Gothic Décor

Gargoyles are meant to be scary. After all, they were supposed to scare all intruders and evil spirits away from the castles and churches they were tasked with protecting. As ugly and intimidating as many of these creatures are, a few stand out for their frightening demeanor. Among those few extra terrifying gargoyles, one in particular could easily win the prize for most terrifying gargoyle ever. The beast of a sculpture that soundly earns this award is Scatheus, Guardian of the Shadows.

We should all count ourselves lucky to know that this fantastic piece of Gothic Décor is a work of art that won't come to life. If that happened it would certainly scare away every would-be intruder in a ten mile radius but it would probably also scare away everyone else! Perched on a craggy rock, Scatheus hisses with wide open maw and glares with animalistic rage as he readies himself for the attack. Looking almost like a cross between a dragon and a gargoyle, he raises his muscled, horribly clawed arms and starts opening his bat-like wings that will take him into the air before he swoops down on his prey.

Get this fantastic, frighteningly good work of art from Design Toscano to own the scariest gargoyle statue on the block!

Inspiration is a key component of creative writing that takes both writer and reader to other, timeless realms. It can come from something as mundane as taking a bus past an old, historic structure or something adventurous as walking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Inspiration also comes from good books, speaking with new, eccentric friends, or walking through a backyard graced by beautiful garden statuary. No matter where the inspiration comes from, the fruits from that tree of imagination are experienced in the form of the written word. The more the inspiration the better so it's worth it to embellish the homes of writers with objets d'art that nudge the imagination.

Gothic decorations and gargoyle figurines are especially suited for encouraging the mind-springs of wordsmiths. They fit best for those who delve in horror and fantasy but will find a welcome home in the den of  any writer. The Blood Dragon Contemplation Sculptural Box is an excellent addition for a large desk or decorative Gothic tables. Use this beautiful, detailed objet d'art of a dragon embracing a skull to store small objects or simply as a unique sculpture. For further inspiration, you can put the Twin Dragons Sculptural Pewter Pen inside the box or leave it out on your desk for signing letters and writing notes.

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Gothic decorations bring to mind images of dragons, gargoyle figurines, and other statues that are right at home in torchlit castles surrounded by dark moats. Such objets d'art add an old, interesting atmosphere to the interior of any home but the Gothic theme shouldn't be limited to the inside of a house. Put up the right sort of Gothic decorations on the outside of your home or business and it starts to look more like a castle than an average two story structure. A Gothic-themed doorknocker can do wonders for any place and a gargoyle sculpture next to the front door or up on the roof is an essential part of every Gothic-themed abode.

Gothic decorations aren't just limited to gargoyles and dragons though. Another type of item that works wonderfully for every Gothic-themed place is a weathervane. The Windblown Witch Signature Copper Weathervane looks fantastic when sitting on top of any home or business. As she rides with the wind, she shows which way the breeze is blowing. Beautifully made with solid copper, this weathervane is destined to be an heirloom. While the witch rides the wind above your home, add a big Gothic touch to your backyard with the Crescent moon Vampire Bats Metal Weathervane!

Find these beautiful weathervanes and dozens of garden gargoyle statues at Design Toscano today.

It may be April first, but this is no joke. When you order $75 or more of Gothic decorations or anything else from Design Toscano, the shipping is free! No need to worry about those extra costs associated with large purchases such as furniture or a big Buddha sculpture for your Asian-themed garden. As long as the order is at least $75, Design Toscano pays for the shipping on April 1st. This is a type of discount that you can truly take advantage of when ordering big items.

Just imagine how much it would cost to ship the new, life size Bigfoot statue? When you take those shipping costs into account, that's a discount nearly as big as Bigfoot himself! The same goes for the beautiful, grand scale tiger sculpture. It's not going to be cheap to ship that to your home but buy it today and all shipping costs are taken care of.

That free shipping on April first means that today is also the day to start decorating the inside of your home with beautifully detailed Egyptian decor and furniture sculptures like the Gothic Sanctuary Table Cabinet.

Find the best objets d'art for your home and garden at Design Toscano and get free shipping today only when you order $75 or more.

 

Paris, France. Few other cities generate as many romantic feelings as the French capital. One of Europe's classic cities, Paris has been the seat and center of French society for more than a thousand years. Founded by the Gauls, inhabited by Romans, and beautified by centuries of French culture, Paris is filled with art just about everywhere you look. The white church of the Sacre Coeur beckons from atop a hill. The wide expanse of the Champs Elysees is flanked by Parisian cafes and leads to the massive Arc de Triomphe. The church of Notre Dame is covered in statuary, Gothic Décor, and gargoyle figurines. The Louvre displays one of the finest art collections in the world.

There are so many wonders in Paris that it can be difficult to pick sites to visit. However, one place that should never be left off of any itinerary is the Eiffel Tower. Jutting into the air above the picturesque buildings of this old city, this monument represents Paris for millions of people around the globe and brings to mind the elegance, class, and romance that fill her city streets. Bring those feelings into you living room with the Eiffel Tower table. This small table that replicates the base of the famous Parisian tower is perfect for serving champagne or escargot and adds romance to any night of the week.

Buy Egyptian tables, Gothic tables, and other furniture at Design Toscano from Friday, March 2nd to Sunday, March 4th and get 20% off the regular price!

February 27th is here and it's the last day to buy framed art from Design Toscano and get 25% off the regular price! If you ever thought of augmenting your collection of Egyptian art with a painting or displaying beautiful replicas of Renaissance works, don't wait any longer to buy that decor or other types of framed art. You can surely purchase those items at some later date but why wait when you can get 25% off by ordering them today?

Just as a Bigfoot statue turns a regular garden into a mysterious backyard abode and garden fairies add a touch of fantasy to your place, the right framed artwork will enchant the inside of your home. You can lend a somber look to an interior room with Gothic Décor in the form of framed art such as a replica of The Night Raven Sings by John Scott. Or, if like many others, you love to decorate your home with quality Egyptian art, you might enjoy a replica of the Pharaoh's Handmaidens by John Collier.

There are also dozens of other beautiful framed works of art from Design Toscano that will add to any decorating theme. Just make sure to remember that you have to buy framed art today if you want to enjoy 25% off the regular price!

Collectible items aren't just meant to be bought and locked away in a vault. While that may be true for rare coins, stamps, and other valuable objects that require extreme safe keeping and care, most collectibles are supposed to be displayed. After all, you want to show other people what you have acquired in addition to admiring the object on your own. Special items such as Egyptian art and other beautiful objects merit special places for displaying them. It would be nice to have a room set aside to show your collections but even if you aren't lucky enough to have a display room, you can still show many of your prized possessions with beautiful furniture meant for just such a purpose.

For statues and busts that deserve to be displayed on their own, use the Imperia Marble-Inlaid Column. This beautiful, hand-carved column has a rose-colored marble centerpiece that acts as a quality, stable stand for your favorite works of art or Gothic Décor. Since this elegant column can be used to display just one collectible item, you also need furniture that can effectively showcase a number of objects. With a mirror background, simple yet classy design, and four levels, the Country Tuscan Style hardwood wall curio is perfect for this purpose.

Get 20% off these furniture items, Egyptian decorations, animal garden statues, and everything else at the Design Toscano site until February 14th!

Wall sculptures are an excellent addition to the decorating theme of any home. Almost like a cross between a painting and a statue, they add texture to the wall and bring your house to life. Partly for this reason, Gothic Décor works especially well in the form of wall sculptures.

While gargoyles are classic Gothic statues that can guard doors into your home and into your bedroom, they look even better when they appear to be hanging off a wall. The Double Trouble Hanging Gargoyle can act as both a guardian to a doorway and as an intriguing decoration on an otherwise bare wall. There are also gargoyle figurines and dragons that look as if they are running up the wall!

Speaking of dragons, put up the Morgoth Castle Dragons wall sculpture for an exciting, frightening scene of vengeful dragons bursting out of the wall in flight with a haunting castle as a backdrop. As realistic as the dragons in that sculpture look, however, they can't compare to trophy dragon skulls hanging in the den! Don't be surprised if guests insist on inspecting these detailed sculptures and some might even ask where you shot them!

Highlight your Gothic wall decor with Gothic tables and other furniture. No matter what you buy from Design Toscano, you will get 20% off the regular price until February 14th!

We are still just a few weeks from Halloween and now when we think of medieval décor we tend to think of things that are not glorious like our knight statues, but are on the creepier side.  Certainly if you are entertaining during this time of year you need to have some representation of the grim reaper in your bathroom!  That’s right, we are proud to present the Grim Reaper Sculptural Bath Tissue Tyrant; finally the reaper has found something constructive to do.  He will stare at your guests from his skull and offer them the necessities from his skeletal hands.

Well nothing says creepy like a gargoyle and we have the best collection of gargoyle figurines around.  Whether for Halloween or as a permanent guy to guard your family room, you can’t go wrong with Goliath the Gargoyle Sculpture. He appears to be napping and his ugly face is at rest, but at about a foot tall and fully detailed this gargoyle is ready to jump to your defense or maybe even at you.

We have all types of furniture in our collections and the favorites with medieval fans are our Gothic tables and other Gothic furniture.  Now, we also have a stunning piece to put on top of these tables and that is the Dark Shadows Gargoyle Sculptural Lamp.  This lamp stands over a foot tall and is a 360 degree sculpture.  The artist has detailed the gargoyle’s wide wings which are wrapped around him and he rises up in great splendor above the bulb.  What a shadow he casts!

Design Toscano is well known for its many varied sculptures for outside from Greek gods to charming dragons.  Of course we continue this tradition with our Halloween themed outdoor sculptures of which the Crescent Moon Vampire Bats Metal Weathervane: Garden Stake is a fine example.  Bats, bats and more bats are surrounding the crescent moon on this weathervane which can be set as a weathervane or as a garden stake.  It is made of aluminum for its rust free nature, but finished in a dark and stormy black.

This is not the time of year to be thinking of our adorable garden cherub statues (although they are lovely).  Now you need to delve into our somewhat darker winged sculptures like the Kiss of Death Winged Skeleton Statue. The story depicted here, inspired by a 1930’s statue from Barcelona, is a lovely maiden kneeling down, but alas her suitor is a bony, winged skeleton giving the kiss of death. 

We try to always put a little fun and cuteness into many of our statues like our extremely cute tortoise sculpture.  If you thought we couldn’t put some fun into a gargoyle, then you will be surprised when you see the slightly goofy Babble, the Gothic Gargoyle Sculpture.  This gargoyle is actually smiling, although showing some sharp teeth, and is about a foot tall.  He won’t scare the kids and makes a great addition to Halloween décor.

Design Toscano is known for its spiritually created religious outdoor statues from many major faiths.  In the Christian faith we have many statues of the Madonna and the various saints depicting various times in their lives.  One intriguing statue is the Baby St. Francis Sculpture.  This unusual statue is one of our exclusives and done by artist Carlos Bronti.  He has captured St. Francis as a young boy, dressed in monastery robes and as always surrounded by animals.  Look for this item and many others in our GARDEN SALE.

Medieval and Gothic themes are very popular for both indoor and outdoor décor and we have a great collection of these items including knight statues and warrior swords and shields.  A popular piece for any indoor space is the Celtic Warriors Sculptural Wall Shield.  The shield is cast in designer resin and hand painted with a green background on which a Celtic cross is emblazoned in faux metallic finish.

Gifts will soon be on everyone’s mind as the traditional December gift giving season draws close and closer.  We have many wonderful medieval and gargoyle gifts for your friends and relatives that take a fancy to that period of history.  For a gentleman who is intrigued by medieval times, what better gift than the Medieval Shields Silk Tie.  This lovely tie is graced with several of the shields from the medieval time which are all very colorful and authentic.

Our greenmen (derived from the medieval figures on trees) are a diverse group; we have many interesting tree ents and at the same time beautifully carved furniture in the collection.  One such piece is the Coat of Arms Gothic Revival Armoire, an exquisitely carved copy of a French Gothic revival piece.  The armoire stands 64” high and has 3 shelves and 2 drawers in storage.  Where else can you get a lovely piece like this carved of mahogany and now part of our FURNITURE SALE.  The price will surprise you.

When looking over our many different collections of furniture, you should make sure to drop in to see our Egyptian tables and accessories.  Many of these are Design Toscano exclusives and will make a great addition to your décor.  A fascinating item is Renenutet the Cobra Goddess Altar Candlestick and Candle which stands almost a foot tall and done in wonderful hand painted colors and faux gold.  The cobras are amazing and will cause quite a stir.

For the many of you that have been charmed by our Japanese garden statues, please look at our fall collection which includes many Japanese artifacts for indoor décor.  A sculpture that is sure to become a favorite is the Courtesans Holding Fans Wall Sculptures.  These are bas relief sculptures done in the style of Japanese woodcut artists.  They are very detailed and hand painted in amazingly soothing colors.

The Design Toscano medieval décor collection is large and varied, so of course it has something for everyone and is well worth browsing.  The greenmen collection is unusual and intriguing at all times from their fine furniture to the faces in the trees.  One tree face that is a lot of fun is the Poison Oak Greenman Tree Sculpture.  This exclusive by artist Liam Manchester fits right on your tree.  He stares out with a frightening grin on his face that is over a foot tall.  He is all gnarly and twisted and a great conversation piece.  Get him now during our DOG DAYS OF SUMMER SALE running from August 16th through August 20th.

Delving further into our medieval collection, you will find castle walls, dragons, gargoyles and naturally knight statues and other knightly objects.  For those of you who are fans of the Arthurian tales we have the exquisite King Arthur’s Golden Chalice Gothic Sculpture which is depicted in extraordinary detail out of designer resin.  The cup is painted with a metallic gold tone and while it is not for use as a cup, it is an unusual display piece.  You can get one or a set of two maybe at the DOG DAYS OF SUMMER SALE running from August 16th through August 20th.

Our marble busts for sale section of course has items that are already on sale and yet you might get a further bargain on one of those pieces at our DOG DAYS OF SUMMER SALE running from August 16th through August 20th.  One piece that you will want to have in your recreation room or family room is The Lion & Rose Marble-Topped  English Bar Pub.   This comfortably sized replica of an Edwardian style bar has a cushioned rest for your arm and seven panels of mahogany wood finish.  The storage has double doors with two shelves and stemware racks.

Design Toscano is the place for you to find everything in Egyptian art and design items for a décor of Ancient Egypt.  We have all of the usual things such as statues of King Tutankhamen and Cleopatra, but we also have some unusual things like the Egyptian Skeletal Sentry: Guard of the Temple Box.  This little box is protected with detailed carvings of the goddess Wad-jet and a great place to store many types of items.  If Wad-jet were not enough protection, there is a wonderful sentry skeleton on the top wearing an Egyptian headdress.  This unique item is only available at Design Toscano.

For more in the world of Ancient Egypt, you need only browse our Egyptian tables and furniture collection and if you are looking for a lovely small storage area, the Keepsake of the Pharaoh: Egyptian Curio Cabinet. This wood cabinet is 16” high and is painted with picture of Isis and Nerfertari.  There are hieroglyphs around the border and it is lovingly finished by hand.

Even though it is still summer, many people are starting to pick up things with the winter gift giving season in mind and in our gargoyle gifts section there are many, perhaps somewhat strange, practical gifts at good prices.  One is Desktop Gothic Goblins: Dieter the Dragon, an adorable goblin with his tongue out and mouth opened wide so that you can feed him candy, pens, paperclips and other stuff on your desk.  He is hand painted in lovely goblin green and would make a great gift for a co-worker.

From gargoyles, dragons, Gothic creatures and knight statues, we have an extensive collection of items in the medieval theme.  We have small knights that can play chess and for something just a bit larger we have the Medieval Knight of the Round Table Life-size Statue.  That’s right this six foot knight might even be taller than you are.  Wearing 16th Century Italian armor and chain mail and of course, carrying a large sword, he will protect you against anyone in your castle.

The Asian collection at Design Toscano is comparable to none with beautiful Japanese garden statue and pagoda shaped sculpture to depictions of Asian gods.  A beautiful bust for a home with Asian décor is The Asian Goddess Yuan-Yin Sculptural Bust.  This peaceful and finely detailed sculpture depicts Yuan-Yin with a serene and tranquil facial expression and would be a great addition to a mediation area or perhaps a yoga room.

Our animal statues vary from the serene mother lion with her cub to the quirky and fun Meerkat statue that are always playing and goofing around.  If you think your yard is more fun than a barrel of monkeys you definitely need the Hanging Jungle Monkey Statue.  This monkey is 37” from his fingertips to his toes.  He is swaying on one arm and is so realistic you’ll want to hide your bananas.

The Fourth of July Sale (June 28th through July 5th) is a great time to pick up some Design Toscano furniture at 20% off.

 We have furniture of all types and sizes and certainly some of very different décor as always.   In our marble busts for sale section, already on sale, we present the Griffin of Hanover Pedestal with Marble Top.   The base of the pedestal is a hand carved Griffin in solid mahogany with beautifully detailed wings that stands almost four feet tall.   The top is a 1 ½ inch gorgeous piece of marble that can hold almost anything.

The Gothic table is always a wonderful piece for any room because it can blend in or stand out depending upon the piece you choose.  The Gothic Revival Octagonal Side Table is a replica of the octagonal tables of hundreds of years ago and is hand carved in hard wood which will blend with any design in your home.  The carving is of cloverleaf tracery arches known in cathedrals in the time period and this table is as strong as it is beautiful.

Our Egyptian tables are sometimes very unusual and almost always very beautiful.   One of the most beautiful in the collection is the King of the Nile Occasional Table.  This table has a base of three legs that boast three different carved images of King Tut and are spaced with a pyramid in the center.  Cast in designer resin and painted in the colors of Egypt, this table adds style wherever it is placed.

OUR ANNUAL FOURTH OF JULY SALE starts on June 28th and continues through July 5th.  This great sale will feature 20% off items throughout our entire site.  Start browsing now.

If you have been looking for a unique Asian god to put in your garden like our Buddha outdoor statues, now is the time to shop for one.  The Hindu god Shiva is not as frequently seen as Buddha as an outdoor ornament, but the Dancing Shiva Grand-Scale Statue is beautiful to behold and can find a place in your outdoor garden or even indoors.  Shiva symbolizes the ebb and flow of life and is dancing in a circle of cosmic energy.  She is hand painted and is four feet tall.  This is a Design Toscano exclusive.

The summer is the time for clam bakes, lobster and crabs, all so delicious eaten outdoors.  To bring this salty theme to your yard we have crustaceans that are as well done and even more fun than our tortoise statue, but with the same hard shell.  These are Tropical Crabs Wall Sculpture: Set of Two and they are colorful crabs that can climb your garden or patio wall.  They are hand painted in a wonderful tropical hue and will make you want a crab cake immediately.

During the Fourth of July Sale is a great time to pick up that gargoyle figurine that you have wanting to complete your décor.   One of the favorites and most attractive (for a gargoyle that is) is Talisman, Gargoyle of the Eclipse Statue.   Almost a foot tall and finished with Gothic green, Talisman is a well detailed  gargoyle, whose evil face and spiked horns will create a stir in your yard.

When looking for an Asian décor scheme for your yard, the art of the many Asian countries can be mixed to create a wonderful look.  We have Japanese garden statues, Asian gods and many other items from the Far East.  A special look for an oriental theme might be the Large Bronze Crane: Set.  These large cranes are the Asian symbol of peace and can be bought as a set or separately.   The curved neck crane is a little over 3 feet tall and the straight neck crane is three and a half feet tall.  They are both piped to be fountains and are just lovely pieces for a peaceful garden.

For something entirely different, you need only look as far as the large selection of items in our Marble Busts for Sale section.   There are, of course, many classic pieces of sculptural busts for sale, but also some of the more crazy selections.  An example of this is the Evil Skull Jester Wall Sculpture.  This charming fellow is a skull, who is grinning away and dressed in a medieval jester outfit.  He’s fun, but not for everyone.

Many people love the medieval theme, but perhaps without the skull and our beautiful knight statues are just the right thing for this theme.  We have the traditional knights in the usual armor and then we have knights from certain castles and different periods of history.  A very nice piece is the Royal Gothic Knight of Castel Tures.  This is a Gothic Italian knight sculpted with exquisite detail including the rams head helmet and his hand painted tunic in three colors. 

Japanese garden statues and other Asian pieces of art are a large part of the beautiful décor pieces that we have at Design Toscano.  The Asian theme has been very popular for many years because it is a wonderfully serene décor.  A lovely piece that we have is our large Forbidden City: Chinese Dragon Grand-Scale Urn Statue which is four and a half feet tall made to replicate the porcelain urns of Ancient China.  The urn is done in red, a “lucky” color, and there is a detailed golden dragon entwined around it.

So many of our garden statues are childlike and innocent, such as our garden fairy statues, our cherubs and of course our statues of children.   What else would children be doing in the yard other than playing and our artists have captured many of them doing just that.  One of the best of these is the Leapfroggin Playing Boys Garden Statue.  Here we have two young boys sculpted in lifelike detail as they play leapfrog in a sculpture taken from a 1915 classic and done in a bronze finish.  This is just plain fun.

Every yard and home needs a gargoyle somewhere in the décor and we have the gargoyle figurines for you to choose from.  There is nothing better than the Ball-and-Chain Gothic Dungeon Gargoyle Statue.  He sits chained to a castle turret and does not look happy and yet he’s charming.

We have many unique Design Toscano exclusive décor pieces and some of the most intriguing items are in our greenmen collection.  Most of our greenmen like to live in trees and many in the outdoors, but one piece brings the trees into the living room or den.  This is The Greenmen Footstool which has a faux mahogany finish and is carved with great medieval faces of the greenmen with four clawed feet. This comfortable footstool will fit in any room.

Our Gothic tables never fail to surprise and then become the most favorite item in your home.  Only you would have a Subservient Dragon Glass-Topped Sculptural Table in your home and why not.  This table is highlighted by a yard tall, cheerful dragon and he is serving drinks to you and your friends on a  3/8 inch thick glass top.

Even though they love the garden, not all of our garden statue gnomes are gardeners, we have some regal looking ones also.  One of those is the Black Forest Elf Garden Statue Gnome.  This distinguished looking fellow has no small amount of magic surrounding him as he marches through the Black Forest.  He wears the traditional long white beard of the gnomes and also sports their red hat, but he has magic symbols on his tunic and a long staff.