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A Dark country home gets A charming French Makeover

When Vi Jull, owner of prince Edward County shop French Country, very first laid eyes on this brown bungalow, the home itself was in bad condition, however the residential property (an acre of land with mature trees) as well as cost tag offered her. “With a full gut as well as some work on the garden, I might truly see myself being happy here,” she says. After almost five months renovating as well as redecorating the 1,100-square-foot area in her signature Paris-meets-Provence style, the formerly frumpy bungalow now feels fresh as well as quintessentially Vi. Click with to see the remarkable before-and-after transformation!

The home’s original brown-on-brown exterior felt drab as well as dated, however the vinyl siding was in decent shape, so rather than replacing it, Vi provided it a quite spin with a coat of dark grey paint and crisp white trim. new windows framed in white likewise assisted to brighten things up, while the metal roof provides the ’80s bungalow contemporary edge.

“Lighting a terminate feels Zen,” admits Vi, however the living room’s old off-center fireplace didn’t in shape the bill. Instead, Vi opted for a new fireplace surrounded by floor-to-ceiling concrete. “I like its laid-back feel as well as color,” she says. A kilim rug as well as patchwork pouf warm up the concrete as well as ground all the white.

Pastel dishware as well as a painting of a beach scene from an antique market in Cannes are artfully displayed in a painted-wood cupboard in the dining area. The cupboard was one of the very first things Vi brought over from Europe when she opened her original French country store in Toronto in 1993. “It’s travelled to so many locations that I don’t understand if it might sustain one more move!” ze zegt. The table is topped with a wrought-iron chandelier, handmade in France, as well as surrounded by cane-back as well as wicker chairs.

Removing three walls opened up the home’s primary living area. Vi then installed new maple hardwood throughout as well as brought the hex backsplash tile as much as the ceiling to assist define the kitchen area area. vintage ice-cream parlor stools reupholstered in grey leather echo the Caesarstone counters.

To revive the home’s back sunroom, Vi put in new screened windows, had a concrete floor poured as well as panelled the ceiling in painted wood. “I wished to make it as quite as I could,” she says. Cascading plants produce an inviting indoor-outdoor vibe, while the Moroccan ceiling pendant’s perforated sides let it cast a wonderful glow at night. “Now, I like having breakfast out right here on a hot day, or candlelit dinners in the summer. You’re not bothered by anything or anyone!”

In the primary bedroom, Vi had a narrow hall leading to the bathroom eliminated to produce one big ensuite, accessible with a moving barn door. Small, high windows were likewise swapped in favor of big moving glass doors that open onto the back deck in both the primary as well as guest bedrooms. The soft grey walls as well as powder blue armoire add to the room’s dreaminess.

Pastoral wallpaper appears like a fresco as well as doesn’t get in the method of the moving door.

Vi selected a simple black, white as well as pale pink combination for the guest room. A feathered lampshade from France as well as ruffled pillow from Italy soften the high-contrast space. Hanging artwork next to the mirror, instead of centered over the bed, feels fresh. The hardwood in both bedrooms was in great shape, so Vi just refreshed it withWarme witte verf.

Bijna wat dan ook in de achtertuin had aandacht nodig, dus nam VI in dienst bij twee regionale landschapsarchitectuurbedrijven, die de aanplantingen eenvoudig hielden met siergrassen, hortensia’s en buxus. Een afgerond stenen pad omlijst een plantbed en trekt bezoekers naar het zoutwaterzwembad. “Het zwembad noemde mijn naam, en zo blijkt ook dat mijn kleinkinderen ook”, zegt VI.