Have you ever noticed with what negligencedo the French wear a scarf or a headdress, and their whole image looks as if a famous designer worked on it, no less? In their apartments, the French act in exactly the same way. Even if all things are placed carelessly around the room, all together they look so harmonious that it seems as though the master had a hand in the interior design. In fact, if you know a few secrets, then you can arrange your apartments in a stylish and tasteful way.
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Artistic mess and full bathroom
French women, unlike English women, do notstrive to organize their lives and everything that surrounds them. Therefore, in their apartments you can often find elements of disorder that give the house charm and coziness. A crumpled bedspread, a blanket that fell on the floor, a portrait with cracked paint - all this indicates that real life takes place here. As for a full-fledged bathroom, French women, of course, can use a shower cabin due to lack of time, but they will much more happily arrange a real home spa for themselves, immersing themselves in an elegant free-standing porcelain bathtub, placing a beautiful bouquet and a fluffy terry towel next to it. And what about a curtain to prevent water from spilling on the floor? What are you talking about? French women are not embarrassed by such a trifle, and they are certainly not afraid of getting wet.
Elements of luxury and a bit of glitter
In any elegant French home you can findsilk curtains falling in beautiful waves to the floor, luxurious bed linen, a gilded mirror and other decorative items. French women adore accessories, and they must certainly be of the highest quality. Usually, a restrained interior is made to "sparkle" in the literal sense of the word, adding antique French chandeliers in the style of Marie Antoinette or large mirrors in massive gilded frames. By the way, furniture can also support the overall concept and have gold-colored upholstery or several shiny elements.
Muffled shades and historical elements
French women almost never dye their hairwalls in bright, flashy colors, giving preference to white, pearl, beige, gray, pistachio, mint or pale brown shades. But they will dilute the main restrained color with rich decorative elements that will perfectly fit into the interior and will not stand out from the overall style. The French, like no one else, know how to emphasize historical elements in their apartments. Be it natural parquet or elegant stucco on the ceiling. They will never hide such wealth and, on the contrary, will try to emphasize it in every possible way with the help of suitable furniture and accessories.
All in sight
Unlike wardrobes, which are sopopular, say, in New York or kitchen sets, where housewives usually try to stuff all the little things, French women choose convenient free-standing cabinets with drawers and open sideboards. In the bedroom or bathroom - it doesn't matter, the main thing is that it has shelves or a rod and glass doors. And in the kitchen, they will shamelessly place everything on open shelves, proudly demonstrating their contents.
