Tuscan Decor Center

Old Tuscan Decor

admin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:00:44 +0000

Sun-drenched days under the Tuscan sky and pasta and wine under olive trees to the sound of the courtyard fountain. Sounds wonderful isn't it? Yes! But if a move to Tuscany isn't in your future, you can bring that warm Tuscan feel to your home by using the old Tuscan decor.

The following points characterize an old Tuscan decor:

* Color and texture with rich, earthy reds and oranges is an important aspect. Terracotta and olive greens enhance the effect.

* Copper pots and copper trimmed baskets are still found in Tuscany shops. Dried flowers, artificial fruit and ivy to fill the pots and baskets call for a taste of an Italian vineyard.

* Terracotta pots and lots of them. Fill them with greenery like a few artificial grapes to create an old Tuscan feel. They should be arranged them in groups of three or more.

* Old iron gates, windows or bits of railing can create rustic wall art for the old Tuscan decor.

* Use of Iron wire on doors and cabinet doors. Not only is it decorative but also cheap.

* A visual sense of old Tuscan decor can be created with tall artificial plants and a wrought iron archway to separate a special, intimate corner of the room.

* Mismatched ceramic and terracotta tiles can be arranged as a group on the wall or table. They can be used as coasters or trivets or they can be broken and used to make a mosaic table top. This creates a classic Tuscany effect.

* Old picture frames with strips of leather.

* The old wrought iron accessories of the 60s make wonderful additions to your old Tuscan decor.

* To create the feeling of a courtyard indoors, a fountain can be installed. A terracotta or stone-look fountain in the corner surrounded by plants and a small wrought iron table is a wonderful place to have breakfast. It's almost like being in Italy and a classic visual effect to the decor.

Go and experiment with your decor these points will help you create a perfect 10 in old Tuscan decor!!

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Decorating with Tuscan Colors

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:21:24 +0000

Decoration: colors

In the contemporary world of today one needs to make sure that the decoration is done to suit the requirements of the area. It is very important that a person chooses the things he needs to decorate very properly. It is important that the decoration is looked after keeping the color combinations in the mind. It is the requirement of every place that the color combination is matched.

Colors: Tuscan style

In Tuscan style decorating, we are able to reflect our passion for that connection to the earth and to what is real. It's basically inspired from the Italian town Tuscany.

The basic color palette comes from the landscape and agriculture. The main colors used in Tuscan decorating are earthy tones like terracotta, olive green, deep browns as well as blues and gold which basically are used to bring to mind bright sunny days under clear skies of Italy. These colors reflect the beauty of the countryside.

In many instances these colors are made to look weathered or are muted so that in some way they create an atmosphere of timeless beauty, like the feeling of comfort and familiarity that an old Tuscan villa might evoke and how it generally is. Instead of the brightest pinks, subtle apricot color is used. Instead of electric blues, the color used will be the soft blues of the Mediterranean or the purples of springtime lavender.

Shades of Tuscany

Intense shades of russet and chocolate are abundantly used with prominent amounts of terra cotta. Terra cotta reds and oranges are the most important shades. Terra cotta is used as a neutral shade. Walls painted with a shade of terra cotta which set the stage for Tuscan decorating.

Most often these colors are combined with textures. Walls in Tuscany are generally hand plastered and have a look and feel that is unique to this part of the world. The hand plastered texture gives a Tuscan feel but it is expensive. Faux finishing techniques are a cheaper alternative.

Colors cannot be played around with, the need is to be using the color the way it can be best suited. It is very essential that the color goes with the room texture, environment, atmosphere, the requirement and so on.

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Inexpensive Tuscan Decorating Ideas

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:19:27 +0000

The Charm of Italy

Everyone dreams of leisurely days --sun tanning in Tuscany, with wine, pasta neapolitana and a book for company and a grand Tuscan styled home for a dwelling! The problem, however, is that not many of us can afford such remarkable luxury. But that does not mean one has to loose hope. You always have the option of getting the Tuscan ambiance at your home. And what's more, it's not even too expensive. There are many options, which you can use for this, and get a Tuscan ambiance done in a shoestring budget. The following are some of the options that you can use.

Inexpensive Tuscan Ideas to Decorate Your Abode

Follow these tips and voila! You have your own little Tuscany right at home! Here are some of the ways in which you can decorate the place giving it a simple yet elegant grandeur:

1) Firstly, choose the right color. The Tuscan homes are stereotypically colored in dark earthy shades like maroons and oranges, creamy yellows or mustards. This gives the home a dim, elegant decor, which is conventionally Tuscan!

2) Go to Italian garage sales and look for copper objects like baskets, pots and pans and old gold framed impressionist paintings, which are being given away at throwaway prices. Also look for artificial fruits like grapes etc, because these seem to adorn the homes in Tuscany.

3) Dried flowers, potpourris and ivy to fill the baskets would be ideal. These are cheaply available everywhere. Also get lot of terracotta pots and fill them with lots of green plants to adorn the patio.

4) You can put some chicken wires to your cabinets; these are dirt cheap and easily available. Keep a look out for lots of old wrought iron artifacts from the early 20th century, which are catching dust in homes of people who don't value them.

5) Use a lot of color glass, whether for windows, or paintings. Also try find old ceramic tiles, which can be utilized in odd places.

There are many ways to lower your budget. For example, get leather strips from garage sales, and make use of them for your upholstery, or for frames. Get creative. Get Tuscan!

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The Tuscan Home Plan

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:09:00 +0000

A Tuscan Home

The Tuscan home is a home that is designed to adapt to any kind of a situation. It is generally built with brick and stucco. If the house is built of wood or of rustic work, it is really expensive. The home is synonymous with simplicity and modernity. It reflects the modern Italian architecture the main features of which include a roof that stands six feet in the centre and projecting two and a half feet at the eaves. The window dressings are simple and bold in character. The main aim of a Tuscan home is nothing but a comfortable, convenient and compact arrangement which is affordable and has beautiful interiors.

The Plan

A veranda forms an inexpensive way to decorate your Tuscan home. The veranda has a roof that is covered with grape wines which are planted at the base of each post. The whole look is that of comfort and coziness. A Tuscan home may contain a hall or may be a passage that has the dimensions of around 10 by 11 feet, it opens into a parlor. It generally makes the area look more spacious and elegant. The position of stairs, in a space of around 8 by 11 feet, enables the occupants of such a home to use the front hall along with giving the staircase more privacy and a cottage kind of an arrangement. Now moving on to the living room, bedroom and the kitchen, which are the most important areas of a house for a family that lives in a moderate sized house. In such homes everything is under the eye of the lady of the house, the main aim being that the least of domestic assistance should be required. In such a house the kitchen is generally a one-story wing of a similar height as the veranda and thus, it corresponds with the veranda. . The kitchen is of the measurement 10 by 16 feet, with a couple of closets at one end, and a back porch which is located behind the pantry and to its other end stands the back door.

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The Tuscan Theme

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:07:29 +0000

Tuscan decor provides a place to relax and is a place for entertainment. It is a way to decorate the place through plants or fruit or something which make a place feel green. For a Tuscan decor, the main point to be considered is to provide green everywhere. One can use the runaway potato vine for covering the wall. This potato originally is planted in a couple of tubs and when it spreads out, the roots are cut and the vine is snipped, the potato plants fall away. This makes the wall ready for a water blast and then it is painted with an acrylic Murawash in stone.

Hidden Meaning

Tuscan theme is not just decorating a place with plants. It is meant to give the place a shade of colors which makes the place feel living. We have come across the shades which makes the place look dull. Giving life to a place through colors and other decors is called to be Tuscan theme. This theme can also be applied for wedding ceremonies which makes the ceremony look decent and a good one with a Florence texture. Everything in a wedding when is designed with the floral theme in mind it makes the place look like wedding place.

Tuscan Design

One can design the kitchen through the Tuscan theme giving it an overview of the sun. It can be anything related to sun i.e. it may be a sunflower designed in the dishware, or it can be the walls which are yellow in color to give it a feel that it is affected by sun or one can provide a window which lets the sun come in during the day time. The Tuscan world is related to the old world. So everything which is antique can be used for the purpose of designing the place with a Tuscan theme. So, while designing a bedroom or a living room it can be the design of a pillow cover or a the design of the bed cover or the window cover or the door cover, which is inspired by the Tuscan theme making the place look antique, invigorating it with its special charm, pleasing to the eye.

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Tuscan Architecture

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:05:38 +0000

A Return to the Italian Renaissance

Architecture and design changes with the region, like language and cuisine! Each region has its own typicality and specialty, which marks its idiosyncrasy, its style. There are architectures and there are famous architectures. Tuscan architecture is world renowned and known for its charm and chic. It has truly evolved, taking cues and adapting styles from many different eras, right from Italian renaissance to contemporary Italian designs. Right from the bridges to mosaic tiles to large pillars and wrought iron gates, Tuscan architecture has truly made carved a niche for itself. The following are some of the elements of Tuscan architecture that make it so special.

Tuscan architecture features and stereotypes

Here are some of the features and typicality of Tuscan architecture, that make it so special and renowned:

1) Buildings: The buildings are generally elegant but simple villas with clean lines and columns. Huge pillars supporting the gigantic structures characterize the outside. Today built with cement, these structures were built with strong stone in the olden days, thus keeping a very cool temperature inside.

2) Tuscan Rooms: The rooms are designed on the classical lines. They are typically designed with fireplaces, high ceilings, earthy oranges of maroon colors, with Tuscan furniture and paintings that create the ultimate Italian harmony.

3) Wall Treatment: Tuscan walls are generally textured with traditional Venetian and Stucco Plaster Effects, for both interiors and exteriors. The walls are a support to the rest of the architectural elements like paintings and flooring styles.

4) Interior Design and Furniture: Tuscan interiors are characterized by tapestries, gold ornate detailing, expensive china, colorful plates, stained glass, candle holders, wrought iron objects and heavily upholstered furniture made with expensive silks, velvets and leather.

5) Ceilings: Ceilings have stenciled borders, wooden beams and paneled ceilings that might have textured medallions etc. These are elevated by the presence of beautiful chandeliers.

6) Floors: Terracotta, mosaic and glazed ceramic, Italian marble that harmonize with the rest of the d cor. Generally tiles are inlayed with intricate patterns and designs.

Add all this to a picturesque location, a beautiful garden with a marble fountain, and your dream Tuscan villa is ready!

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Tuscan Bathroom Decor

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:03:55 +0000

The decor of the bathroom does matter. It is one of the places where the combinations have to match with the other places of the house. It has always been seen that the bathroom decors are not given that much of importance. But there decoration is gaining pace with time. It has been observed so with the booming Tuscan decors also.

Bathroom decorating can be a difficult task. Since it is the room where you are your most private and often issues like water and mold have to be dealt with, hence bathroom decorating ideas can be complicated.

A Tuscan bathroom looks as though it has been there forever! Vessel sinks, marble or tile floors, tumbled marble walls and metal wall sconces for lighting are typical aspects to Tuscan bathroom design themes. Round above counter sinks are distinctively European and are often used for Tuscan bathrooms.

Important Aspects

Color and Texture

Colors are always an important aspect in creating a Tuscan effect. Generally colors depicting the earth naturally are usually used. Terracotta, Olive greens, Gold, Blues and natural greens are often used colors. Tuscan style tends to be quite rustic--cracked or crumbling plaster and stucco walls are the norm. Hand plastered walls type of texture creates a perfect Tuscan effect.

Type of Stone

The three most commonly used stones are granite, limestone and marble.

Granite: it is strong, long-lasting and heat-resistant. This stone creates a stunning Tuscan style decorating focal point, but is expensive.

Limestone: it is natural in appearance, but very absorbent and stains easily. It is typically used in flooring and for shower interiors.

Marble: it is soft and porous recommended for bathrooms and floors. Unpolished marble is use to best complimenting this theme.

Terra cotta vessels, rustic urns, hand-painted Italian ceramics and glass or metal containers clustered together, are Tuscan accents that give the bathroom an old world look. Tall glass canisters and glass bath cruets add a touch of refinement to the basic necessities of the Tuscan bath and are perfect for holding bath salts, oils and soaps. Stucco, stone, glass, wrought iron and terra cotta have been decorating basics for centuries and are ideal materials when creating Tuscan bathrooms.

Tuscan Colors

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:02:06 +0000

Tuscan Color Style

The color palette of the Tuscan style is made up of various ranges right from blistering yellow like the sun itself to the concentrated gold's. There are chocolate shades and few intense shades of russet. There is a collection of some heavy dark colors coal black, deep pool or lake blue, and olive with hints of sea green with a rare combination of rustic red to give a new look to the kitchen. To highlight the colors there is an antique lighting that includes the pendant lights and chandeliers. One should avoid too shiny and stick with muted metals so that the sober look is not hampered. The best of Tuscan style is taken into consideration for the kitchen.

Tuscan Colors: making a difference

Tuscan colors are used in many ways, such as:

Creating a Tuscan Kitchen

If one has little understanding of art and a sense of design then creating a Tuscan kitchen will be a very easy task. While giving a Tuscan feel and appearance to a particular kitchen one should try hanging a wrought iron basket style pot rack above a sunny window and filling it with terra cotta pots which are filled with the favorite herbs. Choosing a panel style iron rack one should hang rustic copper cooking vessels for getting that authentic tuscan look. All these steps can easily let one create a beautiful and functional Tuscan theme kitchen. Natural stone floors, granite or tiled counter tops and tumbled marble back splashes are some of the most idea materials for getting for some rustic kitchen designs.

A Tuscan Garden

Having a beautiful and eye-catching garden with some superb design can add that extra shine to the overall appearance of the house. One of the most beautiful and old world garden styles is the Tuscan garden design. With a Tuscan garden design one can do several different things provided the gardener plans accordingly. Tuscan garden is a very common name now days with most of the sophisticated urban people wanting there garden to be decorated in a tuscan design.

Tuscan Furniture

One of the best collections of this furniture is the one that includes Indian antiques, replicas and various architectural pieces. In the process of manufacturing there is a collection of antiques, replicas and various architectural pieces. The high quality craftsmanship that includes: quality tables, pillars, doors, window grilles, archways, chests and sideboards are selected and each piece is restored to its natural state. It is the best compilation of antique doors and window grilles that are converted into cupboards and coffee tables and there is a lot of usage of architectural mind in the manufacturing of each piece. There are many made up by skilled artisans those and as they are hand-made they have a unique skill that helps in giving it a new modified look.

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Tuscan Decorating Help

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:00:44 +0000

If you are a person who likes to socialize amid elegant house decor, it is necessary to find the best one to suit your style. If you are thinking on changing the house d cor with a never before style this is the best option as this has features like the warming drawer and wine cooler. If you are looking out for more space then there is a need to fill up the blank spaces in such a way that the room is renovated with new appliances, cabinetry, flooring, countertops and lighting. This type of decor has an Italian products like olives, grapes, pottery, wine and handcrafted tiles. Tuscan decorating style gives a traditional as well as a spacious look to the house.

Tuscan does Help

Homes decorated with the help of Tuscan style are inspired by the elements of nature. Crumbling stone walls, intricate wrought iron accessories, sun-washed hillsides, rustic stone farmhouses, marble flooring and sturdy hardwood furniture are just some of the wonderful elements which make up this decorating style. They enjoyed the beauty of nature and incorporated the elements into their homes. These same elements are what helping Tuscan style decorating so appealing for our homes today. Using sturdy materials that stand the test of time, the look of Tuscan style decorating is rustic, warm, and inviting. Nothing should look shiny and new. Homes do have an enduring quality about them and look solid and substantial. Terracotta roof tiles should be incorporated into any home being designed in the Tuscan style. Deep-set windows framed by sandstone are often protected with rustic wooden shutters. Outdoor spaces are critically important, and a home incorporating Tuscan style decorating should include a patio, loggia, or portico. Walls built of sandstone bricks frame today's home, where in ancient times they served as a defense. Water is a critical element in Tuscan style decorating, and many homes have a water fountain in the central courtyard surrounded by wildly growing greenery which helps make it beautiful.

Tuscan design elements are basically drawn from the earth as evidenced by the use of stone, marble, clay, tile, brick, wood, metal and water. Tuscan style decorating allows us to weave these Tuscan elements help into the fabric of our lives to create a little bit of serenity, a little bit of peacefulness, a little bit of tranquility, a little bit of contentment.

Tuscan Decorating Ideas

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:58:50 +0000

A home may be decorated beautifully by using a beautiful Tuscan landscape or perhaps by contemplating any of the below mentioned ideas:

Brick and stucco are generally what a Tuscan home is generally built of. Simplicity and modernity are two adjectives that describe a Tuscan home very aptly. The window dressings are simple and bold in character. The main objective behind a Tuscan home is comfort, convenience and a compact arrangement coupled with affordability and beauty of interiors. A veranda forms an inexpensive way to decorate your Tuscan home. Grape wines are planted at the base of every post of the roof of the veranda. The look exudes comfort and coziness. It makes the area look more spacious and elegant. The stairs are aptly placed and it provides privacy for the people living in the house. It gives it a cottage kind of an arrangement to the home. The kitchen is generally of a measurement of 10 by 16 feet, with a couple of closets at one end, and a back porch which is located behind the pantry and to its other end stands the back door.

Tuscan Landscapes

The fertile and serene parts of Tuscany in Italy provide for ample beautiful and simple decorating styles and patterns. Adding a touch of Tuscany to your house is definitely going to be a pleasurable experience. Such antique Italian ceramics are popular sources of the traditions of Tuscany. The ceramics depicting the charm of Tuscan landscapes are found commonly in every farmhouse and villa. Some examples of Tuscan landscapes are the casa Colonica and stile Rustico.

Casa Colonica

It is a simple block shaped structure made of stone with a roof. Such landscapes are found in abundance in and around the Tuscan countryside. It was once considered a privilege to be the owner of a farmhouse or a villa in Italy.

Stile Rustico

This is the landscape that goes with the Italian idea of a quiet and serene existence. The color scheme depicts the rich soil and soft greenery, beautiful hills and the charming olive trees are inspired from the peace of the Tuscan landscapes.

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