French Country Style

French Country Estate Exterior Colors – A Search for Inspiration

June 17th, 2013 4 Comments

Sally and I have been asked to help develop the exterior color scheme for our Newton project, so today I took time to poke thru a stack of magazines for inspiration. Found several good ideas…

Nor would I mind lingering over a glass of chilled rose here.

I’m liking the creamy yellow stucco, faded olive green shutters and limestone lintels. The hint of a Juliet balcony at the second floor windows is delightful! The front door has me thinking, too…

More subtle and cooler, yet still friendly. I like these front doors, too.

The most playful for last – with the eggplant shutters and trim. Might be too casual for this house. Maybe I’ll save this combination for when Sally and I repaint our house…

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Great Foyer Floor Transition

June 5th, 2013 4 Comments

For our French style Newton project, I found two images of marble to wood floor transitions from the same issue of April 2013 Art & Decoration as my previous post. Our client is very concerned about how it will happen and what it will look like. Beautiful example of a well thought out transition.

I suspect the fireplace mantel would appeal to them… From the bottom image, my take away is to be careful about the coffee table selection. I would rather see the mantle/over mantel having more presence.

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Fireplace Mantel Mode – A clever place for a range…

May 30th, 2013 2 Comments

Sally and I have been so busy, I didn’t realized how long it had been since we had posted here until this morning. We’re working on kitchens, bathrooms, entire houses and simply “dressing up” a few others with new paint schemes, accessories and selective furniture purchases. (We call ourselves the largest two person interior design firm in Boston.) During the week, my goal will be to post a picture a day of a project we’re working on, a picture that we’ve torn from a magazine and tucked in a project folder or an image of a room or design element that has caught our eye.

This kitchen shot caught my eye with it’s unique and creative way of reusing the fireplace – as a place for the stove. (Image from May/June 2013 issue of English Home magazine.)