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Outstanding Biedermeier Furniture

San Francisco Home Feautred in Home Beautiful

House Beautiful featured a wonderful 1905 Edwardian San Francisco house that had a stunning Biedermeier armoire against chocolate painted room.   The wood gives this rooom a natural feelThe living room’s gracious proportions are enhanced by a symmetrical, balanced arrangement of furnishings and objects. A collection of white ceramics [...]

A Pop Of Color: 10 Flashy Abstract Paintings For Your Walls

Michael Coorengel Jean-Pierre Calvagrac's French Styled Apartment

Michael Coorengel and Jean Pierre Calvagrac own a gorgeous Parisian apartment located in the Hausmann building overlooking the Place de la
Bastille.  Their home features the most exquisite French panelled walls, and the best antique furniture.  In the photo above they are photographed in front of the rooms in [...]

15 Mindblowing Ways To Make Dark Interiors Come Alive

Rich Empire Looks- Home Beautiful Magazine May 2012

House Beautiful featured a dynamic home based around rich French design. The house belongs to Annie Brahler whom is an obvious collector of fine French furniture. She shares a love like most of us for French furnishings, and it is so exciting to see what another collector has [...]

Dark Color Schemes In Classical Interiors

Classical Design -Photographer Claude Smekens

Belgian Pearls blog posted some amazing pictures of photographer  Claude
Smekens work.  His wife Magda Desmet, who is a stylist and decorator work for several renowned Belgian interior design magazines. Look at the deep colors in this classical interior.  Dark gray walls and stone flooring make rich gilt furniture and accessories stand [...]

Decorating With Empire Furniture

Nina Griscom's Manhattan Townhouse House & Garden, October 2006

A Thoughtful Eye Blog posted some absolutely stunning pictures of Nina Griscom’s Manhattan Townhouse that originally appeared in House & Garden’s Magazine issue in October 2006.  Former Ford model and television host Nina Griscom has had a passion for collecting while traveling.  The hobby turned into a full time [...]

French Empire Furniture And Decorating Ideas

French Style Decorating- Frédéric Méchiche Elle Decoration France

Elle Decor featured French Decorator Frédéric Méchiche, who had recently turned an office space into a grand, neoclassical apartment straight out of Versailles. The room was bathed in soft grays with exquisite architectural details. Marble columns topped with Medici vases make their mark in the entrance hall. [...]

 
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