Another Chic Chateau

I always love special men's issues of magazine because they are usually less full of fluff.  They are also often full of new names and faces in art and design.  The men's issue of T magazine this weekend is no exception.  I especially loved the feature on furniture designer André Dubreuil in his family's 18th-century home, Château de Beaulieu, in the Dordogne region of France. The other best part of T magazine is that if you forget to buy the New York Times in which it's included, you can read the entire issue online here.  Also helpful for my foreign readers. 

PHOTOGRAPHS By MARTIN MORRELL

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Chic Chateau Had at Me Hello

I'm not usually that impressed with the homes that the New York Times features but this 17th-century chateau had me at hello.  It was a bit run down when Giuseppe Laviani and his family bought it for $500,000.  They put $500,000 worth of renovations into the 9,000 square foot chateau on 20 acres. To a New Yorker used to crazy real estate prices, that seems like quite a bargain. Probably helped that Giuseppe's son was the architect. Their life seems like my dream.  So much so that I just might have to consider retiring to France someday.  To read the entire article, click here. 

Photos by Andrea Wyner for The New York Times

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