French Style - Oh That's So 80's

Timeless

The 15th-century round tower, is the oldest part of this French country house. It was a fortification that overlooked the valley.

Antique paisleys covering 19th-century armchairs set a warm ambiance in the upstairs living room. The large painting is of the Red Fort in Delhi, found in a café in Arles. Many of the 19th-century pieces, bought in the area, blend with the architecture.

So 80's - The leather sofa and Kilm pillows

Dig those ladder back chairs and that chandelier

On the kitchen wall at right is a 19th-century salon painting of Hecate and her dogs.

I spy a brass bed! Now that's Lay Lady Lay 80's

A large stone mantel in the master bedroom is original to the house. The 17th-century country pine bench-table rests between a pair of 19th-century armchairs.

We were all much younger then

An old manor house in the Lot valley, an area famed for its truffles, was the summer haven for the late film director Louis Malle, his wife, Candice Bergen, and their then two-year old daughter, Chloe. Although the house was used during World War II, it had been left abandoned until Malle restored it in the late 1960s.

It's so funny to take a look back at something that was the height of French country decorating back in the 1980's. All that pine furniture! I have a few pieces myself! And wouldn't the chandelier over the dining table be better replaced with one of the oversize lanterns we all love.
I wonder if this house is still in the family, and if it's been updated.
Joni I think this could be your next post!

From Architectural Digest 1988

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