Choosing your home decor can be quite confusing at times. Whether country, rustic, or French, each style can be easily combined to create a look of your own! In years past, the theme of home decor used a certain style, but today almost any combination works.

When decorating your home, your goal should be to create a coordinated and balanced design that is both visually pleasing and offers a welcoming and warm atmosphere to your visitors and guests.

Farmhouse décor typically includes a large amount of wood with a light-colored stain. Cabinets and furniture are adorned with simple handles and knobs. The decoration can be centered around a theme, such as sunflowers, cows or roosters. Using a mix of many accents is also very charming and effective. Often a large open country kitchen is found in a country style home.

Rustic home decor is another very popular option. Weathered wood, rich rustic colors, and cedar are some of the elements you’ll find in this style. Pictures framed in rough wood, wildlife figures such as wolves, and shadow boxes containing fishing-themed items are popular in this style. Exposed wood beams and hardwood floors are often found in rustic decor.

French country decor has a warm and welcoming feel to it that is also very welcoming. Some of the most used colors in this type of decoration are red, black and white. Large, open kitchens are also very common in French country decor. You will find that many homes in this style have stone floors or a stone fireplace, with beautiful multi-panel French doors opening onto a beautiful and relaxing deck or patio.

In all these styles you will find large spaces and huge family kitchens. Quilts, barnyard and farmhouse accents, and hardwood floors accented with luscious country-style rugs are popular in all three styles. You can easily combine ideas and accents from each of these popular styles and create a unique and beautiful look for your home.

You don’t have to follow the rules! Choose pieces you love, mix and match themes from each style, and create a look for your home that your family and friends will love. Your home decor is all about what you and your family love, not what magazines tell you is appropriate! Be different and daring, and do what is right for you.