Traditional meets modern in France

A rare weekend post but I simply couldn't resist sharing this absolutely beautiful home in Sante-Marie-de-Ré, featured in the equally beautiful and inspiring interior magazine; <a href="http://www.marieclairemaison.com/" target="_blank">Marie Claire Maison.</a> It's the home of painter Catherine Le Van and her husband, both of whom are passionate about design.  I love the perfect marriage of traditional and contemporary items.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYW5kuQEvvkwxWxquy0qKnkSqcIqSBKwCTjd58LLYdx_b7-eJw2uNyCYmM7VeQN4fH7LIPedE0n2Yp-SjVYFB2E3FL37vZ1T3ytpCzZnadN0AtgrCbGu_d1YS-U_cJXMrKJEufkRqvus/s1600/mcm1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYW5kuQEvvkwxWxquy0qKnkSqcIqSBKwCTjd58LLYdx_b7-eJw2uNyCYmM7VeQN4fH7LIPedE0n2Yp-SjVYFB2E3FL37vZ1T3ytpCzZnadN0AtgrCbGu_d1YS-U_cJXMrKJEufkRqvus/s640/mcm1.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgzxGI1AKDHOO6J7uzfa7U5dYPqGUcYOT-5BN4XKDWPYVxPGODHn69wB7HPI0cQqxDhlhpDsLpdy8fdCsIjYGVu5r1SZuSAriQHxc5OH40kiCe1v-QgBtTdugFHxlexP1irYehyBmD3c/s1600/mcm2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgzxGI1AKDHOO6J7uzfa7U5dYPqGUcYOT-5BN4XKDWPYVxPGODHn69wB7HPI0cQqxDhlhpDsLpdy8fdCsIjYGVu5r1SZuSAriQHxc5OH40kiCe1v-QgBtTdugFHxlexP1irYehyBmD3c/s640/mcm2.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLFM7_felB8jbO_C8OdRd49BUqUgcBdIt3osw9Kft8c5bc9pdBnyAnfbd0EINzrRrmXNmz3xXilRn-n7t0ZHbFTqiHZ1wj1gv20VV_hPu_ZZFLsIPhQ-za6C_-C7as2vnplnfmlw4sc0/s1600/mcm4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLFM7_felB8jbO_C8OdRd49BUqUgcBdIt3osw9Kft8c5bc9pdBnyAnfbd0EINzrRrmXNmz3xXilRn-n7t0ZHbFTqiHZ1wj1gv20VV_hPu_ZZFLsIPhQ-za6C_-C7as2vnplnfmlw4sc0/s640/mcm4.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpQ7z6BbWydWVnID9H8TWYzjS9V-bFD9Uq9q2JhBJB9YtSwWVyD-cm4N-NqfFFQ2K_JWNumQUMqA1aRldhjMwgHZjS_kiPYh-qhYb2Cl3wQbJo_xbe_btQyi1j4RBRZtast-fGYPGjHY/s1600/mcm5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpQ7z6BbWydWVnID9H8TWYzjS9V-bFD9Uq9q2JhBJB9YtSwWVyD-cm4N-NqfFFQ2K_JWNumQUMqA1aRldhjMwgHZjS_kiPYh-qhYb2Cl3wQbJo_xbe_btQyi1j4RBRZtast-fGYPGjHY/s640/mcm5.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-243CrJ5Ka4BsnYCsSc_YZ3AFKP0lZRBUwSxw7XkI3EO4KKM68LKK7E78exQYaq6naXIH9Hv5mVvcN6DamlCKc-DXfv5ArYRI-0ZPoPKHTcR5wnXmrHapCLsSBLyjJDGHft1lpUJJZsY/s1600/mcm6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-243CrJ5Ka4BsnYCsSc_YZ3AFKP0lZRBUwSxw7XkI3EO4KKM68LKK7E78exQYaq6naXIH9Hv5mVvcN6DamlCKc-DXfv5ArYRI-0ZPoPKHTcR5wnXmrHapCLsSBLyjJDGHft1lpUJJZsY/s640/mcm6.jpg" width="438" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.marieclairemaison.com/,une-decoration-authentique,2570242,296551,6" target="_blank">Marie Claire Maison</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Read more about it <a href="http://www.marieclairemaison.com/,a-sainte-marie-de-re-une-maison-moderne-inspiree-de-l-architecture-rhetaise,2570242,296551.asp" target="_blank">here </a>(French only).<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend all!

Traditional meets modern in France

A rare weekend post but I simply couldn't resist sharing this absolutely beautiful home in Sante-Marie-de-Ré, featured in the equally be...

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Props and trading house of a mid century collector

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And today for something completely different...the home and temprary showroom of 1900 - 1950's collector <a href="http://www.temporary-showroom.gr/home" target="_blank">Alketas Pazis</a> in Athens, Greece. For those of you who love mid-century collector items, I think this home and <a href="http://www.temporary-showroom.gr/home" target="_blank">props and trading house</a> is breathtaking! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI7SNm74BZ6QI706QKvaWfYY_h4ysM4-R48DmpCD1QVRkqEEdD58mqU1AKAougrRlvZuyFNKkPJGuObAJfGpmsOwZYntAWSiehreltF34i1welgfYufP_uKEg1ESxXg8K37tzORkCydEj/s1600/alketas-pazis-temporary-showroom-athens-greece-yatzer-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI7SNm74BZ6QI706QKvaWfYY_h4ysM4-R48DmpCD1QVRkqEEdD58mqU1AKAougrRlvZuyFNKkPJGuObAJfGpmsOwZYntAWSiehreltF34i1welgfYufP_uKEg1ESxXg8K37tzORkCydEj/s640/alketas-pazis-temporary-showroom-athens-greece-yatzer-5.jpg" width="484px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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And find out more about all the items in his props and trading house <a href="http://www.yatzer.com/A-View-Into-The-World-Of-An-Avant-Garde-Collector" target="_blank">here</a>.

Props and trading house of a mid century collector

And today for something completely different...the home and temprary showroom of 1900 - 1950's collector Alketas Pazis in Athens, Greec...

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