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Tuscany, a scenic town of Italy, exhibits unquenchable passion for the amazing things of life. A Tuscan theme kitchen is a masterpiece of decoration that combines the best of all materials. It’s time to free up your creativity. The use of diverse colors especially a bold use of orange and yellow colors is an elegant touch. Pay close attention to a twang of colors in bright reds, sunshine yellows, sea blues, shining blues, bright greens, and browns mixed with burgundy.
For the flooring, you can consider granite, stone, marble, limestone, and slate. Terracotta or lightly distressed wooden floorboards give typical Tuscan feel to the kitchen. The paints should have a weathered effect such as a fake paint finish of antique plaster or sand added to your paint enhances the real Tuscan kitchen decorating style.
Now the furniture. Distressed finish and old paint should be the main theme for the thick wood furniture. You can choose table linen in luxurious tones and give it an exotic look. Also, use plenty of wrought iron in furniture. As for the décor, tile murals play a key role in bringing out exquisite essence of space. They compliment Tuscany style of decor like the murals of olives, cheese, pears, zucchini, and everything that is Tuscany. You can use accessories made of ceramics and terracotta in rustic colors.
This farmhouse architecture designed by Robert MCain. in exterior and interior of the house using wooden materials. Wooden kitchen set, wooden ceilings, wooden floors, bedrooms, and almost in all part made of wooden materials. Only on a few walls using glass materials. This house still shows the vernacular style.
Description from Architects:
Utilizing materials salvaged from a house that was destroyed by General Sherman in 1865, this nearly-intact 1868 farmhouse and outbuildings required total renovations and the addition of nearly 1,200 sf for a kitchen, porches, gallery, utility rooms and bath to satisfy the needs of the owners. Remaining faithful to the vernacular style of the house was the thrust of the design for both renovations and additions. The addition was oriented east-west and used broad, deep overhangs, sheltered windows and operable clerestory and floor-level windows to minimize cooling and sustainably soften the effects of the intense summers of the southern coastal plain.
The scope of the project was to rehabilitate the existing house to modern living conditions without destroying its character, to demolish the considerably unsympathetic recent additions, and renovate an existing storage shed into a Tea House and guest room. Project Awards: Southern Home Award, Preservation Category, Southern Living Magazine; Citation for Design Excellence, American Wood Council.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), a third party green building certification system, has now been having great feedbacks on international broadcasts. It was established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This may have started on the growth of efficient business establishments and office buildings but the USGBC has issued a green certification on private residences as well. Although, the private residence issuance on the green certification needs a registration fee and has to abide by the USGBC guidelines.
The project is to be verified and seen by the LEED for Home Provider, making sure that all the guidelines are met. Thus, home renovations, new/multi-family homes and even those that need demolitions are under its supervision. In home renovation, everything should be planned out so that the provisions that will be given and supplied by the LEED will be implemented for a greener way of living. Materials, site selection and development will be verified and constantly be monitored for appropriate instrumentation to aid in energy saving and conservation.
Although, LEED will not work for small-scale home renovations as per extensive planning and implementation requires the totality of the structure. LEED and USGBC have provided ways and means to create that LEED-worthy home of yours by supplying compendium green strategies like greenhomeguide.com and regreenprogram.org.
You may not undertake the outline and certification process on your own so you have the option to employ an architect, contractor or realtor who specializes on LEED certified homes.