Change The Look Of Your Room To Patriotic

Change The Look Of Your Room To Patriotic

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Many home owners love to celebrate their country with patriotic accents in their homes. The current trend among interior designers is to add a rustic touch to the traditional red, white, and blue design. Patriotic decor is growing in popularity because it can be done on a small budget and still look beautiful.

Think of ideas you want to place in the room before you actually start decorating. You want to plan ahead before you actually start the remodeling for your patriotic flair. Show the pride you have in our country by using the basic red, white, and blue colors. You can also place a simple flag in your room on the wall to tie the theme together. Try making the flag the focal point in the room. If you are able to purchase a great antique flag frame, do so and place a wonderful American flag inside to create your focal point and the beginning of your patriotic design.

Some people feel that adding a lot of colors to the walls of their room doesn't look as good as it sounds. A few great ways to pull the color scheme is by getting one of those decorative borders this adds a bit of flair to the room. How about painting the room white, except one wall, this is where you could paint a nice bolder red, than hang the flag on that wall. This would be a very stunning look to a room that could have been boring.

Rugs offer another great accent to patriotic decor. If you choose a neutral wall color, you could bring in your bolder colors through a beautiful, Americana-themed rug. You could choose a solid colored rug in red or blue. You could even look for a rug with a stars or stripes theme. Keep in minds that rugs make great focal points! You could even design your room around a great patriotic rug. If your walls are a bold color, you could also choose a more neutral area rug to offset the bright colored walls. The options are truly endless with this design scheme, so get creative!

Stars are another important element of patriotic decorating. Rustic barn stars look beautiful when displayed on shelves or over a fireplace. You could even hang several stars on your wall in a random pattern, to showcase the various sizes and styles. Patchwork quilts also provide a beautiful accent to an antique-themed patriotic room. You can find beautiful old quilts in antique stores that were made in a red, white, and blue color scheme. You could drape on of these quilts across the back of a couch or hang it on the wall. Quilts can also be displayed nicely with a free standing quilt rack.

Candles also provide a nice accent to a patriotic room. You can find candles in a various shapes, sizes, and colors. Don't be afraid to use scented candles in a patriotic room. An apple pie scented candle can evoke childhood memories for many Americans and it is the perfect accent to a patriotic room. Draw memories from your childhood and browse through patriotic themed websites to get ideas. Add some beautiful paint, a patriotic rug, and a few quilts and candles, and your new room will be complete.

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Article by Abigail Foster from HouseofAreaRugs.com - the online area rug store for flokati area rugs.



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