Native American Crafts

Southwestern lamps add great authentic design to rustic decor. Southwestern decor is a great choice for any home, but it does present its own set of problems, especially when it comes time to choosing the right lighting fixtures. But, lighting a rustic style home is actually easier than you think! Use western lamps that complement the rustic design you wish to create.

Sometimes you will discover southwestern lamps for sale in lamp stores, but you will have a greater chance of finding a wide selection to choose from online. The greatest part about choosing from these rustic lamps online is the freedom you have to customize your style when it comes to your home decor. With various rustic lamps to choose from, you will certainly find the right lamp to go with your rustic decorating.

When buying a rustic lamp for your ranch style home you will need to determine whether you will need a classic style lamp like an iron lamp, or if a decorative lamp such as an antler lamp or pottery lamp would better suit your needs. The lighting fixtures you use in your interior design, really depend on whether you are using them in a more elaborate rustic home or are just trying to generate a relaxed country look. Metal lamps with rawhide lamp shades, for example, are very refined, and are fabulous accent lighting when placed on beside tables.

If you are searching for a western style lamp that not only works well as a functional lamp, but also really enhances southwestern decor, log furniture or Native drum tables, then a one of a kind antler lamp is definitely the best choice. Genuine deer antlers found over the course of the season, provide the beautiful antlers used in constructing these terrific lamps and add a touch of rustic style to any room of your home.

Decorative Indian pottery is another fantastic way you can create Native American style in your home. A great option for pottery enthusiasts is a lamp made out of a real clay pot, hand-coiled by the Tarahumara Indians of the Sierra Madre Mountains in Northern Mexico.

After determining which kind of southwestern lamp best fits your decorating needs, whether an iron, antler or pottery lamp, you can then add more southwestern accessories. This will pull the look together and create the western style home you have always dreamed of.

The part you will enjoy most about decorating with western lamps is that they can be used in different parts of your home to create great southwestern design. No matter if your goal is simply to add a little Native American style to a living room, or if you are taking on a bigger task of decorating an entire home or cabin, you will love how you can succeed in creating authentic rustic design style by decorating with southwestern lamps.

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This is an authentic Native American pottery wind bell. This hand made Navajo wind chime or “bell” has a beautiful rough rustic finish with hand etched Indian art.

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The wind bell has always added to the relaxing days of the southwest, catching the breeze and sounding their message. Some believe that the wind bells were originally used to communicate messages to loved ones. What better way to enjoy a pleasant afternoon than relaxing to the voice of the wind bell and letting your thoughts and feelings for your loved ones drift on the wind to the ring of the bell.

Wind bells are great for collectors and perfect for southwest decorating, a western home accessory or a special gift. Measures 7.25″ tall, 4″ wide.

Authentic Native American, Tribe: Dine Navajo

Rustic Native American Pottery Wind Bell -Cave Art

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If you love the feeling of being rustic and cowboy-like around your home, then you will probably develop a strong liking for the Southwest or Western styles. This is the style that is prevalent in Arizona and New Mexico, with flairs of green cacti, red cacti flowers, browns, blues, corals and oranges.

This style may remind you of a log cabin in the Northwoods, or your summer lakeside home. With hints of wood and other earth elements, it provides a great ambiance of warmth and comfort.

If you love wall decors and anything that you can hang to your home’s walls to make it more Southwest or Western looking, then here are some examples of Southwest wall decor.

The famous Kokopelli – Kokopelli is a fertility deity. He is considered to be a trickster and he represents music. He is very famous in Southwestern culture, thus wall decors featuring him are very popular, as well. He is the Anasazi flute player, with feathers or some things sticking out of his head. Kokopelli can be seen in wall decors, paintings, rugs and even on stone. Wall Clocks – Wall Clocks with flairs of different native styles and materials will absolutely make you fall in love with time checking. Wrought Iron – There are a lot of designs that come in wrought iron, and you can use them both indoors and outdoors. Hanging Ristras – These are dried chili’s both for storage and decoration, and are very popular in New Mexico. Nowadays, garlic can also be used as ristra decorations. Art prints – Native art prints depicting Native Americans, potteries, horses & cowboys, and many other images can be hanged on your walls. Wall coverings – Sometimes, even rugs are being hanged on walls to serve as coverings. Colorful quilts and other patterns can brighten up your room. Horn & Skulls – probably one of the most famous Southwest wall décor. Rustic wall decors – made of metal, wood, clay and stone. They look rustic and earthy – definitely a great addition to your walls. Southwestern Lamps – Southwest lamps will add a rustic Western-Southwestern look to any room.

Southwestern style cannot be exactly described by one specific ethnicity. It is a combination of the Wild West, European (particularly Spanish), Mexican and Native American. But of course, these styles all work together to give you that rustic southwest charm. It’s a style that is classic and never gets lost in time.

Its charm works like a tradition, something that all people know. From brick roofs to wooden wall panels to stringed chili’s in the kitchen to cactus flowers, it gives off an aura of warmth and welcome, which is probably why this kind of style is very popular among log cabins and even in some hotels.

Its earth colors seem to pull you in a warm place, where you just want to relax all day over a mug of beer, or snuggle on a rug in front of the fireplace as you look at your Southwest wall decor. It transports you to another realm where you can absolutely be at peace and be one with the earth.

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Native American drums used for rustic tables are the exact opposite of the cold look of contemporary style and ultra modern decorating. People are making a strong shift in their expectations for their furniture’s comfort and design by embracing Native American. Drums suite both form and function when one desires to build a sense of home into their design. Warmth and friendliness have become the emphasis of this popular décor with Indian drum tables, antler lamps and rawhide lamp shades leading the way. The congeniality of a country smile or closeness with dear friends is the atmosphere sought after in today’s rustic design and becoming a reality through Native American drums.

Drums, Native American designs and natural materials are playing a big part in the reversal to comfort and simplicity. By combing various accents, decorators are creating rustic home décor with down home feel that is affordable and interestingly beautiful. Native American drums seem to fit the bill perfectly. Large pow wow drums are used as center or coffee tables while smaller Indian drums make perfect end tables. The primitive natural rawhide of the drums and the rich wood tones bring a rustic theme to the room that harmonizes all of the elements. It’s truly amazing what a unique look can be accomplished by using tables made from Native drums.

Native American drums as furniture hasn’t found a place in the lime light of flashy magazine photos of contemporary homes with hard steel and glass, but Native drum tables certainly have found a place in the hearts of Americans, Native or not. The homey relaxed feeling that it’s ok to take off your shoes and sit on the furniture is made with fabrics of homespun character, quilts and rag rugs, bent wood rockers and cedar drum tables.

Table drums also help the flow of the room because of their rounded corners. Coffee table drums help keep the room from looking overcrowded. Some of the greatest examples of rustic décor using Native American Indian drums are those that have a feeling of a country cabin or lodge, open and warm. Tarahumara Indian drums in particular are a type of Native American drum especially well suited to rustic furniture adding a rough hewn look with warm color for a great cabin look. Tarahumara pedestal drums range in size from 12” to 24” diameter making them just right for corner and end tables, while the larger powwow drums can be as large as 42” in diameter. Both use a perfect combination of beautiful rawhide with natural pine and cedar for an inviting feel.

Think Native drums American style, by using country crafts to warm your whole room and add a touch of rustic charm. Imagine the rekindling of by gone days when Teddy Roosevelt made the masculine hunting lodge style so popular. Antler chandeliers, bears carved from logs and antique hooks for hats and coats. Try using a lot of wrought iron lamps and accessories with your new drum tables. If you love western furniture as well as southwest style, try an old horse collar mirror or wrought iron horseshoe wall decoration.

Native American drums as rustic furniture may be a new concept to some, but there is nothing more warm and simple than a Navajo rug under a Native drum, with Indian pottery and a log ladder near by to make a subtle but amazing affect. Southwestern designs on wool throws and tapestries are also perfect for this style. So make a bold statement in your favorite space with beautiful Native American drums.

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