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A shoppable scheme inspired by southern French interiors

Ruth Sleightholme celebrates the timeless qualities of southern French interiors with fabrics and furnishings that evoke sun-kissed schemes

By Ruth Sleightholme

18 August 2025

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Curtain in ‘Roses’ (ambrosia), linen, £580 a metre, from Soane Britain.
‘Facettes II’ wicker ceiling light shade, €2,140, from Atelier Vime.
Floors
Turkish wool flatweave rug, £1,950, from Robert Stephenson.
Furniture
Regency armchairs c1810, £6,800 a pair, from Max Rollitt.
1940s wood and rope sideboard, by Audoux-Minet, €18,000, from Le Goût de Vime at Atelier Vime.
Accessories
‘Amber Clay’ lamp, £575, from Dana & Fabe; with ‘Pembroke’ gathered pleated silk lampshade (putty), £550 for 18”, from Vaughan.
‘Flowers’ hand-painted ceramics, large serving bowl (green), £240; and small raised bowls (cream, green), £265 each; both by Poterie d’Évires, from Abask.
Earthenware pitcher, by Apt 1950, €280, from Atelier Vime
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Curtains in ‘Stockton’ (old gold, terracotta), mukta silk, £289.99 a metre, from Flora Soames.
‘Miroir de Beaucaire’ 19th-century mirror, €2,800; ‘Arrows’ 1940s bronze wall light, €580 a pair; framed invitation, by Jean Cocteau, €2,600; all from Le Goût de Vime at Atelier Vime.
Floors
Antique Romanian wool kilim, £18,500, from Phil Taylor’s Cool Stuff.
Furniture
‘Crawford’ beech sofa, £18,600 excluding linen cover, from Jamb.
‘Vallauris’ wicker and wood table, €2,900, from Atelier Vime.
Antique stool, by Madeleine Castaing, from a private collection.
Accessories
Linen ‘Raviolo’ cushion (squid ink, spinach), £250 each, from Beata Heuman.
Antique French hemp cushion, £350 each, from Katharine Pole.
‘Ellington Check’ (pumpkin) fabric, by Classic Cloth, cotton, £150 a metre, from Tissus d’Hélène.
1970s terre mêlée ceramic bowl on stand, by Maison Pichon Uzès, £295; and lidded dish, £400; both from Streett Marburg.
Ceramic vase, by Maison Pichon Uzès, €80, from Le Goût de Vime at Atelier Vime
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Marbled wooden shelves, €1,480, from Atelier Vime.
‘Medici’ wicker and wood pedestal and vase (black), €3,000; ‘Beaucaire’ wicker table, €2,800; all from Atelier Vime.
Antique Moustiers faience dish, £480, from Rustique. ‘Octogonal’ wicker basket, €300; ‘Medici’ wicker and wood vase, €650; and notebooks, €24 each; all from Atelier Vime.
‘Flowers’ ceramic pot (green), by Poterie d’Évires, £365, from Abask.
Marbled paper trays, £21.95 each, from Compton Marbling
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Curtains in ‘Stockton’ (old gold), mukta silk, £289.99 a metre, from Flora Soames.
19th-century ceramic plates, by Maison Pinchon Uzès, €280 each; pencil drawing, 1920, by Marcel Lenoir, €3,600; both from Le Goût de Vime at Atelier Vime.
‘Spiral’ rush mat, £1,819, from Rush Matters.
18th-century trompe l’oeil cupboard, €2,900; and plinth, €1,800; both from Le Goût de Vime at Atelier Vime.
‘The 20s’ wicker vase, €1,500 including pedestal (not seen), from Atelier Vime.
'Flowers’ hand-painted ceramics, large serving bowl (green), £240; and small raised bowl (green), £265; both by Poterie d’Évires, from Abask.

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‘Solo’ wicker cone pendant lights, €340 each, from Atelier Vime.
Curtain in ‘Roses’ (ambrosia), linen, £580 a metre, from Soane Britain.
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Fabric (from left, prices per metre)
‘Roussillon’ (corn, russet), cotton, £180, from Guy Goodfellow Collection.
‘Roses’ (ambrosia), linen, £580, from Soane Britain.
‘Ellington Check’ (pumpkin), by ClassicCloth, cotton, £150, from Tissus d’Hélène.
‘Stockton’ (terracotta), mukta silk, £289.99, from Flora Soames.
Similar iron rail, £950 a pair, from Lorfords.
Portrait of Jean Cocteau, 1920, Paul Thévenaz, €1,800, from Le Goût de Vime at Atelier Vime.
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‘Medici’ wicker sconces, €880 each, from Atelier Vime.
‘Spiral’ rush mat, £1,819, from Rush Matters.
‘Vallauris’ wicker daybed, €4,500; metal side table, €650; both from Atelier Vime.
Mattress cover in ‘Cirsium Japonicum’ (red), linen/cotton, $178 a yard, from Sean Leffers; with sides in ‘Roussillon’ (corn), and piping in ‘Roussillon’ (russet), cotton, £180 a metre, from Guy Goodfellow Collection.
Cushions in ‘Cirsium Japonicum’ (red); and ‘Roussillon’ (corn, russet), as before.
Mid-20th-century wooden bow, £280, from Max Rollitt.
Bed drapes in ‘Orissa Silk’ (from left: siena, bronze), silk, £46 a metre, from James Hare.
Sixties aptware vase, €110, from Atelier Vime.

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Ruth joined House & Garden in 2010, having graduated from Newcastle University - where she edited the student magazine and literary review - and after a summer internship at The Week. Rising through the ranks to Style Director, she has been producing and art directing House & Garden’s lead decoration ... Read More

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