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Architectural salvage, Belgian design, Belgian style, Brigitte and Alain Garnier, Flea Market Style, French Antiques, French curiosities, French design, Rough Luxe, Venetian crystal
La ferme-château Vauxhelleshof, bâtie en 1836
Farm castle built in 1836, the Belgian home of antiquarians Brigitte and Alain Garnier…
An air of worn nobility in the stark stone and lime washed, timeless entry.
A Regency canape covered in original burnished silk…
Carved sculptures of Hunting dogs overhead
Exquisite Venetian glass and crystal are the perfect ephemeral
counterweights to wood, stone, metal of Belgian interiors
Antique English sterling saupoudroirs à sucre
and mother of pearl spoons
The incredible crystal chandelier dancing above the characteristically rough and simple
Belgian style. Greet of Belgian Pearls introduced me to the Garniers last summer.
Their website is here
Further along in Cote Est…
la décoratrice Peggi Kramer pour sa maison de famille…
17th century trumeau over stone sink
Carved wood detail of mirror
over another bathroom sink…
Hanks of natural fibers
in antique stone urns
a crusty iron weight as a door stop
A collection of campagne chic
at the shop of Florence Bouvier
in Lyon, France
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Maisons Côté Est Sept-Nov ’09
Trouvais 
Love this feature in Cote Est- just read it the other night. Their house is beautiful!
Beautiful images! I would love to poke around in THAT shop!
🙂 Laura
Love the textures and sparkles.
Lee
I love the juxtaposition of a crystal chandelier over a steel and reclaimed-wood table, and the plank parquet floor. You never see floor patterns like this in the states, but I’m considering doing one at Garvinweasel, and hope that Santa will deliver a planer and router so I can give a try. Thanks for this lovely post!
We wait with bated breath for Xmas! Fingers crossed! I’d love to know how to/see someone else do a parquet floor.
Lovely, truthful, authentic images. Love the contrasts. To James XVI: you are my kind of guy! No one else I know lusts for a planer with the hope of doing floors like this. May the giver of great gifts come your way.
Hi HBD…what is it about that can do spirit? I was looking at reclaimed wood today for my office. Thought I’d just slap the wide planks down, couldn’t imagine trying parquet. It will be fun living more dangerously… vicariously…through James.
Best in Show…the hunting dogs…I adore them!
~jermaine~
Hi J. Did you see the Christopher Guest film…or are you one of those Dog Show viewers?
Trish,
Thank you for mentionning me!!!
Greet
Stunning post! This dusty rose sofa and beautiful chandelier took my breath away. Magical pictures, thank you for sharing!
I adore those carved animal heads! Beautiful!
I have added you to my blogroll. I cannot get enough of your blog!!
Would love to subscribe to Cote Sud or Est…been checking the online offers..but you all might have a better source. So..would love to hear from you and Trish.. thanks so much for the wonderful offerings and posts from all the many talented kindred spirits. I am having a hard time getting any work done! pam@ Studio Antica.com