5 Ways African Interior Décor Can Change Your Apartment's Outlook
Loise lenser
Today African countries' population and economy are one of the fastest in the world record. According to fashion experts and predicts, the decor and designs from Africa are hitting the new market with many creative waves. This the reason for the strong inspiration from the colors, patterns, materials, and even animal prints in the design industry.
Also, black history is something that is often embraced through African culture. A home or place of residence is something close to heart and it is important that you would embrace your originality by bringing it closer to home. Decorating one's home comes with a lot of confusion and loss of mind I'm different ideas but it is understandable because however much you would want your home to be comfortable you would also like for it to reflect you as a person.
1. Toning and coloring
African interior design coloring is majorly a mix of dark and bright shades. With the growing trends and interest, I can say, the warm shade is also part of an African tone and color. Colour inspiration from the African homes ranges wildly from the exotic burnt orange sunsets, green lush rainforest, softly wistful Savannah, sunburnt earth evocation, crazy energetic market places to the old brown madhouses. Visiting scour galleries and even the flee markets on weekends to get original artwork from the local African, just as the saying goes from the horses' mouths is not regrettable and will give you a touch of originality. It can also feature a warm tone in walls, furniture, floors, and ceiling with the use of warm-colored lighting, upholstery and rugs, lamp covers, and curtains depending on how much far you want to go, and the cost you are ready to incur.
2.African artwork and crafts
The beauty about decorating an African inspired decor is that the decorations can be as bold or as bare as you want them to be. With the most seen African wildlife artworks being the lion, the leopard, and the zebra. Crafts and pictorial images of these animals go way beyond mere decorations to a symbol. The lion symbolizes strength, the leopard has highly revealed as a Master Hunter and the zebra symbolizes freedom.
3. African wildlife and prints
When it comes to the wildlife print one can either go for an imitation or the actual animal skin, it is still a sign of respect for Africa as a continent. From am African printed table clothes over your dining area to well interesting shaped skin rugs and carpet, it will fit ad apply anywhere in your house from the doormat to the cabinet at the corner store. You can have a piece of African printed clothe lay lazily on your kitchen counters, changing room, or even bathroom.
4. Accent furniture
Accent furniture is a simple way of adding character to a room. for you to make an African-inspired theme, it is also a necessity to add Africa inspired furniture whether small or big. You don't have to go all the way in having all your furniture designed in an African way, but you can add a chair in a corner of the room of a simple accent table or stool, to achieve this. One thing you must bring a lookout for when bringing in an item of accent furniture is the color, so as not to alter the already set theme, or else you may end up ruining everything. A nice chair or a centerpiece can be a think of and way also to make your floor area even attractive to the eyes of your visitors.
5. Basket weaving
You can dedicate a wall and decorate it with different patterns using different sizes of a weaved basket, in order to create an accent wall for yourself either in your bedroom, lounge, living room, or even your lobby. Thinks like a basket furniture flower vase, a cutlery holder, dish holders, tissue and towel holder, laundry basket, utility piece like a lampstand, and so on and so on the list is endless, can be made from crafted woven basket making your space look modern and respectful.
