English Country Cottage bedroom decor is relaxed and informal. The most difficult decorating idea in this theme is that nothing matches! Most people have believed all their adult lives that matching is good, so it can be a challenge to let go of that, but the rewards are worth it.
The best places to look for things to create this bedroom decor look are online, in antique shops or raid the attic of your family home. The more used and authentic the piece looks, the better it will work in the beautiful English Country Cottage look.
Wall Decor in the English Country Style Bedroom
Go for soft pastel floral colours such as pale rose pink,soft sky blue, lilac, apricot or cream. Although the English Country Style bedroom could be wall papered, a better home decor look is with painted walls and introducing floral fabrics for curtains and bed linen. Walls could even be whitewashed for a really authentic look.
Country Cottage Style Rugs and Floors
Unlike the more Scandinavian look with light floors, the English Country Cottage bedroom decor would have dark wooden floorboards, or a hard stone floor with a mixture of rugs. Keep in mind the idea that nothing has to match. The rugs can be different textures and sizes and shapes all in the same room. The idea is to create a comfortable bedroom. Stick to the pastel floral coloured palette of rose, apricot, cream and pale green to keep the English Country Cottage theme.
Home Decorating Ideas for Lighting
Instead of a central light, go for wall lights that add interest to wall decor. The shapes in English Country Cottage decorating should be round and simple, in wood, brass or ceramic. Bedside lamps and shades can reflect the floral fabric of the bed linen, but in a different pattern.
Remember – nothing matches. Alternatively, lampshades can be paper in a plain shape. No fringes or beads in this style, but stencils can be used to create interest. Try stencilling a border on a paper lampshade. Use a countryside element such as leaves, trees or birds.
English Country Cottage Bedroom Decor
Bedroom decor is pretty and fresh looking. The bed should be wooden or wrought iron. Cover it with a colourful homemade patchwork quilt. Not those that are precision made and look like works of art but try making one with knitted squares of different colours sewn together. Or make a bedcover with a typical Country Cottage style chintz fabric covered in large open roses. Chintz at the window in a different pattern may seem an odd choice at first but will help create an informal and comfortable look.
Lay a lacy cloth over a bedside table and display some small blue and white pieces of china.
Place fresh pink flowers in a jug on a small wooden dresser painted white. Surround the flowers with photographs in silver and wooden frames. Hang a plain mirror on the wall above the dresser and place a wicker basket on the floor for books and magazines. To complete the English Country Cottage home decorating look for that special bedroom, add watercolour prints of country landscapes to decorate other walls.
Elaine Walker - Elaine has written text for everything from information packs for hospitalsbrochures for foster-carersnewsletters for a ...
Join the Conversation