Decorating with a Cottage decorating theme doesn’t have to be difficult and offers a great relaxing and unique look  in your home.  Here are some ideas on paint colors, furniture and accessories that you can use to transform your home into a cute and cozy cottage.

Stick with whites and creams in addition to other light colors as the color scheme for your cottage style home.  You can get paint cards at the local hardware store with the different color ranges you like.  Bring the cards with you so you can get a perfect match on your furniture and accessories when you are out shopping.

In the home, consider accessorizing with paintings and knick knacks along with furniture.  Stick to a light and comfortable style with chippy painted furniture.  Selecting your accessories and furniture with care will help hone your cottage decorating design theme.

Your cottage decorating project should plan for seashells and seaside artwork around the room, but you also want to consider the window treatments as well as the walls color and flooring.  Window treatments for the cottage decorating theme should be light and easy to care for.  You could consider updating your windows with sheers or simple blinds.  Once your windows are looking picture perfect, your walls might be boring.  To remedy this, try adding beach and flower prints in light frames.

When decorating, you should also consider the lighting.  You want to have a variety of overhead lighting as well as side lamps for ambiance.   Buy lighting that is of an ocean theme or sparkly with crystals to add zip to the cottage  theme.

While you may not think too much about it, flooring plays an important role in your decor so putting in area rugs can add style to the design theme.  The right flooring for the relaxing and unique look is organic mats or short pile rugs which you will want to buy in natural colors.  If you are going for a more shabby cottage look, you can decorate with Chinese sculpted or oriental rugs but try to stick to lighter colors.

To add even more interest to your cottage home consider pastel flower arrangements in large crystal vases or large shells set here and there plus wicker, vintage signs, and old hand fans to complete your decorating style.  For a nice decorative style add pillows that are made with vintage barkcloth or chenille fabric and don’t forget to have some plants around the home.

Having a cottage decorating theme home can be a great way to get a new look and if you plan it out properly it will be fun and easy.  Simply buy the accessories on your plan and put them in place - your room with have the feel of a vacation cottage before you know it!