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Improve Your French Dresser Or Sideboard With Faux Marble

Faux Marble Painted Chest From Old Town Crossing

Marble painting has been an art form since the sixteenth century, and was quite popular in India. In Rajasthan there are around 4000 marble mines and because marble was so widely available, it became a canvas for the local painters. The intricate designs were captured on stone with paint, and sealed to preserve it's extravagant beauty.

Marble has always been considered a luxury, and can be more expensive in the areas of the world where it isn't naturally located. The look of marble is the result of interlocking mosaic of (Read more....)

5 Paint Color Choices For Provincial Furniture

Painting furniture can be an outstandingly satisfying craft. You can find an old, outdated piece and breathe new life into it with a simple color of paint. Once it’s in a new space, it can brighten and invigorate it, adding charm and drama all at the same time.

Sometimes the hardest decision of all is what color to use. When you want to go bold, here are some top color choices to consider.

Emerald Green

Emerald green is the hot color of 2013, according to the design industry. It connotes thoughts of riches and a recovering economy, and its lushness can bring a look of jewel luster into your home.

Because neutrals are still popular to decorate with, a splash of bright, bold, emerald green can be a lovely contrast against beiges and tans. (Read more....)

Painted French Provence Reproduction Furniture

Martelle International are makers and importers of estate quality furniture, antique reproduction furniture, fitted cabinetry, fine architectural woodwork and home accessories. They employ master craftsmen who merge art and impeccable execution, to achieve excellence in a finished product. Here they have a painted powder blue and gilded gold chest of drawers with accent rings made of mahogany wood made in the French Provence style. They have this chest listed at US $1,394.07

Furniture Classics is a company who produces (Read more....)

Exceptional French Provence Reproduction Furniture

French Provincial Ebony Rub Oak Chest Dresser Sold By Marcia Treasures on Ebay

For more than 40 years interior designers throughout the United States and Canada,  Sarreid Ltd has been known as being an innovator in the home furnishings field since 1967. After receiving many requests from customers to provide them with identical pieces of the best selling items, Sarreid Ltd finally decided to manufacture the best of their furnishings that could be then made available to the public on a wider scale.

Their goal was to make exact replicas of the original (Read more....)

The Very Best Rustic Raw Wood French Provence Dining Furniture

French Provincial Furniture Ideas From Photographer Bieke Claessen

The kitchen walls in a traditional French home are  often made from brick or stone.  Consider trowling some plaster on the walls, or consider making your own  stone out of plaster for pennies which can save you thousands when you plan on re-decorating. Dry herbs can be displayed in the kitchen and at the same time fills the air (Read more....)

Tolix Chairs: The French Metal Chair Everyone Wants This Year!

Tolix Chairs From Decoracion Facilisimo

Tolix chairs have been tremendously popular this last year, and in fact have been for the last several years.  The chair itself has never really gone out of style.  These chairs have been seen painted white, black, red, rusted out, and painted in bright vibrant paint colors.

The tolix chair was designed by a Frenchman in 1907, by the name of Xavier Pauchard.  His very first chair (Read more....)

Decorating With Yellow:18th Century French Provence Paint Colors

GAP interiors featured Anne Fowler's stunning French styled home  who, after five years living in Gers, which is located in the Midi Pyrenees region of France moved back home to Cotswolds UK.  Her partner, Alan Lloyd and herself restored a three-storey Cotswold stone building into the home of their dreams.  The home which had formerly been a stationery shop became their own oasis.

In one of the bedr00ms sits a painted antique french armoire in a brilliant yellow.  Yellow is one of the (Read more....)