Chateaux interiors

Unlike Vaux le Vicomte, Château de Haroué has been inhabited by the same family since it was built by architect Germain... Read More

Nestled in the midst of the forests of Normandy, France is the elegant and romantic Château de Morsan, one of the few remaining folies in France. It was originally built around 1760 as a hunting lodge by the Marquis de Morsan, a confidant to Louis XV, for the King’s visit. The architect was Ange-Jacque Gabriel […]

This charming chateau and its beautiful grounds with moats, tree-lined paths and enchanting woodland form a delightful haven. Everything here has been remarkably well preserved: the place is just like the writer Denis Diderot would have experienced it back in the Age of Enlightenment. The magnificent edifice has been adapted to modern life and tastes but has gone through time largely unaltered. Indeed, renovation work on the chateau has kept the interior’s original layout and only changed…

Christie's fetes Alberto Pinto—the late decorator responsible for the world's most stunning interiors—whose last projects are featured in a new book.

This charming chateau and its beautiful grounds with moats, tree-lined paths and enchanting woodland form a delightful haven. Everything here has been remarkably well preserved: the place is just like the writer Denis Diderot would have experienced it back in the Age of Enlightenment. The magnificent edifice has been adapted to modern life and tastes but has gone through time largely unaltered. Indeed, renovation work on the chateau has kept the interior’s original layout and only changed…

Chateau de Villette

A long time ago, while staying in Paris on a work trip, I met the loveliest couple, Victor and Maria Orsenne. At the time they owned a divine little boutique hotel set right between the Eiffel Tower and the bustling food markets of Rue Cler. Well, they have just emailed me to tell me they've purchased a new property – a petit chateau in the Loire called 'Le Manoir'. The photograph of it was enough to make me want to get on a plane and go straight back to France! Here are images of the…

The beauty of classicism is its ability to transcend time and place and speak with a new voice in whatever context it finds itself. Architecture that successfully shows itself to have this kind of versatility is repeated over many years and cultures and evolves to meet the needs of each new society it encounters. This limestone French chateau by residential designer William T. Baker.