Antique stores, old barns or thrift shops are excellent places to shop for rustic decor.
If you enjoy Southwestern, country or Western decor in your home, giving your yard a rustic look is an ideal way to display your personality and tastes to the world. The style lends an old-fashioned air of familiarity to the lawn area, and looks inviting to family and guests. This type of yard is perfect for sitting on the porch and whiling away the hours during pleasant weather. Choosing the correct type of yard art and other decor to enhance this style is not time-consuming, thanks to the readily available supply of antiques and rustic-looking accessories. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Find an old, dilapidated wagon wheel to set against your house exterior. If you live in a farming community or know someone with an old barn, they are likely places to hunt for this type of item.
2. Hang a cast iron door knocker on your front door or a wreath decorated with cowboy spurs, a lasso, leather strips, feathers or horseshoes.
3. Set an old wooden chair somewhere in your lawn area. Plant morning glory seeds near each leg. They will climb up and twine around the chair as the vines grow.
4. Find a rusty wheelbarrow and fill it with dirt or put a wooden planter box down inside it. Select flowering plants for the wheelbarrow planter. Push it into a sunny or partially shady area depending on which types of plants you select.
5. Invest in metal shepherd hooks to hold wood or rustic-looking flower pots filled with flowering plants or cacti.
6. Position wood edging around your flower garden to create a rough-hewn perimeter. Another idea is to use wood beams for the perimeter.
7. Purchase some Adirondack chairs with a distressed finish to provide seating in your yard area. Another idea is a wrought iron bench.
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