A soothing calm for your baby

Babies crave peace and calmness. That's the feeling conveyed by this painted room, with its soothing and cheerful pink color scheme accentuated with white highlights and furnishings.

Country Cottage Style

Friendly, feminine, and inviting, the Country Cottage style keeps it casual, mixing up family heirlooms, cast-offs, vintage furniture, and mismatched dishes, blankets, shawls, and throws for a comfortable, "lived-in" look.

Country Cottage Paint Palettes

Paint palettes of white, green and lavender and cream inform this cozy style inspired by the English countryside. Furniture and wooden floors are painted with color wash or deliberately distressed with a faux finish.

Country Cottage Decorating Details

Valspar Paint Country Cottage Decoration Ideas

Unfinished wood furniture can be color washed to exquisite effect. Apply diluted latex flat to light woods for a charming translucent paint color overlay that lets the grain of the wood shine through.

Expert Advice

Valspar Paint Expert Advice

For inspiration in the Country Cottage style, take a look at the colors of the furnishings you like. For example, the colors in your favorite area rug can be brought onto the walls. Make the most of the colors you enjoy.