Property News · June 18, 2023

Unpicking the past: an ancient silk farm gets a smooth new look


An 18th-century French farmhouse that once harvested silkworms has been given the glossiest of makeoversThe baby-blue shutters are the first thing that strike you about this historic stone dwelling in the village of La Bruguière in southern France. They look like cerulean eyes, inviting you in. “I love this colour, it is the typical shade of the windows of houses in this part of the Cévennes,” explains Sophie Zieleskiewicz, an interior decorator originally from Lyon.When she and her husband, Ian, first saw the property – an 18th-century farm, where silkworms were once raised – they immediately knew they had found what they were looking for. The beautiful town of Uzès is just a few kilometres away and Provence is on the other side of the Rhone. It’s a much-loved tourist destination, yet untainted by mass tourism. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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