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7 Jan, 2007 in art pottery by admin

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African Home Decor Guide - Buying Quality African Home Decor

The popularity of African home decor reflects in the growth of this trend over the last three years. More interior designers and buyers longing to spice up and add a sense of adventure to their homes have sought African decor items to fill that need.

For centuries the continent of Africa has produced inspired works of art people around the globe envy. For example, objects made from stone, clay, woods and other natural materials.

With the popularity of earth-friendly home decor products, African home accessories seem like a natural (pardon the pun) fit for today's demanding home decor market and consumer.

African decor produced from natural earth friendly materials continues to grow in popularity among interior designers. The most popular forms of African tribal decor is wood figurines, wood masks and animal wood carvings.

These African wood carvings often made from trees that replenish easily because of faster growth - as opposed to other trees. For example, trees such as bamboo, teak and other fast growing varieties.

Colorful African baskets of all sizes continue to grow as a popular home decor accessory, adding a splash of color and interest to any room. The popularity comes from the double benefits of a decorative piece that's also used for storage purposes.

Quality hand-made African home decor baskets crafted with various kinds of loom add variety to any home decor. The better quality form of loom is the horizontal pedal loom. The horizontal loom is most popular from the regions of West Africa.

The West African tribes of the Kasai and Kwilu territories located near the Central Congo developed a unique weaving technique. For example, the tribal women meticulously weave plush raffia or fiber on diagonal looms. Next they take the pattern and knot it in broad bands during the detailed weaving process. And finally the expert weaver completes the detailed steps by cutting the overhanging material to an even finish.

Inserting a colorful pattern, done in various ways adds a touch of color to the decorative African baskets. The most popular method? Meticulously hand-weaving with colored threads, the result is a stunning piece of African art that would brighten up any room.

Wrought iron African home decor accessories continues as a favorite because of its longevity. African statues and figurines of tribesmen, tribeswomen and popular animals throughout the tropical forest and East Africa represent consumer favorites world-wide.

African pottery is another popular African decor accessory used to add a look of adventure to any room in your home. African hand-made pottery usually employs many popular and recognized techniques. For example, rounded pots hollowed out with a continuous turning movement of the craft persons hands - at just the right angle and depth.

African gourde containers grow in West Africa. The gourde container, usually cut in half and their hard outer shells used to fashion decorative bowls, cups, plates and other vessels for water and food. These African bowls, decorated with various patterns of stripes and other colorful designs adds interest and authenticity. These African designs not only add interest to the piece, they often tell a story or give a positive message to the reader.

Quality African decor can add zest and life to any room. There's a category that fits every taste and lifestyle.

About the Author

Roy Primm, is publisher of Black Homeowner News, the largest source of information for African American homeowners. Discover the latest tips to managing a home in a recession. Plus informative videos, articles and the latest homeowner scams. Go to http://www.BlackHomeOwnerNews.com

Odor in wood furniture - How to eliminate it?

I purchased a beautiful wood buffet from Pottery Barn but it has a strong odor inside (when you open the drawers and inside the cabinet) and outside (you can smell it on the wood). I've aired it out; tried Febreeze spray; used scented dryer sheets; put bowls of vinegar and also potpourii inside, and yet it lingers. This store is willing to take it back for a credit, or even exchange it if I want. It matches my dining room table so I would want to exchange it and at least try another but what if the smell is on the new one also. I'm almost ready to have them pick it up and try a new one, but before I make that phone call, do you have any recommendations to permanently eliminate what is an odd but strong odor? Inside the drawers and cabinet I see particle board also. Thank you.

The only thing that's ever worked for me was actually taking the furniture outside, opening the doors wide, removing any removable shelves, and putting the whole lot in the open air for 24-72 hours. You can get rid of the smell that way, but I've not known any other way that works. Certainly not any cleaners, as it is usually the laquers or varnishes that create the smell and those smells have never been allowed to dissipate.

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