How Do You Decorate A French Country Sideboard?
French country sideboards are generally located near a formal or casual dining table. The top of the sideboard, or buffet, is used for serving meals while the cabinets below are used to store table linens, silver, pottery and china. Some sideboards may have drawers for storing cutlery and serving utensils. When the sideboard is not being used for a meal, its top serves as a place to display serving dishes or unique items. Three simple pieces are required to decorate a basic French Country sideboard—flowers, a unique ceramic dish, and a light source. Search antique stores and estate sales to locate an eye-catching serving dish, ceramic jug or decorative ceramic piece to use as the focal point for the sideboard. Stick to the French country motif by using inexpensive milk glass, transferware or pottery with themes of fruit, vegetables, roosters, flowers or animals. Choose a vase to place on the sideboard and keep it filled with fresh flowers. Tall, slender galvanized buckets (sometimes
