A ethnic touch for your home

If you do not like a house furnished in a single style, you might prefer arranging rooms by independent themes or adding pieces of furniture separately. One of the most recent and fashionable styles, which carries an exotic charm into our homes, is the ethnic theme, made of various items coming from a number of places far from the western culture, such as Africa, Asia, Mongolia, China, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, South America and Tibet. Nowadays there is a heavy demand not only for the furniture, but also for the handicrafts of those “exotic” countries, thanks to their cultural bringing-in, age-old tradition and the mystical atmosphere they create, which cannot be found anymore in the environment around us.


Sometimes this kind of furniture may be so difficult to find that many people decide to mix different themes and ethnic ornaments from various cultures. However, this needs to be done with good taste and with attention to details, otherwise the result would look tacky and inappropriate. A style in vogue today, probably because of its proximity, is the afro theme, whose typical ornaments are the handmade wooden masks to hang on the wall, lending a tribal and wild touch to the environment. The lounge is usually the room where this sort of motif can find an appropriate collocation, fulfilling your desire to escape.


There are many pieces of exotic furniture becoming more and more popular in our houses. One of them is the bed, in its eastern version – such as futons – or made of bamboo, a traditional afro material. Besides beds, bamboo is also an excellent material for dining or coffee tables with matching chairs, sideboards, brackets or shelves for kitchens or living rooms. Those who’d rather prefer an eastern style could opt for Chinese or Indian prints, such as paper lanterns or colorful silk cushions, to make rooms more welcoming. Finally, a booth could be an attractive piece of ethnic furniture, not only for its old-fashioned look, but also for its functionality. A booth could also be an original idea to suggest in furniture stores.


The sorts of furniture mentioned are usually manufactured in the place they were conceived and, unfortunately, the salary paid to local artisans is extremely low, even though the final price in shops and stores, including import taxes and costs, is quite expensive. However, if you wish to respect the environment and save money, bear in mind that you don’t have to furnish the entire house in the same way; on the contrary, a single ethnic or traditional item, here and there, may perfectly match with a classic or a modern style and brighten up the environment, whose magical set of perfumes, smells and colors will delight you and your guests.