You can also mix light and dark woods in the same room to provide a pleasing contrast to produce a general effect. The type of home you have will help in your decision on a style. If you have a Colonial style home naturally you will want to furnish and decorate your home in a Colonial manner. If you have an apartment you will perhaps want to use modern combinations of furniture. French Provincial is one period of furniture that contains court styles.
Subdued curves are used in the chair backs, arms, apron and legs and restrained carving is used.
Actually most of the French Provincial furniture made today is sold as Louis XV and is modified Provincial furniture in a city style. Usually the beds will have upholstered headboards with delicately curved wood frames. This city style furniture is formal in spirit as well as feminine and use silks, damasks, satins and smooth textures. The country style of this period of furniture is determined in the chairs and couches as the country style uses a ladder-back type, usually fitted with a removable squab cushion, a cane or straw mat. The lines are straight, the shape rectangular and if curves are used they are considered very gentle.