Theology shapes decor. As a form of deeply held belief, the religious and theologically-informed cultural traditions of an area impact the worldview that is expressed in the design process. This can be clearly illustrated in two neighbouring countries with different aesthetics: The United States and Canada. As Americana is traditionally rooted in historic American culture, it is primarily shaped by Protestantism. Protestant themes like iconoclasm, a soteriological work ethic, and the priesthood of all believers translate and express themselves into simple, functional, and uncluttered design, an appreciation of farm aesthetic from an emphasis on manual labour, and a sort of equal plainness void of gaudy adornment which behoves the lack of aristocracy, respectively. Canadiana, by contrast, is traditionally rooted in historic Canadian culture: it is shaped by high-church British Anglicanism and rural French Catholicism. As such, Anglican and Catholic themes of hierarchy, ritualism and ornamentation, and deeply sacramental theology translate and express themselves into lavish wallpapers and furniture and photographs/paintings of the Sovereign, an appreciation for ornamentation (photos, wall mounts), and an avid appreciation of the natural world expressed in admiration for natural materials and objects such as like raw wooden beams, paddles, moose and elk busts, and wool blankets, respectfully. In this essay I will