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Movie Monday: The French Village of “Chocolat”

Welcome to another Movie Monday, when I show you photos from a film that has plenty of eye candy. Today I’m treating you to the romantic drama “Chocolat.” Consider this my day-after-Mother’s-Day gift to all you moms out there. Even if charming French villages aren’t your thing, and the sight of Juliette Binoche as chocolatier [...]

How Do You Decorate a French Cottage Built in 1850?

How would you decorate a 150-year old stone cottage in France with original wood-beam ceilings? I’m guessing that “track lighting” isn’t the first thing that springs to mind.
I was looking through the real estate listings in France, just in case I want to buy a summer home there someday (why dream small?), when I came [...]

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie’s French Chateau

It looks like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have decided to give birth in France this time around (the twins are due this summer). At the Cannes Film Festival, Jolie told reporters, “We are certainly thinking of France.”
According to French newspaper Nice Matin, the dynamic duo just signed a 3-year lease on a $70 million [...]

Cobble Court: A French Norman Country Estate

This grand old home known as “Cobble Court” sits on 9 rolling acres. It has 9 bedrooms and 8 baths, and it’s on the market for $8.7 million. It was built in 1933 to look like a French Norman country estate and definitely looks European. Surprisingly, though, it’s not really French–it’s right here in Ohio, just a few miles away from my [...]

Coco Chanel’s Apartment at 31 Rue Cambon

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”
I’m working on an article about Coco Chanel for Kiki magazine’s summer issue and have to share photos of her chic apartment with you.
Coco Chanel lived [...]

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