It’s an incredible job: I’ve been asked to help design a neglected palazzo in Florence! Once we decide what to do, we’d best get shopping! Let’s go see Chiara at Florence’s best antique store. I source some exceptional micro mosaic pieces for the Chateau Love online shop. And, best of all, I’m reunited with my favourite Egyptologist @A̹̔and good friend
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Hello! I’m Vivienne, the châtelaine of a small 19th century neo-Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley of France, which I share with my delightful husband, Simon, our daughter, and —whenever possible— lovely friends and family.
This is not our first chateau! 23 years ago, we bought a much larger castle nearby, which we loved with all our hearts. However, nearly 2 decades, many happy memories, countless renovations, and several small fortunes later, we made the very difficult, empty-nesting decision to downsize. With great luck and perseverance, we found our current petit château, which we are now decorating and updating with love, humour, comfort, and —of course— antiques and art!
We adore France and its many unique facets: its people, culture, landscapes, wine, food, art, and history. We also love being surrounded by châteaux, both public and private, which we can explore together! After 20 years here, we have learned many things about living in France, renovating châteaux, and appreciating the extraordinary riches surrounding us. We originally decided to make these videos as a way to share our lives with our loved ones worldwide during the pandemic lockdowns. However, we soon realised that many others are at home alone, and it is our privilege to open our home to you, our new friends. We hope you will join us on our adventures in this exceptional location, and we look forward to sharing a little Château Love!
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22 Comments
How fun! Thanks for sharing your view from Tuscuny. My favorite piece from the shop was what you called "the sink." So good to see Curtis. What a charming lunch companion.
Sounds like your understanding named friend is Steve's wife, her name escapes me at the moment but I enjoy their videos as well.
Such a wonderful project Vivian! I love seeing Firenze again through your lens. I visited my in-laws in Florence, just in the foothills of Fiesole last November. It’s a place that remains forever beautiful, and the Florentines are known for their graciousness, gentility, and generosity of spirit. I look forward to watching this project evolve. Just an FYI to those unfamiliar with Florentine decor, many enjoy modern styles in their old palazzi. So we’ll just have to see what comes!
Your kitchen and laundry room turned out fantastic! I know you are so pleased with it all. Love seeing your decorations again too. Love the glass ornaments. I have a collection but can’t use them currently due to two naughty cats!
Nice to see you all glad you enjoyed ❤
Your flower photography is so beautiful ❤
Vivienne, just watched this vlog as well as the chateau weekend vlogs. You are, without a doubt, the most gracious person in all chateau land! Your taste is exquisite and your background in the arts and other cultural genres brings a level to your vlogs I've not found elsewhere. Now this challenge and I can't wait to see what you do! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family from Chicago 🙂
All ceilings painted
Please don't make that room a kitchen… you were just talking about restoring it to its period appropriate glory and a huge kitchen in the middle of the house is not in that realm. It will mess up the dimensions.
Can I come work with you??? ☺ Love your enthusiasm and love of authentic restoration for modern living. Opinion from a retired Designer: As for mid century ( I love it also). proceed with caution. A few pieces in the Italian modern aesthetic (Dining Table? Kitchen wood choices for cabinets? Simple natural flooring there too?) It could work yet it will be a fine line between curated and to modernized. Frank Loyd Wright built in much of his furniture calling it "client proofing" so as to disallow the use of furnishings that would ruin the aesthetic and art of his designs. Just to remind them, they are stewards of one of the most beautiful Palazzo's in Florence, and as the pink marble floors and other 1960's renovations just need to go, in a few years so may their choices. Thank you for bringing us along!! I will be living vicariously through your efforts! Good luck
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I would absolutely paint the ceiling. Romantic imagery and the rest of the room can be fairly modern.
Can i paint your ceilings ? 😁
Vivienne, it will be wonderful to watch your forthcoming creative genius. And, just a note about your hand-painted porcelain plates, I particularly love the Hoopoe bird. I lived and worked in Saudi Arabia where they came onto the compound. They have a glorious story with Prophet Soloman and the Queen of Sheba, as told in the Holy Quran. Worth the read.
What a wonderful project! I hope they'll listen to your chatelaine side more than the mid-century modern stuff. 🙂 I'll bet those empire pieces would look fantastic in there. I was struck by how little architectural ornament there is inside the Palazzo. Was that typical, or maybe it was removed at some point? It's a beautiful building. Myself, I love lavishing attention on a dining room, so would love for that beautiful room to continue being the dining room. Anyway, a wonderful, fun project, and I hope we'll be able to see how it goes!
Owner must have some big bucks behind them to replace many of the floors and total renovations of rooms and furnishing with antiques…..?
The architecture is monumentally spectacular.
Ciao Vivienne and Simon. Bellissima, the palazzo is absolutely stunning. I can't wait to see how you will design and style it. This is going to be so much fun; you literally have a blank canvas to create with. Florence is a beautiful city and has most stunning countryside, which I hope you will get to see, if you haven't already. Grazie Mille, tanto amore da N.Y.
Oh, those chairs look excellent!
How magnificent to be given such a marvellous house as your blank canvas to work with Vivienne. I feel certain that you will figure out how to decorate it so that the couple feel at home in it
did you finish tke project in paris?
This looks like fun and a lot of work. The only idea I had was , seeing that green tiled bathroom all I could think of was add a degournay wall paper. Or rip it out and start fresh.
Great video+explanation+presentation! Thank you for sharing! Well done mate – NEW SUB 🙏🏻
Wait…isnt your client your sister!🎉