Villa Ponteves, La Garde Freinet, France
A large mid-terraced 6 bedroom village house located near the centre of La Garde Freinet that came on the market fully furnished. Although it underwent substantial renovation work in the past, it looked tired and unloved after years of holiday lets. Removing the heavy, mismatched furniture wasn’t an option so we worked with what already existed while switching some smaller items around. In the main living space, we rearranged some of the larger furniture, decluttered and updated the soft furnishings with a range of woollen blankets, linen and cotton throws in light natural tones with accents of yellows, terracotta and other soft red tones. We added a stylish bamboo table, customised art work, plants as well as a
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beautiful table tapestry which we found in the attic. We added a number of potted plants as well as cut wild flowers which added extra charm to the images. This is inexpensive and can be done before viewings by the agent as well. In the kitchen we removed some of the outdated appliances and added vintage chopping boards, terracotta pots and coloured glass bottles as well as beautiful olive-green vintage bar stools. Pots of herbs and wild flowers gave it the finishing touches. Upstairs there were 6 large but tired looking bedrooms with undressed beds and mismatched furniture. We rearranged the layout in some of the rooms and interchanged
