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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Homes decorated in the Tuscan decorating style are inspired by the elements of nature. Crumbling stone walls, intricate wrought iron accessories, sun-washed hillsides, rustic stone farmhouses, marble flooring and sturdy hardwood furniture are just some of the wonderful elements of this decorating style.</p>
<p>Because almost anyone can visualize himself in such a peaceful setting, it&#8217;s no wonder that Tuscan style decorating is so popular for today&#8217;s homes.</p>
<p>The appeal lies in its simplicity. By combining comfortable, worn, loved pieces, a room becomes warm and inviting. There&#8217;s no attempt at pretense here.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuscany is a beautiful Italian province with hilly terrain, famous vineyards and country houses and villas, is buried in flowers. And the facade and the interior in the Tuscan style reflect the love of the inhabitants to their land and its gifts. Tuscan style homes are different by the harmony with the surrounding landscape; it&#8230;<br /><span class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="http://www.beaudeserthomes.com/unbelievable-features-of-tuscan-style-homes.htm" class="more-link">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tuscany is a beautiful Italian province with hilly terrain, famous vineyards and country houses and villas, is buried in flowers. And the facade and the interior in the Tuscan style reflect the love of the inhabitants to their land and its gifts.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-37" title="Tuscan style homes" alt="" src="http://www.beaudeserthomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Tuscan-style-homes.jpeg" width="271" height="186" /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/rustic-decorating-ideas-in-a-mediterranean-style-home-0610#slide-1">Tuscan style homes</a> are different by the harmony with the surrounding landscape; it is also natural, thorough and fair, as the land of Tuscany. Even the color in the interior of the Tuscan houses is exactly the same as that within its walls. The color scheme of the interior in the Tuscan style is the color of the earth, plants, fruit and a clear sky.</p>
<p>The yellow color in interior design is used most often and can have any shade, from bright sunlight to dark yellow. Other popular colors are terracotta, deep red, brown, green, orange and light blue hues. These colors in the Tuscan style homes can be used in various combinations, and as a single dominant color.</p>
<p>The interior in the Tuscan style is characterized by the combination of different textures. The interior design of the wall texture can be created using natural materials with different textures and with textured plaster.</p>
<p>Constant characteristic of Tuscan style homes is the obligatory presence of natural stone in interior design and ceramic tiles. Granite, limestone and marble are used for walls, floors and fireplace portal. Masonry, natural or false, may be present in the interior design of any room.</p>
<p>Stone countertops are often decorated with kitchen and dining tables. Sometimes it can be seen as a mosaic tabletop design ideas for the kitchen. Ceramic tile is the most varied size, shape and design of interiors decorated in Tuscan style. The most popular are the tiles, imitating the old stone. The interior design is preferred unpolished stone tiles and matte.</p>
<p>Wooden beams are a common element of the interior in the Tuscan style. Furniture made of dark wood, often artificially aged, distinguished thoroughness. Furniture is quite simple in form, reflects the commitment of the inhabitants of Tuscany to the traditional family values. It seems that all things in the house, even new ones, are already more than one generation of the family.</p>
<p>The decor in Tuscan style is distinguished by the desire to use only natural materials. In the interior, there is always a lot of pottery and metal. Metal should be matte, antique. Popular articles made of silver: frames, candlesticks, decorative vases. Dishes in the kitchen may be different from the copper or metal alloys.</p>
<p>Tuscany is home to famous brands of <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.winecountry.it/regions/tuscany/">Italian wine</a>. Bottles of red wine can be seen not only in the cafeteria, but also in the kitchen, living room, on the terrace. The decor is often used the image of the vine. Climbing plants can be seen around the house as well as in the interior. Every house in Tuscany is surrounded by flowers and lush vegetation. The interior in the Tuscan style is also difficult to imagine without flowering houseplants.</p>
<p>Interior of Tuscan style homes is not only beautiful, but cozy. Despite the apparent simplicity of style, Tuscan interior is different eco warmth and comfort; it is very comfortable to live. The interior in the Tuscan style is difficult to imagine as an idea for a small apartment. But it may be ideal for large families, bringing together several generations with different tastes and preferences.</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The appeal of owning an Italian villa nestled in the hills leads many people to a Tuscan home design. And a quality set of Tuscan house plans is needed  first in order to achieve that dream.</p>
<p>Authentic Tuscan architecture normally features tall, narrow wood-framed windows along with the use of window shutters. Many Tuscan style homes also have an enclosed courtyard. Most of the Tuscan style homes have a stucco exterior, and a large number also include some stone.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among canon of classical orders of classical architecture, the Tuscan order&#8217;s place is due to the influence of the Italian Sebastiano Serlio, who meticulously described the five orders including a &#8220;Tuscan order&#8221;, &#8220;the solidest and least ornate&#8221;, in his fourth book of Regole generalii di Architettura&#8230; sopra le cinque maniere degli edifici&#8230; (1537). Though Fra&#8230;<br /><span class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="http://www.beaudeserthomes.com/tour.htm" class="more-link">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Among canon of classical orders of classical architecture, the Tuscan order&#8217;s place is due to the influence of the Italian Sebastiano Serlio, who meticulously described the five orders including a &#8220;Tuscan order&#8221;, &#8220;the solidest and least ornate&#8221;, in his fourth book of Regole generalii di Architettura&#8230; sopra le cinque maniere degli edifici&#8230; (1537). Though Fra Giocondo had attempted a first illustration of a Tuscan capital in his printed edition of Vitruvius (1511), he showed the capital with an egg and dart enrichment that belonged to the Roman Doric order. The &#8220;most rustic&#8221; Tuscan order of Serlio was later carefully delineated by Andrea Palladio. From the perspective of these writers, the Tuscan order was an older primitive Italic architectural form, predating the Greek Doric and Ionic,[citation needed] associated by Serlio with the practice of rustication and the architectural practice of Tuscany. Giorgio Vasari made a valid argument for this claim by reference to il Cronaca&#8217;s graduated rustication on the facade of Palazzo Strozzi, Florence. Like all architectural theory of the Renaissance, precedents for a Tuscan order were sought for in Vitruvius, who does not include it among the three canonic orders, but peripherally, in his discussion of the Etruscan temple (book iv, 7.2-3). Later Roman practice ignored the Tuscan order, and so did Leon Battista Alberti in De re aedificatoria (shortly before 1452).</p>
<p>Following Serlio&#8217;s interpretation of Vitruvius (who gives no indication of the column&#8217;s capital), in the Tuscan order the column had a simpler base — circular rather than squared as in the other orders, where Vitruvius was being followed — and with a simple torus and collar, and the column was unfluted, while both capital and entablature were without adornments. the modular proportion of the column was 1:7 in Vitruvius, and in Palladio&#8217;s illustration for Daniele Barbaro&#8217;s commentary on Vitruvius), in Vignola&#8217;s Cinque ordini d&#8217;architettura (1562), and in Palladio&#8217;s Quattro libri (1570).[5] Serlio alone gives a stockier proportion of 1:6.[6] A plain astragal or taenia ringed the column beneath its plain cap.</p>
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