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Bring Paris Home - Curate Your Own French Bistro Table
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items This list is a curated collection of French-style tableware to help you recreate a chic Parisian bistro vibe at home. From rustic moule pots and elegant carafes to sparkling wine glasses and thoughtfully chosen tableclothes, each piece adds vintage-i...
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Lay The Table Cafe Style
Accesorize The Dining Area At Home
Lay The Table Cafe Style
A range of tableware, the setting is completed with a vase holding a single fresh flower—capturing the effortless grace and inviting atmosphere of a true French café experience
Elevate every meal with French-inspired tableware—bistro chic, modern flair. (This is just an introductory pic from my image library), click the link to see it animate.
The Art of French Dining: Bistro Style Made Easy
The French love their baguettes and no table would be complete without a basket of freshly cut chunks of their famous bread
Small Light Brown Hand Woven Wicker Bread Basket
I bought a set of these in France recently, they are in all the cafes, a rustic alternative to the usual long stemmed wine glasses
13oz Wine Glasses Set of 12, Short Stemmed
Perfect for olives and other snacks, these white ceramic bowls look very pretty against a checked tablecloth.
Set of 4 White Ceramic Embossed Bowls 12oz
How very French do these charming 19th Century style floral napkins look against the gingham table cloth?
Floral Paper Cocktail Napkins
I remember visiting my aunt in France as a child and was enchanted that the french generally drink their morning coffee from bowls nut mugs.
French Cafe au Lait Perle Groove Bowls Set of 3
These unfussy carafes are common across Europe for water and table wine. They take up less room on the table as they have no handles.
Set of 4 Large Glass Carafes with Lids
I love this old fashioned looking bottle, perfect for your home made salad dressing - essential for that green side salad.
Salad Dressing Bottles Glass Oil Dispenser Decanter
Accesorize The Dining Area At Home
Typically French cookware for the home cook combines practicality, durability, and timeless elegance. In a French kitchen, you’ll often find enameled cast-iron pots and pans (like those from Le Creuset or Staub) used for slow-cooked stews, soups, and...
This checkered tablecloth is so very traditional but what sets this one out is its deep ruffle - love it!
Red Gingham Ruffle Tablecloth, Farmhouse Checkered Cotton Blend, Custom Size
Add a fun note and write down your dinner party menu on a chalkboard just like you see in every bistro.
Black Chalkboard with Natural Unfinished Wood Frame, Size 19 x 13 in, 1 pc
I have had one of these Le Creuset stove top kettles for 18 years and it's still going strong - it's seen a range of hobs and is now happy on my modern induction hob,
Le Creuset Kone Stovetop Kettle
Moule Mariniere is so popular in France and these custom made mussel pots mean you can upturn them after cooking to throw in the empty shells - just add frites (fries)
KitchenCraft French Style Mussel Pot, Enamel, 25cm
Baguettes need butter and in the mornings the French love unsalted butter to go with their croissants
Cow Butter Dish, Ceramic Butter Dish with Lid
The classic French crepe (or pancake) really deserves its own exclusive use pan. However rather than the traditional cast iron, I prefer the non stick version - rather easier to clean
11” Non-Stick Crepe Pan with Wooden Spreader
Every cafe table has a larger than life pepper mill on the table so the waiter can come over and scatter ground pepper over your meal in ostentatious style
Classic Wooden Pepper Mill - Large
If money is no object this moule pot is incredibly stylish - a real statement piece of cookware
Staub Cast Iron 2-qt Mussel Pot - Matte Black