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French households are not necessarily at a time or place, therefore there are many different styles to choose from and many different possibilities when is adding a fireplace to decorate your home today. Perhaps you would like an angular fireplace shaped square with minimum detail, or perhaps you prefer a style with curves, more texture and detail. If your taste is towards elegance simple, then a fire is certainly an option to consider.

One of the design movements of the most influential in terms of French households Britain is the Rococo movement, characterized by lightness and grace, soft, pale colors and patterns that represent the natural environment. The word Rococo is a combination of two words meaning Shella-stone together, these words evoke the natural movement of irregular shapes and curves in nature and are Part of the rococo style. Interestingly, the chimneys of Rococo marble are most often white, reminiscent of shells, stones, and fresh, clean natural.

A fireplace surround is low and one of the most easily recognizable of the Rococo style fireplace. The standard height of the chimney and surround have been reduced during the Rococo period so that there would be enough room on top of a good size mirror. The popularity of the mirror this could be attributed to Louis XIV, in which application of the famous Hall of Mirrors at Versailles was created. Rococo mantles also tend to strokes deep and visible, and the whole is characterized by soft flowing lines instead of angles.

Homes time Rococo French tend to be ornate. Fine Job Displacement on the jambs and Mantel, decorative corbels carved to resemble sheets or shells Saint-Jacques, and friezes, elaborate, ornamented with carved garlands of flowers. The center point of the whole piece is usually Retail Coquille Saint-Jacques Garland or wreath hanging in the center of the chimney. They are without doubt among the most heavily decorated chimneys can be found for your home.

There are styles clearer, of course, and if you like the style of Provence may be exactly what you're search. These chimneys, often built of limestone, ranging in size from medium to "through a" huge "Ay, so they are generally no decorative ornaments that are common to Rococo homes that have a beauty of its own. The Provencal style is less serpentine, and the angle Rococo style fireplaces Provence are robust, with fireplaces and deep bass, and often with a wide mullion. Although most homes do not Provencal luxurious decorations, some of which are adorned with sculptures single hand, a sprig of olive leaves, a single shell, or any other reason as to be presented in May at the center of the chimney.

Whether you prefer the rich decoration of the house of Louis XIV or the simple charm of a Provencal house, you'll find an elegant home is a wonderful way to tie together the various elements of decoration in a room and improve mood and the feeling that not only the room but the entire house.

Richard Billington is an antiques expert from Westland London, a UK based company specialising in French & Rococo Fireplaces. Westland London offer a wide range of antiques from various periods of history.

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