How to Create a Tuscany Bar

Decorate Home Bar Tuscany Style

In Tuscany, Italy bars are neighborhood cafes where you go to relax and enjoy morning coffee, a quick lunch, or a drink after work with friends. The gathering of friends around your home bar can resemble the relaxation and friendship the bars in Tuscany offer. Here are a few tips on how to decorate a home bar Tuscan style to bring in the warmth and relaxing feel that the bars in Tuscany offer.

Instructions

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   Tuscan Wall Décor

   Paint the walls of your home bar with deep red or use a wallpaper mural with a Tuscan theme. Depending on the location of your home bar your can use the wall space to hang a tapestry depicting the Italian countryside or use a wrought iron wine bottle holder with colorful bottles of wine. Wall lighting sconces should be made of wrought iron and provide a softer glow instead of a sharp light. Wall planters filled with colorful flowers, preferably the sunflower, can add the colors of the Tuscan style decorating to your home bar. If you do not want flowers hang bunches of grapes from the wall sconce complimented by some greenery.

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   Tuscan Style Furnishings

   The use of wrought iron and dark woods will bring the look of Tuscany to your home bar. There are also options for marble or tile bar and table tops that can be used. The bar itself does not have to take up much room. Place a small table with wrought iron chairs in the bar area so friends can gather and have a drink or coffee.

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   Add a Touch of the Tuscan Café

   There should always be a coffee machine at your home bar. Place the newspaper or your favorite magazines on the table and have a pack of cards ready when friends gather at your Tuscan style home bar. A Tuscan style bar can easily be set up outdoors. Mimic the look of the Tuscan Café with a grouping of a small table and chairs, a water fountain or other water feature, and a window box or planter filled with colorful flowers.

Tips & Warnings

• There are many ways to decorate a home bar Tuscany style. Use the Tuscan colors, furnishings, and accent pieces to create a warm and relaxing ambiance when your friends gather at your home bar.

Resources

• How to Decorate Tuscany Style