Tuscan style architecture brings rich character to a home. It possesses a timeless relevance that’s easy to love. Even on the shores of the Puget Sound, Tuscan design feels natural.
“Built on rural traditions and indigenous materials, Tuscan style whispers of heart, history and homeyness.”
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Its emphasis on comfort and warmth makes its Old World origins more digestible in the Pacific Northwest context. Here are a few key elements of Tuscan style architecture.
Color
Tuscan homes embrace rustic, earthy neutrals. Like Tuscan Transformation, these Mediterranean homes draw inspiration from the natural landscape around them, allowing texture to speak louder than color.
Wrought Iron
Italy doesn’t hide it’s love of wrought iron accents. Wrought iron railings, sconces, and light fixtures bring a solid, decorative contrast to a home’s warm natural hues.
Texture
Stucco, plaster, and sandstone walls bring texture and history to every room in the house. The natural elements create the storied illusion that the home has weathered generations of love, loss, and life within its walls. Simple-patterned fabrics—especially linen, cotton, and muslin—introduce complementary warmth to these spaces.
Beams
Tuscan style architecture showcases its bones. Rough wood beams add depth and character to communal spaces and directly incorporates the natural elements the style finds so inspiring.
Imperfection
These Mediterranean homes find beauty in imperfection. Aged paint, time-worn pottery, rustic beams, and natural stones imbue a comfortable elegance that eschews pretense.
Tuscan style architecture never fails to inspire us. The rich character each home possesses captures our imaginations and spurs us on in the art of architecture. Contact us to learn more about building or remodeling with Tuscan design.