Live in (French Country) Style
Frances Tell You? Do not worry – no need to speak French to enjoy the bright, comfortable style and classic French country home. Alteration of the walls around the wooden tables, it is not difficult to reach the French countryside to search for using the following guidelines.
Country French style is well used, worn-in, architectural elements imperfect but beautiful furniture and accessories. Forget lines elegant, fine china, white and black suit and gray. Instead, fill your home with pieces of wood tables, dozens of fragrant flowers and colorful sofas, curtains and cushions style after the look of Provence, South-eastern France bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
When choosing a French country manor style, the wood cracked as beams, curved panels, hand carved decorations and the floors and walls contained materials such as stone or brick. Raw or distressed wood also can be used to cultivate an atmosphere of French countryside, as well as irregular plaster walls.
Do not worry about that spider crack in the paint in your kitchen, or lightly discoloration of the paint in your bedroom or living room. French Country "speak", just add the defects of character.
Other features French Country include architectural aspects of your windows, narrow and deeply cut window sills, blinds and striped fabrics in Windows to allow the inhabitant house additional heat protection.
But what if you want to add a little flair of French Country in the house already has, without change their walls, floors and windows? There's no panic. Rustic furniture is a key element in the French Country style. Think oversized rectangle or table Round wooden dining with a dull waxed or natural finish.
Chairs and side tables, French style Countries can be curved or have designs carved into the wood. Dining room, sun can have a style or ladderback picket. In addition, large closets are well adapted to the French Country look, giving the owner a cool and pleasant to store dishes, linens, or clothing.
Finally, the realization of this French country style fabrics and perfect accessories that have determined that je ne sais quoi. The use of raw canvas, gauze or a cotton cloth, white, cream or yellow with bright contrasting colors. Select topics like monkeys, the patterns of China and eighteenth-century court scenes, which are predominant in French Country design.
Large and heavy baskets, jars antique clay and metal, ceramic, Chinoiserie, and iron garden racks fit well with the French Country look. The same applies to ceramic plates, tiles, tablecloths and curtains sporting motifs of roosters, sunflowers, beetles or lavender. Save money with the hunting of these and other accessories at flea markets and antiques shops.
The final touch needed to transform your home in the style of the French language has the largest flowers. Costas sunflowers, lavender, geranium and especially all say "French country" and the more the better!
Put flowers in old pitchers or copper pots, in window boxes, and vases glass. Use a variety of colors, and ensure that the system does not seem too tame or stylized. Natural herbs are another way to bring the French Country look in your home.
If you decide to go to the bottom, adding wood beams and stone floor of his house, or if you just add a good quarter of thick wood dining table, carved chairs, or cabinet space for your existing furniture, French Country look can be obtained by anyone who wants to bring some of the landscapes of Provence in their daily lives.
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