Versailles oak parquet
Hand-laid Versailles pattern in white oak with antique finish.
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A Parisian salon, anywhere in the world.
French European
Versailles parquet. Boiseries. The chandelier above the fireplace.
The Direction
Versailles parquet. Boiseries. The chandelier above the fireplace.
French European is the rarest direction we build — and the most refined. We work with classical European-trained craftsmen to install Versailles oak parquet, hand-paint boiseries with gilded ornament, source antique Louis XV limestone mantels, and hang real crystal chandeliers. The result is a Parisian salon transplanted: dove-gray walls, ivory silk upholstery, marble busts, antique gilt-framed mirrors. Quiet, classical, and impossibly elegant.
Material Library
Signature Materials
Dove gray boiseries
Hand-painted paneled walls with delicate ornamental moldings.
Antique gold
Gilt mirrors, sconces, and ornamental detail on boiseries.
Ivory silk
Silk velvet for bergères and curved sofas.
Carved limestone
Antique Louis XV mantel, hand-carved.
Crystal
Real lead-crystal chandeliers, hand-restored where antique.
Inside the Direction
Rooms We Compose
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Salon with antique gilded mirror over the Louis XV mantel
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Dining room with crystal chandelier and silk-upholstered chairs
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Primary suite as a Parisian bedroom with antique armoire
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Library with floor-to-ceiling boiseries and marble bust on console
Considerations
Questions, Answered
We work with dealers in Paris, the Sablon in Brussels, and several long-standing partners in the Hudson Valley. For new commissions we use 18th-century-trained French craftsmen who hand-carve replicas indistinguishable from period work.
Moderate. Real boiseries are sealed and only need periodic touch-up. Crystal chandeliers need annual hand-cleaning. Silk upholstery is sensitive to direct sun; we plan window treatments accordingly.
Only if the proportions are too small or the antiques are too prominent. Done at the right scale — generous rooms, restrained antique placement, modern lighting hidden inside the period vocabulary — it reads as serenely classical, not museum-like.
Begin the Conversation
Build French European with us.
Our principal architect will review your project, your site, and your vision in a private consultation — and respond within one business day.