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28 May 2013

You Know You Are In Provence When...



...you turn a corner to find this gorgeous pebbled 
courtyard with enormous plane trees in front  
of a renovated 200 year old house....

...the swimming pool looks vaguely like a Roman bath...

...the tomettes on the floor look like they have been there forever....

...you come upon a stunning old olive oil jug on the sidewalk...

...along with a vintage Provençal chair with straw seat and prints from the 18th C....

...the gardens are a study in shapes, rhythm, and space..

.. gilded and painted wood adorns your bed...

...along with muted cotton and linen bedding in quilted fabric...

...and old worn shutters lend an easy rustic elegance to your bedroom...


...the geraniums grow like wildfire...



...there is a wonderful old plaster bust in your bathroom...

...and your powder room sink looks like this....



...there are poutres on your ceiling and your light fixture is a renovated lantern...

..your neighbors have a gate that looks like waves on the ocean...

...down the way are glorious blue irises that inspired Van Gogh himself...
photo Chris Golson

...there is a stunning crystal chandelier in your kitchen,
 the windows and doors feature gentle arches, 
there is wrought iron everywhere and the palette is muted and warm...


...and the house down the street looks like this!
photo Chris Golson



most photos by Kit Golson using iPhone




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05 January 2010

The Exquisite Greet of Belgian Pearls


If the gorgeous pearls on her header aren't enough to capture your heart immediately (see below), maybe a castle in Belgium? Maybe the stunning modern interiors carved out of elegant ancient places? Maybe the inspiring images Greet curates and share with us on her new blog....do go to Belgian Pearls & see for yourself! Chic Provence loves her site!












ALL photos courtesy Belgian Pearls





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in the New Year, it's:


Kit Golson Design

for elegant, sustainable and pragmatic

Chic Provence Interior Design



20 November 2009

The Incredible Bathroom of Paris Stage Director...


Jean-Pascal Levy-Trumet. Photographed by the incomparable Pieter Estersohn. Appeared in the April 2003 issue of Elle Decor magazine.

I just can't get over how much I love this bathroom. I love the tub, I love the steel walls, I love the chandelier. It just speaks to me. I just love its clean lines, its simplicity, its elegance. I love the juxtaposition of all that industrial nail-headed steel sheeting against the amber old glass of the chandelier, and the smooth concrete of the tub. The illumination: completely breathtaking.


Parisian Bathroom of Jean-Pascal Levy-Trumet
photographed by Pieter Esterholm


{ Thanks! to Daniel Hale of Serendipity Rising for the photo source and information }


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