A home away from home – the term that urbanites long for – simply a place away from the city bustles. Most of these homes are designed to be similar to that of a country home – casual and cosy with lots of natural-looking materials like wood and large panelled windows.

It is not a difficult task to set up a home amidst the bustling city and call it your countryside home especially when most housing developers are developing townships complete with man-made lakes and landscaped gardens. When designing your country home, here is the moodboard essentials:

• Rustic furnishing in natural wood finishes or big pieces of furniture
• Natural materials like wood-like floors or reclaimed wood, exposed bricks, and exposed wooden beams
• Vintage décors like antique kitchenware and gingham curtains
• Wrought iron that can be used on doorknobs or water taps