| The Mediterranean style of home decor features | | | | smaller squares of variegated colors to form an |
| elements from the "old" countries of Italy, Spain and | | | | intricate mosaic, is entirely up to the whim of the |
| Greece. This style focuses on rich colors that evoke | | | | owner. |
| the land - browns and reds, not to mention products of | | | | Much furniture in the Mediterranean style is simple, |
| the land itself - fruits and vegetables displayed in bowls | | | | practical and functional. However, there's plenty of |
| or on fabrics. There are no bare bones in the | | | | furniture in the more baroque style, with ornately |
| Mediterranean style, the entire room, the entire home, | | | | carved wood and fabric upholstery that's been |
| becomes a piece of art. | | | | textured. |
| Whether you're going to decorate one room or your | | | | But of course every home consists of more than wall |
| entire home in the Mediterranean style, give some | | | | and floor treatments. There's the accessories to be |
| thought to the overall look of the home. | | | | considered. Pottery, statuettes, bowls of fruit and so |
| The walls are one of the distinctive features of a | | | | on are the main items in the Mediterranean style. |
| Mediterranean-style room. The walls are textured so | | | | What artwork should you have on your walls? |
| much that they are almost living things, in shades of | | | | Reproductions of the Old Masters in ornate frames will |
| brown or red so that it looks as if they've been in | | | | enhance any room. The Mona Lisa is probably the |
| existence for hundreds of years and show the patina | | | | most famous painting in the world, so much so that |
| of age. Occasionally murals are used - these are | | | | you might not want to have it on your walls, but there |
| called "faux art" and consist of artwork that "fools the | | | | are thousands of other classics that will complement |
| eye," so that the viewer can believe he is looking out a | | | | the Mediterranean style nicely. |
| window at a grove of olive trees, for example, or a | | | | As for statuary, why not think of reproductions of |
| refreshing Mediterranean beach. | | | | classic Greek statuary - from the Venus de Milo to the |
| The floors are tiled, and that tile is not just something to | | | | Winged Nike to Michelangelo's David. |
| step on a piece of art in its own right. Whether that tile | | | | There are plenty of places on the web that sell these |
| consists of large squares of deep browns or reds, or | | | | types of accessories to help you enhance your home. |