Tuscan dcor is rich in color and warmth. The use of color and texture is at the very heart of decorating with Tuscan style. The rich color palette for Tuscan design is found naturally in the Italian landscape. Whether you are choosing pottery, murals, or tiles anything found in nature can become part of your color scheme. Earthy browns and rich golds, creamy to clear warm yellows, burnt oranges, and rich reds, apricot or peach tones, olive greens, and deep blues suddenly wait to become part of your kitchen.

Terra cotta is a great color to incorporate into your own Tuscan style kitchen. From planters to trivets, terra cotta and stone textures give a kitchen that earthy feel. Add more color and depth to your kitchen with dried lavender, sunflowers, roses, hydrangea, dahlias, larkspur and delphinium. Use terra cotta and rustic painted planters for your own window sill herb garden. Lush plants tucked into oversized cast iron tea kettles and bean pots add life and color to your kitchen.

One of the easiest ways to give a kitchen the Tuscan feel with color is by adding texture to your kitchen walls. Because Tuscan style kitchens are often rustic and aged, you can easily camouflage your walls imperfections by creating a stucco appearance that is glazed with yellows or creams. Keep in mind the amount of light your kitchen has during the day when choosing darker glazes or paints for your walls.

The finishing touch for your kitchen walls will be accomplished by hanging decorations that fit your decorating scheme. First, consider adding hanging murals to your newly roughened walls. Hanging murals can immediately bring the Tuscan landscape into your home. If your kitchen doesnt have a window in front of your kitchen sink, a mural dressed up with curtains even a salvaged metal gate or window frame will give you an uplifting illusion of being actually working in your own authentic Tuscan kitchen.

Tuscan kitchens are known for rich colorful plate displays. Choose a section of your kitchen wall then start filling it with decorative plates you find in second hand stores, Italian pottery shops and online markets. Architectural pieces found at salvage shops or online will add interest and texture to your kitchen walls. For inspiration, search villa rentals in Tuscany online as many offer pictures of authentic Tuscan kitchens. It may even get you started on planning your own trip to the Italian countryside yourself.

When you settle on decorating your kitchen in a Tuscan theme, you dont need to get new cabinets and shelving. You can use deep Tuscan red stain on your cupboard doors, drawers and cabinets then add brass or ceramic cabinet knobs or drawer pulls to create a whole new look to your kitchen!

In cooler climates, the use of Tuscan red to doors, window frames and shutters add warmth while greens or blues can cool a room especially in a hot climate. Checked curtains in blues, yellows and green can balance the use of reds within a Tuscan kitchen. White or creamy curtain sheers can give a breezy look and feel to your kitchen especially during warm weather.

Enjoy the canvas that is your kitchen. If the kitchen is the heart of the home and you give the home its spirit then take freedom in the decorating with color that brings you joy and contentment. That is what makes a house a home.