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Tuscan Style Decorating
By Robert Bush
Decorating with a Tuscan decorating theme can bring all the homey
charm of old world Tuscany to your kitchen without ever leaving
the states. Rich earth tones will bring a feeling of warmth to your
kitchen even on the most dreary of days.
Decorating a Tuscan kitchen can be a lot of fun. You can get the
look with brand new accessories, or if you enjoy collecting
antiques, you can scour the flea markets and antique malls for
those perfect pieces. Either way, you will be creating a kitchen with
charm and character.
You can decorate your kitchen without an expensive designer by
following these tips.
You can buy accessories like those you might find in a Tuscan
kitchen brand new today, or you can scour the antique shops to
get real antiques. Look for old pottery bowls and pitchers as well
as painted or antiqued wooden bowls. Majolica makes a nice
addition to a Tuscan style kitchen and you can buy whole sets of
this pottery new today and use it for everyday use. Use lots of
decorative jars of oils with peppers and ropes of garlic, peppers
and grape vines. Antique looking signs with a wine motif can add
to the wall decor as can wallpaper murals in the form of Italian
frescos and niches. Soften it up with lots of greenery.
Chipped or distressed paint gives your furniture an old world look.
A distressed wooden cupboard (perhaps with chicken wire doors)
can give you some extra storage and add to the look if you have
the space. Display your majolica or old world pottery behind the
chicken wire to authenticate the look.
Use rich golds, earth tones and even colors of the sea to give the
look of old Italy. Buy some majolica pottery (either new or old) and
use those colors to influence your wall and floor choices. Use
natural materials like stone, slate, granite or terra cotta for your
flooring and countertops to help complete the look. Try some faux
painting on your walls to give it the look of antique plaster.
Stay away from new or modern styles in your lighting choices. Stay
away from anything too shiny and stick with muted metals.
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