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August 24, 2021

Custom Made French Furniture here in Sydney

The most exquisite French style furniture is often custom made specifically for the home. We pride ourselves on keeping this beautiful tradition alive. Creating stunning French and Hamptons custom furniture is an exciting and creative process. Christophe aims to create pieces that are always elegant, breathtaking and unique. Here we show you some of the…

February 26, 2018

An Introduction to Dining Chairs

In any dining room, the chairs around the dining table really set the mood and tone of elegance in a home. At Christophe Living we have had great success with our dining chairs over the past 30 years, providing individually carved and finished pieces for you. The importance of quality   A chair is one…

October 13, 2015

How to Design a French Bedroom – Part 1

The bedroom is one of the most private and intimate rooms in our house. It is where we rest, are at our most vulnerable state and, hopefully if we desire it, this is where we feel nurtured and loved within an intimate relationship. Furthermore, the bedroom is where we start and finish our day. This is…

Design tips for your bedroom

One thousand bed-head stories: how to use a bed-head Bed-heads are the most versatile and inexpensive way to decorate your bedroom. When entering a bedroom the bed-head is probably the first thing you see, and it should also be first item to consider when furnishing a bedroom. There are so many types of bed-heads: timber framed, carved,…

Picture, picture on the wall

How to use art to complete your interior Decorating walls with art goes back to over 35,000 years, and it is something that is part of what defines us as humans and possibly, together with music and literature, is one of our greatest achievements! Art is a window into the imaginary, and just like no…

September 27, 2015

The Craftsman’s Workshop

I remember as a child living in Italy, being fascinated watching craftsmen at work: the skill, the dedication, the tools and the often messy workshops out of which such beautiful things were made!   I think as children our first participation with the outside world is to make things… to build, to craft, to draw…….