| Tuscan decor is all about friends and families | | | | using faux paint to make them resemble old, |
| gathering around having a good time, and it's all | | | | crumbling brick or plaster. |
| the more appropriate in a guest-room, to make | | | | The Floor |
| visitors feel at home. | | | | For a true Tuscan look, aged hardwood floors, |
| If you have a guest room in your home, then it's | | | | marble or tiled floors are a must. However, these |
| there for one main reason - to make your guest | | | | types of floor can be expensive, and for a guest |
| feel at home while they are visiting. | | | | room that is only used once or twice a year, it |
| Of course, any visitor will be spending most of | | | | may be an expense you don't want to incur. |
| their time with you, in the living room or traveling | | | | However, plenty of throw rugs with Tuscan |
| about the local area, but they'll want a place | | | | designs scattered around the floor can give the |
| where they can retreat during the day to rest, as | | | | appropriate feel as well. |
| well as a place to retire in the evening - a little | | | | Tuscan designs? Where are you going to get |
| slice of home away from home. | | | | those? Easy - surf the web for Tuscan rugs and |
| In order to give your guest room that Tuscan | | | | you'll find a vast array of authentic Tuscan |
| look, there are a few items to consider. | | | | designs. |
| Lighting | | | | Furniture |
| The lighting fixtures are important. Remove those | | | | The bed, of course, is the main piece of furniture |
| shiny, modern fixtures of aluminum, and replace | | | | in the guest-room. No modern bedsteads with |
| them with rustic designs - wall sconces of | | | | gleaming metal - choose wooden bedframes, |
| wrought iron, for example, or other types of | | | | ornately carved with bunches of grapes, for |
| metal with a distressed look to simulate age, with | | | | example, The blankets, bedspreads and pillows on |
| the decoration as scrollwork simulating grape | | | | the guest bed should be of dull colors invoking the |
| vines. | | | | earth or sky – tans, browns, golds or |
| Windows | | | | blues. |
| Direct sunlight, over the course of time, will fade | | | | If possible, the bookcases, bureaus and |
| and damage fabrics and furniture, nevertheless it's | | | | wardrobes and other furniture in the room should |
| always nice to be able to spread open the | | | | be of wood as well, very light or very |
| draperies to allow sunlight to flow into a room. For | | | | dark-colored woods to give a sturdy, aged look. |
| the Tuscan look, don't use a lot frills. Use plain | | | | Antique furniture will give the appropriate look. |
| draperies, with plenty of fabric gathered today, in | | | | Accessories |
| shades of beige or brown or gold, so that their | | | | The look of Tuscany is the look of the land - a |
| hues can be enhanced by the sunlight. | | | | land with rolling hills, vineyards, a vast blue |
| The Walls | | | | bowl-like sky, and farmhouses that have been |
| Wall color is important as it gives the overall tone | | | | there for centuries. Accessories should call out this |
| of the entire room. Golds and browns are popular | | | | atmosphere of permanence - majolica or ceramic |
| colors, but what particularly evokes the feel of | | | | pottery, wrought iron candle holders, and so on. |
| Tuscany is to give the walls an aged patina by | | | | |