Black bear decor consists of a wide range of items depicting black bears and related forest imagery. Items that work well in kids’ rooms include black bear wallpaper, curtains, room screens, lamps, hooks, bathroom accessories, blankets, rugs, door stoppers, switch covers, boxes, book ends and figurines. There are also black bear items made specifically for kids’ rooms such as kid-sized rockers, toy chests and sleeping bags as well as black-bear shaped furniture such as stools and chairs.

One of the advantages of using black bear decor is that it blends well with other wildlife decor and general forest themes. It also supports a rich rustic color scheme in shades of green, red and brown. The advantage of using black bear decor in a kid’s room is that whenever you use real-life or real-to-life black bear images, the designs and furniture can remain relevant for many years, reducing the need to repeatedly change the decor as your kids grow up.

You can use black bear decor throughout a room as the main focus point or place it in the background. For example, match black bear wallpaper to wildlife decor such as lamps depicting trout or blankets decorated with trees. If you have young kids, consider items depicting black bear cubs eating honey or climbing on each other, cartoon black bears or teddy bears. Whatever your budget or rustic theme, your kids will thank you for embracing the black bear in your design choices.

Tapestries

Used since the Middle Ages to warm up cold areas and add interest to wall, tapestries are a great way to make any room more stunning. They are typically larger, so they should be used on large walls where they will not overwhelm the room. They can be hung to fall behind furniture, but you should take care not to hide too much of the design. The perfect choice for chilly basements, adding fabric art to the walls will make the room quieter, warmer and more inviting.
Metal Art

Metal art is at home in any space from the front porch to the bedroom. Because it is resistant to moisture it is appropriate for outdoor applications, bathrooms and kitchens. Easy to clean, it’s also a great choice for dining rooms and even children’s rooms. The contrast of the metalwork against lighter colored walls allows the artwork to show up nicely even from a distance. This makes metal art a fantastic choice for the upper wall areas of two-story foyers and grand living rooms with vaulted ceilings.

Framed Art

Framed pictures are meant to be viewed and enjoyed, so they need to be placed where people can easily see them. Appropriate for any room in the house, they are a great choice for living rooms and bedrooms. Place them on a wall above a narrow table to create a strong focal point. They are also great for use in hallways where you want to add some interest without taking up too much space. Because it is resistant to moisture it is appropriate for outdoor applications, bathrooms and kitchens. Easy to clean, it’s also a great choice for dining rooms and even children’s rooms. The contrast of the metalwork against lighter colored walls allows the artwork to show up nicely even from a distance. This makes metal art a fantastic choice for the upper wall areas of two-story foyers and grand living rooms with vaulted ceilings.

Who’s buying these guns? Far less than one percent of the FBI’s background checks uncovered evidence of criminal activity, indicating that, overwhelmingly, American gun owners are law abiding citizens.

While 2011 statistics haven’t yet been completely compiled, the monthly totals that are available from that year give every indication that last year’s gun sales will be even higher. In November 2011, for example, firearm sales were up 16.5 percent over November 2010 sales. In fact, “Black Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving and the busiest retail sales day of the year, marked a new record for American firearm purchases with over 129,000 firearms sold.

Whether shooting to hunt, arming themselves for protection or simply shooting for sport, gun owners are pretty loyal to their firearms. In that sense, it’s no surprise that sales are up. Because gun enthusiasts are pretty darn enthusiastic.

Before, camouflage was typically for males, ranging from hunting accessories to everyday gear. With growing popularity, the materials are expanding. There are countless items you can buy that are colored with camouflage. Another good thing to come out of this is the set design, but range of colors you can obtain for these items, such as pink or purple camouflage.

The classic earthy tones are great, but would your teenage daughter want her room decorated in it? If not, why not try getting her a trendy pink comforter set? It offers a balance between nature and diva and it looks great. The bedding is not the only product grabbing attention. Mossy Oak is setting a new standard. They’re selling all things ranging from truck accessories to women’s underwear. I have to admit, the furniture they craft is exquisite and the perfect addition to a room. Trying to make the ultimate man cave? No problem, not when you have camouflage accessories for your bathroom or living room.

Mossy Oak fans are really enjoying how the company is envisioning new steps for a classic trend building into something more. Dodge just announced a Ram Truck endorsed by them, with Mossy Oak print on accessories inside the vehicle. The best part of all is this trend movement will continue to drive forward and evolve. Who knows what other Mossy Oak products will hit the market? Diehard fans will be first in line.

The western way of life combines the lifestyle of outdoor living into the home. Barbed wire not only is for fencing, but also whimsically wraps around an elegant mirror. Worn cowboy boots hold fresh cut wildflowers, or become a container to grow cactus out of a ripped toe. Displaying the cowboy’s love of his animals by using horseshoes to hold towels and hats, and beloved portraits of the animals a cowboy protects and cares for every day.

Decorating with western items speaks of the people living in the home, how hard they work and how much they respect the country around them. Leather and conchos from an antique saddle will frame a family picture. Antiqued metal from an old barn door will perfectly accent distressed furniture, showing that it still stands sturdy over years of hard work. Reminders of what is most valuable to a cowboy represent themselves in his home and say exactly who he is.

Outlaws, campfires and living off the land will come to mind when decorating with a rustic theme. The unique designs of a cowhide provide a unique accent to regular household items. Antlers may hold a candle, a towel or a picture of the children. Spurs that used to clank on wooden planks of a porch can now secure a curtain against a spring breeze. Old fence posts and wrought iron now become the head and foot board of a soft bed.

A western style speaks of times that are simple, unbreakable and something to be proud of. Whether the decoration is a statement of a lifestyle, or a tribute to the past rustic décor will have a lasting effect. Find these western items and use them around the house to add a personal touch to the home. Take the time to accent a room with everyday western items and its new use will become a valuable asset.

Dowel or Curtain Rod

An inexpensive ½-inch wooden down will work perfectly to hang your tapestry, and it will be invisible once it is hung. Purchase your wooden down from a craft store or hardware store. Pre-measure the width of your tapestry. Purchase or cut the dowel to be an inch shorter than the measured tapestry width. If you choose to use a curtain rod or hanging rod instead of the dowel, make sure it is the type that will fit flat against the wall. If it has decorative ends, you may want it to be pulled out past the width of the tapestry, so the ends will show at each end.

Rod-Pocket

For the rod-pocket method of hanging a tapestry, you will create a fabric tube-pocket at the top of the tapestry. To do this, cut a 3-inch wide piece of fabric and as long as the width of the tapestry, minus 1 inch. Muslin or cotton fabric works well for this purpose. Fold and press ½ inch along both long sides of the strip of fabric. Use straight pins to attach the strip of fabric centered to the top of the tapestry, leaving about a half inch of the tapestry clear at the top. Hand sew the fabric tube at the top and bottom, with the folds facing the back of the tapestry. Insert the ½-inch wooden dowel, or curtain rod, through the fabric tube. Use rod hoods, cup hooks or thin nails to attach the dowel to the wall.

For a more detailed description, here’s a how-to for installing a curtain rod, which also applies to rods for hanging tapestries. Good luck! With just a little learning curve, you can have a nice, evenly-hung tapestry gracing your wall.

For a nature feel, pictures of deer, elk or bears in their natural habitat are a good choice. These tapestries will greatly compliment any game that’s mounted on the wall, or rugs made of animal hides. The browns and greens are also calming colors to decorate with. And, of course, trees offer that natural feel as well.

For designs connected to American history and the southwest, use tapestries with turquoise and geometric patterns, evocative of Native American blankets. Some have this design as just the border around a center image, while others are entirely patterned, offering more versatility in where they are hung.

Pictures of the plains, mountains and farmhouses will evoke an old-fashioned feel and bridge the gap between outdoors and indoors. Having a tapestry of a landscape or building is a unique alternative to having a plain photograph or painting of the same image as it offers more texture and dimension.

Horses and buffalo tapestries are perfect for cowboy-themed decor. Pictures of rodeos, boots and cactus also tie into a rustic, country theme.

Stepping out of the conventional country theme, tapestries exploring hobbies such as golf or pool fit well in a rustic setting as long as they contain the appropriate color scheme.

The number of female gun owners is steadily on the incline. According to a National Shooting Sports survey, three out of five firearm retailers stated that they have seen a rise in the number of female customers. A Gallup poll revealed that 25 percent of American women own a firearm. Any way you look at it, odds are greater today than ever before that a woman you pass on the street is packing heat.

Many states, especially in the Midwest, have conceal and carry laws that allow women to protect themselves by having a weapon on their person in the event of a violent attack. Perhaps this is part of the reason that national statistics have seen a steady decline in terms of violent assaults over the past decade.

Of course, not all women who have made the choice to arm themselves are doing so out of fear. Some are certainly simply in the mood to let off some steam by shooting up targets at a practice range. In a safe and controlled environment, guns can easily lend themselves to helping to ease the stress of the person doing the blasting.

The sport of hunting is also a valid reason for an increase in female gun ownership. Just as the workplace used to have a glass ceiling, the world of the outdoor sportsman has also been almost exclusively male for many years. That is no longer the case as more and more women have begun to take part in the activity.

Not so coincidentally, the entertainment industry certainly reflects this increasing comfortableness with seeing women having a gun in their hands. Take a look at the television landscape and you will see no shortage of female figures of authority shouting for a criminal mastermind to “Freeze!” while pointing the barrel of a handgun at them, fully prepared to pull the trigger if compliance is not immediate.

From “Alcatraz” to “Fringe” to “Bones” to “CSI,” the concept of a woman holding a gun is commonplace in our culture. Whether that’s a reflection of a trend, or the reason for the trend is debatable, but either way the truth is the same. Women with guns have become the new normal.