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Steal This Look: Classic Style at a 15th Century Chateau in Gascony, France

August 15, 2024

We love the trend-less quality of an old European garden—like the romantic, rambling grounds of the de Taillac family property in Gascony, in southwest France. Victoire de Taillac, co-founder of L’Officine Universelle Buly with husband Ramdane Touhami, was inspired by the garden’s potager, or kitchen garden, for a line of Buly fragrances that draws from botanicals and vegetables alike. The garden is not overly landscaped and is where the charm of decades-old furnishings meets the grandeur of a centuries-old building (the oldest part of the property is the 15th-century tower). Here we profile some of those key charming features.

Victoire on a white Fermob bench, which takes its cues from the classic French park bench. Photograph courtesy of L’Officine Universelle Buly from Garden Visit: A Family Vegetable Garden in Gascony, France, Inspires a New Line of Fragrances.
Above: Victoire on a white Fermob bench, which takes its cues from the classic French park bench. Photograph courtesy of L’Officine Universelle Buly from Garden Visit: A Family Vegetable Garden in Gascony, France, Inspires a New Line of Fragrances.
A view onto the potager from the tiled kitchen equipped with a full harvest corraled into linen-lined woven baskets. Photograph courtesy of L’Officine Universelle Buly from Garden Visit: A Family Vegetable Garden in Gascony, France, Inspires a New Line of Fragrances.
Above: A view onto the potager from the tiled kitchen equipped with a full harvest corraled into linen-lined woven baskets. Photograph courtesy of L’Officine Universelle Buly from Garden Visit: A Family Vegetable Garden in Gascony, France, Inspires a New Line of Fragrances.
Classic wicker lounge furniture outside of the house. Photograph courtesy of L’Officine Universelle Buly from Garden Visit: A Family Vegetable Garden in Gascony, France, Inspires a New Line of Fragrances.
Above: Classic wicker lounge furniture outside of the house. Photograph courtesy of L’Officine Universelle Buly from Garden Visit: A Family Vegetable Garden in Gascony, France, Inspires a New Line of Fragrances.

Paint

For a similar timeless blue paint, French brand Ressource makes shade R776 L&#8\2\17;Avenir. Another option is Hazy No. CC6 from Farrow & Ball.
Above: For a similar timeless blue paint, French brand Ressource makes shade R776 L’Avenir. Another option is Hazy No. CC6 from Farrow & Ball.

Furniture

Resembling a classic French park bench, the bench is the Fermob Louisiane Bench in Cotton White; \$536.97 at Connox. Another more modern option is the HAY Palissade Lounge Sofa at Design Within Reach.
Above: Resembling a classic French park bench, the bench is the Fermob Louisiane Bench in Cotton White; $536.97 at Connox. Another more modern option is the HAY Palissade Lounge Sofa at Design Within Reach.
The Serena & Lily Tofino Swivel Chair in Light Dune is \$\2,498.
Above: The Serena & Lily Tofino Swivel Chair in Light Dune is $2,498.
The Serena & Lily Tofino Sofa in Light Dune is \$4,698.
Above: The Serena & Lily Tofino Sofa in Light Dune is $4,698.

Pottery

The vintage Colonna Verrocchio Piedestal in terracotta is made in Italy; \$\27\1.66 at Cigale & Fourmi.
Above: The vintage Colonna Verrocchio Piedestal in terracotta is made in Italy; $271.66 at Cigale & Fourmi.
The \1\2-Inch Italian Terracotta Pedestal is \$\160 at Boxhill.
Above: The 12-Inch Italian Terracotta Pedestal is $160 at Boxhill.
The Vaso Liscio Camelia Pot in terracotta from Tuscany starts at \$76.97 at Cigale & Fourmi.
Above: The Vaso Liscio Camelia Pot in terracotta from Tuscany starts at $76.97 at Cigale & Fourmi.
The Erbe Pot in terracotta is \$7\2.45 at Cigale & Fourmi.
Above: The Erbe Pot in terracotta is $72.45 at Cigale & Fourmi.
The Guscio Terracotta Pot from Poggi Ugo starts at \$\289.76 at Cigale & Fourmi.
Above: The Guscio Terracotta Pot from Poggi Ugo starts at $289.76 at Cigale & Fourmi.

Accessories

Woven in Fayl-Billot, France, the French Round Wicker Tray is \$6\1.50 at Flotsom and Fork.
Above: Woven in Fayl-Billot, France, the French Round Wicker Tray is $61.50 at Flotsom and Fork.
The Small French Wicker Basket is a vintage find for \$\178 at Chez Pluie Provence.
Above: The Small French Wicker Basket is a vintage find for $178 at Chez Pluie Provence.
Native Organics Cotton Gingham Check Napkins in indigo blue are \$39 for a set of 4.
Above: Native Organics Cotton Gingham Check Napkins in indigo blue are $39 for a set of 4.
The Bistrot Blue Kitchen Towel is \$40 at March.
Above: The Bistrot Blue Kitchen Towel is $40 at March.
The Sunbrella Petal Pink Outdoor Pillow is \$\27.57 for the \20-by-\20-inch size at Crate & Barrel.
Above: The Sunbrella Petal Pink Outdoor Pillow is $27.57 for the 20-by-20-inch size at Crate & Barrel.

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