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French Chairs: Striped Upholstery

Admin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:35:12 +0000

French chairs can be art pieces all on their own. While many people feel red is a little bold to put on their walls, they might think red would look fabulous on an accent chair. Furniture is one way many people are able to try bright colors without feeling overwhelmed. Designer Brian McCarthy featured a very bold french chair with red and white upholstery on a gold frame that was shown in the Elle Decor 2007 issue. Kate Spade and husband Andy Spade use French chairs through out their New York Apartment adding bright colors to their home with their furniture. In their living room you see a lovely pair of striped chairs in cream and white, while in front of their bathroom, you see a brightly striped red chair with a natural wood french frame. If you are looking for a lovely classic print, striped upholstery fabric in subtle colors can be a very soft look. A striped fabric with cream and beige featured on painted french frame can be a classic choice that will not date over the years. On the other hand if you are looking for a statement piece, consider a stripe in a bold print. Consider using the color wheel with your interior home colors and choosing a upholstery color opposite from your homes interior to make your statement chair pop.

Striped French Chairs Brian McCarthy Featured in Elle Decor

French Chair: Brian McCarthy Elle Decor

Ticking Stripe Periwinkle/Ivory Fabric By The Yard
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Kate and Andy Spade's Apartment

This photo was originally seen on Habitually Chic Blog

Kate and Andy Spade's Apartment

French Chairs

Admin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:04:58 +0000

This lovely chair sold by T.C. Donobedian's Paris Flea features carved wood, and supple velvet fabric. As you can see the frame of the chair was painted to reflect the fabrics colors. The beauty of french chairs are the details in the frame compared to plain contemporary chairs with no detail. French Chairs gives you the freedom to add to overall look by painting the frame a complementary color, or something quite opposite. With this chair, the frame was painted in coral to match the fabric, and going with a green finishing touches gives this chair classic french looks than gold detailing that would be typically chosen.

French Upholstered Chair From T.C. Donobedian's Paris Flea

Antique French Chairs ~ The Pride of Owning French Furniture

Admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:43:46 +0000

Pride of Owning French Furniture, Author: Ian Perryment -The Regency style is very much a transitory period in which pieces from the Louis XIV period were transformed by the use of bronze fittings rather than reinvented. This period refined Louis XIV designs to be more practical and comfortable for everyday use. The Duke of Orleans introduced an era of lighter, more graceful French furniture. The beginnings of the Louis XV style start here, with the flowing curves, scallop shell and acanthus leaf we associate with the Louis XV Rococo style becoming prominent.

Nowadays, Regency chairs are more fashionable than ever. They look fabulous in living-rooms and bedrooms. They are comfortable, yet elegant.

Regarded by many as the Golden Age of French furniture, Louis XV’s reign was a time of peace and prosperity, and soon became one of the greatest periods in French furniture design: Rococo style.

It was frivolous, frothy and decadent, just like the King Louis XV and his official mistress Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, also known as Madame de Pompadour. The Parisian aristocracy embraced new furniture items, such as the chaise longue and the “bergere chair”. Frames were usually gilded or painted. The rococo style featured love, music and nature-inspired motifs and themes, including shells, waves, birds, foliage, vines, flowers, seaweed, rocks and serpents.

Anybody who is passionate about French furniture will have a Louis XV chair on top of their style list. Moreover, nowadays, there are fantastic Louis XV reproduction chairs. You will be able to find them in different finishes and colours. You could even break the rules and have yours re-upholstered with a vibrant and modern fabric: classic with a twist. Whether you go for a classic look or a contemporary one, a Louis XV chair is the must have piece in the living-room, a statement item with lasting appeal. Bergere chairs and chaises longues are also incredibly popular these days.

For the bedroom, a Rococo style bed is the dream of every girl. It’s beautiful and frivolous, exactly what you want in a bedroom! There is no doubt our homes wouldn’t look the same if Rococo style has never existed!

When Rococo began to be considered too frivolous, a classical revival was inspired by the discovery of Pompeii in 1748 – the resulting style became known as neo-classicism or the classical revival. Designers also looked back to the more architectural French furniture of the Louis XIV period.

Gilded wood became popular again, and was used for ceremonial chairs and mirrors.

In our modern homes, a gilded mirror is the perfect focal point for a living room, above a fireplace or a console table. There are so many manufacturers of Baroque, Rococo and Neo-classical style mirrors that you will be spoiled for choice. They are elegant and gorgeous, and a mirror is always a great way to add depth and light into a room.

So why are we crazy for French furniture? Furnishing our homes with French furniture brings us back to those times of royalty and beauty, decadence and glamour. Our lives are complicated; we have stressful jobs and hardly any time for ourselves. That’s why a beautiful and elegant home, full of stylish French furniture can bring a bit of joy and glamour to our existence!

About the Author:
Ivory Pearl Interiors is an online shop that sells French furniture and home accessories. Explore this adorable yet affordable range of painted furniture, delightful chandeliers and mirrors, shabby chic furniture and mirrored furniture. You will fall in love with this fabulous range. For More Information Visit: - http://www.ivorypearlinteriors.com/

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