Get the Feel of a Tuscany Kitchen

A Tuscany kitchen has a very warm feeling to it. It's really gives you a lot of different moods to it. It can seem very elegant or casual. You can use bright colors or be totally neutral. This is a very popular theme but you can also work it in with a more enduring design style if you aren’t planning on remodeling for quite a while. It's just a matter of really working in this old world feel with a new age of technology in kitchen appliances.

The cabinetry and furniture is a little different than what you would find in a typical kitchen. In this space it's really where the character and the color comes in the room. For instance, this is one of the few design styles that can really work with an olive green. The color should be quite subdued and might even be glazed. This really gives you an opportunity to paint your existing cabinets and make them a little bit different than all of the white cabinets that are out there.

Other paint colors that might be acceptable for this kind of design style include a taupe or off white. Nothing in this room should be an extreme bright white. This can seem a little bit modern. This even involves your appliances. Of course, you can still get that contemporary element by bringing in stainless steel appliances. Of course, it will really stand out with this kind of design style but you can really make it work if it is something that you just have to have.

The decor in this kind of kitchen is that of a very mix and match kind of style. These rooms are often added to over time. In fact, some of these houses could be older than anything we have in our entire country. In this case, you really are going to want to embrace this feeling. Of course everything still needs to have a little bit of a sense of cohesion to it. At the same time it shouldn't just all seem new. A great way to do this is to just repurpose furniture. You can find a lot of old pieces and antiques. Look for painted finishes that you can turn into a kitchen island. This is perfect if you have wood cabinetry and you just want to break up the space. Also, if you have a painted cabinet you may want to go with more of a natural wood grain because this will really add a spot of character and since you are just using this on the island it really won't be that expensive.

Another option for appliances would just be to go with more of a farmhouse feeling. An easy way to do this is to just find a fridge and then you can have a cupboard affixed to it. The same thing goes for the dishwasher. This will really give your room a very seamless vibe to it. You should also really focus in on the range hood. This is really going to be the focal point of your entire space. It should incorporate a lot of different elements from nature or just have a very oversized appearance to it. It's almost the focal point of the space the way that a fireplace would be in other rooms in your home.

Another thing you are really going to want to consider is color. Paint is a very easy and inexpensive way to create a theme. This way you won't really have to invest in pieces that are very specific to one decorating style. For instance you could easily bring in a lot of earth tones. This is very interesting simply because these earth tones seem to have really become quite popular in the past few years. This is really your opportunity to decorate in a neutral way that still has a lot of personality. You will want to pull out different creams, grays, and greens. Then there are a few other earth tones that you might be a little bit more surprised at. There are a lot of beautiful pottery pieces, clay colors and even natural spices that feature yellow, orange and red in this kind of design style. If you do go with a more daring color palette you are really going to want to just stick with bringing it in a very traditional ways. This could be on the accessories or even the tile. Otherwise if you use more clean lines, it will just looking very contemporary and really mix in with other stone pieces or any worn copper accents that you might have going on in your space.