Cottage in Derbyshire

I posted about this home a few months ago. This is just an update with larger images.

How about touring a shabby chick cottage in England today? Phil and Philippa Heath moved to this three-bedroom cottage in the Derbyshire countryside, on the edges of the Peak District, in the early 1990s. The property was built around 200 years ago. It had been rented out as a gamekeeper’s cottage for a long while, and been neglected for many years; it was dark and damp and there were even mushrooms growing on the walls. So, little by little they restored every room. The furniture was picked up from all manner of places, including reclamation yards and house sales. The Heaths also gratefully accepted hand-me-downs from friends and family, while some items were even rescued from skips. An overall feminine, shabby chick style cottage with lots of floral prints and little hearts in almost every room.

Phil, Philippa, and their four children.



































All images from here.

Château de Fontenay

Located north of Orléans, in an agricultural region called La Beauce, 70 miles from Paris, this impressive 16th century manor has been a landmark of the village of Fontenay-sur-Conie for more than 400 years.

A British art-collecting retail entrepreneur bought it completely furnished. But its rooms needed an update, so interior designer Tino Zervudachi and his team from Mlinaric, Henry & Zervudachi were appointed to fulfill the task.

If you'd like to read the full story behind this Château just go here.





































Photographed and produced by Tim Beddow

All images and information from Architectural Digest.

Renovated Apartment in Madrid

Good morning to you, dear readers. For those of you who celebrated Mother's Day, hope you spent a lovely day with your family and loved ones.

This apartment in Madrid used to have very low ceilings, narrow doors, narrow corridors and dark bathrooms. The owner had some of the walls torn down, and the roof was raised 20 cm from the original height. Spanish interior designer Isabel Quesada was in charge of decorating the rooms.

























All images from here.

Happy Mother's Day!

It's night time here, and for many of you I guess it must be Monday already, but anyway I wanted to wish you a very Happy Mother's Day to all you beautiful mothers! Hope you have all been duly pampered and had a wonderful day.

Now I leave you to enjoy today's tour that takes us to a story-like cottage in Norway. Hulda and Arnt Håvard live in this house called Ingerborgstua (apparently a woman named Inga used to live here) full of shabby chic details made by Hulda herself.




Meet the owners, Hulda and Arnt Håvard




























A poem written by Hulda, which appeared in the newspaper, now hangs in her kitchen.

All images from here.