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Paint Shades of Gray and Beige

Gray can be anything but bland. Once a pigment is added to a mixture of black and white,it actually becomes a color. The slight undertone to the color can make a (Read More...)

Parisian Affair - Interview With Claudia Strasser

Parisian Affair – Interview With Claudia Strasser – Author of The Paris Apartment Blog , was featured in Luxe Magazine….

FAVORITE DECORATING SOURCES:

When I have restoration projects, I’ll pop into Pariscope Antiques in Lake Worth for
anything from restoring a frame, to gold leafing to upholstery. Up the road a bit, I’ll
hit Revue Antiques in West Palm Beach for boudoir chairs and vanities. There’s always a
wonderful surprise around every corner.

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World's Most Beautiful French Hardware

P.E. Guerin is the oldest decorative hardware firm in the United States, and the only metal foundry in New York City. The company was started in 1857 by French immigrant Pierre Emmanuel Guerin and is at the very location in Greenwich Village since 1892. Pierre Emmanuel Guerin was one of the pioneers in artistic metalwork in New York City. His work can still be found in various public buildings, and important residences throughout the city and the country.

“Our products can be found almost anywhere around the country,” says Martin Grubman, manager. “They’re in the White House, the Henry (Read More...)

Borrow The Best Ideas For Your Home From French Decorator Jean-Louis Deniot

Designer Jean-Louis Deniot, is considered to be the best of the new generation of French Decoration, and yet Jean-Louis Deniot’s career began just 12 years ago. After launching his own firm in Paris in 2000, he expanded his design business just two years later with his sister, Virginie. Since 2009, his firm has been counted as one the most prominent interior design firms by Architectural Digest (US), AD France, AD Spain, and AD Russia, and he is currently nominated in several prestigious selections of the Top 100 international interior design firms.

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How To Paint Black Furniture-A Dozen Examples Of Exceptional Black Painted Furniture

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Really Hot French Decorating Advice From Top Designer Charles Spada Part 2

Spada continues to tell Veranda about the keys to great design, as he discusses flooring…..

4. Great Wood Flooring. Spada highly recommends that a great floor is the foundation on which to build a room design. Spada prefers unfinished wood floors.

Unfinished flooring often doesn’t have the gloss shine that many of the finished wood floors do. When it comes to cost, unfinished hardwood flooring will be more (Read More...)

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Decorating Around The French Styles- Designer Alessandra Branca

A European designer at heart, Alessandra Branca incorporates antique designs into a mix of modern day elements for new takes on old world elegance. The 16th through the 18th century is where she draws her inspiration, as she is an avid reader always looking for an opportunity for a new direction. Her keen eye for color and a willingness to take risks on dramatic style is what is so interesting about her. Drawn to classic looks, her intuition kicks it up a notch with bold color palettes and contrasting designs.

“If you don’t love your things, it’s (Read More...)

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