Country chic decor has been popular for decades for its rustic charm and the country comfort atmosphere it gives to any space. What makes it additionally appealing is its mix and match style that makes it easy for homeowners to recreate.
They can use vintage items and more modern pieces that use largely neutral colors and natural organic materials. Often copper, wood, and natural fibers are the materials that embody country chic, giving any home a relaxed and lived-in ambiance but still embodies an old world charm.
But if you’re not ready to give your home a complete country chic makeover, you can start with your bedroom so you can relax in rustic glamor. Here are some ways to give your bedroom the country chic mystique.
Use Vintage Decor and Antique Items
The mystique in country chic has always come from the use of vintage or antique furniture or items. Some people prefer antique beds, while others prefer vintage dressers and French mirror antiques.
You can also use an old armoire as storage, or a vintage chest of drawers as a bedside table. If these pieces of furniture still look a bit more modern, you could distress it to make it look older than it is, and give your bedroom the rustic style you’re aiming for.
Choose Natural Materials
Choose furniture that uses natural materials, since they will give your space a more rustic mood. If you have a brass bed, you could give it a shabby chic appearance by repainting it. If you have an ensuite bathroom, use a wooden barn door design.
You could also use a French mirror antique that often has a decorative frame. Often this frame is made of metal, and you could distress it to make it look older.
You could use bricks as part of your decor, exposing it in one wall to give the room an unfinished touch. Or you could use stone tiles for your en suite, giving it an outdoor feel that fits your bedroom. If you prefer wood, use wooden beams in your room to give it the feel of a country cabin.
Use wicker baskets to store accent pillows, blankets, and even reading materials. These will also serve the purpose of limiting clutter in your bedroom, especially as baskets and wooden crates can serve as country chic decor.
Curate Different Textures in Your Room
Use different materials with various textures and designs so your bedroom would look lived-in, relaxing, and still radiate your personality. Choose accent pillows with velvet or suede, with deeper or a brighter color that would stand out in your bedroom.
Use layers in your bed with blankets of different textures, especially with throw pillows that can make your bed look like a floating cloud of sophistication and calm.
Update the Color Palette
Country chic has always used neutral colors, and in the bedroom white was the overall color of choice. That still remains true, but you can add pastels, deeper or brighter shades to make it more rustic.
Choose lamps and fixtures made of copper or wood, while the walls and beds should largely remain ivory white or ecru. If you prefer an all-white bedroom, you can still use different shades of white, ranging from ivory to bone white or porcelain for your fixtures and decor.
Add Some Flowers or Greenery
Country chic would not be complete without flowers. It’s best to use roses and hydrangeas, as they often have the soft pastel colors that complement a country chic charm. You also need to add a bit of greenery among the flowers, so your flower arrangement will fit the shabby chic effect.
Simplicity Rules When It Comes to Country Chic
Creating a room with a country chic style is not that hard. You can make it look effortless, as long as you know that simplicity, and serenity is what makes it work. Even if you combine different kinds of furniture and decor, you can give it the shabby chic mystique when you combine these elements.
