Newyork Blog: Authentic Provence

Not Coming to Provence This Year?

No problem! I'll bring a little Provence to you! First, visit my incredible sponsor, Authentic Provence. There you can browse to your heart's content and find ... well, authentically Provençal furnishings and building materials for your home and garden. This is your go to source for the bones of your Provençal look and ambience.

To these strong neutrals you can add your own glorious Provençal paint colors from Annie Sloan Chalk Paints, then be sure to add lots of linens and wonderful prints in les couleurs et esprit de provence!

from Annie Sloan's chalk paints and fabrics selections

now this is a rooster I can get behind! the symbol of France,
the rooster is most often seen in a garish ceramic rendering
that will take over an entire room visually.. this handsome
fellow could quietly crow in dignified grace!

gorgeous French tableware from Authentic Provence

horse heads made from driftwood at Authentic Provence

the sunny colors of Provence! this gate available

from Authentic Provence!

even the old authentic roof tiles of Provence can be found

at Authentic Provence

just another pretty Provençal mas :) this is actually the Bastide de Couvent

the classic "hex" tommettes that are so Provençal are available

at Authentic Provence

ancient sundial, anyone? Authentic Provence!

classic garden ornaments at

Authentic Provence

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Now to bring colors into your Provençal decor, go quickly to Annie Sloan and find the nearest dealer to you. There you will learn how to create wonderful finishes in those incredible foggy grays, taupes, linens, creams, and blues and how to get those fabulous chalky finishes. You'll learn to distress and then wax your furniture... I've really fallen hard for this line!

visit her blog here

Some of Annie Sloan's chalk paint colors, including

Provence and Ochre above

Annie Sloan's striped fabric Marseillaise

all above from Annie Sloan

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Look for my next blog post from

A Chic Provence Design Tour!

We are so excited, we are leaving

this afternoon for Provence.

a bientôt!

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Whiling the Summer Away, Elegantly

For a little Provencal magic in your garden this summer, look no further! Celebrations take on new importance with these sheltering canopies and tents defining your space and creating an undeniably chic and festive air. You can almost hear les cigales chirping and the warm gentle breezes ruffling the fabric as you and your guests relax with un aperitif under these magnificent structures and while the glorious summer hours away.

the Baldachino canopy in lemon yellow

framed with bamboo

the Giostra tent in the festive red and white stripes

of summer

I love this intimate little spot created

by "Umbrello Rettangulare"

this gauze linen and iron structure with chandelier

create luxurious elegance by the sea

the ultimate elegance for a special occasion is this

wooden and bamboo structured tenting

Your collection of miniature orange and lemon trees, topiary boxwoods and lavender plants will attain that je ne sais quoi ease and elegance when potted in these authentic Provencal containers. From the elegant and stately square box planter derived from the orangeries of Versailles, to the modern, minimalist zinc containers that complement the natural elements so beloved in Provencal gardens and homes, you will evoke la cote mediteranee.

your boxwoods never looked so chic!

the Vase d'Anduze first appeared in Provence

in the 16th C. under Henry IV

simple and chic terra cotta pot

in brilliant red enamel adds such

elegance to this entryway

zinc pots work with modern, sleek gardens

and architecture and look fabulous

with textural plantings

the square box "caisse de Versailles" is
a classic for smaller citrus trees; originally designed
by Lenotre to open for storing trees indoors
in the wintertime