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On the other hand, you could mix & match it ... or even invent your own.
After all, most of us are making up our lives - and homes - as we go along. So why not be creative in our bedrooms as well?
Your personal requirements are key when you go choosing country style bedroom furniture:
- How are you going to use your bedroom – for sleeping only? Or will you read, watch TV, listen to music, eat, work in it as well? Will you keep your clothes there? (Hanging, or in drawers?)
- What do you like about country style bedroom furniture? Is it traditional shapes and materials? The thought of drifting off to sleep in simple, natural, peaceful surroundings? Or the memories it brings back of beautiful places you’ve been to? Whatever it is, let it inspire your decorating choices.
- What do you want to see when you wake up first thing in the morning?
- What overall style is your home in? If it has a ‘historic’ feel, you might want your country style bedroom furniture to be somewhat in keeping with that.
"A Country Bedroom -
Your Way!"
One option is to buy your entire country style bedroom furniture in one style and from one manufacturer – it’s safe, co-ordinated, you can’t really get it wrong that way. But it can look just a little 'samey', sometimes even boring.
So if you want a bit of a mix, or if you already have one or several pieces and are looking for country style bedroom furniture to complement these, you could take several routes.
- Have one piece be ‘the star’, particularly if it’s an antique or a beautiful heirloom. Surround it with furniture that is less conspicuous but of similar-quality wood, texture, color, and style.
- If you can’t find the right country style bedroom furniture to match ‘the star’, you could buy lesser, simpler pieces and blend them into the background by staining or painting them in a muted color within the general room color scheme.
- Make sure there’s enough space for what’s most important. If you’ve always wanted a four-poster bed but your bedroom is a bit on the small side, maybe you can have the four-poster but then keep other furniture to a minimum.
- If you can’t get exactly what you want – if it’s too expensive, or there’s no space for it, or no one has made it yet – then improvise to create your own personalized country style bedroom furniture.
Customize Your Bed
Really, all you need is a mattress and a bed base. Everything else can be added to fit in with your vision, and with your other country style bedroom furniture.
For example, you could make your own country style headboard from
- carved wood,
- a wicker screen,
- a length of picket fence,
- a quilt,
- large cushions suspended from a curtain rod on the wall,
- a bookshelf above a large framed print,
- a wide plank of beautifully finished wood fixed to the wall,
- a large square of woven leather,
- silver nails in a rough board - -
(Alternatively, and if you want a more ‘upmarket’ look for your country style bedroom furniture, consider having a headboard professionally upholstered. It works with most styles.)
You could also use textiles to create a ‘canopy bed’:
- fix sturdy curtain rods (or towel rails) to the ceiling and hang lengths of fabric down the head and sides of the bed,
- or create a ‘corona-style’ canopy, with fabric hanging from an old-fashioned bedcrown, tied back to the sides of the bed.
And here are some more ways to make up for the lack of a country style bed frame:
- Place an antique (or moderately modern) chest or bench at the foot of the bed – it could even be a backless wooden garden bench with a nice cushion on it. This will give your mattress-on-a-bed-frame a more substantial feel.
- Use a bed skirt (valance sheet) to cover the distance from mattress to floor and give the bed a more solid look. Ruffles can look a bit girly – box pleats are more ‘sober’.
Wall with a View
If you haven’t got one, create a view to the countryside by hanging a large-enough picture where you can see it when you wake up in the morning.
Take a photo of your favorite country view and have it professionally enlarged and framed. It will ‘anchor’ your country style bedroom furniture and give it a sense of place.
This is worth spending a bit of money on – the picture will lift your spirits every time you look at it.
Quick Makeover for Country Style Bedrooms
To give your existing country style bedroom furniture a quick facelift,
you could- Exchange all door and drawer handles for rustic, or jewel-like, or otherwise very pretty (new) ones.
- Exchange the tops of chests of drawers and bedside tables (or just cover them) with matching slabs of marble, wood, or slate.
About the Photos on this Page
All pictures here show country style bedroom furniture from the beautiful museum of Ballenberg in Switzerland – a stunning collection of historic Swiss rural homes. If you ever happen to be in the area, do go and see it. Take a whole day. It’s really, really lovely.
For more inspiration about creating rustic interiors, check out any of the links below:
Country Style Decorating - How to Get the Look (particularly if you're living in the middle of the city and there's not one exposed beam in sight.)
Country Style Home Decor on a Shoestring: An article on how not to spend your entire pocket money on country decorating.
Country Style Living Room Furniture: Creating a room that really 'works' - for relaxation, warmth, and informal living.
Which Type of Country Style Sofa should you go for, when there are just too many types to choose from?
Interior Rustic Pictures and a story of times and people long gone.
Also, do check out the following:
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