The Theme
The cottage style evokes a look of minimalism and yet grabs one’s attention. People are invited with a natural look with this style. By getting your living room to be redesigned as a cottage, you can make people feel more relaxed. It will be like providing yourself and your guests a home in nature’s backyard.
Cottage style fashioning of living room is the new-age way of doing naturalistic architecture. You don’t need to miss being in the woods, or out amongst the trees. You can get the same serene feeling by doing up your living rooms in the cottage style. Image credit
Cottage style ambiance is different from the traditional way of doing living rooms. It lets maximum light energy enter the room in a harmless way. With so much Sun’s energy in the living room, it is hard to not be optimistic and energetic.
The look
Having your living room re-fashioned as a cottage will give your home a more homely ambiance. It might just be like a coutry-side getaway house you always wished for. Here are some tips to follow.
1. Window treatments
Don’t use overweight curtains that look heavy and make your feel like sitting in gravity car. In the cottage style the window frames are as beautiful as the window curtains themselves. The rules of maximum exposure apply here. By doing away with heavy curtains, and using cotton curtains that are light and in light shades, the whole place will serenade a song of harmony.
Even if you value your privacy more, choose curtains that can make the sun see-through them and which also have small pores for ventilation.
2. Walls and paint
Light is the way to go. Your walls should be colored with hues that are light in shade and tone. We suggest that you keep the walls white and plain. If you have brooding colors that are on the darker side, get a repainting done. Brood is out. Mood is in!
Apply some coats of primer so that your light shade does not look like a fade! Rather, it should look bright, and prosperous.
3. Flooring
Cottage styled houses have floors that are snow-white in color. You must be wondering why its done that way. It could probably to give you a feeling of walking in the clouds or something else. But not to worry. If you still do not want to paint your expensive hardwood, you can leave it alone. Try to add a lot of jute mats around. They give your floor a earthen appearance. But definitely, don’t add sand!
4. Accents and accessories:
Let your living room be full of color co-ordinations and contrasts. Let every component belong to one another. Be it your sofas, drawers, tables and what not.
Quick tips
• Buy a sofa that looks like your mom’s lap. In other words a sofa that looks relaxing.
• Look for recliners that are easy to use.
• Use tables and chairs made out of fibers.
• Hang antique pictures.
• Stud your tables with flower decor.
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