How to Get the Cabincore Look in Your Home

Imagine an evergreen-scented mountain breeze wafting through a rustic cottage-style space, cozied up with nature-inspired apres-ski decor and a layer of Scandinavian hygge, and you’ve got cabincore. This into-the-woods aesthetic is a natural extension of the design world’s ongoing fondness for organic materials and interiors that feel both intimate and connected to the outdoors. Its old-school motifs offer symbolic relief from the 21st century’s technological distractions. Ready for your own breath of fresh air, courtesy of cabincore? We’ll show you how to bring it into your home.

Re-create the golden age of road tripping and rugged family vacations by keeping your eyes peeled for antique shop and flea market finds that reference wild destinations. Gallery walls with images of those places are lovely, but mementos, like the ones in this Montana ski-retreat bedroom, can be even more atmospheric.

This bedroom owes its rugged feel to the boards bringing texture to the walls. More dimensional than shiplap and less literal than stained wood paneling, these dark green surfaces evoke forest feels. Speaking of greens, cabincore is all about foliage-inspired hues; anchor your palette with a tone like this one and you’re halfway up the mountain.

Designer Julija Stoliarova infused this hotel lounge in the Catskills with an indelible sense of place by framing and displaying classic illustrations of local fungi and fauna. She then doubled down on her theme with a statuette of a duck in flight, wild greenery clipped from the meadow just outside and a pair of binoculars for the coffee table.