Horsing Around: 10 Ways to Introduce Equine Decor to Great Effect
Horses have an irresistible allure that can add majesty to any home, so go ahead and indulge your love of all things equine
You needn’t have to feel at home on a horse’s back to want to introduce these magnificent animals into your home. Horses tend to draw people in whether or not they’ve ever had the opportunity to know a horse in the flesh. These novel ideas will have you thinking of new ways to make your home equine chic. Just as horses have served the needs of humans for millennia, they can still serve our more modern needs today. Here’s how.
2. To answer the call for gender equality
It can be tricky coming up with the right artwork for the bedroom. When two people share such an intimate space, decor needs to be neither too masculine nor too feminine if it’s going to truly please both partners. A photo or artwork of a horse could be the solution you’ve been looking for. The might and majesty of the horse can be masculine, and also meet the needs of the more feminine side of the equation – girls and horses go together like peas and carrots.
Reclaimed timber bed: Environment Furniture
It can be tricky coming up with the right artwork for the bedroom. When two people share such an intimate space, decor needs to be neither too masculine nor too feminine if it’s going to truly please both partners. A photo or artwork of a horse could be the solution you’ve been looking for. The might and majesty of the horse can be masculine, and also meet the needs of the more feminine side of the equation – girls and horses go together like peas and carrots.
Reclaimed timber bed: Environment Furniture
3. To preside over the bathroom
Horses have been partnering up with humans to help them carry out their work and military duties for thousands of years. What better way to honour their longstanding friendship with us than in a bathroom decorated with vintage flair? It’s a match made in heaven.
Vintage-style pedestal sinks, taps and bath: Kohler Australia
Horses have been partnering up with humans to help them carry out their work and military duties for thousands of years. What better way to honour their longstanding friendship with us than in a bathroom decorated with vintage flair? It’s a match made in heaven.
Vintage-style pedestal sinks, taps and bath: Kohler Australia
4. To give you good luck
An upright horseshoe is said to deliver the beholder good fortune, but turn it upside down and the opposite is true. Embedding a horseshoe in a concrete kitchen bench will mean it’s always positioned up the right way. This one belonged to a horse the home owner had loved as a child.
An upright horseshoe is said to deliver the beholder good fortune, but turn it upside down and the opposite is true. Embedding a horseshoe in a concrete kitchen bench will mean it’s always positioned up the right way. This one belonged to a horse the home owner had loved as a child.
5. To bring delight to a child
Rocking horses aren’t just fun to ride on, they can spark the imagination of any would-be adventurer. Just because kids live in the city doesn’t mean they can’t dream of rounding up cattle, hurtling along the racetrack or leading the charge in a mighty battle.
Rocking horses aren’t just fun to ride on, they can spark the imagination of any would-be adventurer. Just because kids live in the city doesn’t mean they can’t dream of rounding up cattle, hurtling along the racetrack or leading the charge in a mighty battle.
6. To greet people at the front door
Hello? Anyone home? A doorknocker like this can add a regal touch to any entryway, and is sure to give visitors a kick when they arrive. This handmade knocker was found on Etsy.
Hello? Anyone home? A doorknocker like this can add a regal touch to any entryway, and is sure to give visitors a kick when they arrive. This handmade knocker was found on Etsy.
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7. To inspire the tone of a room
This gorgeous photograph from Design Within Reach sets the mood and colour palette for this room to great effect, and the natural fibres echo the sentiment of a horse living wild and free.
Mid-century sofa: Design Within Reach
This gorgeous photograph from Design Within Reach sets the mood and colour palette for this room to great effect, and the natural fibres echo the sentiment of a horse living wild and free.
Mid-century sofa: Design Within Reach
8. To light the way home
Horses have saved many a lost soul and led them home – they have long memories and are expert navigators through the roughest of terrain. A lamp like this will welcome you home every time you open the front door.
Horses have saved many a lost soul and led them home – they have long memories and are expert navigators through the roughest of terrain. A lamp like this will welcome you home every time you open the front door.
10. Invite your horse inside
If you are lucky enough to have a horse of your own, or plan to have one down the track, designing your house so you can see each other even when you’re inside is a worthwhile pursuit. I hired a farmhouse for a family holiday last Christmas and loved waking up to the sound of a horse munching on grass right outside my window. And what could be more serene than picture windows overlooking a completely relaxed horse at peace.
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How have you incorporated horses into your home decor? And what is it about horses that makes us love them? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below.
If you are lucky enough to have a horse of your own, or plan to have one down the track, designing your house so you can see each other even when you’re inside is a worthwhile pursuit. I hired a farmhouse for a family holiday last Christmas and loved waking up to the sound of a horse munching on grass right outside my window. And what could be more serene than picture windows overlooking a completely relaxed horse at peace.
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TELL US ABOUT YOU
How have you incorporated horses into your home decor? And what is it about horses that makes us love them? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below.
When you can’t have a horse of your own out in the back paddock, why not have a horse of a different kind in your backyard? This rearing horse adds a completely captivating and powerful element to this water feature.
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