Drew Pritchard Shares Cottage Style Home Ideas
Welcome to the Drew Pritchard blog. Drew Pritchard is based in Conwy, North Wales and has an antique and vintage shop specializing in found treasures. Are you a friend of rustic, country house look? Get the country house look for less with these tips from antiques and restoration expert Drew Pritchard. Let's get started!
KEY ELEMENTS OF A COUNTRY HOUSE SITTING ROOM
- Upholstered furniture Choose wonderful patterned fabrics – the brighter and more floral the better. Wear, patches and repairs really don’t matter – it will only make these pieces more of a bargain. Layer with cushions and a blanket or throw over the back of a sofa.
- Rugs Layer small ones over large ones, pattern on pattern. Faded Aubussons and antique carpets work and are cheaper than those in pristine condition.
- Tables Dot them around the room from little antique tripod-leg gypsy tables, which can be bought cheaply, to a big sofa table. For the latter, use a console behind a comfy sofa with a couple of reading lights positioned on top.
- Lighting Replace wall and ceiling lights with standard lamps, table lamps (such as brass column lights) on your side tables. Mix styles, eras and shades.
- A fireplace Add a club fender, if you can find one.
- A pair of club chairs Mix and match them – this is a cheaper option than buying a pair.
- An ottoman Pile it high with magazines or books you’ve thumbed through and place in the middle of the room.
- A desk A great addition, if you have space. Team with a nice old desk chair, a lamp, vintage pens, books, pictures or lots of little photographs. It makes a great surface for displaying a collection of curios.
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Drew Pritchard is one of the UK’s best known antique dealers and is the presenter of Salvage Hunters. Pursuing a lifelong talent for rescuing and restoring rare items, Drew is a real life treasure hunter. Read more about the antiques dealer & salvage hunter himself, Drew Pritchard here. Follow Drew Pritchard as he takes you to various antique dealers around the country, in hopes of finding antiques at great prices for restoration. Read Drew Pritchard‘s reviews here.
