Today I am incredibly excited to share with you an absolutely perfect maison de village that is for sale here in Provence.
Now, I am not going to try and hide it from you, I am incredibly biased as I LOVE THIS HOUSE. I think that you will too…
Isn’t it romantic?
It currently belongs to my friend Anthony, who has decided to sell it in order to help fund the renovation of his newest project, which you will hear about soon. The house is 120 m2 (about 1300 square feet) with three bedrooms, two baths and a private courtyard.
But let’s step inside, shall we?
The salon features a working fireplace that was designed by the current owners and the feeling here is cozy to the extreme. Anthony and his partner were both agreed on one thing: to keep all of the amazing patina in tact during the renovation. And as that meant respecting le style ancien, the walls are covered in either a worked plaster or lime-wash.
I have been in this room both in the height of summer, where it stays cool and in winter, when it stays warm. This is exactly what the best of these stone houses are capable of! Windows open onto the small street outside both in the living room…
…and the kitchen and yet the feeling of privacy remains.
I love the mix of modern and ancient – another concept that was very important to the couple – seen here in the polished cement floors and the amazing kitchen tiles. These were made in the traditional manner in North Africa using pigments measured out in jam jars to give them the perfect/imperfect look that is the overriding theme throughout.
Amazingly, the arch just off the kitchen – as with the foundations – dates from the early 17th century! It leads to the only toilette or WC in the house.
Look at the patina in the ceiling! *swoon* Anthony told me that blue was often used in Provence to chase away mosquitos and other insects.
Let’s head up to the first floor…
…but feel free to pause and take in the view.
To the right is the lovely bedroom that you have already seen up top…
…with its shower (to the right) and fabulous deco-style sink that originally came from a barbershop in St. Remy de Provence…
…not to mention a decorative fireplace. As with the other features such as the doors, it is the original from the 18th century. All of the windows were painstakingly taken down, restored and remounted!
I would just add that this bedroom is bigger than the photos suggest and could also make for a really lovely sitting room/library.
Next door (and speaking of doors, look at the iron handle on this one), is a smaller bedroom…
…still with those gorgeous original tiles, so much more interesting (and rare!) than the hexagonal terra cotta tomettes…
…plus a little stone-framed niche in one corner, just because.
All right, let’s head up one more short flight of stairs for the pièce de résistance…
Voila! The top floor is one huge room (50 m2 or 531 square feet) with exposed beams and double exposition…
…plus an open suite. As throughout, the robinets or taps are by Czech and Speake.
As the room is so large, there is enough space to transform some or all of it into a roof terrace if so desired.
But it is already a very sunny house…
…and directly across the tiny street is…
…your very own private courtyard. It is not large but big enough for a table, some chairs and a bbq…
…everything needed to make a Provençal dream come true!
One last thing that I appreciate about this house (besides the jasmine blooming on the facade) is that it is on a corner, which means that it is not as hemmed as could be and has both Northern and Western exposure.
Anthony has had great success in renting this house as a vacation home and there is a trust-worthy cleaning woman available if the future owners are interested in doing the same. As this house is in Provence, there is great demand for rentals nearly all year round.
It is located in a typical Provençal village that has all of the necessities (supermarket, pharmacy, doctor and nurses, gas station, cafés and pizzeria) that is a 15 minute drive from the Avignon TGV station (which means only a two and a half hour direct train ride to/from Paris) and just over one hour drive to the closest international airport in Marseille.
Asking price: 185,000 Euros
(I feel that this is a steal for this part of Provence)
If you are interested, please contact Anthony directly at: an**************@ho*****.com
Yes, he speaks English et mais bien sur, il parle bien français.
Please feel free to pass this post along to anyone that you know who might be looking to acquire an incredibly charming maison de village in Provence. As I have said, I love this home and simply hope that it will find the perfect new owner!