Pull out the chairs. Take this advice more generally. If you take a shot and something doesn't seem quite right, play with the furniture as well as the composition. If these charming chairs were tightly tucked in under the table/desk, the room would have a completely different feeling. Pulling them out makes the room seem more welcoming, and makes it more obvious that this is a workspace and not a dining table. More: Tray Chic: Turn an Everyday Item Into Decor Browse more home design photos

Style Secret: Simple, Stylish FurnishingsYou know those people who can rifle through the clearance clothing rack and emerge with an outfit that looks like a million bucks? It's the same with the French and their furnishings, which nimbly straddle the line between elegance and functionality. Although French country pieces are largely free of the embellishments that historically have marked more affluent French design, they're shapely and well scaled, with an eye toward balance. And because the rural French of old had to be sure every piece would work its hardest, it's not unusual to see multifunctional case goods or other furnishings that can transition to wherever they're needed most. In keeping with the collected look, stay away from matchy-matchy furniture sets. Instead, mix wood pieces in a variety of natural finishes with metal ones that show a little age. New-world chic: The seating area above epitomizes the French country approach to furniture. The fauteuil chairs, table and shelf all blend in sophisticated yet unstudied harmony, tied together by the color scheme of gentle whites and dove grays. They have just enough decorative flourish to elevate them above the strictly practical, yet they're in no way showy or overdone.

In newer homes, we love the way painted paneling creates the look of age. Paired with elegant decor, it's sophisticated and chic but can be equally relaxed when complemented by more casual furnishings.

Desk

French country

My taste

muted pretty

Wall shelf

LA MESA Y LAS SILLAS

French style too country

Window Seat, Desk

Like Track system and contrast edge

Swedish

French country

everything

Martha Stewart's Popcorn is a similar color

Colours

The calm of the neutral color throughout. Serene.

french country

I like the table, the chairs, the curtains, and I LOVE the window seat. This is beautiful room.

mesa

color

Table

white boarding on walls

Office

window seats, checks

office

color combo

the neutral colors and textures

uzuolaidos

so pq é lindo

desk & Chair - also sisel rug - high hung curtains

curtains

The curtain material. May turn into blinds

Style

French Country office

Classic

color

desk

shelving idea

my desk possible finish

muted palette

Love

Love!! And curtaina

the colour is light and airy

white painted paneling

Like curtains

i like the built in around the window

Love the walls

rug

White on white

Feel

I like the curtains and rug

style

office space

panel walls, furniture finish

french country

window treatment

Window seat built in

Period/Scandi vibe

Texture

Styling

Neutrals

Nook

shabby chic

Office

Storage

like the window seat

Color

So, I read this introductory paragraph and thought to myself, yes, this is me!

The serenity of the area in a work-like environ...this room would really put you at ease.

colors, wall treatment

walls

curtains and paneling

Office desk

Painted vertical boards

Like the desk placement

table placement and wall decor complement

third floor guestroom

Carpet

office

Window seat

Shelf on the wall

french country white wash

the look!

old fashioned table and chairs

Subtle Colors, combinations Louis XV & XVI

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Direction of table. Set up with two,chairs and storage on wall

nice nook

What it is: Just like it sounds, French country style springs from the gentle hills and valleys of rural France. It's an unstudied, collected approach, built on firmly entrenched local traditions and on cherished objects handed down through generations. Simple and sincere yet effortlessly elegant, it satisfies the soul as much as the eye. Why it works: The French tend toward an inborn sense of taste and refinement that keeps this unassuming style from feeling pedestrian. Guided by instinct and a knack for striking a balance, French country décor always finds its center, no matter how many disparate elements you throw into the mix. It marries an old-world sensibility with an edge of sophistication that keeps it perennially fresh. You'll love it if ... All of your bath products are lavender scented. You love getting your hands dirty in the garden. You crave harmony and can't stand discord. You think wine tastes better in a chunky tumbler than a dainty stem glass. Move over, Julia Child — you make the meanest coq au vin around.

French country style

Window seat

Style

Office for twosd

everything

study

paint your desk

French

French Office

shabby chic

the frame

Great home office, shabby chick style

Everything

Painted wood panelling

Curtains

colors, window seat

The monochromatic look.

Weathered white chairs and table. Natural fiber rug. Not exactly shabby chic... very dignified but airy

My chairs recover for the mountain house

window seat

Elegant and feminine.

Kitchen table up against wall with plate rack on wall

Under horse

Painted paneling

Banded curtains

Colour scheme

Shabby Chic

bedroom rug

paint and window treatments

contemporary country design

love the furniture

Girls vanity?

painted paneling

desk idea

Like room

All silver

country love

Crisp and light

dougs cottage

Painted paneling, color scheme, textures

Color,

古朴真实

The entire room.

Painted panelling

под прозореца

Love the look very french provencial

north and south

office

window seat

Rideaux

Dark floor

carpet

vanity chairs?

חדר עבודה בסגנון פרובאנס

love this for the guest bedroom, built ins and window seat, wood paneling on walls, replicate pattern like we had at cottage, larger and smaller board widths

painted paneling

I

redo dining chairs

French style

Den

Color desk

like this window seat

interesting layout

Painted, looove it.

Jessie likes jack does not

Place for office work and is still stylish not bland

The detail on the furniture and elegance~.

Wall boards

chairs and table

beautiful

desk

Study

colors

Love

I like those chairs...maybe for the dining room.

Painted wood paneling

Carpet

kitchen wall

I just flat out love this room.

Like this rug!!

I love the Traditional French feel this room has

So romantic!

painted grey furn

M desk

Appreciate the tone on tone look; really like peninsula desk

Office

study desk use

Desk placement

French Look

Wall shelf

Monocromatic

grey as opposed to white, nice break

Like desk and chair

Love the symmetry, color, textures, painted furniture, drapes...this says class!

Trop cute!

Loft office

white paint and cabinet under window seat

Glenview office

our office

desk color

Repisa Urrao

Love it all completely!!

Kleur van die kas

soothing colour and curtains

Evin rngi

Классическая мебель в коттеджный интерьер ( для столовой ) - аналог Family hall

Curtains

French look cream walls withe boards vertical

So comfortable.