Photography by: ©Marilyn Angel Wynn/Nativestock.com
Do you like earth tone colors and Native American style products? Are you considering decorating your home with these items and patterns? Or is your home decor already there? Using Native American Style
decor is a great way to help add a sense of peace and harmony to your
home while also helping to keep the Native American culture alive. It
will transform your house into a sanctuary where you can feel relaxed
and at peace. Some of the Native American
décor items are simply stunning and can’t be matched by anything else.
Most of these designs use the basic colors red, brown, black, green and
yellow for the items made.
Many Native American
cultures and tribes sell their hand crafted items to make money for the
reservation and to help share their culture with the rest of the world.
For many, this is the only way to keep their traditions and
hand-created artisan items alive in today’s society. Collectable items that truly identify with a specific tribe are Navajo rugs, Northwest cedar carvings and Santa Clara pottery.
From taking many trips throughout Indian Country, I've accumulated hundreds of one-of-a-kind American Indian objects from artifacts to contemporary artwork. Finding places to display the items is my biggest challenge. Keeping clutter down is key to any decorating style. Use enclosed shelf units with glass front doors and hang artifacts on interior walls. This will help with storage and add to the charm of Native culture in your home. Many of my beadwork pieces that are large are placed inside shadow box frames and displayed on walls.
Bold ethnic patterns for sofas and drapes can become too busy. After living with them for awhile can become tiring with too many busy designs. Living room furniture looks best if covered in leather. Instead of drapes windows are covered with woven reed blinds or wood shades. Fabric with tribal designs should be used as accent items such as throw pillows, bedding, place mats, candles and towels. One of my favorite items to decorate with are Pendleton blankets draped over a leather chair or used as a bedspread.
You can find great Native American themed décor items at cultural centers, Native American art shows, directly through artists and even on ebay. Visiting the online gallery at Nativestock Pictures, you can find photographic wall art
that represents a little of the mystery found in Native American culture. Simple items can make a big difference in
any room.
Framed photographic prints and canvas giclees of well known artwork help fill up large wall space. Frames look best if a victorian style wood or rustic antique frame is used to display the artwork. Antique sepia prints, colorful photographs or litho prints of days gone past can put you in a trance while looking at them. Remember, artwork should resonate and move you personally.
There are many sculptures available that can simply take your breath
away when you see them. These are great pieces of art that details
everything so perfectly. Bronze sculptures not only look beautiful but they will have a meaningful story that is part of the design. I prefer statues of warriors on horses or wooden carvings of busts to add character to a room. In a corner of my dining there's a full length warbonnet made with imitation eagle feathers displayed on a stand.
Learning about Native American style décor is just as exciting as redecorating your home a few fine pieces. The items all have a special meaning that has an interesting story to tell. This makes this type of décor even more stimulating. You can enjoy sharing the history, story and culture behind each of your Native American pieces with visitors that come to your home. My home? I call it "19th Century Trading Post".
- Indian arts of basketry, pottery, blanket weaving, rug making for collecting
- Drums, sculpture, dream catchers, masks and rattles add mystery
- Indian and Kachina dolls, beadwork, blankets, jewelry and clothing add a woman's touch
- Buffalo skulls, bones, and longhorns bleached by the desert sun
- Animal hides, stone carvings, arrowheads, bow and arrows for the male
Photography by: ©Marilyn Angel Wynn/Nativestock.com
Those "Kachina dolls" are of atrocious quality and should never be used in a photo as items in a Native American Decor theme.
They don't appear to be carved by Hopis or any of the pueblo tribes.
Here's a hint - if the hands are way out of proportion to the body, its drugstore quality and should be avoided.
Genuine Hopi craftsmanship will have the hands in correct proportion. This is only one detail to look for in quality carvings.
Good luck with your project, I would lose the dolls you have in these pictures, they're not worth the $35.00 you paid for them, if you paid more ... well lessoned learned. I wouldn't pay any more than $25.00 for these, which were probably carved by Navajos.
Posted by: JG | November 21, 2009 at 09:13 PM
The man sitting on the horse is adorable!!
Posted by: Car races in middle east | December 04, 2009 at 01:17 AM
What an adorable collections and I like to stick with your blog!
Posted by: KIA motors middle east | January 23, 2010 at 12:06 AM
What a beautiful collection on images. there is beauty is everything!
Posted by: generic cialis | April 22, 2010 at 02:39 PM
The other day I was randomly looking over my Amazon profile, and found a list I made of products that help build fine-motor skills in babies, toddlers, and children. I wrote it in 2007 when Jake was 5 and in still in Occupational Therapy - we were really focusing at the time on his fine motor skills. I owe a lot of what I know about such things to our lovely O.T. Rachael, and to many of the books I have listed to the right.
I think a lot of people would be surprised how easy it is to start including fine-motor activities in playtime . . . especially since so many really fun things help to build those skills! Many of you are probably already doing some of these activities with your children and not realizing how great they are for development i think so.
Posted by: sildenafil citrate | April 23, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Interesting article as for me. It would be great to read a bit more about that topic.
Posted by: air yeezy | May 05, 2010 at 01:38 AM
Thank you for your interest in my article titled "Home Decorating Native American Style". Is there anything in particular that you would like additional information on? I plan to write more about this in a future article and any feedback would be very helpful.
-Angel Wynn
Native Stock Pictures
www.nativestock.com
Posted by: Angel Wynn | May 05, 2010 at 09:19 AM
Thankyou for a very entertaining and enlightening piece. It definitly opened my eyes to allot of things I had not thought of before.
Posted by: Gucci Shoes | May 11, 2010 at 04:24 AM
Your blog is different from the blogs I've read ever before. I am so excited to read it . And I also want to introduce http://www.supras.cc/supra-skylow-12/ to you .
Posted by: Supra Cuban | July 26, 2010 at 02:54 AM
Wow these are popular - look at all the responses. I am going to try my level best to use them and not just keep and gloat, but will try and match them up to the recipient
which will be interesting.
I see that Blackwells in Oxford appear to have plenty as well so no hanging around if you are int hat area...go get
Sogalitno - have emailed you offblog - settings havenow been changed and you should be OK now
Juxtabook - trust you will now take a look at the Shaw?
Posted by: cna test questions | July 28, 2010 at 03:18 AM
The house is the place for you people! With it we are free from sun and wind! You speak very good! It enjoys popular support! Now we all need a house! Thank you for your willingness to share with us
Posted by: creative recreation | August 14, 2010 at 12:38 AM
You probably should have had a poll about whether to spend the money on a red playing surface. If Boise State's blue surface shows up badly on television imagine a bright red surface. Yikes
Posted by: Puma Shoes | August 17, 2010 at 09:41 PM
What an adorable collections and I like to stick with your blog!
Posted by: NFL Jerseys | August 19, 2010 at 06:38 PM
NICE ARTICLE AND THANKS FOR SHARING
Posted by: cheap JERSEYS | August 24, 2010 at 08:35 PM
I love American style but Italian style is also good.
Posted by: buy ativan | September 02, 2010 at 10:29 AM
A wise guy has learned to tolerate other folks, so he can naturally lead a pleased lifestyle. He understands to always keep a coronary heart of conscience and never to spread others’ blunders. Did you concur with me?
Posted by: Jordan Spizike | October 07, 2010 at 08:29 PM
These are great pieces of art that details everything so perfectly. It enjoys popular support! Now we all need a house! Thank you for your willingness to share with us. Attractive and well decorated post.
Posted by: architectural model building | November 24, 2010 at 01:20 AM
Its a great time to be here with all such beautiful art work..http://www.vivamagonline.com/index.php I'm glad to see every piece of work listed out here.. Its a wonderful job!!! Thanks for sharing..
Posted by: Decor style | April 15, 2011 at 11:42 PM