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Feeling a little blah about your cabin bedroom? Adding a little creativity to your bedroom décor can create a rustic retreat you’ll love.

Bedding

With so many choices of bedding, it’s hard to know what to choose. You can go classic with tartans, traditional with quilts or casual with fleece. Because bedding can be such a dominate design element, choose the colors and patterns that, quite simply, appeal to you the most. Then you can add other design pieces to highlight the particular rustic style you’re trying to create.

Lighting

The right lighting makes any room come alive, and the same is true for bedrooms. A unique rustic lamp or lampshade can add interest to a room. And though they may not seem an obvious choice for the bedroom, ceiling fixtures such as pendants and chandeliers add a nice glow in just the right location. HouseBeautiful.com quotes designer James Huniford in saying, “A room should have multiple kinds of light to balance it and give it interest: hanging fixtures with uplights and downlights in them to add perspective, table lamps for tasks, and candlelight for coziness. It’s beautiful to group candles in twos and threes on tables and on window ledges.” With a little variety, you can light your bedroom up with a warm glow in the rustic style you love.

Seating

Seating groupings can provide a little spot to get away. This spread from SouthernLiving.com demonstrates. Use seating around a fireplace, in pairs for conversation, or tucked into a corner for a reading nook to create little spaces to get comfortable within your bedroom. You can also try a long bench or trunk at the end of your bed for an extra place to sit. As a bonus, a trunk will supply storage.

Accents

Bedrooms should be homey and comforting. That’s why vintage flair is such a good choice for bedroom accents. Collectibles, family heirlooms, and vintage-style items create that homey feel. This spread from CountryLiving.com gives tips on using art to make a room appealing and comfortable. Collectibles that can be hung on a wall, such as a washboard or other vintage country item, or unique wall art

These Wildlife Tiebacks attach to your wall to hold your curtains in a swag position away from the window. They provide both function and a little bit of adornment for your curtains and wall in your choice of bear, moose or pine tree. They come with color-matched hardware for easy installation. And with a rust finish, they can do a lot to add an outdoor, rustic touch to your cabin décor.

The above tieback designs also come in curtain rod brackets, with an accompanying rust-finish curtain rod, to add that same wildlife touch to your window treatments.

Cabin window treatments can be a key part of your decorating scheme. Whether you choose wildlife prints to accompany your love of the outdoors, or a southwest motif to complement the rest of your décor; whether you want a thick material to block out sun or a delicate lace to add a traditional feel and let in plenty of light, there are plenty of curtains out there to suit your needs.

Microsuede is made up of tiny fibers tightly woven together to create a soft and durable fabric, with a napped surface that looks just like real suede. Most importantly, perhaps, it’s abundantly soft and comfortable. And it’s fairly easy to clean, which is another bonus.

This Wildlife Microsuede Throw features that soft faux suede backed by an even softer tan faux fleece. Silhouettes of moose, bear, and pine trees make this a great fit for your cabin décor. And it’s a great way to make your couch cozy and welcoming for company in the winter months. Along with other pillows & throws, a warm, soft blanket has a way of making a cabin living room inviting.

A breakfast nook is a great place for casual dining in your home. It can make a feel cabin feel extra homey and welcoming and provide a place to snack, read and just be. Maybe you’re not in a position to remodel your kitchen to create a built-in nook, but with the right table and chairs, you can create one.

This Hickory Lakeview Pub Table and Barstool set comes in beautiful bark-on hickory to suit your cabin decor needs. The oak top of the table has a walnut finish, and the stools come in two choices of fabric. Both the barstool and the table are available in two heights to suit the needs of your kitchen. The simple addition of this table and chairs can create the perfect dining spot in your cabin kitchen.

If your home already has a built-in bar you’re looking to furnish with barstools, these hickory barstools have the same natural hickory finish in your choice of a rustic red or green top. They too are available in a second height to suit your needs.

Casual dining spots add fun and function to your cabin home. With the right furniture, you can create one of your own.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Have you shopped for your sweetheart yet? When choosing Valentine’s Day surprises, what matters most is tailoring your gift to the other person. A personalized gift of artwork, clothing or sweet treats lets the other person know you care.

This Personalized Love Bears Print can be customized to include the names of you and your loved one. If your special someone has an affinity for black bears, this art print might be just right. It’s printed with quality inks on canvas to make it an extra special gift. And it’s available in two sizes to suit your needs.

For more art items that can be personalized for your home, this Moose Wall Art is a metal art wall hanging that can be personalized with your name or the name of the vacation spot you share with your sweetie. This house plaque offers the same benefit in a scrolled iron sign with fleur de lis and that beloved black bear.

However you show your loved ones you love them this Valentine’s Day, make your gifts thoughtful and meaningful. And you’ll be sure to be shown some love in return.

This slide show from Southern Living highlights ways to light your bedroom. Table lamps, bedside sconces and pendants and overhead chandeliers and flush light fixtures can work together to provide perfect light for your bedroom. Whether your top priority is bedside light for reading or a lighting fixture with an abundance of style, by choosing the right lighting, you can create a comfortable boudoir.

With silhouette evergreens in a brown burl finish, this Timber Ridge Metal Lamp might be what you need for your cabin bedroom. It comes with a hand-sewn chocolate brown shade and uses one 75-watt max bulb. Rustic lamps can provide just the accent lighting you need for your bedside.

If it’s a fixture you’re needing, this Pine Cone Glow Pendant Light provides ample lighting in a targeted space, all in warm gold tones and pinecones for rustic flair. Or, for a smaller fixture, try this Pine Nook Pendant Light, which features cut metal pine trees.

Here’s a word you may not hear too often: ombre. Ombre refers to a gradient in color, kind of like tie dye. It can be used anywhere, from wallpaper to clothing to dinnerware. And it so often adds a classy, artistic look. According to this blog, ombre has been showing up everywhere lately, and many hope it will always be in style.

These Red Dawn Vases have an ombre effect, going gradually from deep blood red at the base to a brighter red at the top. They’re made from hand-blown recycled glass and come in triangular bases accented with beaded charms, and you can choose between two sizes to fit your needs. These pieces would blend well in a western décor scheme, but they would also transition well into a contemporary room or add a splash of artistry to a more rustic setting.

For vases with similar blends of color, check out these Fairhaven Pottery Vases, with an aged finish that transitions from red or turquoise to natural clay.  Similarly, these adobe pots offer an aged turquoise finish that blends with its soft clay base color.

Color so often makes a room what it is. By choosing cabin décor with artful, opulent colors, you can add a unique look to your rustic cabin.

From House Beautiful comes this list of 12 quick, simple changes you can make to your home décor to freshen it up. It may not seem like much, but simply reorganizing, rearranging or adding an accessory can have a big impact on the look of your favorite room. Item one is to organize with trays to give miscellaneous household items a place to gather. A tray on the coffee table can hold your remote controls, coasters, even snacks.

If you’re looking for a tray set to suit your cabin décor, consider this Black Bear Creek Tray Set. The set of two includes a large and small size to accommodate your needs. They’re made of durable resin with a rustic black bear print. Or if yours is a more western cabin, it comes in a Running Horse print as well.

Need a similar organizational touch in your kitchen? You might consider a pot rack. This Bear Family Oval Pot Rack comes with all installation hardware and 10 hooks to keep your pots handily within easy reach. It comes in a urethane-sealed rust patina finish, which, along with the laser-cut bear design, adds a rustic touch to your kitchen décor.

With New Year’s Day just behind us, it’s time to consider resolutions. Why not make your first resolution to brighten your home with organization and style?

A game room is a great place to spend time with family. Whether your crew is a rowdier bunch who plays billiards and air hockey or prefers more intellectual games like chess and checkers, games are a great way to bring everyone together. Do you have a room in your cabin devoted to games and family time? Even if you don’t have a spare room just for games, you can create a space dedicated to spending time together.

This Log Checkerboard Table with Stools might make a great addition to your game room, or it might just add an element of fun and family time to your living area. It’s made using solid craftsmanship and dark aspen logs, urethane sealed for protection. It includes a set of game pieces in a leather pouch and an authentic cowhide game board. And with those unfinished logs, it’s a perfect fit for your cabin décor.

If you’re looking for more cabin furniture for your game room, consider this Old Hickory Hoop Game Table. It comes with spaces for drinks and cards, and the top reverses to a dining table top. In addition, this Aspen Creek TV Console Table provides ample space for a TV and shelving for movies and games, all with sturdy construction and a bear carving design.

However you choose to furnish your game room or living room, make it a space for your family to enjoy each other’s company.

In rustic decorating 101, according to this article, a key element is using natural materials like unfinished woods, raw metals and antlers. To create a rugged mountain or western look, those natural materials are indispensable, and antlers can add particularly dramatic natural beauty. The key to using antlers successfully is to use them tastefully. Treat them as beautiful novelties found in nature, and don’t overwhelm a room with too many. Also keep in mind that reproduction antlers often look very realistic and can create the look you want without the price tag.

This Antler Wall Shelf features reproduced antlers that closely resemble the real thing. A faux bark-on wood shelf makes this piece both functional and decorative. It’s the kind of subtle decorative antler touch that adds a little rustic flair without overpowering the room.

Antlers have an abundance of uses in cabin décor. Antler lighting can take the form of lamps, chandeliers or sconces and can add a striking visual element to a room. And other antler décor can show up as furniture, wall art, even tableware.

So if you’re creating a cabin retreat, don’t miss out on the natural beauty antlers can offer. They can lean either rugged and masculine for a hunting lodge or pretty and graceful. Either way, they capture the essence of rustic décor.