The defining feature of country-style homes is the way their distinctive look is maintained in every corner. If you have coastal décor, for example, you can continue it in the kitchen and bathroom. Likewise, a more rustic approach leaves its mark throughout the home.Bathrooms are among the places where the style continues, and even takes the lead. In country interiors especially, that emotive, natural and inviting atmosphere carries into the bathroom, keeping you wrapped in nature's relaxing, airy and unmistakably elegant embrace.
Country-Style Bathroom Cabinets That Bring Cottage Charm
Classic country style is an essential part of romantic retreats in forests, at the foot of mountains and beside the sea. If you want to bring its elegant, natural and emotive atmosphere into your bathroom, this article has some lovely ideas for you!
Although country style has its own subcategories, it is broadly the most popular decorating approach for cottages, seaside houses, woodland homes and other living spaces away from the city. Inviting, intimate and warm, country style brings natural materials such as wood, ceramics, galvanised metal, glass, linen and canvas together with delicate craftsmanship, sunlight, fresh air and a gentle, uplifting colour palette.
The key element of a country-style bathroom: country bathroom cabinets
In country-style bathrooms, wood takes centre stage through the material itself, detailed craftsmanship and the materials paired with it. Two colour schemes are particularly popular: all-white bathrooms and those combining white with natural shades. Dominated by painted or unpainted wood, country bathrooms use this texture most often in key furniture such as tall cabinets, vanity units, wall shelves, wall-hung modules and movable storage systems.
Add the structural uses of wood, such as exposed beams, half-height wall panelling and long floorboards, and natural elegance appears both vertically and horizontally throughout the bathroom.Decorative details stand out on the bodies of country-style bathroom furniture. Carved or cut door designs, including arched, Shaker, louvred, classic moulded, cathedral, Hampton, Oxford and Marquise styles, are among the favourite forms of joinery in country bathrooms. Sometimes these give way to glazed doors. Particularly popular on tall cabinets, this design makes arrangements of towels, cosmetics, soaps and nostalgic objects visible, turning them into part of the overall décor.
Copper has become a very popular material in recent years, appearing in objects, lighting and even furniture. Although country-style cabinets are usually paired with brass fittings, copper's popularity means that copper handles and hinges are now increasingly common. Even so, the most widely used fittings remain brass espagnolette locks at door joins, brass cup and drop handles, and ceramic handles.
If you want to continue the same country style in the vanity unit beneath the basin, we suggest drawers and closed cupboards to accommodate the pipes and basin connections. Leave a broad open shelf at the bottom for baskets. Country style particularly favours marble and granite for basin counters. If you use marble, remember to have a matching marble upstand made behind the basin.
Another solution is to place the basin directly on the furniture without a separate worktop. In this case, choose cabinets painted in chalky shades or left in their natural finish rather than white bathroom furniture.
Now for some current examples of country-style tall cabinets and vanity units. Let us take you to Kale Banyo's country retreat and introduce Miro. With a palette of matt white, matt grey and matt cream, Miro includes a tall cabinet with glazed doors and a vanity unit with a basin counter. The set also has its own mirror.
If you are looking for a bathroom furniture collection that balances classic and country style, we have two suggestions. The first is Kale Banyo's Arte model. Offering cream, white and anthracite in matt and glossy finishes, the Arte+ series combines classically moulded doors with curved forms. Its tall cabinet and vanity unit have closed doors. The series also includes a mirrored cabinet above the basin, with open shelves on both sides of the mirror door. The second option is Grandhome, one of the newest collections. It offers vanity units for single and twin basins, together with side cabinets featuring two drawers, a worktop and a lower shelf, in matt black, matt white and matt sage green. Handles come in gold and chrome, with polished and matt options. One of the series' finest features is its inset countertop basin.
How can you create a country-style bathroom?
If you want to give your bathroom a country feel, see it as a transformation that goes beyond replacing the cabinets, but is all the more enjoyable for it. If you have the time, budget and, above all, motivation, start by changing the surfaces and step into the world of tiles with us.
Country style loves floral motifs, especially delicate, feminine, small and romantic ones. This gives you two options for the walls: floral wallpaper or porcelain tiles. We should emphasise that the latter is more durable, long-lasting and resistant in a bathroom exposed to water and humidity. For example, Çanakkale Seramik's Romantica series combines a modern cement look with floral reliefs, using matt tiles to create modern country bathrooms.
Remember, though, that flowers have a longstanding rival in country style: marble. Marble is a noble, harmonious material that evokes history, respect and prestige. It is versatile on floors and suits many styles, but on walls we see it particularly often in country bathrooms. Instead of using marble, which is costly and difficult to install, choose a more practical solution: marble-look porcelain tiles.
No discussion of country style is complete without taps and baths. Just as you choose classic basin designs, stay with classic and rustic styles for the taps. For example, Kale Banyo's Victorian countertop basin with a ledge is well suited to both classic and country bathrooms. The natural companions are Victorian basin and bath taps, available in chrome and gold. Moving from the basin to the bath, you will find the same series' all-white claw-foot bath. In short, every product in Kale Banyo's Victorian range deserves a relaxing bathroom overlooking the forest.