Decorate Your Home with a Bit of French Country

If you wish to decorate your home in French Country style you will surely desire the rustic old world look. This style will fit nicely into your home whether you own a country home, or an elegant home. French Country gives your home the feel of a warmth and casual setting. Some of the colors which you will use when decorating your home with in the French County style are reds, rust, grass greens and hunter greens, ocean tones, cobalt blue, sunny yellows and more.

Add rusted metal to the furniture and light fixtures will help to give warmth to your room. When it comes to French Country decorating, you should be sure to focus on natural materials. These include rattan seated chairs, carved wood, beamed ceilings, and plastered walls in a rough finish. Make use of natural floor coverings such as hand woven rugs made of natural fibers. Braided rugs are a great choice.

If you can afford to do a bit of remodeling, a stone fireplace with a beam mantle will finish the setting well. To add a finishing touch hang some shinning copper pots. If you cannot install a fireplace, you can hang your pots in your kitchen on a rack. Add old or new wooden cupboards to your kitchen which have an old and rustic look. Use stencils to paint designs of flowers and such on them. For example, lilacs, hydrangea and geraniums are plentiful in France, and are often found in interiors of the homes. Remember that in France gardens are an extension of the home. This will add color and uniqueness to your décor.

Your dinning room table should be simple without a high gloss finish, in addition, you will need ladder back chairs or some kind of slats with preferably rush or wicker seats. These chairs should be a natural color if possible. Use tile of rock, or brick flooring in your kitchen. To save money you can select vinyl which looks like these materials. Don't forget you windows when you are decorating in a French Country style. Make use of shutters to block out light and add privacy.