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Kitchen of the Week: The Ideal French Rental Kitchen

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Kitchen of the Week: The Ideal French Rental Kitchen

May 16, 2024

The Platonic ideal of a French country house? That would be A Design Couple’s Soulful, Rustic Holiday Home in Duras, France, which Fan profiled a few years back (and which I’ve returned to—for important armchair traveling purposes—on more than one occasion).

Today we’re taking a closer look at the kitchen, done by author designer Karen McCartney and her husband, stylist David Harrison—ready for spring dinners, indoors or out.

Photography via Airbnb.

the holiday rental is a former stone barn, now converted into a cottage. 17
Above: The holiday rental is a former stone barn, now converted into a cottage.
inside, the eat in kitchen is fully renovated but still has a rustic, deconstru 18
Above: Inside, the eat-in kitchen is fully renovated but still has a rustic, deconstructed feel, with a checkerboard floor and furniture-like cabinetry. (See: Trend Alert: Sideboard as Kitchen.)
the kitchen comes equipped with wine glasses, cooking essentials, and vintage a 19
Above: The kitchen comes equipped with wine glasses, cooking essentials, and vintage art, too.

(For more, see 12 Favorite Kitchens with Paintings on Display.)

have breakfast here. 20
Above: Have breakfast here.
french doors open out onto the private terrace. 21
Above: French doors open out onto the private terrace.
have an apertif here: the terrace is kitted out with hay&#8\2\17;s pallisad 22
Above: Have an apertif here: The terrace is kitted out with Hay’s Pallisade Dining Set and Popham tiles. (There’s also a grill.)

For more info and to book, head to Airbnb.

And for more French kitchens, might we suggest:

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