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Southwest Antler Lamps For Distinctive Lighting

By Craig Chambers

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Many a bold explorer, just as the wild wanderer through the plains and deserts, has been sustained in a moment of need by the lucky find of a white tail deer. It is only fitting that this noble animal should be commemorated in your home décor with a southwest antler lamp. An antler lamp is redolent of the American west, and fits in with many different designs of southwestern decoration. Whether subdued or bold, focused on the brash exploits of cowboys or the nature attuned lives of Native Americans, your home's southwestern look will be completed with one of these interesting lighting fixtures.

An antler lamp is a lamp, usually small in size is used on a table. It is made out of antlers fastened together to form a stable base. When we think of the southwest, some of the first things we think of are its magnificent natural wonder. These include sandstone buttes and mesas, to the desert scenery of saguaros and cholla cactus as well as the wide expanses of grassland to the winding silver rivers and pine-clad foothills of the Rocky Mountains. For this reason, natural items, whether their source is animate or inanimate, always fit well with southwestern decor, and antler lamps are no exception.

Antler lamps can be made out of several different kinds of antlers. White-tail deer antlers are the most common type, since these are the most common deer throughout the country. Mule deer are typical southwestern deer, and their distinctive antlers are also used for striking, interesting lamps.

Spectacular elk antler lamps are also available, making use of the huge, graceful antlers of these noble animals to make a larger than average lamp that is sure to be a conversation piece. Some antler lamps also include moose antlers, although this is not a particularly southwestern animal.

These lamps are made from antler sheds so you need not worry about animals being harmed to produce your lighting treasure. All antlers are slightly different, and they bleach to different colors depending on how long they remain on the ground before they are found. It can also depend on the conditions where they fell off. This means that no two antler lamps are the same. Each is a unique natural sculpture created by both the great outdoors and human ingenuity. You can combine an antler lamp with another southwestern flourish by adding a rawhide or painted leather lampshade to it. Both of these lampshades look great with an antler lamp, and bring beauty and ruggedness to your home's appearance. With an antler lamp adorned with a rawhide lampshade in your living room or at your bedside, you will feel that you have brought a genuine piece of the old west into your own snug cabin.

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