| nique look of rawhide country lamp shades for | | | | wonderful with wooden accessories and should be |
| use in home decor has been popular since the end | | | | used in any area where a table lamp or western |
| of the great depression when women first began | | | | style lamp would be placed. One great aspect of |
| to look at their homes in ways other than | | | | rawhide shades is that they come in light or dark |
| utilitarian. This was the case with not only | | | | as well as many colors to fit your personal color |
| kitchens, but living rooms and later family rooms | | | | palette. |
| and dens as well. What is now known as | | | | As you think about adding rawhide country lamp |
| southwest decor and western style, as well as | | | | shades in your home, along with other rustic |
| ranch style, developed naturally as the designs | | | | decor and accessories, it may not be necessary |
| sprung from the necessary use of everyday | | | | to buy new lamps. Southwestern style lamps are |
| items. The same was true with country style | | | | desirable but it is the leather lampshades that |
| homes. As the wealthier class started to buy | | | | create the unique look. You may be able to use |
| second homes called country homes, the working | | | | lamps you already have by just replacing the |
| class started to use the same styles in their | | | | shade to create the same southwestern look and |
| home decor also. | | | | style. Whether you choose to keep the lamps |
| As lanterns and oil lamps gave way to the first | | | | you already have or decide buy new ones, you |
| rural style lamps, it was rawhide that was used | | | | will be amazed at the transformation that |
| for making lamp shades. Since then, it has been | | | | happens in your home. |
| used to enhance western and southwestern style | | | | There is no easier way to include fabulous |
| in home lighting and for lighting fixtures. If you | | | | western style in your decor than by using rustic |
| truly enjoy the handcrafted work and style of | | | | lamp shades. Include some country style |
| years ago, the natural texture and color tones of | | | | accessories like Native pottery or tapestries along |
| rawhide will definitely be part of what you want | | | | with the shades, and you will achieve a unique |
| to incorporate into your country kitchen and rustic | | | | style that will have people talking about your |
| design style. There are also other things you can | | | | beautiful home long after they leave. It is easy to |
| do to create the country look you see in designer | | | | find quality, decorative lamp shades in many |
| homes. | | | | colors and sizes in stores that sell western and |
| For a country kitchen, consider the natural look of | | | | rustic style decorating items, or buy them online. |
| wood. Rough natural looking wood looks best | | | | If you want to enhance western decor in your |
| when using it to create country style. If you have | | | | home and create authentic, rustic and |
| a large open room, dark colored woods work well | | | | southwestern look, do so by simply adding |
| whereas light colored tones look better in smaller | | | | rawhide country lamp shades. |
| areas. Rawhide country lamp shades look | | | | |