African Decoration - How To Transform Your Home African Safari Style!
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 by Decor Guru Subscribe To Our Feed
The use of African safari décor in the western world is on the increase. Look out parents, your child may just want to create their own African safari setting.
It seems a trip to the mighty continent of Africa may be a far-flung dream for many but there is nothing stopping you from decorating your home African-style.
Anything from ornaments and artifacts to creating a jungle appearance are some of the popular forms of decoration people are turning to. But it seems children are the most enthusiastic about African safari creations within the home.
Decorating With African Decor
Yes, you could head to the nearest exotic shop and buy safari decoration but if you are on a budget, then this cost could become rather prohibitive.
Let’s take a look a few ideas to turn your son’s or daughter’s room into a safari setting.
6 African Décor Decoration Tips
- For the effect of vines, material such as braided twine is relatively inexpensive and by heading down to your nearest dollar store, you can pick up either green paper or garland and create a leafy look. Simply hang your vines from the ceiling.
- For animal effect, head down to your nearest charity store and pick up toys which would match an African setting. Lions, monkeys giraffes - as long as they are native to Africa. Yard sales are another great place to pick up old toys on the cheap.
- Bamboo and palm plants are excellent for creating a more realistic jungle effect.
- Transform a layer of netting into a hummock and put it in a corner of the room.
- African ornaments such as drums, spears and shields may take a little finding at the right price but can only give the room more Africa-style flavor. This is true safari decoration and worth looking for.
- Cut out animal pictures from books and paste them around the room. Use animal covered wrapping paper to decorate further and use a safari hat and a pair of binoculars for further effect.
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