Adding A Twinge Of Old World Tuscany To Your Bedroom
Adding subtle hints of a Tuscan villa can happen in almost any bedroom, even the most conservative of rooms. What you want to do is give the room a rich old world look through your choices of bedding, wall color and furniture. You don’t have to change everything are made to look too drastic just a few things can add a little hint of Tuscany that will make your bedroom feel like an old world retreat.
One color that brings Tuscany to mind is a golden color but you don’t have to do bright gold, and the room in the photo both the walls and floor coverings or more of its finished gold color. If you want the look of old stucco on your walls you can use a painted wall treatment or even wallpaper that will give you the look of plaster.
You want some rich romantic bedding and dramatic draperies or curtains for your Windows. The beautiful brocade like the one in the photo gives the room a nice old world look. If you don’t want heavy drapes, you can always use a dramatic valance any rich material and then have shades or shears to cover the windows. make sure you have lots of pillows plumped up at the top of the bed to give it an inviting look. Bedding can be made from silks, velvets or even cotton and a rich pattern.
You want your furniture to have an old world look so you want to pick something that is a little fancy and reminiscent of handmade pieces. In the room above, the beautiful bed has an ornate headboard as well as a footboard with carved posts. Another type of the bed that works good is an old wrought iron bed with fancy, scrolly design.
The accessories can really accentuate the subtleties of your design. You can pick Italian pottery and other old world type items such as would an architectural pieces and wrought iron pieces. On the walls, you can use artwork that reflects Italian scenes or, even architectural sketches. Adding some plants around the room softens the look and makes you feel like you are in an expensive resort.
using the photo abovee, you could make a few changes in your bedroom to get this type of Tuscan look. Just pick out the changes that you can afford and go for it!
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