Erin Lane Blog

Over the last several years we have seen a real explosion in the Shabby Chic & French Farmhouse look. Rachel Ashwell is synonymous with the term Shabby Chic and opened her first shop in Santa Monica back in the eighties and really gets Shabby Chic right. Annie Sloan has introduced her line of fabulous chalk paints and its popularity is staggering. There is a lot of people doing it right and a lot of people doing it not so right.

The beauty of creating an authentic, French Country look is sourcing vintage items have aged beautifully and have a patina only time can provide. Here are some designers & home owners doing French right.

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There is a common thread throughout good French design. Starting with a neutral color palette, textures galore, industrial objects, curiosities, & architectural pieces.

I devised a list of some of our favorite, unique French & Italian pieces:

French Provincial Armchair

Italian Earthenware Pottery Vases 

Louis XVI Trumeau Mirror

French Wrought Iron Garden Gates

French Grape Harvest Basket Hotte

French Chalkware Garden Statue Sheperd

19th Century French Farmhouse Benches

19th Century Italian Carved Cerused Wood Armoire

Set of 6 French Louis XV Carved Dining Chairs

French Louis XV Style Dining Table

Lastly, don't forget to add your fresh rosemary and lavender bushes & Hungarian grain sacks.