So often you want to escape from the bustle of the city into a quiet environment, closer to nature and immerse yourself in your thoughts. In this desire, many people are helped by going to the place where their favorite dacha is located. How to equip such a house for the most comfortable and relaxing pastime, you can find out from this article.
General advice from experts
A country house is a cozy, warm and comfortable place where a person should feel calm and confident.
The main advice of specialists who equip country dwellings is to avoid duplicating the designs of a city apartment and a summer house. It must be remembered that a house outside the city should not remind you of everyday bustle and must be associated with relaxation.
Regardless of the number of rooms and the total area of the country house, there must be a strict division of the dwelling into working and relaxing zones, and of course, do not forget about the place for cooking and eating.
A small dacha requires a particularly attentive and thoughtful interior design. How to arrange sucha small house to visually expand its interior space? A few interior design tricks will help achieve this.
Lighting
Soft lighting is ideal for a country house. This type of light is more pleasing to the eye. For this purpose, you can use a lampshade for lamps, chandeliers and floor lamps.
But for the work area, such as an office or kitchen, the lighting should be bright. Pendant lights under kitchen cabinets or spotlights are ideal.
Wall decoration
Wall colors should be light, natural. It can be wallpaper, natural fabric with a small flower print or polka dots.
For the interior decoration of the walls of a small cottage, wood paneling or siding is also suitable, many people like to use coniferous types of wood for this purpose, which have good thermal insulation properties. It also saves well from the summer heat, in addition, your house will be filled with a pleasant coniferous aroma.
Decor
With accessories and decorative elements, when decorating a small cottage, it is better not to be zealous. Plants play well in country houses, options for annual flowers in pots are the perfect idea to dilute the boring light monotony.
You can also dilute the bright country environment with bright spots in the form of small accessories and decorative items such as pillows, small figurines, vases and paintings. These elements will give additional comfort and complement the stylistic design. But the main thing here is the feelingmeasures, too many small things create the illusion of clutter.
Furniture
Many of our compatriots have a small dacha in their countryside. How to equip such a house so that it is convenient and comfortable to be in it, with the help of suitable furniture, we will describe below.
When setting up a small dacha, you should abandon plastic, shiny metal furniture, which does not cope with the task of adding comfort and expanding space.
But wooden and wicker furniture will give extra comfort and bring your home interior closer to nature. But here, too, there are several nuances: firstly, the furniture should be practical, and secondly, simple. Examples are a closet, chest or chest of drawers. As for upholstered furniture, a plaid made of natural material thrown over it will add a homely atmosphere. Pillows and wraps also work well for this purpose.
A small house on the site can be made roomy and practical, but for this you need to try a little and show all your imagination and creativity.
As for the size of the furniture, the standard is usually not suitable for the interior of such rooms, as it turns out to be large and takes up a lot of usable space. It is better to make it to order from the master or try to become one yourself.
Bedroom in a small cottage
Depending on the size of the house, the bedroom can be a separate room located on the veranda or in the attic, it is also possibleoption of a connected bedroom with a living room.
The bed in such a room should be without extra space, a single or one and a half is perfect. A good option is a loft bed (a bed at the top, a chest of drawers, a wardrobe or a work area below), a transforming bed, a hammock bed or a bunk bed (especially loved by middle-aged children).
How to arrange a cottage so that all the necessary furniture can fit there, and there is still room for free movement?
A good solution is folding and retractable furniture, these include tables, beds, chairs, which are very diverse in retail stores, as well as on the websites of furniture factories.
Furniture should be placed as close to the wall as possible. First of all, this applies to sofas and beds that need to be placed close to the wall, while leaving only one approach to the bed.
Even the smallest dacha can be made as spacious as possible, the main thing is to think over everything and arrange the furniture correctly.
The versatility of furniture will also help save space. For example, one table can serve as writing, dining and working.
You can put dishes, decorative ornaments, and flowers on the rack at the same time.
You can store both things and work equipment in the closet.
How to equip a kitchen in a small country house?
The first rule when decorating rooms with a small area is the versatility of furniture and light colors in the interior.
As for the kitchen set itself, it should be natural, pastel or classic light shades (beige, milky, blue, coffee, light yellow).
Often, designers suggest using transparent or mirror facades for hanging kitchen cabinets, which perform the function of expanding the area.
The presence of retractable, roll-out, transformer boxes that can increase the usable area of the room is welcome.
It's good if the kitchen table has pull-out shelves (you can put kitchen cutlery in them).
The tabletop can also be retractable or smoothly flowing from the window sill to the table.
Also, as an option to save space, there is a table in the form of a bar counter, a round or folding table.
Swivel, pull-out and sliding mechanisms in the corners of the kitchen set are great for rational use of cabinets.
Embedded technology also frees up space.
It is recommended to place the kitchen set with the letters P or G, which saves space and gives convenience and close access to everything you need for cooking.
Stylistic interior design of a small cottage
Many owners of suburban real estate are wondering how to equip a cottage with their own hands. This can be done, but this process will take a lot of time and effort, however, it will be cheaper than the services of builders anddesigners.
To help in this matter, you can use the free advice of professional craftsmen, view photos and read some useful articles on how to equip a summer house. Photos of such ideas and tips can be seen in this article.
If you set out to equip a small cottage in one of the design styles, then you need to know which of them in the interior design are not suitable for small spaces.
This is primarily classic, oriental and country. These directions in the interior require large areas, and the classics also require considerable material investments.
The most suitable option for decorating a small cottage is the Provence style (or French village). It is characterized by muted colors, natural materials, elegant yet simple furnishings.
Such trends as minimalism or hi-tech are also welcomed by designers, but the choice of the style of the room always remains with its owner.
