Bordeaux is the new painted range of French furniture for this season. Antique white in colour with limed oak washed tops. Continental influence style with a modern light and pactical finish. Reproduction brass handles and escutcheons add to the antique feel.
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French Shabby Chic Beds provide a natural feel and comfort that all of us require. Our collection of French Shabby Chic Beds is of the highest quality. They are durable and last a very long time. No matter what size you require, you can find a bed of your choice. Handcrafted French Shabby Chic Beds incorporate intricate designs for uniqueness, which allow our customers to obtain a one-of-a-kind deal. French Shabby Chic Beds range from small children`s bed to huge adult size ones. If you are looking for a bedroom encompassing style, charisma, beauty and mainly strength, these beds would be the recommended solution for you.
Gold furniture
Dark carved wood and richly patterned fabrics gave way to the glittering simplicity and geometry of polished metal. The forms of Gold Furniture evolved from visually heavy to visually light. Before the modernist design movement, there was an emphasis on Gold Furniture for ornamentation. Also, the length of time it took to create a piece of Gold Furniture determined its value and desirability. During the first half of the 19th Century, a new philosophy emerged that shifted the emphasis to function and accessibility. Contemporary Gold Furniture provided us a great variety. People who possess this kind of furniture do so because of their own personal taste.
french furniture
Programmes like the Antiques Roadshow are enjoyed by many viewers on a regular basis. We all like to immerse ourselves into the World of Antique French Furniture and delight at the many items that are displayed. People bring in this kind of furniture to the show and they are expertly appraised by suitably qualified antique officials. Viewers might like to compare the furniture on the screen with pieces they have in their own collections. Luckily for us, there are still plenty of pieces around so we can all let our collections grow. This beautiful type of French Furniture was made by craftsmen many years ago and it`s been cherished by its loving owners since that time. Families might have the same items of Antique French Furniture that there ancestors bought when it was new. Having a range of Antique French Furniture in one`s home can provide a sizeable nest egg for future generations.
french mirrors
A great way to make the smaller rooms in your home look bigger is to utilise mirrors in a clever kind of way. You can make a room seem twice its normal size by fitting a mirror in a prominent position. You don`t have to use any old musty mirror though you can use a choice of French Mirrors to give the room some appeal. There are plenty of French Mirrors to choose from and they come in totally amazing designs that will certainly enhance any theme you have inside the room. Not only are these great at creating cultured and charming effects, they can be used to provide a sense of beauty in a specific area. On top of dressing tables French Mirrors can be magical products because they can capture feelings of serenity and calm. Stunning French Mirrors make dazzling accompaniments to a host of shabby chic furniture pieces. They can provide the ideal place for ladies to perfect their make up and they do so with consummate charisma.
french painted furniture
Are you toying with ideas of how to decorate your home and would you like something that can give it the wow factor? Would you like bright and cheery themes that are graceful and rewarding and would you liker a range of furniture that can compliment the look in its entirety? Perhaps you are thinking of a fine French theme and have been looking at French Painted Furniture to sit within it? It`s hardly surprising that you have been looking at French Painted Furniture because it is such a joy to behold. A simply stunning collection of French Painted Furniture could be just what your home really needs. Not only does it project a clean and crisp appearance it looks utterly charming in any number of settings. Placed in dining rooms this type of furniture can provide a welcoming appeal and it will make dinner parties of the future far more enjoyable. In lounges it can bring a sense of occasion to the room and in hallways a white painted table can provide a tasteful touch. There are many items of furniture that could improve the inner appearance of a home and every room of the house could benefit by select pieces.
shabby chic
Within the Shabby Chic furniture ranges are the most delightful ranges of beds that could soon take pride of place within your new bedroom theme. You can match the beds with bedside cabinets and they will epitomise all that is familiar about the Shabby Chic ranges of furniture. Add a wonderful dressing table to your new designer theme and you`ll be on the way to creating a bedroom of the finest order. With fabulous French mirrors to place onto walls and any number of units to choose from, you can make dreamy kinds of settings come to life with the help of stunning Shabby Chic furniture. Brighten that boring bedroom and give it items of furniture it can be proud of by placing plenty of Shabby Chic products in the interior. A fine French bedroom will appear in front of your eyes when Shabby Chic products are incorporated within the theme. Dressers and washstands, wardrobes and cabinets are just some of the products that can make your dream bedroom become a reality. With this kind of furniture any room will improve and in bedrooms it can be of particular importance.
French Furniture
French Furniture can include tables, chairs, beds, wardrobes, mirrors, or any item that is usually palced in the home. Each French Furniture collection has its inspiration taken directly from original antique French furniture before being handmade and intricately carved by our highly skilled craftsmen practising time honoured traditional methods. To enhance its natural beauty each piece is then hand painted or polished and lightly distressed to give a subtly aged, timelessly elegant appearance. A protective finish is then applied ensuring that each reproduction piece is individual and unique to you.
The history of French furniture shows an interesting eclectic mix of influences throughout the history of France and from French monarchs in particular.
French furniture can be dated back as far back as the medieval years between the 10th and 15th centuries also known as the ‘Romanesque’ and’ Gothic’ periods, political instability reigned in France at this time with feudal lords reigning over the populous, this was highly significant as the French furniture at that time was made to suit the needs of its people so most of the French furniture was large and simple like heavy chests, benches and stools, although intense hand carvings were evident, much to the reflection of the architecture to the country’s cathedrals and churches at that time.
The following period seen the emergence of the ‘renaissance’ style French furniture which dates between 1515-1560, French furniture starts to see heavy influences from Italy. ‘Renaissance’ is French for re-birth, applied to art and culture, it began and took shape in Italy at this time, then spread to the rest of Europe, in particular France. Francois I engaged Leonardo da vinci and many others to enhance his Chateau and lodges. French craftsmen started to create French furniture with increased ornate carvings.
Between 1560 and 1792 sees the reign of Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI of France, each giving their own distinct influence on French furniture.
The Louis XIII period shows the increased wealth in the middle classes thus bringing with it a greater demand for French furniture which lured Italian craftsmen to France. The best known innovation from this period being the ‘os de mouton’ chair, which also marked the introduction of upholstered seats and backs for French chairs.
The Louis XIV period signalled for more decorative arts to be instilled in French Furniture, the chateau he built, the palace of Versailles, is a true testament to his legacy as a lover of the arts. Craftsmen were to adorn the wood with gold, polished brass and elaborate inlays. The Louis XIV style French furniture was to be the epitome of sheer luxury and opulence. The French furniture in this era is therefore characterised by intricate and ornate carvings, gold leaf decorations and scalloped shells.
The Louis XV period marks a time of peace and prosperity, women became more powerful in this period and as a result French furniture at this time was designed for comfort and the glorification of beautiful women, thus French furniture developed a more romantic, sensuous and feminine look. French furniture at this time was to exhibit curved legs, backs and seats. The French ‘bombe’ chest is also a fine feature of the curves implemented in French furniture at the time. The French roll-top desk was another fine feature from this period, pieces with hidden compartments and hidden drawers also became popular. The Louis XV period is sometimes referred to as ‘rococo’ style, derived from two French words meaning rock and shell. The rock and shell were two popular motifs of this period, the French furniture at this time therefore had a more feminine look but combined with the rococo style was also elaborately carved with intricate carvings, French beds and armoires were perfect examples of rococo style furniture at the time.
The Louis XVI period was to see the slowing demand for rococo style French furniture as people started to take an interest in new discoveries, in particular the ancienct city of Pompeii prompted this. The Parisians now had a new awareness and surge of interest in classical Rome. French furniture designs became more simple with curves replaced by straight lines and cabriole legs replaced by straight legs but the feminine influence was still strong also, as shown with the dainty writing desks that emerged.
The last 2 definitive periods to discuss are the Louis Philippe and country French furniture periods. Both these periods have in common that they draw their influence from the best of the previous periods, especially the Louis periods.
Louis Philippe French furniture was more functional in use, although taking influence from previous periods, lines were simple and sombre and mahogany and rosewood was now the more common material used and some finished with marble tops.
Country French furniture was to be found in country homes in Normandy, Provence and Bordeaux. The country French furniture consisted of large farm tables with tall ladder back chairs, large sideboards, dressers and armoires all carved in oak with various paint colour finishes.
Just like the start of our discussion on French furniture had stated, that there was an, “interesting eclectic mix of influences throughout the history of France and from French monarchs in particular”, our range of French Reproduction furniture at the Lavender Barn is testament to this. The French reproduction furniture offered by the lavender barn has distinctive influences that are drawn from many different periods in French furniture history. We offer different Reproduction French furniture ranges that portray different connotations to different people’s needs and tastes in furnishing their home today. Our Versailles range which takes its name from the influence of the palace of Versaille shows definitive influences from Louis XIV, perfect for one to furnish their home today by creating an over elaborate and opulent home. For the slightly less over the top look, our chateau, valbonne, Portofino, Moulin Noir and Elegance French furniture ranges are influenced by Louis XV so a more romantic and sensuous feel but still with ‘rococo’ style intricate ornate carvings to arms and legs. For the less daring, our Gustavian, Marianne, Fayence, Ambiance, Deauville, Amaryllis and Chantilly draw influences from past periods and have the distinctive Louis Philippe simple finishes, to create a more simple and subtle French feel. And lastly but by no means least our Harvard Oak and Brooklyn oak ranges take their influence from the country French furniture period so ideal for creating a country French feel that is well loved today.
The Lavender Barn offers French furniture that is as relevant in todays homes as it was many centuries ago, French furniture is testament to itself to have lasted as far back as the 15th century but is still popular in the modern age, French furniture is well loved, will never go out of style and will still charm us in years to come.
The Essence of Shabby Chic
Although the term Shabby Chic conjures up visions of US style ie: Rachel Ashwell, it actually derives from the UK and dates back to the 80s when it first appeared in The World of Interiors magazine the style itself represents with glorious faded furnishings and distressed well worn furniture.
With the Shabby Chic style you need to forget all the rules about matching colours and textures. Go the opposite way and mix lots of muted colours and textures ( no primary colours) the key is finding or making things for your home that you will cherish, flood the house with light using large mirrors and chandeliers fill it with white painted furniture jugs with flowers, fabulous floral arrangements, gorgeous bedding, venetian mirrors items and anything else that you truly love, don’t forget to use everyday objects for other uses, milk jugs full of flowers or a vintage collection of wooden spoons, remember “ Loved and Lived in “ Have fun..........enjoy coming home and kicking off your shoes !
Here at the Lavender Barn we have a multitude of items that represent the Shabby Chic style, we have sourced items from all over the world that have carefully been reproduced aged and distressed for the vintage country style look. From Kitchen accessories to Bathroom accessories, chandeliers, mirrors, bedding and much much more.
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