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Style Secret: Gentle ColorsThe Tuscan palette draws upon land and sky: dusty green hills, brick-red earth, blue skies, golden sunlight. Choose shades of terra-cotta, tawny yellow, soft gray-green and faded blue. Colors should look as though they've faded gracefully in the hot sun; paint gains a pleasing
Style Secret: Shuttered WindowsYou won't commonly find curtains or shades in a Tuscan home. Instead, install wooden shutters that you can throw wide to let natural light and breezes flood in. Leave the wood natural for a rustic look, or paint and distress it in a sun-washed shade for a bit of subtle
casement-style windows that open and shut at will. Bonus points if you have a view like the one shown here, but if not, consider a trellis with climbing vines or a row of tall cypress trees to fake a rural landscape.
Tuscan Coral by Benjamin Moore looks very similar.
Harbor home by decorating the guest bedroom with rustic wood floor planks and early American antiques. But the coral walls and contemporary-looking framed art instantly and seamlessly anchor the room to the 21st century.Tip: Repurpose old paintings. Gambrel cut nautical scenes out of a 19th century folding
rustic Tuscan style. For more information on the Tuscan decorating style, please visit: http://tuscandecor.com.
The Tuscan dining room is the perfect place to gather with friends and family. Create a warm, inviting space that makes everyone feel at home while enjoying favorite Italian dishes. Wall tapestries featuring Italian landscape scenes create just the right dining atmosphere. In this space, outdoor lighting
just as decorative. These two large ones hang over the dining table creating a cozy outdoor room. The matching sconce brings down additional light in this Mediterranean style home.
5. Use scale for impact. A breezy, covered dining area is a plus for any home or garden, but this one gets high marks
Under the Tuscan Sun. This designer captured the formal informality of an Italian piazza by using wrought iron light fixtures, a travertine table, dark-upholstered metal chairs and potted areca palms. These Tuscan pointers can be adapted to just about any space but keep in mind that the real magic of Tuscany
soften the home's stucco exterior and lend garden-interest detail, complement the lighting. The vase of flowers has a similar scale, connecting visually with the lighting overhead and the graphic fronds around the room's perimeter.