Linen- Decorating Ideas For Your French Provincial Home

Suzanne Kasler Southern Accents Magazine

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Linen is still the most desired fabric for decorators and interior designers alike. Linen is elegant, durable, and simply luxurious. Linen is the strongest of the vegetable fibers and has 2 to 3 times the strength of cotton. Linen is from raw flax, a [...]

French Painted Furniture: Harlequin Patterned Chests

French Harlequin Patterned Chests

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Drexel Touraine French Provincial Furniture

Drexel produced a stunning french provincial furniture set from the mid 1950s through the mid 1960s called Touraine which is still quite popular today.  Drexel designed both a bedroom set and a dining set in this series.  The furniture was inspired by the curvy lines classically found in Louis XV furniture which became popular during the period of 1730 to 1775.  The [...]

How To Paint French Provincial Furniture A Perfect White

White is one of the most popular paint choices for painted furniture as it creates an atmosphere that is both soothing and tranquil.  In particular, you are seeing a lot of French provincial furniture pieces beign done in white these days.  White paint gives a fresh crisp new look to old and outdated furniture, transforming it into something modern and new with [...]