Tag: Crown French Furniture
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Feeling Floral
Who said the colder months couldn’t be floral? We’re pretty sure it was boring people because no matter what the weather, floral features and décor are a win. Sometimes it takes a little bravery to make your home such a warm atmosphere when the weather outside strongly disagrees with your intentions, but why not? Flowers are such a strong decorating tool and it seems a shame not to include them 4 months out of the year …
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Colour schemes can be created and manipulated with floral displays.[/caption]
Fake it
Obviously, we can’t all fill our homes with Hellebores (a.k.a. the Christmas rose) or the later blooming snowdrop, but the quality of fake flowers has risen drastically in recent years as they have become a beautiful interior accessory. The practicality of fake flowers is astounding! You can match your colour scheme any time of the year, good news for those with warm tones wishing to accessorise in the colder months.
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Feeling really in the spirit? frosted mistletoe is a must have![/caption]
… and they don’t smell, we know there are a lot of people who don’t love some of the stronger smelling flowers, a common one being the lily. Personally, I love the smell and they live fairly well indoors so they have to be a favourite of mine, but you can’t please everyone … nice try lilies.
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Sticking with Winter flowers, fake snowdrops can look super festive.[/caption]
If you are able to get a few fresh flowers that work with your room, then that is brilliant! But unfortunately, this likely won’t be the case throughout the year and at some point, you will need to cheat nature.
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Fake Roses for a Summery floral vibe.[/caption]
Feature walls
Some of the best feature walls are those with quirky and unique wall-papers and what better way to bring the natural beauty of flowers into your home! You can’t go wrong with a classy floral wall-paper, it has been tried and tested and will always hold a place as a perfect pattern for your walls. It breaks the monotonous nature of the indoors and adds this sense of freedom that comes with more floral décors.
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Some Wintry floral wallpaper from Laura Ashley[/caption]
The Real Deal
Nothing quite compares to living growing plants, and although they can become expensive to care for and replenish when they inevitably fade away they are exquisite and can completely change the atmosphere in a room! As mentioned before, at this time of year there aren’t too many bright and colourful flowers and that tends to be what drives people away from the floral look in the winter time but if you have an interior that blends well with cool colours then we insist you take a look at some floral ideas to add to your home.
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Real floral displays can be crafted beautifully and exude natural atmospheres. Taken from Green & Gorgeous' blog.[/caption]
Fern xx
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Carving Pumpkins
The Halloween spirit is something we all have, although some people wish to deny it, your inner child will always tug on your heart strings a little around this time of year. Even though the days have past for dressing up and pretending to be Mr T or Velma, we can still get creative in a more adult friendly way. [caption id="attachment_877" Read more... -
Origins: Tuscany Contemporary
Our Tuscany range has attracted a lot of attention and we couldn’t be happier about it! As I’m sure you can tell however, there’s more to this range than meets the eye. A true renaissance man As one of our more recently added ranges it’s history is fresh in our minds, not surprising as it has such a rich heritage and a unique style we Read more... -
Autumnal Vibes
In short, the rain has hit us hard and it has put us in the mood to get autumnal. That means very little to most people, but to us here at Crown French Furniture it means new colours, new accessories and yes … some new clothes for ourselves! It’s not Christmas … but it’s still hot chocolate weather It has to be said that the autumnal Read more... -
The Shabby Chic Round Off
Our homes are all different, and they are all our very own space to flex our creative muscles and show off our personality. Some stick to the tried and tested soft neutral colour schemes that hold everything together with ease and familiarity whilst others stray from the beaten path and can boast something new and more complex in their interiors Read more... -
Summer Sale! In store now!
As Summer comes and goes we’ve seen an impressive flow of accessories coming in and out of our doors, additionally we’ve picked up on your favourites! With the season coming to a close we’ve thrown together what we believe are some of your most loved pieces and a few newbies we’ve just had in store into a collection of discounted products Read more... -
The Beauty in the Wood
A rich textured grain is a beautiful thing and can be used exquisitely to bring a natural and fresh look to your interior, however, used wrongly it can provide a clash of tones and a mess of confusing aesthetics. So keep a keen eye out when selecting wooden pieces as it is vital to blend the materials together seamlessly! Zero Diversity In the Read more... -
Un bel endroit
A phenomenal place! Paris; the land of food, drink and fragrance! A perfect getaway for a weekend or (hopefully) longer. A couple of our fabulous Crown French team have enjoyed travelling to Paris for vacations this year and they have all come back with huge smiles on their faces. ‘Exquisite, beautiful and refined at every corner Read more... -
Welcome
Hello and welcome to my blog. At Crown French we feel that keeping you updated is very important and this is why we have opened this brand new and very exiting feed. I will be bringing you some of the most fantastic pieces of furniture that we offer and will be offering my absolute best advise to you all - so that you can make the right choice Read more... -
Gloucester Elm Grey Distressed Furniture
We would like to introduce you to our Gloucester Elm Grey Distressed Furniture. An absolutely beautiful range that makes use of both contemporary and traditional influences with contrasting wooden tops and distressed paint. We aim to have more of this collection available to you soon as we think it is stunning. Read more...