french barn
Pale putty walls and found oil canister in the main
1930s oil painting portrait and anglepoise lamp
An old travel trunk sits between the bed and oak beams acting as a bedside table
A linen reupholstered chair sit still in the main bedroom in the barn next to the old hayloft window
Brocante bedside table find in the main bedroom
Train details on the travelling trunk in the main bedroom
Old glass jar filled with dandelion seed heads sits next to an black wicker basket in a style particular to this area in France
Beam details in the sitting room with a jewel coloured vase from the couples wedding day flowers sit still on top of the painted armoire which was originally from a Chambre d’Hote and retains it’s stencilled on room number inside
Looking into the sitting room through the big barn French windows at night, wood burner and wide oak floorboards, industrial factory lights hang in a pair overhead
Detail of original lock and original paint on cupboard door in the kitchen
Original painted cupboard and window in the kitchen, exposed brickwork and plaster
Anglepoise and Coro print in the sitting room, pale textured plaster walls
Main bedroom ticking all th boxes, textured pale walls, linen sheets, mid century lamp, oak beams, painted floorboards and view over the river
Textured pale walls and anglepoise in the sitting room
Beautiful stubby linen from Nkuku and iron bedsteads in the twin bedroom
Relaxed sofa look dropped in antique linen, lit by an overhead industrial factory light
Antique ballroom chandelier hanging above the stairs, dark walls and Grench etchings pinned to the wall
Lit from an ancient cast iron sky light this white ironstone bowl rests on an old English pine cupboard
Plaster bust of St Jospeh found in a brocante sits on the mantelpiece over the old French iron range in the kitchen
A modern bowl sits on a wash table found in the barn by the owners, linen voiles filter out the strong sunlight
The twin bedroom has a pair of cast iron bed heads from the UK in between them stands an old bedside table found at a brocante, linen sheets draped at the end of each bed
Evening shadows on the stairs in the house. A small area of the original stairs was left unpainted to show the marks left by animals going up the stairs – yep that’s right – pigs used to go up these stairs!
A writers room/library shelf detail. With repaired French antique bowl and family heirloom exquisite lead pigeon figures on mirrors
Detail of vintage white linen curtains, French earthenware jug, rubber basket and lurcher