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