oh là là, parisian bistro chairs!

As I mentioned in my last post, I was in Québec City last week, but I might as well have been in France! Québec City is absolutely intoxicating--if you haven't been, by all means GO! Accordion musette dances through the city's historic brick streets, street performers liven up parks and plazas, statues and fountains dazzle at every turn, and window boxes filled with flowers hang from every window. And, of course, French is spoken everywhere...c'est très romantique!

Per usual, one of the highlights of our trip was eating, and in Québec City in the summer, eating often occurs outdoors! I can only imagine that locals can't stand to spend another day indoors after the long Canadian winters...it is bad enough in Boston! Plus the streets are beautiful, so who wouldn't want to sit in them? 

Here I am enjoying a clearly much-needed glass of sangria at Le Lapin Sauté after the long drive from Boston to Québec City:

In keeping with the city's French feel, outdoor dining decor often features Parisian bistro tables and chairs. And although you cannot tell from this photo (and by the looks of it, neither could I at the time), I am sitting in one of those beautiful bistro chairs! I absolutely love these chairs and certainly believe they shouldn't be confined to the pretty, tiled interiors of bistros, but should be considered for use in kitchens, and even in dining rooms! Not only do they bring texture and color into a room, but they really add a surprising element of sophisticated style worthy of any chic Parisian... ;) 

Voilà:

Ashley Whittaker Design

Katie Rosenfeld Design

Estee Stanley

Schranghamer Design Group

Estee Stanley 

Traditional Home, Spring 2011

Elle Decor, September 2007

House Beautiful

Victoria Hagan

Coastal Living

Better Homes and Gardens, September 2011

House Beautiful

 COCOCOZY

Bistro chairs are available in a range of colors, although I am drawn to the blue and white ones. Here are a few that I found!:

Decor N More

$245 from Serena and Lily

$225 from Serena and Lily

$295 from Serena and Lily

$295 from Serena and Lily

$295 from Williams-Sonoma Home

$395 from Williams-Sonoma Home

$103 from Decor N More

$159 from Pottery Barn

$289 from Pottery Barn

$299 from American Country

So no matter what room you are sitting in--or what you are sipping on--consider bringing home a bit of bistro!

Enjoy!

Emilie