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A rich colour palette of burning copper through to soft dusted oranges and soft plummy browns, warm, inviting and enveloping. 

Above image: ANTIQUES AND INTERIORS Arcobaleno

Above images: 1.WALLPAPER "Stag Hunting" SHOP Fabrics & Papers 2.Rose print SHOP: Donna Geissler Photography 3.WALLPAPER "Empire" SHOP Fabrics & Papers 4.Antique iron window grill SHOP: La Caze

Above image: ANTIQUE canopy bed Le Louvre French Antiques

Above images: 1.CHATEAU La Creuzette 2.FABRIC "Cleo" Velvet by SHOP Fabrics & Papers 3.Interiors & lighting SHOP: Vox Populi 4.PHOTOGRAPHER Lois Slokoski

Above image: Chateau de Touffou from Country Life Magazine PICTURE LIBRARY 

Above images: 1. HOTEL: Borgo Santo Pietro 2.Zoffany Medevi WALLPAPER at SHOP Fabrics & Papers 3.MAGAZINE Campagne Decoration France

Above image: MAGAZINE Art & Decoration France

Above images: 1.INTERIORS by Natalie Haegeman 2.FABRIC:"Crescendo" damask wool by Mulberry at SHOP Fabrics & Papers 3.Herringbone log bag at SHOP Not on the High Street 4.FABRIC "Clan" chenille at SHOP Fabrics & Papers 

Above image: LOCATION AGENCY Mires Paris

Above images: 1.Print by PHOTOGRAPHER Alice Gao 2.FABRIC "Ancient Tartan" by Mulberry 3.Door by PHOTOGRAPHER Christine Bauer 4. The Paper Mulberry - our restoration project a vintage leather chair in the snug

Above image: INTERIORS i gigi

Above images: 1.PHOTOGRAPHER Paul Ryan-Goff 2.FABRIC: "Terracotta on linen" Crewel by Jan Baker 3.Apple holder by SHOP Whippet Grey 4.FABRIC: "Fair isle" by Zoffany

Above image: ANTIQUES AND INTERIORS Arcobaleno 

 

Romantic French Fabrics - Champagne Neutrals

This is the fourth in my series of posts about fabulous fabrics for French style interiors. In this post elegant, sophisticated neutral shades are depicted, with the palest ivory, richest clotted cream through to divine taupe; in decadent silks, lavish embroidery and softly textured linens.

Above images: Hotel Borgo Santo Pietro

Fabrics: 1.Marvic Textiles 'Arumina' 70% silk/ 30% viscose colour shown: porcelain 2.Clarke & Clarke 'Gingham Check' colour: taupe 100% cotton 3.Marvic Textiles 'Adara' 80% cotton/20% polyamide colour shown: almond 4.Marvic Textiles 'Agrippina' 25% Silk, 25% Linen, 24% Wool, 15% Viscose, 11% Cotton colour shown: opal 5.Kate Forman Fabrics 'Light Plain' 100% linen colour: light 

Above images: Hotel Borgo Santo Pietro

Fabrics: 1.Clarke & Clarke 'Antoinette' 51% linen/49% cotton colour shown: mocha 2.Clarke and Clarke 'Cove Check'100% linen -colour shown: natural 3.Chelsea Textiles 'Queen Anne Vine' 100% linen colour shown: natural 4.Clarke and Clarke 'Dupion Silk' 100% silk colour shown: buff

Above image: Tiara Chateau Hotel Mont Royal Chantilly

Fabrics: 1. Design Forum 'Climbing Leaf' 100% silk colour shown: beige 2.Nordic Style 'Sage Small Check' 100% cotton colour: sage 3.Clarke and Clarke 'Dupion Silk' 100% silk colour shown: taupe 4.Design Forum 'Taffeta Check Duo/Trio' 100% silk colour shown:taupe/ivory

Above image:Chateau de la Verrerie

Fabrics: 1.Design Forum 'Jacobean Embroidered Linen' 100% linen colour shown: taupe on ivory 2.Ian Mankin 'Skye Check' 65% linen/35% cotton colour shown: sage 3.Marvic Textiles 'Adara' 80% cotton/20% polyamide colour shown: almond 4.Design Forum 'Duck Weave' 100% linen colour shown: oatmeal

Above image: Country Homes & Interiors magazine

Just a note: I have compiled these fabric combinations working from images online so please forgive me if in reality they don't work as well together! Most shops are happy to provide swatches. 


Also I do hope that my Italian friends will not be offended by my featuring the Hotel Borgo Santo Pietro in a post about French style. The hotel is so divine I just had to include it! 

Romantic French Fabrics - Gorgeous Greys

This is the third in my series of posts about fabulous fabrics for French style interiors. This time shades of grey are highlighted, with the softest dove through to deep charcoal; in the perfect Toile de Jouy, embroidered florals and lavish silks.

Above images: Cabbages and Roses 

FABRICS: 1.Bennison 'Banyan' 100% linen colour shown: charcoal blue on oyster 2.Clarke and Clarke 'Cove Check'100% linen -colour shown:Mineral 3.Chelsea Textiles 'Posies' 100% linen colour shown: white on cloud 4.Tinsmiths 'Ticking' 100% cotton colour shown: flax 5.Clarke and Clarke 'Clifford Check'100% linen -colour shown:Mineral

Above images: The Bella Cottage

FABRICS: 1.Manuel Canovas 'Bellegarde' colour shown: sepia 2.Clarke & Clarke 'Gingham Check' colour: taupe 100% cotton 3.Clarke & Clarke 'Ashley' 70% viscose/30% linen colour shown: linen 4.Clarke & Clarke 'Marton'70% viscose/30% linen colour shown: linen

Above image: Michael Paul Photography

Above image: Kate Forman Fabrics

Fabrics: 1.Clarke & Clarke 'Alderly' 70% viscose/30% linen colour shown: linen 2.The Linen Works 'Kama Lin' 100% cotton colour shown: taupe 3.Chelsea Textiles 'Forget-me-not sprig' 100% embroidered linen colour shown: grey green 4.Marvic Textiles 'Toile Carreaux' 100% cotton colour shown: noir 5.Marvic Textiles 'Fortuna' 49% Linen/18% Cotton/18% Polyester/14% Viscose/1% Polyamide colour shown: flint

Above image: Joanna Maclennan Photography

 Above image: Homes & Gardens photo Jan Baldwin

Just a note: I have compiled these fabric combinations working from images online so please forgive me if in reality they don't work as well together! Most shops are happy to provide swatches

Romantic French Fabrics - Blush Pink

This is the first in my series of posts about fabulous fabrics for French style interiors beginning with Pink. Oh so pretty shades of the softest blush through to deep rose in the perfect Toile de Jouy, faded florals and ticking stripes.

Above images: Kate Forman

Fabrics: 1.Titley & Marr 'Charlecote' Colour: Geranium 100% cotton 2.Nordic Style 'Toile' Colour: Red 100% cotton 3.Clarke & Clarke 'Cove Check' Colour: Pink 100% linen 4.Kate Forman 'Antoinette' 100% linen 5.Kate Forman 'Plain Linen' Colour: Pink 100% linen 6.Kate Forman 'Pink Ticking' 100% linen

 Above images: Kate Forman

Fabrics: 1.Bennison Fabrics 'Chinese Pheasant' colour: original on  oyster linen 2.Kate Forman 'Ophelia' 100% linen 3.Nordic Style 'Small Check' colour stone 57% linen/43% cotton 4.Bennison Fabrics 'Petites Fleurs' on fine oyster linen 5.Clarke & Clarke 'Dupion' colour: heather 100% silk

Above images: Kate Forman

Fabrics: 1.Kate Forman 'Isobella'100% linen 2.Clarke & Clarke 'Cove Check colour: red 100% linen 3.Clarke & Clarke 'Alderley' colour: multi 70% viscose/30% linen 4.Kate Forman 'Cameo and Ribbons colour: Tuscan pink 100% linen 5.Clarke & Clarke 'Gingham Check' colour: taupe 100% cotton

Above image: Kate Forman

An excellent retailer in England for most of the fabrics mentioned in this post is Fabrics & Papers, they carry a wide range of designers for both fabric and wallpaper.

Just a note: I have compiled these fabric combinations working from images online so please forgive me if in reality they don't work as well together! Most shops are happy to provide swatches.