| The many ways you can incorporate | | | | on a wall, or you can use it to create |
| Mediterranean ideas into your | | | | the look of a window or to accent |
| decorating. Clay, terra cotta, wrought | | | | entrances, doorways or mirrors. All of |
| iron and other influences that can help | | | | these will add color and charm. Use the |
| you achieve this in your home. | | | | basic paint colors to allow these accent |
| How can you bring more color into your | | | | pieces to stand out. |
| home? There are so many different ways | | | | Pottery is an easy way to add color to a |
| that this is just a short list of them. | | | | room as well as form and a sense of |
| Using mosaic tile, with its bright | | | | drama. It can be in its natural state |
| colors of the terra cotta or brick hues | | | | of terra cotta or it can be glazed in |
| will automatically bring a floor and a | | | | lovely colors, but either way it will |
| room to life. Bring the concept even | | | | add a lot. Try giant pots, elaborate |
| further into the room by putting these | | | | vases in old world shapes and you will |
| mosaics on the walls as molding, around | | | | create a bright dramatic look for your |
| door frames, and as back splashes, if | | | | home. Add wrought iron racks and |
| you are doing a kitchen or bathroom. | | | | candelabras, wood embellishments, table |
| Start small by putting the tiles in | | | | runners that reflect the colors of the |
| small space such as an alcove or a | | | | pottery, and you have a lovely romantic |
| foyer, and use a dramatic sweep of | | | | setting. Other touches that will add to |
| lavender or red caulking that you can | | | | this ambiance are urns of burnished |
| easily apply with a trowel. | | | | brass, a water fountain made from stone |
| Furniture is another sure fire way to | | | | or one of the new resins that resemble |
| add drama and color to a home. The wood | | | | stone, a relief over the fireplace and |
| may be simple or complex designs, but if | | | | other touches that add to this look. |
| you keep them low and include different | | | | The purpose of all of this is to create |
| accents made of marble, iron or tile, | | | | the look of a bright Mediterranean |
| you will create a bright Mediterranean | | | | idyll, full of sunshine and warmth. |
| look. This is probably more authentic | | | | Create this by a main theme that creates |
| then the types you will be ready made in | | | | the interest, and continue it will small |
| the stores. | | | | touches that you and your guests glimpse |
| These kinds of materials such as terra | | | | at every turn. |
| cotta, glass and iron have been used to | | | | To do your planning, perhaps it would |
| decorate homes for ages. These | | | | help to envision yourself with a glass |
| materials have an appeal to everyone | | | | of Chianti at a villa by the |
| because we all realize that they are | | | | Mediterranean. Picture yourself sitting |
| time tested decorating ideas that | | | | in an garden enclosed by a stucco wall |
| involve care and craftsmanship, and are | | | | lined with sunflowers. The exit is a |
| therefore very respected. | | | | wooden door with wrought iron scrolling |
| Another idea for color is a tapestry on | | | | for hinges and pulls. In the background, |
| the wall. If you use wrought iron | | | | you can glimpse the terra cotta tiles on |
| mountings to hang it, it will look even | | | | the roofs of the local homes. Yours will |
| more authentic. A grill made of wrought | | | | look like that soon. |
| iron will serve as a simple decoration | | | | |