Fleur-De-Lis Decorating Ideas

Art and Accessories

• An easy way to use the symbol is your home design is with art and accessories. For example, you may have framed prints of the fleur-de-lis. You may also find a lamp or lighting fixture that features the shape either as a print on the lampshade or as the lamp's base. The symbol can also be mounted on small pieces of wood to make bookends that will look handsome in place on a bookcase, centerpiece or on a fireplace mantel. The fleur-de-lis can also be a decoration for planters in a garden.

Wall Treatments

• One way to display the fleur-de-lis is in your chosen wall treatments. If you choose to paint the space, you can use a stencil to hand paint the design onto the wall as a decorative trim or border. If you are able to use wallpaper, look for a paper that uses a repeating fleur-de-lis pattern in its print. You may also choose to frame the ceilings and baseboards with crown molding and trim. Fleur-de-lis is an ideal carving for these types of trim design to add a French sophistication to the molding installation.

Coordinating Designs

• Instead of just accenting your space with a fleur-de-lis, you can incorporate this design into a larger room theme. For example, the city of New Orleans often uses the fleur-de-lis as its symbol. In fact, their NFL team, the Saints, takes the symbol as its logo. Use the fleur-de-lis along with French-inspired ironwork, vintage furniture pieces and tropical Big Easy-inspired colors to complete a New Orleans look. The city of Florence, Italy also uses the symbol in its decor, so you may also consider complementing the fleur-de-lis with warm, Mediterranean colors and rustic furniture.

Furniture

• Look for furniture that features the fleur-de-lis in the print of the upholstery or in the carving of the wood. This will be common in antique or reproduction French-inspired pieces.