Rustic décor brings a home one step closer to nature. Sure, one step may not seem like a lot, but if you are living in a bustling city, that one step can seem like a mile. If your world is full of cell phones, fax machines, SUVs, computers, and other technology that “makes the world a better place,” coming home to a house full of rustic décor can be a relief.
There is no home décor quite as simple and comforting as rustic décor. Rustic furniture gives a home a homespun look that other furniture just cannot match. Many people might think that rustic furniture belongs solely in a cabin or a lodge, but what better place to have rustic furniture than in the city? It is in the city that you most need some sort of outlet to nature, even if the only outlet you have is the rustic décor of your home.
You can tell when you have come across a good piece of country furniture if it looks like it has been worn by many years of love, but is still standing strong. On an old, genuine piece of country furniture, every ding and every dent tells a story – “this is where little Bobby bumped is bike… this is from when we tried to move the table through that tiny doorway.”
Even brand new pieces of rustic wood furniture seem to have a long history behind them… they are made to look as such. The same cannot be said of contemporary furniture. In fact, contemporary furniture has a completely different feel that comes with it – most contemporary furniture seems to have the future in mind, rather than history and the past. Also, it is generally made up of hard, cold, bold, straight lines.
Rustic furniture, on the other hand, is made up of warm, smooth, jagged, meandering lines. In fact, if you buy a piece of rustic wood furniture, like log furniture, you never know exactly what the lines of that piece are going to look like – every piece is different. Every piece has its own character.
A piece of pine furniture, for instance, may still have knots and “deformities” in it that make it look completely different from any other piece of pine furniture. Log furniture make have checking (cracking that occurs as the wood dries), knots, bark, and other details. Your rustic bedroom furniture may not all be completely even – your dresser top may not be completely square, etc. Instead, the natural wobbles and interesting lines of the wood are used to define where a tabletop should begin and end. And to better show off these interesting lines and beautiful wood grain, much rustic furniture is coated in a clear finish.
Rustic decor looks great in a cabin, but remember that rustic decor might be the perfect sort of decor for your city home, as well.
Anne Clarke writes numerous articles for websites on gardening, parenting, fashion, and home decor. Her background includes teaching and gardening. For more of her articles on fur boots and fashion please visit Vermont Rustic Furniture. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Anne_Clarke |
