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Why Stage with Maison Midi?

Boost

'buy-appeal'

We will optimise your home by creating beautiful, decluttered & timeless interiors with a touch of Provençale and Bohemian charm, instantly appealing to a wide range of potential buyers.

Elevate

perceived value

Our meticulously staged homes instantly stand out amongst the vast selection of property for sale. This helps to generate more interest, leading to a greater number of viewings and an increase in offers.

Enhance

marketing material

We’ll take professional pictures & video that make your property shine in its best possible light. With most buyers starting their search online, good photos are essential for attracting more in-person viewings.

Sell

faster

Beautifully staged homes stand out & sell much faster than those which are empty or un-staged. Our carefully & imaginatively staged spaces allow potential buyers to imagine themselves living in your property.

Meet the team

Brian & Elena Kinane have been expatriates their entire adult life. They’ve lived in the UK, Ireland, Germany and UAE before moving to the south of France. Everywhere they went they bought and renovated properties and sold them on until they finally fell in love with Provence and decided to buy their ‘forever’ house – Maison Midi

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Suzanne O’Neill has lived in the South of France for more than half her life. Originally from London, she chose the French way of life after studying there and learning the language at a young age. Discovering her passion for old French properties she and her partner

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Here we write about our favourite places in the Gulf of Saint Tropez including some hidden treasures. We share the things we’re passionate about, like art & artisans, food & drink. We provide tips on eco-friendly, sustainable living and of course home staging and interior design. 

Testimonials

Odile Oberman

English, French & Spanish Tutor
La Garde Freinet France

Maison Midi did a fantastic job re-styling our vintage holiday cottage which we let out via various platforms. They kept all the main pieces in place, just as we asked, while creating a more cohesive colour scheme and adding gorgeous textiles and accessories that really helped to connect all our different pieces of furniture.

They also took lovely photos and a super professional video for our listings. And honestly, the fact that they pulled all of this off in just one day was incredible. We’re thrilled with how it turned out, and we’ve seen a definite increase in bookings.

Lindsay Potts

Founder Crew Connected
Chorlton UK

When I needed to sell my house quickly last year to make my move to Portugal, Brian and Elena took care of everything. They managed the renovation work and staged the property beautifully. I was travelling a lot at the time, so it was a huge relief knowing the whole process was handled efficiently and without any fuss.

The property sold within two weeks and we achieved 15% over the asking price. I couldn’t have asked for a better result.

Leason Littleworth

Founder frenchvillasonline.com
Property Sales & Management

Maison Midi staged several of my sales and rental properties with fantastic results. For example, a fisherman’s cottage in Port Grimaud that had been on the market for over four years went under offer within just three weeks after Maison Midi staged it and took professional looking photos.

Another large village house in La Garde Freinet, which had been a holiday rental for years and looked a bit tired, suddenly started attracting lots of viewings once they staged it and refreshed the images—and it eventually sold after being on the market for years. I can’t recommend them highly enough!

Mme Durbano

Homeowner
La Garde Freinet France

After renovating our living room, we wanted to bring in a bit more colour and texture without spending a fortune. The team from Maison Midi came up with a lovely colour scheme, a better layout, and some original and inexpensive brocante accessories that made the space feel chic and personal.

We were so pleased with how it all came together.

Jo Long

CEO Zen Yachting
Valbonne France

Sue and Elena from Maison Midi helped tone down our overly personalised house after

our estate agent recommended their services—and we’re so glad we did! They did an amazing job, and we could barely recognise the place afterwards. We were a bit sceptical at first, but the house looked fantastic and sold well over our asking price in just a few weeks.

We loved their work so much that we asked them to help decorate our new home!

Caroline Kevany

Estate Agent
Dalkey Ireland

I had the pleasure of being involved in the sale of No. 1 Desmond Cottages, a charming artisan cottage at the foot of The Quarry in Dalkey, Co. Dublin. Brian and Elena of Maison Midi were engaged to stage the property for sale, and their work made a remarkable difference. The staging enhanced the cottage’s inherent charm while remaining entirely sympathetic to its period character. Each room was carefully styled to emphasise both comfort and authenticity, with a considered use of colour, texture and antique pieces that beautifully complemented the home’s traditional features, while also introducing a sense of fresh, contemporary warmth. I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Maison Midi to anyone seeking exceptional property staging and interior design.

The properties they owned over the years were all very different, and with each one they worked hard to maximise its potential. Over time, they learned how to highlight a home’s best features while finding practical and creative solutions for the problem areas. Optimising layouts, choosing the right furniture and colour schemes, and doing so in an eco-friendly and thrifty way became something they were very good at.

Eventually, friends and family began asking for their help too, whether staging homes before they went up for sale or assisting with interiors. Together with their friend Suzanne O’Neil, the idea of Maison Midi slowly began to take shape.

Their move to the south of France was fuelled by a desire to live closer to nature and take their already eco-friendly lifestyle to another level. When renovating Maison Midi, they wanted to use reclaimed and non-toxic materials and paints wherever possible. Reusing and repurposing brocante finds became a labour of love, and learning to work with limewash, milk paint and natural wax was a revelation.

After decades in the artificial world of Dubai, Brian and Elena longed for a more traditional, slower-paced life. Travel had always been part of their lives before they had children, but after exploring much of southern Europe they realised that the Mediterranean lifestyle was the one they identified with most, and they fell for “their” corner of Provence.

Their love of the late 19th and early 20th-century artists who found inspiration around the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, including Paul Signac, Maximilien Luce, Henri Matisse and Albert Marquet, first brought them to this particular spot. The magical light, the natural beauty of the countryside, and the contrast between the Massif des Maures and the Côte d’Azur captivated them, just as they had captivated painters more than 100 years earlier.

Today, the colours and charm of traditional Provençal architecture, together with the joie de vivre of the Côte d’Azur, influence everything they do. A clean, eco-friendly, eclectic bohemian style, with a fresh take on Provençal living, has become their signature.

 

Discovering her passion for old French properties, she and her partner started with the renovation of their farmhouse in the South-West, moving on to converting an old wine cellar before eventually gravitating to the Golf of St Tropez to manage an award-winning vineyard and its Bastide and Mas, where they lived for 14 years with their two children. It was here that she gained valuable experience in both managing two large luxury rental properties and also handling medium scale building projects and renovations for a luxury clientele. With her thirst for adventure and eye for detail, she loves nothing more than spending Sunday mornings at local Brocante markets, up-cycling old furniture pieces and reimagining dated interiors with fresh colour palettes, adding subtle touches of understated French chic.