Styling Tips For French Interiors

Unfortunately, we are not all blessed with huge amounts of square footage in our bedrooms - especially considering in some parts of London a double bedroom of 10'x12' would set you back £240k*, yes, that's just the bedroom! But what these rooms may lack in space they can well and truly make up for in character, charm, cosiness and comfort. There's something almost womb-like about being cocooned in a smaller bedroom, tucked up in your own little world. A diminutive bedroom sometimes manages to convey more about the person who lives there, as the items within have been carefully thought out and are obviously considered important to be granted valuable space. Another great benefit to having a smaller scale bedroom is that the design can remain simple without getting to overwhelming, you simply don't have the space to over complicate it.

We like to think of ourselves as rather free spirited here at The FBC, keeping things pretty fluid and flexible in our busy lives. So in the week that our founders are heading off on their annual pilgrimage to Glastonbury we wanted to explore our inner-hippie - albeit, a super stylish inner-hippie!

Getting palatial grandeur into your boudoir doesn't always mean investing in an emperor carved French bed, or toile-de-jouey wallpaper on every wall.

"Out with the old and in with the new" has inspired The FBC's Jess to declutter and sharpen up her shabby chic home.

Ahhh, how we love our halcyon summers in Edinburgh! Here's our round-up of delights from the fringe, with some festival inspired picks from our range.

We've shared some ideas on how to improve them before, but the bathroom really should be as pretty as your French bedroom - here's how...

The idea of a tired-looking peach velvet buttoned headboard on a boxy divan with ruffled valance, is in the past - headboards are back, and beautiful...

The beautifully-feminine bejewelled flapper dresses, and the rich golds and graphic lines of 1920s interiors - take a leaf out of The Great Gatsby's style book.

Whether you're a true romantic at heart or are just longing to transform your bedroom into an effortlessly elegant French apartment-style boudoir with romantic beauty, here's our guide to getting into the Valentines mood.

It's time to grow up. If you are re-thinking your abode, want to ditch the flat pack or highstreet furniture and invest in French furniture that stands the test of time, how about giving dark wood furniture a chance?