South American Furniture Design Elements

South America is known for its vibrant culture, colorful clothing, and beautiful architecture. When looking for South American furniture designs it is important to look for pieces that are high in quality and represent the South American culture. There are many countries in South America to be inspired by. Mexico, Brazil, and Venezuela are just a few popular countries that inspire the South American furniture designs at Lux Décor Departments.  

South American-inspired furniture can fit into any home interior. South American-inspired furniture is typically made out of wood or other materials. The colorful furniture typically looks best as an accent. This includes lamps, mirrors, and other small pieces of furniture. If you're looking to incorporate South American furniture designs into the interior of your home you should look for high-quality staple pieces that represent the feeling and architecture prowess of South America.  

Elements of South American Design  

• Nature: South America is rich in natural resources. One of the largest and most popular natural resources is the Amazon Jungle. The architecture and culture are a direct consequence of the natural resources available. The design elements of South American design reflect these natural resources. The design consists of elements such as clay, wood, and plant life.  
• Plants: Plants are important elements in South American Design. You may see many leafy greens indoors and outdoors in South American-themed dwellings.  
• Pottery: Colors are everywhere in South America, whether it be in the style of dress, fruits, and or flowers, the countries are full of color. The pottery used in South American furniture designs are typically colorful or highly pigmented. Adding pottery to your home design could greatly enhance your home’s interior and increase the coherency of your South American themed design.  

South American Furniture Piece Must-Haves  

If you are interested in adding elements of South America into your home, look for pieces that embody design elements of South America. The Tommy Bahama Bali Hai 64”x 20” Islander Console is a simple table with shelf storage. It features beautiful natural design elements that resemble architecture from South America.  

Accent Pieces  

You may be interested in purchasing the entire Tommy Bahama Bali Hai furniture set. There are many design elements in these pieces that make you feel like you’ve stepped foot on South American soil. The Tommy Bahama Bali Hai Wood Seabrook Landscape Dresser Mirror is the perfect accent piece to place on top of a dresser or mount to the wall. The mirror features an intricately carved design of leaves on the mirror's frame. This subtle detail will make this mirror suitable for a set or other furniture designs.  

The Jamie Young Company Dimple Cobalt Vase is a great accent piece to add to any interior design. This highly pigmented blue vase is a great representation of the architecture and colors seen in South America. South America is somewhat known for in their craftsmanship with pottery and other trinkets. 

There are many other pieces of accent furniture that can be used to bring a design together. If you are interested in South American Furniture Designs, visit Lux Décor Departments for more options.