A Century-Old Home in the Normandy Countryside Layered with Indian Textiles
Usha Bora and her partner Claudio Cambon are two hardworking people — she owns the textile and home accessories brand, Jamini Design, and he is a photographer and translator — so they appreciate the buzz and pace of Paris, France. But they also were craving a place in which they could slow down a bit, […]
Usha Bora and her partner Claudio Cambon are two hardworking people — she owns the textile and home accessories brand, Jamini Design, and he is a photographer and translator — so they appreciate the buzz and pace of Paris, France. But they also were craving a place in which they could slow down a bit, to balance that busy energy with peaceful moments, and spend quality time together and with Usha’s two daughters, 15-year-old Deeya and 11-year-old Elisa. So when Usha and Claudio found a 100-year-old longère-style home, typical of Normandy, in the countryside a year and a half ago, it felt meant to be. “We fell in love with the house we eventually bought because it’s on a plateau with stunning valleys surrounding us — we often see deer on our morning runs, and the house itself is simply beautiful,” Usha shares. “When we visited the house for the first time, I fell in love with the exposed beams and the beautiful terracotta tiles from Provence. It really was love at first sight.”
Apart from the aesthetic trance the home cast over the couple, the decision to spend half their time in this country home meld...
Usha Bora and her partner Claudio Cambon are two hardworking people — she owns the textile and home accessories brand, Jamini Design, and he is a photographer and translator — so they appreciate the buzz and pace of Paris, France. But they also were craving a place in which they could slow down a bit, to balance that busy energy with peaceful moments, and spend quality time together and with Usha’s two daughters, 15-year-old Deeya and 11-year-old Elisa. So when Usha and Claudio found a 100-year-old longère-style home, typical of Normandy, in the countryside a year and a half ago, it felt meant to be. “We fell in love with the house we eventually bought because it’s on a plateau with stunning valleys surrounding us — we often see deer on our morning runs, and the house itself is simply beautiful,” Usha shares. “When we visited the house for the first time, I fell in love with the exposed beams and the beautiful terracotta tiles from Provence. It really was love at first sight.”
Apart from the aesthetic trance the home cast over the couple, the decision to spend half their time in this country home meld...
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