Stilt House: A Raised Contemporary Cabin on a Lakeside Farm Retreat in Connemara, Ireland Anne and Simon Ashe moved with their two kids to Fernwood, a lakeside property in Connemara, Ireland, with big plans: in addition to becoming self-sufficient farmers and conscientious stewards of their land, they wanted to build inventive, eco-conscious structures sized for two, so that they could entice vacationers to visit. Just over 10 years later, […]
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Expert Advice: 6 Simple Tips for Renting Out Your Space With the rise in online rental sites such as Airbnb and VRBO, it’s easier than ever to snap a few photos, create a listing, and rent out your house or apartment. The tricky part comes after the tenants arrive and the questions start rolling in: Where does the trash go? How do you work the TV […]
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Remodelista Reconnaissance: Provençal-Yellow Tiles in a French Hotel The tiled tabletops and bathroom vanities at Hotel Le Moulin have us wanting to add ochre tiles to our own places. But where to source them? Let’s find out. The Sighting With so much of the hotel’s fittings channeling the Provence spirit—from lime-plaster walls down to the books in the guest rooms—we knew the tiles, […]
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Kitchen of the Week: The Ideal French Rental Kitchen The Platonic ideal of a French country house? That would be A Design Couple’s Soulful, Rustic Holiday Home in Duras, France, which Fan profiled a few years back (and which I’ve returned to—for important armchair traveling purposes—on more than one occasion). Today we’re taking a closer look at the kitchen, done by author designer Karen […]
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Le Chalet Olivet: A 19th Century Swiss Chalet Rental in the Loire Valley Tucked away on the banks of the Loiret river sits a storybook Swiss chalet that was built in 1862 by the Swiss Delegation as a representation of traditional carpentry. The building was presented at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889 where it was bought by a wealthy merchant who dismantled the chalet and reassembled it […]
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