Chateau Furniture for the Library
Chateau furniture is the best option for people who like to adorn their homes with furniture that blends well with the overall décor and looks dignified in appearance. A simple library can be transformed into a contemporary den by choosing the right pieces of this furniture.
The luxury of a library to house your precious books in a systematic, uncluttered and visually pleasing display is one of the perquisites of living in a large mansion, a grand villa or a magnificent chateau. However, the books would be unable to create the ambience of a quiet, restful room unaided. You will need appropriate chateau furniture, well designed and executed in superb wood and upholstery for that aura of silent dignity.
Ideally, you would want to select a secluded room, away from the chatter and bustle of family rooms and guest rooms. Perhaps one with large French windows that opens out onto the rear flower garden or orchard, with a good amount of natural light streaming in. In one section of the room, you could line two facing walls with book cases constructed out of solid mahogany, to display an array of hard cover 1st edition books – books on travel, philosophy, history and art, which you might have collected over the years and preserved lovingly. Then augment the mood with chateau furniture crafted from imposing mahogany to provide a timeless ambience of culture and dignity to your library.
A large fireplace with an alabaster topped mantelpiece and wrought iron grille would set an appropriately distinguished ambience. Place two comfortably deep club chairs, in dark leather upholstery, at angles to the fireplace. Between the chairs, place a long, low-slung console table in burnished mahogany, with curved legs, a carved apron and a polished alabaster top to match the mantel shelf. The console table would be a perfect place to display an heirloom pewter vase that you cherish, a small bowl of geranium or a couple of scented candles, as accessories to your fine chateau furniture.
The position of the console table would also serve to divide the reading area into two. The far section, closer to the French windows, could be furnished in intricately hand carved chateau furniture with perhaps a couple of upright chairs with wide fiddle splats and carved knuckle arm ends, the seats upholstered in silk. Accompanying them you might like to have a few well cushioned arm chairs upholstered in satin, with contrast colored cushions. Place an oriental rug, perhaps in warm autumn hues, on the floor, upon which you could stand a coffee table for your decanters of cognac, box of and crystal brandy goblets. Your guests could be ushered into the library after a good meal, for a snifter of cognac or a demitasse of rich Columbian coffee.
The wall adjacent to the French windows could be adorned with renaissance paintings framed in ornately carved rosewood. Place focus lamps, strategically, to highlight the paintings. Below the paintings, against the wall, you might like to place a glass enclosed cabinet to contain your older, more fragile books in one section, and a collection of memorabilia from days gone by on the other shelves. Above your well selected chateau furniture, suspend your piece de resistance – a crystal chandelier to shed a warm glow of light in the evenings.
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