• Choose a decorating style that matches your own style.log cabin image by jimcox40 from Fotolia.com
  
  A weekend cabin is a great way for you to escape the stresses of your everyday life, and go to your secret hideaway for a weekend of relaxation and fun. To turn your weekend house into a relaxing and cozy space, choose a decorating style that matches you and makes you feel at home, warm and completely comfortable.
  
  

Shabby Chic

• Shabby chic decorating is a very romantic charming style that blends warm, homey pieces with elegant and chic color palettes and patterns. Shabby chic décor will give your weekend cabin a light, airy look that will help you relax. Use a soft color palette with light pink, blue, green, yellow and beiges. Paint one wall in soft yellow and beige vertical stripes, and paint the rest of the room a solid yellow or beige color. Use puffy, overstuffed couches and armchairs with throw pillows in a tiny romantic flower patterns, alternating with soft pastel plaids or stripes. Place lace doilies on the tables, and top them with vases of fresh flowers. Use white wicker furniture covered in handmade Afghans, again, matching the soft color palette.
  
  

Vintage

• Give your cabin a vintage look by adding a touch of vintage style and decorating. Scour yard sales and antique sales for old vintage lamps, candle holders, frames, and other knickknacks. Collect old buttons or keys into a large jar or vase, and use it as a centerpiece. Frame old sheet music, movie posters, or advertisements and hang them on the wall. Decorate your extra kitchen counter space with old soup cans, canisters, and food boxes. Place interesting salt and pepper shakers on your dining room table, next to a pitcher and washbasin. Stack old board games and books on the bookshelf. Place an antique silver mirror or compact on the bathroom sink. Remember: one person's unneeded items can turn your weekend cabin into a cozy vintage hideaway.
  
  

Rustic

• The rustic style of decorating is a way to bring the feel of nature into the décor of your home. Use furniture with natural, unfinished wood. For a kitchen or dining room table, use a picnic table instead of a polished formal table. Use the same, unfinished wood for coffee tables, end tables, and other accent furniture. Natural, not overly finished wood floors will also enhance the rustic look of the room. Use paint colors that would be found in nature: mossy greens, rusty reds, stone gray, and any other color that makes your think of the outdoors. Place two wooden rocking chairs in the living room, along with overstuffed couches in plaid, burlap, or plain, natural-colored cotton fabrics. Toss a handmade quilt over the back of the armchair, or display it on a quilt stand in the corner. Even throw a bearskin rug on the ground, or a buck head on the wall, for a truly natural look.