10 Useful Posts for Dacha and Country Home Owners

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Choosing finishing materials, making smart layouts, giving tips for small house owners and telling the full truth about life in the countryside

The dacha season is officially open! We offer to refresh in memory useful tips on building and equipping a country house.

1. The Truth About Life in a Country House

Moving to the countryside or staying in a megapolis – an urgent question for many modern city dwellers. What are the advantages of living in your own house? What pitfalls should you know about beforehand? Find out about different aspects of life in a country house right now.

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2. Mistakes in Country House Layout That You Should Not Make

If you decided to build a country house yourself, use the recommendations of an experienced architect. Nikita Morozov explained what unpleasant surprises await you with narrow corridors, where to place a guest bathroom and why you shouldn't neglect the entrance zone and utility block.

3. 10 Ways to Ruin the Interior of a Country House

Creating an ideal living space is possible for everyone, especially if you know beforehand about the pitfalls that appear when equipping a country house. We learned from an architect about the most popular ways to ruin the interior and shared useful tips on how to avoid mistakes.

4. Best Materials for Dacha Finishing: Tips from a Professional

Renovation at the dacha, on one side, is always a compromise: simple and inexpensive finishing is in favor. On the other hand, at the countryside each dacha owner is their own designer: you can play with styles and shades, use unusual materials, lay parquet on the ceiling and gravel on the floor. In pursuit of creative self-expression, it's easy to get lost in a sea of finishing options.

With a professional, we tell about the most affordable, practical and stylish materials for finishing a dacha interior.

5. 10 Things You Don't Need in a Small House Project

To make a smart project for a small house, it's better to put aside glossy magazines with country house interiors. They are the last thing you should rely on. Usually, all projects there have a large area and what seemed like a good idea in the picture may not work out in reality. But there are design solutions that will definitely work.

6. Small House Project: Another 10 Things to Forget About

Did the previous post help you? Then learn other design rules for a small house. We explain why panoramic windows, 2 floors and a veranda are must-haves, and it's better to forget about basements and separate garages.

7. How to Quickly Make a Bathroom at the Dacha: 3 Simple Ways

Dachas built 20 or more years ago are usually not equipped with bathrooms. A toilet in the form of a separate building on the plot becomes a big problem for life at the dacha, especially in cold seasons. But there are ways to solve this issue.

8. What to Build an Eco-Home From: 11 Proven Construction Materials

The modern construction materials market can boast a wide range of products. Despite this, not all of them are safe for human health. We compiled a shortlist of materials that are non-toxic and perfectly suitable for building an eco-home.

9. Guide to Stairs: 8 Steps to the Right Choice

Architect Nikita Morozov told about what types of stairs exist and in which interior style it's better to use a particular type. He also gave advice on lighting, railings and decoration.

10. Which Country House to Build: 10 Projects

Log cabins, cottages made of glued timber, townhouses with several floors – there are so many options for country housing today that it's hard to understand which one is right for you. For those who are confused, we made a selection of new quality projects – we're sure you'll like them.

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