Casual and Comfortable Cottage-Country Style Living Rooms

Being summer and all, I thought a post on casual cottage-country styled 

living rooms would be appropriate.  Something about summer holidays

and vacations just makes one want to lounge around, read a book and 

just relax.

Cotton, canvas and linen are all comfortable materials 

common in cottage and country living rooms.  Something

about white makes a room feel so airy.

Nothing wrong with mixing all kinds of textures.

Here's a nice living area with a small dining table in 

a romantic Shabby Chic style.  Not over the top but

enough to make the room feminine, romantic and 

cozy.

Now this is a much more feminine room with all the frills

at the bottom of the chair covers.  Love the cream roses

in the center of the room.

This room has some punches of color to liven it up.

Nothing wrong with using outdoor furniture inside.

One can't really go wrong with blue and white.

This room has a casual feeling to it but it feels more sophisticated

in it's mix of patterns, dark wood and finely upholstered pair of

white chairs.  The striped sofa looks super comfortable and I've

always loved a good plaid (which the rug is a fresh green and white.)

Any of you getting ready for vacations?  Where are you off to?

All photos from Country Living