Country Style Sofas and Loveseats, For Down-Home Charm

Decorating your home in the rustic, homey style that we call “country” can be as easy as finding the right basic pieces and then adding layers of farm-friendly accessories. Choose your larger pieces from some of the many great country style sofas , chairs, dining room sets  and beds that look like something you’d find in a charming country home or inn. Then, add the right lace curtains, that gingham trimmed table runner and all of those eclectic pieces of folk art to make the room sing country with a pronounced “twang”.

Some staples of this style of decorating include using wallpaper instead of paint, or if you prefer, use wainscoting with a chair rail and then wallpaper up to the moldings. Curtains with lots of flounce and lace are must haves for the windows. To add rustic charm, avoid carpeting and let the floors be natural wood (or faux natural wood as the case may be). Throw rugs can punch up the look. Braided and hooked rugs do especially well in a country room.

Country style sofas are a bit large for a small living room , but you can easily take a smaller sofa and add some of the same charm using a throw and a few carefully chosen pillows in order to make it appear homey. If you can get a full sizes country sofa in your room, the look almost takes care of itself. These big upholstered pieces, sometimes with wooden trim, beg you to sit and stay for a while and the right accent pieces are all you need to make any room ooze country charm and hospitality.

To avoid ruining the effect, do not use ultra modern art or other high-tech devices in plain view in a country-styled room. These are the occasions when even a wall mounted big-screen television needs a nice knotted pine cabinet to keep its presence secret and to keep the look fresh.