Implement These 10 Rustic Elements In Your Home Now

The rustic style embraces nature inspired textures, colours and a rugged vibe. There is a free-spirited sensibility about this style that instantly makes you feel warm and cosy. We have put together 10 ways to incorporate this country barn look to your urban home by breaking it down to its quintessential elements.

1.     Raw Materials

The materials you choose for your furniture, flooring, shelving etc play an important role in creating an ambience. Probably the most important component of the rustic style is the natural materials used. It gives the raw rugged vibe that we are aiming for.

Design by Fifth Avenue Interior

2.     White Walls

White walls are like a blank canvas for your room.  The colour white is all about being cheerful, bright and incredibly fun to work with. This colour is the perfect counterpart for wooden items and there are a lot of wooden items in the rustic theme.

Design by DB Studio

3.     Earthy Colour Palette

Sand coloured chairs, mud brown wooden tables and forest green cupboards instantly bring about a calm sensation. A palette consisting of these earthy shades is bound to create that rustic feel in your contemporary home.

Design by Fifth Avenue Interior

4.     Large, chunky pieces

Rustic style is all about the raw and masculine look. Using large nature inspired pieces creates a distinct presence and drama.

Design by DSOD Interior

5.     Textures

Nothing says “rustic” like a handcrafted piece of textile, fringes or a faux animal hide. You could put them together and give your space a bohemian makeover like in this design here.

Design by Fifth Avenue Interior

6.     Balance it out

While wood is a lovely element of rustic décor, it could seem depressing and heavy if not balanced out with some lightness. Furniture, paint, or accessories in shades of white are great in creating that perfect balance and lightening things up.

Design by Inspire ID Group

7.     Found Objects

This vintage wooden barrel creates the feeling of down-to-earth, back-to-your-roots living. An antique object like this fits right into the rustic style.

Design by DSOD Interior

8.     Exposed Brick Walls

Brick walls are all the rage when it comes to the rustic theme. It gives off a strong raw vibe that is aesthetically appealing and can be paired with a variety of furniture.

Design by Luova Project Services

9.     Barn doors

Barn doors are a signature of rustic styled interiors. The rustic style itself has been inspired from country barns. This sliding barn door to the bathroom just screams country and is also a great way to save space.

Design by Luova Project Services

10. Exposed Lighting

Pendant lights that are not completely covered, give off a very harsh light. This masculine, rugged feature is perfect for a rustic theme.

Design by Interiors ID

Adding elements of the rustic style isn’t very difficult when you use these ideas. Try mixing things up by using one or two of these elements in a modern and contemporary themed interior.
 

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