How To Decorate a Room in Home American Decor

Introduction

The American home decor style is easy to incorporate into almost any home. American home decor can mean using patriotic items in your home, such as red, white, and blue, the eagle and stars. These decorative accents can be hung on walls or can be incorporated in other products, such as pillows with an eagle, or dishes with stars or the colors of the flag on them.

Step 1

• Look around your home for items that you already have that you can incorporate into the American home decor theme you are going for. You may be surprised that you have items tucked away in your home that can be brought out and showcased with your new theme. As mentioned above, items that are considered patriotic all fit in with this look, as do rustic pieces. Think back to items that were common in past errors. Tin candle holders and apple shaped items are two things that would fit in perfectly with this look. 

Step 2

• Furniture in the American home decor style is rustic. Think mission style or country. Furniture was made to be functional without a lot of thought given to decorative accents or fancy trims. The dining table often had benches for seating, rather than individual chairs. Furniture should look used and worn to give it the look of coming from past generations. You may want to distress furniture to give it that aged look.

Step 3

• American home decor style lends itself to braided or rag rugs. You would not find wall to wall carpeting in a home of this style. As with other elements of the house, flooring was simple. Generally wood with a rug over it in the middle of the room.

 

Step 4

• Visit a local craft store. Craft stores often have kids that you can put together and finish. American home decor is a very popular for do it yourself crafters so you will be able to find many items available at most craft stores. Whether it is a chalk board for the kitchen message center, or a distressed fire place screen with a painted flag, you are sure to find many items that can be used for the American home decor look you are working to acheive.

Step 5

• Shop flea markets, yard sales and second hand stores for items to use in your home. American home decor furniture and decorative accents often find themselves in these types of establishments. Buying this way will save you a lot of money over the cost of buying new. You can always refinish or paint items bought this way.

Tips

Look through decorating magazines for more ideas for your American home decor styled house.

Order catalogs that feature Americana and country decor items for the home and yard.

In addition to catalogs search online for onlne stores that feature these types of items.

Paint rooms in colors that were popular in the past. Bright colors were not used, creams, light greens, light yellow and light blue were all commonly used colors for the time period.

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