Tuscan Kitchen Design

by The Carpenter on November 23, 2009

Tuscan Kitchen Design

Think about your dream kitchen design: family sized table and plenty of chairs, the entire room full of warm colors and sunshine through the window, and the entire place decorated with wood and stone, as well as other natural elements – sounds a lot like Tuscan kitchen design!

Giving your kitchen a Tuscan style will give it a bold serenity. How do you do this? The color scheme of a Tuscan kitchen includes very natural, warm colors, like reds and yellows, as well as deep purples, olive greens, blacks, etc.

Your own personal style and the look of your home can help determine your color scheme. Any of those colors we suggested can give your kitchen a great Tuscan look, if they’re applied boldly enough, so don’t worry about what colors to use. Painting your walls a deep gold would be absolutely perfect. Your wood cabinets will really stand out against this, and it provides a comforting atmosphere for your guests.

Natural elements like wood and stone can also contrast the bold colors you paint on your walls, so be sure to strike this delicate balance. Your cabinets would benefit from having a dark tone of wood, especially if you are considering Tuscan kitchen designs that are more bold and adventurous; that will really make your colors stand out. When compared to your walls, your cabintes and furniture will really pop and make your entire home look wonderful. If you have cabinet pulls, make sure they’re wood or iron.

Tuscan kitchen design must require wood or stone flooring; when thinking of ideas for your Tuscan kitchen, think of anything you’d find in a stereoypical Italian kitchen, and you’ll be going in the right direction for the look of your kitchen. There are many benefits of wood floors and they are more traditional than stone so they should have a little extra consideration.

The colors of your walls will change when exposed to natural lighting, so find several ways for sunshine or other lighting to come through into your kitchen. Pewter lights, cabinet lighting, undercounter lighting, and even an iron chandelier can help to enhance the look.

If you have a big enough kitchen, you can even add a stone countertop or a hanging ring of pots above your head for easy access. If you can afford faux stone, you can find so many possibilities for realistic stone that is much more affordable, but achieves the same effect as the real thing.

Accessorizing your Tuscan kitchen design is easy; just make sure to fill your kitchen with any sort of copper or pewter cookware. Discount stores are great places to find this sort of stuff, as well as antique stores or even family heirloons. Image of fruit are well at home in a Tuscan kitchen. Tuscan kitchen design can also include tile flooring for any sort of purpose, either back splashes or decorations.

The appliances should be stainless steel, the light fixtures need to be dark in color and naturally finished, and put plenty of bold area rugs in the kitchen.

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