Here are some ways you can add rustic touches to your new home to make it look lived in and comfortable.
Add personality and character to your new house to make it feel like an established, comfortable home. Stone gives warmth, beauty and a sense of permanence, It delivers a natural look and takes little maintenance.
Antique wood adds instant patina. Faux timber beams rustically define ceilings, windows, doorways, mantels, and shelves. New hand-scraped hardwood wide plank flooring has a realistic look, worn by time texture.
Wood -Look Beams:
"South West Collections" Tahoe Style Beam, about $385.00, "Mesa Style Beam", about $600.00. 800-446-3040; Fypon.
Plank Flooring: Robbins Fine Flooring from Armstrong "Gatsby Collection", about $9.98 per square foot uninstalled. Armstrong.
For period authenticity, finely crafted moldings enhance a home's architectural style. Historical reproductions such as Frank Lloyd Wright's patterns are drawn from landmark American homes.
From "Frank Lloyd Wright Collections" Wright Home and Studio Frieze, about $25.00 per linear foot. 800-662-5550; Focal Point Products.
For Counter-Tops: DuPont Corian, "Private Collection" $45.00 to $75.00 per foot installed. 800-426-7426: Dupont Countertops.
Marble for Baths; Marlique Marble, $32.00 to $45.00 installed. 877-692-2844: Marlique Marble.
