| Anyone who has ever watched an episode of | | | | accents. Say that the largest rug is the Navajo |
| some of the current home decorating shows on | | | | rug. This would be placed dead center of the |
| cable has heard of trendy man caves. These are | | | | room, leaving at least 24 to 36 inches around it, |
| rooms within the home that are the personal | | | | ensuring that it will be the focal piece. Now, it's |
| retreat of the man of the house: designed just | | | | time to add in some furniture. |
| for him with some very trendy personal accents. | | | | The one thing that is common to any man cave, |
| Most of the man caves that have been featured | | | | no matter the overall design is a television. Flat |
| in these decorating programs have a theme of | | | | screens are perfect here, because they don't |
| some kind, and themes that feature | | | | detract from the focal rug. Facing the television |
| southwestern rugs is just a small part of this | | | | should be a comfortable arrangement of |
| phenomena. | | | | preferably leather chairs, loveseat and a hassock |
| Typically desired by men who have either lived in | | | | or smaller coffee table. Choose items in darker |
| the southwest or just have a love for all things | | | | colors than the rug so that the colors in the focal |
| from that region, it is very easy to get into the | | | | rug shine through. |
| mindset of such a man to design an appropriate | | | | You can use smaller rugs, like sheepskin rugs and |
| man cave. Southwestern rugs themselves come | | | | leather rugs as accents throughout the room. A |
| in a definite variety inside of that theme, and | | | | favorite trick to use with this theme is to either |
| decorating the rest of the room is a snap once | | | | purchase a large chest or trunk to act as the |
| you decide on that foundation rug. | | | | coffee table. Place this at the center point, right in |
| The most popular types of southwestern rugs | | | | front of the loveseat. Find a complimentary |
| are the real or faux Navajo rugs. These are the | | | | colored leather rug or calfskin rug to drape over |
| ones that feature fringe on either end, usually | | | | the trunk at an angle, and you have a nice, rustic |
| braided strips of leather, and are flat-woven with | | | | showpiece that will complement the rest of the |
| some kind of geometric pattern on them. The | | | | room. |
| patterns are usually reminiscent of sand paintings, | | | | All that's left is to place small tables around the |
| featuring a totem creature of some sort, in a | | | | seating area, so that the guys have plenty of |
| colorful pattern of primary colors. | | | | places to hold drinks and snacks for the big |
| Other types of southwestern rugs include wool | | | | games. Add in appropriate artwork, shelving and |
| braided rugs, sheepskin rugs, and leather rugs. | | | | other pieces reminiscent of the southwest, and |
| You want to start with the largest rug you have | | | | you're good to go. Now your special guy can relax |
| as the foundation, and mix in the other rugs as | | | | in southwestern style. |