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Southwestern-themed homes are very popular because they are part history, part fantasy and all comfort. Get the old Wild West into your personal space with the bold colors, period items and Native American designs that are all signatures of this look. One of the key things you have to remember to get this look is to make use of typical ‘cowboy’ items, leather accents and silver items. For more inspiration, just take a look at any cowboy movie to find more key pieces you could add to your home.

Bold colors are usually used in many Southwestern homes which makes that area seem very cozy and warm. If you aren’t to sure of the walls being a deep color try a neutral color with a few throw pillows of the Native American theme to bring that south style into your space. It’s an easy toss if you feel you don’t like the way the room design is headed.

Masculine upholstered furniture is another important factor for achieving the Southwestern theme. Get furniture pieces made of dark woods. Scratched, faded and worn furniture are a better addition to a Southwestern room because the distressed look better creates that impression of a look from the cowboys-and-Indians era. Make the room as rustic as possible, and you should be able to pull off the look quite well.

Distressed hardwood flooring is often preferred for Southwestern-style rooms because they make the space look lived in and homey. The dark color of the wood maintains the masculine aesthetic that you already started in the furniture. If you are working with plain vanilla flooring material, you could opt to sandpaper the surface or inconsistently varnish the material to get the appearance you need for the look.

Native American designs are also easy to come by at area rug locations. They are great designs and will bring that southwestern feel into your home immediately when they are placed in them. Don’t be scared to bring an area rug into your home which you’d never choose before. Remember this is a different type of style and design which southerners bring into their homes and if you want that feel you have to take a few turns the opposite way.

While you have a lot of flexibility with regard to accessories for this theme, it’s recommended that you get at least a couple of color-matched pieces for every major color in the walls, flooring and area rug. Aside from those, silver and wood are the best materials to use for accessory pieces because they break up the visuals of the room quite well without attracting too much attention by themselves.

No matter which style in the southern design you choose it should always feel inviting and homey. You want this room to be something which screams at people and lets them know you’ve taken quite some time in decorating this room and it shows.