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Tag Archives: café
Guess What’s Back in Style? The French Bistro Chair!
Who knew such a design favorite could make a splash in 2013! The No.14 chair also known as the bistro chair makes a stylish and classic choice of seating for your home, garden, and patio. I’ve never come across a piece of furniture that brings with it such a European aroma that instantaneously flips a modern decorated home to a Parisian café fantasy.
The chair was originally designed by Michael Thonet and introduced all the way back in 1859, that’s 154 years ago! He used a unique steam bending technology that required him years to perfect. The affordable price and simple design became one of the best-selling chairs ever made and even won a gold medal at the Word Exposition in Paris. Now a favorite among designers the No.14 is showing up everywhere, take a look:
Ashley Whittaker Design
Schranghamer Design Group
Marcelo Brito
Kate Michels Landscape Design
Roy Campana Photography
Posted in Dining Rooms
Tagged affordable, antique, better decorating bible, bistro, blog, café, chair, european, french, furniture, no.14, paris, Parisian, suzy q, tuscany, wooden, woven
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Spotlight on Window Treatments – Choosing the Right Type and Style
Today I’ve decided to cover a tricky topic that hasn’t yet been brought up on our blog: choosing the right window treatments for your home. One of the easiest ways to do this is to keep in mind the shape, style, and purpose of your overall window. Are you looking for privacy, natural light, or simply want a pretty curtain for decorative purposes?
If you are thinking about preventing light from coming in while maintaining your privacy, blinds may be your best bet. For decorative purposes, they don’t do much but can be easily covered with an additional window treatment like a curtain with fringe trim, a sheer panel of lace, roman blind, or café curtain. Keep in mind that your window coverings should not only be decorative, but practical as well.
Try layering your overall look starting with a shade, blinds, or a simple curtain panel. Then to top it off, add heavy drapes hung from a sturdy curtain rod. If you want a more seamless and sleek look, roller blinds have always been my favorite. I love how they flawlessly blend in with your whole window and are practical without taking away from the architecture and view.
William Reubanks
Electic Revisited
If you want a more customized look you can check out Velux Blinds Direct where you can choose from pages of abstract prints, black out blinds, roller blinds, and more.
Posted in Living Rooms
Tagged architecture, better decorating bible, blend in, blog, café, curtain, curtains, decorative, fringe, how to, interior design, lace, panel, practical, rod, roller, roman blind, sheer, suzy q, valance, velux blinds, view, window treatments
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