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Elegant Parisian
French Furniture Adding that Touch of Elegance!
Looking for some elegant interiors to furnish your home? While there are several options to choose from, you might want to consider French furniture. French furniture was essentially Parisian furniture that was created for the royalty, upper bourgeoisie and the aristocrats. The furniture is crafted artistically with a lot of attention to detail. It embodies mainstream designs of Europe and its decorative arts; it draws its influence from regions such as Russia, Spain and Sweden.
If one is looking at elegance that brilliantly stupefies craftsmanship with the inclusion of scrumptious fabrics, then French Furniture is of your type.
Every piece of French furniture has its own identity and does not require any other adornments. You can compare a single stand alone piece of furniture as a painting on the wall. They can lighten up and beautify any part of the room, even if it is just a single piece of furniture that is placed in the hallway. The fabrics are brightly coloured with gold gilds and the fabric used to complete the look of the furniture is usually high quality silk.
There are a few contemporary French furniture types that need mentioning, like the French Beds and Chaise Lounges.
The French bed is made of strong sturdy wood or iron which is always accompanied with delicate and ornate carvings. French beds have the most elegant look and can easily add a touch of class to a bedroom. They are all time classics and can go along with any decor or theme of a bedroom. Simple bedrooms can be decorated with the classic white or cream coloured French beds. There are also glamorous beds that come particularly with gold gilts and the upholstery is mainly made of silk. French beds are opulent, graceful, charming and luxurious and are simply timeless. There is something very unique about French beds and not many styles of furniture can be regarded as the same. Trends in furniture never stay too long, however the French bed is always avant-garde furniture that goes along with any style.
Chaise Lounges were invented during the 18th century in France and the reason for it being upholstered was mainly for comfort. The feeling of lounging on a chaise lounge is immaculate and only makes one feel like a rock star. Several other lounge designs are inspired by the shape of the chaise lounges. Chaise lounges typically means a long chair and is nothing close to a day bed that has no back, no arms and is flat. The chaise lounges are handcrafted individually to give it that unique touch and feel. The fabric again can be according to the buyers preference, however they mainly come upholstered in silk. A chaise lounge can be placed anywhere inside a room or even outdoors. Wherever it is placed, it definitely improves the look and feel of the room, giving it a soft elegant and opulent touch. It can even spruce up the dull look of a bedroom or living room. Who wouldn’t want to add a touch of elegance to their home and a chaise lounge will help achieve just that.
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French furniture like French beds and chaise lounges although a bit expensive is elegant and opulent, even without any adornments or as a stand alone piece of furniture.
Need name ideas for a Parisian Swing sextet?
Guitar, bass, piano, clarinet, drums, and a female vocalist. Looking to book private gigs for weddings and corporate events. Playing older french tunes and depression-era swing. Think "Tain't What Ya Do" and "La Vie En Rose." We need a name that would sound elegant enough for weddings, yet still sound fun....something that portrays the French side AND the swing/jazz side. HELP, please! 
We're in Colorado, so a name involving mountains or something like that might also be nice...
"rocheux" is rocky in french
"montagne" is mountain
Something as simple as the "Rocheux Six" or the "Montagne Sextet" is nice.
A lot of swing sextets simply call themselves a "swingtet" so you get the swing advertisement in your name.
I like swing bands named after swing songs like Stompy Jones. What do you think of these songs:
"Nuages" (clouds) famous Django Reinhardt song
"Minor Swingtet" after Minor Swing
"Petite Fleur" famous Sidney Bechet song
I hope that gives you some ideas.
I will say, aside from Weddings and Corporate Gigs, you should also be looking into Jazz Festivals and Swing Dance venues. There's lots of swing dancers in Denver, and they host weekly dances on multiple nights at places like this:
http://www.mercurycafe.com/
...and attend national events like this:
http://www.swingtimeintherockies.com/
Definitely good company to play for, especially if you want to sell CDs.
Also, you are on the right path with your paris inspiration (because of the heavy gypsy influence), but if you want hear a band that gets "swing music" 100% right, then check out Jonathon Stout and His Campus Five:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QJQMPW/ref=sr_1_artist_1_rd?ie=UTF8&parent=B000QL6ZGQ&qid=1246571998&sr=1-1
The key to the "swing" sound is a strong staccato "chug" from the guitar/base on every note. A lot of modern swing/jazz bands let the beats slide into each other, giving it a shuffle feel to their music, which frankly is boring and more bebop/modern jazz rather than true 1930's swing jazz. There's also the drummer who has got to play "in the pocket" on the snare or high hat. Its the combination of these two that gives swing that toe tapping drive.
I hope you consider that, in terms of how you play swing.
Anyways, I hope that helps!
Please let me know what you choose so I can keep an eye out for you. If you do produce a CD, be sure to advertise it on the National Swing Forum:
http://www.yehoodi.com
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