Gilt Fauteuil like Marie Antoinette's

This antique gilded French fauteuil is the centerpiece in our bathroom.  

I was going to upholster it, and someday I will finally get to that project.  

For now we use it as a towel caddy or toss our robes over it.

 Fauteuil is an armchair with a wooden frame with exposed sides and upholstered arms.

This chair style originated in France in the early 17th century.  

Marie Antoinette had tons of them all around her palaces.

So its not really a surprise I am attracted to it!

It has the original gilt finish and it looks quite regal, with its frame exposed.

One I photographed at Marie's palace bedroom in Versaille is below.

This one is right next to her bed.  She probably never sat in it, as it was likely

for her lady in waiting.  (Of course most of these pieces are reproductions so no one

from the high court sat in it!) Its quite beautiful, note the upholstered arms, and open sides.

I think mine is just as fancy, if you care to compare!

As you must know by now, I love most things with French style.

 The other French touches in the bathroom are the closet doors I 

added molding to a few years ago.  Recently the bath got a mini update

with the addition of a new countertop in an ocean aqua quartz.

That spurred a new color scheme of white and blue.

I painted the cabinetry in a pale aqua blue to play up the colors in the quartzite

 and then added a few blue crystals to the chandeliers above.  

A vintage dressing stool I did over in pink might get a makeover someday.

But for now it sits in the dressing corner next to the tub.

An old fashioned lingerie chest is a new addition and it 

tucks into this corner near my dressing table like it was meant to be.

A Craigslist hunt turned up this chest, and as many of you know, 

furniture does not hold its value, and you can find just about anything

you need or want on Craigslist, including deals on furniture.

 Gigantic blue and gold tiebacks hold back some contemporary panels

at the window.  

When it comes time to upholster this beautiful beast,

I have been thinking of a powder blue velvet.  Not aqua or 

robins egg blue, just a perfect powder blue.