Overstuffed leather chairs are popular in modern country style decorating.
Country decorating has been popular in the United States for decades, beginning with houses cluttered with folk art, country collections, colonial style furniture, quilts, and wallpaper featuring mini flower prints. Today's country is all about paring down, choosing one item to represent an entire collection, putting away ruffled window treatments and trading wing chairs for more comfortable seating. Modern country decorating encourages mixing furniture styles to produce a sophisticated, eclectic mood. Does this Spark an idea?
Upholstery
Leather is a popular choice in modern country furniture. Flank a living room fireplace with leather club chairs that have been aged to look like they just came out of the library of an English country manor. Choose an overstuffed, rolled arm couch dressed in a cheery stripe to offset the leather's somberness. Slipcover a vintage slipper chair in neutral linen and pair it with an ottoman of bright red, blue or yellow. For a western touch, upholster a traditional wingback chair in a faux pony pattern. Arrange a pair of art deco chairs in front of a window opening onto a spectacular view.
Tables and Chairs
A distressed farm table surrounded by cast iron bistro chairs is the perfect eclectic mix for a kitchen or dining room. A more refined, highly finished oval dining room table is softened by leather armchairs at each end and linen covered chairs on either side. A round oak table is highlighted by the traditional simplicity of Amish ladder-back chairs. Pull a seating area of overstuffed chairs and couches together with a large rectangular glass-topped coffee table. Bring the outside in with clean-lined Adirondack chairs.
Beds
Bring Caribbean country to your boudoir with a wicker headboard. Choose a traditional four poster, but leave off the canopy for a cleaner line. Or fashion your décor around the timeless grace of a sleigh bed crafted in black wrought iron.
Accent Pieces
An adjustable pharmacy lamp is perfect for your home office. Let it share desk space with a pottery vase full of pens and pencils. Light up your favorite reading corner with a swing arm wrought iron floor lamp topped with a neutral burlap shade. Add storage space with cupboards painted in bright, high gloss colors. For entertaining, set up a bar on an antique sideboard. Corral bedroom clutter in a row of lockers saved from a school demolition. Place a small chest of drawers under a sunny window and use it as a plant stand. Substitute an unadorned baker's table on wheels for a traditional kitchen island.
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