Santa Fe style kitchen decor can make the kitchen you love into a welcoming place. Santa Fe designs blend elements of color, native styles, southwest charm and country comfort. Desert themes and Native American themes on standard kitchen items can turn your drab kitchen into a decorating delight. Does this Spark an idea?
Kitchen Linens
Adding Santa Fe Kitchen decor requires updating the everyday linens in your kitchen. Eat-in kitchens with tables offer an expansive area to include the elements of Santa Fe decor. Brown, red or tan tablecloths as a base with Native American themed place mats are a great starting point for adding this type of decor to your kitchen. Other linens that are used in the kitchen include dish towels, pot holders and linen table napkins.
Pots and Pans
Changing some of the pots and pans hanging in your kitchen can make your Santa Fe kitchen decor stand out. To get the Santa Fe style, add some cast iron pans that hang nicely over a center island. Adding pottery to the kitchen will also add the desert element to your kitchen. Keep the colors simple in earth tones or sand tones. If you want to add decorative pottery, look for ones with native designs.
Dinnerware
Updating your dinnerware is another great way to add a Santa Fe element to the kitchen. Navajo, Aztec and other Native American themes on dinnerware can be purchased in sets or separately. Simple additions to a kitchen that add to Santa Fe decor include gravy boats, salt and pepper shakers, sugar bowls, creamer sets and also platter sets.
Kitchen Extras
Wall plaques can add a focal point to a kitchen. Some Santa Fe styles of decor for wall plaques include suns, moons, cowboy hats, southwestern designs and also desert designs. Wall plaques that have something to do with the area of Santa Fe or the area's surrounding Santa Fe can really bring out the kitchen's decor when strategically placed.
Living Elements
Live plants spruce up any area of a home, but they can also add to a Santa Fe kitchen's decor scheme. Cactus plants, conifers, succulents and wildflowers are all plants that are native to Santa Fe. These plants added to a simple Native American vase can make the kitchen space come alive. Other plants to consider when adding to the Santa Fe kitchen decor are agastache, aster, Logan Calhoun, bell flowers and agave.
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