Bringing the Southwest Into Your Home
The Southwestern decorating style brings the old west to life. It features bold colors and Native American patterns as well as brings the desert into your space. The cornerstone of this style is to use rustic pieces along with leather and silver items. This style is based on the cowboys of the old west.
As stated above some very bold colors lend themselves to the southwest look, a nice deep burgundy or turquoise is a perfect way to bring in the southwest. Buy some of the Native American pillows that have prints on them or some great accessories for your walls. Kachina dolls to coyote are some great ways to add to the look.
The furniture in the room needs to be very heavy and masculine either made of leather or slip covered in tan. Using dark woods in this space is ideal for side tables, coffee tables and accents on chairs. It is a good idea to distress the wood furniture in the space to give it a more authentic feel. You want to achieve a rustic or cabin style for the furniture and accessories to pull off a successful theme.
Floors in the southwest design are best left as hardwood, and possibly with that well used rustic look. It will feel warm and be inviting to all who enter the room; a feel that it is a place where a cowboy is living and spending his time after coming off a long day of work.
With an area rug added to the room you will make the room even more impressive. Get an area rug that has a nice Native American design, or just has the bold colors of the southwest. You can easily find some great reproductions of fantastic looking Native American rugs in many stores and it is hard trying to choose the correct color to fit into the room and a design that is all southwest. This will also add some nice warmth into the room also and a comfortable feeling.
The accessories for this style are very easy to find throughout the country. The key to these accessories is for every color in the rugs that you choose there needs to be at least two accessories with the same color in it. Incorporate wooden and silver pieces in the space to break up the bright colors in the room. Use authentic Native American pieces as much as possible to give your room a truly Southwestern feel.
The southwest design is one that uses bright colors to add warmth into the room. You can either paint all the walls with a bold color or just one wall and make that the focal point of the room. This type of room is best suited for a room that will be seen by the guests who visit your home. It will bring in a nice feeling that will make them relaxed and also give you many topics to talk about.
