Monthly Archives: August 2016

Wooden ships on the water…..

Posted on August 26, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Today sees the Port of Blyth in beautiful Northumberland (North East corner of England) host the start of the 2016 North Sea Tall Ships Regatta. Thirty of these beautiful vessels will sail to Gothenburg, Sweden over the bank holiday weekend. … Continue reading →

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Episode 143 – More decorative finishes- lambris wood panelling

Posted on August 25, 2016 by coteetcampagne

There are a number of elements we see time and time again in humble French houses. One is lambris, or narrow wood panelling. It’s been popular here for centuries though the default finish seems to be dark treacly varnishes and … Continue reading →

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Episode 142- Decorative finishes update – mettre en valeur

Posted on August 24, 2016 by coteetcampagne

You might remember that I posted about the first two stages of the process I have developed for stucco-stencilling walls. Check it out here in French house salon.   Can you stucco stencil it? Yes you can! I have now completed … Continue reading →

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Les Chaises- repaired, restyled, refinished- Part 2

Posted on August 19, 2016 by coteetcampagne

So you remember these four dining chairs posted a few days ago? Les Chaises -saving four special dining chairs for someone – Part 1 below is after photos-  & if you want it, details of how we rescued these trashed pieces … Continue reading →

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The Thursday Three- 1901-1910

Posted on August 18, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Did I introduce you to this chair? Who knows? I can’t remember. World, meet my Ewardian with a hint of Egyptian Revival chair. It will be a bedroom chair in either the cave or the tulip room. EER chair, meet … Continue reading →

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Les Chaises -saving four special dining chairs for someone – Part 1

Posted on August 15, 2016 by coteetcampagne

This is what we started with. Four interesting and slightly unusual dining chairs in a terrible state. They had been in a  cellar in several inches of water and had rotten feet, damaged and stained seats and various bits of … Continue reading →

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Friday French Property P**n Fix

Posted on August 12, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Five more lovely rooms                 top-bottom & left to right decorbydesign.blogspot.com http://www.mysweetgite.com/la-maison-verte/ http://sottoilmontevineyards.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/interior-designer-frederic-mechiche.html    http://www.anindiansummer.in/2014/11/frederic-mechiche.html decorology.blogspot.co.uk I have posted photos of Frédéric Méchiche’s medieval village house in Hyères before. The red toile bedroom is … Continue reading →

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In which I consider channelling Madame Récamier

Posted on August 11, 2016 by coteetcampagne

This is Parisian it-girl Juliette Récamier, born in  1777 and much admired and painted by many, including David & Gérard and even (in spirit) Magritte https://mydailyartdisplay.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/madame-recamier-by-jacques-louis-david-francois-gerard-and-magritte/ Picture above found on – http://architectdesign.blogspot.co.uk/2014_10_26_archive.html This lady was  generally depicted draped across a … Continue reading →

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Friday French Property P**n Fix

Posted on August 5, 2016 by coteetcampagne

My current obsessions are- *Kitchen dining storage –Left-http://decordeprovence.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/spring.html I love open shelves, I know many don’t . We have them in the UK and they are no more hassle, cleaning wise, than cupboards with doors. *Small bedrooms- Right- thedecorista.tumblr.com I … Continue reading →

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French style signs & symbols #2 – Diamond Doors

Posted on August 4, 2016 by coteetcampagne

I have noticed the preponderence here in the Languedoc of front entrance doors with the diamond motif; ours included. We even find this motif -right-on the huge doors on Limoux’s beautiful Église Saint-Martin de Limoux http://visitesvirtuelles.123.fr/eglise-saint-martin-a-limoux/ What I have also … Continue reading →

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An ode to the “os de mouton” chair

Posted on August 2, 2016 by coteetcampagne

The festival vide-greniers was back in the medieval square again this year. So atmospheric. But I’m very glad we don’t live right on the charming Promenade de Château Fort ourselves; the stall holders literally set up right outside the doors … Continue reading →

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