| Outfitting your home in a cabin decor style is | | | | contemporary room or home that you would like |
| rewarding but can also prove to be challenging. | | | | to refurnish in a rustic cabin decor theme - start |
| Take your time and enjoy the hunt of finding the | | | | with the walls, the most restrictive aspect of a |
| perfect elements and accents. In time and with | | | | traditional cabin. Faux painting techniques, cabin |
| careful dedication to detail your log cabin home, | | | | wallpaper, or barnboard planks can give you the |
| (or log home styled room) will provide a | | | | look you love without the hardships and |
| personalized balance of cabin decor and modern | | | | restrictions of a traditional log home. |
| amenities. | | | | Cabin Furniture To The Rescue |
| Although shopping for the larger items first is the | | | | A quick tip for rustic styling is to use heavier |
| most practical way to decorate, cabin decor does | | | | pieces of cabin furniture in all natural fibers. |
| not stop at cabin furniture, rugs, and curtains. | | | | Chunky upholstered furniture and heavy rugs will |
| Consider other accents such as artwork, framed | | | | steady and weight the room. Large cabin furniture |
| prints and mirrors, specialized decorative lighting, | | | | also adds a homey, cozy, warmth to your room's |
| themed tables and vases. These are just a few | | | | decor. |
| necessary components of pulling a room with a | | | | Tables, stylized bases, and lighting work best |
| log cabin home look, together. | | | | when crafted from black or aged, rustic metals. |
| Log Cabin Home Challenges | | | | Work these items into your room through curtain |
| Decorating a log cabin home presents challenges | | | | rods, cabin curtains and focus lighting. Rustic cabin |
| not found in a traditional house. Furthermore, | | | | decor relies heavily on lighting. Overhead |
| traditional or contemporary decor doesn't always | | | | chandeliers make the boldest statement and if |
| balance in a log home. With a careful eye and | | | | chosen well can add to that comfort ambiance |
| dedication however, either task can be overcome | | | | you seek. Look for antler chandeliers, rustic metal |
| and the result can be stunning. | | | | chandeliers, or primitive wood fixtures. |
| Let's first discuss the challenges associated with | | | | Cabin decor is most often rustic and cozy. |
| having and decorating a traditional log home | | | | However, other twists of cabin decor are |
| before moving into various ways of creating the | | | | up-country - a mix of whimsy and modern |
| look of a cabin in a more modern house. | | | | elements - southwestern (nearly Mexican), Early |
| Consider first the wall space in a cabin - often | | | | American, cowboy, rustic rancher, or pioneer. |
| limited by the shape of the logs as well as the | | | | Many great websites, online catalogs and stores |
| stain and hue. Another decorating challenge is the | | | | offer ideas and products dedicated to the overall |
| limitation of high vaulted ceilings. If you struggle | | | | style of log cabin home decor. Once you find one, |
| with both, you will need more decorating panache | | | | delve into the articles and products to discover |
| on the floors and with the cabin furniture you | | | | your own personal style. By running an online |
| choose. Floors and wall space are best when | | | | search for "log cabin home decor", you''ll find a |
| defined first through the arrangement of larger | | | | store with cabin furniture, cabin curtains and log |
| items, then accentuated through accent pieces. | | | | cabin homes to visit. |
| Should you have the opposite situation - a | | | | |