Tuscan Style Decorating
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. More Info: http://www.maxfurniture.com
By: R.Bush
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