4 Designer-Approved Tips for Adding Country Charm Into Your Home

19.07.2024 - 13:55 / thespruce.com / Sarah Lyon

If you love rustic or country home decor but are living in more of a modern space, there's no need to alter your aesthetic entirely. It's more than possible to artfully fuse these two styles in a way that looks cohesive and sophisticated rather than random.

The June Motel, located in Beaver Valley in Southern Ontario, Canada, partnered with designer Ashley Montgomery, the founder of Toronto-based Ashley Montgomery Design, to infuse vintage country girl design into their eight bedroom property.

Here, Montgomery shares how to bring country elements into a more modern home. Below, she shares tips on the importance of shopping vintage, the need to avoid matching decor, how to ensure a space looks curated and not cluttered, and where to splurge when shopping for country-style pieces.

To make a modern space appear more rustic and collected, Montgomery recommends going the vintage route when shopping for accent pieces.

«Filling bookshelves with found items like vintage books, vases, and baskets brings a lived-in feeling into a space that is more clean and modern,» she says. Consider adding antique side tables and armchairs to incorporate texture and interest.

Visiting vintage stores in person or shopping on Facebook Marketplace locally is a great way to closely examine and measure items that you're interested in before committing to a purchase. Montgomery suggests frequenting your local antique shop or secondhand shop to find vases, picture frames, and woven baskets.

However, resources such as eBay and Etsy offer plenty of excellent options for the home, too, if you are struggling to find pieces that speak to you within your area. Just be mindful that you will have to take shipping costs into account and will not be able