Black Bear Rustic Decor: Give Mom a Bear Hug for Mother’s Day!

Black Bear Rustic Decor: Give Mom a Bear Hug for Mother’s Day!: Order soon to have a wonderfully unique Mother’s Day gift delivered to your Mom.  Bears are beloved by everyone no matter where they live,...

Give Mom a Bear Hug for Mother’s Day!

Order soon to have a wonderfully unique Mother’s Day gift delivered to your Mom.  Bears are beloved by everyone no matter where they live, as they evoke wonderful memories of vacations, favorite stuffed toys and beloved fairy tales.

Gift choices range from good looking to charming to whimsical; shop soon to ensure delivery by Mothers’ Day or your mothers’ next birthday.

Our bear-themed gift suggestions include:

·         Rich luxurious throws and comforters

·         Colorful shams & duvets

·         Aspen wood etched serving trays

·         Beautiful stitched throw pillows

·         Good-looking lamps, sconces and candle holders

·         Rustic tableware in a variety of patterns

·         Whimsical garden accessories

If your mother loves the outdoors, cherishes animals or just loves bears, Black Bear Rustic Décor has a unique gift waiting for you to select and send today!  Happy Mother’s Day!

Spring & Summer Weddings with a Rustic Theme

Brides everywhere are planning their weddings and looking for ways to make their special day unique and personal.

How can that be accomplished for those brides who love the rustic lifestyle?

Incorporating wildlife and mountain –themed décor and accessories into the day is a fun and creative way to express your love of the great outdoors. (Many men will appreciate this theme more than flounces and flourishes too.)

From a nature-inspired color palette to party favors made from natural elements to  country, folk or cowboy tunes, a  rustic-themed wedding party can deliver sophistication with a Rocky Mountain (or Sierra) high!

Here are some ideas to consider:

·         Carved bears create a whimsical and charming entry (and after the party will look great in your yard or on the deck)

·         “Awe” and “Ahhhh” inspiring wildlife prints will entertain as well as inspire and provoke lively conversation among strangers meeting for the first time

·         Wooden tableware,   wrought iron candle holders and burnished lamps create a romantic log cabin ambiance

·         Western style linens used with beautiful Concho napkin rings in brilliant silver with turquoise gems provide a rich and unique fashion statement  for the table

·         Vines, wildflowers and grasses displayed in rustic vases,  pitchers and sconces bring the outdoors inside and are a creative alternative to flowers from the florist

·         Carved frames,  artisan-crafted trays and hooked pillows make unique and lasting gifts for bridesmaids and attendants

Creating a charming, rustic environment for your celebration is a wonderful way to share your love of the outdoors, your appreciation for nature and your plans for a future filled with beauty and personalized style!

blackbearrusticdecor.com specializes in cabin accessories, rustic decor, cabin decor and black bear decor.

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Decorating a Child's Room with Rustic Decor

Decorating a child's room is always fun, especially when it's in a rustic home or cabin.  But where do you start?

Here are some steps to consider:

• Decide on a budget. It's up to you if you're going to do a little or a lot (and you don't have to spend a lot to transform a child's room).
• Decide how the room is to be used.  Will your child be studying in the room?  Having friends over to spend the night? Doing crafts? Using the computer?
• Most children need help with organization.  Consider exactly where your child needs help with organizing, for example is it with clothes, toys, books, sports equipment?

Once you've answered the questions above, it's time to start the decor process.

Bear in Inner tube Lamp

• A good place to start is with a "dream file". Start collecting clipping ideas from magazines and printing ideas from the internet (we love pintrest.com) of furnishings and rooms that you love.  Photos can be of entire rooms you like, or specific elements, such as a cool bunk bed, poster or storage ottoman.
• Most importantly get your child involved gathering ideas and comparing likes and dislikes.
• Once you have a dream file, you can sit down with your child and discuss colors and the overall style of the room.  Which dream photos do both you and your child love? Which concepts make your child really "light up"?
• Does the child’s room need to flow with the rest of the rustic home, or can it be completely different? 
• Consider having a theme. Black bear decor, fishing decor or and wildlife themes are easy and fun themes for children's rustic home bedrooms.
• Keep in mind, having a timeless backdrop is an easy way to accommodate your child's changes in interests as they grow.  A denim or basic ultra suede bedspread can given a completely different look over the years and seasons by changing out pillow, skirt and sham themes.
• Once you have a style direction, include your child - depending on their age- in the shopping process (what a great way for children to begin to understand budgeting).
• If purchasing all new rustic furnishings isn't a financial priority, consider consignment stores and making projects out of re-furbishing furnishings like bookcases and night tables. These projects can be lots of fun for children to be involved in, particularly when it's for their own rustic bedroom. 
• Don't forget details, sometimes changing dresser handles or adding a new lampshade or finial can make a significant difference to a rustic room. As the old adage goes "design is in the details"!
• Murals or borders are something you and your child can paint together and they can broaden a theme or rustic design (and be easily painted over if your child outgrows the theme).
• Sometimes just a few new furnishings such as a soft wildlife bedspread, wildlife pillows or canoe themed throw rug, or some paint can bring a whole new look to a child's rustic decor bedroom.

Bear and Moose Cabin Bedspread

Cross Lamp

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Aspen Bear Trays Just In

Handcrafted Bear Trays

Bear Trays

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Full Moon in Graeagle

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Striking Wood Burned Mirrors are Standouts in Home Decor

Wood burning is an art that has been around many years.  It takes artistic skill, a steady hand and lots of patience, but the results are truly “one-of-a-kind”.  Wood burned home furnishings, such as wood burned mirrors, are collectibles that look fantastic in rustic cabins and mountain homes. 

Western Cowboy Decor Mirror

Deer Decor Wood Burned Mirror

To create a wood burned mirror, the artist starts with hand-selected wood for the particular mirror.   Fir, redwood, pine and cedar are favorite choices.  Most often they look for pieces with good integrity and with knots and interesting patterns to be included in the work.

Wood burning requires a special tool called a “woodburner” that has tip which heats up to 600 -900 degrees. Many wood burning tools have interchangeable tips that change the width of the burning stroke and depth of the stroke, which makes variations in the color.

Wood burning is sometimes done in conjunction with painting the wood, which has interesting results, as with this mirror:

The birch tree on this rustic mirror looks three dimensional

There are many techniques used to create the detail in a wood burned pieces such as this mirror. The artist drags the tip to make slow deep curves, presses deeply to make dark lines, and uses the side of the tool’s point to create shading.



Look closely at the fawn’s back to see the detail wood burning entails.

Black Bear Rustic Decor has sold handcrafted wood burned furnishings and cabin accessories for years. We love handmade rustic furnishings like these wood burned mirrors. It’s an art that marries so well with rustic decor and inspires us to further appreciate the beautiful detail of the nature it captures.

Here's a quick decorating test, just for fun. Answers follow at end.

A. "Rhythm" in interior design means:

1. The overall feel of the room
2. Design term used when the measurement across the room is even, and the width is an odd measurement
3. A conscious repetition of shape or color that creates unity invites your eye to move throughout the room

B. Which is the ideal distance from your dining room tabletop to the bottom of the light fixture hanging over it, assuming you have an eight foot ceiling?

1. Between 30 and 36 inches
2. Depends on the shape of the fixture and ceiling height
3. Hang it at whatever height looks right to you and that provides enough light to the eating area

C. How big should your dining room chandelier be?

1. As wide as the dining table
2. A foot less than the width of the dining table
3. 2/3 to 1/2 the width of the dining table 

D. “Scale” means:

1. Having similarly proportioned furnishings together
2. Selecting smaller proportioned furniture for a smaller space
3. Putting larger sized furniture and taller lamps in a big room with high ceilings

E. Which of the following is not accurate:

1. “Contrast” refers to changes in color, motif and other differences.
2.  When a room has “harmony” it has both variety and unity.
3.  Balance, contrast, rhythm are key decorating principles, but proportion is not.

Answers

A=3
B=All three are correct
C=3, although this isn't a "hard rule", just make sure that your fixture isn't so wide that guests are hitting their heads as they get up from the table!

D=All three are correct

E=3

 

About us: Black Bear Rustic Decor is based in the Sierras in the historic mill town of Graeagle (pronounced “Gray Eagle”) about an hour north of Lake Tahoe. Our shop specializes in cabin accessories, cabin decor and unique one-of-a-kind furnishings handcrafted by local artists. The beauty and timeless appeal of Graeagle, which looks much like it did back in the 1850’s, is inspiration for our rustic furnishings. We love helping people, who love the great outdoors as much as we do, to capture its rustic beauty within their homes.

Five Popular Ways to Change Your Rustic Decor for Spring

1. The sounds of birds chirping should get your creative juices going! Decorate with a bird theme and incorporate the colors of your favorite feathered friends. Robin’s egg blue and canary yellow are just two bright ideas.

2. Scatter flower themed throw pillows throughout the house to bring the outdoors in. Pick up the colors of your favorite stems and add throws in those colors for even more interest.
3. Pick a garden item you are fond of and bring it indoors. Bird houses, for example, are colorful and whimsical and can be found on sheets, towels, pillows and as lamp bases.
4. Mother Natures’ Spring palette provides many ideas for a continuous theme throughout the house. Or, use one color per room: a yellow guestroom, grass green bathroom and crisp blue and white great room.

5. Spring is the time of birth and renewal. Reflect that in your house with prints, pillows, linens, dishware and more featuring small animals, butterflies and flowers. It will reflect the happiness and joy of the season.
Look through the Black Bear Rustic Decor web site for more beautiful and cost-effective ways to give your home a fresh look for the season!

About us: Black Bear Rustic Decor is based in the Sierras in the historic mill town of Graeagle (pronounced “Gray Eagle”) about an hour north of Lake Tahoe. Our shop specializes in cabin accessories, cabin decor and unique one-of-a-kind furnishings handcrafted by local artists. The beauty and timeless appeal of Graeagle, which looks much like it did back in the 1850’s, is inspiration for our rustic furnishings. We love helping people, who love the great outdoors as much as we do, to capture its rustic beauty within their homes.