| An Italian kitchen theme can add a great deal of | | | | lighting for your task lighting. You also want to avoid |
| charm to your kitchen. Using antique accessories adds | | | | lights that have a shiny look and choose those with a |
| authenticity to the look. The color scheme sets the | | | | dull finish instead. It may be easier to locate the proper |
| tone for the rest of the kitchen. | | | | lighting in an antique shop instead of trying to buy it |
| If you're looking for a new kitchen decorating idea, | | | | new. |
| maybe you might want to consider an Italian | | | | How to Accessorize Your Italian Kitchen |
| decorating theme. Adding some charm from the old | | | | Instead of buying new accessories, take the time to |
| world may just make the kitchen a place where the | | | | visit local antique stores and locate old pottery bowls |
| family wants to gather and sit. The Tuscan style, for | | | | and pitchers, and wooden bowls that have been |
| example, utilizes natural materials with warm earth | | | | painted or antiqued. Using Majolica ware for every day |
| tones and architectural designs that will make any | | | | use can give your Italian kitchen a more authentic look. |
| kitchen look like it is from some time in the past. You | | | | Plenty of decorative jars with either peppers and |
| don't need to buy expensive antiques in order to | | | | ropes of garlic or peppers and grape vines are |
| decorate your kitchen with the Tuscan look. Listed | | | | essential to the enhancement of your design. Using an |
| below you will find some things that are necessary in | | | | abundance of greenery such as herbs in pots will |
| creating an Italian design for your kitchen. | | | | soften the look. |
| Color Scheme | | | | These are just a few ideas that you may wish to |
| To achieve the Tuscan look in your kitchen, you want | | | | utilize in the creation of your Italian kitchen theme. You |
| to choose colors such as golds, earth tones, and some | | | | can choose new accessories or scout the local |
| tones that may be related to the sea. For help with the | | | | antique shops for older and more authentic pieces. |
| color scheme, try to purchase some Majolica potter | | | | Either way will provide you with a kitchen that has old |
| and let this be your guide. Using natural materials such | | | | world charm and elegance. You have to keep in mind |
| as stone, slate, granite, or terracotta for your floors | | | | that an Italian-themed kitchen is a look that is more |
| and countertops will help you better achieve the Italian | | | | difficult to achieve than a modern theme, so make |
| look in your kitchen. | | | | sure that you take the time to consider whether you |
| Choosing the Lighting | | | | want to go to the trouble of using this theme. It's not |
| Because you are looking for an old world look, you | | | | something you can start and then revert to another |
| must stay away from any new or modern styles of | | | | theme—the kitchen will lose its appeal that |
| lighting. A good possibility is lights that are made from | | | | way. |
| antique wrought iron, though you can use recessed | | | | |