Welcome to the Black Forest Decor Community!

All of us here at Black Forest Decor have been looking forward to meeting some of our customers and hearing about their adventures in rustic home living.

We've created this blog space for sharing of ideas on rustic home lifestyles, experiences in building a rustic home, and products that add to the comfort and livability of your rustic home. This space is for you.

So, feel free to guide your fellow rustic lifestylers in the finer points of rustic home living. Tell us where you are, what your rustic lifestyle is like, what you enjoy doing when in your rustic environs and where you shop for rustic items that fit with your lifestyle.

I know that in the short time that I've been working at Black Forest Decor (almost a year now), I have become re-acquainted with a way of seeing the world that feeds body and soul, and it has made me yearn for my home in the northwoods of Michigan. I miss the trees and water, the sounds of birds chirping that echo through the forest. I miss the scent of pine trees and ferns. I miss freshly picked huckleberries and blueberries. And don't even get me thinking about the red raspberries!! (Can you tell I've been away from Michigan for a long time?)

I find Rustic Home Living a new idea that's really an old idea. I grew up with it - and thought it was just part of being up North. What an eye-opener to find that it has proponents all across the country! Everything from log homes to snowshoe wall hangings - they represent a lifestyle I grew up with when everything was supposed to be 'hip'.

So, what is it about rustic home living that feeds your mind and body? Is it the connection with nature and wildlife? (That's what does it for me!) Is it the frontier spirit attitude? The seemingly primitive living conditions? The recreational aspects? Let us know why you chose a rustic home lifestyle.... we'd love to know!!

Cabin Girl