Turning Your Log Cabin Into: Southwestern
The southwestern style has timeless appeal thanks to its earthy color palettes and rustic finishes, creating a space that is warm and full of charm. This style is so well-suited to a log cabin interior thanks to its rich use of wood and other natural accents to create a particularly comfortable and cozy aesthetic. Here’s how to create a southwestern look for your log cabin.
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Stick to an organic color palette with warm hues like umber, ochre, terracotta, and copper, which will create a rich and earthy cabin that feels like it’s straight out of the wild west. Punctuate this earthy color palette with pops of brighter colors like turquoise and coral, to evoke the bright summer skies and warm desert feeling.
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Rustic wooden accents like exposed ceiling beams and heavy wooden furniture will make your log cabin feel southwestern and homely. Pay homage to the American wild west with animal hides, cowboy boots, and hammered metal accents.
The indigenous people of the American southwest, primarily the Navajo, have a rich tradition of crafts that are key to the southwestern style. The Navajo’s bold, woven textiles, pottery, and baskets are accents that come together with settler influences to create this style. Try incorporating some genuine Navajo crafts into your log cabin to create a southwestern style that honors its roots.
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Layer of rich textures create depth in the southwestern style, while adding some seriously cozy comfort to your cabin. Create this look in your log cabin living space and bedrooms by layering up upholstered furniture with throws and pillows, using an array of different materials and textures. Woven Navajo blankets, shaggy furs, leather, and animal hides will help create this look. You can always opt for faux leathers and hides to avoid using real animal products.
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Natural accents like horns, antlers, and cow skulls evoke the southwestern desert look, and they complement the rustic wooden furnishings of a log cabin perfectly. If animal skulls and antlers aren’t your style, you can always bring a bit of the desert inside with plant-based natural accents like potted cacti and succulents.