Chateau style homes

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The beauty of classicism is its ability to transcend time and place and speak with a new voice in whatever context it finds itself. Architecture that successfully shows itself to have this kind of versatility is repeated over many years and cultures and evolves to meet the needs of each new society it encounters. This limestone French chateau by residential designer William T. Baker.

A long time ago, while staying in Paris on a work trip, I met the loveliest couple, Victor and Maria Orsenne. At the time they owned a divine little boutique hotel set right between the Eiffel Tower and the bustling food markets of Rue Cler. Well, they have just emailed me to tell me they've purchased a new property – a petit chateau in the Loire called 'Le Manoir'. The photograph of it was enough to make me want to get on a plane and go straight back to France! Here are images of the…

I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited about anything house related (and that’s saying a lot) than this latest and greatest undertaking of ours. If you’re just joining the party, here’s the deal: back in February, we bought a modest little house in a great neighborhood, a month after moving to Tampa. It was […]

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The bones are grand on this 9,871 square foot residence that recalls a formal French chateau and sits perched on an acre lot in Memorial's Piney Point