Can You Do Rustic Decor Using Grain Wall
These days, decorating your home with a country feel doesn't just mean a cabin-in-the-woods vibe or an explosion of flower print.
Instead, take your cue from the outdoors by bringing it inside in unexpected ways or juxtaposing harder materials with earthy designs.
To give your space a forward-thinking homey flair, follow the advice from the design pros.
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Be Surprising
"Look for opportunities to increase your connection with nature and the outdoors through larger windows, glass doors, skylights and the like. In selecting materials, reference nature in contemporary but unexpected ways. Rubbed steel and open grained woods done with subtlety and refinement, are ideal.
"The interior should feel clean and not dark. Warm, saturated tones create a warmer feel, while cool grey tones make for a more Nordic feel. Pull the colors from the surroundings, such as grass green and sky blue from the landscape. Aim for a mix of saturated and light colors that play with light and how one moves through home.
"Modern lighting for tasks, plumbing fixtures, doors and hardware should all be carefully considered. Keep accessories spare to evoke a Zen-like experience.
"Mixing furniture eras and styles will keep a home from looking like a clichéd cabin in the woods. Opt for comfortable deep-down sofas, rich full drapes with blackout lining, lots of table and floor lamps, large easy coffee tables made of earthen materials like stone, wood and bronze. Swedish antiques and Brazilian vintage finds always make strong statements in these settings.
"For walls flooring, felted upholstery on bedroom walls, simple wallpapers like the Strie collection from Farrow and Ball, thick plush rugs and carpets (both vintage and new) and thick plank open-grain wood flooring enhance the look.
—Fawn Galli of Fawn Galli Interiors, based in New York
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Go Natural
"The goal here is to maintain the natural elements in conjunction with symmetry and clean lines. Materials, like wood and stone, should reflect natural elements. Put a more rustic frame on a piece of modern art or mirror, add round and softer features to balance them out, opt for wood flooring with a fabulous contemporary rug atop—over-dyed, Moroccan, cowhides, etcetera. I also love a great stone fireplace.
"Ideas for furnishings include a refectory table coupled with modern chairs or a modern fabric with a pop of color on a more traditional occasional chair.
"My color palette leans toward earth tones with the occasional splash of something bright to catch your eye. For walls, go for wallpaper that very closely resembles wood or use neutral paint colors."
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Lee Manning— Santa Monica-based designer Kimba Hills, owner of vintage furniture store and gallery Rumba
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Create Contrasts
"In a clean setting, rustic elements gain more attention and often take a more artistic and sophisticated feel than they would in an interior that is completely rustic.
"For me, chandeliers are very important. I love, for example, using rustic elements to create chandeliers; they gain a very dynamic feel when paired with elements that illuminate them.
"I love reusing and repurposing old wood for flooring and walls. There is an authenticity to the material that can only be achieved from real use.
"Walls employing rustic materials are works of art in themselves. I tend to encourage my clients to refrain from hanging art on top of these feature walls since they ultimately detract from one another."
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Aydin Arjomand—Phillip Thomas, founder and principal of Phillip Thomas Inc. in New York City
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Combine Styles
"You can create a rustic vibe in a modern room by using wood elements, such as reclaimed wood beams and stone, keeping all finishes natural and selecting a palette that complements the natural materials.
"Juxtapose natural finishes with clean architectural details—wide-plank rift oak wood floors in a satin finish paired with white walls, for instance. Materials such as wood-paneled walls, field stones, black iron, brick, or a blackened wood finish (there's a charring process that gives the wood age and character with a modern aesthetic) on either a paneled ceiling or walls create an unexpected punch.
"Some of our favorite types of furniture for this look are live-edge dining tables and petrified wood pieces with textured fabric on upholstery."
—Cristina Peffer ofBabcock Peffer interior design firm in Southampton, New York
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Can You Do Rustic Decor Using Grain Wall
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