• One of the best ways to add a primitive touch to your home is with benches. They instantly add a cozy feeling. Placing benches with plain, oval-shaped dining tables make excellent country dining sets. The benches can also be kept on the porch or in the entryway of your home.

   

• Another useful tip is to use antique suitcases as storage units in your living area or bedrooms. It is a great idea to use vintage suitcases when closet space is insufficient.

   

• Lighting plays a major role in deciding the look of any space. You can use traditional lighting and chandeliers to give your home a primitive feel. A wooden or iron chandelier with colonial character and a rough finish is the best way to cast primitive character.

   

• Using old window frames with a rusty look is a great idea for primitive decor. Old barn wood can also be used inside your home to add a primitive country look. Adding a grapevine plant to the windows or an old ladder also enhances the rustic feel.

   

• You can place an old-fashioned farmhouse table in your kitchen to display antique kitchenware for cooking and serving. You can also create an old-fashioned work table on your own. Just remove the existing table top and apply older strips of reclaimed wood on the surface and hammer the wood into place.

   

• Add a primitive touch to your home by reupholstering key furniture pieces. A sofa can be upgraded to a country style with canvas or upholstery graded linen.

• If you are a music lover, you can add a gramophone to your living room to entertain yourself and your guests with some old music.

Additional Tips – Organize things in your home in piles rather than arranging them in closets or cupboards. Also, hang your lovely dinner plates instead of placing them in storage cupboards.