Q. I am moving to a new home next month and it has an amazing sun room with windows on all the walls, and a tan porcelain tile floor. I want a comfortable chair for reading. I was thinking about a Classic Chair and 1/2 in either Ranger Twill White, or Eureka Bleach, with an ottoman.  I would like to achieve something resembling a French Country style. Let me know how I can accent the chair and the room. Thanks!

A. Congratulations on your new home, Kellie, sounds lovely! Casey and I think that Eureka Bleach is a great fabric choice for you, because the delicate texture looks great in a French Country theme. We suggest that you go with a Modular ottoman, which will match the Classic Chair & 1/2 in size, and maximize the space of your reading nook.

The French Country style often makes use of a whole range of vivid colors and maximizes contrasts between white, black, and brown. The colors of French Country are those found nature: sun yellow, lavender (like lavender fields), grass green, and mud black.  Natural textures are also a must for achieving the French Country style, stone, wood, brick etc. The style also showcases worn, antique items.

Here are a few tips for your sunroom:

Add a throw pillow to the Classic Chair & 1/2 in one of the Belingrath fabrics. (These are toile patterns, a trademark of the French Country style.)

Stack some large stones on the floor (Reminiscent of the stone fireplaces of French Chateaus.)

Place an aged, rustic looking end table near your Chair & 1/2. (The table shown here is from Target’s French Country Table Collection.)  

Introduce more colors and textures with a plush green throw rug or throw blanket, and place other French country elements throughout the room, like a rustic watering can filled with lavender flowers, rustic black picture frames, and hardback books.

 To learn more about the French Country style, read Decorating in the French Country Style from about.com.