Air Force Ones Teak Root Furniture from Indonesia

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Alternatively, give your home a Bali spin with more seaside-style accessories, such as seashells, starfish and dolphin carvings. Show off your bead necklaces on a wooden display. Put up sarong-style curtains or batik wall hangings [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which can be bought from certain companies. Batik is the quintessential Indonesian textile, made by women dyeing intricate patterns (motifs such as butterflies and flowers) onto cloth.
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What images does Indonesia immediately conjure? Lovely, sunny Bali with its white beaches and sarong-clad women? Shadow puppet performances (‘wayang kulit’)? Or a splendid choice of handicrafts, made by entire villages working together? Indonesia is well-known for its craftsmanship. To give your home that earthy look and feel, why not choose Indonesian furnishings this time (over the more popular African or Native American)?
To soften all this earthiness, be generous when getting greenery. Plants balance heavy teakwood. Choose big leafy fronds for a touch of drama, as they look rather like banana leaves. Or you can add gleam with bronze or brass animals such as an ornamental gecko or elephant, to complete your tropical forest look.
As Indonesia is in Southeast Asia, the atmosphere you want to create is tropical, with meditative but not religious undertones (no shaman or dream catchers here). Abstract woodcarvings fit in perfectly. Look for accessories made from the banana plant, bamboo and rattan as they are very Indonesian. You can find them in the form of candleholders, lamps and photo albums. As Indonesian handicrafts tend to be intricate in design, woven furniture (like a rattan rocking chair) makes your home really stand out.
A teak root table immediately draws attention. Surprisingly you can find one in local stores these days. Place a root table in your home, and it is like inviting guests to your very own enchanted forest. Teak root tables come from fallen teak trees and are aged for at least three years, to prevent cracking. They are heavy pieces that are highly individual, as no two trees grow alike. You can keep the table as the unique focus, or purchase teak root chairs to go with it. If protected with varnish, your root furniture can also go into your garden, as teak withstands sun, rain, snow or frost. Teak makes great furniture as it is durable, resistant to moisture and looks natural yet rich and elegant. It is also easy to clean and care for.
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But if all this is too exotic for you, run with the enchanted forest theme and add pretty butterfly accessories to your teak root table. Fairy figurines and garden gnomes (yes, in your home) bring the outdoors inside during the cold winter. Pretty toadstools with bright-colored caps make great doorstops, and coming up to Christmas, all you have to do is add vines and a touch of mistletoe above your teak furniture to turn earthy into festive. It’s unusual, so have fun [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!