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Now and again I daydream about moving west, deeper into Normandy. West is greener, west is emptier, west is packed full of properties to die for …. what stops me? well, deepest Normandy is also that much further from Paris, with fewer decent schools and even less happening… but it is very tempting.
Today I have been dreaming about this little bijoux, loads of land, tons of charm. Come along and dream with me…..
If I lived here, you could drive over to stay for the weekend. The wide gates would be open to welcome you, and since it will be such a balmy, summer day, bedroom windows will be flung open too.
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We’ll walk around the outside of the house. I think you’ll like the little œil de bœuf window hidden in the ivy climbing up the wall.
I’ll serve you some tea here, before showing you the …..
outbuildings, that I haven’t yet decided how to use …..
SIGH ! – that roof and those proportions are to die for!
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We’ll take a little tour inside and say how lovely the uneven, mute-coloured stone flooring is , we’ll admire the volumes of the rooms and how much light comes into the high ceilinged rooms, and we’ll wonder why in heaven’s name the French put their radiators
beneath their beautiful old windows. (I’ll make a note to call the plumber and get those moved!)
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I’ll explain that we shall be redecorating and buying more furniture
and you’ll swoon over those herringbone floors!
and in the evening before supper, we’ll walk around the grounds together and you’ll help me plan out the new flower beds, potager and orchards that I’ll be planting next fall.
Happy, happy dreams!
And for anyone who wants to do more than just dream, this little 18th century château is for sale at the moment. The asking price is about 1.3 million euros, but for that you get almost 6.000 sq ft living space, 12 hectares of land, marble fireplaces, herringbone wooden floors, a dozen bedrooms and almost as many bathrooms and two stunning 17th and 18th century outbuildings, each about 1600 sq ft.
I only ask one small thing in exchange for having shown you this treasure, that when you buy it I get to visit and watch your work in progress!!
Bon weekend à tout le monde!
All photos and property details found here
25 comments
C'est magnifique ! I say go for it.
OMG…I felt for a minute looking at those pictures, if I just clicked my heels I could be transported there….I was wishing THAT hard that I was there! Sooo beautiful, whats not to love..its a storybook dream for sure. I can understand how you could spend much time fantasizing about this! Truly a dream……hope one day I will be one of those brazen heroic women who just decides to get up one day and follow her dream……(of course my husband will have to agree)….heres to dreaming and beautiful things!
This house would also get me daydreaming planning how to restore it, and furnish it to enhance its beauty and charm. You'd be more than welcome to visit and stay. However, first I'll dream about winning the lottery!!! Have a nice weekend
Wowzer. That's gorgeous – from the simple gardens to the herringbone floor. What's not to love!
By the way, we often have the radiators under the windows here in Toronto as well. People usually have them framed with wooden boxes so they can display things on top of them.
Wow… it's so French!
Kisses
Monica
And I'll wear a hat!
I am never leaving.
I just posted a tour of my home and now I am sad. I want to live here instead. *sigh*
So beautiful and so many wonderful ideas – particularly for the garden! Thank you so much!
Beautiful! I could live there!
Linda
Fabulous home and since I'm used to being in the country it would be perfect for our little family. I'll talk to mister man about moving in…I WISH!
Just Beautiful, Love it all, so inspiring and wonderful Love the Ivy growing up the walls, such a statement.. Thanks for sharing such beauty..
Karryann
An amzing blog
Simply Amazing! They sure knew how to live well~Cheers Kim
Hi there, I am new to your lovely blog and already and pea green with envy. living in France would be a dream come true for me.I am a self confessed francophile! This home is just divine and so is your blog. Thank you for sharing
. I will be back – Suzi
Come and visit? Just try and stop me. I would be one of those house guests that just never leaves!
Oh, to have 1.3 million euros! I'm smitten:)
It is mine!!!!! Just as soon as I win lotto….just one problem there though….I never buy a ticket…LOL!!!
It looks a fabulous house, thanks!!!
Linda
Gorgeous house and grounds and only 1.3 million euros. Maybe if we all pooled our pennies we could swing it? I'd love to vacation there.
How simply fabulous! Lots of dreams to fulfill and many hours of pleasure to enjoy. All is well and all are welcome here. Love your new blog header too!
Oooh-la-la when can I visit?!
Thanks for taking us on this tour…it would be so fun!
Deborah xo
What a bargain! Absolute perfection. Want to split it? Time share? A marvelous daydream…merci! XO Trish
a mere pittance…. does it come with a full staff?..I 'm not dusting that joint…lol
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While it is crazy, sometimes I read your posts and feel a bit teary that for us it isn't "just a move west" but a move across the sea. I truly think I lived in France in a previous life – or it could be that my family history is all there. Either way, thank you for posting things such as this as it gives me a place to dream a little~
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I'm glad this was a weekend post…now I'll be daydreaming the rest of the afternoon! And what a wonderful place to daydream about. Thank you for all your lovely posts.
This is what dreams are made of, at least my dreams. Thank you for such beautiful photos.
Merci!
What if I buy it, and you come help me decorate it? It's beautiful!
Sharon,
J'adore ce genre de "maison" ! ou plutôt petit château…
Céline.