Trend: French
-- Home Accents Today, 4/1/2008
The lure of French design reigns again with exquisite period detail and an air of opulent elegance. Modern infusions provide wit and warmth (think animal and geometric prints), juxtaposed with lavish antique reproductions. Generous proportions and updated elements add the inviting appeal, enhanced by a rich, understated palette that breathes luxury. — Tracy Bulla
Chantilly, inspired by an 18th century French antique, lavishly combines volutes, flowers, leaves and wheat in a double-fretted frame with airy openwork composition from Carvers' Guild ($3,500).
Furniture Classics' charming Jolie chest blends traditional Louis XV elements like reeded legs and distressed finish with modern updates in the way of color and toned-down hardware ($1,295).
From Murray Feiss, flowing organic forms evoke antiqued glamour with textured linen shades and Urban Gold finish.
Interlocking rings strike a stylized, classy chord in ESP's new indoor/outdoor pillow ($70 to $130).
Hand-decorated in silver leaf, Coronet Lighting's Silver Spoon lamp injects a modern, artisan touch ($600).
Festoni's pierced console pays homage to classic European design in this exquisitely carved and detailed table ($3,925).
Irregular pearls ring the border of Syracuse, a new dinnerware pattern from Robert Haviland & C. Parlon, blending the turquoise of the Mediterranean Sea and the gold of the Greek and Roman civilizations ($890, five-piece setting).
Bailey Street refashions the classic library chair with generous seat, plush upholstery and tufting detail ($760).
Amazonia, an animal print abstracted via a geometric dot motif, features hand-knot construction in silk and wool with cut-and-loop pile by Safavieh for Martha Stewart rugs ($1,649, 5x8).
