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Decoration

How stencils can bring life to your renovation work in France

Columnist Nick Inman pays homage to friends' technical prowess

Is it legal to pay a tradesperson in cash in France?

There are rules which dictate how to pay for work at your home

How France’s taste in roof décor has shifted from religion to pets

A long-established Normandy pottery says it is receiving requests to put labradors, cats and even toucans on its ceramic finials

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Interior decorator brings feel-good design to poorer Paris suburbs

Assetou Coulibaly says her association helps people in social housing take control of their circumstances and improve their mental health by redecorating their homes

Villa E-1027: A modernist masterpiece Riviera property restored

A showpiece of modernist architecture in France has been restored and, after several years of painstaking work, visitors can now see the house as it was in 1929

Hang your own Monet on the wall

Paris museums have put more than 100,000 high-definition images of works of art online for free use and reproduction.

Conductor’s Parisian home hits the right note

Catherine Synave on the inspiration for her new book, which explores a diverse selection of Parisians’ homes, including a conductor’s residence near Palais Garnier

Perfect French home for a fine art collection

John Richardson, who died in March, was a British art historian and friend of Picasso. In his entertaining last book, he revealed how a rundown French castle became his home

Riviera poster boy brings tourist hot spots to life

Nice-based artist Eric Garence tells The Connexion about the career switch that has made his name

Chaumont’s timeless 'vie de château'

The stunning chateau at Chaumont-sur-Loire is best known for its garden. A new book by Chantal Colleu-Dumond also ventures inside the castle to reveal the royal history behind its remarkable interiors

Finding your interiors entente cordiale

Lucy Haywood reveals how her passion for ‘Country Brocante’ style draws on vintage inspiration from both France and the UK, and also explores a cross-Channel interiors amalgam

Simplicity is key to this spiritual retreat

In her new book, Henrietta Heald looks at the elegant art of living in the French style. Here she explains her creative inspiration and presents one of the featured homes, located in the Luberon

Discovery proves bedroom posters are nothing new

Architecture of France and Home Art - This month, Jane Hanks tells us that posters adorning bedroom walls have been a staple of teenagers for decades – but a discovery in France revealed that mass-produced, cheap images have been popular for much longer than was previously thought.

French cottage style means refined and rustic

Courtney Allison reveals her passion for French country cottages and how to style your own home on a rural theme

Gardeners find time to chat, visit and share tips

The approach of autumn means the Interesting Gardening Club, based in Ribérac, Dordogne will be starting up again and it welcomes all local gardeners whether they have acres, woodlands and lakes, or a simple cottage garden.

Decoration

How stencils can bring life to your renovation work in France

Is it legal to pay a tradesperson in cash in France?

How France’s taste in roof décor has shifted from religion to pets

Interior decorator brings feel-good design to poorer Paris suburbs

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Villa E-1027: A modernist masterpiece Riviera property restored

Hang your own Monet on the wall

Conductor’s Parisian home hits the right note

Perfect French home for a fine art collection

Riviera poster boy brings tourist hot spots to life

Chaumont’s timeless 'vie de château'

Finding your interiors entente cordiale

Simplicity is key to this spiritual retreat

Discovery proves bedroom posters are nothing new

French cottage style means refined and rustic

Couture chic of Dior’s country retreat

‘Each window is a creation’

Grower’s digest - December 2018

Gardeners find time to chat, visit and share tips

The best way to furnish your property in France

No drama for this French chateau restoration

Comfort, nostalgia and all mod cons

The stylish art of French family living

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