Horse Decor for Lawns
Horse décor is a popular decorating choice in the western United States. For horse enthusiasts, the love of this majestic animal often invades their living space. While decorating inside their home with a horse motif is one way to incorporate this passion into their daily lives, horse lovers can bring this decorating style to their lawns. Does this Spark an idea?
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Outdoor
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For the homeowners who already have horse-related décor in their home, the addition of an outdoor room provides them with another space in which to explore this motif. According to Cottage Home Decorating, homeowners make use of spaces like a covered porch or garden room. Unlike horse décor for the open yard, this part of the yard offers enough shelter where "indoorsy" decorative pieces can be used. Homeowners selecting fabrics for the cushions on an outdoor couch can choose materials with horse graphics on them. The coffee table can feature horseshoes embedded in the wood. Fine art pieces featuring horse themes that have been printed on metal or waterproof materials provide the walls with art.
Big Pieces
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Outside the doors of the outdoor room, the rest of the yard offers plenty of space for larger pieces of horse-themed yard art. For homeowners who have the budget for large pieces of artwork, investing in a large metal or stone horse sculpture would make quite a statement and bring a focal point to the yard. Another option is a large horse fountain. Stepping stones embedded with horseshoes leading up to these large pieces bring the eye to this focal point. They're also appropriate horse-related accessories for this motif. The sculpture itself can be placed in a horseshoe-shaped rock or flower garden.
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Accessories
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To complement the décor of the outdoor room and the large sculptural pieces, add smaller decorative pieces to the design. If the home has a backyard fence, a mural featuring a horse scene would complement the sculptural art. Possible topics include a day at the horse races or a scene with wild horses. Additional detailing like horseshoe hangers or a saddle sitting on top of the fence are ways to add small touches without being overpowering.
On the Roof
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Once the rest of the yard is complete, the homeowners can add a touch of horseplay even to the roof. Horse-shaped weather vanes can be placed on the roof. A sign shaped like a horse with the family name hanging from the roof's ledge welcomes visitors.
Front Yard
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Although a good portion of the horse décor for the yard is located in the back yard where it'll be protected from the elements and from curious onlookers, home owners don't have to ignore the front yard. Larger horse-related items add a bit of Western charm to the yard and as a side benefit, a landmark of sorts for people looking for the house. An antique horse buggy surrounded by more of the horseshoe embedded yard stones brings the horse motif to the front yard. A horse painted on the mailbox or a foot mat featuring horses add the final touches to the front yard.
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- Photo Credit a silver horse image by wayne ruston from Fotolia.com
