Decorating with rocks sets off your home decorating style,
whether you're going for country cottage, rustic, eclectic, or the latest in
natural and green decor. A key to successful decorating is to start with a mood
or theme. You may use earth-tone rocks to create a calm mood based on a spa or
Zen inspiration, or energize a room with light-catching crystals and colorful
rock displays.
Rock and Mineral Displays
Lighted display cases show off rocks, minerals specimens and
fossils while protecting them from handling and dust. Certain rock formations
and minerals are fragile. Their textures and minute crystals shouldn't be
touched. Appealing rocks from vacations or your yard display well in baskets or
decorative bowls. Clear jars and bowls allow more rocks to show. If you have a
lot of small rocks, layer them in tall jars in a parfait effect. Small children
and dogs sometimes may eat rocks, so keep small rocks out of their reach.
Rock Focal Points
Customizing a fountain with rocks creates a highlight for
your home decor. Many rocks show their colors best when they're wet. Any kind
of hard rock that isn't prone to crumbling is fine for fountain use. Rocks that
fall apart can damage the fountain's pump. Geodes, rocks with crystals inside
them, make dynamic focal points for any room. Rock vendors sell large specimens
and stands for them. Geodes display well on the coffee table, mantel, vanity,
desk, sofa table, entertainment center, bookshelves and entryway console table.
Self-adhesive felt protects furniture from damage.
Dish Gardens and Houseplants
Rocks add a realistic touch to miniature landscapes in dish
gardens and terrariums. Crystals nestled between succulents, colorful gemstones
such as lapis lazuli, carnelian and tiger's eye arranged between cacti, or
smooth beach stones forming patterns on the soil in a flowerpot add another
dimension to nature displayed in your home. Very small stones work well to
create dry creek beds and waterfalls in miniature gardens. Lava rock, naturally
porous rock from volcanoes, provides an attractive mulch for potted plants,
adding red or black to the top of the soil and helping retain moisture.
Rock Accessories
Cleverly carved stonework from all over the world enhances
every room of the home. A mortar and pestle for the kitchen, stone bowls for
the dining room table, stone statues for the living room, a stone replica of
the round Mayan calendar for the bedroom, stone vases for the hall, and a stone
bench for the entryway are some options. A rock bathmat offers a spa look and a
foot massage. Homemade rock accessories, such as a picture frame enhanced with
glued-on rocks, save resources and money while fitting with the rock decor.
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