Camp Nostalgia Makes a Stake at Home
Retro camping-style elements are bringing comfort, simplicity and a sense of adventure to today's home interiors
Thanks in part to Wes Anderson's latest film, Moonrise Kingdom, rustic outdoorsy objects from the past have found their way into interiors of all descriptions. Not only do objects typically slated for outdoor use help to give a space a link to the natural world, but they are also robust and hard wearing. Many people love this nostalgic notion of camping, because it signifies entering the unknown and the unusual, yet it all feels completely familiar.
A classic picnic table design on natural plank flooring makes the perfect complement to this casual kitchen. The look has all the feel of a scout's mess hall — without the mess.
Camp elements can ground even the most elegant interiors: Stack logs by the fireplace and throw sheepskins on your chairs to invoke that slow, easy calm of the outdoors.
Or go a little further: The rough-hewn columns on either side of this fireplace give the impression of two tree trunks climbing out of the floor. We see very few straight lines in nature, and playing with this in architectural elements (and in the art, centered) can subconsciously relax your eyes and mind.
A casual, unfitted kitchen is the ultimate for unfussy food prep. Keeping everything out and open in organized chaos feels like the antithesis of home for most people. But for those who love it, it offers that same stripped-down quality of life that camping does.
A gorgeous reimagining of a snowshoe as a mirror in this woodsy bathroom proves that bringing the outdoors in can look clean and sophisticated.
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