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18th century lifestyle, Antique bed, Antique Fabric, Antiques, France, French design, Interior Designer Ginny Magher
Château d’Ansouis, originally a 12th and 14th century fortress
beautified in the 17th century and home to members of the
Sabran family for over seven hundred years, towers above
the Provençal village of the same name. The view from the
Chateau gate travels along the long line of
ancient cypresses…
The “games room” in the private apartments of the present lady
of the house, with its ornate plasterwork and pistachio paint…
ceiling dripping with crystal chandeliers,
gold tufted sofa tucked into alcove…
One of the historic 17th century bedrooms.
Many of these are furnished with family heirlooms from the
last Marquise of Sabran-Pontevès and the Marquise des Isnards
The vaulted kitchen, one of the oldest rooms in the Chateau,
“dates from the times of the popular Provençal Saints
Elzéar and Delphine de Sabran, whose lives were
played out in the corridors of Ansouis“
a wall of ovens and gleaming copper…
At Le Château de mon Père , Louis-Charles de Rémusat has left
all the 19th century decoration, including wall hangings,
upholstery and curtains, of the 18th century Chateau intact…
“The medallion over the door represents “summer”
and is an eighteenth century pastel“
“Such a gesture of deference towards the building’s gracious
and aristocratic past has allowed the Chateau, thus preserved,
to age gracefully, as if lost in time.”
The lit á la Polonaise is swagged in 100 year old chintz…
Bruno, Alexandre and Dominique Lafourcade restored
“a 1748 farm house that sits on 14 acres of gently undulating land
snuggled against the jagged outcrops of a range of hills name
Les Alpilles. The shaded terrace adjacent to the Orangerie and the
living room serves as a transition space between the farmhouse
and the garden…”
The architects studied the earlier footprint of the house
that suggested how interior spaces could be reconfiqured,
small dark rooms were opened up, and windows were
moved to flood the indoor areas with light. Atlanta
Interior designer Ginny Magher designed the interiors …
pulling together the many textures and furnishings
with pale, ethereal color.
“The guest bathroom has modern conveniences in period style“
“The carved stone sink is a new piece in a traditional design…“
Bringing it Home France
Sources: Provence Interiors, Bringing it Home France, Traditions magazine
Trish, thanks for showing to the world my beautiful Provence . I love Ansouis and the lit à la polonaise is divine
Just beyond! How lucky for me that Belgian Pearls led me here! Your website is beyond. I may never leave my computer again………Lordy!
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if you want……”google” “Penny Bianchi” (in quotatioin marks (“)) to see what I built to try to have Provence in Santa Barbara, California….USA!
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