How To Bring Modern French Flair into Every Room

Fill your home with items of significance, both personally and historically. With over 160 years of creating high-end furnishings, Ligne Roset offers this with ease. The Pumpkin chair is a playful piece that can add a hint of intrigue to your spaces and be an instant conversation starter during parties. Designed by Pierre Paulin for the private collection of former French president Georges Pompidou in the Elysée Palace, the chair has quite a legacy..

Non-conformist designs set trends, they don’t follow them. Bring this confidence into your rooms with the unexpected curves of Ploum by Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec. The unique sofa brings comfort along with its cozy shape, molding to the body with its high-density foam and organic lines. Offered in a wide array of textures and colors, the upholstery can reflect your personality, too.

Accessories can add warmth to spaces and feel oh-so-French, when not overdone. Uncomplicated but boasting artful twists, the T Vase by Marie Christine Dorner and Fergus throw by Constance Frapolli are not your typical accessories. They make perfect but livable statement pieces.

Like the classic little black dress, a sleek dining table never goes out of style. Ligne Roset’s Naïa is timeless and versatile. With the silhouette as simple and clean as can be, you can play up another element of the table to create a chic, wow moment. The leg finishes are available in bronze-stained, black-stained, or natural oak, while tabletop finishes come in Calacatta ceramic stoneware, black Fenix laminate, or ardoise (slate) ceramic stoneware.

What else does a dining room with sophisticated French style need? Comfortable and high-end chairs, a must for long evenings of entertaining with divine food, ample wine, and great company. For this, consider Valmy by Ramy Fischler. The stylish seat provides beauty, support, and comfort in equal measure.

Upholstery has long been popular in traditional French design. But, you can incorporate it in unexpected ways for a modern edge. Ligne Roset puts a new spin on the time-honored technique with their Rewrite desk by GamFratesi. Defined by its cocoon-like aesthetic, the shell is upholstered in fabric to absorb sound, keep out distractions, and radiate softness.

Something French culture always seems to get right is enjoyment. People know when to stop working, unwind, and soak in life's moments. Embracing this attitude can be as simple as having a blissful bedroom to help you start and end your day with joy. Ruché by Inga Sempé is a piece that exudes luxurious tranquility. Its tall uprights and the undulations of its duvet combine to produce a harmonious union of clean lines and plush, welcoming curves.

Similar to the trademark French red lip, having a standout focal piece in a room elevates the entire look. This could be a pop of color, a striking shape, or an eye-catching material. Ligne Roset's creative light fixtures are a beautiful way to accomplish this. Asola by Evangelos Vasileiou mixes hard materials with soft lines. It’s made of white-lacquered perforated steel in a stylized mushroom-like shape, harkening to fashions of the 1970s and 1980s.

If anyone can make storage stunning, it’s the French. The Canaletto collection, designed by Mauro Lipparini, turns your everyday wares into living art, functioning as both a display case and storage. In fact, it’s named after an 18th-century Venetian painter. The collection includes a highly customizable wall unit, media storage, sideboards in Canaletto walnut/lacquer, and various sizes of vitrines with glazed glass doors. An optional LED strip that illuminates automatically when the doors open can also be added to enhance the function.