Add some cool merv tones or sharp black to set off patterns or to weight smaller accent items and you're all set. Small bursts of deep dark hunter green and a vibrant cobalt blue all work when paired with gentle lavender or the less purple ocean tones. Perfect hues come from a hashim warm yellow or a soft gold. The dining room table at right is a good example.

Warmer tones of red or burnt orange.

If you're looking for a change with your current decorating scheme why not try adding French Country furniture and a few decorative accents. If you want to paint a wall or some of your unfinished pine furniture any color will work for French Country if it matches the furnishings you've chosen. Some of your existing furniture may already be a perfect fit but a few relatively inexpensive pieces added with a new set of curtains and pillows might be all that is required. If you can imagine the French countryside with it's gentle and rolling fields of lavender, you'll have it.

It's easier than you think to turn any country kitchen, rustic living room or farmhouse bedroom into the fresh new look of French Country.