What we use
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Our Essentials
The nine things we recommend most — the iconic French pieces, pantry staples, and beauty secrets that capture everyday life in France.
L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream
Our hands take a real beating from lime mortar and endless hand-washing. This is the only cream that actually repairs them overnight. We buy it in bulk.
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Bonne Maman French Madeleines
Soft, buttery, and just sweet enough. We always have a packet in the kitchen for when someone needs a pick-me-up between coats of plaster.
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Kusmi Tea Gift Set
Beautiful tins of flavoured teas that we work through over the course of a month. The Anastasia blend is our favourite — bergamot and lemon with black tea.
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Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Dry Oil
One bottle does face, body, and hair — perfect when you're living out of one finished bathroom. The scent is subtle and gorgeous, never greasy.
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Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré
This is the moisturiser we both reach for every morning. Works as primer too, so on days you want to look presentable quickly it's all you need.
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A Year in Provence — Peter Mayle
The classic that makes everyone want to move to France. We read it before our own move and laughed — then lived through half the same disasters ourselves.
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Bonne Maman Jam Selection
The iconic gingham-lidded jars are always in our fridge. Strawberry for tartines, apricot for yoghurt, raspberry for filling cakes — we use them all.
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Peugeot Paris Salt & Pepper Mill Set
The classic beechwood mills that sit on our table every single day. The grind mechanism is famously precise — these will outlast the renovation itself.
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Le Creuset Cast Iron Casserole Dish
The heart of our kitchen. We slow-cook, braise, and bake in this several times a week — it goes from hob to oven to table and looks stunning throughout.
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The staples we keep stocked — French salts, preserves, chocolates, teas and specialty ingredients that turn simple meals into something special.
French Salted Butter Caramel Spread
Dangerously good straight from the jar with a spoon. We spread it on crêpes, swirl it into yoghurt, and have been known to eat it for dessert as-is.
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Calissons d’Aix-en-Provence
We discovered these on a trip to Aix and now order them regularly. Almond and candied melon with a thin icing — perfect with an espresso after lunch.
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Herbes de Provence
We go through bags of this. It goes into ratatouille, over roasted vegetables, on baked goat cheese — basically anything that goes in the oven gets a generous sprinkle.
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Les Comtes de Provence French Jam
Gorgeous fruit preserves that taste like summer in a jar. We slather these on morning tartines with proper French butter — breakfast sorted.
View Bonne Maman French Madeleines
Soft, buttery, and just sweet enough. We always have a packet in the kitchen for when someone needs a pick-me-up between coats of plaster.
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Monbana French Hot Chocolate
Rich and velvety in a way instant hot chocolate has no right to be. Our go-to for cold winter evenings when the heating in the unfinished rooms isn't quite enough.
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Michel Cluizel French Chocolate
A family chocolatier in Normandy who takes their craft incredibly seriously. We break off squares after dinner — a small, perfect end to the day.
View Kusmi Tea Gift Set
Beautiful tins of flavoured teas that we work through over the course of a month. The Anastasia blend is our favourite — bergamot and lemon with black tea.
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Pommery Mustard in Stone Crock
Whole-grain Meaux mustard in a gorgeous stone crock. We use it in vinaigrettes, on cheese boards, and stirred into creamy gratins.
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A L’Olivier French Olive Oil
Our everyday olive oil from a Parisian oil house that's been going since 1822. We drizzle it on everything — salads, soups, grilled bread, roasted vegetables.
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French Provençal Tapenade
We spread this on toast for a quick apéro snack or stir it through pasta when we're too tired to cook properly. Salty, olivey, and completely addictive.
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LU Petit Beurre French Biscuits
The classic French biscuit that everyone in France grows up with. We dunk them in coffee and tea without shame — there's no better simple biscuit.
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Edmond Fallot Mustard Gift Set
Assorted gourmet mustards from Beaune that we keep lined up in the fridge. The tarragon one is incredible in salad dressings, the fig one with cheese.
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La Mère Poulard French Biscuits
Iconic butter biscuits from Mont Saint-Michel that we first tried on a trip there. Now we keep a tin in the kitchen — they vanish embarrassingly fast.
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French Breton Butter Cookies
Thick, crumbly, and unapologetically buttery. We serve these with coffee when anyone comes over to see the house — they always ask where we get them.
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St Dalfour French Fruit Spread
All-natural fruit spread with no added sugar that still tastes wonderfully sweet. We use the four fruits flavour on morning toast almost every day.
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Carte Noire French Coffee
Our backup coffee for when we run out of beans. Honestly, for an instant it's remarkably good — smooth and full-bodied. Always in the cupboard.
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Mariage Frères French Tea
Loose-leaf tea from Paris's most iconic tea house. We brew a pot of Marco Polo most afternoons — the fruit and flower blend is like nothing else.
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La Perruche French Sugar Cubes
Rough-cut amber sugar cubes that look gorgeous in a bowl on the coffee tray. We love the way they dissolve slowly into a cup of tea.
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Valrhona French Chocolate
The chocolate we reach for whenever we bake — proper couverture from the Rhône Valley that melts beautifully and tastes leagues above supermarket brands.
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Pralus French Chocolate Bar
Single-origin bars that we snap squares off after dinner. The Melissa from Madagascar is our favourite — fruity, intense, and worth savouring slowly.
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Le Guérandais Fleur de Sel de Guérande
Hand-harvested sea salt we finish almost everything with — a pinch on salads, chocolate, roasted vegetables, even buttered bread. The flavour is incomparable.
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The iconic gingham-lidded jars are always in our fridge. Strawberry for tartines, apricot for yoghurt, raspberry for filling cakes — we use them all.
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Maille Dijon Originale Mustard
Sharp, clean, and essential. We use it in every vinaigrette, stir it into sauces, and spread it on grilled vegetable sandwiches. Always have a jar open.
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Our favourite French kitchen pieces — the pots, pans, ceramics and tableware that make cooking in our slowly-coming-together kitchen such a joy.
French Provence Lavender Sachets
We tuck these into linen drawers and wardrobes throughout the house. They keep everything smelling fresh and are a lovely reminder of trips to the south.
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Biot French Bubble Glassware
Hand-blown tumblers with those distinctive trapped bubbles. We use them daily for water and wine — each one is slightly different and they feel special to drink from.
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French Copper Kitchen Canister Set
These sit on the countertop holding flour, sugar, coffee, and tea. They add such warm Parisian charm to the kitchen — practical and beautiful in equal measure.
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Degrenne Paris Flatware Set
Sleek, modern French flatware we use every day. Feels weighty and well-made in the hand without being fussy — the perfect everyday set.
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Sabre Paris Coloured Cutlery Set
We bring these out when we want the table to feel playful and festive. The coloured handles are handmade in France and always get compliments from guests.
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Le Creuset French Press
Our morning coffee ritual. The stoneware keeps the coffee hot while we argue about which room to tackle next. Beautiful enough to bring straight to the table.
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Staub Ceramic Pitcher
Lives on the kitchen table permanently — sometimes with water, sometimes with flowers from the terrace. The glazed finish is rich and tactile.
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French Café au Lait Bowls
Wide, handleless bowls for morning café au lait — exactly like you get in a French bistro. We wrap both hands around them on cold mornings. Very comforting.
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French Linen Tea Towels
We have a stack of these and use them constantly. They dry dishes brilliantly, get softer with every wash, and look lovely draped over the oven door handle.
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Emile Henry Pizza Stone
Friday night pizza night is sacred in this house. This stone gives us properly crispy bases from our home oven — honestly rivals what we get at our local pizzeria.
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Le Creuset Pie Dish
Our go-to for quiches, tarts, and the occasional shepherd's pie. The fluted edges make everything look more polished and it goes straight from oven to table.
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Laguiole Sommelier Corkscrew
We open a lot of wine in this house. The double-hinged lever makes it effortless, and that little forged bee on the handle is a lovely French detail.
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Le Creuset Wine Cooler
Keeps a bottle of rosé perfectly chilled on the table during long summer dinners out on the terrace. Practical and pretty — very Le Creuset.
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De Buyer Mineral B Omelette Pan
Once you've seasoned this properly it's basically non-stick, and the omelettes that come out of it are silky and perfectly French. Worth the initial patience.
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Matfer Bourgeat Crepe Pan
Crêpe night is a regular event here. This carbon steel pan heats evenly and makes beautifully thin, lacy crêpes — galettes complètes are our speciality.
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Matfer Bourgeat French Whisk
The most satisfying whisk we've ever used. The flexible wires make béchamel and vinaigrettes incredibly smooth — we grabbed one after seeing it in a cooking class.
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Chasseur French Cast Iron Casserole
Handcrafted in France and a bit lighter on the wallet than Le Creuset. We use ours for rich vegetable stews and slow-cooked bean cassoulets — the heat retention is superb.
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Le Creuset Cast Iron Skillet
The pan we reach for when we want a proper sear — halloumi, thick slices of aubergine, even a big frittata. No seasoning needed and it cleans up easily.
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De Buyer Mandoline Slicer
Makes paper-thin gratin dauphinois slices in seconds. We were terrified of it at first but now we use it for everything — fennel salad, cucumber pickles, potato chips.
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Emile Henry Tagine
Our go-to for slow weekend cooking. The ceramic holds heat gently and the cone lid keeps everything incredibly moist — the chickpea and preserved lemon tagine we make in this is legendary.
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Le Creuset Salt Pig
Sits right next to the hob so we can pinch salt as we cook. The wide opening makes it easy and the lid keeps the salt dry — a small thing that makes a real difference.
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Staub Ceramic Rectangular Baking Dish
Our lasagne dish, our gratin dish, our roasted vegetable dish. It goes from oven to table beautifully and the ceramic distributes heat so evenly.
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Le Creuset Butter Dish
Keeps the butter fresh on the counter in the warmer months and matches our other Le Creuset pieces. A small thing that makes the kitchen feel more put-together.
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Jean Dubost Cutlery Set
Made in Thiers, the cutlery capital of France, with lovely coloured handles. We use these for everyday meals — cheerful, sturdy, and very French.
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Laguiole Bread Knife
We buy big crusty boules from the boulangerie several times a week and this cuts through them cleanly without crushing. The bee detail on the handle is beautiful.
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Laguiole Cheese Knife Set
Essential for our regular cheese boards. Different blades for soft and hard cheeses mean you can actually serve a proper plateau de fromages without making a mess.
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Le Creuset Wooden Spoon Set
These live in a crock next to the stove and get used at every meal. They're gentle on our cookware, feel great in the hand, and age beautifully with use.
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Emile Henry Bread Cloche
We bake sourdough every weekend and this cloche transformed our loaves — proper crackling crust and a soft, open crumb. The steam-trapping dome does all the work.
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Pillivuyt French Porcelain Dinnerware
Classic white porcelain that's been made in France since 1818. We use it for everything from Tuesday dinner to weekend guests — it never looks wrong.
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Revol French Porcelain Bowls
Handmade in the French Alps with a lovely tactile weight. We use them for morning muesli, evening soups, and everything in between — genuinely beautiful everyday bowls.
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Staub Ceramic Ramekins
We make crème brûlée in these at least once a month — it's become a bit of a house tradition. Also perfect for individual gratins and chocolate fondants.
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Le Creuset Stoneware Mugs
Our morning coffee mugs. The gradient glaze is lovely, they keep drinks warm for ages, and they're sturdy enough that we don't panic when someone knocks one over.
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De Buyer Carbon Steel Frying Pan
Our everyday frying pan. Once we seasoned it properly it became naturally non-stick and gives the most incredible sear on everything from eggs to entrecôte.
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Mauviel Copper Saucepan
Handcrafted in Normandy since 1830 and the most responsive pan we own. We use it for delicate sauces and caramel — the temperature control is unmatched.
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The classic beechwood mills that sit on our table every single day. The grind mechanism is famously precise — these will outlast the renovation itself.
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Emile Henry Ceramic Baking Dish
Handcrafted in Burgundy, this dish handles everything from Sunday roast vegetables to weeknight gratins. It heats evenly and comes to the table looking beautiful.
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Laguiole Cutlery Set
Our best flatware for when we're having people over. The bee emblem and elegant handles elevate the table without feeling too formal — very French in that way.
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Staub Cocotte Dutch Oven
The self-basting lid keeps everything incredibly moist and the cast iron holds heat forever. Our mushroom bourguignon, bean cassoulet, and Sunday vegetable pot roasts all happen in this.
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The heart of our kitchen. We slow-cook, braise, and bake in this several times a week — it goes from hob to oven to table and looks stunning throughout.
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French pharmacy favourites and clean beauty essentials that survive dusty renovation days and still feel luxurious.
Fer à Cheval Marseille Soap
We keep a big block by every sink in the house. It's been made in Marseille since 1856 and gets through renovation grime better than anything fancy.
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Compagnie de Provence Liquid Marseille Soap
The liquid version for when you want something a bit more elegant in the bathroom. We love the Mediterranean Sea scent — fresh and not overpowering.
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Cattier Paris Clay Face Mask
A weekend treat after a dusty week of sanding and plastering. The clay draws everything out — our skin genuinely feels different after using it.
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Our hands take a real beating from lime mortar and endless hand-washing. This is the only cream that actually repairs them overnight. We buy it in bulk.
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Maison du Savon de Marseille Soap
Beautiful artisan soaps that we buy whenever we're in Provence. They last forever and make the bathroom smell incredible even when the rest of the house smells like plaster.
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Institut Karité Paris Shea Butter
Pure shea butter that we use on everything — dry elbows, cracked heels, rough hands after a day in the garden. A little pot goes a surprisingly long way.
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Le Petit Marseillais Shower Gel
France's favourite shower gel for a reason — gentle, smells lovely, and costs almost nothing at the supermarché. We always have a bottle in the shower.
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Marius Fabre Olive Oil Soap
Handcrafted in Salon-de-Provence since 1900. We use the big cubes for hand-washing and grating into homemade cleaning solution for the stone floors.
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Roger & Gallet French Perfumed Soap
A small luxury we put in the guest bathroom. The fleur de figuier scent is gorgeous and the soap itself lasts ages. Makes a lovely gift too.
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Mustela French Baby Care Set
A trusted French brand that every pharmacie stocks. We used the liniment and gentle wash from day one — simple, effective, no fuss.
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Klorane Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk
A lifesaver on days when we've been covered in dust and there's no time for a proper wash before heading out. Gentle enough to use often.
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Vichy Minéral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Serum
The renovation dust dries out our skin something fierce. A few drops of this under moisturiser and everything feels plump and hydrated again.
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Caudalie Beauty Elixir Face Mist
A quick spritz of this after a long day on site and you feel almost human again. We keep one in the bathroom and one in the bag — slightly addictive.
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Avène Thermal Spring Water Spray
We keep a can in the fridge in summer. After a hot day of outdoor work, a cold blast of this on the face is pure bliss. Great for calming irritated skin too.
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One bottle does face, body, and hair — perfect when you're living out of one finished bathroom. The scent is subtle and gorgeous, never greasy.
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This is the moisturiser we both reach for every morning. Works as primer too, so on days you want to look presentable quickly it's all you need.
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La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5
Cuts, scrapes, dry cracked hands, chapped lips — this balm fixes everything. We go through tubes of it. The renovation first-aid essential.
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Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Water
The end-of-day cleanse that gets off dust, sunscreen, and everything the house throws at us. There's a reason every French woman has a bottle of this.
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Savon de Marseille Olive Oil Soap
The classic olive oil cube we always have on hand. We use it for everything — hand-washing, laundry stains, even cleaning the old terracotta tiles.
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Tools, seeds and accessories for our terrace, raised beds and shady front garden — from pruning secateurs to terracotta pots.
Felco Pruning Secateurs
Worth every centime. We use these on everything from keeping the front hedges in shape to keeping the magnolia in check before it takes over the front wall.
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The Market Gardener — Jean-Martin Fortier
This book completely changed how we think about our raised beds and terrace growing. Practical, inspiring, and perfectly suited to small-space gardening.
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Rustic French Terracotta Pots
We've dotted these around the terrace and between the raised beds. They develop a beautiful chalky patina that looks like they've been there for decades.
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French Iron Garden Obelisk Trellis
We put one of these against the wall by the terrace for climbing roses. Adds instant vertical drama to even a small outdoor space.
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Sophie Conran Garden Tool Set
Beautiful hand tools that actually work well. We keep these by the back door for quick weeding and planting sessions between renovation jobs.
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French Garden Harvest Trug
We carry this out to the raised beds to collect herbs and whatever's ripe. It hangs on a hook by the kitchen door and just looks lovely there too.
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French Provence Lavender Seeds
We planted these along the edges of the raised beds on the terrace. The scent when you brush past them on a warm evening is pure Provence.
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Opinel French Garden Knife
Lives in Hugo's back pocket whenever we're out on the terrace. Perfect for cutting twine, harvesting herbs, or splitting open bags of compost.
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French Zinc Watering Can
We use this every evening for the terracotta pots on the terrace. The long spout gives lovely control and it looks gorgeous just sitting out.
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French-Style Fabric Planter Bags
Perfect for growing extra tomatoes and herbs on the terrace when the raised beds are full. They drain well and fold flat for winter storage.
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The books on our nightstands and coffee table — French cooking, memoirs, novels and food writing that inspire our life in France.
The Art of French Baking — Ginette Mathiot
Our weekend baking bible. We've made the tarte aux pommes and the madeleines more times than we can count — the recipes just work.
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Chocolate & Zucchini — Clotilde Dusoulier
Clotilde's recipes feel like having a Parisian friend cook for you. We keep coming back to her simple weeknight dishes when we're tired from a day on the tools.
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Tartine — Prueitt & Robertson
The morning pastry chapter alone is worth owning this book. We've tackled the croissants twice — messy, long, and completely worth it.
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Mimi: Recipes from a French Kitchen — Mimi Thorisson
Mimi cooks just down the road from us in the Médoc and her recipes feel like our life here — seasonal, unfussy, and deeply Bordelais.
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Around My French Table — Dorie Greenspan
Over 300 recipes and we've barely scratched the surface. Her gougères are our go-to when friends come for apéro and we need something quick and impressive.
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The French Kitchen Cookbook — Michel Roux Jr
Classic French technique made approachable. His béchamel is the one we use for everything, and the soups chapter is perfect for cold renovation evenings.
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Dinner Chez Moi — Elizabeth Bard
We love Elizabeth's relaxed approach to entertaining. Her recipes are designed for having people over without stress — exactly what we need mid-renovation.
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French Country Cooking — Mimi Thorisson
Rustic, seasonal, and gorgeous to look at. Her vegetable gratins have become our winter staple — we make them constantly with whatever is in season.
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My Paris Kitchen — David Lebovitz
David writes about food and France with such warmth and humour. His chocolate cake recipe is the one we make for every birthday in this house.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking — Julia Child
The one that started it all for us. We still turn to Julia for the fundamentals — her onion soup and soufflé techniques are cold-weather rituals in this house.
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A Moveable Feast — Ernest Hemingway
We re-read this every time we visit Paris. His descriptions of eating and drinking in the city make you want to find the nearest zinc bar immediately.
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Bringing Up Bébé — Pamela Druckerman
Funny, honest, and surprisingly useful. Gave us a real window into French family life and parenting culture that we see play out around us every day.
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The Only Street in Paris — Elaine Sciolino
A love letter to one Parisian street that captures the whole city. We walked the rue des Martyrs after reading it and saw everything differently.
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Me Talk Pretty One Day — David Sedaris
His chapters about learning French in Normandy had us crying with laughter — we've lived every one of those embarrassing language moments ourselves.
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French Women Don’t Get Fat — Mireille Guiliano
Less a diet book, more a philosophy of savouring things properly. Living here, you realise she's just describing how everyone around you already eats.
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The Paris Wife — Paula McLain
A gorgeous novel about Hemingway's first wife in 1920s Paris. We passed it back and forth on holiday and both loved it — perfect poolside reading.
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Lunch in Paris — Elizabeth Bard
Elizabeth's story of falling in love with a Frenchman and discovering Paris through food mirrors our own journey so closely. A warm, delicious read.
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The Little Paris Bookshop — Nina George
A charming novel about a bookseller on the Seine who prescribes novels like medicine. We read it in one sitting on a rainy Bordeaux weekend.
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The classic that makes everyone want to move to France. We read it before our own move and laughed — then lived through half the same disasters ourselves.
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My Life in France — Julia Child
Julia's joy at discovering France is infectious. We read passages aloud to each other sometimes — her description of her first sole meunière is unforgettable.
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The pendant lights, sconces and lamps we have chosen to bring warmth to our restoration rooms.
DeVOL Heirloom Task Light
There is something quietly enchanting about the way these heirloom task lights grace our kitchen walls, their warm, gentle glow spilling across the oak countertop. They spread a lovely candlelight-like glow through a dinner.
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DeVOL Frilly Amber Light
We hung one of these over our dining table and the warm amber glow it casts in the evening is just magic. Makes even a half-finished room feel like home.
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The power tools and hand tools we actually use day-to-day on our 19th-century Bordeaux townhouse restoration. From track saws to impact drivers, these are tried and tested.
Milwaukee Laser Level
Indispensable when you're hanging shelves in rooms where nothing is level or square. We use it almost daily — saved us from a lot of crooked plaster work.
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Makita Track Saw
Our most-used big tool. We've ripped down sheet goods, trimmed doors to fit wonky frames, and cut new floorboards to length with this. Incredibly precise.
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Swanson Speed Square
Lives in the back pocket of whoever's working that day. We use it for quick marking, checking cuts, and as a saw guide on smaller pieces.
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DeWalt Tape Measure
The wide blade stands out far enough to measure rooms solo, which happens a lot when one of us is off doing something else. Tough as anything too.
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DeWalt LED Work Light
Half the rooms in this house had no working electrics when we started. This light has been essential for working in dark hallways and cellars.
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DeWalt Cordless Vacuum
We run this at the end of every work session. Stone dust gets everywhere and this handles the worst of it before we bring out the proper vacuum.
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Bessey Bar Clamps
We've used these for gluing up shelving, clamping repair pieces on the shutters, and holding jigs in place. You can never have too many clamps.
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Bosch GAS Dust Extractor
Plugged into the track saw and sander at all times. Keeps the dust down in rooms we're also trying to live in — essential for renovation-and-living-at-the-same-time.
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Bosch Professional Angle Grinder
We've cut through old iron brackets, ground down rough stone edges, and removed stubborn mortar with this. A brute of a tool in the best way.
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DeWalt Hammer Drill
Our limestone walls laugh at normal drills. This punches through old stone and brick for fixings without breaking a sweat — we reach for it constantly.
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DeWalt Scroll Saw
Brilliant for the fiddly decorative cuts on replacement mouldings and trim. We used it to recreate missing rosette details on the salon door frames.
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DeWalt Biscuit Joiner
Makes joining shelving and panel work so much cleaner than screws alone. We used it extensively rebuilding the built-in cupboards in the hallway.
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DeWalt Cordless Finish Nailer
Reattaching skirting boards, fitting new architrave, hanging picture rails — this has saved us hours of fiddly nailing. The cordless freedom is a game-changer.
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DeWalt Cordless Brad Nailer
For thinner trim and delicate mouldings where the finish nailer would be too heavy-handed. We used this for all the beading around the new window reveals.
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DeWalt Oscillating Multi-Tool
The tool we grab when nothing else will fit. Flush-cutting old nails, trimming door casings for new flooring, sanding tight corners — it does it all.
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DeWalt Random Orbit Sander
We've sanded down every shutter, door, and piece of reclaimed wood in this house with it. Paired with the dust extractor it's surprisingly clean work.
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DeWalt Cordless Compact Router
Perfect for rounding edges on shelves and adding chamfers to new trim so it blends with the old. Small enough to use one-handed on ladders.
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DeWalt Cordless Planer
Old doors in a 19th-century house never quite fit. We've shaved down more doors and window frames than we can count — this makes it quick work.
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Makita Table Saw
Set up on the terrace, this handles all our rip cuts for flooring, shelving, and panelling. Portable enough to move around when we need the space.
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Metabo HPT Mitre Saw
Clean angled cuts for skirting, architrave, and picture rails. We set it up on a stand in whichever room we're working on — gets moved around a lot.
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DeWalt Barrel Grip Jigsaw
Great for cutting curves in worktops, notching around pipes, and shaping replacement pieces for the original parquet. The barrel grip gives great control.
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DeWalt Cordless Circular Saw
Our go-to for quick rough cuts when setting up the track saw would take longer than the cut itself. Light enough to use overhead on ceiling battens.
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DeWalt Impact Driver
Drives screws into hardwood and old timber without a second thought. We use this and the drill driver as a pair — one drills, one drives.
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DeWalt Cordless Drill Driver
The everyday workhorse. Pilot holes, shelf brackets, hinge screws — probably the tool we pick up most often. Runs on the same batteries as everything else.
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The Farrow & Ball colours that dress every room in our home — each one chosen with care and worn beautifully by these old walls.
Farrow & Ball Hague Blue No.30
We chose Hague Blue for our kitchen cabinets. It's a deep, sophisticated blue-grey that gives the kitchen real depth and pairs beautifully with brass hardware and our stone worktops.
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Farrow & Ball Eddy No.301
Eddy covers our dining room and kitchen walls. It's a soft, muted green that feels calm and natural — the kind of colour that works well with food and conversation.
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Farrow & Ball Wimborne White No.239
Wimborne White is our go-to for all skirting boards and mouldings throughout the house. It's a warm off-white that highlights architectural details without feeling stark.
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Farrow & Ball Old White No.4
Old White is used in our hallway. It's a gentle, versatile shade that changes character throughout the day with the light — cool and grey in the morning, warm and creamy by evening.
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Farrow & Ball Lichen No.19
Lichen covers the boarding in our bathroom. It's a restful sage green that makes the space feel peaceful and fresh — perfect for a small room where you want a sense of calm.
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Farrow & Ball Sardine No.CB8
Sardine is on our bedroom cabinets. It's a dusty blue-grey with real personality — paired with Dimity on the walls it gives the bedroom a warm, colourful feel that's still easy to live with.
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Farrow & Ball Dimity No.2008
Dimity is used on our bedroom walls alongside Sardine on the cabinets. It's a pale, warm pink-cream that makes the room feel cosy without being too sweet — lovely in the evening light.
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