| Aching for some West Texas or old fashioned log | | | | Use old horseshoes as candle holders or clothes |
| cabin style home decorating? | | | | hooks on your wall or as bookends. Take bandanas, |
| This is a great choice to make! This is a timeless and | | | | animal hides, etc and make them into pillows, quilt |
| rustic style of home decorating. This style is also | | | | squares, or even lampshade covers. Rawhide is often |
| known as pioneer, log cabin, ranch, western or | | | | used for rustic lamp shades and lamps are also |
| mountain style decorating. | | | | commonly made from logs and or antlers. Decorate |
| No matter what you call it, this type of style is based | | | | with old Mason jars and canning items by scattering |
| upon the use of natural materials such as logs and | | | | them around on your side tables, bookcases, or |
| woods, twigs, animal hides and antlers, rocks, metals, | | | | fireplace mantel. |
| etc. To begin with you will want to figure out how | | | | A rustic, western style, or log cabin home should |
| you can add these natural materials to your home. | | | | usually have a natural floor... preferably made from |
| Western style furniture is usually rugged large heavy | | | | hardwoods or recycled plank flooring. But they could |
| type furniture, but simple in design. There is a lot of | | | | also be made from tile or flagstone. Western-style |
| use of bare wood. Very often in this style you will | | | | area rugs are also a nice look and will help to keep |
| see rustic log beds, and other log furniture. Fabrics | | | | the tootsies warm. |
| are often Native American prints, Cowboy prints, or | | | | Rustic lighting is a perfect complement and will go |
| cabin style-kinds of prints, including use of moose, | | | | well with your new style of decorating. Old lamps |
| bear, elk, etc in the prints. If these are not your usual | | | | made with cowboy or ranch prints are great, but you |
| preference, consider a rough or natural hair on finish | | | | can use almost any lamps made from wood, metal, |
| leather, denim, suede, or weaves. | | | | antlers and or rawhide. Lampshades made of |
| Colors should be mostly earthtones, such as rich | | | | stretched rawhide will really add to that ranch feel. |
| browns, dark greens, dark reds, golds, etc. Some | | | | Other decorative details might include Native |
| additional colors might include slate gray, wrought iron | | | | American beading, fringe, twig accents, metal drawer |
| black, deep dark blues or lighter creams and yellows. | | | | pulls and doorknobs, and anything made from logs. |
| You'll want to add such items as knickknacks, old | | | | Many items made from animal antlers are popular |
| bottles, kitchen tools, quilts, blankets, wall hangings, | | | | such as lamps, chandeliers, coat hooks, drawer pulls, |
| pillows, antiques etc. This decor would integrate | | | | etc. Pottery and stoneware will add to the rough |
| cowboys, saddles, horses, Native American crafts, | | | | look. |
| wild animals and antlers found in forests and | | | | Obviously there are a number of ways you can add |
| mountains, trout and streams, wildflowers, etc. | | | | this look to your home or business. Whether you are |
| Old time items will go well with the look. You should | | | | just adding a little touch, or decorating a rustic log |
| look for bright and bold-colored quilts, old saddle | | | | cabin. The use of natural logs, metal, animal hides, |
| blankets, barrels, weathered farm tools, Native | | | | antlers, etc will give a warm, rich look in the rustic, |
| American tools, feeding troughs, ropes and so on. | | | | cowboy, or mountain style you are looking for. |