25 Pretty Cottage Decor Ideas for a Cozy Country Escape

Quilts harken back to earlier days of country life and still add just the right happy pop of color and pattern to a bedroom (or any room for that matter). Use them as a bedspread, drape them over the back of a sofa, or stack them up to use on frigid days. Here in this Texas bedroom, the double wedding ring quilt sewn by the owner’s grandmother, and books, family photos, and other treasured finds round out the room’s collected look.

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Welcome multiple patterned textiles to your living room. Here, a wildflower chintz upholstered armchair adds a feminine touch to the family room and makes a fun juxtaposition to the red buffalo check-covered sofa.

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Cottages get their soul from passed-down furniture and decorative pieces, but you can also seek them out to start your own collection to pass down, like this vintage spongeware, which dates from the 1950s to the 1980s. To add another antique to the mix, they are nested together on an old rolling shoe display.

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Slipcovers add a relaxed, cottage feel to any living room. In this living room, the white cotton duck slipcovered pieces pair perfectly with flea-market-find side tables and a coffee table that was covered in burlap and painted. Tip: As in this room, keep the fit tight and choose a box-pleat skirt for a tidy—not sloppy—look.

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Instead of traditional cabinets, consider adding an antique piece like this former general store piece to serve as kitchen storage or a kitchen island. To add on more cottage charm, hang a plate rack above!

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As it’s name implies, most cottages are small in size, which means every square inch gets turned into living space—including the attic! Bedrooms with sloped ceilings sure make things cozy, so embrace them in your design when you can. An accent wall here adds dimension to the room without making it feel crowded.

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While nothing beats a bouquet of fresh-picked flowers, an arrangement of framed floral paintings ensure your room is full of colorful blooms year-round. Check estate sales and antique malls for amateur paintings in a mix of sizes and frames. You can even mix in a few unframed ones for a more casual feeling arrangement.

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Cozy up a mudroom (or almost any other space) with the texture in beadboard. Better yet, use it as wainscoting and paint it one color and the wall above another. This California cottage’s space also boasts a 1930s factory stool, which retains its original green paint, while the iron hooks on the coatrack swivel from side to side.

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Mismatching painted furniture brings a cozy warmth to a home. Here, in this Arkansas dining room, a pale sage green cupboard may seem an unlikely pairing with the chippy turquoise farmhouse table, but thanks to white walls, natural wood chairs, and reclaimed wood that boasts a little of each color, the result is one-of-a-kind charm.