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 Louis style desks is one interior design choice you cannot go with going with. This beautiful french style goes hand in hand with fine intricate woods, floral carving, and inlay of wood designs featuring the most esquisite exotic woods. Antique Louis French Desks are often found with ornate detailed ormolu gold finishing. What makes Louis desks particularly interesting are the delicate gold details not found on other styles. If you love intricate and ornate looks, this desk is the best you can get combining the classy exotic woods, and fine ormolu and curvy shapes which Louis XV desks are known for. Many websites have them listed for various prices, though on ebay you can find a sensational deal for a beautiful desk. Depending on the type of wood you are drawn to, there are some stunning varieties with this style. (Read More.....)
  To the very left is the piece I was inspired by, and the right is the piece I faux painted. This dresser turned out so nice that I even did another dresser that was serpentine in shape as well. The detailed photos, along with how I did it, are found here. (Read More.....)
 One really interesting way to spruce up your entrance is to grow some topiary dogs and animals. Outdoor landscaping was encouraged by architect Louis Le Vau, landscape architect André Le Nôtre, who was the chief designer of the Versailles Palace. Expanded over time, the palace in France is one of the highest destination spots to tour. You may not have the money to duplicate the look of the palace gardens, (acres upon acres of highly maintained gardens), but you can get a lot of great ideas from the elaborate elegance of the residence of the Kings of France who resided there from 1682 until 1790. Versailles was at one time a country village, but today like any older city, it is now a suburb of Paris. Originally the palace was a royal hunting lodge. Its luxury and prestige was set as a show piece for the world to gaze upon. How can you incorporate some of the magnificant gardens of France? Topiary plants are easy and simple to grow, and will provide you an outstanding unique garden if you want your outdoors to look just as beautiful as inside your home. Building up the architecture in your gardens will allow you to feel like your home is twice as big. (Read More.....)
  More than a fashion clothing designer, Ralph Lauren has been the master of marketing to every aspect of upsclae elegant living. Every seasonal collection is different but very edgy and of supreme design. Rarely do you see a designer design a number of different styles as well as Ralph Lauren has. (Read More.....)
  French Country decorating is in the details. Adding a ornate vase, or a printed throw pillow or patterned wallpaper can really tie together the details of achieving a french country look. Charles Faudree has been named one of the top 100 designers, and has always focuses on classical french interiors. His books are filled with glossy pictures of many rooms, all having that classic french country design. Faudree assures that you don't need to spend a fortune to have a nice home. He says- "a signature piece doesn't have to be expensive. You can get the look without the seventeenth-century armoire." He often features silk draperies and overstuffed chairs along with patterned fabrics go a long way of achieving that luxurious feel. Faudree encourages home decorators to fill a room till it's "overflowing, but never cluttered or overpowering." He achieves this balance by blending an array of fabrics-toile, stripes, plaid, tapestries-and playing them off antique woods and figurine collections. (Read More.....)
  Some of the most beautiful tourist spots in france are the palaces and architecture featuring some of the most stunning french furniture, homes and art. I ran across these pictures of Chateau de Coutances featuring a stunning gala. Check out these beautiful pictures featuring classic french architecture., and gaze upon the outstanding french gardens, hand painted ceilings, stone walls, and checkerboard flooring. it is certainly a place to dream about. (Read More.....)
 There's literally hundreds of different desks available in todays market. So which one will you choose? If you are like me, you are grown past the stage of throw away furniture that features composites and plastics, and are opting for quality furniture. Once you see antiques, you will never go back, because they are built to last. Most antiques are hand crafted, than he processes of today which are manufactured to mass produce for more of a profit margin. French Louis Desks are the most glamourous choice out there in comparision to most other desks. They often feature rich wood veneers, and sometimes the rare desks feature a number of rich exotic woods an outstanding detailed look. (Read More.....)
  There are many variations of french dressers, than the often thought about french provincial styles. One clue in the difference is that the wood is heavier in older Louis styles, or Napoleon chests. Take a look at the pictures in this post, the wood is much more chunky and it is solid wood through out. It is just a different design than the 1950's French dressers. There isn't a French dresser that isn't beautiful. Many of the painted looks can be reproduced with a bit of paint and a dark glaze to give it that old antique feel. (Read More.....)
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