Furniture Style: Make Mine Country
There’s much to be said about country furniture style that reflects the general feeling and attitude of country life. It’s clean, simple and uncomplicated. Country style speaks to carefree attitude about not only the way we dress, but the way we live. For the woman with an affinity for country style, it says she’s as comfortable with her hair pulled back and in a pair of blue jeans as she is in a cotton summer sundress, which either, by the way, is naturally suited to her favorite pair of cowboy boots. These casual sensibilities are indicative of country furniture style. They mirror what is important to those who choose life in the country like good solid craftsmanship, heirloom quality, and comfort indicative of the laid back, sit on the porch and set a spell kind of life. Think Stickley, known for mission style furniture easily identified by its iconic clean lines or the rough hewn characteristics of Charleston Forge, Made in the USA sensibilities with an artisan quality uniquely hammered out of the Appalachian range. It is natural… cottons, washed denim, linen, woven fabrics that breathe, in a neutral palette occasionally punctuated with no nonsense color, like red, white and blue or inspired by nature to include, marigold yellow or forest green. Her style and home much like a patch work quilt, mixes fabric pattern and textures from plaid to ditsy florals with the likes of leather and may include a favorite hand me down flannel, both familiar and comfortable. If your style is country, know that it is as diverse as your landscape. Whether dwelling in the desert southwest, the mountainous high country, or the heartland, country style has a layered look put together in a casual unpretencious manner that is warm and welcoming.