Home Style Ideas

A French bed is really very opulent and elegant. It can be feminine but it can also work for both genders. This is really going to be the focal point in your room and also where you will spend the most money. Even if you go for an antique reproduction piece it can still be more expensive than other styles of furniture but it does give you a lot of elegance at the same time. This can be the base for an entire French design or just a way to really take a traditional room in a different direction.

Really upholstery is a must for French beds. This is so important just because it adds feminine softness. You’ll want to consider your fabric choices very carefully. You can go with a floral print or more of an upholstery fabric and then pair it with gold or metallic drapes to keep it high end feeling. Another fabric option would be a richer velvet or microsuede. This is great if you just have an upholstered sleigh bed. Really a leather headboard is something that you see a lot of but it is inappropriate for this design just because it’s too modern and rustic. Instead you want to go with fabrics that are soft to the touch but still have a little bit of glamour to them.

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The color is also something very important when you consider antique french beds. Usually this will be more of a sleigh bed style. It should almost always have a headboard and a footboard. The headboard can be a little bit taller than the footboard. It’s almost always framed out with some kind of wood tone. You could try painting this in a metallic such as gold or silver. Another option would just be to go with a cream or white paint.

It’s also really important when dealing with French style beds to make sure that your fabric choices don’t distract from the ornate lines. In this case, this can include your bedding, as well as your actual upholstery. You’ll really want to stick within the same color palette which can include cream, green, pale blue, and purple. You can just bring in a bright white bedding set as long as it’s elegant enough to really hold up to the French style bed.

Another style of French bed is the four poster bed. This could be a brown or black tone. In this case, you really want to go with more feminine bedding to offset this. It could have kind of a jacquard or a tapestry quality to it with a lot of pale pink or even floral prints.

The last French style beds are going to be a canopy beds. This features a lot of fabric which is quite an inexpensive choice. However, if you want something other than a sheer white canopy then you’re probably going to have to have it custom made, which is really going to add to the cost if you don’t sew. The French style is all about being elegant. It should have a valance across the top. It should have both an inner and outer fabric to really show off the piece. This can work in a guest bedroom or even your master bedroom.

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