About Log Cabin Wall Decor
Whether your log home is a mountain-top chalet or a one-room rustic cabin, your home is a welcome retreat at the end of a busy day, or is a perfect vacation spot for your family. How you choose to decorate it should depend not only on your lifestyle and taste, but also on the exterior setting. A ski chalet is different from a hunter's cabin, and the furnishings should reflect that difference. Does this Spark an idea?
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Themes
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Moose decor is a popular theme. There are several recurrent themes in log cabin decor. They are: western, boat, antlers, bear, moose, deer, birds, fish or wagon wheels. Whether your style is contemporary or rustic, there is log cabin style furniture to suit your taste.
Rooms
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The outside of the cabin is another place to decorate. Every room can be decorated with log cabin decor. A wide range of items is available for the bathroom, great room, kitchen and bedroom. The garden can also continue your theme from inside the house.
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Lighting
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Antlers can be used for everything from chandeliers to coat racks. Don't stop with furniture. A wide variety of rustic lighting is available, from antler chandeliers to hammered copper to wrought iron. Table lamps are also available in styles to match your log cabin decor, be it rustic or contemporary.
Characteristics
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Take your decorating cues from what's outside the cabin. Cabins can be many different styles, from a fine chalet to a small peeled log cabin. So too can the furnishings be as different as you want them to be. The overriding characteristic for any choice of decor is that it is attuned to what's going on outside the door of the house. Mix in a lot of natural elements from the outdoors to create visual interest and to tie in the surroundings. Most cabins are built to take advantage of a view, or to blend in to the scenery, so take your cue from what's outside when decorating your home.
Accessories
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Add colorful indian blankets and accessories to add visual interest. Finish off your look with accessories. Add more texture to the room with braided rugs and colorful throw pillows and blankets. Replace a standard switch plate with a hammered iron one in the shape of a bear. There are many websites that offer rustic furniture, but don't be bound by manufactured items. Create your own by filling up a glass jar with stones from your property, or bring wildflowers into the house.
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References
- Photo Credit old log cabin 1 image by Brett Mulcahy from Fotolia.com moose muzzle on the black image by Pavel Losevsky from Fotolia.com romanian rustic wall decoration image by cirikate from Fotolia.com antler image by sasha from Fotolia.com Cabin in woods image by Len Scap from Fotolia.com Indian Headress image by Stormy Ward from Fotolia.com
