How to furnish your mountain home and make it unique and welcoming

Silent valleys, snow-covered landscapes, the scent of the woods. The mountains have such a special charm that many of us love to spend our holidays, or even just a restful weekend, in our mountain homes.

Furnishing a mountain home with care is very important if it is to become the perfect retreat, warm and welcoming, where we can find relaxation and peace and quiet, rest from the bustle of city life and warm ourselves by the fire.

Mountain home décor is based mainly on balance with the surroundings and the natural landscape typical of the area. Mountain homes are often neglected when it comes to décor because we spend little time there, we worry about the furniture deteriorating while we are away or, more simply, we feel it isn't really worth investing time and money in them.

In this guide we will give you plenty of tips on furnishing your mountain home to create the right atmosphere with taste and simplicity, while adding a dash of personality.

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1. How to furnish a mountain home

Mountain homes are generally used for holidays or, in any case, for short periods of the year. They are also often in places that are hard to reach, where it is not easy to bring in fine furniture or carry out major work. For these reasons, over the years the mountain home style has established itself as simple, rustic and informal. When we are at home, what matters is snuggling up in a thick jumper by the fire: let's save the formalities for our receptions in town!

Mountain homes are generally small, with low ceilings to make them easier to heat. This makes it easy to think of them as cosy, welcoming little nests. As for the décor style, it is closely tied to the surroundings, with which we want to feel in deep harmony. The colours and furnishings should follow the same principles: we often find wood and stone as materials, echoing the typical elements of the mountains, and white, green and brown as colours, inspired by snowy peaks and the shades of the woods.

These landscape prints we suggest are an excellent way to evoke the connection with the outdoors.

In the mountains, except in summer, it is generally cold. The house therefore needs to be warm and wrapped in an atmosphere that enhances this sense of warmth. That is why the main room of a mountain home is the living room, where it is essential to have a fireplace to gather round on sofas, armchairs and cushions, warming up together with a cup of tea or hot chocolate in hand.

The colours and decorations of the house should also contribute to this atmosphere of warmth. So let's make room for wood as a furnishing material, for both walls and furniture, and for warm colours such as red, yellow and orange. Let's also use pictures in these shades or that recall the warmth of wood, like the images below, to create an overall feeling of warmth.

Because of the limited space and the extensive use of wood, care must be taken to stop the house feeling too dark and oppressive. Using white for the walls is an excellent way to bring in light and create a sense of space, which is why it is so widely used in mountain homes. With this in mind, it is also worth paying attention to the lighting in each room and favouring several focal points, to create a greater sense of intimacy and welcome than a single, diffuse light source would.

2. Useful tips for furnishing a mountain home

Textiles are essential for keeping the warmth inside the house: curtains, sofa throws, bedspreads and blankets give an immediate sense of welcome and can be used to warm up the atmosphere of our home.

If we have overdone the wood and warm colours and the atmosphere of our home feels too heavy, we can turn to light touches of cool colours, such as sky blue, to glass or to posters of flowers and plants to lighten things up. Take a look at these images, which can help you with the task.

Another trick to avoid weighing down the décor of our mountain home is to adopt a minimalist style that helps create space in rooms that are too small or too full of wood. What's more, keeping furnishings to a minimum means the house can be cleaned very quickly, which is particularly important for second homes that are used only occasionally.

Here are some pictures you can use to add a particularly refined minimalist touch to your mountain home.

3. Decorating the walls of a mountain home

When it comes to wall decoration, pictures and posters can be a great help in quickly giving our home an elegant style. Original subjects are, in fact, the quickest and most effective way to give a room personality.

To connect with the nature outside, a fun idea is to use animal posters in keeping with the mountain setting.

As you can see, furnishing your mountain home isn't so difficult after all! Now you can confidently take on the décor of your mountain home and give it that unique, welcoming and original touch.

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