3 Ways To Create A Rustic Paradise

Transforming your home into a rustic paradise is far easier to achieve than you might at first think. Whether you’re transforming your entire home or a collection of ‘essential rooms,’ you have a bounty of ideas at your disposal. Creating a rustic look can be easy to achieve, and the charm lies in keeping your home feeling and looking as natural as possible.

It also hales back to the charm of beautiful countryside cottages we know and love. It means using simple materials like wood and iron and fashioning functional storage spaces created from using wooden pallets, ladders, wicker baskets, wooden racks, and glass mason jars all with a sophisticated, rustic finish.

Essential Rustic Décor

Essential rustic décor is focused on functionality and tradition. New inventions and technology are not believed to be rustic. Your rustic paradise should be simplistic, functional, and charming. Start by getting ideas for your home’s transformation in magazines, and getting inspired by what you see on the internet when searching for rustic homes and interior design.

Some essential pieces include distressed furniture and wooden pallets used as storage boxes, wooden headboards, log clocks, and wood planked walls. If you want to add rustic charm to your home’s exterior, consider replacing your current windows with traditional sash windows. You can find these at timberwindows-direct.co.uk and get closer to achieving your rustic paradise. For more ideas to create a stylish rustic space, then you will need to think about recycling and upcycling. It means giving the unloved items you find in charity shops, junkyards, and jumble sales a new lease of life and display them in your home.

Say No To Plastics

A rustic paradise is one that is, well, rustic; it’s rural, it’s plain, and it’s simple. Remember, that if you’re going to make and keep your home looking authentically rustic, then you will need to choose vintage and old-fashioned earthenware and furniture.

Rustic involves using materials such as wood, metal, and glass. You should steer clear of modern patterns and inventions such as plastics. Opt for mason jars and ceramic pots in the place of plastic containers. To achieve a rustic paradise, you will have to consider how your ancestors will have lived, and look for humble, functional items. Think of a rustic paradise as one that emulates the interior of an old English farmhouse.

Distress Furniture

Distressing old wooden furniture is going to take your rustic paradise up a notch. Achieving this look isn’t difficult, and you might easily find that you enjoy the process of making your furniture look weathered and worn. You want your furniture to be imperfect, that’s the goal. Cabinets, sideboards, and dressers are simple to distress, and firstly you must remove some of the original paint and then proceed to use paint stripper or sandpaper.

The aim is to remove layers of paint subtly but while still leaving some patches. Pine furniture works especially well when it comes to distressing pieces of furniture, so if you can source fine wood, you’re halfway to creating your rustic paradise.

All images from Casa De Pueblo project from Nice Home Barcelona