A 41-page French-Country playbook for renters. Four rooms, Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams paint codes, a 20-item shopping index with price bands, and eight weekend projects.
French country is Provence, which means sun-bleached rather than formal. Distressed painted pine, terracotta tile, wrought iron, toile and glazed pottery, in sun-bleached terracotta and Provencal blue. Its refined cousin is a different book.
This book prices the look for a rental. Paint colours are named for two brands. Products are named by retailer so you know what to search for. Every project in it uses a removable or reversible method.
What is in the 41 pages
Seven opening pages set the style up: era and origin, materials, references, the colour palette, and master finishes. Sixteen pages cover four rooms. The remaining 18 are a renter playbook: rules, proportions, room commitments, a style diagnostic, maker provenance, eight projects, a thrift guide, substitutions, and a two-page shopping index.
The four rooms
Living Room, Bedroom, Kitchen / Dining and Bathroom. Each room gets four pages: the room itself, an education spread, a mixed moodboard, and a shop-the-look page.
Paint and materials
Five paint colours, each with a Benjamin Moore name and code and a Sherwin-Williams name and code. Sun-Bleached Terracotta is BM Terracotta Tile 2090-30 or SW Reddened Earth SW 6054. Six signature materials: distressed painted pine, provencal terracotta tile, wrought iron, toile de jouy and linen, provencal glazed pottery and wicker and rattan.
The shopping index
Twenty items grouped by room, each with a price band and the page it appears on. Sven sofa, ivory boucle runs $800 to $1,150. Distressed coffee table, pine runs $200 to $300.
Weekend projects
Eight builds with a materials list and a running cost, from $6 to $80. Chalk-paint distressed dresser, toile pillow cover from fabric remnant, lavender sachet display and provencal terracotta pot painting, and 4 more.
Renter rules and substitutions
Two pages of renter rules, then eight substitution pages: the designer piece, the cheaper piece, and why the trade holds up. Restoration Hardware Salvaged Wood - $2,100-2,900 against World Market distressed pine round - $225-325.
What format is the file
PDF, 41 pages. It opens on a phone, a laptop, or a printer. No app and no login.
Are the products shown clickable
No. Retailers and product names are printed so you know what to search for. Nothing routes out to a store.
Are the prices real
They are researched estimate bands, not live quotes. Check the current figure before you buy.
Will any of this work in a rental
Two pages of renter rules cover what to avoid, and every one of the eight projects uses a removable or reversible method.
How do I know French-Country is the right style
A four-panel diagnostic sets french-country beside the things it gets mistaken for: French Provincial, English Cottage, American Farmhouse and Mediterranean, with the tell for each.
Do you offer refunds
No. All sales are final on digital goods. If your file arrives broken, we replace it. Read the full refund policy.
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