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Choose Southwestern Rugs For Handcrafted Rustic Wall Art

By: Nelson Montana

Southwestern rugs are an easy way to enhance that unique western, rustic or Native American look in your home decor. Because of their growing popularity, more and more home decorators are choosing to buy southwestern rugs online. Used as western accent 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 beautiful authentic Native American look. When buying American Indian style rugs, you will find many of southwestern rugs to choose from and will no doubt want to put a few of the most popular and sought-after rugs in your home decor. These rugs have an extensive history that has evolved over time and can truly be considered 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 unique colors and characters, symbolizing spiritual or historic events. An excellent example of this is seen in the Southwestern Spirit rug which combines a wide variety of colors and designs. The spiritual characters used in these rugs are made 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 involved 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 put into place by using a shuttle to weave different colored yarn together, making large-scale geometric characters and designs. Initially, Navajo rugs as well as those of some other Southwest Indian tribes were made of hand-spun cotton thread. However, after the wool of domestic sheep was introduced to the region by the Spanish settlers, the people primarily used wool to weave their colorful rugs and other traditional weaving.

Today, many of the modern southwestern rugs come from areas where Spanish and Native American histories come together to create one-of-a-kind designs. Southwest rugs, with their natural earth tone colors and one-of-a-kind southwestern designs make them excellent for rustic home decorating. If you are searching for great southwestern rugs, you will likely purchase from American companies or directly from Native American weavers. Buying rugs from Navajo or other American Indian tribes not only allows you the satisfaction of knowing that you have a southwestern rug that is woven by Indians but also helps to support the Native American heritage of rug weaving, and the people who themselves sell their rugs, blankets, and Native American art.

The rug you purchase will certainly depend on what your tastes are and what kind of decorating you have in mind. 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 an entire home using a rustic theme, you will come across many designs and colors available to choose from. Among these options you will be able to choose from Zapotec rugs with no two alike, to southwest table runners and southwestern tapestries. Home decorators love hand woven rugs because of the rich colors and textures. Whatever your decorating style and whatever your home decor needs, you will no doubt enjoy the richness of color and warmth brought to life in your home by decorating with southwestern rugs.

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Craig Chambers, director of Mission Del Rey Southwest, shares ideas on southwestern rugs and other lodge style accent rugs and offers unique tips on Wyoming style decorating. Visit his website now for unique decorating and gift ideas. www.missiondelrey.com

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