Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Guest Posting at Greige

Christina from Greige is lucky enough to be in Paris this week, and while she is antique shopping there she is hosting a series of guest posts called Design Traveller, taking readers to some fabulous and inspirational places.  Today it’s my turn, and I’m taking readers on a tour of the Château de Chantilly. 

Chantilly is a very personal château, which was lovingly restored by Henri d’Orléans, the fifth son of King Louis-Philippe.  He inherited the château as a very young boy, and his stamp is all over the residence, literally.  It is filled with his collections, which include paintings, drawings, sculpture, books, manuscripts, porcelain, arms, furniture and more.  I love his monogram~

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There will be an extended tour and much more text in Rêve, which is the nice thing about a book versus a blog post….we can go into much more detail, including how it has been restored, and show you many more photos.  The story of this château is a long, fascinating and very French one.   

Pop on over to Greige today to come along on the tour.  If you would like to pre-order your copy of Rêve, you can do so here: 

 

Rêve Le Livre

 

Thank you Christina, and hope you enjoy the tour~