Nowadays, a country house is less and less associated with gardening work. Now this is a place for solitude from the bustle of the city. The interior of a country house is different from that of an apartment. Based on whether the building will be used in winter and what tasks it will have to perform, the interior is arranged.
Features of country buildings
The modern interior of a country house often resembles the design of city apartments. Today, house designs made from wooden materials are popular, although brick, cinder block and other options for building materials are no less often used.
The interior interior of the dacha may depend on the choice:
- wooden walls can be left unfinished, and you will get a rustic-style room;
- for a country house made of panels, an interior in a modern style using decorative plaster or paint is suitable;
- The interior of a country house made of brick or cinder block requires serious finishing work.
For any country house you will need to prepare all surfaces of the walls, ceiling and floor. This is ensured by a full range of rough work, which involves leveling surfaces, as well as preparing them for the application or installation of finishing materials.
Decoration of rooms in the country house
Depending on the purpose of the room, there are certain rules for its design.
Kitchen
This room may be small in a country house. But at the same time, it has a basic set of tables and cabinets, as well as all the communications necessary for this room. It is decorated with painted plates, handmade items, curtains, tablecloths, and fresh flowers. A tabletop appropriate for a country house is made of wood, stone, or tile.
Living room
A fireplace in a rustic living room is the main attribute of the house. The interior may vary depending on the chosen style. You can use a large sofa with a massive table, carpets with antique furniture, large tableware, paintings.
Bedroom
On the second floor of a country house, as a rule, there is a bedroom. It is finished with plaster or wallpaper, and the timber is covered with a protective varnish. There must be a hinged wardrobe and chest of drawers. The wooden or metal bed is complemented by drawers in which it is convenient to store things or bedding.
Fireplaces, Russian stoves of a country house
Many designers make fireplaces or Russian stoves the center of the interior of a country house, which are gaining popularity again, displacing the gas and electric systems that replaced them not so long ago.
Among the advantages of such heating, experts note:
- stoves and fireplaces look great in the interior of a country house in the living room, kitchen or bedroom;
- they can be decorated in a rustic style or given a modern look to the design;
- a fireplace can be made one of the design elements of a Russian stove for beauty, as well as efficient heating;
- such systems do not require gas or electricity, and fuel is cheap.
For the interior of a country house, a fireplace will be simply an ideal option, since it becomes a practical element of the heating system, but also emphasizes the special atmosphere of a country home. This is precisely the detail that city apartment owners cannot afford, which is why a fireplace is very relevant in a dacha.
Economy class interior
Surely you have already guessed that the design of an economy class country house is very similar to the design of a small residential plot. In addition to compactness, it is worth focusing on practicality and, of course, the optimal price of the items you are going to purchase. Check out these three universal tips:
- ✓ Divide
the house into a bedroom, living room and kitchen. There is no need to overload the space with furniture. The kitchen has enough table, stove, stools and a refrigerator. In the living room there is a sofa and a TV, in the bedroom there are beds with a small chest of drawers for storing things. - ✓ Decorate
the space. For decoration, use not too pretentious paintings, linen tablecloths with embroidery and lace. Place fresh flowers on the windowsills, and lay rugs made from old rags on the floor. - ✓ Avoid
plastic in the interior and shiny surfaces. They look cheap and can ruin the atmosphere of a country house.
Choose the most necessary and practical things to decorate your dacha
Furnishing of premises
What is also typical for a country house is that for the furnishings inside they usually use old furniture, which is removed from the city apartment after being replaced with new ones.
This imposes some features of a country interior:
- it represents a mixture of different styles in design;
- Often people decorate the interior of their dacha with their own hands, making homemade furniture;
- motley and varied design belongs to the kitschy style, and soft ones are simply called country style.
In a rustic style home, the veranda looks good, where an area for outdoor recreation is usually set up. Glazing the veranda is a good modern move to protect the room from the wind, but maintain an open view and a beautiful view of the picturesque courtyard.
Stove and fireplace in the interior
A fireplace and stove, in addition to their function of heating the room, serve as an excellent independent accent of the home. Therefore, if they are available, you should not clutter the country interior with additional decorative elements.
Fireplaces built into the wall are called open fireplaces. Closed - enclosed with heat-resistant glass and heat a large area. The fireplace is decorated with tiles, cast iron panels, and carvings.
A stove can become an original dacha element, which also perfectly heats a country house. The stove can be mobile, which allows it to be installed in any room, or it can be made stationary. It is cheaper than a fireplace and has an additional, undeniable advantage - you can cook food here.
Sleeping places and homemade furniture
Another feature of a country-style house is the need for additional sleeping places.
The interior of a country house is approached from a practical standpoint, first of all, which is why sofas are usually chosen as folding sofas, with the ability to expand the sofa to accommodate guests. This is required because quite a lot of people periodically gather at the dacha; relatives and friends come for weekends or holidays.
Furniture in a variety of styles will fit into the decor of a country house, and it is permissible to mix different styles to decorate the interiors of such a house. But wooden furniture looks best at the dacha, even if these are outdated options and models. It is only very important that the house is cozy and comfortable for everyone who lives in it from time to time, since the atmosphere should be relaxing and help you relax.
Technical side of the issue
After clarifying the question of how to equip the inside of a country house, it is time to solve purely technical problems. In particular, you need to decide on the materials for finishing and rough finishing and, at least in general terms, imagine the technology for performing the work.
As for rough finishing, this concept means a set of works to prepare the base for applying the finishing coating (finishing):
- for concrete and brick surfaces, rough finishing consists of leveling the surface using a plaster mixture (along the beacons), puttingty on the already corrected surface;
Rough finishing completed
- When using plasterboard, rough finishing consists only of two-layer putty on plasterboard boards and sanding the surface after it has dried. In this case, you will have to work with power tools; renting a diesel generator for your dacha will help solve the power issue;
Note! Instead of the rather labor-intensive leveling of a crooked wall with plaster, you can do the same thing, but with the help of drywall. This will reduce the time spent significantly.
- in the case of a wooden surface, you only need to show the wood texture and protect it from moisture (for example, using a colorless varnish). In this case, the cost of finishing is minimal and the effect is high.
The structure of wood can be revealed with special compounds
Complementing the interior with handmade furniture
In a rustic style, a country house interior does not require serious financial investments - it does not make sense and is not rational.
If there is no old furniture that could be transported from the apartment to the country house, then you can try to make it yourself. Homemade structures in the house, including partitions or verandas, are also appropriate.
Homemade furniture does not look good in every style:
- Provence is good for a bright and delicate country house;
- Wooden structures look great with country style;
- rustic style allows you to combine any furniture options;
- very bright and unusual loft style for any room;
- Scandinavian style will be bright and free.
A modern garden interior can be decorated with wooden finishing materials or stone. Loft allows you not to use finishing materials in some places, since this is a feature of the style.
Layout, its features
The plan of a small country house may have only one room combined with a kitchen, or there may also be several rooms, which are also typical for a classic house for year-round use.
If you plan to regularly receive guests, then you should get a large living room or dining room. And if a small number of people are planned to stay at the dacha, then limit yourself to the minimum area.
For a summer residence the following are acceptable:
- thin walls and partitions;
- lack of electric or gas heating;
- makeshift stairs and dining areas on verandas.
Dachas are usually used in the summer, and therefore there is no need to worry about ensuring that the heating is sufficient for living in the winter. Although if you plan to spend the winter holidays at your dacha, you need to create autonomous heating.
Designer things
The interior design of a dacha involves the use of a large number of decorative elements, including decorations from city apartments that have already gone out of fashion.
When a person does not have old things in stock, then an excellent move to decorate the house and liven up the atmosphere would be:
- flowers or artificial trees in massive tubs;
- light curtains combined with a lot of wood;
- antique lamps or with a minimum of decoration.
Paintings or copies of famous paintings look great in dachas. However, it is not recommended to store valuable paintings at dachas, because such housing is more susceptible to attacks by thieves and looters if it remains without owners for a long time. It’s good when a country house is located on the territory of a guarded village, but this is typical only for suburban villages near big cities. Otherwise, there is a high risk of robbery if the house is decorated with very valuable items.
Bathroom of a private house
To decorate in a rustic style, they use antique, out-of-fashion cast iron alloy bathtubs, mounted on large legs, often made in the form of animal paws. Often the bathroom is combined, and this is an excellent alternative to an outdoor summer shower and a country toilet.
Typical for a country house bathroom:
- installation of an autonomous sewer system;
- location of water supply pipes at the desired slope;
- saving space and compact furnishings.
If you have or are planning to have children, then you should take care of stone or tile flooring. This will allow children to play without fear of getting the floorboards wet, since wood can rot quite quickly from water and moisture.
Features of kitchen design
A kitchen in a country house can be decorated in both modern and classic styles, and wide windows in this room are of great importance - they allow you to save on lighting during the day, since bright sunlight enters the kitchen through the windows.
In this case, it is necessary to choose furniture for the kitchen from materials that are not afraid of not only moisture and dirt, but also direct sunlight. There are usually few cabinets in a country kitchen, since the bulk of the dishes are usually stored in permanent housing, and only the essentials are kept in the country house.
Bouquets of fresh or artificial flowers, or flowers in pots can refresh the atmosphere. Still lifes in reality and in paintings also look advantageous. Despite the fact that we are talking about a country house, you should not give up modern household appliances, which can greatly facilitate the work of cooking and cleaning, so that your rest becomes complete and household worries do not interfere.
Attic design
The attic gives the country house the advantage of additional living space. A bedroom or children's room is set up in this place. Windows of different sizes or shapes and the slope of the roof can give an individual look to the attic. Under the arch, drawers are made that will help effectively save space. There is also a games room with board games, parallel bars, and a hammock.
They can make a very stylish attic:
- good natural lighting, which is complemented by lamps and lamps;
- to ensure sufficient natural light, the window is made as open as possible, and curtains of suitable length are used to highlight it;
- necessary built-in furniture that does not clutter up the space;
- painting of walls is carried out according to the principle of zoning, which also allows you to mask the difference between the walls.
Country houses outside
Country houses are perfect for spending time in in the summer or spring, and garden plantings are usually placed in front of the building. Vegetable gardens with greenhouses are often placed in the backyard, or even outside the yard. If there is space, then it would be relevant to install a pool or pond with fountains and streams in the courtyard of a country house.
The paths to the house are laid with decorative bricks or filled with concrete, and unpretentious flowers are planted along them, which do not require regular watering and care.
To make it easier to care for the yard, you can use special coverings with lawn grass, and lighting can be made with built-in motion sensors.
