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A FEW RUSTIC* LIVING ROOMS

Oznell — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 02:02:04 GMT

*I say "rustic", but some are just rustic by virtue of the ceiling beams, or presence of woven items. Some give me an organic or slightly bohemian feeling. Not especially my style, but I think they are good examples of theirs.

Serene and pared-down. Like their use of larger, but fewer, objects for more impact. Love the primtive cupboard.

A green velvet sectional in a small, light-washed living room corner, with thriving plants, is such a luxuriant look.

This has such a cozy lodge feeling below. I would not want to be constantly climbing stairs, but there's something about having a cute 'balcony overlook' in your own house!

Really like the crisp, casual mood, the simplicity of items like the iron floor lamp--

Interesting one-of-a-kind pieces below--

The presence of rattan here, for me, is a pleasant counterpoint to the formality of the camel back sofa..

Love the chunky, weathered coffee table. Room could be in any warm climate, Portugal, Greece...

Primitive exerts a timeless appeal...

A room with windows on three sides feels like an airy pavilion...

Another green couch, in a room with a smoky, loft-like appeal...

I like the way they mixed both warm and cooler neutrals in this spacious great room in the next two images below, each enhancing the other.

It would be nice to find at least a few more rustic rooms that had color on the walls. They more often go for a wash of color in their accessories, and more often, for texture, as opposed to color...

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Meowingkitty — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 02:08:00 GMT

These are my kind of rooms. Especially the third picture. I could easily live there.

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yamma024 — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 02:52:23 GMT

They sure are rustic, not one room has a TV in it!

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JYWilliams — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 03:35:16 GMT

I also like the third picture.

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DSD2 — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 03:44:03 GMT

Thank you for these charming picures @Oznell

My favorite is the sumptuous green velvet couch in the second picture.

I'm puzzled by the tiny window in the first picture; hopefully, there are others in the room!

I like the downstairs in the third picture. I think the balcony is odd, especially as it isn't level with any of the windows!

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happilyretiredgirl — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:17:01 GMT

That tall white cabinet, my Granny had one like it and the shelf in the middle could slide out further and that is where she made her biscuits, pie crust, cookies and all types of breads. She would store all types of flour, sugar and baking needs with her rolling pen and baking pans. Sure brings some happy and delicious memories back to me.😋

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DREAMON — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:45:27 GMT

I honestly like all of these rooms. They all are warm and welcoming and look so comfortable to sit in.

The 3rd room is my favorite but the cupboard in the 1st room is my favorite piece of furniture shown in the pictures.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:46:12 GMT

They are rustic, but they feel homey to me.

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We rescue cats — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:10:06 GMT

I absolutely adore the lodge feel of the balcony family room, that is so similar to the feeling we have in our gathering room....minus the 100 gallon fish tank and the cats! But I know the cats would be walking on those railings and my heart would be pumping from that as well as the step climbing.
I would be introducing seasonal colors to the spacious great room, which I also like very much. I do white walls exclusively through out our home, almost always have. I love the vase of branches in that last photo, will keep an eye out for something similar.

Thank you @Oznell, I so appreciate all the work you put into these posts, makes me aware of my own style and also opens my eyes to other ideas.

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jubilant — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:11:27 GMT

I really like the 6th one down. Some rustic, some vintage, even some traditional. Take away the modern art on the fireplace and add a bit of country/ farmhouse/ cottage for a tad more coziness and warmth and ...I'll take it! Really, I think my decor is a real mix of every thing that I like. It's a little tricky at times but "mixing it up" has turned out well for me and hubby. We both like it and that in itself is a miracle!!

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Citrine1 — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:25:09 GMT

Beautiful spaces; I love them all!

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Bonkers1 — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:33:16 GMT

Only the third picture appeals to me.

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kaydee50 — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:36:34 GMT

I like the 2 hangings--one on the banister and one on the wall--in the cozy lodge pix. That's about it.

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shoptilyadropagain — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:15:14 GMT

I like the last living room/kitchen area (last two photos) along with the 4th picture but I'd still have to tweak them quite a bit. The third one would be a great vacation rental in the mountains. The others didn't really appeal to me.

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Iwantcoffee — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:12:59 GMT

Love the rug and picture with the sofa and coffee table, beautiful combo of colors.

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GingerHead — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:23:16 GMT

*The First room may be my favorite. It has a simple Scandinavian vibe that I enjoy. I love using fewer, larger items for impact (like you described). Much more calming and relaxing to me. I love the cupboard too and ivory slipcovered furniture. The thick walls,the color scheme, the cute window with black trim, the curved door, the beams, simple pottery.....all good.

*Love the green velvet couches.

*The 3rd Lodge room could be nice as well. Although I'm not a fan of the stone used on the fireplace (it's distracting).....the scale and mix of sizes and patterns is much too busy and "synthetic" or tile like looking for me. I'd prefer a bigger size stone that looks more natural.

I'd also change out the lamps, side table, antler table, and whole mantel and mantel decorations and it could be fantastic.

*The last room with the mixture of cool and warm neutrals is fantastic and I think it's mostly because of that unique mixture of color tones. I know I like that room but I'm not sure if I would've been able to pinpoint just exactly why until you pointed the color mix.

Unique and the cool tones enhance the warm tones....so pretty.

Thanks for the lovelies @Oznell !

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QVCisFun — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:55:44 GMT

There were some rooms in the original post that had some appeal, and other rooms I didn't care for. But almost all of the rooms had at least one or more individual things I liked. For example, the pottery in most of the photos, the primitive cupboard in photo #1, the bell-shaped iron floor lamp in photo #4, the green glass collection on the shelves in photo #5.

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QVCisFun — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:13:50 GMT

@Oznell wrote:

It would be nice to find at least a few more rustic rooms that had color on the walls. They more often go for a wash of color in their accessories, and more often, for texture, as opposed to color...

@Oznell , here are a few rustic rooms with color on the walls. The first photo is of a Chad Graci project.

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GingerHead — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:34:49 GMT

Gorgeous, my favorite of your pictures @QVCisFun.

Something about that dusty aqua (love) against the stunning wood tones (love) is so lovely and unique. Relaxing/calming.

*Really great trim, ceiling, beams and architecture don't hurt the affect either...

*Lovely artwork

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Oznell — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:07:09 GMT

Oh, those are gorgeous rich colors, @QVCisFun -- you made some great finds, thanks for posting them!

Those bordeaux walls, playing off the beautiful wool rug, stunning.