A country house or a summer cottage is not just a long-term investment in real estate, but also a place to relax from the bustle of the city. A working person is required to periodically go beyond the usual routine to restore psychological balance.
The cottage interior is characterized by simplicity of decoration and used decor, which can be easily done with your own hands.
A country house is an ideal solution for creating that atmosphere of moral comfort, which is vital for maintaining a healthy state of a modern person. When modeling their suburban real estate, ready-made types of interiors act as indispensable assistants, the most famous of which are presented below.
Today, a country house is less and less associated with garden work, now it is a place to relax from city noise.
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The dynamic environment of an accelerating world requires simplification of objects and furniture from the interior, subject to all modern comfort standards.
Country or rustic style is very popular among summer residents because of its specificity.
Country style (from English - rustic), best suits the following criteria:
This French style, although it is considered one of the derivatives of the classic American "country", is in fact its complete opposite. Instead of the simplified practicality of American colonists, the Provencal style is characterized by sophistication of taste and copies the interior of a wealthy Frenchman of the 17-18th century.
The country interior in Provence style is suitable for the summer version.
Also, the Provencal style uses sculptural sculptures and classic busts, a plate clock with arrows, candlelight lamps with candelabra, bathtubs of exquisite shapes and a bathroom disguised as an old water closet.
Here, special light furniture, a fireplace, thoughtful decor elements will be appropriate.
In large and small cities, the standard and the numerous repeatability of forms are depressing for people with creatively developed thinking. A chalet-style house is a good place to restore vitality and creativity. A distinctive feature of the chalet, which gives it a special appeal, are eaves overhangs that can protrude more than a meter.
The chalet-style interior can only be created in a country house interior with a fireplace and log and stone trim.
In some types of chalets, the roof can also be a wall, while other chalets can be made under the “gnome’s house” or a small knight’s castle with towers. The house area is often decorated with decorative ponds with artificial springs, fountains, sculptures of fairy-tale heroes or other details that excite the imagination of the outdoor decor.
For finishing, a protective varnish, a means for whitening wood or plaster of natural shades are used.
The internal interior is made in the style of practical comfort, without elaborate forms and insanely bright colors. The interior does not distract visual attention, but at the same time, inside the chalet, a person feels safe and comfortable. The beneficial psychological effect of the chalet is based on this contrast: from the cozy atmosphere inside the house, through the window it is pleasant to observe the amazing and unusual world outside.
Before proceeding with the selection of ready-made design solutions, it is necessary to decide in personal preferences which project is more suitable: a garden house or a country real estate. There is only one difference between the "garden" and the "cottage": you can rest in the cottage with comfort only in the summer, and in the garden house all year round.
A summer cottage is a place where you want to not only work, but also have a good rest.
Although the summer cottage design is considered to be an “economy” option, some types of summer interiors visually surpass their all-season competitors. The advantage in the design is achieved by the fact that when installing an external decor, you can neglect the restrictions associated with spring-autumn thaw and snowfall.
It is important to create appropriate conditions, namely, to organize such an interior in which it will be comfortable to be.
Also, the summer cottage option does not imply the mandatory presence of insulated walls and extensive heating systems for heating all rooms in winter. In turn, this gives the design project additional space for maneuver. Below is a typical photo of the interior design of a country house.
A country house needs design no less than a city apartment.
The opportunity to come and relax at any time of the year is associated not only with the additional costs of warming the garden house, but also with the struggle to preserve the appearance in rainy and snowy seasons. Elements of the external decor and paths have to be elevated above the general ground level, as well as to erect and mask rainwater drainage systems.
To create the right image of your summer residence, think about what exactly you want to see around.
The interior of the garden house is slightly limited in its capabilities by fireplaces and stoves in the rooms and their attendant attributes: boxes for coal, shelves for firewood, etc. But thicker walls allow you to safely mount more massive decorative elements on vertical surfaces.
If the house is in the shade or in an area of poor artificial lighting, it is best to make it as bright as possible.
It is impossible to imagine a competent layout of the interior of a country house without a fireplace. The bewitching and at the same time calming fire of a blazing fireplace gives a special flavor to the place where people come to cleanse the exhausted city bustle of consciousness and reload thoughts.
It is important to take care of the practicality of the house according to how long you plan to live in it.
Moreover, in the condition of Russia, where it is quite possible to freeze at night in mid-July, a fireplace is a necessary condition for physical comfort. Despite the abundance of compact electric heaters, it is recommended to install a real wood-burning fireplace in at least one room. In the case of power outages, a wood-burning fireplace at night will not only warm the room, but also light it.
It is recommended to supply metal-plastic windows and reliable doors.
The volume and space of country cottages allows you to place large beds and other large furniture in the rooms. Rest will lose its healing and recovery effect if a person moves from the city “birdhouse” to another of the same “birdhouse”, but only against the background of nature.
It is best to view photos of different finishes and choose the one you like most.
The frequency of visits to garden houses and summer cottages does not create much wear and tear for furniture, which allows years to use demanding handmade furniture and restored antiques. The aesthetics of that part of the environment with which a person contacts his body for a significant time (sits, lies, etc.) directly affects his subconscious self-identification. For recreation of a full-fledged and successful individual, individually designed high-class furniture is better than conveyor consumer goods.
The most comfortable option for a summer residence will be a warm and homely interior, which is created using wooden beams, fireplaces, and decorative elements made of wood.
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