Country Style Furniture.

Country style is a furniture model that refers to the past when the machines and tools to make furniture were still simple and incomplete. The American country furniture style is referring to the furniture in America and the 17th century, when the western peoples came to the new America land and began to open a new society here. The people were starting to build new lives and still struggling with the wild nature and old-fashioned traditions of native peoples. Furniture was made in a simple manner with the simple tools that were available. People still view furniture as household items that serve a primary purpose, ignoring its aesthetic value as it exists today. 

There are still many people who like the country-style furniture today. Country furniture is the element to complete the country decoration that is still liked by many people. The longing of modern society for the atmosphere of the past, which is full of rural, simplicity, and nature, could be the main reason why country-style furniture still exists today.

Country decoration room

The country furniture has evolved and been developed, mixed, and modified with various models. There are many models of country style: the English country, French country style furniture, as well as American country furniture. Each style may have its own characteristics, mixed with the model of the furniture at each area. But generally, the country style is characterized by the following: simple, nature, traditional, and old-looking. The country design impresses the atmosphere of: freedom, relaxed, rural, openness, natural, and the “wildness from the past.”.

country French furniture style

The country-style furniture that is available at this time, of course, has more varied shapes and colors. The woodworking technology now has enabled us to build products that could not be made in the past. A variety of ornaments, such as carvings, hardware, or even inlay veneer, can be added to the modern country furniture. Since most of the modern furniture is made with modern technology that produces the uniform and neat products, then the finishing is the primary tool to create the impression of antic, rustic, or traditional look that is required by the country furniture.

 Country England furniture style

The finishing for the country style furniture.
 
The modern country furniture is the product of the modern process, which results in: new, neat, uniform, and tidy. While the country furniture should be looked at: natural, old, traditional, and handmade. To make the country furniture look, then you need a special finishing technique and may be special tools and materials. You can mimic the old look with the distressing either with stain and glaze or the physical technique. The physical distress with many tools, such as rock, file, chisel, nail, or other special tools, can be generated to make the old, damaged, and traditionally looked of the country furniture. There are many stain and glaze applications that can be used to make the old and dirty look of the furniture. There are also some special finishing materials are made to form the impression of old-looking, such as: powder glaze or dusty wax, veiling lacquer, etc.

paint finish for country furniture finishing style

The finishing for country could be more "wild" than the antique finishing for the classic furniture. Many heavy distresses and stains can be made to create the dirty, old, and broken-looking furniture. Special effects like the smudge effect, dry brush, and cowtail can also be used to create a more dramatic vintage appearance.