St. Romain Interiors

St. Romain Interiors St. Romain Interiors in historic Madisonville, Louisiana offers a one of a kind selection of French, Swedish and Italian antiques, furniture and accessories.

Romain Interiors offers a full service decorating studio and shop specializing in European antiques, lighting, upholstered and slipcovered furniture, textiles and accessories. Antique, modern and vintage chandeliers are one of our many specialties. The full service decorating studio features vintage and modern lighting and original works of modern art. Come browse our large selection of unique gif

ts available and use our complimentary gift wrapping service! We are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There is a particular kind of table that has never needed to be anything other than what it is. Heavy-topped, honest in ...
05/30/2026

There is a particular kind of table that has never needed to be anything other than what it is. Heavy-topped, honest in its joinery, worn at the edges in a way that only comes from a century of daily use. The French farm table did not begin as a design object. It began as the center of a working life.

Built by local craftsmen from whatever hardwoods grew nearby — oak in Normandy, walnut and chestnut in Provence — these tables were made to last not one generation but many. Thick stretcher bases. Mortise-and-tenon joinery. Tops thick enough to withstand everything from bread-making to harvest bookkeeping. Nothing decorative. Everything necessary.

The extension leaves — called rallonges — pulled out from beneath the top on wooden runners, allowing a table that fed a small family on ordinary days to seat the full harvest crew when the season called for it. There was no mechanism. Just good carpentry and the understanding that a home should be able to expand and contract with life.

These are not reproduction pieces. The real thing carries the kind of authority that no new table can replicate.

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05/29/2026

It’s all about the mix!

For interiors that feel well lived, mix the styles of the pieces. Darling antique chinoiserie upholstered footstools with a patina base. White linen slipcover sofa with a charming rolled arm and pleated skirt. Geometric silver pillows. Antique Italian coffee table.

Interior design, especially in New Orleans, is all about showing a collected history in your home.

05/28/2026

What is a trumeau mirror, and why do designers keep reaching for them?

The name comes from 18th century France, where “trumeau” meant the wall space between two windows. The decorative mirrors made to fill it became some of the most coveted objects of the era.

Born under Louis XV and refined under Louis XVI, a true French trumeau mirror pairs beveled glass with a carved or hand-painted panel above. Think pastoral scenes, urns, laurel swags. They were built to bounce candlelight across a salon and make a room feel twice its size.

That same old world charm works beautifully in a modern interior. One antique trumeau over a mantel or console instantly adds age, depth, and French character to a space.

Save this for your next styling project, and send it to the friend who’s been hunting for the perfect antique mirror.

05/27/2026

Create serene spaces in your home. Strike a balance of grounded antiques and airy lighting and mirrors. Harmony in palette and materiality.

05/26/2026

What makes Spanish trestle design distinct is the carving. The scrolled, heavily ornamented trestle base is a signature of the Iberian tradition in a way that sets it apart from the cleaner lines of French or Italian work of the same period. Spanish craftsmen carved into the trestle itself, treating it as the focal point rather than a structural afterthought. That scroll motif shows up across centuries of Spanish furniture and architecture, from monastery refectories to palace entry halls.

A piece like this knows how to hold a room. Behind a sofa, in a foyer, anchoring a hallway. Somewhere it can be seen.

Available. Link in bio.

05/22/2026

The round dining table has a longer history than most people realize. In medieval Europe, communal feasting tables were long and hierarchical, with seating that made rank unmistakably clear. The round table was a deliberate counterpoint to that. No head. No foot. Every seat equal.

By the 18th century, the round table had become a mark of refinement, particularly in French interiors, where smaller, more intimate dining rooms replaced the grand hall as the social center of the home. Craftsmen began producing pedestal-base rounds in walnut, fruitwood, and mahogany that could be pulled close or positioned centrally as the occasion called for.

That same quality is what we look for when we source antique dining tables today. A piece that can hold a dinner for eight or a quiet breakfast for two, and still read beautifully either way.

05/21/2026

“We believe homes should feel personal, collected over time, and grounded by beautiful pieces that have history and soul.”

After more than twenty-five years of building this studio around that belief, Cindy St Romain is welcoming two new designers to the team. Heather Booth and Paula Trent join as Senior Designers, each bringing a distinct point of view rooted in the same love of antiques, craft, and timeless interiors. We could not be more excited for this next chapter.

Learn more about our design team by visiting our website. Link in bio

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New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Louisiana. Interior Designer, Antiques, Home decor.

05/20/2026

The chaise lounge has one of the most dramatic origin stories in furniture history. Save this for your next design deep dive.

Ancient Egyptians reclined on carved wooden daybed frames as early as 3000 BCE, but the chaise lounge as we know it was born in 16th-century France. The name literally translates to “long chair,” and it was a symbol of aristocratic leisure. Only the wealthy could afford to spend their days stretched out reading, socializing, or simply being seen.

By the 18th century, French cabinetmakers were crafting elaborately upholstered versions for Versailles. The Victorian era brought the fainting couch variation, designed specifically for women in corsets who, shockingly, needed somewhere to breathe. Mid-century modernists like Le Corbusier completely reimagined the form, stripping it back to pure line and function.

Today the chaise lounge sits at the intersection of art history and everyday living. Which era of chaise design speaks to your aesthetic: baroque gilt, Victorian tufted velvet, or clean 1960s modernism? Drop your answer below.

The chair that stops every single person who walks through the door. Louis XV bergère, original green damask velvet, gil...
05/19/2026

The chair that stops every single person who walks through the door. Louis XV bergère, original green damask velvet, gilded frame.

Always a fan of hanging art salon-style. Salon style hanging traces its roots to the annual exhibitions held by the Fren...
05/18/2026

Always a fan of hanging art salon-style.

Salon style hanging traces its roots to the annual exhibitions held by the French Royal Academy of Fine Arts, where works were stacked floor to ceiling in the Salon Carré of the Louvre simply because demand outstripped wall space. The most prestigious placements sat at eye level, lesser works were “skied” high above, and the result was a wall completely consumed by gilded frames.

What began as necessity became the defining visual of the Parisian art world, and eventually found its way into aristocratic homes as a deliberate expression of cultivation and abundance. A wall that says: someone here collects, travels, and pays attention.

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Madisonville, LA
70447

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