Update Your Kitchen Decor With World Art Kitchen Accessories
Have you watched any home remodeling/redecorating shows On TV
? My favorite is the one where the host stands in the middle of a kitchen and states, "This kitchen is so outdated. I simply must spend $10,000 to bring it up to date." Closer inspection shows just about everything is in pretty good condition and not really ready for the kitchen bone yard. If you are loaded with cash, and $10,000 is just chump change, and you aren't concerned about dumping a few hundred pounds of very usable manmade materials in the local landfill, you can stop reading now. You real people, please read on.
Perhaps all your kitchen needs is a little personalty change or face lift. You can redo your cabinet doors, and there is vinyl flooring that looks just like wood, and you don't even have to nail it, but even this digs deeply into the wallet. Paint and wall paper are obvious choices because the costs are low and the average home owner can usually handle these tasks. Yes, this is all doable, but it's not what I'm going to suggest.
Why not consider kitchen art in the form of kitchen accessories and kitchen furnishings for your renewal? When I say kitchen art, I'm not referring to oil paintings, statues or murals on the ceiling. And, I'm not thinking of the cheap products from China and other newly industrialized countries. I'm thinking of world arts and crafts, much of which is from third world countries, where many years, even centuries, of tradition go into creating them. World arts and crafts are unique because they are hand-made from natural materials and this results in variations in the design. The artists work doesn't create pollution, their products don't endanger our familys with lead paint and loose parts that kids and pets love to chew and swallow. The money these products bring is spent improving village facilities (water, sewerage) and education. Examples of the kitchen art available follows.
Hand-woven tablecloths, table runners, placemats and napkins. The vibrant colors in the cotton yarn used, in many cases, is dyed with the tint of natural plants. The natural plant dyes create a softer tint than chemical dyes.
Very unique hand carved, gourd center pieces are started from a seed. The artists skill and thousands of years of tradition turn those seeds into amazing kitchen accessories.
No one will dispute the beauty of talavera ceramic tableware. The elegance, vivid color, and warmth of traditional, hand crafted, talavera ceramic, kitchen accessories is truly a form of kitchen art and known worldwide for quality and beauty.
Hand carved wood serving bowls, serving trays and serving utensils, are created by using unique wood and artist creativity. Each rendition is different because of the variations in raw material.
Decades of experience and talent is displayed in creating hand-blown glass pitchers, drinking glasses, wine glasses and cocktail glasses. Hand-blown glass is dishwasher safe (top rack recommended) and free of lead and toxins.
For a modern kitchen decor look, a chain stitch area rug may be just what you need. It can take four artisans working simultaneously as long as ten days to complete a single rug. Chain stitch area rugs are used both as floor covering and wall hanging.
Do you like an industrial feel in your kitchen furnishings? Wall hangings made from recycled steel oil drums are available. Can you imagine a delicate butterfly, fish or dragonfly made from this material?
Although it's not third world art, you may be interested in the retro look for your kitchen decor. The retro kitchen furnishings available today, can create a very enjoyable ambience. And, we can't all be marble, granite and stainless steel kitchen decor people.
by: Marianne B. Conway
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