French Red Check Bergere Chair

Decorating with red checked fabric is a sure way of adding the French country into your home.  The Paris Breakfast Blog discovered that red check fabric is actually called  Nappe à carreaux in France.  In fact, most traditional French wine bistros will dress their tables in [...]]]>

French Red Check Bergere Chair

French Red Check Bergere Chair

Decorating with red checked fabric is a sure way of adding the French country into your home.  The Paris Breakfast Blog discovered that red check fabric is actually called  Nappe à carreaux in France.  In fact, most traditional French wine bistros will dress their tables in red checks.  In the picture below we see a French styled home with red check fabrics both in the living room and on the seats around the dining table.

Decorating with checks give a very country rustic feel.  Pairing red with natural woods is almost a must.  In the photograph above you can see in the distance a natural wood French armoire.  In addition the walnut chairs look terrific against the red fabric.

You can see how they use it over top of their tables in the living room instead of the kitchen.  Consider dressing up your bedroom tables with check fabric, or getting a checked duvet cover for your bed to match it up.  Also if you plan on doing a theme around the red, consider the richer woods such as walnut or bombay mahogany stains.

Finding an over-sized check pattern can be difficult.  I have't limited myself in the past and even have used tablecloths to upholster with.

Consider a Bright RED Neoclassical Pattern - Such as The Jack Country Pattern

LinenTablecloth's rectangular tablecloths are durable, and are made of a heavier fabric than most other tablecloths on the market.

DII Flame Red and White Checkers Tablecloth 60 x 84" Made of 100 percent cotton

Decorating With Red Check From Country Living Magazine

House Beautiful Magazine Cover

Red Chintz Dinner Ware and Brightly Painted French Red Chest With Gold French Hardware

Beautiful Country Red Rustic Cabinets

Antique French Country Linen Buying Sources

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French Provence Decorating Red Check Tablecloths

French Provence Decorating Red Check Tablecloths

French Provence Decorating With Red Check Fabrics

Decorating With Red Check For A French Provence Look From Southern Accents Magazine

The best way to practice distressing techniques is on an old piece of furniture that is either a thrift store find, or something you don't mind donating if the end result is not what you expected. Don't begin your experiment with pieces that are valuable or antique furniture passed down [...]]]>

Outstanding French Chest Dealer Unknown

The best way to practice distressing techniques is on an old piece of furniture that is either a thrift store find, or something you don't mind donating if the end result is not what you expected. Don't begin your experiment with pieces that are valuable or antique furniture passed down in your family until you have tried this technique and are confident in the results.

Distressing adds a lot of interest and detail on painted furniture. It is the one technique that will improve a painted finish guaranteed! Over the years of selling white furniture, I have had more men love distressing than women. Distressing can look primitive, rustic and even masculine.

Your painted furniture should either have one coat or multiple coats of paint in the same color with bare wood under the paint. When distressing the piece of furniture, you should see the top color and the wood.

For a layered effect, use a neutral color as your base coat such as gray or black. When you distress the furniture, black will also show along side the natural wood color and your top coat paint color.

The worst thing you can do with distressing is have a white primer under a color. If your top color is white, then, it works just fine. Although you don't want a red dresser with white paint peeking through.

The way to get around this is to fully sand your furniture before painting so you will have one coat of paint and your natural wood color which shows through distressing.

1. Distressing can be very simple. The first way of distressing is with sandpaper. Start by sanding it with fine sandpaper in the direction of the wood grain. This will greatly improve the look of your finished piece. Sand in the areas which would get banged up over time. The edges of the chest, the feet, the areas around the handle. You want your distressing to look as natural as possible. Use a hand sander, or a foam sander for great results.

2. Heavy distressing involves more than just sandpaper. Metal chains whipped on to a wood chest can depressions to the piece. Be careful that your distressing is random, and not obvious such as a screw driver, or a hammer. Chains work quite well for heavy distressing because the indents will be random than purposeful.

A. Now you want to emphasize the marks you made. You can either use a wood stain in walnut, or brown glazing. Either of these two colors will give the impression of dirt. Both techniques are simply done by painting on a coat of glaze or stain, and wiping it off quickly. Be sure not to use flat white paint with either two approches, as both the glaze and stain will permanently stain the white.

Antique Walnut Polyshade in Satin, or Pecan Polyshade in Satin are great stains to use over white or a color. Apply it with a brush and paint thinner, and wipe it off with a rag.

Be sure to wear throw away Vinyl gloves through this process, as it will save the time getting the chemicals off your skin once you are finished. Vinyl gloves stay on your hands easier than latex and can be used many times before throwing them away through out your painting projects

Simply paint on the stain or the glaze, and within a couple minutes after it sets and dries, wipe the stain off the piece which should leave just enough stain to collect in the holes to emphasize the distressed wood. Often times after glazing I like to add a polycrylic sealant to the furniture. With stain no sealant is necessarily. Enjoy your new antique looking white furniture!

French Provence Bordeaux Sink Chest

This beautiful bathroom vanity is constructed in a size that is perfect for small bathrooms and is suited perfectly for any French Provence country decor. It has a durable resin top, one faux drawer, one door with one adjustable shelf inside, and a sliding back for easy plumbing connections. It is featured in a striking off white Bordeaux finish with rub through and antique finished fixtures with a biscuit ceramic sink. The Bordeaux collection also includes dining room furniture.

Floor to top of faucet: 41H Floor to top of backsplash: 39H Floor to top of counter: 35H Hardwood Solids with Red Birch Veneers; Resin; Ceramic; Metal

Provence Coffee Table

Bishop Coffee Table is shown in Antique White finish on base and Signature Stain top. This solid wood table has one drawer with antiqued drawer pulls.

Louis XV Console Table

LOUIS XV CONSOLE;Vintage Cygne Blanc finish on six drawer console with drawers finished in Heritage Stain. Antiqued hardware.

French Provence Drink Cabinet

The Provence cabinet boasts hand carved detail and beaded trim for storage with feminine flair. Its antiqued mirrors and Vintage Cygne Blanc finish lend a nostalgic appeal.

Look how they bought an extra set of white cushions and just sewed a back panel out of the same fabric for a cushioned back- So smart!  Countryside Provence Style French Iron Garden Chairs

The theme of iron is one you see quite frequently in old world [...]]]>

Countryside Provence Style French Iron Garden Chairs

Look how they bought an extra set of white cushions and just sewed a back panel out of the same fabric for a cushioned back- So smart!  Countryside Provence Style French Iron Garden Chairs

The theme of iron is one you see quite frequently in old world country French style decorating.  If you are really enamored with the idea of re-designing your home around this style, you need to get rid of all the elements that simply don't pertain to this style.

While some people enjoy incorporating modern elements into their design, which they call "eclectic" ; to be honest I am not a big fan of it.  I think a style should be pronounced and heading in one direction than a number of directions.

You have no idea how exciting it is for others to see a theme in a persons home than walk into a home that is just like every other home they have seen with a bunch of miss-matched furniture and decor.  Can you imagine how exciting it would be to stay in a rustic log cabin in Aspen, or have a dinner in a formal french restaurant in France?  Themes is perhaps the wrong word to use.  I am not talking about a woman who collects endless kick knacks of all the same theme but rather a particular period style.

If you are modern sort of gal, than run with that style.  If you like Italian looks, your dominate theme should be Italian.  Granted, some of these themes overlap, such as 18th century Tuscan styles and French styles.

There is nothing more exciting that FINDING your style and going after mastering that look inside your personal living space.

Urban Natural Poplar and Iron Console $503 Plus Free Shipping.

Cunningham Rustic Iron Reclaimed Wood Console $313

Cunningham Rustic Iron Reclaimed Wood Console

How do you do this?

Consider slowly exchanging out furniture that is of a modern design with reproductions or antique finds at garage sales, ebay, craigslist and local thrift stores.

The quest doesn't need to be costly if you do it over time.

Most people cannot afford to do this all at once, but gradually, it is affordable.

I know for myself, I would buy furniture cheap at thrift stores, auctions and so forth, and sell them for a profit on our local craigslist, and the money I gained from the sale I would invest in new furnishings.   I would sell our previous furniture for a profit, and exchange it out when I came across that was better and more of my period style.

Rustic French Provence Decorating Ideas From ATELIER DE CAMPAGNE Blog

 One thing I have learned, is the power of editing.  I was attracted to a particular style for years, and finally I figured out what period it belonged to, and researched the various elements of that style and ran with it.  The various layers of choosing the right furniture, to the right wall finishes, to the right flooring and textiles, it really has been a fun process for me.  I don't have a perfect home, and nobody should go on a quest to make decorating their whole life, (family, food storage, and being debt free are things of more importance), but subtle changes with your furniture and the decor can make a big difference.

Getting rid of decor that just doesn't go with your period style can be freeing.

A girlfriend of mine had a huge garage sale in which she just got rid of all of her rose floral arrangements and colors that she wasn't decorating around anymore.  It made an impact in her home, and the only reason she hung on to the items is because she spent a lot of money on them.  Isn't that what happens?  Selling the items you don't need anymore, can free up money to spend it where you want.

Sometimes LESS is more in a home, and the right appropriate elements can make all the difference in presenting a style, and I guarantee you, it will make all the difference in the world.

Iron is seen a lot in old world French decorating.

One thing I have learned with Provence French Decorating, in compared to Swedish decorating, is that country side French decorating is based around stone and iron, where as Swedish is all based around wood.  In 17th and 18th century Swedish styles, you would see wood plank walls, often painted, and all wood floors painted.  Wood was greatly available in this area of the world, so it is no wonder that every element of this style was based around wood.  In compared to French decorating, stone is a very common theme.  Stone floors, plaster walls, iron wall decor.

If you are wanting the Provence look, consider adding more stone elements in your home.  Consider a tiled floor.  Consider Plaster Wall finishes that replicate the look of stone in some way.  Consider keeping distressed wood furniture, but work with a lot of iron decor.  Put more effort into the architectural elements, and the little furniture that you do have that is French will POP.

Everyone has a concrete basement in America.  Why not look into getting the concrete polished and stained?  Use throw rugs instead of carpet in your basement.   I am sure this idea would cost a lot less than carpet, or even hardwood floors.

If you have a patio, slowly try to collect furniture that has an iron or metal base.  Think out of the box when it comes to this style.  Everyone has seen these vintage sewing machine tables in their local classifieds.  These sort of tables do come up quite frequent and they are listed at bargain prices.  Some even for $20 dollars, depending on the style.  Consider getting a new top made for them, or even take off the existing table top and use the iron to make a long bench for an outdoor table.

Southern Portico's photostream shows a table that is obviously vintage, but it would transfer extremely well in the countryside French look.

Avescape's photostream shows a rectangular table that could be used inside or out.  Instead of a glass top, consider re-creating a weathered top made from wood.   Your local home hardware store sells stripes of wood which you can fit and fit with a regular laser beam circular saw for straight cuts or a for rounded tables a jig saw.  All you need to do is some natural distressing, and a rustic wood stain.

Ideas For Bleaching, Whitewashing or Staining Your Wood Furniture - Bleached Pine Furniture

Check out This bleached wood furniture on my Swedish Site.

Table TOP Wood SEMI Transparent Stain French Provence

If you do stain your wood, I would highly suggest looking at Behr's wood stain line in Semi transparent colors.  The color to the left is the solid stains, while the right provide a semi transparent look which I highly recommend.  Wood is beautiful to look at, and staining it in a transparent look, allows you to get the natural wood, while having the wood a shade of the color of your choice. 

I stripped a dresser and stained it using the color Willow Mist, and it turned out perfect.  I think Willow mist is gray while at the same time is WARM than most of the grays which tend to be black.   The Royal Hayden is very French, and could be used along with a white paint which is painted on and wiped off to create a very distressed look. 

I focused above on colors that you would use on a table top, exterior Provence wood shutters would be an entirely different set of colors all together. 

French Provence Style Decorating Using Iron From Tumblr

 

French Provence Style Decorating Using Iron From Tumblr

Metal Storage Trunks Iron Elaborate

French Provence Countryside Decorating

Circle Set of Two Leather Top Nesting Tables- Featuring leather finish tops with hand-tooled borders on curvaceous iron bases, these nesting tables are a beautiful addition to your decor- $299

Safavieh Winston Black Iron Vanity Bench $155. Black Iron Vanity Bench features a beautiful iron construction and a soft grey cushion

Scrollwork Console Table  With A marble Top-  $310The sturdy base is made of hand forged iron with a curling, scrolled design. The curved brown and white marble top has a beautiful, rich grain, and a beveled outer edge

SEI Iron Blanket Rack-The perfect spot to showcase the heirloom quilt -3 hang bars allow you to hang more than one blanket in view.

Renaissance Wrought Iron Wine Jail - Ornate scrollwork with antique bronze finish evokes the artistry of the Renaissance a fitting setting for your wine. Holds 45 standard Bordeaux-size bottles behind the slide-lock door. $140

Hudson Iron Crib- Beautifully Handcrafted  Iron Crib $700

Antique French Looking Daybed- $1782 This hand forged iron bed by Corsican has a classic style and timeless appeal. Made by skilled craftsmen who uphold a tradition of handcrafted beauty, attention to detail and a commitment to quality.

Iron & Brass Sleigh Bed - Black By Charles P. Rogers - Queen Headboard $800 Iron and Brass Sleigh Bed. Decorative accents are cast by hand directly onto the iron framework in the traditional manner. The crest rail and decorative turning are pure; solid brass with an exclusive antique finish. Stock finishes offer a choice of black with silver highlights or vintage white iron.

Cottage Wrought Iron Day Bed-$475 Made to accommodate any twin mattress it combines the comfort of a couch with the convenience of a spare bed. Offered with an antiqued finish, it is coated with a protective clear lacquer for durability. Double the options with a twin pop-up trundle. Easy to raise and lower with the touch of a lever, it rolls back under the bed for storage. Takes a twin mattress

Set Of Three Iron Nesting Tables FOR ONLY $65 DOLLARS!!

Set of Three Iron Tables For $65 Dollars

Italia Accent Table Round Top $285- The sturdy four-legged structure provide a steady tabletop, and the hand-crafted wrought iron base with fired copper top create a strong and enduring piece of furniture.- Additional Pieces, Alexander End Table, Console Table,  Dining Table

Set of Three Wrought iron nesting tables with flower design tabletops- Imax $146

At times I run across antique Italian furniture with old plaster interior settings, and confuse my self thinking it is French.  Sometimes the two styles are so a like that you can create an interior mixed with Italian furniture, even though it is French based, and no body would know [...]]]>

Italian Black Furniture- White Interiors - Antique Furniture

At times I run across antique Italian furniture with old plaster interior settings, and confuse my self thinking it is French.  Sometimes the two styles are so a like that you can create an interior mixed with Italian furniture, even though it is French based, and no body would know the difference except of course an antique dealer or an interior designer.  Just because you are decorating in French doesn't mean you cannot mix different styles.   Many people love to mix antiques with modern furnishings, after all design for your home is based on what you like, not what a website or magazine tells you to do.

Beautiful Black Crackle Bombe Chest

Stein World sells a really stunning black crackle finished chest that would be ideal in the bedroom, but also could double in a living room against a feature wall. Bombe chests like this are typically regarded as Italian, but also has some of the stunning features that French furniture is famous for. This chest sells for $479 and features some really fabulous gold details.

Stone Walls By Designer Eleanor Cummings

Stone walls are a key component to the look of French Provence, and an architectural element you cannot do without for the ideal old world primive French Provence style.

Many people are turning to do-it-yourself concrete and plaster stone [...]]]>

Stone Walls Featured in House Beautiful By Designer Eleanor Cummings

Stone Walls By Designer Eleanor Cummings

Stone walls are a key component to the look of French Provence, and an architectural element you cannot do without for the ideal old world primive French Provence style.

Many people are turning to do-it-yourself concrete and plaster stone molds which can produce thousands of stones for 28 to 65 cents per square foot. That's a tiny percentage of what you'd pay for it at a stone yard.

Here are just some of the stones you can create in your own home:

Stone, tile, brick, paver, cobblestone, fieldstone, River Rock, Castle Stone, Ledgestone, Drystack Stackstone and Limestone.

French Provence - Italian Tuscan Decorating Ideas - RIVER ROCK stone molds

(French Provence - Italian Tuscan Decorating Ideas - RIVER ROCK stone molds From Ebay Seller Mjm6467)

While some of these pictures show entire walls covered in stone veneer, consider starting with a feature wall.  Starting with a smaller project will give you the experience to bite off a bigger project.   This stone wall from Aged and Gilded Blog gives you a great idea of how to showcase a wall using stone for a French Provence look.

A smaller wall allows you how to learn stone plaster veneers, and gives you a project that can be finished sooner than an entire room covered in stone.  I would suggest making all the molds at once, and then spending one weekend putting them up on the walls.

No experience is necessary. Here are some basic guidelines:

1. Lubricate your mold.  You can purchase a mold release spray, or you can coat the mold with light vegetable oil.
2. Mix the bag of pre-mix concrete according to directions.   Some people add in sand, and straw to add strength.  It is a good idea to mix a little bit of plaster or concrete mix at a time, otherwise the rest ends up being garbaged if you over mix your plaster or concrete.
3. Add some cement color.  This is optional, although colorant adds some hue to the stones creating a realistic effect than just plain gray concrete.
4. Pour the concrete into the mold.  After the mold is filled to the top,vibrate the mold, to release air bubbles.  Depending on the mold you use, you may want to fill a box of sand for flimsy soft plastic molds to sit in.  This will allow the pattern to come out without being crushed.
5. Let the molds stay undisturbed on a level surface over night.

6. Flip the molds over the next day... and take the stones, pavers, or tile out of the molds.
7. Cover with a sheet of plastic again, and let cure for several days.  For thicker stones, allow they to dry longer.

8.  When you are ready to fix your stone veneers to the wall, in most cases, installation over an existing sound concrete, stone, concrete block, brick or stucco surface does not require additional surface preparation. It can be applied directly over that surface using mortar, or a mixture of mortar and thin set.  For more detailed information, see this article from the Mold Store

French Provence Decorating Ideas

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Rough Stone French Provence Decorating

Traditional French Country Home Plans Rough Stone Walls

Traditional French Country Home Plans Rough Stone Walls

Traditional French Country Home Plans Rough Stone Walls

Rough Stone French Provence Decorating

French Provence Decorating -Country Home Plans- Rough Stone Walls From Home Furnishing Ideas

Louis XV Hand Painted Fruitwood Armchair early 1900's Petite Louis XV style hand painted armchair, newly reupholstered in a linen blend. Beautiful hand carved details over entire frame. Beautiful original paint ivory and blue From Jean-Marc Fray French Antiques

French Provence Decorating Ideas- French Louis XV Painted Bureau Table

Louis XV Hand Painted Fruitwood Armchair

Louis XV Hand Painted Fruitwood Armchair early 1900's Petite Louis XV style hand painted armchair, newly reupholstered in a linen blend. Beautiful hand carved details over entire frame. Beautiful original paint ivory and blue From Jean-Marc Fray French Antiques

French Provence Decorating Ideas- French Louis XV Painted Bureau Table

French Louis XV style painted bureau table with two drawers. Foxglove Antiques $4,200

18th Century French Provencale Louis XV Painted Fauteuil

18th Century French Provencale Louis XV Painted Fauteuil with A Rush Seat.  The chair has an upholstered back and cushion.  Circa 1748 Wirthmore Antiques $4,200

French Provence Furniture - French Louis XV Painted Console

Louis XV Painted Console Table with A Faux Marble Top Wirthmore Antiques $5,495

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French Provence Decorating Colors Flesh Pink, Burnt Orange, Beige, Washed Green- From Shabby Chic Mania

Today we see many modern day French inspired interiors bathed in grays and beige and natural woods.  A huge design trend has gravitated towards Greige, a color combination of both gray and beige.  Although, which these [...]]]>

French Provence Decorating Colors

French Provence Decorating Colors Flesh Pink, Burnt Orange, Beige, Washed Green- From Shabby Chic Mania

Today we see many modern day French inspired interiors bathed in grays and beige and natural woods.  A huge design trend has gravitated towards Greige, a color combination of both gray and beige.  Although, which these calming neutral shades, I truly believe we will see a trend historical colors come about, particularly with those who are passionate about French decorating.

The rustic details found in Provence are found in the rich colors of old world plaster walls, the details of the natural elements such as wood and stone and the distressing that occurs over time found in the French antiques.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape area is typical of the southern France countryside- Picture Credit

Looking through many historical French Provence homes, a wide range of pinks, and oranges hues are found in their exterior buildings.  Americans tend not to gravitate towards these colors because they are simply just not found in America's heritage, but the color palette is very common to France.  Orange, pink and yellow are common colors found in France.

French Decorating Ideas Charles Spada Interiors

 Charles Spada Interiors come from the Boxwood Terrace Blog.

As you can see in the picture by Charles Spada, the color of orange with hues of pink really works just perfect with the wall cameos which merge together in the same color family of gold and beige. Shades of orange, pink and yellow all work hand in hand in the French historical palette. What captured my attention is the Empire Chest. Empire chests are not normally painted because they often feature exquisite mahogany veneers, which are just as stunning to look at as Burl wood. Though if you look at the color of the chest, it is a color often found in French Provence decorating that we often don't include in our French decorating in the west.  Today, French decorating is so dominated by shades of gray and white.  Though there is such beauty in the  shades of orange, beige, blue and dark shades of rusty brown.

Beautiful Provence Colors In Pinks and Oranges From About.com

Provence Decorating Colors Using Pinks Oranges, Burnt Orange and Blue

Provence Decorating Colors Using Pinks Oranges, Burnt Orange and Blue From Chic Provence Blog

Provence Decorating Colors- French Provincial Furniture and Decorating Schemes

 French Provence Colors From Fuoriborgo

French Provence Colors -Elise Valdorcia & Patina

French Provence Colors -Elise Valdorcia & Patina

17th Century French Provence Style Decorating

If you are hoping to add more of the warm reds, browns and oranges, consider adding them in floors .  The floors in Provencal homes are usually covered with terracotta  tiles, often found to be square in shape.

French Provencial Decorating Ideas- Provence Colors in Oranges Pinks and Reds From About.com

French Provencial Decorating Ideas- Provence Colors in Oranges Pinks and Reds From About.com

French Provencial Decorating Ideas- Provence Colors in Oranges Pinks and Reds From About.com

French Provencial Decorating Ideas- Provence Colors in Oranges Pinks and Reds From About.com

Painted French Three Drawer Commode -19th century French painted commode with three drawers. Beautiful French gray aged finish. Top is marbleized in classical dark veined manner. Provincial simple carving on panels, apron, and front legs, elegant hardware. Very charming Sold By Kay O'Toole $7,895

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French Provence Furniture -Painted French Three Drawer Commode

Painted French Three Drawer Commode -19th century French painted commode with three drawers. Beautiful French gray aged finish. Top is marbleized in classical dark veined manner. Provincial simple carving on panels, apron, and front legs, elegant hardware. Very charming Sold By Kay O'Toole $7,895

French Provence Furniture- Painted Chest of Drawers Old World Paint Finishes

Painted French Writing Table Seller Kenny Ball Antiques

Painted French writing table with faux painted top, cabriole legs and a single  drawer Kenny Ball Antiques $2,800

Certainly if you examine the picture above you can see so much of the old world French decorating in this photo.  From the paint colors on the wall to the old world tiled floor- this photo can give you a template of color and frame work for your own French [...]]]>

Old World Decorating By Elise Valdorcia

Certainly if you examine the picture above you can see so much of the old world French decorating in this photo.  From the paint colors on the wall to the old world tiled floor- this photo can give you a template of color and frame work for your own French Provence decorated home.  These photos are from the talented Elise Valdorcia, a visual artist who creates furniture and objects from paper mache.  The combination of old materials, antiques and paper creates finishes that are beyond outstanding and look like century old genuine homes.  Look closely through the old weathered interiors from her work.  Find her on facebook

French Provence Decorating Ideas

Old World French Provence Decorating

Old World French Provence Decorating

Old World Decorating By Elise Valdorcia

Old World Decorating By Elise ValdorciaOld World Decorating By Elise Valdorcia

Tine K Home Spring Summer 2012 line features a fabulous presentation of beautiful all white decorating schemes using beautiful rustic french furniture.  If you are looking for photos that detail 18th century French Provence decorating for your own inspiration, ......analyze these photos.

The interior seems to have a primitive feel.  You can see this [...]]]>

Decorating With A French Influence

Tine K Home Spring Summer 2012 line features a fabulous presentation of beautiful all white decorating schemes using beautiful rustic french furniture.  If you are looking for photos that detail 18th century French Provence decorating for your own inspiration, ......analyze these photos.

The interior seems to have a primitive feel.  You can see this in the all wood paneled walls, ceilings and primitive looking wood flooring.  Perhaps this building was at one time a barn because the ceilings are so high.  The cabinet is simply outstanding and uniquely tall with paned glass doors.  The inside of the cabinet looks to be painted a darker shade of gray compared to the exterior white paint.

If you look at some of the photos the white suggests to be a off gray, instead of a stark white.  Having an off gray as apposed to white suggests an aged look.  White ceiling paint that is often chosen in most modern day homes is a very modern color.  Antique finishes tend to have more of a beige tone, or a slightly off gray tone.  Distressing also goes a long way to suggest age, and the slight showing of the raw wood gives a room a bit more warmth as apposed to perfect painting without ware.

All White Decorating Ideas Using Raw Limed Wood Beautiful Silver and Primitive Textiles From Tine K Home Spring Summer 2012

If you look closely at the interior contents of this cabinet, they have displayed all white plates and platters, and antique silver cutlery, and tableware.  The antique books with leather covers add a bit of color to the all white display.

A Closer Look At A French Bench From Tine K Home's 2012 Spring Summer Collection

A close up view shows the beautiful french bench displaying rustic leather books.  The bench with unfinished upholstery gives it a very rustic appearance.

A Closer Look At A French Settee From Tine K Home's 2012 Spring Summer Collection

As you can see a closer view of the settee featured in one of their pictures.  The settee looks to be Gustavian in nature, and has a very rustic appeal, with the unfinished sides, and very primitive looking upholstery.  Lots of blue throws work well in this setting, keeping the color scheme to just a few colors.

All White Decorating Ideas Using Raw Limed Wood Beautiful Silver and Primitive Textiles From Tine K Home Spring Summer 2012

You have to love the display they have in this picture. A antique looking silver cloche is paired with white plates, and a white antique looking candle on a rustic wood table.  The overall look is outstanding.

A Closer Look At The Paint and Distressing on the French Chest From Tine K Home's 2012 Spring Summer Collection

Here you can see a close up of the stunning french chest with french hardware. The painted finish looks to be antique. Although if it is a reproduction, it has to make you wonder how they can achieve such an incredible finish!  The overall look has a blue/ gray tone to it.

Scandinavian Antiques on ebay has a stunning French armoire dated from the 1920's. The armoire is painted in a light gray and is painted white in the wood detailing. The finish is slightly distressed. The finish on this charming armoire features four typical two-handled French [...]]]>

Captivating Antique French Armoire RARE Gold White c1920's Capital Legs

Scandinavian Antiques on ebay has a stunning French armoire dated from the 1920's. The armoire is painted in a light gray and is painted white in the wood detailing. The finish is slightly distressed. The finish on this charming armoire features four typical two-handled French vessels painted on the front. The capital legs and carved scrolled skirt complete the piece. The white-washed finish on the armoire sets a tone of tranquility and is perfect to add a French country touch to any home. Scandinavian Antiques has this piece listed at $2,685.00 or you can make them an offer.

Captivating Antique French Armoire RARE Gold White c1920's Capital Legs

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Provincial Decorating Ideas

This beautiful picture featured on Greige Design Blog features a stunning example of Provincial decorating done right. As you can see they have a set of classic French folding wood chairs in a dining room.  You can see it works just wonderful.  These classic rustic french table sets don't only have to be for the outdoors only.  Here they have a painted gray / beige sideboard with some manicured boxwood plants with primitive decor such as the wood fruit bowl on the table and the deep tray table sitting inside the sideboard.  This minimal approach to decorating works as only the best of furniture and decor pertaining to what would be found in Provence is featured, while the clutter and modern day decor is removed.

Provence Decorating Ideas- Marble Brasserie Table by America Retold

Provence Decorating Ideas- Marble Brasserie Table by America Retold

Primitive Rustic Provincial Decorating Ideas

French Rustic Decorating Ideas- Craft Table with Paper Roll Holder by America Retold

This 19th Century Louis XV Style Buffet Sold By Petricia Thompson Antiques is a excellent example of a painted french cabinet.  If you look closely at this buffet, you can see two tones of paint.  The main color is in a gray toned paint color with undertones of [...]]]>

19th Century Louis XV Style Buffet

This 19th Century Louis XV Style Buffet Sold By Petricia Thompson Antiques is a excellent example of a painted french cabinet.  If you look closely at this buffet, you can see two tones of paint.  The main color is in a gray toned paint color with undertones of green, and the carved details appear to be painted in a creamy white.  The color is subtle but gives a very rich appearance to this cabinet.

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Elm Wood Buffet Console Cabinet- Old World Provence Furniture

Marcia Treasures is selling a stunning reclaimed elm wood buffet console cabinet that has all the beauty of old world Provence French furniture. You can see how how this cabinet has a country rustic appearance to it, [...]]]>

Elm Wood Buffet Console Cabinet- Old World Provence Furniture

Elm Wood Buffet Console Cabinet- Old World Provence Furniture

Marcia Treasures is selling a stunning reclaimed elm wood buffet console cabinet that has all the beauty of old world Provence French furniture. You can see how how this cabinet has a country rustic appearance to it, almost like something you would see in the French countryside. The lightly colored beige paint gives this cabinet a very primitive old world look. Marcia Treasures has this cabinet listed at $1325.00

Primitive French Provincial Decorating - Aurélien and Pascale Deleuze's French Home

Primitive French Provence Looks - Avignon Chair By Currey & Company

Currey & Company sells a number of terrific reproduction pieces that can make your home appear more of the period style you are after.   [...]]]>

Primitive French Provincial Decorating - Aurélien and Pascale Deleuze's French Home

Primitive French Provincial Decorating - Aurélien and Pascale Deleuze's French Home

Primitive French Provence Looks - Avignon Chair By Currey & Company

Currey & Company sells a number of terrific reproduction pieces that can make your home appear more of the period style you are after.   Instead of hunting down a particular antique, from a particular time period which can be next to impossible to find, why not buy a reproduction? The Avignon Chair has all the looks of the french stylings of the primitive French furniture. Currey & Company has their chair listed at 2,138.00.

17th Century French Country Decorating -ElleDecor

A  17th-century farmhouse in the South of France, Patrizia Maffeo and Dario Polenghi

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French Provincial Furniture From Elle UK

This picture by Elle Decoration goes to show how stunning French Provincial Furniture can look in a rustic setting. Here we have a French Provincial sofa upholstered in a brown or camel leather, which happens to be a perfect match against the herringbone wood floors. Adding to this look a person could consider purchasing some natural wool blankets in gray, and anything distressed would look terrific.  Brass would also complement a rustic decorating look quite well.

French Leather & Ebonized Chairs

French Leather & Ebonized Chairs Foxglove Antiques

Mahogany Arm Chair Leather Fur Hide Antique French Lodge Style Hand Made

Mahogany Arm Chair Leather Fur Hide Antique French Lodge Style From ELLE INTERNATIONAL LTD EBAY $749

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French Harlequin Patterned Chests

Furniture moves quick on Amazon.  This piece was once available on amazon, but is no longer being sold.  A black and white harlequin pattern is one of the easiest patterns to paint.  It has no curves, just lines, making the only 3 materials you need to design this yourself is tape, a exacto knife to cut the tape, and paint.  The traditional harlequin pattern consists of repeating diamonds of alternating colors arranged vertically.  The pattern originated from theatrical clown character called Harlequin.  The pattern is seldom used in clothing today but has become a stunning pattern for both walls and furniture.   To re-produce this lovely finish it is important that you measure the wall or furniture you plan to paint.

Measure the length of your wall, and divide the measurement by the number of diamonds you want in a horizontal row. The two resulting numbers are the height and width of your desired diamond template. Painting the pattern on furniture is quite a bit easier.  As you can see in the above chest a bottom row of diamonds is visible, and still looks terrific.

Ideally a thin Plexiglass would give you a template that you can draw around.  Another very easy way of getting this pattern up on the wall or on to furniture is to use an overhead projector.  Black and white is a very attractive choice, because the two colors are opposites.  Two similar shades of the same color such as bright yellow and butter yellow, or olive and hunter green make great choices.  Working in the same color family will always give great results.

Powell Furniture makes a stunning mahogany game table in a sophisticated style that would look stunning in any living room. Forget about the tv, and get some quality time in with the family with this game table.  The table features Okume mahogany veneers with lovely hand carved cabriole legs and skirts. The game [...]]]>

Curvy Game Tables

Powell Furniture makes a stunning mahogany game table in a sophisticated style that would look stunning in any living room. Forget about the tv, and get some quality time in with the family with this game table.  The table features Okume mahogany veneers with lovely hand carved cabriole legs and skirts. The game top flips which allows you to either play chess or checkers or backgammon. The table includes game pieces for chess, checkers, and backgammon and a shaker cup and dice.  The table includes 2 drawers for storage of game pieces and comfortably seats four.

Leg assembly is required on this table.  Over the years of painting tables I have only come across one table which the legs were permanently attached.  Having the legs come off allows you to get the table into any room with ease.

The only complaint I have seen with this table is the paint finish can be chipped easily. J. Welter left a comment that it was scratched within a week of purchasing the table.  Perhaps the finish is painted, instead of stained.  You may want to put a coat of polyurethane on the table so the finish isn't ruined over time.  You can buy polyurethane in a spray which produces an incredible finish than painting on the sealant with a brush.  Spray small coats one at a time after each coat dries, and your table will not chip.

William Alexander -Powell Mahogany Game Table with Game Pieces - This table, assembled, is both quite large and quite lovely. Assembly could not be easier, using only one set of provided screws and plastic washers. One washer was missing from the bag, but they are easily available for pennies from any hardware store, so that was not an issue for me at all. But, this table will come in a very large and well-packaged box. The box will not fit into a standard car for disposal, so be aware that you will need to chop the box up for a trash can or hauling off unless you have a very large automobile or truck. There is no drawer assembly, which is very welcome. The table itself is large and quite heavy, so moving it is not a "one man job." You will need to move it to the place where you want it and assemble it there and save yourself some back trauma.  The other little quibble I have is that the game board was not a 100 percent perfect "fit" for the recessed square in the top of the table, meaning mine fit in very, very snugly. It will not be easy to remove and "flip" to the backgammon side if I will be able to remove it at all. You also get a set of backgammon counters, a dice cup with dice (but no doubling cube), and a set of standard chess pieces in black and clear plastic. Nice to have, to be sure, but I have a set of non-plastic wooden chessmen that look MUCH better on this table than the plastic pieces. Also, some kind of "special" deluxe chess set or backgammon set of size would also better accent the look of this piece.  The result? A truly beautiful table that adds to a more traditional room decorated in shades of cream, light brown, burgundies/reds, some shade of soft gold, or off-white. It is indeed a stately piece of furniture, and not for the kids to play on, to be sure. I also notice that the promo picture shows full glasses on it. I think that would be a very, very bad idea without coasters.  So, minor details aside, I love this table and I am looking forward to having it in my home for many years.