This French Farmhouse Aesthetic Inspiration shares an eclectic collection of set apart beauty achieving a rustically elegant, unfussy look without pretense. How is French farmhouse aesthetic different from French country? We’ll explore. Photos of gorgeous interiors, gardens, and exteriors follow from Patina Home & Garden/Velvet and Linen, My Petite Maison, Vivi et Margot, and Chateau Domingue.

French Farmhouse Aesthetic Inspiration
Multiple Expressions of French Farmhouse Aesthetic
Each of these talented designers, stylists, creators has a site you will want to visit.

Charlotte Reiss of Vivi et Margot is now based in Provence and offers French homewares. Tracie of My Petite Maison resides in the Midwest and curates French Nordic vintage and antiques. Houston-based Chateau Domingue imports amazing architectural finds from Europe, and Patina Home & Garden can design or dress your home in natural timeless elegance.

Before the internet, we had to travel to Europe or hire a designer to hunt down the perfect pieces from France. Access to just about everything has meant greater ease.

Score glimpses of the particular expression of European country influenced goodness from a mix of creators…you’re sure to ideas, color stories, and fresh takes.
1. Patina Imperfect Beauty from the Giannettis
Look no further than their new book Patina Homes & Gardens for the perfect inspiring refresher on the aesthetic! If you haven’t already fallen for their Patina Farm project, check out this video created especially for you about it!
Bear in mind, what you’ll discover in this collection are varying expressions of French farmhouse aesthetic.

Brooke and Steve Giannetti play up patina, natural materials such as pale limestone and white oak, unlacquered brass, painted antique cupboards, and an absence of anything shiny and polished.
While there is a sturdy ruggedness to the look, it is balanced with curves from the architecture and furnishings.

Natural textures predominate and become color in the French limestone, aged pots, velvet and linen, and plaster.
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If you miss their project PATINA FARM since the Giannettis moved to Tennessee, here’s a glance back at Brooke’s orangery/glass hallway…such an inspiring sanctuary:
Patina Farm Inspiration & Interpretation of French Country Living
Brooke’s chicken coops continue to be memorable and charming:

Natural Materials, Bespoke Design, Swedish Antiques & Rustic Elegance
While antiques we see repurposed in their projects are beyond the budget of the average French farmhouse fan…

plenty of less costly vintage pieces exist where the same idea may be applied.

French farmhouse kitchens don’t rely on clunky wall to wall factory made cabinets, and a sensible soft skirt for a sink is both romantic and practical. Brooke has celebrated this look for many years, and I also love it in our own kitchen.

Steve and Brooke often rotate antiques in their home, demonstrating how versatile investment pieces can live large for a lifetime in a home.

If not mistaken, I may have spied this mirror (maybe Italian?) below in person at their Leiper’s Fork store when I was visited! Even more gorgeous in person.

On my “someday” home improvement list is practical plaster shelves like these for modern French beauty that feels utterly understated and lovely.

If ever there was such a thing as California Farmhouse French, the Giannettis would be the reigning masters.

What distinguishes it is a sunny optimism, an airy unfussiness, and a monastic quietude.
You won’t find pristine and glossy hands-off antiques. Patina develops as a result of use as well as time. There’s a very hands-on practicality about living daily with quality crafted objects.

There’s a particular soulfully-led mindfulness about how each design element will age and be used for function and form.
Ditching Contrived for Effortless French Farmhouse Charm
Beyond Patina Meadow and Patina Farm for themselves, the Giannettis create amazing designs for clients across the planet. This kitchen in a Normany style home in California is a standout:

Notice how sunny and warm the above kitchen feels even with so much restraint for the color story!

Texture truly can be color and especially when your architectural expertise extends to using light like a master.
Modern Coastal French Bath
Remember when Brooke and Steve were in the process of building Patina Farm and lived temporarily in Oxnard? It was a home where they made some subtle changes that actually inspired us all in big ways.

For example, I had never seen anyone (in the 2010s) slather pool plaster in a bath for very livable, modern, Old World style! Now THAT is California Farmhouse French innovation!

Understated Cozy California Farmhouse Modern Bath
What a bonus that the Giannettis offer for purchase the very beautiful wares we see in their projects! An online shop along with a brick and mortar presence, Patina Home & Garden is located near Franklin, TN.

2. Chateau Domingue Ethereal Authenticity
Here’s an enterprise devoted to bringing Old World style into the present.

Chateau Domingue is a wonderland of curated architectural antiques as well as building materials of European heritage.

Notice how reclaimed materials may be weaved into homes built to last lifetimes.

But what if lack funds for such fantasy and authenticity? Will our humble attempts be a waste of time and effort?

By now you know I am quite biased about such matters since I believe creativity and the soulfulness of the creator make all the difference. For example, creating something contemporary with reclaimed materials.

Even with a limited budget, it is possible to incorporate old things into new designs.

Personally, we continue to discover ways to customize our renoations and design plans by recycling and repurposing with old rather than new.

Bringing age and history to a new project is what distinguishes mediocre from wondrous results. Old windows, sinks, and aged flooring are a few examples beyond antique furniture that bring bespoke character and personality to otherwise lackluster dwellings.

Also, Ruth Gay’s Houston home is a symphony of harmonious texture.

No, madame, I do not possess a budget for reclaimed stone from chateaus in France; however, I can study the look.

When you are stirred by the lovely paleness of a French farmhouse look, take time to understand how texture becomes the color for your schemes.

(I’m still trying to convince my partner in crime that stone or plaster steps leading to the basement will be well worth the expense and labor!)
3. My Petite Maison’s Cloud-like Cottage
Tracie’s charmingly white Swedish country cottage with its light-filled wonder brings to mind cloud living.

My Petite Maison’s Tracie also curates vintage treasures and antiques she offers for sale.

It’s an understated tonal Scandinavian-inspired look, and the impact is calming, yes?

In fact, whenever inspiration from this cottage appears on one of my social feeds, I instantly want to grab my paintbrush and white paint.

Liberal Doses of White in a Timeless Cottage
White wood floors may not suit everyone’s lifestyle, but I could easily live with them.

In fact, I gave them to myself for a short time in 2015 when we moved into a neglected fixer and I needed a quick solution for a studio space.

The home had multiple renters over the years, and flooring in the space was an engineered wood thoroughly battered by pets kept in the space.

Before I chose new flooring, I decided to experiment with white porch paint.

I loved this ethereal look and lived with it until it was high time to repaint…

at which time we opted to install new flooring. But temporary white floors are an idea you too can tuck away!
4. Vivi et Margot’s Renovated Farmhouse in France
She no longer owns this sweet historic farmhouse near Bordeaux, but we can still feast upon its inspiring interiors and find the wares it showcased in her online shop.

You may know of the French baskets and totes at Vivi et Margot, but don’t forget it has blossomed into a resource for much more.

Who can forget those 150 year old reclaimed terracotta hex tiles!?!

My favorite aspect of Charlotte’s interpretation of French farmhouse aesthetic is its authenticity. There is always a personal, non-contrived, authentic approach to making her houses home.

Even with wild success as a brand with social media presence, there’s a purity of heart and soul in the work.

This combination of beauty, talent, and influence is rare in the changing digital landscape where branding for maximum profits trumps just about everything.
Visit this post where I interviewed Charlotte.

For more beautiful country French and European country inspiration for interiors, also see THIS and THIS.






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-michele
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