French country style

The French kings who lived in Versailles were said to have enjoyed their lives in a special way. Since then, a life-affirming and enjoyable lifestyle has been associated with the French way of life. It is not for nothing that the expression “to live like a god in France” arose, which suggests a particularly pleasant and lush way of life. Shaped by history, everything in France seems a little easier, happier and brighter. In addition, the French have a sure hand not only for delicious food, but also for stylishly furnishing and decorating their houses.

First and foremost, setting up in French means setting up with ease. The atmosphere that is created is very individual and composed with great sensitivity and intuition. The is particularly popular french Country house style, which here, as everywhere else, has many different faces. The types of furnishings differ depending on the age and region.

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Dark furniture from Normandy

In the north of France, in Normandy, you can find restrained, often dark-stained wooden furniture, which is primarily characterized by its usefulness and usability. You can quickly see the influence of the British Isles in the magnificent rose patterns, the blackened wrought iron and the rustic earthenware. The colors of the walls are tinted in the cold color palette of white and blue or decorated with wallpaper. The practical thing about the non-color white is that it overcomes almost all stylistic inconsistencies. A room that is furnished in different shades of white and with rustic wooden furniture exudes calm and rural charm. Individual accessories such as dark, simple lanterns, “rosy” fabrics as well as stone, coarse-looking pots are very typical for the furnishing flair of Normandy.

The Mediterranean way of life

Wrought iron lanterns that swing under the veranda roof, a couple of colorfully arranged pots with herbs, rattling shutters from farmhouses with rimmed colors and where the paint has already peeled off – the charm of lightness characterizes the Mediterranean way of life. At the heart of this style of living are the kitchen and living room with a possibly adjoining terrace or a beautiful and well-tended garden. The Mediterranean furnishing style relies on earth tones. For example, ocher is very typical on the Mediterranean coast. The palette ranges from yellows to orange and red to brown. It is complemented by a delicate pink. But lavender tones or green and blue tones are also part of the Mediterranean furnishing style. The walls are often decorated with romantic wallpaper with tendrils, flowers, pastoral idylls and even small country scenes. For this, rather simple furniture is selected, often in vintage or shabby chic style

French mountain romance

The furnishings here are more monochrome in the warm-cold contrast offered by the main materials wood and stone. The furniture is more like dark wood. When it comes to textiles, cotton, leather and solid linen dominate. The color snow white sets the tone. Traditional patterns such as checks, stripes or dots often appear in this country house look.

Toile-de-Jouy creates a rural atmosphere

The Toile-de-Jouy suits the French country house concept best. This very tightly woven cotton fabric, also known as calico, was still an essential decoration in French salons in the 18th century as wallpaper, upholstery or curtain. Due to its delicacy, it can be printed with very small patterns and fits beautifully on numerous home accessories. This also includes the durable linen, which is very popular in the French country house style.

On the whole, you can combine that an atmosphere à la française is very easy to create. You take what you find beautiful and create your own realm full of longing, lightness and enjoyment! We have collected some nice examples for you in our picture gallery and wish you “bon appétit” with the furnishing according to the French idyll.