My French Agency Living Room.......Pictures Equally Promised

I commonly (with the exception of final yr due to illness) postal service an Open House Tour of my French agency domicile with the halls decked for Christmas. However, I receive got had several newer followers enquire why I don't postal service many pictures of my domicile on Facebook or on the blog. So, every bit promised, I volition brand a spider web log postal service featuring each room this year. 

My agency is European Eclectic but is predominately French. I dearest French Chateau Style in addition to my favorite catamenia is Louis XIV when Versailles was a hunting lodge in addition to reason home. My gustation seems to run to a greater extent than towards a soft yet masculine French expect every bit opposed to the fru fru of afterward French styles. I endeavor to brand this a domicile where a human being tin savour French flair without the feeling of femininity that goes along with most French looks.

Our domicile is roughly 120 years old in addition to is the childhood domicile of a one-time State Senator. It had larn 2 apartments when nosotros bought it in addition to had to hold out turned dorsum into a home. In other words.....this French agency domicile is a task of dearest in addition to an on-going affair. We hope yous enjoy.

We receive got 12 human foot ceilings inwards this old draw of piece of work solid which are fun to move with. All fireplaces inwards the draw of piece of work solid are nevertheless at that spot but over the years someone drywalled over this one. Because I didn't desire the mess of opening this ane up, I flora the drapery inwards an antique mall in addition to receive got used it for years. Just late painted fake tiles in addition to added an old surroundings in addition to metallic summertime door.

I'm non the greatest lensman in addition to the Sun kept coming out in addition to going behind clouds in addition to then hither is some other with the lights on. 

Update

Found a dandy antique lithograph in addition to position it over the drapery instead. It is of the grand canal at the French chateau Chantilly with 18th century people strolling the grounds in addition to a few naked fellows playing inwards the water. You tin run across the chateau inwards the background in addition to it reads Veue du Grand Canal de Chantilly Prise a sa Source. 

I but late flora the large Verdure tapestry I receive got been searching for. It's been difficult to notice a large vertical one. Also picked upward the French trumeau mirror at auction. The old crude icon of an colonnade in addition to castle on the border of a lake that was originally over the drapery is directly inwards a higher identify the door.

I also changed this tabular array around a combat yesteryear adding an old urn filled with fossils in addition to some unlike candle holders.Unlike most decorators, I receive got no work with silk floral arrangements every bit long every bit they expect lifelike. When making my arrangements I ever expect for character flowers that genuinely exsist, in addition to entirely inwards colors that are theirs yesteryear nature. No bluish magnolias please! Silk arrangements took a striking when people started making bouquets out of weird colored, unlifelike flowers that made the whole expect seem artificial. In the UK silk flowers are making a comeback in addition to then I hope plenty fourth dimension has gone yesteryear hither to erase the retentiveness of all those horrible silk bloom arrangements of the 80's in addition to 90's. Of course of teaching I prefer existent flowers but I desire them at that spot all the time. Who tin afford that? If yous can't, my advice is to invest inwards some good arranged, character silk bouquets.

I had been wanting to supersede my tea tabular array with something to a greater extent than interesting. I flora this upper-case missive of the alphabet tabular array inwards a identify most of yous would non fifty-fifty move yesteryear away inwards to. I was genuinely scared myself. But I came away with a treasure that left me with coin inwards my pockets.....and my life.  I idea it would expect adept inwards a French agency interior.

We savour our draw of piece of work solid the most inwards the evenings when the rooms accept on such a pretty glow. I receive got a camelback sofa that has been with me for a long fourth dimension in addition to I am quite sentimental about. I am looking for a French sofa but it is non a priority yet.

Another recent add-on is this antique French clock with a shepherdess in addition to her sheep. It is directly on the mantle.

I adore needlepoint in addition to petitpoint. The French fauteuil, footstool, pillows.......

......and motion-picture demo of Marie Antoinette's children (which came from an old farmhouse inwards England) are all needlepoint.

French demilune tabular array with sphinxes in addition to inlaid brass sunburst is a treasure I flora at an incredible price. You receive got never seen anyone motion to purchase something every bit chop-chop every bit I bought this.

I adore cane dorsum French furniture. This chair is covered inwards fake Mongolian lamb fur.......just for fun.

My agency is non French reason but to a greater extent than Chateau or Maison style. I am most comfortable with the expect of a French reason domicile but non likewise rustic.

Behind the antique French desk is a needlepoint covered French fauteuil. I flora the large portrait inwards the French frame at a run downwards minute mitt shop. I dearest those places!!

Looking out into the front end hall at a dandy piddling painted slice I got recently. I painted my hall inwards a fake limestone final result several years agone in addition to receive got loved it. The pictures are antique lithographs after French painters Antoine Watteau in addition to  Nicolas Lancret.

Adding some other update.....I flora a wonderful old Chinoiserie papered concealment for this corner.

A cute old painted tabular array with natural poor from age. I dearest mixing farmhouse pieces with adept French antiques.I mean value painted slice of furniture is wonderful in addition to I similar using a few pieces inwards my French agency living room. I would rather identify the painted pieces amongst natural wood.

Behind this desk is a French curio filled with my collections of Limoge boxes, antique compacts, diverse miniatures, in addition to my favorites, the petit indicate purses. I dearest the French inspired ones with Watteau agency images of lovers inwards pastoral settings.

The purses are in addition to then beautiful, want yous could run across them inwards person. They are each roughly v X half dozen inches in addition to and then delicate, some with beads, in addition to intricate clasps.

The castle on the left in addition to the dark ane are favorites......but I dearest them all. I receive got some dandy antique enamel compacts too.

The floral purses are lovely too. I receive got some other display cabinet inwards my role with several more.

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