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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 a 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 a 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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