Budget friendly Country French Decor
I’ve been asked to do some posts on low cost country French decorating, and so I’m sharing 6 budget friendly country French accessories for you home. This post contains affiliate links. If you have an unlimited budget, it’s much easier to get a rustic luxe country French look, but when you are on a tight budget, it takes some creativity and shopping know how. I’ve pulled together some key things I think a country French home needs and I was really pleased with the prices I found. Here we go.
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Before I get to these specific items, remember you can see my entire list of favorite Amazon products at Amazon.com/shop/cedarhillfarmhouse
- Faux Lavender
See the sweet lavender below?
I found it locally, but you can get something similar online CLICK HERE.
2. Textured throw
Note the textured throw on the ottoman? It’s a piece cut from an old chenille bedspread. Free, since my friend Bev gave it to me. Look through your old bedspreads and you just might find something that would work perfectly.
Or you can buy this one. CLICK HERE.
3. White pitcher
A white pitcher will work in almost any room. It looks great empty, but also is perfect for holding flowers or greenery from from your yard. I have vintage ironstone and some cheap reproductions. I think the cheap reproductions are perfect and I use them throughout my home.
You can order one HERE.
4. Silver tray
Silver trays can really elevate the feeling of a room, even if you put humble things like crocks and paint brushes on them. I love using them in my home and I use them to carry meals to the porch too. Budget friendly country French decor is do-able for less. If you don’t mind going to a thrift store or consignment shop you can probably fine a real silver tray for a very reasonable price.
I don’t think this one is real silver, but it’s gorgeous, CLICK HERE.
5. French towels
When I had my online shop, I carried hand towels made in France. These are NOT made in France, however, they are inexpensive and if you are on a budget, they might be perfect for you. CLICK HERE for more info.
6. Blue and cream pillow cover
I love the blue and cream colors of the pillow. The design is very country French. I want to make sure you know the price is for the cover only, so you’ll need to buy a pillow insert if you don’t already have one. This is made from cotton and linen, which is good. CLICK HERE for more information.
So there are 6 items you can find online for a bargain!
You might also want to look at this post on the three elements of Farmhouse French style. It might help you pick out some other things for your home. CLICK HERE.
You can see all the full list of items HERE.
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You are going to love this episode full of tips.
EPISODE 91 BEST BEDROOM DECORATING IDEAS
Love your tips and ideas for decor for less than $20!!! Keep the ideas coming so awesome God bless and have a blessed and safe Labor Day
Thanks Norma. Hugs to you.
Pretty things, Anita! I have a faux lavender topiary that I love. I also am now growing lavender and harvested some last week to dry! It smells heavenly!
Loved this post! These are all perfect”treats” for those of us who are penny pinchers whether out of necessity -(or training).
Definitely lots of treats! Thanks Kedra.
You can buy dried lavender on Ebay or Amazon..and it smells sooo good.
I was glad to see that I have all the items you listed here…and most were bought years ago.
Thanks for your tips
BJ, you are ahead of the times! Great idea on the dried lavender.
Thank you for the great ideas…. loving the prices as well.
I can relate to your sense of survivors’ guilt after suffering a flood that claimed the entire first level of my home and well over half of my family’s belongings. I hope you don’t mind a bit of advice from someone who’s “been there”. Take care of yourself; even though your home is intact, you’ve suffered a traumatic loss. You watched your beautiful city flood and saw thousands who lost everything and unfortunately a few who lost their lives. You watched as Mother Nature ruined lives and caused unimaginable devastation. What is hardest is realizing there is absolutely nothing you could have done; you could not have held back the water, made the rain stop, or prevented the ruin. After my city flooded I saw so many with so little who lost everything and I couldn’t wrap my head around the pain that had been caused. And, I felt guilty that we had good insurance that would pay to repair and replace all the material losses my family suffered. I thought I was fine until I had a total break down at work and couldn’t stop crying. I needed to acknowledge what I had been through and grieve so that I could begin to rebuild myself along with my home. Godspeed Anita
DarcyLea, excellent point. It’s a process. We got most of our repairs done today. Wish it was that easy for the rest of people. And now this new hurricane. Horrible business.
Thank you! I just ordered three of the suggested items and can’t wait to get them. Please keep those tips coming.
Rhonda, that’s so exciting!!! Can’t wait to hear if you like them.
Great tips, thank you!!!!
Great ideas Anita. I love the plate rack that is in the picture above the Silver tray.
We flooded again this year, but we only had about 3 inches of Water throughout the bottom floor of the house. Because of what happened last year, I staged boxes and bags for things I would need to pack if the water started rising. Then while my husband dug trenches to try to get the water out to the street and away from the house, I made hundreds of trips to the second floor until 3 in the morning when there was nowhere else to stack anything. One suggestion I would like to make to people who did not flood is to VIDEO each room in your house so that if you do lose everything, you can show it to your insurance company. We are using our phone to video each room and then sending the videos to the Burn Video app so that we have everything on DVD.
Oh Marilyn, you are so calm. I am so sorry you are going through this. Great advice for people. We did the video a long time ago, but definitely need to do it again. Hugs to you.
Wow, these are beautiful – and indeed very budget friendly. Thanks for the tips!
Anita, love these ideas. I love lavender and while the ones shown are pretty, I have found plastic ones harder to keep clean and looking nice. I got rid of those and now use dried lavender all through the house including the linen cupboard and drawers.
Thanks for all the great ideas on the other items.
You rock with all these helpful tips/ideas. I love them. Thank you.
Good morning, Anita!! When I click onto the throw, I’m getting ear buds, not the throw…