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Saturday, August 29, 2020

Fabric of life: a stunning rural French home

Rare textiles from all over the world enhance the rustic style of this French country house

I loved the way the light from the river reflected on the ceilings,” says Susan Deliss of the moment she first saw her rural French home. Positioned by the Serein river, which flows through the wine-growing region of Chablis, the 18th-century house has a laid-back French charm about it. Stone steps in the garden lead down to the water, where a small blue boat belonging to Deliss’s sons, Al, 16, and Gus, 14, gently bobs. Bessie the lurcher hides from the hot sun underneath a nearby fig tree.

I made a deliberate choice to fill this house with things that are old

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* This article was originally published here



* This article was originally published here

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