Glamping
Two years of COVID pressure can finally be released with some light travel. Hooray! While many of us would like to go full-on camping, it’s more likely that glamping might be where we gently venture out of our homes. Camping is about being prepared and having the right tools and supplies. Glamping is about feeling a connection with nature without having to get too dusty and dirty. So glamping is the luxury version of camping! Here are a few inspirational ideas to get you started.
Luxurious Tent
![A light colored canvas tent held up with a blond inverted V shaped frame with the doors rolled back, revealing a luxurious bed with wooden headboard and 2 side lamps, a pair of folding camp chairs in blond wood with grey-green cushions, several more folding tables, towel racks, and a portable sink at the rear. Window cutouts provide views of the green outdoors at the sides. A blond plank wood flooring has a native-inspired rug under the seating area, while above a cluster of lights hangs to shine down in the center of the space.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-Glamping-Luxury-Tent-via-Terramor-Outdoor-Resort-580x322.jpg)
This tent expresses true luxury beneath canvas fabric, with beautiful wood flooring, headboard, and furniture, plus textural fabrics, and soft, glowing lighting. Everything you see here can be folded and transported elsewhere.
Living Room Under Canvas
![A yellowish canvas tent arches over an entire living room suite of leather sofa and 3 chairs, with a metal coffee table in the center sitting atop a Southwest themed orange and blue rug. The arched entrance folded up reveals a beautiful view into the green and dusty desert.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-Glamping-via-Under-Canvas-Baily-Made-and-Mind-Studios-580x386.jpg)
Moab, Utah is one location of glamping company Under Canvas. I love how they’ve transported an entire leather living room suite and woven rug in desert colors to make the space feel cozy and stylish.
Safari Experience
![A canopy bed with mosquito netting tide to the posts has matching white blankets and sheets. At the foot of the bed is a wooden shipping box with rope handles, a coffee tray and two mugs upon it. The entire space is covered in tan and orange-y patterned rugs, while gold curtains are tied to the posts of the surrounding tent overhead. The view outside is green and hazy. A hurricane lamp sits on a bedside table covered in orange fabric, while a canvas duffel bag sits on another table on the far side of the bed.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-Glamping-Tanzania_North-Serengeti-via-ArtOfSafari.travel-580x387.jpg)
This beautiful space is for an African safari in the Serengeti, with mosquito netting around the bed and woven rugs underfoot. African safaris are true glamping experiences because there’s no infrastructure at all, everything will be transported and set up for you, celebrating what drives people to nest and create a home away from home.
Kimball Starr designs for adventurous homes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe. Contact her today for a remote or socially-distant in-person consultation.