Amazing wine. Beautiful sculptures. Spending Sundays browsing through chic markets while you wear linen scarves; who doesn't like all things French? It brings out the young girl in all of us to think of the country known for it's romance, brooding architecture and decadent food. A love of colors and a fondness for simple things that tend to be more friendly than serious make French decor a good choice for most homes. Whether you choose to "Frenchify" (not to be confused with "french fry") your whole home or just choose one room to be an oasis of elegance, adding a touch of French to your home can be simple, tasteful and inexpensive.

Living Room: When decorating your living room with a french theme think "same palette but don't match". French cottage living rooms are unlikely to have any furniture that was bought together, no sets required. Instead separate pieces are tied together using textures and colors that compliment each other. Have a dated brown sofa? Consider freshening it up by buying new throw pillows in different shades of brown and it's complimentary color, blue. Around 4 throw pillows are good for a family-sized sofa. A handy guide for how to pick your throw pillows is pick two that are solid colors, one in a two-color print, and one that has some sort of interesting edging on it, or buttons or is made of a unique fabric like cordoroy or knitted.

Since we often entertain in the living room, French decorating makes spaces inviting and cater to interactions. Don't put chairs or sofas flush against walls, but pull them out a bit or set them on an angle. Have an old chest of drawers or tall wardrobe from Auntie Ruth that doesn't "go" with any of your bedrooms? Consider the bold move of putting it in your living room. Drawers can be filled with games for when you're having family fun night, or tuck away comfy lap blankets for those chilly nights when everyone is cuddled up watching a movie. A small table lamp placed on the top of the wardrobe can cast a soft light on your living room, and soft lighting gives any room a gentle glow.

Kitchen: Think of a friendly, "lived-in" look. Use green or blue glass bottles as flower vases on the window sill. Paint wooden cabinents in colors like moss green, creamy white or a mustard yellow. Contemplate short fabric curtains in colors that compliment your cabinents. Use your kitchen utensils as your decorations, hang pots from a pot hanger which makes them both accessible and decorative. Have some awesome non-seasonal platters or family china? Display them in your china press or on the top of your cupboards. Take pride in the things you have to create fantastic meals. Invest in a french press coffee maker or a plain carafe to make afternoon coffee time for your family and friends special. More of a tea kind of girl? Go to a flea market or antique store and ask the shopkeeper do they have any incomplete tea sets. Combining bits and pieces of different tea sets can not only be a fun way to spend a few hours, but it can give you a cheap, unique tea set.

Bathroom: All women are beautiful, and our bathrooms should make us feel like the goddesses that we are. To add French touches to your bathroom use black or tan painted picture frames above your sink. Painted towel rods are quick weekend projects that add flare to small bathrooms. Bath salts can be transferred from their original containers into mason jars. French decor is known for it's patronage of roses: don't want to actually have rose images but still want the look? Consider buying plain towels in rose-colored hues. A plain sink can be jazzed up by investing in an antique-looking faucet. A fancier faucet is not only relatively inexpensive, it will also last a long time and it's cost can be justified.

Bedroom: Even if you have children, or don't live in a very large home, your bedroom is a room of selfishness. It is where you sleep, recharge and regroup for all the hard work you do every day. Yellow and blue, with accents of white are a staple in French cottage decorating. White sheets can not only be bought for cheap they can also be bleached if they start to look dreary. Pair that with a gingham-checked bedspread or a heavier, white bedspread. Feeling a little too feminine for your husband's taste? The more girly bed linens are balanced by a dark-stained bedframe and nightstands. Don't have the money to spend on expensive french art? Prints, or even smaller posters, can be bought and put into fancier gilded frames. Instead of springing for expensive knick-knacks try buying candles and clustering them together with different candle-holders. Daisies, or hydrangea blooms, can bring some of spring into your bedroom.

Happy Decorating!