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March 14, 2014
90″ Round French Tablecloths
Posted by Ashley Carlouet under Interior Decor, Product Info | Tags: 90 inch tablecloth, coated tablecloth, couleur nature, France, french, french country, french tablecloth, home decor, le cluny, Orange County, Round Cotton Tablecloths, round table, round tablecloth, shopping, tablecloths |Leave a Comment
Tablecloths for Large Round Tables
Many customers ask us about tablecloths for their large round tables. We now have two great lines to choose from. Order online from idreamoffrance.com, call us at 888-96-FRANCE, or visit us in our boutique showroom in Tustin/Irvine, Orange County, Southern California.
90″ Round Cotton Tablecloths from Couleur Nature
Couleur Nature tablecloths are designed in Paris by Bruno Lamy and made by hand in India following old traditions. They are made of soft thick cotton and are printed with cheerful patterns using wooden blocks.
90″ Round Coated Tablecloths by Le Cluny
You thought it was impossible to find a 90″ round coated tablecloth? Think again! The ever popular brand Le Cluny uses their French made coated cotton fabric, and by sewing two panels together are able to make oversize tablecloths. The seem is inconspicuous and the result is a tablecloth big enough to cover and protect most round or square tables.
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January 23, 2014
Paris Apartment, Elle Decor Magazine
Posted by Ashley Carlouet under French Culture, Interior Decor | Tags: dining room, elle decor, french decor, french jewelry, French soap, french tablecloth, home decor, kitchen, midcentury, paris apartment |Leave a Comment
This month’s issue of Elle Decor Magazine (January/February 2014) is the International issue, republishing highlights from editions of the magazine outside the US. This issue is a lucky treat because it features both a French farmhouse in Normandy and an ultra-chic Paris apartment!
(See our take on the Normandy Farmhouse here.)
On to the apartment. Photography By Antoine Baralhe. Design by Sylvie de Chirée.
All the rooms are glamorous in gold and white, with an eclectic mix of midcentury and more traditional furnishings. My favorite details are the paper lanterns in the kitchen and the colorful pottery in the dining room, not to mention the low bookcase in the living room.
Here are some gold and white items from I Dream of France that would mix well in this chic Paris apartment:
January 22, 2014
French Farmhouse in Normandy, Elle Decor Magazine
Posted by Ashley Carlouet under French Culture, Interior Decor | Tags: bath, dining room, elle decor, french farmhouse, home decor, kitchen, living room, normandy, Normandy Farmhouse |1 Comment
This month’s issue of Elle Decor Magazine (January/February 2014) is the International issue, republishing highlights from editions of the magazine outside the US. This issue is a lucky treat because it features both a French farmhouse in Normandy and an ultra-chic Paris apartment!
First up is the Normandy Farmhouse. Photography by Nicolas Mathéus. Design by Franz Potisek.
Love the classic green and white color combination. Elegant and earthy. Note the cooking pot and two wineglasses at the ready. It is a French home after all!
Earthy gives way to rustic in the dining room.
Softer greens and reds, and a stone fireplace mantel and overmantel.
Shades of green and white recall the kitchen combination. This is equally classic and elegant.
Here are some green, white, and red items from I Dream of France with an earthy elegance that would mix well in this farmhouse:
I’ll show the Paris Apartment in the next blog entry.
January 9, 2012
French Recipes in February Magazines
Posted by Ashley Carlouet under French Cooking, Interior Decor | Tags: cabin, cheese mixture, classic dishes, country, daniel boulud, elle decor, french cooking, french decor, french twists, home decor, instyle, lasagne, magazine, moscow, moscow apartment, paris apartment, provence herbs, russia |Leave a Comment
I spent some time this weekend catching up on magazines and noticed that two featured French twists on classic dishes in their February issues.
First, InStyle showed baking halibut wrapped in parchment paper with herbes de Provence. This is our favorite way to prepare fish at home, including sole and salmon. (Aluminum foil instead of parchment works fine.) We also like to wrap lighter-flavored fish with lemon and onion slices, with a little bit of salt and thyme. Just bake at 350 degrees and check every few minutes until the fish flakes with a fork. Wrapping the fish keeps it from drying out while it cooks, and doesn’t make a mess in your baking dish. Easy and healthful — who says French cooking has to be complicated?
In Elle Decor, Daniel Boulud’s column shares a recipe for chicken lasagne with spinach and mushrooms. This is on my to-do list for sure! This recipe is very old-world European because it has you make bechamel (white sauce) instead of the ricotta cheese mixture that is more typical in the States.
This month’s Elle Decor is also the International Issue, which I love because all the articles are republished from other editions of Elle Decor. The pieces are shorter than what usually appears in the American edition and have a different style of writing. Naturally, they feature a Paris apartment filled with art, checkerboard marble floors, klismos chairs, and a copper bathtub. However, my favorite was from Elle Decoration Russia, which showed a traditional Russian country cabin (called an isba) reproduced inside a Moscow apartment. The owner actually took a wall from an old cabin and had it re-installed inside the apartment to be as authentic as possible. My favorite detail was the kitchen’s painted cupboards, beautiful and special.
–Brett