{"id":419,"date":"2010-02-03T17:56:05","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T17:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/?p=419"},"modified":"2019-01-29T15:39:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T15:39:12","slug":"be-inspired-by-nature-when-decorating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/be-inspired-by-nature-when-decorating\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Inspired by Nature when Decorating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-427\" title=\"butterflies\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/martha-stewart-butterfly_d3f4dde3-11.jpg\" alt=\"butterflies\" width=\"157\" height=\"200\" \/>When thinking of decorating ideas for your home, what better place to get inspiration from than nature&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Decorating in this style should also mean a commitment to using eco-friendly materials, such as materials which are recycled or sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some tips of how to bring some of the beautiful, peacefulness of nature into your home:<\/p>\n<p>THE BASIC MATERIALS YOU WOULD NEED<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Essential materials to use include cork, bamboo and wood flooring.<\/li>\n<li>Natural materials for bed spreads, curtains, draperies such as linen and natural cotton.<\/li>\n<li>Wicker, willow and natural untreated wood furntiture and accesories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DECORATING THE WALLS AND FLOORS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The overall colour scheme of your house should be neutral \u2013 think cream, stone, beige.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to add detail, choose wallpaper, curtains or furniture with birds, butterflies, flowers, plants or leaves in the detail.<\/li>\n<li>Accent colours could include green, gold, turquoise, or pink, red if there are flower details on any fabric\/furniture\/wallpaper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FURNITURE<\/p>\n<ul> It is important to keep the furniture compatible with the rest of the look.If you have chosen a particular theme or pattern for the walls, try to keep it consistent with the furniture.<\/p>\n<p>It works well to find a plain colour within the pattern and use that for the furniture, or visa versa. If you want floral sofas and curtains, them choose a plain colour for the walls.<\/p>\n<p>Wooden furniture compliments this look nicely. Try shopping in vintage shop and antique shops for unique pieces.<\/ul>\n<p>EXTRA ACCESORIES<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For a nature-inspired look it is always a nice touch to bring some real plants into your home.<\/li>\n<li>If you are feeling quite adventurous try a white painted bird cage.<\/li>\n<li>Anything with butterfly motifs or flowers works well with this overall look.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>~Have fun and enjoy the sophisticated and beautiful final outcome~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When thinking of decorating ideas for your home, what better place to get inspiration from than nature&#8230; Decorating in this style should also mean a commitment to using eco-friendly materials, such as materials which are recycled or sustainable. Here are some tips of how to bring some of the beautiful, peacefulness of nature into your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":427,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,17,1],"tags":[41,51,55,56,68,79,96,117],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5397,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419\/revisions\/5397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}