French Neo-Tradition: Retaining Moldings, Softening Colors

A French new traditional living room. The architectural framework retains elements of a French apartment: high ceilings, herringbone wood flooring, floor-to-ceiling French windows with slender iron railings, and a wall with moldings—but the molding layers are reduced to a single flat frame, and all carvings are removed. Walls and moldings are all painted the same soft off-white or pale dove gray. The ceiling is left white, with only a simple trim. The fireplace is a simplified limestone frame, with an unframed rectangular mirror hanging above it. Furniture has French silhouettes but is plainly finished: a straight-backed wooden frame sofa with gray linen cushions, two armchairs with simple lines. The floor is herringbone with a plain rug. Lighting consists of simple brass wall sconces. Avoid: using intricate Louis-style carvings and gilding, adding crystal chandeliers, using silk and satin soft furnishings, making colors intense.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一間法式的新傳統起居室。建築的骨架保留法式公寓的元素:高聳的天花、人字拼木地板、落地的法式窗配細鐵欄杆、以及一面帶線板的牆——但線板的層次被減到只剩單道平框,雕花全部取消。牆面與線板全部漆成同一種柔和的灰白或淡鴿灰。天花留白,只有一道簡單的收頭。壁爐是簡化的石灰岩框,上方掛一面無框的長方鏡。家具是法式輪廓但素面處理:一張直背的木框沙發配灰亞麻坐墊、兩張線條簡潔的扶手椅。地面是人字拼配一張素面地毯。照明是簡潔的黃銅壁燈。避免:使用繁複的路易式雕花與鎏金、加入水晶吊燈、使用絲質與緞面的軟裝、把顏色做得濃烈。