When decorating the interior of your house to fit a western design, you’re going to have to remember that natural, woody types of materials add to the feel of the room you’re decorating. You simply can’t decorate a room with intentions of making it have a western feel without using rock, wood, metal, or leather. Wool, birch bark, bead work, and antlers will also come in handy.
As far as furniture goes, choose pieces that are made of oak or pine, but don’t overdo detail. Simple engravings add a nice touch as well.
When adding engravings, keep western motifs in your head. Anything cowboy, bear, dear, grass, etc related can really serve the interior design well.
Honey colored wood, gray rock, and black metals will help illuminate the feel you’re going for. Throwing in a little brick red, terra cotta, and forest green also help. If you have hard wood floors for example, lay down a wool rug and some wooden furniture for a nice, cozy family room. Or if you have a grayish type of tile for your flooring, you can add some wooden fixtures.
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Don’t forget that vintage items also blend well with a western type of scenery. Cracked leather and old Indian materials are just some examples.
When looking for paintings and sculptures, go for stuff relating to ranches, horses, horse shoes, buffalo hide, bandanas, cowboy hats and boots, etc. Creativity is what counts with all these choices you have to make.
If there’s one thing you MUST include when designing your interior to fit a western theme, it’s a fireplace. No design is complete without a master fireplace with a mantle and engravings. You can go with a traditional fireplace, which burns real wood, or, you can simply purchase a remote controlled one that has the exact same effect. Engraving a scene with cowboys and Indians will bring back the old western style as well.


Wagener Building




February 11, 2009
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