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Southwest decorating is very simple and can be in-depth or as little as simple accents. It is especially popular in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and parts of California.Southwest decorating is in general characterized by the use of earth tone colors, rough textures, hand crafted and rustic objects, objects that reflect the sometimes rugged life style and sometimes brightly colored fabrics or leather.
Many people use Native American themes, desert themes or the traditional cowboy theme.
A LOT
An example of a complete household decorated in the Southwest décor is Dave’s cowboy house. The picture above is his family/dining/kitchen area. Dave started by painting the interior walls with an adobe finish and accents. He utilized his passion for the cowboy theme through the entire house. He started by using the Window Bonnets http://www.windowbonnets.com/, do-it-yourself cornice kits throughout. Dave selected a horse pattern for the office, desert cactus and leather accents for the bedrooms and southwest patterns for the living room/den. See the pictures below to see his handy work). Dave did all of the tucking and aligning of the fabrics himself!.... fantastic job! The rest of the house is decorated with Native American pots and blankets, rustic saddles, cowboy hats and branding irons, etc.
A Little
An example of A Little is pictured below. This lady simply added a natural leather piece drapped over the top of her cornice using the back tuck groove. This small accent completely changed the flavor of the room and gives you a true southwest feel.A lot completely changes a home while a little can change the feeling and give you just accent.
Southwest décor items and fabrics can be found in many different places but the easiest is the internet. Just type in what you are looking for and you will find it.
Happy decorating. Go Southwest
Dave & Jan Klatt
Window Bonnets
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