How to furnish a mountain cabin

How to furnish a mountain hut or house? Which furnishings should you choose? Choosing the interior style of a mountain house is more difficult than it may seem: it is not easy to furnish this environment with style and personality and the risk is to fall into banality.

Mountain houses are almost always second homes, where families like to spend their winter and summer holidays and possibly a few weekends relaxing: for this reason it is important to create an environment as warm and comfortable as possible, in which to relax and enjoy the beauty of the mountains.

Furnishing a mountain house or wooden chalet: everything you need to know

The most typical mistake made by those who are about to furnish a mountain home is to think that the choice of furnishings for these spaces is limited, naturally associating the style of a mountain home with rustic. Nothing could be further from the truth: rustic style is in fact only one of the styles that is suitable for these spaces, but it is by no means an obligatory choice. You can choose a more modern or contemporary style, while retaining the warmth and atmosphere typical of mountain homes.

Regardless of the style you choose, the first objective should be not to distort too much the space that you are going to furnish: mountain houses or cabins are often built in wood and immersed in a context of nature and landscape particularly suggestive. Wood - just as in the Nordic countries - is a natural material that is chosen for the construction of mountain huts because of its great insulating properties. Its colours and lines are also in style and in perfect harmony with the surrounding spaces.

In a wooden chalet, you can opt for a "contemporary rustic" style configuration. It is important to emphasise here that the rustic style favours the use of dark colours, while the contemporary style prefers lighter colours. By wisely mixing the two styles, it is possible to choose a solution characterised by warm, neutral colours, bringing the mind back to the natural elements that characterise the mountains (stone, earth and wood). The walls should be clad with natural materials such as wood and stone.

To further increase the sense of warmth in the home, you can play with lighting and textiles, creating unusual and sometimes even eccentric combinations. In order to choose the most suitable configurations, our advice is to be inspired by the Scandinavian Nordic style (link Nordic Scandinavian style article).

So let's see how to go about furnishing each room in our mountain home.

Furnishing a modern mountain house: living area

Sometimes our needs are like furnishing a small mountain hut: often the spaces in these dwellings are extremely limited and for this reason we must tend to the essential. The living area of a mountain house usually includes a fireplace - perhaps clad in stone - or alternatively a wood-burning stove. To create a particularly refined and sophisticated design touch, you can decide to insert exposed beams or niches in the wall: this furnishing solution is also space-saving.

In front of the fireplace or stove you can arrange a large sofa, which can be joined by one or two armchairs. If your mountain home does not have a fireplace or stove, you could consider installing a bio-fireplace - a green and eco-sustainable solution.

Furnishing a mountain kitchen

The classic kitchen of a mountain house - with a contemporary rustic touch - can be created with the right combination of wood and stone. Accessories are very important in this area of the house, to give harmony to the environment. Choose textiles with particular care, preferring neutral tones and playing with patterns. During the Christmas period you can of course choose red colours or typical Christmas themes.

Mountain house bedroom furniture

For the bedroom of a mountain house, it is better to prefer a minimal and essential style: the aim is to make the sleeping area as functional as possible. Opt for the choice of a large bed - possibly with a wooden structure - and a good lighting system. Alternatively, you can put a four-poster bed in the room, which could be a particularly original choice. The bedroom should also have a wardrobe or a walk-in wardrobe in untreated wood.

Bathroom furniture in a mountain house

Also in the bathroom of a mountain house, a very pleasant effect is represented by the combination of elements in raw wood and stone with a modern shower cabin. The idea of a natural stone washbasin and wall-hung sanitary ware is very attractive, creating the perfect combination of rusticity and modernity.

Accessories and objects in a mountain house

Objects and accessories are an extremely important element for the furnishing of a house or mountain hut. There is room for imagination and creativity, without exaggerating and always choosing objects and furnishing accessories that integrate into the environment. You can decide to combine soft lighting with cushions and quilts characterised by textiles in warm colours, or pots with selected plants, which will give a natural touch to your spaces. Green and wood were born to be together. If your mountain home has a small outdoor space, we suggest decorating it with plants and flowers.

As far as the colours of the walls of the house are concerned, it is better to go for colours that recall nature and its main elements: moss green or sage, but also dove grey or brick.