| Native American culture is really very diverse and | | | | They're also functional, so you're sure that they |
| visually rich, making it an interesting theme to | | | | won't randomly stick out against your current |
| incorporate into your d9cor. However, there's no | | | | design elements. Adding a couple as simple |
| fixed fashion of interior decorating that is clearly | | | | containers or as magazine racks will really add a |
| labeled as belonging to the cultural group. You will | | | | Native American accent. |
| thus have to settle for smaller and more subtle | | | | Another discreet way to add those Native |
| touches that you will have to integrate into your | | | | American touches is hanging up artworks made |
| existing decorating theme. | | | | by or inspired by the cultural group. You can easily |
| For this purpose, it's probably best to emulate the | | | | find Native American prints or reproductions online. |
| aesthetic of the Native Americans from the | | | | Framing them properly and hanging them up in |
| southwest. If you take a look at some of their | | | | the right places can really help in bringing out the |
| home items like their pottery, you'll notice that | | | | Native American 'feel' that you're trying to |
| each item is discrete enough to fit in yet detailed | | | | achieve. |
| and striking enough to stand out as an individual | | | | Trinkets, instruments and tools, in the right |
| piece. Their predominantly dark and neutral colors | | | | quantities, will further emphasize the Native |
| also ensure that it won't be randomly sticking out | | | | American theme. Putting one or two big and |
| against most color schemes. It's this kind of | | | | free-standing pieces around a room will be |
| aesthetic that will work best when integrating a | | | | sufficient to bring out the accent that you're |
| completely new theme into an existing motif. | | | | after. If you want to get smaller novelties and |
| Before leaving the example of pottery behind, it | | | | bric-a-brac, make sure you arrange them on a |
| has to be mentioned that pottery is one very big | | | | shelf or in a display case. Doing so turns the small |
| item you can have to add that Native American | | | | items into one big design element, making them |
| touch into a room. They're excellent design pieces | | | | easier to identify and unlikely to be seen as mere |
| that are very functional as well. Using them for | | | | clutter. |
| storage is a great way to incorporate them into | | | | When decorating a room with Native American |
| the theme. If you get a big enough pot, you can | | | | touches, it's really best to just let things happen |
| even make it a designing centerpiece by | | | | and buy items as you see them. The Native |
| decorating a certain space around it. | | | | American aesthetic was closely tied to nature, to |
| It's also the same case with baskets. There's a | | | | the world and to letting things be. Buying pieces |
| strong association between baskets and the | | | | that catch your eye and then placing them where |
| Native Americans so adding baskets to a room | | | | you feel like doing so will make that Native |
| will be a very big and very strong visual cue. | | | | American 'feel' all the more authentic. |