Types

• There are a couple of types of rain forest decor themes. The first is the type usually used in children's rooms, with images of flora, fauna and animals from the rain forest habitat. Adults might prefer a sophisticated version of rain forest decorating, using natural materials, finishes and textures inspired by tropical forests. Either way, finish the look by personalizing it with rustic wooden frames around family photographs and artwork.
  
  

Features

• Nature is at the center of rain forest decoration. Integrate elements such as bamboo mats, paper screens, rattan chairs, teak furniture, cotton textiles and stone finishes to give a home an outdoorsy feeling. Plants, flowers and water features allude to the habitat's verdant quality. Window coverings tend to be minimalist or nonexistent, taking full advantage of any natural light that enters the home. A bedroom focal point may be a large-scale mosquito net in a sheer fabric or a simple canvas that serves as a decorative canopy for the bed.
  
  

Effects

• A rain forest decor should be relaxing but also visually interesting. Low or modular furniture in faded earth tones may be punctuated by a bit of bright saffron upholstery, or a mango orange accent wall. Tropical colors add a joyous tone, be it a simple glass bowl filled with lemons and limes, or a bed underneath a sheer canopy of lime green and Caribbean blue. Outside, the party continues with bright paper or silk lanterns, Tiki torches and low seating around a fire pit.
  
  

Benefits

• The benefit of rain forest decor is that the look is a setting as opposed to a strict theme. Who says you can't have a wallpaper mural of a hidden lake amid your rain forest? The sky is the limit, so try painting a bedroom ceiling periwinkle blue to give you the feeling of sleeping on the treetops. In the bathroom, install a waterfall-style shower head and hanging plants to lend the feeling of bathing outdoors.
  
  

Considerations

• For people with the money and time to go to design extremes, a rain forest decor offers many possibilities. Install a wooden platform in the backyard and set it under a canopy to serve as an Indonesian-style meditation platform. Open up your home to more natural light by replacing small windows with picture windows or a sliding glass wall. Install solar tubes in dark corners to allow light to spill inside.