Your Southwest Mantle Will Display Your Personality
If you are fortunate enough to have a fireplace adorning your southwestern room, you may wonder what steps should be taken or how to proceed when decorating the mantle. A southwest mantle becomes a main focal point in the room and is an exciting area to display favorite pieces of art or personal collections. There are many different options you may choose from and with a bit of creativity, your mantle will become a favorite area of your home.
You might choose to add a collection of similar items, such as small pieces of Mexican
pottery or woven
Native American baskets. The mantle would also be an ideal place to display a collection of religious statues which are ever so popular in the southwest decorating. Other ideas would be items from nature or a collection of rustic ranch items or a company of antique hand made Mexican dolls.
Southwestern decorating can be as formal or informal as you choose; so base selections for your mantle top on the type of mood that you want to invoke in the room as a whole. The display could be changed seasonally to reflect on a different aspect of your intriguing personality.
Painted Coat Rack
Painted coat racks are a perfect wooden accent for your southwestern home decor. You will love the charming beauty that it creates when displayed on the wall. This wall coat rack provides four pegs for hanging hats, light jackets or home accents. Each rack has been hand painted to describe a western or southwest scene. From the mighty moose to the Indian villages on the plains, you will find a coat rack that best suits your home decor.
I have found that using my painted coat rack in the bathroom is a great way to hang extra accents to enhance my western decor. With a little creativity, you will love using your painted wooden rack for more than a light coat rack. Your guests will enjoy the personal touches that you add to your home decor with a painted wall rack. Get your own hand painted coat rack for your southwestern home decor today!
Native American Flutes
You will love using Native American flutes to create beautiful tranquil flute music in the comfort of your own home. Navajo flutes made by Jonah Thompson are genuine with hand carved Indian fetish wind blocks. Not only is the sound mesmerizing, but the wooden flute itself is a beauty like none other. Whether you choose a pine or cedar flute, you will be satisfied with the tranquil music that can be created when the flutes are played.
The pine flutes, which are tuned in A minor, are completed with three different finishes. The choices are a natural, walnut and cherry finish. If you are looking for a darker wood color, you will enjoy the walnut finish. However, if you prefer a reddish tint to your flute, go far the cherry pine flutes. Some choose to go with a more natural look with the natural Navajo flutes. Native American cedar flutes are commonly found to be tuned as F#. No matter your choice between pine or cedar, you will love the beautiful tranquil music that flows from Native American flutes.
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Southwestern Lamps
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