African artifacts are available in a wide variety of styles. Some of the popular choices today include statues and masks. Using these tribal treasures, you can bring a wonderful, warm ambiance to any room. Your options are endless, from large masks, to mini statues, and everything in between. Best of all, these items can be found affordably and easily. You can purchase them used or new, spend a lot of money or a little. It’s completely up to you.

Some other types of African artifacts include pottery, tools, and nature items. African pottery and tools make a great addition to any kitchen. You might choose to fill pottery with rocks or fruit to complete the look and use them as a centerpiece or on the countertop. Nature items including twig balls, decorated walking sticks and other types of wood or trees go perfectly alongside African artifacts of all kinds. These items are essential when you are decorating an outdoor space in an African theme, but they can be brought indoors as well. Consider placing twig balls or other small items in pottery in a bathroom or living room or placing a walking stick in a hallway with an antique bench.

Now that you have chosen some African artifacts for your home, how will you compliment them? Color selection is very important if you want to convey a decorating theme. Consider painting the walls in dark or light brown, beige, pale yellow or even light orange to evoke a safari sunset. These colors will compliment the artifacts you have purchased.

When complimenting your African artifacts, fabric and art choices are important. Select natural fabrics such as leather, suede and cotton in shades ranging from black to orange. Or spring for a leopard print rug or couch to really make a statement. Use plenty of natural materials throughout the room in order to bring the desert or jungle indoors. And make sure you carefully choose art pieces that convey the African landscape and life.

There are many varieties of wine cork screws and openers available that will suit everyone from the new wine drinker to the all-out, wine cellar owning enthusiast

The waiter’s corkscrew is the old fashioned opener that resembles a pocket knife with the cork screw and bottle opener. This is one of the hardest wine cork screws and openers to use and requires a good bit of work and practice to get good at using. It is very inexpensive and takes up little space when closed. It also contains a knife which is helpful in removing foil on a bottle of wine. The twisting pull cork is a handy little device which is a step up from the waiter’s corkscrew. You simply pop this on the bottle, twist it down, and pull out the cork! A quality model is important and for those with wrist troubles, this may not be the right type of opener.

Winged corkscrews are yet another type of wine cork screws and openers. This is a cork screw that when twisted downward, the wings come up. When the wings are up completely, you push them downward, which really saves on hand and arm power if you are not strong. The two-pronged opener is not a cork screw, and you get the two metal prongs down the two sides of the cork. Once in, you pull and twist until the cork comes out. This is really good for old wine with a damaged cork, but this style of wine bottle opener is not easy to use and can be damaged itself if not used properly.

The final type of cork screw is the air pump corkscrew. You pump air which is forced between the wine and the cork, forcing the cork to rise up and come out. Some people don’t feel that this is method is good for the wine, so it is not a very popular one. As you can see there are many types of wine cork screws and openers to choose from. The style you choose depends on how you will use it and which method you will prefer.