Provence Style: Decorating with French Country Flair

Shauna Varvel's Provence Style provides an intimate tour of quintessential Proven軋l style, featuring chic homes and interior details inspired by this picturesque region.

Contribution by Alexandra Black

Thirty years after the publication of Peter Mayle's bestselling memoir A Year in Provence, the sun-drenched southern French region continues to excite home decorators with its combination of rustic charm, elegant details, and historical influences. Provence Style showcases the best of the region, with Shauna Varvel's quintessential 18th-century Rhe valley farmhouse--Le Mas des Poiriers--as its centerpiece. Named for the working pear orchard on the grounds, the property was reimagined by noted local architect Alexandre Lafourcade, who transformed a rough structure into a luxurious expression of the Proven軋l aesthetic, referencing historical influences, rural traditions, and Parisian taste.

Set amid a garden of all馥s, arbors, and terraces designed by the architect's mother, renowned landscape designer Dominique Lafourcade, this exemplar of Proven軋l style is the starting point for exploring the region's characteristic interior details and exterior features. The book includes chapters on the public spaces of the home, from entrances to living rooms, the private realm of bedrooms and bathrooms, and outdoor areas including patios and kitchen gardens, transporting the reader on a captivating stylistic journey.

"When Shauna Varvel and her family bought an 18th-century estate on a 65-acre pear farm on the Rhe River, their lives turned into a romantic fantasy fit for a Hollywood movie." --New York Post

Author: Shauna Varvel
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Vendome Press
Published: 06/15/2021
Pages: 256
Weight: 4.15lbs
Size: 12.20h x 9.60w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780865653900