ey characteristics of the Ethnic furniture style. The Ethnic decorating style either copies the patterns, tendrils and floral motifs and rearranges them in new colors or uses the typical color constellations of Native American, Peruvian, Mexican or even African tribes with modern inspirations of traditional patterns.The colonial style was created between the 17th and 19th century and can be described as a historical model for today’s Ethnic furniture style. The colonial style was characterized by the fact that Europeans brought their architectural styles into the then new regions such as North, Central and South America.