Private houses of France

French style may have its roots deep in the sweeping tide of history, and it may often derive its glory from a distinguished past, but it is also enriched with a sense of personal intimacy and of family lives lived. It is these private touches, just as much as the more grandiose vestiges of history, that help to create a magical ‘spirit of place’, and to imbue a house with a soul. It is these personal elements that anchor homes firmly in the reality of the here and now, and that fill them with life in the world of today.