How many of us love animals even if it is just looking from a distance? Animals are amazing creatures to behold. However, sometimes we can go a bit overboard with the animal décor within our own homes. Ever seen a taxidermy possession glaring at you from the side wall or above a mantle? There are many tasteful and less startling ways to invite animal décor within your home so let’s explore different ways on how to go about that.
Use animal prints in small accents
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Use trending animal prints into your interiors:
It can be a challenging task trying to create spaces for your animal décor to have. For some, displaying your animal pride maybe setting small decorative animal figurines on your book shelves or have them hanging on the wall within your home. For others, it could be the childhood memory of beloved pet or perhaps the mascot of cherished athletic team printed on posters or extremely large images. Figure out the proportions of your space and how much you want to display your animals.
Mixing patterns and animal prints
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More elusive ways to display animal décor:
Bring in your animal décor with artwork and accessories. Some truly great ways to bring in your animal décor is by way of art. Such as paintings or murals of the animals that you would like to occupy the space. Select animal portraits that reflect your or your family’s personalities. For the children’s room try soft and cute animals like koala and panda bears, but for more of a man-cave lions, tigers, and bears for the strong masculine appeal.
animal print furniture idea
Brighten your interiors with your textiles:
Animal printed textiles carry so much flare and style by itself, just imagine what it does to the interiors. Choose to use them in your bedding, accent pillows, rugs, wallpaper, bath or kitchen accessories, and furniture pieces. A natural black and white zebra print on an ottoman or accent chair can make all the difference to your space. Consider your design style and how much print you want to play in your room, too much can be overwhelming and hectic for the eyes. Apply animals to a few key areas that should do the trick for your space.
Who doesn’t like animals? We all like at least one animal on this planet and some of us go even further to make that animal come alive into our own homes. It’s just sometimes it can be a bit problematic when trying to create a visual appeal with such a bold and powerful piece such as an animal print or image. So take a look over the ideas above and be inspired to see how they can work out for you!
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