Design Ideas for Adding a French Flair to Your Home

Posted on July 8, 2011 By tmilligan (Edit) 1 Comment

Considering adding a French flair to your home’s decor? Looking for ways to add a French decorative touch to your house? Check out these excellent design ideas and photos, courtesy of HGTV, for inspiration on how to add French style to your home.

Toile de Jouy, the name of this beautiful fabric and wall pattern, actually means “fabric from Jouy” in French. There’s no better way to add a French decorative touch to your home than to adorn a wall with toile wallpaper or place a toile bedspread on your bed.

Adding a bombe commode to a room inside your home is an excellent way to incorporate the rococo style into your home’s decor, a style of decorating which was extremely popular during the reign of Louis XV and his royal mistress Madame de Pompadour.

Using French porcelain in your kitchen and dining room is the perfect way to add a French flair to your home’s decor. This French porcelain is very similar to the gorgeous dinnerware that courtiers and kings (like Marie Antoinette and Napoleon) used to dine on.

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One Response to “Design Ideas for Adding a French Flair to Your Home”
  1. Marcia Holl says:

    French porcelain – is this porcelain for sale at your store? Also what kind of china is this? Thanks.

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