{"id":1610,"date":"2011-05-10T14:44:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T18:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hickoryfurniture.blogs.eprevue.net\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2011-05-10T14:44:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-10T18:44:00","slug":"tribal-interior-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/tribal-interior-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribal Interior Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-meta\">Last Updated Tuesday, May 10, 2011<\/div> <p>Many people enjoy the warm and inviting\u00a0look of tribal design, and there are several ways you can add a touch of tribal or afro-chic design to your home d\u00e9cor.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Textiles:<\/strong> It&#8217;s no secret that beautiful cloth and textiles are made in the many\u00a0villages of Africa. For example, Kuba cloth is most often found in the Congo\u00a0and features both complex and simple geometric patterns that can be worn as a\u00a0wrap or skirt or displayed as artwork. Kente cloth is another type of textile that\u00a0is most often woven by the women of Ghana. It consists of 4 inch wide strips\u00a0made of colorful silk cloth that are pieced together to create larger pieces. Often\u00a0used for ceremonial purposes, this fabric can be used in your home to\u00a0sew accent pillows, as a window valance, or even to upholster small ottomans and\u00a0footstools.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Folk art:<\/strong> It is always fun to display art pieces that depict different\u00a0world cultures. If you have\u00a0traveled\u00a0to these areas and purchased\u00a0your own pieces, all the better. If you haven&#8217;t, a\u00a0local store that specializes in global items is worth a visit. Here you can find\u00a0hand-carved wooden figurines, colorful boxes, woven baskets, painted masks, etc.\u00a0These items will add life and a touch of history to your bookshelves, tabletops or\u00a0walls. Take the time to learn a little bit about each piece such as the area they are\u00a0from, what tribe created them, the method of production, and you will enjoy them\u00a0all the more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Color:<\/strong> Afrochic or tribal design can include bright colors that are created from the earth such as red from clay, golden yellows from plants, blue from berries\u00a0and green from grasses. A tribal palette can also be very neutral and include a\u00a0combination of brown, tan and black for a sophisticated look.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As with all \u201cthemed\u201d design, be careful not to go overboard. There is no need to make a\u00a0room look like a safari to enjoy this friendly, inviting decorating style.\u00a0Many people enjoy the warm and inviting look of tribal design and there are several ways you can add a touch of tribal or afro-chic design to your home d\u00e9corating style.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Many people enjoy the warm and inviting\u00a0look of tribal design, and there are several ways you can add a touch of tribal or afro-chic design to your home d\u00e9cor. Textiles: It&#8217;s no secret that beautiful cloth and textiles are made in the many\u00a0villages of Africa. For example, Kuba cloth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,68,1],"tags":[26,12,145],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1610"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}