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Has anyone done an English country cottage style interior by themselves on a budget? If so, how was your experience and what would you recommend? I've never used power tools before but I'm excited to learn and style my house in old British charm.
Ta!
Edit: These are the inspo pics. I love the wall paneling and window treatments so want to implement something similar. Definitely want a chair rail from formal reception all the way through the dinning room.
Our budget is 70k which I'm hoping will cover the entire house including the bathrooms and laundry and the outdoors. I know this will take years and sounds too ambitious but we're determined to do as much as we can by ourselves.
(Apologies for the mess, we've just moved into this property)
Bottom panelling like this from formal seating to dinning room and then upper wall can have a different style of treatment to create the separation of spaces.
Love the pop of golden trims. I think it would look great on an accent wall? Or would it be an overkill?
Love this wall treatment minus the ceiling trim. Will this make a 2.4m high ceiling look taller?
Very keen to DIY a slim pullout storage like this next to the fridge.
Our kitchen is positioned in a similar way so keen to try this style out but want more of floating shelves alongsides of the window.
(Apologies for the mess) Our ceilings are a standard 2.4m high. Want this formal seating to be modern English country while the rest of the house will be more of country cottage.
Dinning room doesn't get much of the daylight so thinking of wall colours to make it look brighter.
Not sure what to do with this separation wall here. Should I paint it a neutral colour or wallpaper it to make it look more bearable?
These are some ideas I'm thinking for that separation wall.
Want to the have shaker cabinets raised all the way to the ceiling and shift the stove/oven to the center. Also upgrade the bench top to a natural material.
This is our family room where I'm thinking of breadboarding. But will it look off without the chair rail?
The overall colour of the open plan area will be a natural muted green but keen to play with different tones/shades to create a sense of separation paired with contrasting rugs to hide the tiles. I want to also play around with patterns and textures in terms of using fabrics and wallpapers.
Thank you so much for showing interest in this post.
No examples at hand, @MikaRJ. However, the idea could be incorporated as a low-profile coffered ceiling. You could use the moulding across the ceiling of the room you're painting and finish the trim work at the portion of the ceiling that transitions to a different colour.
Mitchell
