#old world

1990s-2000s 'Tuscan' kitchen appreciation long post

Just a note that as I've done a deep dive into this style recently, I've realized it's not really 'Tuscan' in terms of resembling the actual authentic style from Tuscany, and more an eclectic amalgam of various interpretations of older European styles. This included an exaggerated, 'McMansionized' version of Tuscan, mixed with French Norman, Renaissance, Tudor, French Country, Moorish, Baroque, etc. In that sense, I think this style should probably be given a more appropriate name, something like 'Old-World Luxe', since they did use the term 'Old World European' quite a bit back then to refer to this overall style.