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5 years in the past, Anthony Watson and Benoît Rauzy purchased a grand 18th-century townhouse overlooking the Rhone River within the village of Vallabrègues in Provence. In the course of the course of an intensive historic renovation, the couple found that their place had as soon as been the headquarters for a rattan enterprise, one in every of many within the space devoted to creating baskets and furnishings. Due to its abundance of palm and willow timber and site on the river, the place reeds might be soaked, Vallabrègues, they realized, was at one level the most important basket producer in France.

The rise of synthetics had all however put the native craft business out of enterprise when Watson, a British-French stylist, and Rauzy, a water- and energy-use advisor, got here alongside. Within the brief time since, the 2 have change into celebrated rattan revivalists. Atelier Vime, the workshop

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When Anne Sage despatched me her shopper’s workplace area I instantly leaned in and requested, “this {that a} material accent wall?! Oooh, that’s sick!” Then as I continued to pour over the photographs, I stored discovering particular particulars and nice concepts. Not stunning although given how considerate Anne is together with her designs. However naturally, I had a couple of billion questions which we are going to get to in a minute. However one query we at all times ask designers of their initiatives is that if there have been any enjoyable surprises and/or challenges. What I completely liked was that Anne mentioned her shopper actually gave her free reign – “In all probability probably the most enjoyable shock I had was a shopper who liked all my concepts and gave me the liberty to run with them—how typically does that occur? So lots of the particular particulars on …

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‘DIY worry issue’ is that hesitancy to roll up your sleeves and do a simple restore, upkeep or craft undertaking your self.

It is OK if no one ‘taught’ you sort out a DIY paint job — we imagine in you!

Chances are you’ll simply want just a few pointers that can assist you perceive the correct instruments and strategies for the duty. We have requested skilled painter Mark O’Connor to share his prime tricks to a profitable DIY paint job.

Get high quality brushes

When you assume you do not know paint since you’ve carried out it earlier than and it did not prove as you needed, the issue may have been poor high quality brushes and rollers.

It takes the correct instruments to get a pristine paint end.


For knowledgeable look and end, Mark advises buying brushes that precise painters would use, such because the vary from

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Forward this weekend: Be part of us for a Remodelista in Maine ebook signing, plus a summery cocktail recipe and extra.

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Above: Notes on a summer time bed room. {Photograph} through The Fashionable Home from Reighton Highway in London: A Calm, Modern Revival of a Victorian House.
  • Annie might be at Camden Artwork Walks subsequent Thursday, July 21, signing copies of Remodelista in Maine. Sprime by Jessie Tobias Design – The Store, 24 Bayview Road Camden, ME, from 5-7 p.m. to select up a replica or say hiya; extra information right here.
  • Information from Paris: Hélène Pinaud and Julien Schwartzmann of structure studio Heju collaborated with varied painters, ceramic artists, and different creatives to give you Matières [Materials], a group of furnishings and objects at present on view at Virginie Lesage Gallery in Paris. Check out the gathering on the Heju web site (and in French on
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Right here we’re in mid-July! Em’s on the mountain home, the workforce is getting of their summer time holidays, and farmhouse posts are coming in HOT! We’re grateful to have you ever with us as at all times and hope you’re stepping into these summer time actions too. However proper now it’s time for LINKS!

This week’s home tour is house of Lyndon Cormack, one of many founders of Herschel Provide Co, and designed/renovated it with Mark Burkart of Little Large Studio. As a mountain lover who grew up snowboarding, Lyndon’s dream of proudly owning a log cabin was realized with this house. We LOVE the THICK logs, the black wooden kitchen, and the juxtaposition of all the trendy artwork and kooky lighting. It’s all simply very cool and really cozy. Go take a look at the remainder of the home right here!

From Emily: I …

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