Earthy Modern Safari – How to Use This African-inspired Theme Work for Your Home

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When talking about Safari theme, it is more common to conjure visuals of a birthday party where the celebrant is surrounded by cartoon lions, elephants, crocs, and more. The main color palette is also brown or any shade of yellow. It is also fairly common to see Safari outfits in khaki and depictions of swamps and the African Savanna.

While it is always a great idea to hike and visit forests and spending a night around the campfire, you cannot always have this theme with you without wishing for the toilet or cooked meals. The sounds that wild animals make are also a wonderful addition to any hiking activity but these are not sounds that you would want to hear day in and day out.

Safari themes often include patterns, textures, and lots of colors. The design elements harmonize with nature since the design is nature itself. Be sure to embrace the African influence as you mix it with other designs like the Old World European theme.

So, if you’re enamored with this African setting and would want to take the aura home with you, then here are some tips to set up a Safari-inspired home –

Animal Prints Galore

The best way to begin is to take a careful look at your walls. These need to have a lot of visual activity. Start with Safari wallpaper designs. The best designs are animal prints such as the zebra, leopard, cheetah or giraffe print.

Use the colors that you see in these prints as a guide to creating the visual feel of your Safari theme. Pick the wall colors that will match the furnishings that will also be brought in. These hues are those that are commonly seen on the African continent such as golds, Sienna, burnt orange, rust, browns, and beige.

The fabrics that you will also see come in browns, deeper shades of red, yellows, black, and orange. You will also see deep blues, pink, greens, and this year’s Pantone Color of the Year – purple.

Children’s bedrooms are going to be more exciting as you install wallpaper animal paw prints, cute pastels, and anything else that depicts the Safari land.

Another way to use animal prints is to lay out a leopard or tiger rug on the floor. Especially when you’re using this in the bedroom, make sure that the colors are coordinated from the ceilings to the walls and all the way down to the floor.

To be unique, you could pick shades of green as accents when you have a chiefly gold color palette. Walls that come in lighter color would go well with animal print furnishings. You can also use darker colors when you have already used neutrals on the architectural features.

Potted Plants and Palms

The African savanna may be dry but it is definitely not unexciting. You can add a pop of color to your African-inspired home by bringing in potted plants. You can also use bamboo as a decorative element. You can also add real palm trees and some stick leaves up on your curtain rods. If you’re feeling up to it, you can also add plastic vines on the canopy of your four-poster bed.

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Accessorize with Safari Elements

These are elements that will complete the Modern Safari look that you’re trying to achieve. Any African-themed home requires figurines which will help sustain the calming nature of the place. Just like the color bases for the rest of the design elements, your figurines can also come in earth tones, ceramics (painted or not), purple, golds, etc.

The lampshade can also serve as an effective decorative element in an African setting. Add some fake bear or antelope heads and you’re done.

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