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Kenyan paintings, as well as other accesories mostly carved out of wood, some made of cast iron are often included in decorating such spaces.
They add that aspect that identifies a Kenyan inspired interior decor from a distance and brings exotic luxury into modern homes.
Natural Interior decorating materials, natural home fabrics and textiles, dark brown colors and exotic things like Kenyan Paintings can be used to highlight and create beautiful and comfortable interiors.
1.This piece focuses on an important element of ethnic interior decorating. Contrasting bright and dark colours, geometric decorating patterns and tribal art are all blended together.
2.Kenyan decor colors range from the bright yellows, deep orange, bright red hues to all the brown shades. Terracotta, brick, sand and all warm colors add comfort and coziness to a decorated space.
3. Accent stone wall designs or white washed wall decoration, rustic wood boards, wooden tiles or laminate materials created with exotic wood types are excellent Kenyan design that look spectacular when incorporated in a design.
4. Kenyan designs look great with traditional and contemporary home furnishings. Modern kitchen utensils, tribal artworks, paintings, carved wood dishes, bowls and vases make gorgeous accessories that emphasize Kenyan decorating style.
5. Faux animal skin can also be utilized in decorating the bedroom, this can be blended with dark wood for the furniture and also contrasting colors can be included.
6. You should also remember to tone down on the tribal artwork so as not to interfere with the contemporary design we are creating. Too much of these will make the overall design look overdone.
7. Another way to design the Kenyan way is by incorporating the animal print pattern preferably on the furniture or if it is the bed you are focusing on, choosing animal print covers, would be appropriate.
8. Woven baskets are the most common of wall hanging you can go for when trying to design interiors the Kenyan way. The come in different sizes and normally in black and browns but all in all they have quite interesting patterns to stir up your walls.
9. Textured walls is also a great way to decorate your interiors. Go out of your way and create actual texture other than creating simulated texture for example using wall papers.
10. When most of your decoration entails tribal artworks, it is advisable to maintain a plain and pale wall to avoid the feeling of confusion that would be brought by having a patterned wall together with tribal artwork on the same design.
11. Lastly, your choice of color really matters, do not limit yourself to only using colors you've experimented with before. Go out of your way and try out new colors. Who knows, you will probably come up with an amazing color scheme.
