Nothing beats a woodland theme for a cosy, country-style home – and there are lots of ways to add these elements to your design.
Hallways are a great place to introduce this look. Consider decorating a feature wall with themed photo-print wallpaper or a mural of real woodland; a tranquil scene that you can lose yourself in.
Another simple idea for a hallway is to decorate with a serene fern-pattern wallpaper. Combine this with a rustic side table and vases filled with fresh flowers and foliage. Alternatively, create the illusion of a log store under the stairs with a themed wallpaper, teamed with natural materials such as a wooden console table, or a leather umbrella stand.
It’s easy to create a restful woodland-theme living room or bedroom – simply decorate with calming cream and taupe tones. Choose an off-white shade for walls and a linen sofa or a painted wood bed. Layer furniture with comfy neutral accessories such as checked throws and cute owl-design cushions for a snug and relaxed look. Add a faux-fur rug for a little luxury.
Want a bright and beautiful dining room? Paint walls and wooden flooring white and allow plenty of light in to the room. Replace a traditional table and chairs with a wooden bench and add colour and pattern with a tablecloth and seat cushions in fresh green and white fabrics. Look out for woodland-themed prints featuring rabbits and spring foliage that will lend a fresh and outdoorsy look to your dining space.
For a magical woodland retreat, try a quirky look in your bedroom. Choose a wooden canopy bed and entwine with silk leaves or flowers and continue the theme with wallpaper and bedlinen in a palette of greens and blues.
1/10 Country hallway with woodland wallpaper
You know what they say about a first impression – you don't get a second chance to make one! So make your hallway count with this dreamy woodland wall design.
Wall mural
Surface View
Bench
Rabbit & Rhubarb
Rug
Scion at WovenGround
2/10 Rustic dining room with foliage tablecloth
Can't decide which colour to decorate with? Look to nature for design inspiration and use fresh woodland greens and natural wood tones along with plenty of white for a light and airy outdoor feel.
Similar table and bench
Lombok
Similar tablecloth fabric
Manuel Canovas at Colefax and Fowler
3/10 Woodland bedroom with iron four-poster bed
If you're not afraid of a big design statement, why not create a woodland wonderland in your bedroom? This fairytale four-poster bed spreads its branches to make a magical hideaway amid a palette of ruby red, natural greens and blues.
Bed
Anthropologie
Pillowcases
Les Indiennes
Rug
Knots Rugs
Light
Missoni Home at Amara
4/10 Country hallway with leaf design wallpaper
Feeling the heat? A wall of green ferns has a wonderfully cooling effect in this country hallway. A vase of flowers and shabby chic table complement this natural design.
Wallpaper
Sanderson
Table
Artefact
5/10 Living room with leaf design accessories
Bursting with colour and life, leaves and seed pods in large, graphic designs are a great way of bringing the woodland into your living room. Soft shades of heather, sage green and grey stop the scheme from being too overpowering.
Similar sofa fabric
Fabrics & Papers
Similar wallpaper
Harlequin
6/10 Forest green bedroom with four-poster bed
This fantasy bedroom design uses rich forest greens with woody browns to create drama, tempered with clean milky-white tones. Guaranteed to make you feel like a woodland princess.
Four-poster bed
Loaf
Wallpaper
Zoffany
7/10 Country hallway with wood-effect wallpaper
A clever log-effect wallpaper design adds warmth and texture to this country hallway. Dark wood and traditional antlers complete the woodland theme.
Wallpaper
Andrew Martin
Similar table
The Old Cinema
8/10 Child's bedroom with owl accessories
Everyone loves an owl motif! This child's bedroom design has a peaceful feel thanks to the cream and taupe tones while the woodland inspired accessories lend interest and humour.
Similar bed
Tobias and the Angel
Rectangular owl cushion and owl cushion (far left)
John Lewis
White bedding
Laura Ashley
9/10 Cosy living room with woodpile and fireplace
Yes, this woodpile might be a teeny bit excessive for just one fireplace but it certainly makes this living room look warm and cosy, when teamed with whitewashed walls and woodland-motif cushions. And you'd never run out of fuel.
Large Snuggler chair
Laura Ashley
Armchair
Loaf
Similar trunk
The Old Cinema
10/10 Scandi-style festive woodland dining room
And finally, here's a design idea worth bearing in mind for the festive season; keep your dining room scheme simple with natural greys and creams and create a forest of tabletop trees in a drift of faux snow for a woodland-inspired centrepiece.
Dining table
Lombok
Bench
Benchmark
Stool
SCP
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