Art and crafts have featured the horse throughout history. That means that there is no shortage of horse decor for living room embellishment. Whether you want the stuff of legends or modern variations on the theme, finding the right pieces for your home is fun and easy. Shop online, buying new or used, and get just the effect you want.
From the first person to tack a horseshoe over the door - open end up to hold the luck - to the most exotic picture of a unicorn, you have an enormous selection. The ancient Chinese and Egyptians immortalized horses in sculpture, pottery, and murals. Ancient reliefs showed Greek and Roman gods driving horses across the sky and flying them to heroic heights. Middle Age knights, brave cavalry soldiers, and American Indians rode warhorses into epic battles. Every little girl wants a pony. All of this human ardor for horses has been translated into art objects you can use to decorate your home.
Formal rooms can use statues of horses as table-top ornaments. More casual decor might call for one made into a lamp. One of the most flamboyant examples of statuary is the carousel horse, either a miniature or a full-size one right off a merry-go-round. One-dimensional decorations have graceful steeds on lampshades, mirror or picture frames, or pillows. An old-fashioned touch is a flat, heavy casting used as a door stop.
One traditional accent is the hunting print. These sporting pictures can be a single portrayal of a day in the hunt field or a series showing the meet from the start, when the Huntsman heads out with his hounds; through the 'run' over hill and dale and over walls and fences; to the final 'Gone to ground' when the fox finds a hiding place and the hunt is over. These colorful pictures are usually matted with red, which picks up the color of the red coats on hunt officials.
The hunt print is also effective on coasters, which look good on end or coffee tables. Similar pictures, prints, and accessories feature race horses, show jumpers, steeplechasers, and sulkies or coaches. If you have had the thrill of winning in competition, display your trophies on book shelf or mantle set out glasses and a decanter on a presentation tray, or fill an engraved bowl with ripe, red apples.
If you're tastes run to western art and accessories, that's another whole world to draw from. Cowboys and the horses that they rode have been popular in America since they first showed up in big hats and tooled boots. (Actually. Boots make a good accent piece, whether they are the tall black ones worn by English riders or a hand-stitched pair from Texas.) People decorate with original paintings and prints of lone cowboys in the mountains or desert, cattle drives and stampedes, or wild horses roaming the range. Artisans use horse motifs on rugs and throws, wastepaper baskets, magazine racks, and other useful items.
Western horsemen have always brought their outdoors world inside. A glossy saddle in the corner of the room, a bridle hanging on the wall, a saddlebag draped over a chair all make great conversation pieces. Horsey people love to share stories of their own or other's exploits. Since everyone likes horses, things that make us think of them intrigue and enchant.
For inspiration or to find great items new and used, browse the Internet. There will be everything from A to Z to make your personal space your very own.
From the first person to tack a horseshoe over the door - open end up to hold the luck - to the most exotic picture of a unicorn, you have an enormous selection. The ancient Chinese and Egyptians immortalized horses in sculpture, pottery, and murals. Ancient reliefs showed Greek and Roman gods driving horses across the sky and flying them to heroic heights. Middle Age knights, brave cavalry soldiers, and American Indians rode warhorses into epic battles. Every little girl wants a pony. All of this human ardor for horses has been translated into art objects you can use to decorate your home.
Formal rooms can use statues of horses as table-top ornaments. More casual decor might call for one made into a lamp. One of the most flamboyant examples of statuary is the carousel horse, either a miniature or a full-size one right off a merry-go-round. One-dimensional decorations have graceful steeds on lampshades, mirror or picture frames, or pillows. An old-fashioned touch is a flat, heavy casting used as a door stop.
One traditional accent is the hunting print. These sporting pictures can be a single portrayal of a day in the hunt field or a series showing the meet from the start, when the Huntsman heads out with his hounds; through the 'run' over hill and dale and over walls and fences; to the final 'Gone to ground' when the fox finds a hiding place and the hunt is over. These colorful pictures are usually matted with red, which picks up the color of the red coats on hunt officials.
The hunt print is also effective on coasters, which look good on end or coffee tables. Similar pictures, prints, and accessories feature race horses, show jumpers, steeplechasers, and sulkies or coaches. If you have had the thrill of winning in competition, display your trophies on book shelf or mantle set out glasses and a decanter on a presentation tray, or fill an engraved bowl with ripe, red apples.
If you're tastes run to western art and accessories, that's another whole world to draw from. Cowboys and the horses that they rode have been popular in America since they first showed up in big hats and tooled boots. (Actually. Boots make a good accent piece, whether they are the tall black ones worn by English riders or a hand-stitched pair from Texas.) People decorate with original paintings and prints of lone cowboys in the mountains or desert, cattle drives and stampedes, or wild horses roaming the range. Artisans use horse motifs on rugs and throws, wastepaper baskets, magazine racks, and other useful items.
Western horsemen have always brought their outdoors world inside. A glossy saddle in the corner of the room, a bridle hanging on the wall, a saddlebag draped over a chair all make great conversation pieces. Horsey people love to share stories of their own or other's exploits. Since everyone likes horses, things that make us think of them intrigue and enchant.
For inspiration or to find great items new and used, browse the Internet. There will be everything from A to Z to make your personal space your very own.
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