Rustic Western Style Home Decorating

Aching for some West Texas or old fashioned logUse 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 andanimal hides, etc and make them into pillows, quilt
rustic style of home decorating. This style is alsosquares, or even lampshade covers. Rawhide is often
known as pioneer, log cabin, ranch, western orused 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 basedwith old Mason jars and canning items by scattering
upon the use of natural materials such as logs andthem 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 howA 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 heavyhardwoods or recycled plank flooring. But they could
type furniture, but simple in design. There is a lot ofalso be made from tile or flagstone. Western-style
use of bare wood. Very often in this style you willarea rugs are also a nice look and will help to keep
see rustic log beds, and other log furniture. Fabricsthe tootsies warm.
are often Native American prints, Cowboy prints, orRustic 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 usualmade with cowboy or ranch prints are great, but you
preference, consider a rough or natural hair on finishcan 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 richstretched rawhide will really add to that ranch feel.
browns, dark greens, dark reds, golds, etc. SomeOther decorative details might include Native
additional colors might include slate gray, wrought ironAmerican 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, oldMany 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 integrateetc. Pottery and stoneware will add to the rough
cowboys, saddles, horses, Native American crafts,look.
wild animals and antlers found in forests andObviously 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 shouldjust adding a little touch, or decorating a rustic log
look for bright and bold-colored quilts, old saddlecabin. The use of natural logs, metal, animal hides,
blankets, barrels, weathered farm tools, Nativeantlers, 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.