Admirers of the centuries old Rhône valley farmhouse Le Mas des Poiriers were treated to a feast of lovely in Shauna Varvel’s amazing PROVENCE STYLE Decorating With French Country Flair (Vendome, 2021). If you’re not familiar with Le Mas des Poiriers, prepare to be thoroughly charmed! Every page turn delivers a moment of timeless and tranquil bliss with beautiful South of France style interiors, architecture, and gardens.
![Breathtaking Provence farmhouse exterior with blue shutters Le Mas des Poiriers - PROVENCE STYLE by Shauna Varvel. #frenchfarmhouse #provence #blueshutters #frenchprovincial](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/page-253-luke-white.jpg)
Images: Courtesy of Vendome Press
Provence Style Decorating With French Country Flair & Le Mas des Poiriers
What a privilege to peek inside this work of heart from Shauna Varvel (with Alexandra Black and also photography from Luke White)!
![PROVENCE STYLE by Shauna Varvel (Vendome, 2021) with Alexandra Black and Photography by Luke White. #provence #interiordesign #lemasdepoirers](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Provence-DJKT_Front_HR-1.jpg)
FRANCOPHILES, get your bags packed and get ready to be inspired! When your copy arrives, you just may feel transported to the SOF in divine style!!!
Psst. Couldn’t resist weaving in a few quotes from French writers as we honor so much French tradition today.
![Marcel Proust inspirational quote on Hello Lovely Studio. #quotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inspirational-quotes-from-french-writers-hello-lovely-studio-marcel-proust.jpg)
How is this new French Country decorating book different from others?
For starters, if you have ever stalked her ProvencePoirers IG feed, you’ll know Shauna Varvel has lovingly and painstakingly restored the expansive and exquisite Provence farmhouse, Le Mas des Poiriers.
Taking on the historic 13,000 square foot main house and its 65 acres (a pear farm), gardens and auxiliary buildings is surely the adventure of a lifetime. Lucky for us, the fruits of the labor, historical research, and restoration process are deliciously shared on these pages.
![Distressed pale French grey dining room cupboard is full of traditional French provincial style china treasures. Shauna Varvel's PROVENCE STYLE. #interiordesign #frenchcountry #oldworldstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Page-127-%C2%A9-Montse-Garriga-Pascale-Olivier-Gisclard-1.jpg)
While the nuanced French country aesthetic in PROVENCE STYLE is firmly rooted in tradition and timelessness, it also blooms with a forward-thinking, friendly, and freshened palette for modern living. – HELLO LOVELY
![Covered outdoor dining space in Provence with chandelier and rustic wood rafters. Shauna Varvel's PROVENCE STYLE. #frenchproincial #frenchcountry #oldworldstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Page-230-%C2%A9-Nicolas-Matheus-Irene-Silvagni-Laurence-Dougier-1.jpg)
Le Mas des Poiriers serves as an archetypal starting point to explore a contemporary, casual and relaxed French country style. However, it gloriously honors the past. Such success relied upon boldness and patience as well as a village of architects, landscape designers, and interior decorators.
![Rugged stone walls and beams comprise a Provence outdoor living area with rustic furnishings. Shauna Varvel's PROVENCE STYLE. #frenchprovincial #interiordesign #frenchcountry #oldworldstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Page-214-%C2%A9-Andrew-Wood-Andrej-Zarzycki-2.jpg)
How does PROVENCE STYLE deliver a fresh approach to French country decorating to suit contemporary tastes and needs?
The new kitchen at Le Mas des Poiriers is indeed an example of a harmonious blend of modern sensibility and restoration.
![Light blue French provincial kitchen in Provence's Le Mas des Poiriers - photo by Luke White in PROVENCE STYLE by Shauna Varvel. #frenchkitchen #provence](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/page-53-luke-white.jpg)
To create a comfortable kitchen for modern family living, the old farmhouse kitchen expanded into three smaller rooms.
“Now, decorating style is more varied and less literal. Stereotypical conventions have been replaced with a more polished approach.” -SHAUNA VARVEL
![Elegant and traditional bathroom in Provence with ornate mirror, skirted sink, and a pale palette. French provincial style in Shauna Varvel's PROVENCE STYLE. #interiordesign #frenchcountry #oldworldstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Page-184-%C2%A9-Montse-Garriga-Pascale-and-Olivier-Gisclard-1.jpg)
Another example of a freshened approach to traditional Provençal style? The walls in Le Mas des Poiriers were finished with a mixture of plaster and paint. Pigment and wall finish options were far more limited centuries ago.
![A pair of single beds in this high ceilinged panelled bedroom is fitted into an alcove upholstered in a Bracquenie document Indian cotton. French provincial style in Shauna Varvel's PROVENCE STYLE. #interiordesign #frenchcountry #oldworldstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Page-159-%C2%A9-Tim-Beddow-Catharine-Hamilton-1.jpg)
![Teilhard de Chardin inspirational quote on Hello Lovely Studio. #teilhard #spirituality #quotes #evolutionarychristianity](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inspirational-quotes-from-french-writers-hello-lovely-studio-way-forward-collective-soul-teilhard-de-chardin.jpg)
![A pair of high-backed kitchen chairs in front of large blue dresser in French provincial kitchen displaying a collection of ceramics from North Africa, Andalucia, China and Holland. Featured in Shauna Varvel's PROVENCE STYLE. #interiordesign #frenchcountry #oldworldstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Page-141-%C2%A9-Tim-Beddow-Elisabeth-Koetsier-1.jpg)
Is Le Mas des Poiriers a personal residence?
This 18th century farmhouse located on an island in the Rhone River near the Medieval city of Avignon, is a family home which is also available to book for weddings and vacations.
![trees a table is laid for lunch in the garden. Featured in Shauna Varvel's PROVENCE STYLE. #interiordesign #frenchcountry #oldworldstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Page-231-%C2%A9-Nicolas-Matheus-Laurence-Dougier-Veronique-Lecomte-1-1.jpg)
![Blue grey plaster walls and bright French blue dining chairs play off each other in a charming monochromatic French provincial interior with rustic stone floor. Shauna Varvel's PROVENCE STYLE. #interiordesign #frenchcountry #oldworldstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Page-129-%C2%A9-Nicolas-Matheus-Richard-Goullet-Laurence-Dougier-1.jpg)
![Simone de Beauvoir inspirational quote on Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inspirational-quotes-from-french-writers-hello-lovely-studio-simone-de-beauvoir.jpg)
![A primitive bark painting from Bali hangs beside an English larder sitting on a 'vigneronne', a collapsible table used by the grape pickers for lunch during the harvest. French provincial inspo in Shauna Varvel's PROVENCE STYLE. #interiordesign #frenchcountry #oldworldstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Page-140-%C2%A9-Tim-Beddow-1.jpg)
What characteristics of a Provençal aesthetic seem to endure?
Romance, rusticity, and informality are themes which clearly emerge in both historical and modern designs. PROVENCE STYLE beautifully offers direction for expressing such themes with stone, wood, fabrics, color, metal, and water.
“In many ways, Provençal aesthetic transfers easily to other locations: romantic, faded colors inspired by nature, plaster walls finished with lime or mixed with paint, floors tiled in terracotta or pale stone, and a relaxed approach to furnishing that combines rustic and rare, with liberal use of toile de Provence, toile de Jouy, and other charming patterned cottons.” – SHAUNA VARVEL
![Traditional French provincial sitting room with painted walls and, unusually, a concrete floor. A sofa with a maroon red cushion stands in one corner. Featured in Shauna Varvel's PROVENCE STYLE. #interiordesign #frenchcountry #oldworldstyle #velvet](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Page-118-119-%C2%A9-Montse-Garriga-Pascale-Olivier-Gisclard-1.jpg)
Until it’s our turn to jet to the lavender-scented South of France countryside, mes amis, we can savor the joy ride which is PROVENCE STYLE!
Order PROVENCE STYLE here!
![PROVENCE STYLE by Shauna Varvel (Vendome, 2021) with Alexandra Black and Photography by Luke White. #provence #interiordesign #lemasdepoirers](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Provence-DJKT_Front_HR-1.jpg)
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