To Compliment Southwest Decor - Five Lighting Options
Lighting with a southwest flavor is available in pendant, chandelier, floor, table, and other options just as you would find with any decor.
The only difference is the design, which reflects the beauty of the Old West.
To help, we wanted to provide you with five lighting options that would enhance the appearance of your new western style room.
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Lamp Shades - Southwest lampshades can be used on most lighting fixtures and are available in a vast amount of choices.
A lampshade made from stretched rawhide is ideal for your Southwest style lamps.
It makes perfect sense that rawhide be used in designing lampshades because Native Americans create ladders, drums, tents and other necessities of life from this common material.
Some ideas to consider include: a.
Painted - Painted lampshades are a popular way to accent the charm of your rustic decor.
Using your imagination, the possibilities from Native American Indians, mountain ranges, coyotes, bobcats, Indian dolls or cacti are available.
Painted lampshades in many beautiful solid colors are available, black is the favorite color,.
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Rawhide or Pigskin - By pulling dried materials tightly into the desired shape you can create your personal Southwest decor accent your Southwest decor.
To compliment your rustic style, you can find a lampshade in the design and color that has been handcrafted and hand-stitched for authenticity.
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Antlers Chandelier - While many people envision antler chandelier as unsightly and crude, many georgeous fixtures are designed by artisians to accent your Southwest decor.
Our antler fixtures are artistically arranged.
The end result is a stunning addition to your home.
For a softer glow in your elegant dining room you could create an electrified or candle light fixture.
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Drums - Even Native American drums have been used to create one-of-a-kind light fixtures.
If you need accent lighting for your unique Southwest decor, perhaps you could use a smaller drum with lighting inside.
To create a subtle glow in your room, you could add an end table designed from a drum with special lighting.
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Ladders - You could use a Pueblo Indian Kiva ladder for lighting.
Display shevles for Southwest decor are usually found in this type of ladder.
By securing an "A" frame with two ladders, you could display some of your most treasured Southwest collectibles.
You could illuminate your special western artwork or figurine by adding back lighting, making it the focal point in your room.
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Novelty - While many companies now design novelty lamps for your pleasure, they are not made from geniune western or Native American materials.
Our lights would blend with decor of any area of your home but mostly a found in family rooms, patio areas or in your child's room.
Kachina dolls, drums, cactus and pottery are just some of the many designs of our lamps.