Cottage furniture is such a great expression of summer and
it is a great design aspect to use in your home all year, especially if you
want to achieve a summer cottage look all year.
When you have cottage furniture, you are already on your way to celebrating
the season of the endless sun in your home; we are here to help you with some
extra summer décor accents to help you finish off the best summer cottage
furniture looks.
Cottage furniture is a lovely accent to any room and is a
great way to bring the beautiful colors of the beach indoors. Any room of the
home can look great with cottage furniture and a beach theme. The themes can
even be switched out for each season representing the different colors and
temperatures of the beach during that season. For this article, we are going to
concentrate on the warmth and vibrancy of summer.
Below we have a beautiful sitting room with cottage
furniture. Notice the open windows letting the light in and the colors of the
ocean complimented with a floral rose design. Obtaining a cottage vibe really
is just about bringing elements of the outside in and incorporating them into
your rooms. Simple and inviting are recurring themes. Easy design elements here
include removing or just pulling back window treatments to let the light in. If
you do not have beach colors on your furniture, consider covering with new
fabrics, repainting in summer colors, or just adding some throw pillows with
summer inspired designs and colors.
Photo Credit:
MaineCottage.com
The kitchen is a great room to add some cottage style décor
in. Painted furniture, using bright “beachy” colors is a great way to
incorporate the design elements into your kitchen. The other way is with
accents, such as the large shell used as a bowl for displaying fruits, flowers
or herbs in your kitchen. It can be on display on a kitchen counter or it makes
a wonderful table centerpiece.
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| Photo Credit - BHG.com |
A second design element is beautifully painted
plates that can represent the cottage style in a beautiful and vibrant way.
Setting the table with these decorative style elements is a simple and easy way
to bring the cottage look to your kitchen.
Photo Credit:
BHG.com
Who wouldn’t love to work with this scene below? Many homes
on the water carry the ocean and beach scene from the outside to the indoors,
as is the case with this office space. Cottage looks often utilize patterns
that represent the outdoors like flowers or birds, as with the patterned fabric
on this chair. As with the sitting room, pulling back or removing window
treatments will let the sun in for the summer. Cover your chair with cottage
style fabric will also lend a temporary summer vibe to an office space. Shells
and flowers add nice accents to your desk.
Photo Credit:
MaineCottage.com
Wicker
furniture is often thought of as
just for the patio or outdoors, however it often makes a beautiful, light and
airy decoration for any room you are trying to achieve the cottage beach look
in. The added cushions adorned with cottage themed fabrics really make for a
comfortable place to sit and relax or entertain guests.
Photo Credit:
MaineCottage.com
A wonderful and welcoming accent to your bedroom furniture
is a painted breakfast tray that
complements the color and style of a cottage home, in addition to adding that
warm hint of breakfast in bed. Who doesn’t love to think about having breakfast
in bed? Having this décor accent on your bed is a wonderful way to make your
family and your guests feel welcome.
Photo Credit:
HGTV.com
Even though most of the principles for cottage style
decorations involve bringing the outside in, that doesn’t mean that the outside
does not need a little additional decoration or accents. This DIY drink table
is a pleasant addition to any porch or patio. Somehow sitting on the porch and
sipping lemonade just go with summer and summer décor like cottage style.
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| Photo Credit - Country Living.com |
I'd like to thank Jennifer Barnum who has written this article especially for DIYbyDesign.
-Judy
3 comments:
Such pretty pics... love greens but lately I am really liking blues!!
Beautiful photos. Makes me wish I was on a beach somewhere - anywhere!
Judy
Whew! The photos are simply breath-taking and lip-smacking! I just feel terrible after looking at those lovely photos and wished to have a makeover right away without further ado. I just feel a bit disappointed and sad. If only I have seen it earlier. Anyway, thanks a lot for the inspiration!
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