Decorating Tips For A Country Decorating Style Porch

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Picking your colors, accessories and furniture carefully are a critical piece of home decorating if you want to have the calm and comfortable allure of the country decorating style on your porch.  Here are a few suggestions on how you can easily transform your porch to have the atmosphere of  the countryside.

You should stick with basic colors such as red, blue and green along with beige tones in your decorating theme.  Get paint cards that match your color palette and take them with you when looking for furniture and accessories so you can be assured that what you are buying will match the room.

On the porch, you can add style with plants and outdoor decor along with old fashioned chairs.  Go for a comfortable, unfussy style with stained or painted pine furniture.  Give some thought to the furniture and accessories you use in order to balance your country decorating look.

Your design theme project should focus on country accessories - snow shoes, baskets and other outdoorsy items should abound but you can also decorate your walls and floor.  To get your walls looking wonderful try adding folk art and primitive prints in plain frames.

The ideal lighting can also help to complete your interior design.  Porches usually look best with outdoor lighting or ceiling fans if you have an outlet.  Pick lighting that is of a country or natural theme.

Flooring is another integral factor to any interior design and adding some accent rugs to compliment your country decorating style can really make your porch look homey.  Think about using braided or oriental rugs in earthtones.

The finishing touches give your room a top notch charm so think about enhancing your country decorating by using baskets hanging from the ceiling or on tables or fresh fruit in rustic wooden bowls plus cheese boxes, vintage boxes, and milk paint items to tie together your design theme.  You could also add pillows that are plain and simple In addition to house plants.

Using country decorating style on your porch can be a wonderful way to get a new look and if you plan it out professionaly it will be easy as well as fun.  Be sure you stick to your plan and buy the best items and your room will be bringing the countryside into your porch in no time!

Decorate Your Lodge Home With Rustic Bar Stools

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

Rustic bar stools will fit in well in a western or lodge style home. Bar stools not only can be great part of our decor but can also use for seating.

Entertaining guests is easy with a fun barstool which makes seating enjoyable. Many designs, materials, and colors can be purchased. Don’t forget to consider the color of the bar stools when making a purchase as well as the design of your bar and its theme. Choosing stools made of wood and rush or of wrought iron can give you a rustic look.

Buying attractive rustic bar stools to enhance your decor also has a practical side.. Take the height of your table or counter into consideration when choosing stools. There are different heights to bar stools therefore, in order for you to get the best fit from your bar stool you should have in mind where you are going to put it so you can make sure to buy one that is the best height. Choose bar stools that give you 10 to 13 inches of space between the seat and the bottom of the table or counter.

Keeping the size of the area in mind, how many barstools do you think you’ll need?. Bar stools are best spaced from 25 to 30 inches apart and measuring from the midpoint of one seat to the midpoint of the next. Measure the length of the table, then divide by twenty-eight. You should get the number of chairs by that number.

Till Next Time!