Let’s start the week with some kitchens that bring a breath of fresh country air along with them: via yellowtrace – and clearly inspred by Monet’s kitchen at Giverny. I don’t know where I found the photo above – please let me know if you recognize it? Country style doesn’t have to be fussy, or ...
It’s virtual vacation this week at Kitchen Clarity – meaning I’m stuck in my office working away, but I’m dreaming of far flung vacations. How about a trip to Provence? I think the two above are more kitchens in Provence than kitchens of Provence – traditional Provencal kitchens have a very distinctive style – less ...
Creamy colors, rustic wood, ancient beams, thick plaster walls – let’s just enjoy some gloriously simple southern kitchens, and imagine we too are in a country house around the shores of the Mediterranean, with views forever: A visit to Côté Sud is virtually a vacation, for those of us who don’t get to take the ...
Here we are, it’s August, and if we were French, there’s a good chance we’d all be fleeing the city right now for a dreamy Summer vacation. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been slaving all weekend over spreadsheets, and the idea of a few weeks in the South of France is particularly appealing ...
There’s a real art to putting a contemporary kitchen in ancient surroundings. Here are striking examples of modern kitchens in grand old buildings in France – just look at the walls in this farmhouse in the Pyreneees: From farmhouse to castle – slightly more refined perhaps, but these walls are still the real thing: The ...
Happy Bastille Day! Images culled over time from Marie Claire Maison: It’s great to celebrate your nationhood/revolution with fireworks at the height of summer. We poor Brits (though I am American too) did have a so-called “Glorious Revolution” in 1688 (we swapped one king for another, while the first was out of the country – ...
And I mean, really country French. Be careful what you wish for – it’s really more squalid than romantic. As I have to accept that I am a bit of a voyeur by nature, I was delighted to come across a copy of Marie-France Boyer’s Really Rural: Authentic French Country Interiors. The author and journalist ...