Perfect Tuscany Colors for Tuscan Decor!

How to pick Tuscan Colors for Italian Home Decor by artist Linda Paul

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


Here are some examples of perfect Tuscan color palettes

Palette #1

In this painting of a Farmhouse in Tuscany, artist Linda Paul has used a palette of cream, pale gold, rusty red and sage green, all from natural earth mixed with egg yolk.

You can recreate this same color palette in your home by using these colors Tuscan Red, Barely Cream, Pale Gold Ocher, Sage Green

see samples of these colors

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.

Palette #3. Do you just love blue?

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

Linda's beautiful Tuscan designs are now available as kitchen backsplashes

Italian Kitchen Tile mural backsplash

You can also add come bright celery green accents to classic tuscan decor. A pop of color is fun and easy.

If you want contemporary Tuscan decor and style,  go for a brighter green mixed with the classic Tuscan colors of gold, rusty orange and deep rusty red as in this original painting and tile mural  Color Me Italian

Its easy to decorate a room if you start with one piece of color inspiration and build your room and decor colors around it. A more contemporary Tuscan wall paint color is a  pistachio green

To see all of Linda Paul's paintings, canvas art prints and tile murals go to http://www.lindapaul.com/