Primitive decor conforms to basic, straightforward style. Pieces are usually made from basic materials without fancy design. Primitive decorating is diverse and blends with rustic, country, or cottage trends. Primitive art and style includes cultural preferences, such as, Black folk art, Americana, and Colonial.
Craft persons create new pieces of work resembling original designs and employ techniques to obtain an aged appearance. Methods involve staining and sanding, burning, scratching, and denting pieces. Earth colors typically used in aging items are acrylic flat paint, dark wood stains, coffee and tea. These colors include flat finishes in black, dark blue, sage, mustard yellow, antique white, burgundy and brown. Stone, clay, wood, cloth, and paper are most often used in primitive crafts.
