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 Once you
decided to decorate your room or a house in African style, you will greatly
love rich and warm color gamut and unique culture of Africa that can create
positive effect and bring something fresh and bright to everyday routine life.
Such ethnic
style of interior wins the popularity among people nowadays. The general African
style supposes cheerful and sunny colors, the color of sun and sand. They match
with the blue color of the sky, green color of oasis and jungles and black
color of African nights.
The typical
material for furniture and interior items is everything natural, that is bamboo,
rattan, wood, clay and stone.
The
elements of flora and fauna add innate and vivid look to interior decoration.
Live plants, as small palm trees, ficus, fern, mini baobab or the interior
items with prints of thereof may be placed in the corners or on the walls. Find
and decorate your place with pictures, sculptures or statues depicting animals
or plants. Skin of animals with fangs and claws is perfect for the floor. Images
of lions, crocodiles, elephants, giraffes, rhinoceros and buffalos can be
employed on any furniture item. An ostrich hiding the head in the sand or
marabou looking from the high to your place will draw unconcealed attention of
friends and guests.
The covers,
linen and curtains with colorful birds will look stylish and add some ethnic flavor
and attitude of something festive and winning.
Rich color
and plain abstract forms though somewhat primitive reflect the outlook not troubled
by civilization.
First get a
picture in your mind as to what you want to create and everything that you
purchase or make must fit into that picture, so that it all flows together in
harmony. Some strokes of African style are good if you are a changeable person
and may change your interior sometime in the future. If you are ready to have
African style interior for a longer time, you may decorate your walls and
ceiling with more colorful items to match the interior and the general theme.
The best
solution for the walls and ceiling is painting or decorative rough stucco work
in warm orange or brown notes. Some 'rock African paintings' can be added to
the walls or the ethnic room borders.
Ceramic granite
is good for the floor that imitates the natural stone or wood. However with any
primitive or other style we live in the century of high technologies and
consider the heating system for the floor and still, it is hot in Africa!
When you
come to furniture, you'd better opt plain, somewhat brutally shaped furnishing
without any pretentious elements. If you see your room with lighter elements, choose
wicker or forged furniture. And trunks are more likely than European tallboys
to the overall theme in the room.
The handicraft
in Africa is always combined the art work with utilitarian items assigned for
everyday use.
The handcrafted
items include tableware, statues, boxes, curtains and covers, forged items, masks
and weapon like spear, bow and arrows. Such artifacts will add some exotic
feeling and the interior will look more ethnic.
Wooden or
clay dishware should be of natural clay color, while statues should be made in
dark brown or black colors.
The skin of
cheetah or zebra casually placed on the floor will perfectly match the Bushman
spear in the corner of the room.
Use masks
carefully since you cannot know for sure which ritual purpose of them will
affect you.
Maximum natural
elements, plainness and artlessness, unique details matching the magic world of
the black continent will make the interior peculiar and eye-striking.
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