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    French Provincial Living Room: The Start of a New Home Style

    By on Last modified: March 14, 2017

    Ask anyone around about the words they associate home with and you’d see they’re all positive; for some home is joy, for others happiness, comfort or safety, or all of them together. This shows us each and everyone of us has certain emotions when it comes to our home, so it’s not surprising home makeovers are something we’re all looking forward to. Having the chance to play with colours, shapes and sizes in order to make one’s abode the more serene is definitely on most people’s agendas (I know it’s on mine!).

    Let me guess what you’re thinking now: Where does one get all the money necessary for the makeover of dreams? Well, the secret isn’t in making changes so grand your home would be unrecognisable but rather starting with small steps, implementing a style bit by bit. The perfect room to begin the transformation with is the one you get to spend most of the time at, the one that gets most of the attention from visitors – yes, I’m talking about the living room. If you want a style that’s the mixture of old and new, elegant and comfortable, exquisite and simple then French provincial living room is what you should strive to create.

    French Provincial Living Room

    What you have to know about this style primarily is that it’s all about the white colour (maybe that’s why even minimalists approve of it). You may or may not be familiar with colours and their effect on the mind, in fact there’s a whole aspect of psychology behind them and the way they affect our mood, but white is the embodiment of cleanliness, purity, perfection and serenity so you can expect to get all this from your interior décor when you make way for the French provincial living room.

    Just the thought this style originates in the land of beauty and romance is reason enough to implement it as it withstood the test of time for centuries when French carpenters and countrymen found inspiration in the homes of royalty and added a provincial touch of their own. You don’t have to go on a shopping spree and buy every item you find that evokes the French beauty, but enjoy the incorporating process bit by bit as you get to learn more about the style and what you can combine it with. Adding an intricate white bookcase, TV unit or coffee table can create more openness and invite more colours; you can combine white with anything.

    For a more warm homely vibe, you can go with earth colours, as are certain shades of brown and you can achieve the warm feeling by rattan chairs or infuse some modification to the all-white furniture by throwing in some rattan drawers. As soon as you see the whole picture, or the living room transformation in other words, you’d want to fully embrace this French style in every part of your home. So, next time you get the makeover urge and ask yourself whether you should give this dreamy style a try, the answer is “oui”!