tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post4411187888374900850..comments2023-10-14T18:34:30.879+02:00Comments on Lost in Arles: My Dream House on the Côte d'AzurHeather Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-4305243412643439212012-05-15T21:03:45.272+02:002012-05-15T21:03:45.272+02:00Isn't it true Colby? I wish you could have see...Isn't it true Colby? I wish you could have seen the house in person. It gave us both the chills--in really good way!!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-21195006748868420442012-05-15T19:22:45.493+02:002012-05-15T19:22:45.493+02:00Oh, no! It would break my heart to see such timele...Oh, no! It would break my heart to see such timeless grandeur torn down. It's good news that someone is saving this "lovely girl." And just look at those handsome gate pillars guarding her entrance. This house has stories to tell within every inch of its concrete.Colby Moorehttp://www.haurysmith.com/brentwood-nashville-tn-townhomes.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-81717291121545346742012-05-10T04:35:34.583+02:002012-05-10T04:35:34.583+02:00It looks wonderful. I too love a sleeping beauty!
...It looks wonderful. I too love a sleeping beauty!<br /><br />~ Clare xSoulful Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191037713466087670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-78872613507903694182012-05-08T16:27:32.621+02:002012-05-08T16:27:32.621+02:00Thanks ladies! And Marsha, it really depends on th...Thanks ladies! And Marsha, it really depends on the zoning restrictions. Here in Arles everything is protected but there are plenty of places that are not--or you might have to just leave the facade and you can gut the rest. I love this 'ol girl how she is!!! <br /><br />And something tells me it might not be big enough or private enough for the Pitt brood!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-11405291630554869732012-05-08T03:37:57.050+02:002012-05-08T03:37:57.050+02:00I am the same. And, at the least, in the countrysi...I am the same. And, at the least, in the countryside of Europe one often cannot demolish a property, you know? This one is a true beauty. Maybe Brad & Angie bought it? xx'sSplenderosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421992667097947469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-11369268308682472852012-05-07T17:16:26.304+02:002012-05-07T17:16:26.304+02:00STUNNING!!!!!!!!IT's just perfect!Wonder who t...STUNNING!!!!!!!!IT's just perfect!Wonder who the lucky BEING is!!!!!LA CONTESSAhttp://www.vintagehenhouse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-8107561855935954352012-05-06T17:18:43.322+02:002012-05-06T17:18:43.322+02:00Linda casa!!! Amamos seu post!!! Beijinhos do TC.Linda casa!!! Amamos seu post!!! Beijinhos do TC.Tabuleiro Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175998818203340876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-46543302076671171632012-05-06T17:00:44.299+02:002012-05-06T17:00:44.299+02:00Don't you just love it when you come upon some...Don't you just love it when you come upon something so beautiful. Nice that someone is going to refurbish the grand old lady. I hope you're enjoying your weekend!<br /><br />XX<br />Debra~Acquired Objectshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065566296202199461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-75489398225869283012012-05-06T14:48:36.371+02:002012-05-06T14:48:36.371+02:00Thank you Anita--it is election day here so a very...Thank you Anita--it is election day here so a very important one! <br /><br />I am still so blown away by your last post. So beautiful...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-10004559296731424772012-05-06T13:41:22.457+02:002012-05-06T13:41:22.457+02:00Oh ma chère, I have seen many a chateau or villa i...Oh ma chère, I have seen many a chateau or villa in the South of France on my travels that I just HAD TO CAPTURE in photos.....the whole COUNTRY is GORGEOUS! THANK YOU, MERCI BIEN for your visit and kind words. Enjoy a splendid French day! AnitaCastles Crowns and Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780241008313365707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-53782396153686364422012-05-06T12:17:26.278+02:002012-05-06T12:17:26.278+02:00We had Ben and all of our equipment in the car oth...We had Ben and all of our equipment in the car otherwise I imagine that Remi would have been tempted too. Not I--far too afraid of getting tazered! But now, of course, you make me want to go back and risk it!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-19801807596451070572012-05-06T12:16:00.843+02:002012-05-06T12:16:00.843+02:00Sanda, you are such a romantic at heart! I love it...Sanda, you are such a romantic at heart! I love it!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-26764911164466931972012-05-06T12:15:28.954+02:002012-05-06T12:15:28.954+02:00Yes, I knew that you would be crazy for this house...Yes, I knew that you would be crazy for this house, Virginia. Isn't it a beaut? And that is a rather brilliant point you have there. While the main structure, the core of the house, spoke to both of us of Mansart, the addition of the upper story and certain the gate pavillion are right out of Vietnamese colonial architecture! There is an amazing home that we visited on the Mekong that was exactly that--right down to the round rooftiles. This is the only photo of it that Remi has online:<br />http://www.remibenali.com/travel-mekong-delta/mekong-delta-7.php<br />Bisous.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-25294332440132820382012-05-06T12:11:28.274+02:002012-05-06T12:11:28.274+02:00I can only imagine what you would do with a house ...I can only imagine what you would do with a house like this Christina--you could go to town. :)Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-80815444875475916452012-05-06T12:10:20.127+02:002012-05-06T12:10:20.127+02:00Isn't it true Laura--a prime example of "...Isn't it true Laura--a prime example of "if these walls could talk"! <br /><br />And thank you--I hope that all is well with you too!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-64761717481056978812012-05-06T12:08:38.318+02:002012-05-06T12:08:38.318+02:00Hey maybe you DO need to come over and be the judg...Hey maybe you DO need to come over and be the judge. :) Love you Sister!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-1152203349148627542012-05-06T12:08:03.132+02:002012-05-06T12:08:03.132+02:00Hi Jennifer! We saw this house during our week in ...Hi Jennifer! We saw this house during our week in the Var. We drove the coast down from Cannes to St. Maxime. This house was in Boulouris just outside of St. Raph. If I do get back closer to you, I will let you know!! :)Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-86813551435113310942012-05-06T11:49:11.602+02:002012-05-06T11:49:11.602+02:00Isn't that Pax amazing? I thought that it was ...Isn't that Pax amazing? I thought that it was "la cerise sur la gateau"!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-9927409336286749142012-05-06T09:39:31.848+02:002012-05-06T09:39:31.848+02:00Hello Heather:
We admire your restraint. Risking g...Hello Heather:<br />We admire your restraint. Risking guard dogs, security people, even the police, we should have been over those gates to trespass with wild and gay abandon. Nothing we like more than to explore houses such as this one and, of course, to dream!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-29582495048885069572012-05-06T04:47:17.178+02:002012-05-06T04:47:17.178+02:00Oh, what lucky people who will live here. I hope t...Oh, what lucky people who will live here. I hope they do it proud with Jazz Age parties. Liked the Zelda-like silk bias-cut dress reference. I am the biggest F.Scott Fitzgerald fan!sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-14924177822317576412012-05-06T01:19:30.570+02:002012-05-06T01:19:30.570+02:00My heart goes pitter-patter and my knees go weak a...My heart goes pitter-patter and my knees go weak at the sight of sites like this, as you know only too well Heather. Oh to get one's paws on it and protect it, love it, allow it to remain alive. It rather speaks to me of colonial architecture, Vietnam or Singapore, with an Asian colonial influence. Could that be right?Glamour Dropshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651174250292927988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-47411080666952897612012-05-06T00:16:14.400+02:002012-05-06T00:16:14.400+02:00How absolutely wonderful! I am much like you and ...How absolutely wonderful! I am much like you and can imagine a life in such a place. I love the idea of restoring a beauty to a more loved state. <br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend!<br /><br />Best,<br />Christinachristina @ greigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785545033367881649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-13800550688699117042012-05-06T00:10:10.083+02:002012-05-06T00:10:10.083+02:00So loved the house, one could build numerous stori...So loved the house, one could build numerous stories around it, all of them romantic and lovely! I too enjoy those structures that are just a bit rough around the edges, not perfect but full of promise. Hope you are having a wonderful Spring!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724871775184361617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-76823348791401641132012-05-05T21:51:22.308+02:002012-05-05T21:51:22.308+02:00Ooooo - what a tease!! I was desperate to see mor...Ooooo - what a tease!! I was desperate to see more photos, but I guess there's that pesky thing called "the law". Sigh. But it did look AMAZING, and of course I can see why it's your dream house! Something tells me your own house is pretty dreamy; maybe I'll have to come over there and check it out for myself! : )<br /><br />p.s. thanks for the shout out for my back!robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238181152648216554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-60232297130208818422012-05-05T21:26:05.497+02:002012-05-05T21:26:05.497+02:00I love that villa. She really needs help. Hubby ...I love that villa. She really needs help. Hubby and I have a bad habit of adopting orphan homes. It's an expensive habit but a virtuous one. Hew, wait a minute! Are you in the cote d'Azur? Call me!Gustiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602047432864589953noreply@blogger.com