well | | | | · Cottage chic style |
| in the trendy shabby appeal or a vintage look. | | | | Chic furnishings can include just about anything that |
| Cottage furnishing tips | | | | can give that relaxed and comfortable feel. Pick out |
| If you are confused as to which cottage style look | | | | the chic cottage furnishings and accessories that you |
| to stick to, here are a few ideas you will find handy | | | | already have and combine the look with antiques and |
| will decking up your home interiors: | | | | few items you had bought from the garage sales. |
| · The country cottage feel | | | | For the furniture paint, choose peeling white and pale |
| To bring in that country look in your home, choose | | | | green. Complete the look with metal alarm clocks, a |
| from a lighter color palette that includes shades of | | | | table lamp, few old books, a painted vase with |
| rose, green, blue and yellow. For the furniture | | | | flowers and a wrought iron statue painted in white. |
| collection, go for antiques, flea market finds and | | | | · Shabby cottage |
| vintage furniture. You can also add in wrought iron | | | | For the shabby cottage look introduce a combination |
| and wicker furniture. For that pure country feel, | | | | of white furniture with plush yet cozy fabrics. |