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A wine bot­tle chan­de­lier lit­er­ally lights up the tast­ing rooms at Mai­son Estate, a South African win­ery cre­ated by designer Chris Weylandt.

When Wey­landt designed the tast­ing rooms at his Mai­son Estate win­ery, located in the Val­ley of the Huguenots (an […]

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The Artist’s Life in Provence

On February 9, 2012 By

On a recent visit to ceram­i­cist Caitri­ona Platts-Manoury’s stu­dio in Provence, I couldn’t help leav­ing with a case of lifestyle envy.

In an ear­lier post, we cov­ered Platts-Manoury’s stu­dio (see Inspired by Pop Art: Caitri­ona Ceram­ics in Provence). The Irish-born ceram­i­cist and her French […]

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Linen Duvet Covers from Cisco Home

On February 9, 2012 By
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Made in Los Ange­les of 100 per­cent linen, Cisco Home’s new line of bed linens fea­ture a sub­tle ele­gance and come in shades of Belgian-inspired grays and browns, with con­trast­ing piping.

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When it comes to kitchen sinks, we’re admit­tedly opin­ion­ated: we favor deep, single-bowl mod­els, capa­ble of hold­ing a din­ner party’s worth of dishes and accom­mo­dat­ing oversize pots.

Here is a roundup of our favorite farm­house sinks, includ­ing both apron-front and under­mount styles. We’ve […]

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Ital­ian arti­san Andrea Brugi cre­ates hand­made, organ­i­cally shaped pieces that are both rus­tic and refined, using ancient felled wood he finds on his family’s rambling farm.

Brugi’s shop is located just out­side the town of Mon­te­mer­amo, in the pic­turesque Tus­can countryside. […]

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French designer Mathilde Labrouche takes advan­tage of the tac­tile appeal of brush strokes with her line of painted plates.

These plates, fea­tur­ing one sin­gle thick brush­stroke of vibrant color, were con­ceived by Labrouche, a designer and antiques dealer (she runs a design firm […]

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Copper Pots as Kitchen Décor

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Cop­per pots are a sta­ple of the French kitchen; here are some images that inspire us to hang them en masse in our kitchens as well.

Above: A rus­tic tableau from the port­fo­lio of phở­tog­ra­pher Simon Wat­son.

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Sunny Striped Fabrics from France

On February 9, 2012 By

For a dose of the South of France, we rec­om­mend a visit to Les Toiles du Soleil, a shop in Chelsea where the glo­ri­ous tex­tiles will inspire rever­ies of sum­mer after­noon sunbathing.

Founded 150 years ago in the Cata­lan region of France, Continue Reading

Chez Nous with Mr. and Mrs. Clynk

On February 8, 2012 By

Wel­come to the world of Mr. and Mrs. Clynk in Nantes, where all is bright, tidy, and unde­ni­ably charming.

The Clynks are Jérôme and Karine Clynck­e­mail­lie, an inte­rior archi­tect and a tex­tile designer, respec­tively, with an endear­ing but bulky sur­name. As Continue Reading

Not just for the farmer’s mar­ket: It’s no secret that we have a weak­ness for wicker bas­kets and bags at Remodelista.

My par­tic­u­lar weak­ness is the hum­ble straw tote, which I put to use through­out my house.

Above: Despite the presence […]

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