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Design Examples / Country / Family Room
This family room portrays good
old fashioned traditional country design and nostalgia with antiques
including the table, wood chairs, wood bowl on table, dry food
basin with 3/4 inch glass top, wind vane, stone mantle and candle
stick holders. The strong wood tones, some having deep rich antique
finishes, combine to speak of earlier times when craftsmanship
was paramount. Complimenting secondary patterns in the corner
chair, pillows, foot rest, persian rug and event the pattern
of the stone on the mantle give a soft touch and visual harmony
without clutter. The general color scheme of neutrals and warm
colors enclose the space and invite the occupant to pull up a
good book and enjoy a crackling fire. Visit our color
themes, schemes and theory page for additional information
about warm colors and the psychological impact of color.
Table: Antique beech wood painted a muted green with
pleny of knicks, dents and character.
Chair Set: Antique handcrafted large back dining
chairs are very sturdy and feature the deep rich finish that
only decades of use can create.
Wall Paint: Egg shell white with white washed pine
for the ceiling and subdued paste-green shelving.
Flooring: Oak plank flooring with several coats
of polyeurethane and polished to a high gloss breathes the warmth
of life into this otherwise cold space.
Accessories: Old fashioned clock, weather vane, antique
tooth pick dispenser, butter vat churning stick to the left of
the mantle, chariscurro oil paintings left of the window with
a cracked glazed finish and coffee table that once was used for
storing dry foods. These all speak of an earlier time of hard
labor, fine manual wood working skills and an emphasis on daily
life.
Window dressings: The window grid simulating small glass
panes of the early American West and minimalistic curtain rod
throw out eccentric in favor of simplistic solid values.
Framed Art: Many of the antique paintings show their
years in the canvas and by the patina of the picture frame. It
is these attentions to detail that transform a room into a work
of art.
Lighting: Elegant traditional brass chandelier
with simulated candle lights reinforces the country theme. |
