WHAT MAKES IT COUNTRY.....DETAILS THAT CONNECT US TO THE PAST

COUNTRY STYLE EMBRACES THE WORN AND WEATHERED LOOK. THINK "FARMHOUSE" AND YOU'VE BASICALLY SUMMED UP THE COUNTRY LOOK. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WAYS TO COUNTRIFY YOUR HOME. YOU CAN CREATE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILING WITH MOLDINGS MADE OF WOOD OR LOOK ALIKE POLYMERS; ALSO HANGING OLD PIECES OF ARCHITECTURE SALVAGED FROM DRESSERS, MANTELS, AND THE EXTERIOR OF OLD HOUSES.
FADED FABRICS AND PEELING PAINT ARE THE SECRET TO COUNTRY LOOKS APPEAL; IT ONLY ENHANCES THE PATINA OF TIME THAT LETS US UNWIND AND ENJOY LIVING WITH OUR TREASURES.
CEILINGS OF A COUNTRY HOME ARE ALSO PART OF THE DECOR A TING DESIGN. WHETHER YOU CHOOSE BEADBOARD OR BEAMS OR WALLPAPER(JUST DON'T CHOOSE STUCCO)! IF YOU ALREADY HAVE STUCCO AND YOU'RE STUCK (PARDON THE PUN!) WITH IT, YOU CAN WORK AROUND IT. IF YOU CHOOSE BEAMS, HANGING DRIED HERBS OR BASKETS CREATES COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY.
NOTHING WARMS A COUNTRY ROOM LIKE A WOOD FLOOR, BUT BRICK AND SLATE ARE ALSO A GOOD
CHOICE. DON'T FORGET WOOD FLOORS CAN BE PAINTED, STENCILED, SPATTERED AND CHECKERBOARDED; SO IF YOU GET BORED JUST DO ONE OR ALL OF THE ABOVE OVER TIME.
FABRICS BRING A COUNTRY HOME TO LIFE WHEN YOU USE CALICOS, HOMESPUNS, LINENS, GINGHAMS, AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE IS REPRODUCTION FABRIC AT AFFORDABLE PRICES.
EVERY COUNTRY HOME NEEDS A COLLECTION BUT NOT CLUTTER. AN OPEN CUPBOARD OR SHELVING IS PERFECT FOR THIS.
PAINTED FURNITURE IS CONSIDERED LESS FORMAL AND IS PERFECT FOR THE COUNTRY LOOK.
THERE ARE MANY FACETS TO COUNTRY; IT CAN BE AMERICAN COUNTRY, SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRY, ENGLISH OR FRENCH COUNTRY ... IT CAN BE ELEGANT, BUT IT MUST BE RELAXED AND COMFORTABLE.
I KNOW I ALWAYS WRITE ABOUT VINTAGE THIS AND VINTAGE THAT WHEN DECORATING, BUT IT'S JUST AS EASY TO TAKE SOMETHING NEW AND MAKE IT LOOK OLD WITH A LITTLE BEATING UP! I HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AGED NEW FURNITURE. SO, USE YOUR IMAGINATION AND START CREATING!
LASTLY, COUNTRY IS ABOUT COMFORT;, YOU WANT IT TO APPEAR THAT IT DIDN'T TAKE MUCH WORK TO ACHIEVE YOUR LOOK. SO RELAX AND TAKE YOUR TIME;
AFTER ALL, ROME WASN'T BUlLT IN A DAY, ALTHOUGH IF I WAS THERE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN!