We’re in the early days of 2019 but we’re taking one more look back at 2018.  Instagram is a great place to find inspiration no matter your personal style. We always enjoy seeing what posts you react to best and how you style our products when you tag #HomeWithFranceandSon.  To celebrate all of the positive Insta vibes, we rounded up our top Instagram posts of 2018 to see what you all loved most last year.  

Christmas is almost distressingly close, and if you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet, you might be freaking out a little.  There’s always someone who you can’t figure out what gift to get them. We’ve all been there, we know what it’s like searching your brain (and the internet) for the perfect present.  To try to help you cross gift shopping off your holiday to do list, we’ve compiled a handy gift guide. Let’s check it out.

Scandinavian design has been reigning supreme for the past few years, but are people starting to get tired of its cool minimalism? The rise in popularity of maximalism and bohemian decor indicates that at least some people are. But what if you’re tired of minimalism but don’t want to go full on maximalist? Enter Italian Modernism. This European style combines geometries and bold, bright colors while also mixing in materials such as metals, marbles, velvet, and terrazzo. With a rich history of design behind it, Italian modernism take influences from many different decades and flawlessly combines them. Since this style has been gaining in popularity, today we’ll take a look at five ways to bring Italian Modern style into your home.

The interior design world lost a legend last week with the passing of Mario Buatta. Affectionately known as the “Prince of Chintz” Buatta passed away October 15th from complications of pneumonia. Mr. Buatta’s career spanned more than five decades, and he worked with numerous celebrities designing their homes. The list of his famous clients include Mariah Carey, Billy Joel, Barbara Walters, and Malcolm Forbes. To honor his memory, today we’re going to look back at the life and work of Mario Buatta

That’s right, Astrid’s figured out another wood finish you’re going to start seeing in homes everywhere. Last time we looked at Danish Soap Finish, which is great for indoor furniture, but Astrid has calculated that the Japanese method of shou sugi ban is the next trend to watch in wood finishes.

The past few months we’ve been spotlighting unique finds from our site (and we’ll return to that next month!). But this month’s Unique Finds post happened to coincide with the Brimfield Antique Show, which is full of unique finds. Our lucky head of merch was able to go to the show and do some shopping for us. First we’ll take a look at what she saw there, and then we’ll see what she brought back!

Last month Architectural Digest gave us an inside look at Mandy Moore’s Pasadena home and we’ve been drooling over it ever since. We figured we can’t be the only ones obsessed with this beautiful mid-century modern inspired space, so we decided to put together our own takes on her home. Since we obviously don’t all have the budget of an actress on hit network television show, we tried to keep things a little more attainable. Let’s take a look at how you can recreate Mandy Moore’s mid-century style in your own home.

Kitchen renovations can be a big (and pricey) undertaking, so most people want their kitchens to have a more timeless look to them that won’t need to be changed often.  But that doesn’t stop new trends in kitchen design from popping up every year. You don’t need to go updating your kitchen every time a new trend arrives, but if you happen to be renovating your kitchen or building a new kitchen, here are the top five kitchen trends of 2018 that you can keep in mind.

This isn’t the first time fringe has been popular in interiors, and as with most trends, it likely won’t be the last time either. While some people can’t look at fringe without thinking of their grandmother’s lamps, others are ready to give fringe another chance. Let’s take a look at the fringe trend and how it can be worked into today’s spaces.