Tuscan Decor:
Authentic Tuscany Decorating Made Easy
Tuscan decor and Tuscan home design is all about the warmth and elegance of Italian country living.
Take a peek into authentic Tuscan homes!
Learn how to use Tuscany home decor to create a welcoming, sun-filled Tuscan country retreat. And/or...
- Shop for Tuscan style decor accessories, and
- find Tuscany furniture to buy.
Overview: Tuscany Decorating
General:
- Elements of Tuscan decor
- Tuscan Colors - how to create the Tuscany look, just with paint colors.
Tuscan Gifts & Accessories
- Tuscan Candle Holders
- Tuscan Plates
- Tuscan Style Canisters & Jars
- Tuscan Gifts
- Tuscan Art Prints
- Photographic Tuscan Prints
- Framed Tuscan Art
- Tuscan Wall Art
Tuscan Style Kitchens:
- All the ingredients you need for Tuscan Kitchen Design - wall decor, flooring, furniture & accessories.
- Tuscan Dinnerware - styles, information, and history of Tuscan style dinnerware, as well as tips for Tuscan kitchen & dining room decorating.
- Tuscan kitchen makeovers: How do you make Tuscan decor work for American kitchens? Check out Cyndy's and Nelle's Tuscany style kitchen remodel projects.
Tuscan Bedding & Bedroom Decor:
- Bedlinen:
Matelassé Bedspreads (strictly white) and Tuscan Bedding (colorful)
- Bedroom Design:
Traditional & Rustic Tuscan decor for country style bedrooms
'Modern' Tuscany bedroom ideas
Tuscany Furniture:
- Tuscan Armoire designs: mirrored armoire and wardrobes to complement Tuscan decor.
Tuscan Windows:
- Tuscan Window Treatments - how to give your windows an authentic Tuscany look
- Ideas for Exterior Window Treatments from Tuscany and Northern Italy
Tuscany Home Decor: The Basics
Tuscan Decor
Basics
Tuscan Decorating Style Secrets: An overview of authentic Tuscany home decor, colors, materials, and Tuscany furniture.
While it's fairly easy to decorate Tuscan style homes that have all the right architectural features in place, you don't need these features to decorate your home with a Tuscan theme.
So how do you use Tuscany decorating to transform a featureless modern home? First of all you need ...
... Tuscan Paint Colors
Tuscan Colors
While many Tuscan farm houses (and townhouses) are painted white on the inside, they're very much not white on the outside.
Tuscan homes are usually either stone-built and left unrendered, or they're painted in vibrant earth tones: terra cotta, yellow umber, deep rusty reds, oranges, shades of peach or pink.
Re-create the warmth and welcome of Tuscany in your home by painting the walls in Tuscan Colors - particularly if your current windows don't overlook an Italian village piazza or the breathtaking Tuscan countryside.
Next, hang some Tuscan Wall Art - Photographic Tuscan Prints will give you a "window" to look out over the Tuscan landscape. If you prefer Italian fine art prints, choose between Framed Tuscan Art (the page also includes Tuscan canvas art), or go for simple (and generally inexpensive) Tuscan Art Prints.
Tuscan Bedding
& Tuscan Decor For Your Bedroom
Traditional
Tuscan Beds
Traditional, Rustic Tuscan Bedrooms are the epitome of 'austerity chic' - a simple, almost raw style that provides the perfect backdrop for exquisite decorating details like hand-forged Black Metal Beds, simple or elaborate Tuscan armoires, and antique Tuscany home decor accessories.
There isn't much of a color element here (except for rugs, wall art and the
occasional colored cushion). Traditional Tuscan bedding
in farm houses consists of white bedlinen and white cotton
Matelassé Coverlets
with elegant, nature-inspired patterns.
Modern Tuscan
Bedrooms
And how do you decorate a contemporary bedroom with a Tuscany look? Modern Tuscan Bedrooms look less frugal and tend to be more colorful than traditional ones.
Contemporary Tuscan Bedding is often inspired by the materials and colors of antique, elegant Tuscan villa decor. Choose between simple cotton quilts in solid colors or floral prints, or opt for velvets and silks.
Tuscan beds & Tuscany bedding are extremely versatile. Mix antique and new (or vintage) Tuscan decor elements:
- Dress a black Canopy Iron Bed with a creamy tulle canopy and a white matelassé coverlet for a pristine look, or
- Smother an elegant, luxurious Tuscan Bed in precious silk damask and brocade, or
- Show off a White Metal Bed in the vibrant earth or jewel colors for a truly sumptuous Tuscany look.
It'll look gorgeous.
Tuscany Furniture
Tuscany Furniture
Tuscany furniture comes in a variety of styles and designs.
Apart from Tuscan style (metal) beds, a Tuscan Armoire is among the most important pieces of Tuscan style furniture to consider buying.
Use armoires in the bedroom (mirrored armoire designs work best); use them in the living and dining room, even in the kitchen - as a mini pantry or as storage space for kitchen implements.
Tuscan Kitchens
Tuscan
Dinnerware
Tuscan kitchens are the hub of traditional Tuscan interiors. In rural Tuscan homes and farm houses, the kitchen doubles as an everyday dining room. Instead of a kitchen island, there's a solid wooden kitchen table and straw-seated chairs.
Tuscan Kitchen Design has some core elements - if you get those right, your kitchen will have an authentic Tuscan flair.
Traditional rustic Tuscan kitchens are simple, work oriented spaces. Worktops and backsplash are tiled.
There's an element of luxury, though: Colorful
Tuscan plates,
majolica bowls,
pitchers
and canisters
.
Tuscan Dinnerware can turn almost any kitchen into a Tuscan kitchen.
Tuscan Window Treatments
Tuscan Window
Treatments
Tuscan Window Treatments are white, the same color as traditional interior Tuscan walls.
Choose from among several Tuscany home decor styles for your window treatments - most of them are extremely easy to DIY (pictured here is the exception, not the rule).
The crisp, pristine freshness of white window coverings on the inside is complemented by
Exterior Window Treatments that involve shutters and/or awnings, as well as
loads (like, loads!) of flowers.
I'll be adding more Tuscany decorating information to this page ongoingly, so do make sure you return often - or subscribe to my RSS feed and get regular updates and Tuscany home decor inspiration! (Just click the orange RSS button in the top right corner on this page!)
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