Restored Country Home in Portugal

I don´t think I´ll be able to post these next few days so I´ll leave you to enjoy this lovely country home decorated by interior designer Marta Espregueira Mendes. Located in Portugal next to the river Minho, some of its features have been preserved.
Hope you are all having a great week. See you in a couple of days!







































I have linked this post over at The Inspired Room. Thanks Melissa!
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Restored Residence in Portugal

Good morning to all of you my lovely readers.
This beautiful country home, Monte São Domingos, was previously an historic nunnery and Alto Real horse farm located in the olive and wine region in the Alentejo, in Elvas, Portugal. Monte São Domingos sits on a hilltop with 360 degree views, including lake Caia, and was renovated over the last 5 years. Restored with original handmade tile floors, antique marble sinks, sculpted by hand baths 100 plus year old roof tiles and hand forged iron and glass doorways gives the feeling that the farm has been untouched by time. At the same time the house is technically modern with radiant floor heating, solar panel water heat, and fully equipped kitchen.


















An artist's dream atelier.



















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Chic Rustique

Speaking of Jacques Grange, maybe instead of stalking him in Paris, I will stalk him next August at his house in Portugal. Actually, it's not a house but four traditional thatched roof cabanas that line the dunes on a remote stretch of the coast. Grange says the "landscape, furnishings, carpets, and cushions exert an exotic, African pull." Some of these photos were taken in 2004 for a W magazine spread and attest to it's timeless design. He calls the straw house "chic rustique." I call is perfection.

Photos by Thomas Loof and Martin Morrell