Tour A Spectacular French Countryside Estate – Town And Country Magazine
“I’m still learning about who Hubert de Givenchy was by being in this space,” says Olivier, who was also Philippe’s godson. Olivier spoke to the couple almost every day, and when he visited Le Jonchet, they’d stroll the grounds together. Later in life, Hubert would go over repairs done (the roof) and yet to be done (the boiler), giving Olivier a pointed look.
Read more about this estate at Town and Country Magazine
French Designer Ashley Bagwell of Farm to French Gives Her Top 3 Tips Of How To Decorate Around The French Styles
Interior designer, Ashley Bagwell of Farm to French was interviewed by the Greenville News about how she decorates with the French style.
In this article she gives her top 3 tips of how to achieve this look.
In this article is 9 pictures of a French styled interior.
Check it out here. greenvilleonline.com
French Styled Furniture For Your Home – Vintage Or Antique ? What Do You Like?
French Provincial is a style of furniture you will never get tired of. Its often decorated with ornate carvings, and curvy frames.
I prefer the heavily distressed pieces which give some character than the solid painted frames. While white is quite popular, gray, or a muted shade can give an antiqued appearance.
Check out some of these finds located from ebay.
NEOCLASSICAL GONDOLA CHAIRS | Set of Four White Painted Dining Chairs – Silla Fine Antiques on ebay
French Provincial Country Blue Nightstand – prodigalpieces.com
Here’s how to get the same look with this elegant french provincial buffet makeover. Aviary Milk Paint did the trick!
Painted French Provincial Dressers
Galvanized Metal SLED Sleigh 48″ -Tender Heart Creations – Ebay
Primitive Post Box – $64 – Tender Heart Creations – Ebay
Antique Stools, Foot, Green Upholstered, Louis XV Style – Old Europe 71
French Louis XVI Style Sofa in Black Velvet – $1700 – Napoleon Antiques On Ebay
Custom Made Louis XVI Sofa – Napoleon Antiques On Ebay
LOUIS XV CHAISE | French Antique “Duchesse Brisée” Arm Chair Lounge, 19th C. $3950 Silla Fine Antiques on ebay
This LA Apartment Is Full of Luxe-Looking Ideas – apartmenttherapy.com
French Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Canapé Settee Sofa, circa 1900 – Silla Fine Antiques on ebay
Giltwood, Gold, French Louis XV Style Table – Old Europe 71
Antiques From – Silla Fine Antiques on ebay
This French provincial dresser makeover is a true testament to the power of paint.
Chateau Gray paint updated this dated dresser into a stylish buffet.
French Provincial Furniture On Pinterest
18th Century Louis XV Period French Antique Arm Chair w/ Modern Upholstery – Silla Fine Antiques on ebay
–
Refinished Malcolm high boy French Provincial style Painted in a custom mixed Dove Grey chalk paint, and distressed. Metallic gold hardware
French Provincial Furniture
Raw Distressed Reproduction French Furniture For Your Home
I stumbled on a website that offers European styled distressed furniture that would perfectly outfit a home decorated around the French or Swedish styles we all love.
The site is called Antique Farmhouse.
What I love about this website is practically every piece they offer for sale is heavily distressed or left in it’s raw wood. Even when shopping on amazon or ebay, sometimes I find it difficult to find a piece which is either painted, or heavily distressed, or has that worn look that we find with antiques. Do you love my favorite picks?
French Styled Furniture
French Hutch – $3,548.00 – Antique Farmhouse.com
Stunning French Styled Furniture
Weathered Cabinet $1248 – Antique Farmhouse.com
Stunning French Distressed Furniture
Double Cabinet $3144 – Antique Farmhouse
Spectacular Cane Sofa – $3036
Country Storage Bench $2198
Beautiful Distressed French Swedish Furniture and Accessories
French Designer Jane Moore Gives Her Top 3 Tips She Designs Around
Veranda had an article asking European Designer Jane Moore her top tips for design. Here is what she said:
1. Tip From Jane Moore – The OPPOSITE EFFECT
Let your environment help you make decisions about your interior design.
” I have always lived in Houston, where it is very hot and humid. As a result, I always pick cool colors that come from nature—soft blues, greens, grays—because when I come in out of the heat, I want to be refreshed. ”
Why this design advice works is your outside environment plays a very major role in your life. If your missing the elements from the outside that you crave, bring them into the house which you spend the rest of your time. If you live in a cold climate, warmer accessories might be something to invest in. Perhaps velvet pillows in deep shades of rust instead of blue and green.
What do you think? Great tip?
2. Tip From Jane Moore – EDIT
As you mature in your life and design, edit to what you love the most, and remove the rest.
It can be hard to give up something that you spent a lot of money on earlier in your life, or a piece that is hard to find. As you get older, you find that the pieces that really don’t match your style can drag down the appearance of your home. The clutter shines a spotlight on things you don’t even like anymore.
Take a good hard look at the pieces you own. Showcase the nicest pieces in your home, and you will find your eyes are always drawn to them, than the pieces that you keep saying… “I need to get rid of that”.
“I started my career doing almost all English, but as I grew to love the Provençal and Swedish aesthetics, I let go of those English things, even though I still loved them.
“The same goes for people with a lot of bright, colorful pieces who want to transition to something serene and neutral.”
3. Tip From Jane Moore – FOR YOU ONLY
Buy For Yourself And Not For Someone Else.
Live in your moment, not in someone else’s.
“Those before us—grandmothers, mothers, friends—had their time to enjoy what they loved, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we have to love it, too.”
‘Oh, someday my daughter will love it, or my granddaughter will love it,’ Then I thought, ‘No. I love it, and if they choose not to have it in their homes someday, that’s all right.’
This happens all the time. You pick up something for someone else, and you think they will love it, but they never really do. It becomes wasted money, but your feelings get hurt in the process. Let other people hunt down their own treasures, as in the end, often times its the hunt that is thrilling. Even if you exactly match what they are after, most people don’t pull the plug on those finds, and you end up wasting your time and energy.
4. Tip From Jane Moore – INVEST
Save Your Money For What You Really Like
” Avoid buying what I call ‘fillers.’ Instead, buy only what you absolutely love, what you simply cannot live without. ”
Isn’t this true for buying in general? We tend to come across something locally, and we just purchase it, even though it’s not exactly what we are after. Instead, put the items that really match your vision in your online cart, or hold back until you find exactly what you are after. Highly edited interiors show a distinct style. When you look at the piece, and your not really sold out for it, eventually it will be discarded after you get tired of it anyhow.