Rustic furniture is the best home decors for all the nature lovers. There are people living in the busy city who are keen on going outdoors for a vacation. They would hike, climb mountains, or visit renowned natural attractions just to go back to nature. But these are temporary. Once they go back home, they are back to their real world surrounded by the advancement of technology.

It is these people who go for rustic furnishing to bring nature close to their homes. Rustic furniture is a simple and comforting setup. Most rustic furniture pieces are made up of warm, smooth, jagged and meandering means. The unique natural lines of wood give a very natural and beautiful design. These pieces of furniture are very durable as wood is one of the hardest materials. It is also very heavy and sturdy.

Almost all furniture seen in the house have rustic counterparts also. The rustic log furniture can be best displayed either in your garden or in your living room. Log beds can give extra warmth to your sleep.

Log tables are very varied. It can be a dining table or a coffee table. There are bigger rectangular dining tables fit for a big family. For coffee tables, most are smaller and rounded.

Log bar stools are generally smooth and comfortable to sit on. It is a perfect match for coffee tables or snacks table. There are also rustic chairs with backrests. These are best combined with the dining tables. Some also make good accents to the bedrooms, giving a very warm feel and cozy ambiance.

There are also swing chairs available that best beautifies a porch. It is usually tied on sturdy strings and let to hang low on the floor. It gently sways when sat upon. It is a good place for your afternoon naps.

Of course there are also wood shelves to complete any home furnishing. These rustic shelves add to the classy, natural look of a house, especially when it is designed with other rustic pieces.

Rustic furniture also includes different decorations. There are also rustic decorations available in the market. One of the most famous is the Buffalo Head Mounts. This is a common decoration in the houses of the hunters. They find it interesting to see, imagining that that was the head of their captured creature.

Basically, a buffalo head mount is a real buffalo head that was carefully preserved to perpetuate the features of a buffalo. It is then mounted to the wall for decoration.

Aside from a buffalo, other popular animals being preserved for mounting are eagles, other types of wild birds, deers, elks, moose and some kinds of fish.

Another popular rustic decoration is the candle log fireplace. A piece of log is cut in the middle where several candles are placed in a row. When lighted, the log glows and warmly lights up a home.

Rustic furniture may not be cheap, but it is a good investment because it can last a hundred years. Antique rustic furniture is expensive. It is very durable, made of the finest wood, and mostly heavy. It makes homes look very elegant, classy, yet still wonderfully simplistic.