52 French Property News August 2019 http://www.completefrance.com
Dream cuisine
In her book La Vie est Belle, Henrietta Heald celebrates the spirit of French
joie de vivre region by region – and it’s no surprise that she is drawn to the
romance of a traditional French farmhouse kitchen
G
iven the French passion for food, it is not
surprising that in most rural dwellings
the kitchen is the heart of the home.
Occupying centre stage is a large table made of
scrubbed deal or pine, where food is prepared
and also, more than likely, where it is eaten.
Chairs are traditional in style, perhaps with
rush or cane seats and ladderbacks.
The freestanding design of many kitchens
gives them an organic feel, as if the objects
and appliances were growing naturally out of
their surroundings. A pretty salt cellar and sugar bowl No need to be too neat and tidy
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