A onetime medieval French settlement is transformed into a bucolic bolthole by a couple from Amsterdam.
Located in Le Perche, a national park in the Basse-Normandie region, a couple of hours outside Paris, D'une Ile is a hotel comprised of nine cottages and a restaurant. Husband and wife team Michel Mulder and Sofie Sleumer (he's a professional chef and she's an interior designer) collaborated on the design of the rooms; the result is a perfect merging of their talents and manifestation of what they love to do best. For more information, go to D'une Ile.
Photography by Studio Aandacht for Trend Tablet (except where noted).
Above: Owners Michel Mulder and Sofie Sleumer.
Above: Tables are set with vintage china.
Above: The cottages are dressed in vintage furniture and accessories. The couple restored much of the furniture themselves, some of which is for sale to guests.
Above L: A cozy kid's seating are with a sheepskin throw. Above R: Whitewashed walls and a reupholstered settee in green velvet.
Above: The interior offers a mix of vintage finds with a laid back boho vibe.
Above: Hexagon-shaped tile flooring and exposed beams can be seen thoughout the buildings.
Above: An all-white bedroom with a vintage ladder as headboard.
Above: A bedroom featuring the original exposed beams with whitewashed walls and industrial lighting. Photo by D'une Ile.
Above: The bathroom with a claw foot tub. Photo by D'une Ile.
Above: D'une Ile with its enclave of buildings. Photo by D'une Ile.
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