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Showing posts with label French houses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French houses. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Holidays snaps from the Bay of Arcachon

We had a lovely time in our holidays home in France near the Bay of Arcachon. We went to the beach...
Had some ice-creams and new strippy t-shirts...
Stayed on the boat for a week...
Climbed trees...
Picked up trees...
Climbed walls...and then admired the sunset...
Had a laugh...and more ice-creams....
Played in tree house....and painted the walls inside in white....
And I even managed to do some DIY here (more of this later), caught up with some friends and made some new ones who stayed in this house



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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Mérésine: house tour in B&W

Last Summer, I had a lovely, creative encounter...
Sandrine Ziegler-Munck, the designer behind Mérésine , Hervé and their children Paul and Fleur rented out our holiday home in France. With our creative backgrounds, we thought it would be nice to get to know each other around a glass of wine (which turned into a great dinner party) when everybody was back from the beach.
Sandrine launched Mérésine fourteen years ago with a collection of home accessories made of resin and I remember perfectly her iconic bulldog lights during my first years at M&O. In 2007,
avid collector of religious art, she bought a bunch of religious medals that inspired her to create a jewellery collection - it's was a success! Three years later, inspired by Paul's birth, she launched a clothing range for children, which was modern, fresh and comfy...it was also a success
If you are in France, you are bound to have heard of Mérésine because they have been featured in some of the best magazines: Marie-Claire Maison, Milk, Elle, Elle Decoration, Residences etc...
Sandrine's gorgeous home is featured in Marie-Claire Maison this month and it looks absolutely amazing! I'm loving the striking black floorboards and the old stained cupboard below. The trompe-l'oeil on the wall looks terrific and reminds me of the wall stickers by Maison Martin Margiela.
Everything is beautifully styled and I can't wait for us to catch up with them next Summer.
L'été dernier, j'ai fais une tres belle rencontre...
Sandrine Ziegler-Munck, la créatrice de Mérésine , Hervé et leurs deux adorables enfants Paul et Fleur ont loués notre maison de vacances en France. Avec nos jobs respectifs, on a pensé que ce serait sympa de faire connaissance autour d'un verre quand tout le monde sera rentré de la plage.
Sandrine a lancé sa société il y a quelques années et si vous etes en France, vous devez forcément les connaitre parce qu'ils sont parus dans tous les meilleurs magazines: Marie-Claire Maison, Milk, Elle, Elle Decoration, Residences etc...Cette année, ils ont lancés leur e-boutique, allez jeter un coup d'oeil, cela vaut vraiment le coup!
Leur super belle maison est dans le Marie-Claire Maison de ce mois et elle est canon! J'adore le plancher peint en noir et ce vieux placard qui joue du contraste sur les murs blancs. Le trompe-l'oeil sur le mur est superbe et me rappelle le wall sticker de Maison Martin Margiela.
Tout est superbement mis en scene et il me tarde de les revoir l'été prochain sur le Bassin.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Moodboard inspired by Paris...

In about 30min, I will head off to Gare du Nord to catch the Eurostar and go back to London. I had such a cool time. The weather was fab, I caught up with lots of friends at the weekend and still managed to run 3 times with Elodie early in the morning which makes me very happy but usually, I can't be bothered doing anything when I'm travelling. 
M&O was tiring, it's a massive show and you spent a lot of time walking but I have found some really gems, some beautiful things for kids that give me butterflies, a gorgeous bag for men and lots of ideas. Until I see you on the other side of the Channel, here is a little mood board inspired by Paris...
 

Dans 30min, je vais aller a la Gare du Nord pour prendre mon train direction London. J'ai passé 4 jours géniaux. Il a fait super beau, j'ai vu mes cops' pendant le WE et Elodie et moi avons réussi a bouger nos fesses 3 fois pour aller courir, ce qui me rend tres contente de moi. Le salon était fatiguant, c'est tellement grand et on passe beaucoup de temps a marcher mais j'ai trouvé pleins de petits trésors, des choses magnifiques pour les enfants, un sac absolument canon pour nos hommes et plein d'idées. En attendant de vous retrouver de l'autre coté, voici un petit moodboard inspiré by Paris...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

House swap anyone??

I'm embracing the concept of house swap...
Our Summer house is rented out the whole Summer until 3rd September and with the launch of the first BODIE and FOU mail order catalogue, I can really go away in September so if anyone has a nice family home in the South of France...and I mean down south where the Sun is, we will be happy to do a house swap either in our house in the Bay of Arcachon when its available (or this one for 6 people which is available in July) or with our London home (although this one is still a labour of love in the making!).
I really love this house in Nimes which belongs to designer Myriam Balaÿ Devidal. Love the joyful mix of picture frames on the wall, the walls left as they are after taking the wallpaper off, the white bedroom with the mezzanine (...a dream), the bold wallpaper, the Bookshelf wallpaper next to a real bookshelf and the sense of space, freedom and happiness....and I love Myriam's lamps!
Can I come, please please!







(C) Marie-Claire Maison
OK je me lance dans l'echange de maison...
Notre maison de vacances est louee jusqu'au Septembre et avec le lancement du premier catalogue BODIE and FOU, je ne peux pas vraiment partir en Septembre donc si quelqu'un a une jolie maison de famille dans le Sud de la France...et je veux dire plein sud ou il y a du soleil, nous serions heureux de faire un house swap avec soit notre maison sur le Bassin d'Arcachon quand elle est dispo (ou celle-ci pour 6 personnes qui est disponible en Juillet) ou avec notre maison in London.
J'adore cette maison qui appartient a la designer Myriam Balaÿ Devidal (un indice...). J'aime le joyeux mix de cadres, les murs laisses bruts apres avoir enleve le papier-peint, la chambre blanche avec la mezzanine (...un reve), les papiers-peints graphiques, le papier-peint Bookshelf a cote d'une vrai etagere pleine de livres et cet espace qui respire la liberte et la joie...et j'adore les lampes de Myriam! Quand est ce qu'on peut venir??
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