Wanna help me decorate (country style)?

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I just moved a few months ago and feel settled in and know I'll be here a long time. It's time to start decorating! I'm starting with the kitchen.

The Goal:
Country style-- cottage/cabin like, rustic/homey
To plan and have the job done no later than July (2 months)
To make it really unique, stylish, and very functional

The Challenges:
- I live in a rented city apartment
- Small space
- low budget

The Assets:
- big do-it-yourselver
- very artistic, especially with a paint brush


Can you give me advice, direct me to good websites and resource? Show me photos of your country home, or "country home" apartment?
 
If anyone is into it, I made an interactive web page with pictures of the existing kitchen, sketches, and interactive polls and guestbooks for your input. I don't wanna spam the board, but if you e-mail me I will send you a link. 

In these early planning stages, the more input the better. 

Thanks in advance. I am off to web surf and look forward to replies.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Second hand stores are great for this type of thing, as well as antique malls.

I like the whole wagon wheel on the wall idea, it's always gotten my attention.  I don't know how closely this might run to shabby chic, but whitewashed pine furniture has always been a nice look, I think.

Can be mistaken for New England beach house looking, however.

Anonymous · Answer

it's a good idea to hold the 'public rooms' to either ONE style or to styles that mix well... like oriental and modern and contemporary do.... public rooms being the living room, dining room and kitchen..... the thing is, color is the UNIFYing bit.... if the colors flow, so do the rooms.... you wouldn't want to walk from a contemporary living room into a country kitchen and eat then, in a Tuscan dining room... you'd be lost!! the private rooms, your den, family room, your bedrooms, can be whatever you want them to be as long as you can close the doors!!... *smile*....

Anonymous · Answer

log furniture - there is a place in Kentucky that is very reasonable - 
google log furniture

Wanna help me decorate (country style)?

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