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Choosing Southwestern Rugs For Rustic Syle Design And Decor
Southwestern rugs are an excellent way to bring out that popular western, rustic or Native American feel in your home decorating. Because of their affordability, many designers are choosing to buy southwestern accent rugs online. Used as western rugs and also southwest area rugs on the floors in your home or when decorating a Log Cabin with a rustic or western theme, southwestern rugs give your home warmth and a definite authentic southwestern country look.
When buying American Indian style rugs, you will find a wide variety of southwestern rugs to choose from and will no doubt want to include a few of the most popular and sought-after rugs in your home decor. These rugs have an extensive history that has changed over time and can truly be appreciated as great works of art.
Some of the most popular southwestern and western rugs are handmade area rugs, spirit rugs, Mexican Guadalupe rugs, Oaxaca Mexico rugs including Zapotec Indian rugs, Mohair and Navajo rugs. Each of these types of rugs mixes beautiful colors and characters, symbolizing spiritual or historic events. A good example of this is seen in the Southwestern Spirit rug which combines a wide variety of colors and designs. The spiritual characters weaved into these rugs are created in a variety of patterns and forms that represent and express the spirituality of the people.
Not only are southwestern rugs known for their incredible beauty, but the skill and hard work needed in making Native rugs and runners is also very impressive. The makers of hand woven wool rugs are highly skilled and begin the rug making process by kneeling in front of a vertical wooden-framed loom. The designs are then placed by using a shuttle to weave a variety of colored yarn together, making large-scale geometric characters and designs.
In the beginning, Navajo rugs as well as those of some other Southwest Indian tribes were weaved of hand-spun cotton thread. However, once the wool of domestic sheep was introduced to the region by the Spanish settlers, the people primarily used wool to make their colorful rugs and other traditional weaving.
Today, many of the modern southwestern rugs come from areas where Spanish and Native American histories have melded together to create beautiful designs. Southwest rugs, with their rich earth tone colors and unique southwestern designs make them the standard for rustic home decorating. If you are searching for a great southwest rug, you will probably purchase from American companies or directly from Native American weavers.
Purchasing rugs from Navajo or other American Indian tribes not only gives you the satisfaction of owning a southwestern rug that is made by Indians but also helps to support the Native American heritage of rug making, and the people who themselves sell their rugs, blankets, and Native American art.
The rug you purchase will strongly depend on what you like and what kind of decorating you decide on. You will find that southwest rugs are an excellent southwestern accent when combined with rustic or western home furnishings. Whether you are decorating one room in your house or decorating a whole house using a western theme, you will find many designs and colors available to choose from.
Among these options you will find everything from Zapotec rugs with no two alike, to southwest table runners and southwestern tapestries. Designers love hand woven rugs because of the variety of colors and textures. Whatever your style and whatever your home decor needs, you will greatly enjoy the warmth and color created by decorating with southwestern rugs.
About the Author
Craig Chambers is the director of Mission Del Rey and offers free information online about purchasing southwestern rugs for rustic design and decor. For more information visit http://www.missiondelrey.com
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