| If you are looking at French Country Decorating for | | | | should look lovely with the use of soft sheers and |
| your bedroom then there are few things that need to | | | | tailored curtains and drapes preferably ones that will |
| be considered to ensure that the finished look is right. | | | | softly fold on to the floor to add that extra hint of |
| Firstly you need to look at style and colour. Most | | | | luxury (so don't go for short curtains). It is important to |
| French Country Decorating designs are set against a | | | | include decorative tiebacks, valances and swags in |
| background of whitewashed woodwork and are able | | | | your French Country Decoration design. The lighting to |
| to co-ordinate with a wide palette of colours. For a | | | | the room should be ornate with the lamps (Tiffany |
| bedroom flowers and toile patterns can be used | | | | style seems to suit this kind of design well) and which |
| effectively. Where ever possible you should use | | | | also help to accentuate the walls and fabrics in the |
| materials that are luxurious to the touch, look at adding | | | | room as well. |
| some traditional French lace if at all possible to the | | | | It is important that the furniture used in a French |
| design or even some brocade may be included within | | | | Country Bedroom decoration should be a few pieces |
| the design as well. | | | | which have been either wood stained or colour painted |
| If you like a bit of color, you could consider some light | | | | to help ground the room and make everything sit in |
| blue or light green walls or even a golden color. The | | | | perfect harmony with each other. Certainly a French |
| key is to make it look faded or white washed as if it is | | | | Country style bedroom should be decorated using the |
| antique. Match the colors in your patterns to the walls, | | | | most luxurious toile or floral bedding that you can |
| curtains, rugs and accessories. Adding some antique | | | | afford as well as a ornate and gorgeous bed along |
| accessories around the room with "chippy paint" will | | | | with shabby chic furniture. Remember a French |
| help to give it an authentic look for the French | | | | Country style bedroom should ensure that you are |
| Countryside. Although these type of accessories are in | | | | surrounded by beauty and style as you sleep. |
| demand today, you can still buy them at fairly | | | | But at the end of the day it does not matter whether |
| reasonable prices in local antique markets and even | | | | you go for the country or contemporary look, what |
| some thrift or consignment stores. | | | | you really want to do is design a room that displays |
| Next we need to look at windows and lighting. For a | | | | your taste and style. |
| more authentic French Country style the windows | | | | |