Am I the only one who suffers from a split personality when it comes to my interior architectural style? My nostalgia for crumbling, period houses, crammed with original features is as strong as my yearning for stylistic, monochrome palettes with an understated elegance that simmers away in the background.
It makes my heart sing to know that I really can have it all and this old stone house in Brittany, France, is prime example to indulging both passions. Built in 1927, the owners; three friends who first saw the house whilst on holiday, have transformed and updated the house by adding a modern steel and glass box extension to form a stronger bond with the rural setting outside.
Throughout the home you witness the integration of old and new, successfully blurring the lines. One such example is the dominant, matt black Vipp kitchen with its stainless steel worktops, sitting happily in its rendered stone wall surroundings. Swapping out most of the solid internal doors for steel-framed glazed doors was a very clever decision to make.
Not one of the communal areas is cut off, linking the ground floor rooms to enhance the open-plan aspect that the new extension has made. Accommodating up to eight people, the owners regularly frequent their holiday home to rest and restore themselves via the peaceful surroundings and the strong salty sea air.
Best wishes,
Jess from Hector and Bailey
Images via Estmagazine.com.au
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