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Decorating in a Tuscan Style click below for more images Tuscan Hills Glenna J. Morton Email to a friend Printer friendly version Related Resources • All Style Guides • Decor FAQs • What To Do First... Most Recent Articles • Decorating in a Western Style • Decorating in the Tropical Chic Style • Decorating in a Traditional Style About Interior Decorating Subscribe to the Free Furniture index
Newsletter Your Email Address: Tuscany brings to mind sun-washed hillsides, vineyards, farmhouses,
and an earthy outdoor lifestyle filled with food and friends. That image may be responsible for the current craze for Tuscan style kitchens and family rooms. It's a style that might also be called the original European "Shabby Chic", personified by crumbling stone Furniture index
walls, moss-covered rock patios, and any element that is stained, old, and well-used. Sponsored Links 13,000 Decorating PhotosView interior design and decorating ideas
for every room in the house.www.getdecorating.com Make Your Home FabulousWin Hundreds of Dollars to Redesign & Redecorate Your Homewww.DesignersEye4u.com Be an Interior DecoratorHome Study Courses: Introductory, Diploma, and Accredited BAwww.rhodec.edu We also have Tuscany to thank for some of the most appealing words in Furniture index
our decorating vocabulary: loggia, portico, patios, villas, and outdoor kitchens. These terms evoke thoughts of relaxing summer days spent outdoors amid warm splashes of sun and lush greenery. No wonder so many of us are in love with this style! Tuscan decorating is rustic, warm,
and inviting, with a few simple, sturdy details. Furniture index
A Tuscan room often looks as though it has been there forever, well-loved and used over many generations. Here are some elements of Tuscan style than can create this look in your home. For best viewing, open browser window to maximum size # Rustic and simple are the hallmarks of Tuscan style. True Tuscan rooms can be low-ceilinged, dark, and small, though you'll
likely want to modify that look for your home. Instead of "dark rooms", use warm, cozy colors, sturdy furniture, and lots of terra cotta and wood. # The exterior of a Tuscan home often has a tile roof, vine covered walls, and old rustic shutters on every window. Driveways and lanes are lined with rows of Furniture index
tall cypress trees. # Crooked and crumbling stone walls
outline walkways, patios, and other outdoor areas. Grottoes are another traditional outdoor feature, using lush greenery and statuary in small cool corners of a garden. # Garden paving might be brick or stone set unevenly and planted with grass between each stone. # A variety of colorwashing and faux wall techniques are appropriate in Tuscan interiors. Look for mottled, uneven colors, and an old-world, time-worn finishes in warm golden tones.
Decorating in a Tuscan Style click below for more images Tuscan Hills Glenna J. Morton Email to a friend Printer friendly version Related Resources • All Style Guides • Decor FAQs • What To Do First... Most Recent Articles • Decorating in a Western Style • Decorating in the Tropical Chic Style • Decorating in a Traditional Style About Interior Decorating Subscribe to the Free Furniture index
Newsletter Your Email Address: Tuscany brings to mind sun-washed hillsides, vineyards, farmhouses,
and an earthy outdoor lifestyle filled with food and friends. That image may be responsible for the current craze for Tuscan style kitchens and family rooms. It's a style that might also be called the original European "Shabby Chic", personified by crumbling stone Furniture index
walls, moss-covered rock patios, and any element that is stained, old, and well-used. Sponsored Links 13,000 Decorating PhotosView interior design and decorating ideas
for every room in the house.www.getdecorating.com Make Your Home FabulousWin Hundreds of Dollars to Redesign & Redecorate Your Homewww.DesignersEye4u.com Be an Interior DecoratorHome Study Courses: Introductory, Diploma, and Accredited BAwww.rhodec.edu We also have Tuscany to thank for some of the most appealing words in Furniture index
our decorating vocabulary: loggia, portico, patios, villas, and outdoor kitchens. These terms evoke thoughts of relaxing summer days spent outdoors amid warm splashes of sun and lush greenery. No wonder so many of us are in love with this style! Tuscan decorating is rustic, warm,
and inviting, with a few simple, sturdy details. Furniture index
A Tuscan room often looks as though it has been there forever, well-loved and used over many generations. Here are some elements of Tuscan style than can create this look in your home. For best viewing, open browser window to maximum size # Rustic and simple are the hallmarks of Tuscan style. True Tuscan rooms can be low-ceilinged, dark, and small, though you'll
likely want to modify that look for your home. Instead of "dark rooms", use warm, cozy colors, sturdy furniture, and lots of terra cotta and wood. # The exterior of a Tuscan home often has a tile roof, vine covered walls, and old rustic shutters on every window. Driveways and lanes are lined with rows of Furniture index
tall cypress trees. # Crooked and crumbling stone walls
outline walkways, patios, and other outdoor areas. Grottoes are another traditional outdoor feature, using lush greenery and statuary in small cool corners of a garden. # Garden paving might be brick or stone set unevenly and planted with grass between each stone. # A variety of colorwashing and faux wall techniques are appropriate in Tuscan interiors. Look for mottled, uneven colors, and an old-world, time-worn finishes in warm golden tones.
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