How to pick Tuscan Colors for Italian Home
Decor.
| Tuscan Colors are a must in
today's decorating scheme says artist Linda
Paul. We love these colors because they are warm
and inviting. Picking that perfect shade of
Tuscan red or green can be tricky, but you need
to go no farther than mother nature to get it
right. What makes this artist an expert on
Tuscan colors? American artist Linda Paul uses
actual natural earth from Tuscany to create her
paint. It was mother nature who created these
colors that have been around for thousands of
years. The colors come from earth ocher which
evolves in sedimentary layers of color that run
the gamut of cream, yellow/gold, rusty oranges,
orange/reds, brown reds, and deep browns. In the
area around Verona Italy, the earth is
actually a sage green color. Luckily with
today's technology we can perfectly match these
colors for house paint and home decorating |
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Here are some examples of perfect Tuscan color
palettes
Palette #1
Palette #2 - For richer color add a burgundy red,
a more olive green, yellow gold and warm
brown
| In this painting ,
The Vineyard, artist Linda Paul uses a palette
of cream, pale gold, olive green , burnt orange, a
burgundy red and a warm brown. |
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3. Do you just love blue?
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You can use blue in your Tuscan color palette, as
long as it is just the right shade of blue. Linda
Paul's painting of a
Tuscany Window uses a dark blue created from
lapis lazuli stones |
What's next in color trends?
A
unique look for sophisticated home decor is a
layered monochromatic color scheme. In this
Italian Fresco, Linda Paul has created this look
using only one color and a white background. Her
color is a natural iron oxide that when mixed with
water sediments into 2 colors, a pompeii red and
deep brown black.
You can recreate this look using the color samples
below
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To see all of Linda Paul's paintings, canvas art
prints and tile murals go to
www.lindapaul.com
Linda's beautiful Tuscan designs are now available
as
kitchen backsplashes
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