Home Improvement & Interior Design

FrenchQuarterMarket.com: Celebrating The Spirit of Fleur-de-lis

The city of New Orleans holds prominence in the US because of its cultural uniqueness and eclectic architecture which bears the taste of French fleur-de-lis. While you visit the city of New Orleans, you will be amazed to discover that fleur-de-lis is not only used extensively in the architecture or home décor, it is simply [...]

Fauxwood Plantation Shutters Give Style Antebellum

One of the most romantic periods of architecture and interior designs is referred to now as the antebellum period, which literally translates as ‘before the war’ – in this case, the American Civil War. In particular, the antebellum design refers to the old South, with elegant plantation homes appearing in the early 1800s, characterised by [...]

Are Kitchen Remodeling Books Worth Buying?

Each year, thousands, if not millions, of Americans make the decision to remodel their kitchens. Kitchen remodeling can include something as simple as replacing your kitchen sink, but it can also include something extravagant, such as changing around your whole kitchen, from the lights all the way down to your flooring. As nice as it [...]

French and English Gardens of the Middle Ages

The Roman de la Rose gives the best possible idea of both the French and English gardens of the Middle Ages. It was chiefly written by Guillaume de Loris, in the first half of the thirteenth century, and was probably well known in England before it was translated by Chaucer into English. There are several [...]