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18th century lifestyle, Antiques, Architectural salvage, Flea Market Style, French Antiques, French curiosities, Rough Luxe
Antiquarian Alain, and his wife Claude, Fassier turned an old
nineteenth century French girl’s boarding school in Rémalard,
a newly chic country town 90 miles southwest of Paris, into a
remarkable home and antique shop. When Alain carefully peeled
away coats of paint on the second floor landing… the original
celadon green paintwork of the landing, with trompe l’oeil
fluted columns and pilasters, came magically back to life…
A glass bell displaying a paper-mache algae plant by
Farfelus Farfadets, Paris
A worktable from an electronics atelier is strewn with
19th century globes, engravings and posters in gouache…
Glass cases of haughty winged creatures and shelves burgeoning
with books infuse the room with a scholarly atmosphere.
” I wanted to respect an ambience that is a little boarding school
and nineteenth-century,” Alain says.
Antique chairs and a vintage leather chesterfield sofa, a set of
antique lanterns leaning in a corner, antique paintings hung
somewhat haphazardly in the living room …
you wonder whether items regularly rotate between the
downstairs antique shop and the family quarters…
In the living room Alain inserted double doors
with stained glass panels…
Sources: House and Garden Maisons a Vivre , Elle Decoration
click links in text for slide show…
Such a fantastic building! I would love to live there! I think this combination of antiques and modern design (chairs e.g.) is very interesting. And I really could live with celadon-green in my home; it´s a peaceful and soft colour.
Best greetings,
Marjolijn
Almost a visual overload here…..what do I love best?….the floor to ceiling bookshelves, the old books, the worn leather Chesterfield sofa, the glass display cases, the cool industrial work table…on and on. To me, the idea of living and having a shop in a previous girl’s boarding school is a dream come true! Love these photographs!
Take care, Laura
Gorgeous images, and love the paint color too-along with ceilings with faint designs, And the reading-work tables with the leather hides over them is so perfect. G
These images are driving me insane with inspiration. Thank you for sharing!!