As technology powers on and opens new frontiers in our lives, including smart devices to control our houses, many of us cherish coming home to a warm, mellow embrace of simplicity, organic aesthetics, solidity and rustic charm. The Yin balances the Yang for a more wholesome life.

Pictured alongside is a cosy tableau of rustic décor with products from the Artisans Rose stable, creating an ambience of sturdy resilience and cool comfort. Let’s examine the elements that go into creating this rustic touch.

  • Rustic flavours are incorporated via the use of raw, natural, unpainted or reclaimed wood to invoke earthiness and organic textures like the floorboards in this picture.
  • Exposed or distressed-finish walls are elemental and imbue the ambience with a strong, natural aesthetic.
  • Non-shiny metal is de rigeuer in rustic styles. Here, we have a charming corner styled with a vintage sewing machine console table, high-‘lighted’ (pun intended) with a shabby chic metal overhanging lamp.
  • Make no mistake – rustic is about natural palettes which are not confined to the beiges, browns and creams but include the reds, blues and greens. An 80s style telephone, hard-bound books and a natural wicker basket, offset by green sprigs in a glass bottle, round off the rustic charm, and invite us to sit alongside, after a long day with the laptop and smartphone!
  • A tufted canvas ottoman in cool cream adds a contemporary touch, ‘softening’ the sturdy ‘coarseness’ of the ambience, while being true to the essential rustic elements of unprinted, natural solid fabric.
  • Large, chunky wooden accents are central to the heartiness of rustic decor. Here, we showcase vintage chopping boards, reclaimed as wall hangings. These act as a perfect foil to the daintier ottoman on the floor, making a visual showpiece for Yin and Yang energy.

We think this makes for the perfect nook to channelize your ‘naturalistic’ energies and connect to your inner self!

If you like what you see and want to fashion a similar corner for yourself, visit us at https://artisansrose.com/

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