How to Create a Woodland Home Interior

This year is all about warm and textural interiors that create a relaxing, ambient space in which to relax. Both designers and high street stores have embraced this season’s hottest WOODLAND interior trend that sees a perfect blend of fresh and natural colour tones and a partnership of botanical and animal inspired prints and accessories that will create an elegant country style in your chosen room.

When selecting colours for your woodland home interior, take inspiration from your winter walks and hikes and opt for natural colour palettes with hints of seasonal colour. Choose a neutral base of rich cream, beige or taupe and add accents of colour to create visual detail on a feature wall or alcove space. Moss and forest greens look great alongside clay and brown while rich terracotta and autumnal oranges will give a hint of colour that is warm and cosy. For a more highland inspired design select green, mauve and heather to give a rural yet sophisticated finish to your home.

Bold statement print wallpaper and murals will create a fabulous focal point in your interior space and are a great way of creating a central theme in which to co-ordinate your furniture and accessories. Simple forest design wall murals or tree print wallpapers will look fabulous in a living room or bedroom interior and are a great way of creating landscape and greenery if the view from your windows is not particularly scenic. For a more fun and quirky design then select woodland animal wallpapers in fox, rabbit, stag or squirrel print that will create a cute yet elegant feel in your chosen interior space.

Woodland design cushions are hot on trend this year and are readily available across a variety of high street stores making them a simple and affordable way to introduce this theme into your home without the need for a complete redecoration. Opt for animal print designs such as stags, squirrels, hares or birds and stick to neutral colours such as beige, brown and green for a simple yet refined look. Partner these designs with natural linen, green shag pile and faux fur cushions for added visual and tactile textures and add chunky knitted or faux fur throws for warmth and cosiness during the colder winter months.

Rugs are a great way of adding a visual focal point to your chosen room and create a sense of warmth, particularly against wooden or stone flooring. For a woodland inspired ambiance select rugs in rich creams, browns, forest green and burnt orange and opt for detailed leaf print designs for a classic and elegant look. For a more cosy and luxurious woodland feel then opt for a sumptuous faux fur rug or a shag pile design in deep green or brown that will compliment the tones of your walls and floors. If you prefer a more unique and fun design then why not select an eye-catching wood print design that highlights the rich colours and tonal textures and grain of a rustic, forest tree trunk.

When selecting accessories for your woodland inspired home, stick to natural materials and designs or opt for animal shapes and prints that will create a visual focal point within your chosen room. A selection of log and bark candle holders, vases and placemats will look great against a woodland wallpaper or forest green colour scheme and are a perfect blend of style and practicality. Wall clocks and canvases featuring hedgehogs, hares and deer will look great above a rustic fireplace or oak bed frame while tree print lamp shades and natural oak bases will compliment a rustic sideboard or side table creating an illuminating yet cosy interior space.

For more ideas on creating a woodland inspired home interior, take a look at our latest Pinterest board – Pinterest – Woodland Interiors