All Things Old And French

 Burlap Luxe French Home

A French farmhouse bedroom rural, rustic, or elegant

should always be characterized by simplicity;

whether the room is large or small.

Naturally the most important piece in the room

is the bed.

This is my room and the iron bed is re-built from

antique castings custom made in queen size from its

normal full size antique.

 Side table I built from an old saw horse, I only added a plank top and some salvaged wood from an old ladder for the apron 

trim. I have yet to tire of its look and rustic function.

 The tone on tone of aged whites allow each piece to

stand out, yet not take over in competing with

each other.

Noting in this room is polished, just pickled and

painted-pale and most interesting is nothing

is new.

 This iron bed has been several colours before its

white finish I gave it. Most important was to

scratch it up and scuff it to show off the crackle 

to it that makes it feel as old as the bed itself.

 Castings on an iron bed speak to me.

Salvage lighting fits right in.

 Frayed bed-skirt added all the rightness as soon as

I ripped off the hem.

 A perfect French chest of drawers, a thrift shop find I allowed to intrude in my cozy space after removing the

dark and washing it down in white with

a hint of grey.

 Peacefully dusted in whites and greys.

 My daughters room a preferred choice for her bedroom,

colours follow the rest of the house: greiges,

beiges, creams to whites, but also salvaged pieces

dusted with weathered distressing of age.

Rural romance of rustic French.

 Detailing in the distressed age.

 A mix of textiles adds all it needs to its

French language it speaks.

Vintage canvas, linens, and matelasse.

 Cotton lace crochet and leather prairie boots.

 A bed side marble top chest sits against the wall 

at the foot of her bed.

What goes on a French iron bed is as important as the

bed itself.

 The bed linens are a mix of new and old: keeping them

neutral helps to make this long narrow room feel

open and airy, with space and lightness to its

heavier touches.

 

 A weathered side table holds sweet notes in a wood box

piled with a journal and a book of poetry.

The empty mirror frame adds a touch of salvage to

its back drop space.

 A salvaged garden table with empty frames and

a chandelier: again everything French that

she loves.

Informal does not mean it can't be beautifully French.

Carefully chosen integral part of the plan that

draws on its relationship to all things old.