How to Apply Southwest Style Anywhere
Whether you live in the actual Southwest, are missing home, or just love the style there’s certainly a lot of wonderful things about the influence of Southwest aesthetics on home decor. Full of rich colors, strong geometric patterns, rustic accents and hardy botanicals, the Southwest style could be applied wholeheartedly in any high end home. Here are some examples of bringing a little bit of the Southwest into your home.
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Succulents come in thousands of different looks, but for the home are convenient because they require very little care and are pest resistant. They’re pretty, take up a small amount of space, and are a great piece of living decor. True to their natural environment, succulents require a lot of light (6+ hours per day) so make sure to have them by a window and inside in colder climates.
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Geometric shapes and bold colors are a staple of Southwest style. Consider buying your natural wood decor from many authentic artisans using traditional techniques to sell their wares online. Authentic style in high end homes come from less stuff and pride behind the few pieces that you’ve chosen to include.
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Working with feathers is another skills authentic artisans are excellent at turning into meaningful, inspired home decor. These decorations can take many shapes or forms, but if you connect with the style, they are a great addition to any room.
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The deep reds, bright blues, and ochre burnt colors of the Southwest region translate wonderfully to textiles, whether quilts, throws, rugs, blankets, curtains or more. Artisans in the Southwest states, especially those that raise their own livestock from which to get the wool, have likely inherited this skill from generations past.
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Cacti. Cacti. Cacti. Beautiful to look at, easy to maintain, not a good idea with small children or pets around. The cacti, like succulents, come in so many different shapes or sizes you would have an excellent decor collections with just one, a few, or many.
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Consider adopting a typical Southwest color to your walls or other living areas, like a green turquoise, a bright blue, a burnt orange, or others from the rich palette of Southwest style.
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Is there anything more Southwest than Saltillo tiles? You’ll find these from Northern California all the way down the coast into Mexico. Saltillo tiles were some of the first ceramics to be put into homes for their properties in hiding the red dust that blankets the Southwest and keeping temperatures cool in the hot summers.