Finishing the cottage: looking for ideas

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

Finishing 2 floors in the country

Having bought a cottage or built it with your own hands, the first thing you will think about is: “What kind of wall decoration material is better to use at the cottage?”.
Do not rush with the choice, but first think about what supporting structures you can use to decorate its interior. And only then decide how to finish the cottage from the inside, and we will try to help you in this matter.

Supporting structures decor

There are many ways to use structural elements of the house in the decoration of rooms. These are the walls themselves, and the rafters and ceiling beams.
The easiest way to do this is in a wooden log house or in house of timber.

So:

• In this case, the surface of the tree is thoroughly cleaned and polished, treated with an antiseptic primer. After which the walls are covered with stain or varnish.
  There are special stains that help artificially age the surface of the tree. This is done when decorating rooms in a rustic or Gothic style.
• Wooden load-bearing walls of a house are often painted in any color unusual for natural shades of wood. In the photo at the beginning of our article, log walls are painted in swamp color, which does not spoil the interior of the room, which has good daylight, but makes it unusual and pleasant to the eye.
• Finishing a country house, the second floor of which is an attic under a pitched roof, is often carried out with the participation of rafters. It looks very beautiful and emphasizes the geometric shapes of the ceiling.
  As a rule, rafters or beams are painted in contrast to other surfaces. Insulation is placed in the space between the rafters and the board is lined with a wooden crate.
• The picture below shows the interior of a log house with one floor without an attic. In such houses, it is usually spacious, due to the pitched roof, which is the ceiling of the room, and the lack of overlap.
  Here, the structural elements of the roof are also used in the decoration.
• Only the space between the rafters is sheathed not with a standard lining, but with a block house imitating a log surface. Moreover, the board is not located in the transverse position, but along the rafters.
  In addition, individual wall elements are finished with decorative stone (seeWall decoration with decorative stone: do it yourself) Such decoration of rooms in a country house can be made even if it is block or brick.

Log home decoration

• By the way, brickwork can also be used in the decoration of the room. The surface of the brick is carefully cleaned from the influx of mortar with a metal brush.
  To achieve maximum smoothness, the wall is sanded first with coarse sandpaper, and then nulevka.
• Potholes and chips present on the brick are putty, then the wall is treated with a primer and painted. In addition, contrast stitching can be done.
  But, if desired, you can do without grinding. On the contrary, make an imitation of masonry. As you know, the price of such wall decoration will be the lowest.

Brick wall finish

• In architectural design there is a style called "loft", translated from English "attic". Its hallmark is unplastered brick, stone and even concrete walls, combined with a solid floor or an interesting suspended ceiling.
• Decorating all the walls of a house is not necessary at all. Brickwork is very harmoniously combined with plastered and painted surfaces, with wooden cladding and even wallpaper decoration. Decorating country houses in the loft style is one of the most suitable options for this.

Decorating a country house in a loft style

Here is another great example of decorating a country house in this style. Only here they decorated not brickwork, but block.
Only one wall was left without finishing, the rest were plastered and whitewashed. A great addition to the interior is a plank ceiling.
Only the beams on it are not supporting, but decorative, mounted on top of a wooden surface.

Wood - the main assistant in the decoration

Repair and decoration of apartments, cottages, cottages and private houses, rarely does without the use of wood. When it comes to a country house, it is logical that the owner would prefer to use this material in its design.
So:

• After all, a tree, like nothing else, gives a person positive emotions: reassurance, good mood, a sense of oneness with nature. That is why we want to offer you various options for its use in the design of a country house.

Bed in a window niche

• Of course, a lot depends on what the repair budget is. But even in the most modest scenario, you can make the house original and comfortable. Take a look at our example: a window bus is made of wood.
  Its width made it possible to arrange a bed and shelves for books in a niche. Nearby is a fireplace painted in tone of the plank wall cladding.
• In this option, the bedroom can be finished: in summer cottages, in urban private houses or cottages, in this case, you will not need to bring in excess furniture. Niches at once solve many problems, including saving space.
• In fairness, I must say that you can make such a bed not only of wood, but also of gypsum fiber sheets of GLV, but we will talk about this a little later.

Glued plywood in the decoration of a country house

• Another relatively inexpensive option for wood finishes is plywood. Such lining is done on a wooden crate, in the cells of which it is possible to lay a heater, although plywood itself has certain thermal insulation properties.
  It can be used not only for wall cladding, but also for the ceiling.
• If you do not need to insulate the walls, then for installation you can make a simple rack frame. You can learn how to perform it by watching the video.
  Plywood sheets are strong enough and flexible, which allows you to repeat the contour even of a semicircular design.
• Some types of this material have excellent wood texture. Joints of sheets are closed with decorative slats and corners.
  Plywood is painted in the same way as other types of wood. At the same time, do not forget about the antiseptic treatment of all wooden elements of the frame and the plywood itself.

Wood finishes for ceilings, stairs and floors

• How else can a country house be decorated with a tree: staircase decoration, rooms, kitchens? Yes, wood can be used everywhere, but selectively.
  If all surfaces in the house are faced the same, discomfort may occur, a feeling of monotony of space. That's why it is best to “dilute” one material in the interior with another.
• After all, a tree can be present not only in wall decoration. If, for example, they are plastered, a fine addition would be a wooden suspended ceiling, plank or parquet floor.
  If the house is on two floors, a wooden staircase would be a great option. Even if it is metal, steps and parapets can be lined with wood.

Light shade of wooden walls

• If all the walls of the house are lined with a lining board, then it is better to paint them in the same color, choosing a light shade that does not resemble wood. In this case, the decoration of the second floor of the country house, if any, can be done with a completely different material or just with a different color scheme.
• Recently, everything has been mixed up, designers often suggest using materials originally intended for flooring for wall decoration.For example: cork, bamboo coatings, laminated board.

Laminated panels for wall decoration

• And here is an example of using a laminate as a decorative wall covering - in the picture above. Decorating in this way is better only one wall.
  In the bedroom, this can be the head of the bed, in the kitchen - a work wall. And in this case, the wall in the living room is faced with a laminate.
  In tone she made a stretch ceiling. Why don't you do it at your dacha?

Parquet board as a ceiling coating

And here is another proof of the use of flooring, but not for wall decoration, but for the ceiling. And this is not a laminate, but a real parquet board on the ceiling, which, incidentally, is the highlight of this interior.

Other finishes

The scale and solidity of a country house can be different. In the view of many people, a summer house is a small, modest house with one or two rooms.
And, if you think about it, most of these country houses are the majority. Wall decoration in the country, in this case, can be done with inexpensive plastic panels.
And not only wall decoration, but also the ceiling.

Ceiling and walls finished with different types of plastic

So:

• This material, of course, does not fit so well into the interior of a country house as a tree, but its low cost and resistance to moisture often determine the choice.
• Recently, in interior finishes, siding panels, which, as we know, are intended for facades. Perhaps your house is faced with this material outside.
  And you think about its use inside the house. In any case, they can sheathe the kitchen, attic, corridor or lobby.
• Siding decoration of the dacha, its interior space, will look better if you take not aluminum panels, but vinyl ones. Leave the metal options for the outer skin.
• The range of vinyl panels is quite wide - a lot of colors and textures, a beautiful smooth or embossed surface, allow you to combine different types of panels to achieve a good aesthetic effect. Siding is mounted quickly, step-by-step installation instructions are always available on the Internet.

Modern decoration of a country house

• If your summer cottage is a spacious two-story mansion with all communications connected to it, its interior decoration can be done no worse than in a city apartment. You can see the decoration projects of country houses, which are offered by many companies involved in building and repairs.
• Then you don’t have to think about how to finish the cottage from the inside - you will be offered various options and calculated the cost of work and materials that you can focus on.
• Such a service, of course, costs money. If you want to avoid such expenses, then you have to think for yourself what to finish the walls in the country.

Drywall home decoration

• One of the most versatile materials that can help you not just finish walls and ceilings, but also create an interior, is drywall. With it, you can plan the interior of the house, make shelves and niches that can replace cabinet furniture, build an interesting ceiling structure.
• And the surface finish of drywall can be very diverse. Because the assortment of paints and wallpapers that are perfect for its finishing is simply inexhaustible.
  As, however, for any other smooth surfaces.

Wall mural in a country house

• You might not want to see a floral wallpaper on the walls in a country house, but hardly anybody will refuse wall murals with beautiful scenery. In our example, such a landscape enlivens and refreshes the interior of a country house sheathed with plasterboard.
• You may have this question: "How to finish the bathroom in the country?". Yes, all the same wallpaper!
  If your country house already has a bathroom, it will not at all look like four-meter bathrooms, which “delight” us in the apartments. A spacious room, and even with windows, may well be wallpapering.
  Moreover, there are many of their varieties that are not afraid of moisture.

Wallpaper bathroom decoration

As you can see, there are many options that allow you to beautifully and tastefully finish the country house.
You can do the work yourself or seek help from specialists. The main thing is that your house becomes not only your fortress, but also a joy.