There are unlimited variations of home accents and wall decor you can use to render selected themed rooms unique, or even make your entire home the center of attraction in your neighborhood. Many individuals love to introduce themed rooms to their home, and the same is true of hotels that can charge extra for rooms decorated and furnished to a specific theme. Home accents such as sculptures and wall decor are particularly useful to enhance the theme of such rooms that can be designed to present a Greek, Roman, Native American or even an Aztec or Mayan influence.

Pre-Columbian Themes

Let\’s have a look at a few possibilities, and how you can decorate such rooms with home accents and wall decor that are faithful to their theme. If we exemplify what is possible using an Aztec or Mayan theme, we may also give you a few ideas on how to be different from others in your neighborhood that tend to go for the more classical Greek and Roman themes, or maybe the closer to home Wild West look.

Rather than be too specific, which may lead to difficulties in locating suitable faux artifacts for your room (you will never afford the real things), we shall generalize your theme on the pre-Columbian era – that is, prior to Christopher Columbus \’discovering\’ the Americas. So we are discussing most of Central and Northern South America – the Aztecs, Mayans, Toltecs, Olmecs and Incas.

Mayan Wall Decor

There is a great deal of wall decor and small artifacts available online for you to use in your themed room. A ten-inch diameter stone Mayan calendar would look good on your wall: its 365 days are divided into 18 twenty-day months, with an extra five days spare at the end that is given the name Uayeb. The Mayans had other calendars, but this was the closest to ours. This would grace any wall, and it is rumored that one of the Mayan calendars predicts the end of the world. Do you really want to know this date?

Also available online is a 19.5 inch Mayan \’Vision Serpent\’, a wall plaque depicting a full-color sculpture of a single-headed version of the serpent that symbolizes the passage into our world of the Mayan underworld gods and ancestral spirits. This beautiful piece of wall decor will look fabulous on any wall in your pre-Columbian or Mayan themed room. There are many more options available for you, such as the 19-inch wide copy of a 15th century double-headed serpent currently held by the British Museum in London.

You are not restricted to wall decor for your home accents of course. Your soft furnishings could include some typically Mayan or Aztec blanket designs, and by adding small sculptures you can complete your pre-Columbian themed room. Suggestions for sculptures and small items include a 12 inch by 8 inch Chac-Mool. A chac-mool is a semi-recumbent figure resting on his elbows holding an offertory bowl on his stomach or chest. The offer is placed in the bowl. There are many examples of Chac-Mools, although many of the best types have been found at Tula and Chichen Itza in the northern part of Yucatan in Mexico.

Oriental Themes

If this type of theme doesn\’t do much for you, then another home accent idea is to go Oriental with a series of wall decor that includes a beautifully carved soapstone representation of a Chinese Qing dynasty emperor and empress. At 25 inches by 18 inches, this is a substantial piece of sculpture and is presented in full color.

Another home accent that would fit in with an oriental themed room is a set of hanging wooden screens in a typically oriental style. With beautifully hand carved mother of pearl decoration, this 36 inch x 48 inch screen is a substantial piece of work and is a must for any room that is decorated with a Chinese or oriental home accent. This is absolutely gorgeous – there\’s no other term for it! Or how about a 30 inch stone Chinese Buddha sitting on your floor?

There are many more Chinese themed home accents available to you offering a number of different oriental designs and representations, and one of the more imposing that you can find online is a Chinese scroll, printed on rice paper and hanging with a 6.5 foot drop and almost 3 feet wide. This would grace any wall, irrespective of whether the room was themed or not.

You have a very wide choice of home accents and wall decor available online that can be used to complement existing themed rooms or to give you ideas on how to make your home unique. Many people are unsure about themed rooms, and if you don\’t want to go that far with your decor, there are many different types of decorative items available to complement any living space and add that single touch of mystery to an otherwise ordinary room – home accents like that make all the difference.

Author Bio: Further details of great ideas for Home Accents and themed rooms can be found on the Global Home Accents website, where you will also find some great ideas for unique gifts and decorative elements for your home and garden.

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