Home Decoration

The house is finally clean and you put your feet up for a minute with a nice cup of coffee in front of you and pick away at your muffin. You feel tired but it’s the good kind of tired where you know you’ve done a hard day’s work and no regrets about it. A feeling of contentment settles about you and you look around with great satisfaction. A magazine lies tantalizingly within reach and you give in and pull it towards you, intending to enjoy your well-deserved rest. The main cover story jumps right out at you, “Country Home Décor and Your Home”.

Naturally you flip through eagerly to that very section, you had just seen an article on turning your house into a small country haven in another magazine and you were interested. Page upon page of the magazine is filled with what can only be categorized as the perfect country homes that you can imagine. You start to gaze longingly on the various styles and furnishings you see gracing the magazine pages.

A quick look up from your magazine assures you that your own modest abode hasn’t changed magically into one of those lovely homes you were just looking at. A sigh passes your lips at this disappointment and you go back to gazing at the magazine spread. You had never thought that you were a person who could stand the whole country home décor style but now upon reflection you just think you might be able to.

Without your even realising it you find yourself marking the pages that interest you most, making small mental calculations on how best to achieve the same effect but on the more modest budget that you have at your disposal. After all it wouldn’t do to spring for that lovely dresser and have to go-without the freshly ground whole bean coffee now, would it?

You could however certainly go for that appealing table runner without a problem. And if you donated all your modern chrome coffee mugs and futuristic dinner sets to charity you wouldn’t really be splurging would you? After all you’ve done your bit for charity and donated all these things so unselfishly.

What about exchanging your jazzy blinds for something that’s a little bit more in the whole country home décor style, and while you’re at it perhaps you could even exchange that ugly lampshade you received as a house-warming gift for something a little more laid back and country
So what exactly is southwestern home décor and how can you get it into your own home? Well, to begin with southwestern home décor reflects the southwest and all its best traits. You’ll get colorful throw rugs, gorgeous wall hangings, and if you look hard enough you can even find great kitchen accessories as well.

If you’re thinking about bringing in southwestern home décor into your home what you need to see is whether it would fit in with your existing décor or whether it would clash horribly. Almost all southwestern home décor ranges come in bright and eye catching colors, as well as stunning designs and motifs.

So if your existing furniture would clash with any of these lovely pieces you can do one of two things. First up you could always just throw out every single piece of ratty and unwanted furniture that you have and replace it with gorgeous pieces of southwestern home décor. Or you could always just buy only one or two pieces of the southwestern home décor range and match it selectively to your existing pieces of knick-knacks.

Personally speaking, I would just love to replace everything I already have since there’s some wear and tear on them, but in the real world that’s just not possible. For one thing it would just be way over my budget, and for another I would rather not have to listen to a lecture from my mother about waste. I’ve found that you can get away from your friends but not from your mother!

Besides, I’m also a little relieved that I didn’t give into my first impulse and redecorate all in a southwestern home décor style. Granted that it does look nice, but sometimes I also like the peace and quiet that some of my other pieces of furniture bring about in me. Therefore I have now come up with the perfect solution and have instead resorted to buying one-off pieces that catch my attention and dotting my home with those instead.

And I must say that it’s made quite a difference in the look and feel of my entire home. Lush and rich pieces of the more traditional furniture now sit quite comfortably next to the more vibrant and stunning designs of my southwestern home décor. I’ve even bought a rug for my bathroom floor along with a gorgeous set of hand towels. My kitchen sports a new set of southwestern motifs, and my foyer has the most amazing lampshade and statuette in prominent view.