Safari Theme Decorating Ideas

Safari Theme Decorating Ideas
It's a great weekend trip to the nearby forest sanctuary where you can roast marshmallows over the campfire. The various calls of wild animals may sound music to your ears or give the thrill of your life. It's such a wonderful feeling when you are close to nature. How would you like to have nature right in your living room? Yes, you can use various ideas to decorate your house or a room based on the safari theme. Your children will love the safari theme decorations in their bedroom. The following ideas can help you create a safari theme for your living space.

Safari Theme for Children's Bedroom
Safari theme is fun for young boys and girls. You can use bamboo décor, tribal theme accessories, camouflage print bed sheets and covers. You can add faux palm trees and add a canopy to the bed. The bed can be shaped as a river boat or safari jeep style. If you have two children sharing a bed room you can use a tree house style bed. Paint the walls with life size animals, birds and trees. To give more realistic look, hang plastic vines from the ceiling, stick leaves on the curtain rods and place life-like bud toys on the windows. The furniture should match the safari theme. Strategically place a few soft toys of tigers, lions, bears and rabbits around the room. You can even hang a monkey on the faux trees placed in the room or from the curtain rods. You can even use the wallpapers with safari theme to decorate the room.

Safari Theme Living Room
Safari theme should include natural materials, bold colors and patterns. Animal prints are in vogue and can be used to style your living room. You can use earth tones and animal colors to give a realistic feel to the room. You can select various light themes in the market which offer a range of animals, plants or natural themes. You should choose rugs with animal prints or shapes which look like real animal skin. You can use bedsheets with animal prints or faux fur to cover the sofas. Place exclusive animal figurines in the room and a fake antelope or bear head over the fire place.

Safari Theme Garden
You can make a real jungle right in your garden. Plant more palm trees and ferns. You can grow climbers and vines crawling over the walls and trees. Exotic varieties of flowering plants should be planted. You can add caves and rocks to the garden to give it more safari touch. Add animal figurines like deer, rabbits and peacocks. You can also place a bird house which will attract the birds to your garden. Their chirping will add life to your safari theme. You can also make a pool with a waterfall fountain to give it a more jungle look. Place duck or swan statues in the water.

There are infinite number of ideas that can be used to add to the pizazz of a safari theme bedrooms and living rooms. You can use African art prints which match your wall color and you can have bold pieces of art work on the wall. You can buy African ceramic pots with abstract designs of animals. Bright soapstone vases and sculpture will add to the theme. The walls should be in sync with the safari theme. Use of jungle print wallpapers or painting your wall in sunlit gold, soft tans and golden oranges will give it more safari look.

The furniture should include a Wandal Moorish bench or Damas bench. African wooden barrel stools, African long leg tables also add up to the safari theme.

Why restrict your safari love just to your home? Safari themes are the great themes for a party. You can decorate the party venue as a jungle, use paper plates in the shape of big palm leaves, use more of candles, provide animal masks, the menu should be African, add animal statues and the atmosphere should be filled with African music. You can also ask your guests to dress in the shades of green or animal prints. You can appoint an artist to paint faces with the pictures of animals.

Rake up your brains and come up with many ideas that will help create a safari theme. Safari trips are always exciting and fun-filled. Create the same atmosphere in your living room, bedroom or parties and liven up your life.