| If
you have a hunting lodge, or just a country lodge or cabin
retreat to get away from the daily stress of city life, then
you have an opportunity to create an ambience totally different
from your main city or town home.
You can use a variety of appropriately designed
and themed décor to create an atmosphere that is not
only in keeping with your rustic home from home, but quite
in contrast to that which you might normally have in your
main residence.
If you go to the lodge to get away from "normal"
life, then a contrast in decor will add to that escapism.
It is said that a change is as good as a rest, and a change
in internal, as well as external, surroundings can make a
significant contribution to the relaxed feeling you like to
enjoy when you go for your weekend break or regular vacation.
If the lodge is your own, then you will no
doubt want to furnish and decorate it in a way that will give
you that sense of escapism, yet at the same time make it feel
like "home". If yours is a modern city home, with
a light and bright modern interior, then an excellent contrast
for your lodge retreat is to seek out rustic décor
that blends well.
One thing that makes choosing lodge décor
easier, is the way that old vintage styles fit so well in
the lodge environment. The liberal use of wood, especially
dark wood, in furniture, wall hangings and ornaments, goes
as well in a 16th century country cottage in the English countryside,
as it does in a modern lodge in North America.
This means that it is readily available,
as the market is much wider than lodges or cabins, and really
embraces all country homes and farmhouses.
The use of floral fabrics and rustic styles
in the lighting and other home necessities, goes as well in
a country cottage as a hunting or holiday lodge.
Even the kitchen can be an escape to the past,
but still modern in its function, with the use of vintage
style pots and pans, antique style table and chairs, vintage
pot hangers and so on. Just about every type of fitting, ornament,
furniture item, or decoration can be found in a theme suitable
for a lodge.
Using vintage rustic styles for your lodge
interior can be taken a step further, by using a sub theme
that is also in keeping with your surroundings, and the purpose
of the lodge. For example, if it is a hunting lodge, then
you can easily seek out fabrics, ornaments, decorations, furniture
and utensils that feature moose or deer.
If it is just a lodge for nature trekking
and enjoying the countryside, then broader nature themes can
be used, featuring local trees and flowers, as well as animals
familiar in the area where the lodge is situated.
With a little bit of imagination, to visualize
your ideal lodge interior design, and a bit of searching,
you are sure to be able to create a rustic ambience that will
welcome you in the depths of winter or the height of summer.
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