My French Dining Room

This is minute inwards a serial of posts that render a modest tour of my domicile as well as concentrates on our French agency dining room. Many of yous have got asked for a tour as well as nosotros have got made some changes lately since both of us have got retired as well as have got to a greater extent than fourth dimension to treasure hunt as well as curate our home. I promised I would accept pictures as well as post service them this yr as well as then I hope yous enjoy.

I dearest all styles of French decor from rustic farmhouses to contemporary Paris apartments. However, equally I have got said before, my ain favorite agency is French Chateau. The chateau was designed to render a someone province residence for the trouble solid unit of measurement away from Paris but was formal plenty to have visiting luminaries. The traditional styles were softened, making the lines less stiff as well as the overall experience of the domicile to a greater extent than rustic. The overall outcome was a province trouble solid that was relaxed as well as inviting piece retaining many of the frail features of the French influence. This onetime trouble solid is for certain non a chateau but it does have got alot of graphic symbol as well as tall 12 pes ceilings which give it a grand feel. 

I savour the warmth as well as beauty of living alongside antiques as well as I endeavour to brand the interior infinite a identify where everyone, I hope, feels real much at home.

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For some argue xanthous rooms are difficult to photograph as well as teach a truthful color. My dining room never shows upward equally warm as well as lovely equally it genuinely is because the butter xanthous walls never are genuinely captured inwards a picture. You tin await at this pic as well as come across iii dissimilar yellows. This room ever looks smaller inwards pictures than it genuinely is because it's difficult alongside my photographic idiot box camera to teach the width as well as the pinnacle of the 12 pes ceilings at the same time.

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The tabular array is oval alongside a matlasse encompass as well as modest scrunched department of xanthous as well as cream buffalo plaid that sometimes is too used equally a story overlay. I similar banquette seating as well as then I'm using a French cane settee as well as rush seated French provincial chairs. My mom did the needlepoint pillows when I was a footling girl. The edge is genuinely cloth as well as has a French Gothic look, the pattern a flake difficult to distinguish inwards these photos. The tapestry is French. The covert has a cloth bottom as well as chicken wire top as well as is used to maintain marauding felines out of the dining room when it is beingness used to entertain. There is a door that tin endure closed as well as i opening leading into the hall that has no door, therefore the demand for the screen. 

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I lately picked upward a duo of beautiful carved forest architectural fragments depicting diverse fruits as well as foliage, such equally pomegranates (symbol of life, matrimony as well as rebirth). Decided to role them on my covert to spruce it upward a bit.

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A close-up of the finished product.

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UPDATE

We lately added this antique French sideboard as well as moved the other slice into the living room.

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This French slice features wonderful ormolu, marquetry and a greenish marble top.

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Also added the French Louis XIV sunburst mirror.

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I had been looking for an antique sunburst mirror to layer over the mirror higher upward the dining room mantle.

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An onetime poplar closet is similar a shot displaying the antique dinnerware I have got started collecting. When I changed the dining room my onetime Limoges sadly didn't locomote anymore.

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I have got started collecting some dissimilar antique PRC patterns for role inwards the dining room. I don't assist for matching sets as well as would rather opt for a cohesive mis-matched look. These are discontinued of course of didactics as well as difficult to observe as well as then patience is required. This is Copeland Spode, Raeburn pattern...........

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and this is Royal Cauldon, Jessamine. The soup bowls are Spode Vienna Bird pattern. If whatever of yous dealers as well as booth owners have got whatever delight permit me know!!!!

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 This is Chanel, striking a pose equally usual. H5N1 smashing onetime crude icon of a castle ruin is higher upward the window. An onetime poplar closet as well as antique cerise painted tabular array fill upward up this corner.

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My favorite French agency is the province chateau await when the domicile was a identify to escape to from the metropolis for residuum as well as relaxation, picnicking, hunting, as well as frolicking nigh out of the stuffy costumes associated alongside courtroom or Parisian dress. I dearest this onetime pic of French nobles doing only that.

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This is looking inwards through the trouble solid unit of measurement room door as well as is in all probability my favorite persuasion of the dining room. I dearest a French hunting lodge await (even though I would never kill an animal) as well as the hunt tapestry, trophy mounts, as well as hunt inspired carved wall decor give the effect. All the mounts have got been works life inwards antique stores hither inwards the U.S.A. as well as some from Europe. I experience similar displaying them honors the animate beingness to a greater extent than than letting them waste product away inwards some shop. The entrance of the trouble solid is too inwards French hunting lodge agency as well as leads into the dining room.

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I am searching for a French bombe breast to teach hither nether the tapestry as well as foolishly permit a painted i skid through my fingers lately for which I kicking myself regularly. There volition endure some other though....just waiting for an auction or Craigslist find.

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Playing closed to alongside a vignette inwards the dining room. French girandoles characteristic as well as onetime shepherd as well as his son, too old  framed hunt tapestry.

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The persuasion looking from the dining room out into the French hall which I painted inwards a imitation limestone technique.

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Trying to accept pictures from all angles as well as then yous tin have got a panoramic persuasion as well as non claiming to endure a skilful photographer. I was going to have got some professional person pictures taken for my website but similar a shot that I'm retired it only doesn't seem that important.

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This door has ever perplexed me because it never genuinely seemed to belong inwards this room. I lately bought a smashing onetime covert at auction as well as the identify I wanted to role it would alone accommodate  iii of the iv panels. We decided to hang a panel on the onetime door as well as it works for us.

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The covert is gilded burnished leather alongside crude icon of swags, bouquets, as well as architectural elements. Hard to come across inwards the pic but lovely inwards the correct light.

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UPDATE

I lately made an update alongside this antique French piece. I moved the other into my office. Also works life this candelabra as well as paid $40.00 for it as well as it's twin which is inwards my chamber now. They were inwards pieces but all pieces were at that topographic point alongside exception of i prism. I gauge people idea it was ruined. Glad they did!!!

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The French trumeau mirror was an unbelievably smashing find.

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This onetime etching of Louis XIV on horseback during the Carousel of 1662 is interesting. The Carousel was an trial celebrating the nascence of the Dauphin as well as 25-year onetime Louis XIV wanted to brand the most of it. It was held on June 5, half dozen as well as 7, non at Versailles but betwixt the Louvre as well as the courtyard of the Tuileries, similar a shot called the Place de Carousel. Close to 15,000 people gathered to sentry the grand spectacle.

The subject for this trial was a tribute to the 5 most exotic countries at the fourth dimension as well as each was represented past times a quadrille. In plough each quadrille was headed past times a fellow member of the courtroom as well as each quadrille had its' ain color scheme, theme, etc. associated alongside that country. The 5 quadrilles would perform mock charges at each other where they fired small, scented balls inwards brilliant colors to amuse to spectators. Not alone the courtiers were clad inwards lavish costumes. Their followers wore helmets shaped equally dragons, fish as well as parrots as well as fifty-fifty the King's Equus caballus was dressed to impress.

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My favorite fourth dimension inwards the dining room is inwards the eve when the walls accept on a wonderful novel color as well as the calorie-free from the chandelier as well as girandoles teach far sort of magical.

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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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