FCL: Kings of the Eclectic Aesthetic

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Yet we can all identify, pretty well unanimously, a strikingly beautiful person when we see one. Home décor is much the same; tastes vary from pastoral rustic country to the sleek, elegant lines of Bauhaus… but good taste and good style will always be recognizable, despite a myriad of personal preferences. Good décor should be my favorite oxymoron: an instant classic.

Part of what makes any home décor store relevant is its ability to shift with the times and stay one step ahead of the trends, while still maintaining a stable base of time-honored classics. Just a few years ago, plastic was all the rage. Philippe Stark ghost chairs stared back from every chic store window in all the hottest spots in town. I myself was obsessed with this silver plastic table lamp that was, at the time, sadly out of my budget. Currently, the tide has turned from Lucite and hot popping colors like aqua and spring green, to more earthy, textural motifs and designs.

FCL has captured this trend perfectly, as evidenced by their current collection. Instead of plastic, we are feeling the cool touch of glass; instead of screaming colors, we are inspired with deep reds, mustards and moss. Nature’s own oddities are back in; shells, fossils, birds; anything that hints at the organic beauty and mystery life provides us with. Contemporary patterns are being replaced with Baroque prints in large patterns and bold stripes; applied to everything from Neoclassic to Victorian, unabashedly.

What makes FCL’s collection stand out among other décor providers is that one could furnish their whole home from FCL, and no one would believe everything was purchased from the same store. (Try that with Crate and Barrel!) Their nonpareil devotion to the eclectic and diverse makes them a intuitive choice among their home décor peers.

Visit their site to see the latest items I am personally obsessing over: a gorgeous moss striated-velvet Recamier, the L’Apothicaire Etruscan glass jars, and the glass candlesticks. In particular, the glass candlesticks give the feeling of lightness and space; the impression of soft, floating light. These are sure to be a conversation piece when asymmetrically clustered on a mantel or coffee table. Practice your own hand at interior design with FCL, and see where the eclectic aesthetic can take you. And stop by coupon-gurus.com first to get your coupons and codes to save big.