Ideas for repairing a country house with your own hands

For most summer residents, a land plot with buildings is a place for farming, growing and collecting environmentally friendly products, for recreation. In addition, the suburban area is the embodiment of interesting and original ideas that cannot be realized in an apartment.

Many summer residents want to do something unusual at the dacha, which can be bragged to friends, relatives, acquaintances. They are happy to make crafts at their summer cottage, perform work with metal and wood, old furniture, plastic bottles, tires, snags, and various objects.

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For years, many people have been hatching their interesting ideas for repairing a summer house with their own hands and begin to implement them, depending on their desire, material capabilities, and needs. The solution, which does not require delay, is the construction of a toilet in the country. It can be a handicraft, simple structure made of 4 round timber and old slate, or it can be a neat iron or wooden house that looks like a birdhouse or hut. Some owners make a capital toilet out of bricks, blocks, and other building materials. The unusual design of this house will make it original and attractive. Lining, timber, round timber, facing stone, tiles, bricks, various scrap materials are used. The interior arrangement can also be different: similar to the one installed in the apartment, or simple, with an ordinary cesspool or installation of a dry closet. Look at a selection of interesting design ideas for a street toilet for a summer residence in photo 1, let them complement your ideas.

A necessary household item in the country is an outdoor shower. It is also built, depending on the capabilities, designs and finances. A simple shower consists of a container at the top and a guardrail. A special plastic or metal container, a tank, a cistern, an ordinary barrel or a 40-liter saucepan will serve as a reservoir. The choice of materials for a summer shower, as well as in the construction of a toilet, is very wide: wood, metal pipes, corner, channel, brick. To fill the openings, polyethylene, burlap, slate, profiled sheet, metal tiles and other building materials are used. Choose the right version of the summer shower in photo 2!

Many interesting ideas for repairing a summer house with your own hands are associated with the arrangement and decoration of the yard, garden, pond, flower bed. A beautiful and original arrangement of a courtyard with a gazebo, a wooden bridge, flower beds, paths, as in photo 3, will decorate any summer cottage.

Photo 4 proposes a decorative decoration of the summer cottage in the form of a straw bull, a horse, a carriage. To create such a masterpiece, you will need an improvised material: straw, wood, driftwood, birch logs and the creative potential of the creator.

The pond in the country house looks harmoniously and effectively (photo 5-6). It can be done in any form in a convenient place in the suburban area. The pond brings originality to the landscape design and keeps it cool on hot days. During its construction, they use interesting ideas for repairing a summer cottage with their own hands. You can put fish, frogs, turtles, snails into the pond. An artificial reservoir is decorated with fountains, waterfalls, stones, greenery. To decorate such places, you can use artificial figurines of birds, animals, characters from cartoons and fairy tales.

Flowers planted in a suitcase, car tires, plastic bottles, in a wheelbarrow, boxes, pots, buckets and even in old shoes look spectacular and beautiful. Flowers of different types are grown on the flower beds, achieving constant flowering due to the competent alternation of plants. In addition, various elements are used for design purposes. A boat with bright colors can be placed among the blue flowering plants, symbolizing the sea.

Making a swing is one of the interesting ideas for repairing a summer cottage with your own hands. Usually such play elements are arranged for children. But adults also do not mind relaxing in a comfortable chair. A selection of swings from different materials will help you choose the appropriate option for mounting acceptable positions in your country house.

Photo 9 offers various options for arbors made of wood, metal, plastic. They can have various sizes with all kinds of shapes and are made of boards, metal, plastic, round birch. Here you will find proposals for the design of simple, small gazebos, as well as for the creation of strong and durable structures made of metal, brick, wood.

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The renovation of the summer cottage consists not only of the repair of the main premises, but of the arrangement of the surrounding territories, the spectacular design of landscape design. We have prepared various collections of photographic material for those who wish. He will help you determine your desires and capabilities.

My sister and I got fired up with the idea of ​​buying a small summer cottage when we were 22 and 25 years old, respectively. We are both passionate about decoration and we wanted to bring various interesting ideas to life, as well as have a place where you can just relax from the bustle of the city and enjoy the closeness to nature.

The place was not chosen by chance - overlooking the ancient pine forest, on the other side of which our grandparents once lived, and with which our happy childhood is associated.

View of the pine forest from the attic

The plots in this SNT are small - only 3 acres, but we were primarily interested not in the garden, but in the house. Therefore, proposals with plots turned into one continuous bed, we immediately swept aside.

... And, finally, luck smiled upon us - an elderly man responded to an advertisement written by hand - his old acquaintance was selling a plot with a house. When we saw him (a house, not a man) - it was love at first sight! A board house with an attic and an overgrown garden! We asked for the hostess's phone number and immediately agreed to purchase without bargaining for the price (and it turned out to be much lower than we expected!). So we became its happy mistresses.

The house was made with love, but already very "neglected". We wanted to breathe new life into it, making repairs and at the same time not spending large sums. We initially decided that it would be a "budget" renovation, and wanted to prove that nice and cozy does not mean expensive.

This is how the house looked at the time of purchase and the beginning of cleaning: old wallpaper, yellowed from time and smudges of the roof, an old bed and gray chairs:

The wall opposite the bed (let's call this place so that later it will be convenient to compare 😉)

I will not show even more terrible places on the ceiling - so as not to frighten you))

So, my sister and I started with cleaning.

They raked out and sorted the rubbish stored in shelves and "cabinets" - it was old clothes, jars, bottles, etc. Sweep everywhere garbage, dirt, dust and of course - mouse poop (tying the respiratory organs, just in case, wearing handkerchiefs and wearing masks). The trash was partially taken to the landfill, something was put on rags, something was sent to the wash, something was left for use or decoration.

We immediately named this place "tea room" - because here, as you can see, there is a small table with a couple of chairs for tea drinking and a gorgeous view from the window (the topmost photo of the post)

We washed everything with water and bleach!

Literally EVERYTHING: floors, walls, ceilings and even furniture.

We started painting the old furniture in more "cheerful" colors. For example, it was decided to make the bed white.

Acrylic paint was used. And for painting the window frames, they used cheap alkyd enamel.

The paint highlighted the structure of the wood

Gradually, a kind of "concept" of this mini-room took shape - and we called it "lavender tea house".

I decided to color one of the doors here in this way:

I write in english lavender tea room

By the way, we called the main room in the attic the "blue bedroom". It was decided to use in it a warm, joyful shade of sky blue and, of course, white for combination (association with white clouds in a blue sky).

Plywood on the ceiling in places of leaks was replaced with a new one

They tore off old wallpaper from the walls and some paper from the ceiling. Once again they washed the walls with chlorine, dried them and proceeded to wallpapering.

Wallpaper for the main wall of the bedroom chose white in a blue flower

Blue wallpaper (for combination) - 80 rubles / roll

Wallpaper on the ceiling - free (they found the old ones in the barn and pasted them on the wrong side)

It is not easy to paste over the ceiling - hands get numb, but then the hand gets full)

Meanwhile, the walls in the tea room are covered with the remnants of wallpaper stored at home (pink), and the lilac ones were bought for 70 rubles / roll in the store. The door of the "closet" is painted pink.

Well, and you are probably tired of looking at the phone photos of our "flops" and you want to see what came out of all this?

We specially arranged a "photo session" for the resulting interior with a camera:

And now the blue bedroom.

The photos are arranged as if we are turning to the right:

Shelves and a suitcase for storing linen (hand-decorated)

And from the outside, the house now looks like this (we painted it in mint and pink - we tinted it ourselves).

They painted with rollers, using a folding ladder, and leaned out of the windows to paint where the ladder did not reach:

And here we are with my sister Lyalya in the garden by the house. The bush of peonies has not bloomed yet, but has already grown out - we made a "holder" for it from an old chair with a leaky seat (which was simply torn off), found in the attic in the village at my grandmother's.

My story ends, but the story of the house's transformation is not. The plans are to "cushion" the first floor. We will definitely share the result with you!

We are gradually equipping the garden: we dream of a lawn, flowers, a fence and garden furniture.

Thank you all for your attention! We hope that we have inspired at least someone else to be creative and creative))

The best place to stay is a summer cottage. At the dacha, a person spends all weekends, holidays, as well as summer. And every person wants to transform his paradise, to make it one and only. On each site there are flower beds and flower beds, so this will not surprise anyone. Creative personalities come up with unimaginable ideas for creating coziness at their summer cottage.

Sometimes the owners of suburban estates hire landscape designers, but many people like to participate in the transformation of the site. Handmade jewelry adds warmth and peace of mind.

With the help of improvised means, and experienced gardeners have a lot of them, you can turn any idea into reality. You can arrange a summer cottage with the help of unnecessary things, which are difficult to throw away, and will not be useful in use. Examples of such things are empty bottles, buckets with holes, old furniture, and so on.

No wonder, they say that the original fence is the highlight of any suburban building. Show the owner's taste and sense of style, make the site bright against the background of other buildings, all this can be done by a fence, if it is decorated in an original way.

The pointy ends of a wooden fence can be turned into a set of colored pencils. You just need to paint the tree in different colors.

A trellis in a garden will change its appearance after applying paints and stencils to it.

Plastic bottles can be used to create a variety of animals, birds, and trees. You only need to repaint them in the appropriate color.

Do not throw away the corks, because with their help you can create unthinkable patterns and pictures. At the end, the work should be painted.

The log can be converted into a bird feeder.

Do you have a lot of free space on the site? Make a body of water. For this:

• dig a hole of any size;
• seal the surface;
• make sure the ground does not absorb water;
• decorate the pond with natural stones.

When choosing stones, make sure that they correspond to the size of the reservoir. It is inappropriate to decorate a large reservoir with tiny stones. In general, creating a lake is not such a difficult process. Wasted time and effort will not go to waste.

Many women really enjoy landscaping front gardens and flower beds.

Empty bottles (glass or plastic) can be dug into the ground next to the flower bed, so you get an original border.

Do not rush to get rid of old tires, they make beautiful flower beds, especially if you paint the tire with a bright color.

Tires, starting with large ones, ending with small ones, can be laid in a pyramid, filled with earth and planted with ornamental plants. This shape of the flower bed will save a lot of space, and its beauty takes a person by the heart.

You can also create a flower garden using an old chair, baskets, buckets and other containers.

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Instead of a simple stuffed bird, you can use a doll. To do this, a simple scarecrow must be dressed up in clothes and decorated with jewelry, tied with multi-colored ribbons.

This is how you can transform vegetable beds.

Everyone, without exception, will like the bright, original dacha, but the child will get bored after some time.

For a pleasant pastime for the child, it is necessary to build a playground for the child. The presence of a special place for children on a suburban property is a huge plus. The area reserved for the child will allow adults to grow their own garden, and the children will have a good time. An interesting slide, a small house, railings with ropes, swings and a sandpit will make the child's play area interesting and unique.

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The ideal place for a sandbox is a shade. And it is best to put a special shelter above the sandbox, for example, an umbrella. If the area on the site does not contain all the elements, then you can attract neighbors who also have children. By agreeing with the neighbors, you can build a playground for children outside the site.

A lot of people often come to a suburban building, so benches and a wooden table will not interfere. In the shady part of the site, you can place a comfortable and durable hammock, install a brazier.

Turning the cottage into a heavenly place, you will be counting the days until you return back. Don't be afraid to experiment and bring your ideas to life. Take the time to beautify the site, and after a while, you won't recognize it!

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Some building materials that remain after the construction of a summer cottage can be used in the design of the house. Today we have found for you good options for using cinder blocks and wooden pallets to create a modern interior. We hope you appreciate these finds and want to show your friends! Get inspired by what you can do and the materials at hand. Cinder blocks are a very budgetary material, and everyone can do such things.

5. Such a bright decor using cinder blocks will create a festive mood any day!

7.For a narrow bar table made of cinder blocks, you can find a place even on the smallest personal plot.

9. Wide of wooden pallets! Now you can call all relatives to watch movies together.

17. And with the help of a sofa - a bench near the cinder block house, you can make another place to relax.

20. Rack for equipment from cinder blocks! Do-it-yourself ideas for home and summer cottages are incredibly practical.

23. For vegetables we create a greenhouse from cinder blocks. And if the nutrient soil is poured over the entire height of the cinder block, then you can make a warm bed. The harvest on it will ripen faster!

26. And here is a step-by-step master class, which proves that it is very easy to make such crafts for a summer residence with your own hands!

These easy options for creating beautiful things for home improvement and summer cottages just won us over! That's what ingenuity means ... If you think the same, then pass this article on to your friends!

You can make your home original, unusual by using pallets in the country. On their basis, it is easy to make beds, sofas, benches, tables, shelves and coasters. Pallet ideas are not limited to this.

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Looking for ideas on how to change the interior of a private house? For your inspiration, we have collected here 40 photos of the rooms before and after the renovation. From small decorative changes to complete redevelopment of spaces, here you will find examples of effective design solutions for different tastes and budgets.

The design of houses in the photo from our today's selection will help you first of all to make sure how even the smallest interior changes can transform the space around. In addition, this material may well act as a source for finding directions for the future design of your home.

Do you want the interior of a private house to seem more spacious? Or vice versa: your rooms lack comfort and warmth? Not sure how to change your style or which color scheme to choose? See the following selection of photos and draw conclusions. Here are useful ideas for all areas of a private house: living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, stairs, and even for the attic.

The most common problem in small private houses is the lack of free air in the space. The reason for this may be small windows, too bright a suffocating color scheme, massive furniture, curtains, etc. By eradicating this reason, you can make any interior of a private house look freer and more graceful.

1. Change massive floor furniture to lighter models with thin legs;
2. Place a large mirror;
3. Free the windows;
4. Remove closed cabinets, and put open shelves or shelves in their place;
5. Replace large patterns on carpets, curtains and wallpaper with smaller designs;
6. Choose a cool color scheme (not lighter, but fresher);
7. Get rid of massive fixtures.

We look at the following photos of the interiors: which of the above methods were used to redesign these rooms?

Quite often the problem is completely opposite to the previous one. Lack of coziness and warmth in a room can be as depressing as an overabundance of them. To make the interior of your private home more comfortable and welcoming, try to apply some of the above tips on the contrary, i.e.:

1. Use large patterns instead of small ones;
2. Choose a warmer color scheme;
3. Apply a few antique or artificially worn items;
4. Hang a chic dimensional chandelier from the ceiling;
5. Decorate the windows with heavy curtains.

At the same time, you do not have to install massive furniture, because the interior can become cozy without unnecessarily cluttering up the space. This can be facilitated by the same open shelves with many bright trifles, thin decorative partitions, carpets on the floor, paintings or framed photographs, etc.

But if you do not want to take on the care of a large number of interior details, then go the other way. Choose a dark color for one or more walls, warm and bright hues for massive upholstered furniture, and add a few sculptural decorations to all this, such as floor lamps, floor statues, tall houseplants, large paintings, etc.

Does your interior look too jumbled and out of focus? The reason for this may be not only disorder, but also an overabundance of various shades, patterns and decor items. To make the interiors of a private house look calmer and more elegant, designers can use the following methods:

1. Create a central point around which all other decor items will be focused (fireplace, painting, wall clock, coffee table);
2. Divide the interior with different carpets or other floor coverings, and organize separate ordered zones on each of them;
3. Use oversized multifunctional furniture with additional storage compartments, as well as glass and acrylic furniture;
4. Add an object to the room that will unite all the others (for example, if the room has a lot of decor in blue, pink and green tones, then you can buy a carpet or a large wall art that will combine these 3 shades);
5. Add shiny mirrored or metallic surfaces. They will easily smooth out any overabundance in your interior, be it an overabundance of shades or an abundance of any material, for example, wood;
6. Place items symmetrically or balanced (Read here about the secrets to creating balance in the interior.);
7. Add a vertical accent that will visually increase the size of the room. To do this, it may be enough to replace or outweigh the curtains to make them appear longer, install high shelves on the sides of the fireplace, buy high shelves, hang wall decor under each other, etc.

Does a neutral color palette bore you? Do you think that the interior of a private house is devoid of the brightness of life and style? Or maybe you just wanted to radically change the background and setting? In this case, we offer you 10 examples of spectacular transformations of rooms in the house, which will tell you in which direction to move. You can also read the following blog posts for inspiration:

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Country houses are not usually intended for year-round living, but this does not mean at all that you can be negligent in the design of the premises. For a country house, regardless of the style in which it is decorated, thinner walls and autonomous heating and water supply systems are characteristic.

The modern interior of a country house often resembles the design of city apartments. Today, projects of houses made of wooden materials are popular, although bricks, cinder blocks and other options for building materials are no less often used.

The interior of the summer cottage may depend on the choice:

• wooden walls can be left without finishing, and you get rooms in a rustic style;
• for a country house made of panels, an interior in a modern style with the use of decorative plaster or paint is suitable;
• the interior of a country house made of brick or cinder block requires serious finishing work.

For any country house, you will need to prepare all surfaces of the walls, ceiling and floor. This is provided by a full range of roughing works, which represent the leveling of surfaces, as well as preparing them for application or installation of finishing materials.

Many designers make fireplaces or Russian stoves the center of the interior of a country house, which are gaining popularity again, displacing the gas and electrical systems that have replaced them not so long ago.

Among the advantages of such heating, experts note:

• stoves and fireplaces look great in the interior of a country house in the living room, kitchen or bedroom;
• they can be decorated in a rustic style or give a modern look to the design;
• a fireplace can be made one of the structural elements of a Russian stove for beauty, as well as effective heating;
• such systems do not require gas or electricity connections, and fuel is cheap.

For the interior of a country house, a fireplace will be just an ideal option, since it becomes a practical element of the heating system, but also emphasizes the special atmosphere of a suburban home. This is exactly the detail that the owners of city apartments cannot afford, because in the country the fireplace is very relevant.

What is also typical for a country house is that for the interior they usually use old furniture, which is taken out after being replaced with a new one from a city apartment.

This imposes some features of the suburban interior:

• it represents a mixture of different styles in decoration;
• often people decorate the interior in the country with their own hands, make homemade furniture;
• the colorful and varied design refers to the kitsch style, and the soft one is simply called country-style.

In the rustic style of the house, a veranda looks good, on which an outdoor seating area is usually equipped. The glazing of the veranda is a good modern move to protect the premises from the wind, but maintain an open view and a beautiful view of the picturesque courtyard.

Another feature of a country-style house is the need to arrange additional sleeping places.

The interior of a country house is approached from the position of practicality in the first place, therefore sofas are usually selected folding, with the ability to unfold the sofa to accommodate guests. This is required, since a lot of people periodically gather at the dacha, relatives and friends come for weekends or holidays.

Furniture in a varied style will fit into the atmosphere of a country house, and it is permissible to mix different styles for decorating the interiors of such a house. But wooden furniture looks best in the country, even if these are outdated options and models. It is only very important that the house is cozy and comfortable for everyone who lives in it from time to time, since the atmosphere should relax and help to relax.

In a rustic style, the country interior does not require serious financial investments - it does not make sense, and is not rational.

If there is no old furniture that could be transported from the apartment to the country house, then you can try to make it yourself. Homemade structures in the house, including partitions or verandas, are also appropriate.

Homemade furniture does not look good in every style:

• Provence is good for a light and delicate country house;
• wooden structures look great with country style;
• rustic style allows you to combine any furniture options;
• very bright and unusual loft style for any premises;
• Scandinavian style will be bright and free.

A modern interior for a summer residence can be decorated with wooden finishing materials or stone. The loft allows in places not to use finishing materials, since this is a feature of the style.

On the plan of a small country house, there may be only one room combined with a kitchen, and there may also be several rooms that are typical for a classic house for year-round use.

If you plan to regularly receive guests, then you should get a large living room or dining room. And if a small number of people are planned to stay at the dacha, then limit yourself to the minimum area.

• thin walls and partitions;
• lack of electric or gas heating;
• homemade staircases and dining rooms on the verandas.

Cottages are usually used in the summer, and therefore there is no need to worry about heating sufficient for winter living. Although if you plan to spend winter holidays at the dacha, then you need to create autonomous heating.

The interior design of the summer house involves the use of a large number of decorative elements, including decorations from city apartments that have already gone out of fashion.

When a person does not have old things in stock, then an excellent move to decorate the house and revitalize the situation will be:

• flowers or artificial trees in massive tubs;
• light curtains combined with a lot of wood;
• semi-antique lamps or with a minimum of decorations.

Paintings or copies of famous paintings look great in summer cottages. However, it is not recommended to store valuable canvases in summer cottages, because it is such housing that is more susceptible to attacks by thieves and looters if it remains without owners for a long time. It is good when the country house is located on the territory of a guarded village, but this is typical only for suburban settlements near large cities. Otherwise, there is a high risk of burglary if the house is decorated with very valuable items.

For decoration in a rustic style, they use old out-of-fashion cast-iron alloy bathrooms, mounted on large legs, often made in the form of animal paws. Often, the bathroom is made combined, and this is a great alternative to an outdoor summer shower and a country toilet.

Typical for the bathroom of a country house:

• installation of an autonomous sewerage system;
• the location of the water supply pipes at the desired slope;
• saving space and compactness of the environment.

If there are or are planning children, then it is worth taking care of stone or tiled flooring. This will allow children to play without the fear of getting the floorboards wet, as the wood can quickly rot from water and moisture.

The kitchen in a country house can be decorated in both modern and classic style, and wide windows in this room are of great importance - they allow you to save on lighting during the daytime, since bright sunlight enters the kitchen through the windows.

In this case, it is necessary to choose a furniture option for the kitchen from materials that are not afraid not only of moisture and pollution, but also direct sunlight. There are usually few lockers in the country kitchen, since most of the dishes are usually stored in permanent housing, and only the most necessary things are in the country.

Bouquets of natural or artificial flowers, or flowers in pots can refresh the atmosphere. Still lifes in reality and in paintings also look beneficial. Despite the fact that we are talking about a country country house, you should not give up modern household appliances, which can greatly facilitate the work of cooking and cleaning, so that the rest becomes complete, and household worries do not interfere.

Country houses are great for spending time in them in summer or spring, and garden plantings are usually placed in front of the building. Gardens with greenhouses are often taken out to the backyard, or even outside the yard. If there is a place, then it will be relevant to install a pool or a pond with fountains and streams in the courtyard of the country house.

Paths to the house are laid out with decorative bricks or poured with concrete, and unpretentious flowers are planted along them, which do not require regular watering and maintenance.

To facilitate the maintenance of the yard, you can use special coverings with lawn grass, and lighting can be done with built-in motion sensors.