FRENCH COUNTRY BEDDING
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There are so many different possibilities that the senses can become overloaded and slow the flow of decorating ideas down to a crawl. Once upon a time I was engaged in a long half hour discussion over whether the phrase "Country French" or "French Country" was accurate. Talk about a waste of time and energy; this is a very relaxed decorating style and such rigid notions really don’t apply.
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GREEN, BLUE and PEACH FRENCH COUNTRY COMFORTER SET
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To one person, the line between French country and shabby chic decor is so blurry as to be non-existent. And to another, the formal atmosphere that an eclectic mix of black and white toile, ticking stripes and gingham fabrics in red and white, black and white or all of the above in a bedroom decorated with a collection of rooster shaped ceramic figurines. It never ceases to amaze me how many ways we have of recreating the beauty and romance that is reminiscent of rural areas found in France
Remember to keep the style of your French country bedroom decorating casual. This is not hard to do unless you are working with toile fabrics. When decorating with French toile, I have been known to veer off course and into a formal mode that was not the look that I was after at all!
Here are some tips for gathering eclectic bed linens and making them work!
Shop for a shabby quilt made with fabrics that blend. Take your decorating cues from the eclectic mix of colors and patterns that are used in each block. You need a quilt that has obviously been through the wash and has that desirable, well-worn look.
Keep toile fabrics to a minimum. As I mentioned earlier too much toile will take your French country bedroom decor in a less than relaxed direction.
French country bedroom decorations must be layered starting from the walls working your way towards the center of the room. Take the same approach with your bedding ensemble. Start with your sheets, then perhaps a vintage chenille bedspread with your shabby, country quilt positioned diagonally finishing off with lots of miss-matched accent pillows piled in front of ruffled pillow shams.
COLORS
A discussion of the French country color palette is the subject for another article but I will go so far as to say that varying shades of yellow, red, antique white and blue are all common in this style of decor.
THE FRENCH COUNTRY BEDROOM WALL
This is probably not the place for Eiffel Tower pictures or sophisticated Parisian style decorations. Save those for a girl's Paris apartment theme. However, this wall is an excellent place to blend the rustic aspects of your decor with dainty floral patterns. Think vintage, ceramic or wooden wall pockets filled with dried lavender and baby’s breath that reflect the fabric patterns that you used to make your bed look fabulous.
FRENCH COUNTRY BEDROOM FURNITURE
Vintage iron beds and flea market furnishings painted in sky blue, sea green will give you the old world charm that you want. Rather than replace your existing bed, you might remove the headboard (and footboard if you have one) and replace it with a rusty but ornate metal gate that you found digging through an architectural salvage yard. I believe that you will appreciate the contrast of the rusted iron and touches of floral accents in the French country bedding when you see the room as it comes together.
I hope that I have helped you get started with these tips, Bedroom Decorating Ideas and Designs and have helped you know how to choose French country bedding with the perfect color palette for your bedroom.