Southwestern Bedding Styles Any Room Into A Stunning Retreat

Southwest style bedding has become very popular and is available in a wide array of styles. A Southwest theme comfortably complements just about any space. For this reason, choosing a style is purely a matter of personal taste.

There are two steps to finding just the right combination of bedding. The first step is for the decorator to identify what about the Southwest is found to be inspiring. After that, all that is left is to combine colors and designs reminiscent of the image in the mind of the designer.

For example, a bedroom based on red-rock country and beautiful Sedona will combine red, orange and other tones tinged with brown, as well as irregular lines that mimic mountains in the desert. The national parks and monuments for which Utah is famous can make great bedding inspiration as well. The shapes of rock formations and hoodoos, like those found in Bryce Canyon National Park, for example, might inspire the use of interesting stitching patterns, and the same can be said of the archaeological ruins at Mesa Verde National Park. A Grand Canyon motif might evoke the sunset over the South Rim and the Colorado River rushing along in its depths.

New Mexico is a starkly beautiful land with a lot of material from which to draw ideas. Georgia OKeeffe and other painters of the artists' colony in Taos perfectly encapsulate the essence of the Southwest. Bright red chilies and other vibrantly hued ingredients from the world-famous cuisine of Santa Fe are a deep well of bedroom design ideas.

The most highly regarded Southwest themes are often those that come from the heritage of the Native American people, who have lived in the Southwestern desert and practiced their art forms and religions there since prehistoric times. The art of Navajo, Pueblo, Tarahumara, Hopi, Zuni, Havasupai and other native groups is beloved all over the world. Bedding that features these elements will call to mind the earliest inhabitants of America.

The decorator may wish to adorn the master bedroom or to add a bucolic touch to make a guest room feel more like a restful, rustic ranch getaway. Either way, southwest bedding inspired by the landscapes and peoples of the Southwest is a great choice. The breathtaking scenery and rich cultural traditions that inspire southwest style bedding are pleasing to the eye and evocative of America and its past.