| Kiva ladders or Wooden Indian log ladders are rustic | | | | eye catching colors, and make the ladder a functional |
| accessories that work great for enhancing Native | | | | part of your home decor. |
| style in your home. While traveling or visiting the | | | | There is something very beautiful about village style |
| southwestern states you will undoubtedly notice that | | | | dwellings made of adobe bricks with their wooden |
| wooden log ladders are the most renown symbols of | | | | ladders on the roofs. This shape has become an icon |
| Native style artwork, used to create unique, rustic | | | | in southwestern decorating and style. Many homes in |
| and southwest style home decorating. | | | | New Mexico and Arizona are designed after the early |
| Kiva ladders are decorative wood ladders usually | | | | pueblo style, and the kiva ladder is always present. |
| created from pine poles that have been hand | | | | You can find pueblo designs on rugs, dolls, pottery, |
| scraped. The ladder rungs are then fastened to the | | | | paintings, art, and rustic furniture. And, the rustic log |
| two long poles with rawhide string. The ladder is | | | | ladders have become popular in cabins, log homes |
| smaller at the top than it is at the bottom, adding a | | | | and also anywhere people like native or |
| dimension of height. | | | | southwestern style. |
| One interesting way to incorporate the rustic look | | | | Use your imagination. There is no limit to how log |
| and feel in your room, without actually decorating | | | | ladders can be used. You can create a unique display |
| with pueblo designs, is to use the same primitive | | | | or book shelf by using two ladders together and |
| style, pueblo ladder or kiva log ladder. The ladders will | | | | connecting them with boards in the middle. You most |
| add a subtle but unmistakable pueblo or | | | | likely already have some throw rugs you can use and |
| southwestern look in the area. A kiva ladder also | | | | put a small table beside it or a Native Indian drum and |
| creates a wonderful way to showcase a few of | | | | you will create a one of a kind and eye catching |
| your favorite southwest rugs or Indian blankets. | | | | design. |
| Other home decor items that work well with | | | | Some people also use kiva ladders to hang Indian |
| decorative pueblo ladders are Mexican style blankets, | | | | blankets to wrap up in during those cool winter |
| Indian pottery and drums, hand made dough bowls | | | | nights. You might use kiva ladders for hanging |
| and rustic lamps with rawhide lamp shades. Ladders | | | | decorative blankets or afghans in your guest rooms |
| can also be used to emphasize beautiful patterns you | | | | when not in use. |
| may like such as the tree of life pattern or other | | | | Use kiva style Indian ladders in every room, in the |
| village designs. | | | | same way or differently without it looking overly |
| The use of the kiva ladder as a way to display | | | | done. So, if you want a truly amazing Native style |
| trinkets and nick-nacks will bring to life the | | | | element to enhance your home decorating, think |
| southwestern style in your interior decorating, add | | | | about using rustic Indian kiva ladders. |