| One of the most misunderstood words in home | | | | Rustic pieces add warmth and individuality to a room. |
| decorating is "rustic". Rustic incorporates touches that | | | | Rustic pieces can be used with various home |
| help create a feeling of simplicity, and is a style that | | | | décor schemes, like contemporary, country, |
| is artless or unpretentious, and has a warmth and | | | | classic, and art. Rustic decorating adds charm and |
| sincerity that transcends being categorized or limited | | | | uniqueness to any style. |
| to any particular time period. Rustic furniture brings | | | | Rustic log furniture is one of the hottest trends in |
| elements of nature close to us, and can be created | | | | home decorating, and it's not likely to change any |
| by utilizing recycled barn wood and standing trees. | | | | time soon. While pine and cedar are two primary |
| Craftsmen use special tools to create functional | | | | woods used to manufacture rustic log furniture, other |
| furniture pieces. | | | | types of wood, such as teak, may also be used. If |
| Folk art pieces are excellent examples of rustic style, | | | | left unfinished, rustic furniture will age to a barn |
| like the Cigar Store Indian or a child's wooden pull toy. | | | | wood-style gray when left outdoors. |
| During Colonial times, homes often contained objects | | | | To preserve the natural color of the wood, you may |
| or useful items like quilts, tin wall sconces or | | | | finish the furniture with waterproof finish or any |
| earthenware jugs, which can now be considered | | | | outdoor paint color. Rustic log furniture is the |
| rustic folk art pieces. Some Victorian homes had | | | | antithesis of most conventional furniture, which |
| touches that today would be termed rustic or | | | | emphasizes knots, diseased patches and even tree |
| countrified. | | | | bark. |