This week the Remodelista headed to France to celebrate all things À La Française. Here are five design ideas they brought back just in time for the holiday entertaining season:
Brass Light Switches
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See more in Beautiful Basics: The Brass Light Switch and More by Meljac.
Vintage-Style Lamps
![A Bianca Lamp with a vintage-style rattan shade is €4\10.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/vintage-style-french-lamp-733x464.png)
French designer Sarah Lavoine’s work channels “a cosmopolitan Parisian spirit.” Our favorite offerings? The deep-hued, vintage-style lighting. See more in City of Light: Vintage-Style Lamps from a French Designer.
Champagne Coupes
![A one-of-a-kind vintage set of six Mix-and-Match Champagne Coupes, all crystal, collected throughout France; €75 at Madame de la Maison.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/madame-de-la-maison-champagne-coupes-733x999.jpg)
Thank you, France, for inventing champagne to celebrate all important holidays. As for the first champagne coupes? The glasses arrived at smart parties in the early 1800s, with a wide and shallow design to allow the bubbles to disperse faster.
The coupe has not been improved upon: not by the flute, not by the goblet. Collect mix-and-match champagne coupes from consignment shops (bonus points for the ones with grape vines etched on the glass). See more ideas for setting a festive table at Vintage French Style You Can Rent: Madame de la Maison in Paris.
Grease Stain Remover
![With all the butter and vinaigrette that gets sopped up with baguette after a Parisian lunch, there’s bound to be a rogue drip that finds its way onto your pristine white shirt. The French solution? Terre des Sommières (€6.50 at Merci): a powdered clay that absorbs grease from fabric, leather, and suede (for hand washing, and not the washing machine).](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/merci-terre-de-sommieres-733x489.jpg)
See more ideas, see 10 Easy Pieces: Remodelista Editors’ Favorite French Cleaning Tools.
Vipp Kitchen Cabinetry
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“I walk barefoot all day, in and out of the house, so having a kitchen raised on legs spares my feet from bumping into the toe kicks of traditional cabinetry, says Bouchard. See more Vipp in our Kitchen of the Week post.
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