Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Ideas for Decorating a Stunning Christmas Staircase

(via Better Homes and Gardens)

A staircase, elegantly dressed in sweeping lengths of garland, is a time-honored Christmas tradition.

Styles can vary from simple displays of gorgeous greenery to more elaborate swags, embellished with sparkling lights, charming ornaments and lavish bows.

(via Better Homes and Gardens)
(via Traditional Home)
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(via Folder-of-Ideas Blog)
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(Anette Beshar)
(via At-Home-Arkansas)
(Eddie Ross)

Create a warm and welcoming environment for your friends and family this holiday season by decorating your staircase in a style that perfectly reflects your image of a Bright and Beautiful Christmas.



Sunday, November 27, 2011

Smart and Stylish Decorative Screens

(via Lee Louz World)
Folding screens have long been a highly favored element in interior design. Remarkably versatile, they can be used for privacy, as a room divider, in place of a headboard, or as a stunning and dramatic backdrop.

Decorative screens can inject a space with additional colour and texture, and offer the illusion of much needed height and dimension.

Regardless of its purpose or application, a beautiful folding screen becomes a fabulous statement piece when featured in a room's overall design plan.
(via Auction Decorating)
(via Martha Stewart)
(Keller Donovan)
(via Decor Pad)
(via Beclaire House)
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(Ralph Lauren)
(via Easier.com)
(Phoebe Howard)

A perfect marriage of form and function, decorative folding screens are a unique and interesting way to add a beautiful focal point to a room.

Available in a vast selection of finishes and price-points, these versatile pieces are a decidedly smart and stylish design choice. 



Friday, November 25, 2011

Petite and Pretty Christmas Decorating Ideas


It's easy to be enticed by the abundance of glittery holiday decorations lining the shelves of our favorite home decor shops.

We suddenly forget about the large accumulation of bits and bobs from Christmases past we already have, and so, we end up bringing home even more.

To help curb the temptation of another 'impulse buy', here are some lovely little table arrangements that are easy to recreate using items most of us currently have stored away in our cupboards and closets. 











Search your home for attractive bowls, glass domes, vases or small trays.  Add a handful of pretty tree ornaments, a few candles, fresh flowers or pinecones, and finish with a silk ribbon or a touch of greenery.

With a little creativity and imagination, we can beautifully decorate our homes for Christmas without a single swipe of a credit card.

Image Sources:  Better Homes and Gardens, Unknown


Monday, November 21, 2011

Luxury bedroom designs - Marie Antoinette Style theme decorating ideas - French provincial furniture baroque style - - Louis XVI furniture - Rcoco furniture - baroque furniture



Luxury bedrooms with inspiring ideas to help transform your own bedroom into a royal chamber, with a little creativity and a fair bit of money!








These opulent bedrooms are steeped in luxury ....  wrapped in gold embossed designs, mixed with shimmering fabrics, regal damasks, and subtly layered into a serene composition that begs to be touched and enjoyed.







Bedrooms fit for royalty in Marie Antoinette style.
French queen Marie Antoinette, whose marriage at fifteen made her queen of France before she was twenty, died under the blade of the guillotine in 1793. She has been romanticized as the martyred queen, admired eighteenth-century French royal style, and vilified as the Austrian whose frivolous extravagance and foreign sympathies fired the French Revolution.







 
 






Madame Antoinette Wall Console Table and Salon Mirror





Inspired by French Rococo antiques found in the grand salons of Paris. Sculpted roses and griffins spring forth from this replica 17th century antique destined to become a striking centerpiece of your home. Designed to anchor safely to a wall, the stately, almost yard-tall console is topped with a beautiful, quality faux marble top. The generously sized, companion salon mirror sparkles to reflect its own ornate, beribboned sculpt. Beautifully paired in a stylish entryway, both grand scale pieces are cast in quality designer resin and finished in faux antique gold as an investment in European style. Furniture for a marie antoinette themed bedroom.












Bring in sophisticated old-world European glamour













Palace of Versailles" Petite Accent Pedestal Table




Adopt a stylish French accent with this right-sized spot for a favorite sculpture or showy potted plant. Replicated from the highly sought after Louis XVI Quridon tables of the late 18th century, this ornamental work with elegant Baroque arch is cast in quality designer resin with a faux marble top and gold gilding. Imagine a pair flanking an entry or grand staircase!














Luxury Bed - Baroque Bed - Geneve



























Old World glamor is mixed with classic French and European design. With elegant curves and button tufting, reflects the luxurious design and craftsmanship of the Louis XV period.







Dramatic elements to enchant the eye








Luxurious yet relaxed, blends Hollywood high style, with classic 18th-century French style, mix of textures using fabrics and furniture to bring the room to life.










Queen of the castle themed bedrooms
















Bed crown decorative accents, add a regal touch to the royal chamber.

variety of bed crowns and window decorative accents at
IVG Home Furniture Store














Parisian chic with opulent indulgence



















Transform your own master or guest bedroom into the ultimate retreat.































18th century prints and posters here


Characteristics of french provincial design-eighteenth-century furniture, sumptuous textiles, sensuous velvets, toile, silk taffeta curtains, deep bullion trim, distinctive porcelains, and oil paintings displayed in carved gold frames.






Create spaces with a French feel
















Antoinette by J Queen New York reflects the timeless beauty of a beautifully crated bedding collection. Antoinette's soft POWDER BLUE color palette lends a romantic air with stunning details. Floral damask pattern is highlighted with pleated ruffles and pleated corners on the comforter and bedskirt.












This design looks like it was ripped straight out of a designer's magazine. Perfect combination of the right color and pattern to exude tranquility, comfort and style all at the same time.








Decorate in the French country theme - Marie Antoinette style





Louis XVI Cane Back Chairs

Bring the sophistication of French high society to your dining room or living room with  beautiful French reproduction chairs. craftsman have preserved the authenticity of the French style by replicating this chair from an actual Louis XVI antique. This gorgeous chair has hand carved flowers and ribbons all around the frame, lovely cane backing, fluted straight legs, and is upholstered in a striped ivory jacquard fabric with laced edging.












This wonderful curved back sofa is hand crafted of sturdy oak in a slightly distressed white wash finish. Upholstered in natural linen, this French inspired sofa lends vintage elegance to any living room.





















The Valence displays European elegance and style with its smooth, sleek luxurious fabric leaving behind a magnificent shine and subtle luster that is hard to ignore. Beautifully gilded ornaments beginning at the arm rest and running throughout the back. Imported fabric caresses every inch of the sofa along with its candy shaped pillow cushions, tassels and fabulous pillows.














French style dining room furniture  - variety of styles - search at ali express















French inspired decorating with vintage elegance 










for a variety of Marie Antoinette throw pillows




Marie Antoinette Belle La Marie Bella Bella Studio Pillows
This lovely design is whimsical, romantic, and couture. Let Marie Antoinette show off your style! 


Marie Antoinette ~ Bella Patisserie Pillows
Marie Antoinette in her powder blue gown embellished with pink roses and her head is topped with a yummy cake! This design is full of soft and romantic colors. You will see beautiful vintage scroll work dripping with cupcakes, fruit and berries. This design is very whimsical and yummy! Let Marie Antoinette show off your style!


Marie Antoinette Let Them Eat Cake Throw Pillow
Marie Antoinette, French queen from the eighteenth century on a bubble gum pink background. Lots of swirls and frou frou with hummingbirds too. Marie has a peacock in her hair. She had the reputation of being outrageous you know. She is holding a plate of cakes so I call this "Let them eat cake"

la cage aux oiseaux (The Bird cage) Throw Pillow
shabby chic French looking collage has an enchanting eighteenth century vintage fashion plate, a very stylish bird cage, some beautiful vintage botanical drawings of red roses in full bloom, a royal crown, a French wreath with a delightful golden bee, along with sweet vintage images of birds, the bird in the cage is from an old children’s encyclopaedia. All of those wonderful vintage images are laid over a vintage French engraving

for a variety of Marie Antoinette throw pillows








Louis XV French Rattan Chair
Handcarved solid mahogany 18th century antique replica.
In the true Rococo style of Louis XV, deeply handcarved roses and leaves play across the frame of rich solid mahogany that holds an expanse of double caned rattan in this oh-so-French chair. Just like one you’d see in any fine 18th century Parisian home, our exclusive is accented with gold gilt to bring out the depth of the carvings and blend with your other antiques. A functional work of furniture art, it brings authentic French style and sophistication to any room.

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Parisian Oval Rattan Settee  


Handcarved solid mahogany 18th century antique replica.
If you visit a fine 18th century Parisian home, you’d expect to see classic and oh-so-stylish rattan settee adding period charm. Hand painted and double-caned atop a solid, carved mahogany frame, our antique replica, virtually indistinguishable from an original, easily seats two. A functional work of furniture art, it is at home in the parlor, bedroom or sunny garden room to add authentic French style.





Ornate and unique






French style furniture  - french baroque furniture - variety of styles - search at ali express





French style furniture  - french baroque furniture - variety of styles - search at ali express





French style furniture  - french baroque furniture - variety of styles - search at ali express










Luxury Bed - Baroque Bed - Mademoiselle





























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