Cordelia de Castellane shares her tips for creating the ultimate French home with Vogue.
; divided into chapters corresponding to the seasons, it includes everything from decorating tips to tablescaping guides and old-fashioned recipes. “I love to feel the seasons,” she tells. “True change fascinates me, especially in nature.” Below, Cordelia shares her tips for creating a thoroughly French home.“My home is me. My house is a reflection of my soul. It’s the place where I am at my most creative. I couldn’t live in a place done by someone else.
“Every room should have its own sense of importance and its own character, especially the rooms no one sees. I like to make even boring places like hallways as exciting as possible: my hallway is actually pink, Indian pink! And it makes me feel happy.”Keep eclecticism front of mind “There is no such thing as bad or good taste, and accidents are essential when decorating a house. I don’t like the idea of a total look. If the bed matches the curtains and the walls then I feel like I’m in a hotel. A house’s decoration should be effortless. Things should just find their place and purpose naturally. I don’t want a house to be picture-perfect. My furnishings and objects come from a wide array of different places.
“The kitchen is my favourite place; it must be welcoming, and it’s the place where we have all our meals with my large family or with friends. I’m a Greek-Spanish girl, so for me the table and food and conversations are all so important. The dining room should be in the kitchen, so I can keep cooking even with everyone sitting. I like the idea of being relaxed and comfortable, with soft lighting or candles, and beautifully set tables in the middle of my kitchen. I love those contrasts.
“I often set my tables and prepare my bouquets in the morning in the kitchen where it’s calm,” Cordelia writes. “It’s relaxing and it gives me tremendous pleasure. I would have loved to be a florist.”“I collect a lot of books. They imbue a place with real spirit. I keep them all, and the more I have, the happier I am. I even stack them on top of each other to use as side tables. Another very important thing to me is flowers.
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