Because beauty is eternal it is often diffcult to capture this element when decorating, and that is why home decorators need many ideas. To capture this essential prospective decorators need a mode, standards, plus displine in decorating. In this discussion I will cover how to make your kitchen beautiful with a Tuscan scheme.
Beauty is seen in decorating with the eyes of love. For decorating is an expression of who we are, for example the Italian countryside, the rustic farmhouse villas, lovely Italian art, plus the flawless hand painted ceramics of Tuscany; all inspired the Tuscan scheme.
Your kitchen needs beauty as well as bread, a Tuscan kitchen is perfect for preparing food to give strength to the body and soul. If you would like to decorate your kitchen to give it the feel of a cozy-cottage, then this scheme of decorating will be perfect.
The idea is to give your walls an old-world look by using a faux painting technique. To begin paint the walls a bright base color, choose butterscotch or butter yellow. Next to make your wall look faded in some spots sponge on a deeper shade.
To truly express the rustic roughness characteristic of a country kitchen in Tuscany, texturize your walls using a joint compound mixed with paint. Then by "pouncing" the mixture onto your walls they will take on the beauty of your scheme. If you're not familiar with this technique there are books and internet sites available to give directions.
Beauty requires confidence, you may love this scheme but to get the elements correct focus on the color choices:
* The ideal colors for a Tuscan kitchen are warm earthy colors that adds a rustic feeling to your kitchen. Colors you should choose include golden yellows, terracottas and burnt orange, then mix these with browns and burgundy, or go for olive greens, plus Mediterranean style sea-blues. Stay away from very fresh, bright or pastel tones, the idea is to choose a muted or weathered looking tone.
* For harmony with the scheme apply paints to walls which are textured and not smooth.
* If your walls are smooth try these ideas to create the desired texture, add rough plastering as a base for your paint, try textured paints, such as a suede effect paint, add builder's sand to your paint, use a faux paint finish, or try a cracked antique plaster.
* To embrace the beauty of this scheme it is important to use natural materials. Incorporate stone,slate, granite, marble, or limestone for they are perfect for counter tops in the Tuscan kitchen, create the effect with faux painting techniques. Also consider these materials for the flooring, or create a slightly distressed wooden floorboard.
* For the essence of this style Mosaics and colored tiles are the choice, use the warm colors of this scheme on table tops, counter tops, splash backs, or even flooring.
* It is ideal to use picture tiles with a Tuscan theme, for a similar appearance will give harmony to your decorating scheme. Try a mural on your oven's splash back, a view of a village landscape, vineyards,or rustic farmhouses.
* To capture the beauty of this scheme the furnishing used should be rustic, and old-fashioned in feel, you should look for pieces of chunky wood furniture, with a distressed finish, or with chipped and old paint. Be sure to check for second-hand pieces to use at a discount price.
* To get a distressed finish, try rubbing wax at different places on your wood, ideally when you paint the furniture, the paint will not stick properly. After the paint is dry, use sandpaper to create an aged, distressed effect by rubbing the paint, especially around the corner and edges where the furniture would wear naturally. Also try to undercoat with a contrasting color paint, then rub down the top coat to show some of the contrasting color.
* Another place to paint is the cabinet doors. Choose a strong contrasting color to give character to the scheme. Colors like deep reds and bright forest greens are choice colors on cupboard doors. At your local hardware store purchase pulls and handles for your cabinet doors and drawer fronts, ideally heavy, burnished metal or ceramic knobs will add the finishing touch.
* Accesssories should be ceramics and terracotta, and should include rustic style pottery bowls, pitchers and jars. Also include decorative bottles and jars, filled with speciality oils, or preserved peppers, plus olives and citrus fruits. Use strings of garlic, or hang small bunches of scented herbs. As the dominant theme position grapes and grapevines over the doorways, or around the cupboards.
* Be sure to mix in a lot of wrought iron-in furniture, or accessories like candelabras and wall sconces. Wrought iron can also be used for central chandeliers or wall lights, plus in wine racks and plant stands to create harmony in your Tuscany style kitchen.
Beauty is a lightness in the heart and you will feel it in this decorating scheme. Just remember the Tuscan style is to create a rustic and worn appearance. By combining choice pieces your home will become inviting and cozy with accents only nature can provide. I look forward to future discussions with you on home decor, be sure to look for more writings by me on this subject.
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