Whether purchased with a vanity or used on its own, the Cottage Adirondack mirror brings the beauty of rustic decor to your bedroom. Each mirror is individually crafted by hand using Northern white cedar wood and birch bark accents. The result is a one-of-a-kind frame with a rugged appearance. Hand-peeled cedar logs create the outer edge of the frame with birch bark forming an attractive inner rim. A dark wood square appears in each corner, providing visual balance for the triangular twig accents at the center of the birch bark panels. A dark brown, early American style finish is applied to the cedar wood, creating attractive contrast between the outer and inner edges of the frame.

Though it’s built with an Adirondack style in mind, the Cottage Adirondack mirror would look great alongside Western decor as well. The colors bring to mind cow print designs, a perfect complement to Old West motifs. If your bed or your entire bedroom is already sporting your favorite Western themes, your new mirror will fit right in. Hang it anywhere in the room to add brightness, beauty and a sense of space.

The Cottage Adirondack mirror comes as a frame with the necessary dimensions to fit it for the glass of your choice and the clips to keep the glass in place. Mirror glass is included if you decide to order the mirror as part of a dresser or vanity in the Cottage Adirondack collection. You’ll love the way this handmade treasure accents your cabin decor with the natural beauty of cedar.

It’s $499.00 for the 32″ x 36″ size, but there are two bigger sizes available for the Cottage Adirondack Log Mirror.

Too much darkness indoors can make you feel tired or even sad to the point of decreasing your quality of life. For those rooms that need an extra lighting boost, small accents like the Western Bell Wall Sconce are a good choice. Perfect for any rustic décor, this sconce is made of wood and metal in the style of an old Western bell. You can choose either a standard hard-wired sconce to avoid visible wires or one with a wall plug for quick and easy installation. And since it takes a standard 60-watt light bulb, you don’t have to worry about getting special accessories to make it work.

Sconces also make great outdoor accents. Show off your taste for Western décor by placing a Western Bell Sconce on either side of your front door. The attractive form and subtle lighting improves the outward appearance of your home and gives visitors a warm welcome. Curved accents in the frame and bell create a shape that’s pleasing to the eye and just plain fun to have as a decoration.

Kids’ rooms need good lighting, too, and many kids are especially fond of Western and cowboy themes. If your little one aspires to ride the range and round up cattle before coming home to a big bowl of old-style chili, the Western Bell Sconce is the perfect accent for his or her bedroom. Hang one by the bed as a reading lamp or nightlight, or put one over the desk for extra light while doing homework.

Adding a sconce or two to your home provides beautiful lighting and complements rustic décor. Whatever rooms you place them in, you can enjoy the attractive, fun look of a rugged Western accent.

Western furniture is often primitive in design, made of rough-hewn wood logs, sturdy nails or pegs, and fabrics of uneven textures. The sparse lines and silhouettes of Western home furnishings—simplistic, straight-backed chairs, rough-edged square tables, and basic bunk beds—are all fashioned in styles suggesting the furniture common in the bunkhouses which once served as “home-away-from-home” in the “Old West” (1860-1910) for restless cowboys and other transient workers.

During bitter winter weather and months when storms prevented cowboys from herding cattle, sheep and horses, some of these high-spirited, restless men turned to wood carving, leather tooling, and simple metal working to pass the time. Combining these skills, they originated the primitive, basic designs that have evolved into entire lines and brands of modern day natural wood furniture and accessories.

Western symbols such as cow horns, wagon wheels, decorative boots with spurs, wild flowers and different varieties of the cactus plant abound in Western and South Western US log furniture. Strong primary colors are prevalent—vibrant reds, blues, and greens. And pronounced Spanish and Mexican influences are obvious in the use of desert hues like rust-orange, soft yellow and dark brown. Western furniture accessories often reflect the distinct Navajo style, as well, in wool rugs, hand-woven blankets, beads, and use of turquoise and feathers.

The combination of uneven more heavily textured wood and smooth, shining leather is characteristic of many Western style furniture pieces. Some examples of currently popular Western style designs are: Western iron barstools with tooled leather seats; Western wood cowboy shelves with iron hooks; hickory dressers and nightstands with knotted pine inlay doors; varied wood log armoires with antler handles; and

polished aspen coffee tables with dark walnut/pine inlay backgammon boards.

Refreshing for its heritage and natural elements, Western furniture brings a distinct flair and unique craftsmanship to modern wood furniture design.