Furnish your home with rare French pieces without ever leaving home

Site allows shoppers to browse one-of-a-kind  and modern furniture and decor from dealers all over France

Have you ever wanted a real French crystal chandelier hanging in your living room? What about a Louis XV bookcase in the library? For those who love the history and quality workmanship of French antique and modern furniture and home decor items, nothing else comes close. These people are not IKEA shoppers. They browse antique shops or high-fashion design stores on the weekend, looking for that original  treasure. When they are lucky enough to travel to Paris, they head straight to the districts selling furniture and the famous “puces” (flea markets that are definitely not flea-bitten) in the north of Paris.

But alas, it’s not always possible to drop everything  and make hunting down the perfect antiques and reproductions the full time job it can be. That’s what makes the website www.furniture-decoration-paris.com such a find in itself. Here, shoppers anywhere in the world can browse for antique armchairs, tables and desks, the perfect bookcase or one-of-a-kind magnificent chandelier all without leaving their own armchair.

What makes the site so unique is that it is not a store per se, but an internet version of a marketplace…sort of like the biggest and highest quality flea market ever. It brings dealers of antiques and manufacturers of quality reproductions together in one place, and allows them to present their wares to international buyers. Most of them ship all over the world, so the jewel you discover can be sitting in your living room sooner than you think!

For those seeking a unique armchair or a set of chairs, the site offers a huge range of choices. A recent visit turned up delicate, elegant Louis XV upholstered chairs, as well as masculine club chairs and Chesterfield wing chairs covered in rich leather, either amazingly authentic reproductions or original antiques expertly restored. There are some beautiful modern chairs as well, from the Art Deco period and later, so sculptural that they could be considered works of art as easily as furniture.

Now that you’ve found the chair of your dreams, imagine doing your taxes or writing emails at an Empire style desk, or a gorgeous little secretary or writing table. Or eating takeout at a magnificent antique or high-fashion dining room table or discovering the coffee table that becomes the new focal point of your room. They can all be found here, at a wide range of styles and prices.  Rather than boring storage solutions, your books and knickknacks can find a more original and elegant home in a one of the many bookcases that can be found here, and the photos really let shopper compare and “see” the pieces in their own home.

Smart and spectacular lighting solutions are plentiful among the site’s range of chandelier choices. You’ll find traditional and magnificent Bohemian crystal chandeliers as well as vintage pieces from the 1970s for a retro chic look.

Unless you get to spend a year in France exclusively trolling the shops, flea markets and estate sales, you will never get to see and compare the choices you will find here, or make the contacts with the dealers and manufacturers that you can just by going to this website.

Founded in 1998 by decorators in France, FADParis (Furniture and Decoration Paris) is a portal allowing home decor professionals to promote their products to lovers of quality home furnishings worldwide. The site features ancient, traditional and contemporary styles and a wide range of artists, craftspeople and manufacturers.

Services

• armchairs
• bookcase
• desk
• table
• chandelier