| Probably in line with the trends of going green and | | | | Old West forms. In some styles lamps with |
| environment conservation, today the movement | | | | fringes or tassels such as the Tiffany style ones |
| is to decorate homes in the Western style. The | | | | would fit in, but for more rustic decoration styles, |
| concept eschews man-made items like metal and | | | | rawhide shades may be more appropriate. It will |
| glass as much as possible, instead preferring | | | | be easy to research what fixtures are common if |
| natural materials like leather, wood, animal parts | | | | you know which years you wish your decoration |
| and stone. The styles encompass even lighting | | | | to reflect. The lamps may even use metal of |
| fixtures such as the chandelier and old-style | | | | brushed or wrought iron varieties rather than |
| Quoizel lighting items design based on Western | | | | wood, but they should be in keeping with the rest |
| lines. Overall motifs may be Native American, | | | | of the decorative items you use. |
| Arizona or Southwestern, Old West of cowboys | | | | Wall lighting fixtures such as sconce lights may |
| and wagons, or even outdoors which comprises | | | | also be styled in the Western motif, generally of |
| nature and wildlife. Following are several tips to | | | | metal, but using wood and leather may be more |
| create a Western-like lighting ambience in your | | | | evocative. Carved wood sconce lights would fit |
| home. | | | | cottage or log cabin interiors, while metal would |
| See the light in colors. Western-style decoration | | | | suggest the ambience of better Western homes |
| colors should be warmer and nature-oriented. The | | | | or hotels. Perhaps you can base your lighting |
| color red and its many hues may suggest sunsets | | | | fixture decorations from Western movies, as |
| in the desert or plains; while brown, black, or beige | | | | movie set decorators are more knowledgeable |
| denote nature at various times or locations like | | | | about the era they portray in the films, down to |
| forests, night, earth, trees. Select your over-all | | | | the lighting details of the room, cottage, cabin or |
| décor motif and work around it in | | | | hotel of the time. |
| choosing lighting fixtures. | | | | Lastly, the fixtures you use must conform to the |
| Antler lights can be appropriate to most, if not all, | | | | over-all theme and motif of the room or home |
| Western decorating styles. Antlers sheds or not | | | | decoration. If you opted for the Western style |
| are fixed with light bulbs at the points to simulate | | | | you cannot mix in Native American fixtures, even |
| the rustic candle light of long ago. These are great | | | | if cowboys fought Indians in Western folklore. |
| in portals and dining rooms of house interiors with | | | | Pistols, rifles, horses, saddles, spurs, lassoes, and |
| the log cabin or cottage look. They also look very | | | | boots are some of what Western style |
| nice in game rooms or bars, and best when | | | | decorations consist of, so the lighting fixtures |
| accompanied by replica muskets, bows and other | | | | must complement them, too. Best if the lighting |
| old hunting paraphernalia on the wall. | | | | fixtures are made with them, but that is for |
| Lamps may also accentuate a Western style | | | | another time. |
| interior when the designs are derived from the | | | | |