This inspiring collection of interiors with timeless beauty continues our exploration of effortless, mostly European country inspired, freshened traditional style. Find the first installment here.
Interiors With Timeless Beauty & Effortless Looks
Quietude, Timeless Beauty & Effortless Interiors
You can’t miss the use of restraint and thoughtful curation in European country decorating, whether it is modern or more traditional.
In part, this is a natural consequence of smaller homes in Europe versus the United States.
A more spare look is often a more spacious look.
But there’s also a real sense of not showing off, of humility.
Let’s face it. A country house is often about enjoying the outdoors, the beauty of nature, and relaxation from busy careers and work.
Fine things and beautiful collections of art and sculpture belong, yet they should relate and elevate the overall design.
Understated elegance is never easily defined!
Don’t you agree? When you see it, you can recognize it.
But reducing it to a few sentences? Far trickier.
Collections & Vignettes
Displaying a treasured collection can be such a joy in decorating.
The display of a collection can read modern even if the objects are very old.
And if your collection is antique furniture, well then, it is easy to enjoy in its usefulness and ability to set a tone.
Pieces can be modernized with new upholstery or used for a new purpose.
For example, Old cupboards can become new bath vanities.
Another way to add modernity to a country interior that is otherwise traditional in style?
Modern lighting and modern art. I paint meditative abstract seascapes which blend nicely with Old World style environments.
What distinguishes modern European country farmhouse sensibilities from American country decorating?
I think American approaches to decorating are more centered in the present or dreaming about the future.
While a more European approach seems to honor history and what has endured.
We love us some innovation and LATEST AND GREATEST in modern America.
Yet there’s romance, a design intelligence and even soulfulness when goodness from the past (whether rare or common) is celebrated.
Maybe the USA is still too young to fully appreciate the significance of wisdom from the past.
With rapid technological advances and a pervading sense of keeping up to stay relevant, it would be sweet relief if our spaces at home could be exempt from all the frenzy!
An Evolved Look & Mastering the Mix
Take your time in layering your room with furniture, decor, and colors that feel comforting to you.
Once you have a particular mood and color story in mind, try not to fill your space quickly in a few shopping trips.
Let it breathe and speak to you. Make a list of characteristics you admire and objects you may wish to collect and live with. As budget allows, let the design unfold without rushing it.
Modern Euro Country Farmhouse Favorites
There are so many beautiful ways to interpret country French modern and European country style! These decorating ingredients often appear in lovely designs:
Harvest tables, antique chairs, painted furniture, natural wood finishes, rugged stone and marble, farm sinks, solid wood doors, iron lanterns, organic materials, handcrafted objects, plaster walls, rustic freestanding cupboards, exposed rafters and beams, reading Nooks, butcher’s block, exposed ceiling beams, patina-ed everything, weathered wood and metals, fresh Flowers, handpainted objects, glazed tiles, vintage linens and quilts, clawfoot tubs, canopy beds, matte finishes (non-shiny metals), steel windows, an absence of synthetic and plastic/vinyl.
Here’s a beautiful mix of organic, casual, European inspired timeless rooms:
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-michele
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