Decorating Styles
Modern Southwestern Style Wrangles Fall Flair
Break from the outdated, seasonally inappropriate herd with harvest colors and rich references, and nary a hide in sight
Modern Southwestern interiors continue to make waves in the design world this season, and with autumn here, it's the prime time to give your home some fall flavor. This fresh take on Navajo-inspired design focuses on bold geometric patterns, saturated harvest colors and historically rich references. Gone are the days of Southwestern decor being associated only with thick, overwrought tapestries, cowhides and coyote cartoons. Get inspired to try this style from these 11 beautiful rooms.
Longhorn skulls are iconic symbols of the desert Southwest. They look especially celebrated in this minimalist, modern foyer.
Archaeologists have found baskets in the Southwest that date back as far as 6,000 B.C., and baskets are still going strong as a design element.
A tapestry in the colors of a Southwest landscape hangs proudly in this otherwise modern bedroom.
Featuring red and yellow tail feathers, these arrows in a decorative jar pay homage to the spiritual significance of feathers.
Baskets are truly a timeless design element; Southwestern weaving techniques continue a tradition that spans thousands of years.
No animals were harmed in the making of this faux bison trophy head.
Create a festive Southwest teepee play area for your little ones and fill it with pillows and plush pals.
A yellow midcentury modern armchair pops atop Ikea's Navajo-inspired Lappljung Ruta rug in a modern bungalow in the East Los Angeles neighborhood of Atwater.
Bring the desert indoors: Cacti are highly adaptive to the harsh desert environment and therefore can flourish in places where other plants cannot survive.
Southwestern design is known for its use of vibrant colors and geometric patterns, which are perfectly displayed and executed on this down-filled pillow.