Needing a Vacation?

Needing a mental time-out from all the hustle and bustle this time of year?  Well take a look at this beautiful place!  Perched on a hillside overlooking a beautiful lush valley lies this elegant hunting lodge called Le Relais de Roquefereau in the South of France:

all images via Le Relais de Roquefereau

This luxurious place is also located near the beautiful medievel city Penne D'Agenais  - home to many local artists and excellent restaurants.

... who wants to go?!

Happy Holidays everyone!!

Wishing I Could Go...

One of my dreams I'm dying to make happen in the next couple of years is to take a fabulous trip with Kit (Chic Provence Design Tour).  I have seen images of some of the beautiful places they see: homes and villages filled with simple, earthy French county architecture; spaces that are elegant, decorated with the perfect accessories in muted blue-gray tones that echo the lavender country side.  I so wish I could go...

So Kit - I will be seeing you in person sometime in the near future, after I get a life and stop building homes.

image taken by Kit Golson (Chic Provence)

image taken by Kit Golson (Chic Provence)

image taken by Kit Golson (Chic Provence)

 image taken by Kit Golson (Chic Provence)

Most of the above images where taken by Kit when they stayed at Hotel la Mirande.  This particular hotel was once a castle built for the Cardinal in 1309 AD.  It has been tastefully restored and designed by the Stein family - as you can tell it's perfection.  The Stein family wanted guests to feel as if they were staying in the home of an old family from the Provencal aristocracy. 

This hotel is just a small sample of some of the beautiful places you will see and stay at when you travel with Kit (Chic Provence Design Tour)!