This six-bedroom chateau in Limoges, France sits on its own grounds with a wooded area on the entrance side and a garden with an orchard, a fountain, and a pond on the other. In very much its original form, all of its bedrooms remain unrenovated. The rez-de-chaussée, or ground floor, features a dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, drawing room, and billiard room.
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This adorable Jeu de Quilles (Bowling) Set ($575), designed to look like toy soldiers, is from 1940s France. With only nine pins left, it's probably a bit difficult to play a genuine bowling game. So, I'd like you to think outside of the alley and tell me how you'd use the set in your home as décor or a furnishing.
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The French have been significant purveyors of style in the world of fashion as well as interior design. And, just as we've incorporated their furnishings into our homes and corsets onto our figures, we've also welcomed les mots français into our vocabulary. Take this quiz to test your French décor vocabulary!input.form-submit{color:#000;}Question 1010 of 10What is a demilune?The Correct Answer:a table shaped like a half moonA demi-lune is a table that has a half-moon (half-round) shaped surface.
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Los Angeles-based interior designer Paul Fortune took the design of Marc Jacobs's Paris digs into his own hands — an intimidating task, I must say. Fortune's distinct style highlights, rather than competes with, Jacobs's extensive art collection and the apartment's traditional French architecture. Check out this slideshow for a tour!
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