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 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 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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