Bring the French countryside or Napa Valley into your home with a vineyard decorating theme.
A home decorated with a vineyard scheme combines traditional French country, the Spanish influence of California mission style, and classic Tuscan decor. It is rustic with a formal touch, Old World European with Napa Valley flair highlighted by Mediterranean vibrancy. Vineyard decorating style borrows from the great wine regions of the world and is as varied as the wines they produce. The simplicity of a French farmhouse, relaxed attitude of a Northern California ranch or vividness of a Mediterranean sunset are all possible in a vineyard-inspired home. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Choose your colors. Select bright blues, yellows and reds like those found in the Spanish Mediterranean. Counter the bright hues with soft white and light brown, like the walls in a French farmhouse. Opt for the natural color palette of a Tuscan villa: olive green, wine red and burnished yellow.
2. Stucco your walls or paint over drywall with textured paint to give the rough appearance of plaster applied over time. Choose vineyard-themed wallpaper.
3. Lay your floors. Choose wide planks and leave them unfinished to age naturally. Install terra-cotta tiles to resemble the floors of a Spanish mission or grand hacienda. Choose natural field stone, brick or cobblestone to evoke the floors in a Tuscan kitchen worn smooth with time. Dot the floors with sisal or rag rugs for a casual California vibe, or spread a plush Oriental area rug. Leave the floors bare as in a simple French farmhouse.
4. Decide on furniture. Give Spanish or Tuscan flair to your vineyard-inspired home with dark, heavy pieces featuring wrought iron hardware and trim, or choose some with copper, silver or brass highlights. Evoke a simple farmhouse in the wine region of France with handcrafted utilitarian pieces, like weathered farm tables, armoires and ladder-back chairs. Mix and match eras and styles to achieve the eclectic style of Northern California. Center your bedroom with a rustic armoire while creating a reading area with two curvy, upholstered slipper chairs that would have been at home in the dressing room of a French queen.
5. Bring your vineyard decorating scheme together with the details. Hang a grapevine wreath on your front door. March a trio across the wall at the head of your bed; highlight them with faux grapes and sunflowers. Drape grapevines from window trim, pot racks and the tops of armoires. Highlight them with faux bunches of grapes. Install a floor-to-ceiling wine rack in your dining room or kitchen. Display a collection of wine glasses from a variety of vineyards on your fireplace mantel. Hang a vineyard-inspired painting or print above your bed, or display a grouping in your dining room, kitchen or living room. Visit a winery and take pictures; frame the ones you like best for a less expensive and more personal way to bring the vineyard spirit into your home. Train a grapevine to wind around a porch column or trail from a pergola.
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