Try Southwest Bedding To Create Beautiful Western Home Accessories

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Saturday, 09 February 2008

More info... By Nelson Montana  Using southwest bedding is an easy way to create beautiful, rustic style in your home. A few years ago, I was searching for an easy way to decorate one of the rooms in my home and give it a touch of the old west. I found some southwestern blankets at a discount linen store and decided to use them as part of the western decor. I loved the country western look they created in the room so much that I decided to put them in all the rooms of my home to give them that beautiful, southwestern style you see in designer home magazines. Because I used these throw blankets everyday as bedspreads, shawls, or as lap blankets, I became interested in the history of southwestern blankets and began studying their origin. The more I read, the more intriguing the story became. I never knew that although very popular today with home designers and in modern style homes, southwest bedding for use in southwest home decor actually emerged in the early 1900's, when American Indian trade blankets were put on the market. Most people I come in contact with, believe that the western blankets they commonly use for southwest bedding were originally made by Native Indians. I also believed that, until I began reading about the beginnings of these southwest blankets and found that, although Native Americans were the prime inspiration for the designs and production of trade blankets, they were not the ones who made them. In fact, as you research the intriguing history of Indian blankets, you will discover that they were actually machine-made, and produced by large weaving companies for the sole purpose of supplying the Indians with needed blankets. These southwestern blankets were then sold to the frontier trading posts where the Native Indians would buy and trade them and use them to wrap themselves in instead of a modern coat or jacket. Another thing you will find interesting as you research the history of trade blankets to use as western bedding, is that as women became more interested in decorating their homes in the early 1900's, southwest decor and western designs rose in popularity. These "Indian blankets" as they came to be called, were sought after by people across the country who used them for southwest bedding and as decorative couch or chair covers to accent Native American home decor. The Indian trade blankets were great for covering exposed legs when in a wagon, sleigh or buggy, and in the new horseless carriages. Later on, they became popular as blankets and throws for camping, canoeing and a new hobby called motoring. Now days, you can easily buy southwest bedding online and in stores that sell rustic and Native American home decor. Whether used as a southwestern bedspread, blanket or bed throw, southwest bedding will add great charm to your home and decor. If you are looking for authenticity and traditional American Indian values and are searching for a great way to add southwestern style in your rustic home decor, then you will no doubt enjoy owning and decorating with southwest bedding. Craig Chambers is the director of Mission Del Rey and author offering free information online about how you can use Southwest bedding for beautiful country interior design. For more information visit http://www.missiondelrey.com Home And Garden Decor Share Your Opinion. (0 posts) Tag it: ?

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