SouthWest Bedding

Southwestern decorating conjures up images of homes in Santa Fe with adobe walls, Terra-cotta rooftops and beautiful sunsets. But it is not limited to open country and grand mesas. Your city block, mountain hillside or country haven will do perfectly.

To appreciate southwestern style is to appreciate its roots, a vast and colorful yet harsh and yes inhospitable at times country. There are low grassy valleys and high plateaus, large volcanic mesas and thick mountain forests sometimes side by side. The materials for the homes, interior designs and decor are all contributions of bright colors, dry air and the people living there.

Southwest architecture is as varied, as the landscape itself. The Spanish influence is found in many old haciendas, mission style churches and adobe houses dotting the countryside. When we think of southwestern architecture we picture adobe homes of earth and water mixed with straw, formed into bricks and sun dried. Easily produced and available it became a primary building material. Because of continual maintenance of adobe it came necessary to finish it with stucco, a mixture of cement, sand and water. Southwestern homes have fireplaces, some in every room. A popular fireplace is a corner adobe fireplace, known a beehive. Typically not found north of the southwest, but becoming popular in southwest decorating.

Walls are made of adobe and finished with either a smooth or rough surface, depending upon the inhabitant’s preference. Ceiling construction is large beams, with smaller load bearing posts. Ceilings are sometimes covered in plaster between the beams. Windows were often small and inset to provide cooling. Many windows are halo arched in the style of the early Spanish missions. The windows often had interior shutters for protection from both the weather and hostiles. During the time of Spanish colonization, ironwork was included in all buildings. Handcrafted by local blacksmiths from discarded weapons and tools, it’s found in all areas of a home. Creativity abounds with beautiful wrought fixtures, lamps, branding irons, and handrails. Scrolls, curvatures, and loops are trademarks of these treasured handmade objects.

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And now what’s all this got to do with bedding? For the most part nothing except that southwest bedding is also influenced in its styling and appearance with those same roots. When you create your bedroom decor you will put together a style that is warm and inviting with paint colors, decor and bedding accents that come together for a magnificent retreat. After all you spend 30% of your time there and it should invite, entice and draw you to its warm cozy atmosphere. You will use bedding such as a duvet cover or southwestern bedspread. With it’s eclectic nature western bedding and quilts are also a favorite. Should you choose a duvet, comforter or bedspread? What’s the difference?

Enter the world of comfortable sleep at Quality Bedding Sets and let your imagination run wild.
Create the room you want without spending a fortune. Use our bedding, your imagination and even some of those old furnishings you packed up and forgot about. Give them and your bedroom a breath of fresh air.

So if you want southwest style keep it colorful, simple and earthy, and of course inspired by home and nature.