| Usually, people who choose to build or buy a log home | | | | distressed look tables and rusted-metal lampshades. |
| are unconventional souls-"free spirits." The decor inside | | | | Windows treatments in a log cabin should be simple. |
| their homes is as unique as the outer appearance. Not | | | | Typically, log cabins in pioneer days had very plain |
| long ago, decorating such a home was a challenge, | | | | window coverings. Their main purpose was to control |
| since the pieces sold in a typical furniture store didn't | | | | the amount of light and heat/cold that came in. |
| fit-either in size or style-the interior of a log cabin. | | | | Because today's log cabin homeowners usually hold |
| However, as log cabin homes have become more | | | | nature in high esteem, and windows are ways of |
| popular, specialized furniture, as well as floor and | | | | bringing the outdoors in. So, window treatments are |
| window treatments have evolved to fit this decorating | | | | simple so as not to distract from the natural light or |
| niche. | | | | view outside the window. |
| Simplicity and natural ambience are key factors in log | | | | Natural fabrics are the most popular choices for |
| home decorating. With an increasing number of | | | | decorating a log cabin home. They range from |
| choices in log cabin style today, it can be easy to go | | | | single-colored muslins to heavy-textured woven |
| overboard with rustic pieces, resulting in a cluttered, | | | | blankets and rugs. In between is a wide variety of |
| busy look instead of the simple, peaceful feeling most | | | | coarseness of cloth, prints and grains of leather. Using |
| homeowners want. Creating the right balance takes | | | | one main type of fabric in a room allows you to |
| careful consideration of each purchase. | | | | accessorize simply by substituting a different texture, |
| You will want to offset each intricate piece with a | | | | and maintains the simple feel so right for decorating a |
| more plain counterpart. For example, if your wooden | | | | log cabin home. |
| bed frame has exquisitely carved detail, a simple single | | | | Americana folk art fits the log cabin decorating theme |
| or two-toned quilt will show off the handiwork better | | | | perfectly. In addition to human-made art, many people |
| than a busy-patterned Native American blanket. Pay | | | | make the most of Nature's artwork. Birch wood |
| careful attention to the balance of plain and complex | | | | frames for photo collections, leaf-prints and pressed |
| patterns in the living room, too. Often, log cabin homes | | | | flowers under glass blend with antler coat or mug |
| have very large living areas, so they can handle a | | | | racks to highlight living in harmony with the natural |
| number of woven patterns. Offset them, however, | | | | world, the spirit that lies at the heart of all log cabin |
| with simple clay or carved wooden bowls on natural or | | | | home decorating. |