Mary Freeland | December 31, 2009
After spending all that time and energy getting your Tuscan décor just right, why not show it off! New Year’s Eve is the perfect opportunity to display your new Tuscan style to all of your family and friends—throw in a few Tuscan New Year’s traditions and you’re sure to have one spectacular party!
Mary Freeland | December 21, 2009
La Befana is typically depicted as an old lady with a broomstick, a reference to her housework in the legend. Like Santa, she enters homes through the chimney and is subsequently often shown covered in soot.
Why not hang your stockings for La Befana instead of St. Nick this year—it’s a festive way to bring authentic Italian traditions into your Tuscan home.
Mary Freeland | December 18, 2009
Celebrate your Christmas like a true Tuscan this year. With your home beautifully decorated in the Tuscan style, it only seems fair to incorporate the best Italian holiday traditions into your Christmas celebrations this year. So why not go all out and have yourself a merry Buon Natale this year!
Mary Freeland | December 10, 2009
Christmas is a time for family, food, and celebration, a joyful reason to gather together. Of course, decorating your home for the holidays can help set the scene for your upcoming festivities, but did you realize it could also be a great opportunity to enhance your Tuscan décor?
Mary Freeland | December 6, 2009
Looking for the ideal gift for your mother, sister, or best friend? Why not consider beautiful, elegant Tuscan decorating accessories. A perfect addition to any décor, Mediterranean-inspired accents and accessories are a great idea for the fashion-minded friends and relatives on your list!
Mary Freeland | December 4, 2009
With its somewhat chaotic history of warring factions, absorption by neighboring cultures, and transfer from one powerful empire to the next, many of Tuscany’s oldest structures one served as fortifications. Interestingly, it’s this military history that gave birth to one of the distinctive décor features of Tuscan design: decorative ironwork, grilles, and screens. Once serving [...]
