Built in the earyl 17th century, the Château de Moissac-Bellevue was owned by a noble family from Provence. It is located in the village of Moissac-Bellevue and was rewarded for its exemplary restoration in June 2008 by the "Prix des Vieilles Maisons Françaises."
Let's go back in time...
A lovely weekend to you, my friends!
Photographs:
Henri Del Olmo
Bernard Touillon
Patrick Van Robaeys
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Château de Moissac-Bellevue
8:55 AM | Labels: Château de Moissac-Bellevue, France, French residence, Houses, inspiring, Provence |
Restored Ancient Farmhouse
This farmhouse is located close to the Alpilles, in Provence, in the south of France. The date engraved on the lintel of the door confirms that part of this house is almost four centuries old. Of course, over the years it has been transformed and renovated. All that remains of the barn are a few walls and arched cart entrance of the property. Now it has a large pool accompanied by a small outbuilding.
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5:53 AM | Labels: Architect Howard J. Backen, architecture, farmhouse, France, hosue tour, Houses, inspiring, Provence |
Provencal House
Hi dears! I'm back in Argentina after a great snowy week in NY and Washington DC. As we had already visited most of the museums on previous trips we decided to go to the theatres and we saw four delightful shows: The Lion King, The Importance of Being Earnest, La Cage aux folles and Mary Poppins. All of them admirable.
Now we are staying here until Saturday and then we are finally going back to Brazil. Long, loong, lovely holidays!
Today I'd like to show you this Provencal house perched on a hillside with views of the village of Ramatuelle in France. It belongs to Stephane Olivier, an antique dealer who likes to mis styles, subjects and periods.
A Napoleon wrought iron garden chair and table on the terrace.
A mora clock stands next to a Swedish buffet side table. Above it hangs a Jules Didier 19th century painting called "The Gardener". The lamp was designed from a wooden boot.
As much as I love this house and its style, I wouldn't dream of placing a stuffed porcupine in the kitchen... nor anywhere else!
Interesting and unusual place to place a candle.
Leaning against the crumbling wall, an old carpenter's bench serves as a console with a pair of candles on it. Under the pergola, the mismatched chairs are Italian.
Antique 18th century Italian chair.
Detail of vases and pitcher on the dining room table.
In the master bedroom an 18th century Swedish dresser.
Photography Gilles Trillard
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4:07 AM | Labels: Architect Howard J. Backen, architecture, Gustavian furniture, House tour, Houses, inspiring, inspiring blog, mora clocks, Provence |