| Do you want to add that special touch to your | | | | flowers yourself. Let flowers hang upside down in |
| home that will give it a serene, country feel? | | | | bunches in a dry, dark room that is well-ventilated. |
| Country home décor may be the answer | | | | Herbs may also be used in floral arrangements |
| to your decorating dilemma. Collectibles from out | | | | and can be air dried as well. What a perfect |
| of the past are excellent additions to most | | | | accent to add to your country home |
| decorating styles. Here are a few suggestions to | | | | décor idea. |
| add pleasure and enjoyment to your home: | | | | Vintage Baskets - Vintage baskets are useful as |
| Glassware - Collectible glassware is popular | | | | well as valuable. Painted splint baskets from the |
| country home décor. Whether it is | | | | 1800s are hot among collectors; however, they |
| Depression glass, all-white ironstone pitchers, | | | | tend to be pricey. Rustic baskets help control |
| footed cake stands, vintage milk glass, blue and | | | | clutter and give a room an outdoor, |
| white spongeware, or an eclectic collection of | | | | down-to-earth look and feel. |
| vintage glasses, you can't go wrong with adding | | | | Distressed Finishes - To add a country look to |
| glassware to your home décor for that | | | | your home décor, use distressed finishes. |
| country look. | | | | Picture frames, occasional tables, cabinets, and |
| Vintage Fabrics - Vintage fabrics make fantastic | | | | other wood pieces look ideal with a distressed |
| collectibles to add to your country decorating | | | | finish. You might want to purchase items with the |
| ideas. They can be used in many ways--as sofa | | | | distressed look as "distressing" a finish is an art in |
| or pillow covers, as kitchen or sitting room | | | | itself! |
| curtains, as pretty doilies or table runners, as quilt | | | | You will find country home décor at |
| pieces, as drawstring bags to hold gifts and small | | | | antique stores, second-hand shops, flea markets, |
| collectibles, and as homemade fabric dolls, just to | | | | and yard sales. Don't forget those family |
| name a few. Fabric remnants can be used as well | | | | keepsakes that may be hiding in your attic or |
| as vintage buttons and trimmings. | | | | basement. They may well be just what you need |
| Dried Flowers - Dried flower arrangements | | | | to provide that unique country home decorating |
| provide that time-honored, vintage look. They | | | | accent. |
| may be purchased or you may want to dry the | | | | |