For the Parisian owner, it was love at first site for this country manor nestled a few kilometres from the capital city, in the Vexinois countryside. He could immediately imagine spending many special moments relaxing there with his family.

But time had done its work, without sparing the old walls. When he first discovered it, the house was in such a state of disrepair that he immediately vowed to renovate it in such a way as to preserve the patina: the mark of time and enduring history.

The renovation pitch in three words: authenticity, family, practicality.

Respect for the historical constraints, precision in the choice of materials, mastery of the imperfections, judicious revisions of what exists, discrete use of modern technologies: this was the recipe for the new identity that Hélène Guillon breathed into this home.

The ‘lord of the castle’ is the magnificent concrete stairway, lined by an aery ironwork railing, which is the fruit of the close bond between the interior designer and interior decorator.

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