Ideal décor of rural cottage

After residing a city, getting to spend a weekend at a secluded rural cottage will prove to be a welcome change for you and your family. It will prove to be an ideal setting where you can spend time with your family uninterrupted. They are available in various price ranges to suit your budget. It will give you a unique experience of tasting life away from the usual hustle and bustle of city life, close to nature. It will give you memories that are worth revisiting and narrating to your children. 

You can go for long walks, alone or with your family, to explore the countryside and then relax on the seemingly endless pastures and family holiday parks. If you have decided to go on a family vacation to Pembrokeshire and you love visiting parks, there are several quite secluded family holiday parks in Pembrokeshire that you can visit. 

Some of the distinct features of rural cottages are:

Furnishings – Furniture includes dining table, sitting arrangement to entertain guests in the living room, coffee table, armchairs and cupboards. The walls and the furniture are of natural materials, like stone and wood, to ensure that appear to be in sync with the surroundings. They have matte finishes to impart a rustic appearance to them. The pieces of furniture are heavy and reliable as they are made from solid wood. They can be plain or bear various designs (usually organic shapes), like leaves and flower. Vintage pieces of furniture also look authentic. They can also be painted with a coat of whitewash.

Floors – Wooden floors are difficult to maintain. They require to be polished often to ensure that they last long, thus, increasing the maintenance costs to a great extent. Therefore, the cost-effective solution to make the floors last long is to paint them white. The colors of the carpet and the rugs should be in co-ordination with the color of the floor. Therefore, opt for darker colors that are in contrast to the white floors. 

Colors – The colors that are best suited for the walls are neutral colors, like white, cream and beige, as well as light shades of primary colors, like green and yellow. Pale colors, like blue and pink are also common wall colors. The frames of window can be painted white to make the rooms appear bright as these cottages have dim lighting.  

Accessories – accessories need to be chosen carefully, so that the décor appears rural and authentic. The fabrics used for curtains, table linen, bed linen are of natural fabrics, like cotton and wool. The utensils are usually of stone, brass and copper. The cottages display accessories that are reflective of the region that they are located in. The accessories also differ on the landscape that the cottages are situated in. For example, a cottage situated along or in the vicinity of a beach can have a bowl of sea shells placed on the coffee table or paintings and photos of beaches decorated from the walls. 

The above details will give you some idea about the décor of a typical rural cottage.