| Country Furniture became popular with the hugely | | | | from Antique hand studded leather to the finer |
| popular Shabby Chic concept, designers and | | | | details of the classic Parisian Abre style canvas back |
| homeowners alike draped sofas with sheets and | | | | French country chairs. Ornamentation is typically |
| decorated dressers with ornaments whimsically | | | | grand with complementary artwork ranging from the |
| recreating romantic rooms of times gone by. As with | | | | classical French Impressionists to Cubism. |
| anything cutting edge it finally becomes mainstream | | | | Living areas should be anchored by strong heavy |
| and we can now find various renditions in most of | | | | elements, distressed Avignon style wall cabinets, |
| the big box stores, forcing interior designers and | | | | French country coffee tables and antique leather club |
| decorators to find something new. | | | | sofas and chairs, think Gentleman's private club, huge |
| Enter the new look of 'French Country Furniture', it | | | | cigars and fine Cognac, soft lighting provided by |
| certainly seems to be the style 'du jour', and it's | | | | oversized rustic chandeliers. During a recent trip to |
| certainly not Shabby at all. Big and bold high quality | | | | Macon France we picked up a huge wine barrel |
| elegant furnishings with a back drop of earth tones | | | | chandelier which is actually made from aged wine |
| from warm grays to terracotta. The look is clean and | | | | barrel staves and it has to be quintessential light |
| functional with no trace of whimsy, today it is about | | | | fixture of the French country interior that would |
| form and utility. | | | | become the focus of any living room project. |
| The key element for the dining room has to be the | | | | With the new look of French country furniture |
| oversized dining tables that we have seen in finishes | | | | focusing around oversized high quality distressed |
| ranging from deep Old World wood to rustic raw | | | | pieces it means price wise it's not for the faint of |
| Salvage, with Trestle or Pedestal bases and plank | | | | heart, on the up side it means it's exclusive, just |
| tops. Dining chair options are considerable, ranging | | | | what the decorators are looking for. |