Interior Decorating - Lodge Themes

Lodge-theme decor is all about comfort.

The home you're decorating in a lodge theme can be in the middle of the city. It's the atmosphere and sense of the great outdoors that you're hoping to achieve in your design style, regardless of where your home is located.

Atmosphere

Everything about lodge decor speaks to atmosphere--bringing the great outdoors inside and creating a relaxed, cozy space. As you decorate with a lodge theme, periodically ask yourself how the room makes you feel. The answer should be "comfortable."

Materials

Keep it natural. Everything in a lodge, from ceiling to floors, is natural wood. Knotty pine and cedar both work well, as they are light and unimposing. They also make the perfect backdrop for the layering of design you'll want to do in each room. Make sure the fabrics you use can be found in nature. Cotton, wool and leather all make fine choices.

Accessories

Accessories pull a lodge-themed room together. Fortunately, the choices are limitless. A tree trunk coffee table, antler chandelier and light switch covers, patchwork quilt, overstuffed reading chair, antique-style lamp, old wooden trunk, woven area rug and large candles on the fireplace mantel all create that warm atmosphere.

References

• Log Cabin Connection: Log Cabin Decorating
• Bukisa: Interior Decorating With Rustic Charm