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How To Give Your Home A Rustic Lodge Look

Author: Lee Dobbins Author Ranking Gold Featured Author | Posted: 21-05-2006 | Comments: 0 | Views: 299 | Rating:  (50) Article Popularity - Green (?) Got a Question? Ask.
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Rustic lodge decor is appealing for it's warm comfortable colors and unique accessories. You can get this great look no matter what the style of your home. All it takes is some accessories and creativity.

Regardless of your decorating skills you can get a lodge home décor theme by adding the right accessories and wall art. Changing out your window treatments, flooring, wall coverings and furniture can transform your home into a rustic lodge no matter where you live.

Window treatments are important to your lodge home décor style. For a great look try using plain cotton or canvas with tabbed tops or a lodge print fabric curtain or just plain wood blinds. There are many treatments that go with this style, especially if you use coordinating fabrics, but you probably want to avoid frilly curtains or valances. Decorative items are key to bringing your lodge home décor style all together. Concentrate on choosing wall art, pillows and knick knacks, in colors and patterns that match your lodge design. It's amazing the impact a few simple changes can make! Be sure to include lots of wooden bowls and old baskets as well as antique snowshoes and other camp gear and you can even try a few vintage lodge style blankets in traditional black and red plaid or stripes to really add a warm campy feel. Incorporating additional touches such as taxidermy mounts can give your home a nice final touch. A critical thing to consider when decorating your home with a lodge home décor look is what you put on the walls. For this look the colors can really enhance the feel - you should consider having earth tones either as wallpaper or paint. Try using a split logs and chinking for a real log cabin look on the walls, or go with paint.

It's not crucial that you match the furnishings and lighting but you should include a variety of campy and rustic furniture. Try using antler chandeliers or deer hoof table lamps. You have a wide choice in furniture - leather always goes well with this look and you can even accent it with twig or antler chairs. Be sure to include some campy Native American style rugs or perhaps a sheepskin or bearskin rug in front of the fireplace.

A critical aspect that we sometimes forget when decorating your house is the wall space. Even the ugliest walls can be made to look good with decorative wall art and accessories. Try adding hunting prints and old advertising signs to your walls to really show off the campy feeling of your lodge design.

Adding a fantastic lodge look to your home doesn't have to be difficult or take a huge amount of money. Shop for bargains at your local thrift store and attend antique auctions for those campy items that will make your home unique.

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