10 Cozy Rustic Rooms

Designer Rhoda Burley Payne lightened the heaviness of this Missouri cottage's dark interior with soft blue-and-ivory fabrics and creamy sofas. The sofas are covered in Donghia's outdoor fabric, Pinata. Curtains are Vervain's Blythe. The armchairs are from Century Furniture. The rug is by RugStudio.

For the dining room of their Vermont cottage, designers Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber combined modern and vintage decor. Heekin wanted the dining room to be "an assemblage of old and new that expresses the layers of time and living." The dining chairs are by Licari. The vintage wallpaper is from Second Hand Rose. India wool rug by Indiaport.

This spacious bath in designer Jill Sharp Brinson's Atlanta house is full of country charm. The Waterworks Cambridge tub was a birthday gift from Brinson's husband. "I wanted it to feel like a trough in an old barn, with the faucet coming directly out of the wall," Brinson says. A mirrored cabinet hides a television.

Designer Mick De Giulio transformed an old Illinois Barn into this inspired kitchen. He designed the pot rack to resemble a wagon wheel, cut in half. Stools by Ebanista covered in Holly Hunt leather. The floor is made from reclaimed barn planks.

In the sunlit living room of designer Chris Barrett's California bungalow, a rosewood Tansu chest with gold paper-covered sliders is a visual anchor. The splash of gold provides a touch of glamour contrasting the wood furniture and leather armchair.

In this rural Alabama plantation house by designer Betsy Brown, a huge library table made of a dark walnut slab and curved steel legs sits in the center of the upstairs hall. Below the table, layered cowhides line the floor. Above it, Brown hung antique prints of Greek Revival plaster designs and bordered them with part of the owners' collection of vintage European antlers. Library table by MDM Designer Studio. The Louis XIV walnut armchair is upholstered in Great Plains' Weathered. Academy Pivoting Desk Lamp by Visual Comfort.

Designer Dan Marty always lights a fire in the bedroom of his Los Angeles apartment, even in summer. Like him, his 15-year-old mixed-breed dog, Samantha, is a lover of chairs. She moves from one to the other in his house and store, Dan Marty Design. The bedcover is an antique sari.

To turn a barn-like main room into a cozy English country house, designer Bunny Williams broke the space into two seating areas with back-to-back sofas. She opted not to hide the TV. "It's something that's a fact of life, and the technology has gotten really beautiful," she says. "I think it makes the room usable." Library tables from John Rosselli act as end tables. Red lamps by Christopher Spitzmiller and a chandelier from John Rosselli bring light into the middle of the room. Architecture firm Hart Howerton used reclaimed beams and flooring to give the East Hampton guesthouse an old-barn look.

The living area in this Long Island cottage by designer David Netto is a seamless blend of rustic and refined. Because the house is used year-round, Netto chose more luxurious fabrics and furniture than usual for a beach getaway. The sofa is covered in a Chelsea Editions embroidered floral, Primrose. Vintage leather wing chair by Danish designer Frits Henningsen. Coffee table by George Nakashima.

In this Hudson Valley town house, a Vermont Castings outdoor fireplace is the focal point of the screened porch. "Even in August there are nights when the temperature drops and I build a fire," designer Peter Frank says. The Adirondack chair is from Historical Materialism. The walls are painted French Canvas by Benjamin Moore.