Keeping it Simple

Nicole Albert, a stylist and her partner Michael Nunan, a builder and landscape gardener, own a riverside holiday home in the Languedoc/Roussillon region village of Lagrasse, one of France’s ‘listed’ villages. The house was originally two houses built into the medieval walls of the village, divided by a cobbled lane. At some point the houses were joined and the lane incorporated to form a central courtyard. This split layout offered the couple the perfect opportunity to create both a home and separate holiday let, allowing them to live in France while generating an income. The couple have done much of the renovation work themselves, opening up the space to make it light and bright. Heritage paints sympathetic to the local style have been used as a backdrop for a mix of antique finds, contemporary furniture and architectural details found in salvage yards to create a truly unique home full of quirky history... view feature Pin It Now!