In 1964 Van Day Truex purchased an abandoned farmhouse that he would name Chaumet – “thatched cottage” – on twenty acres of land outside the town of Gargas. He made the necessary adaptations while ensuring that the house was in keeping with its surroundings. It embodied the rustic simplicity of an 18th-century farmhouse of this region while incorporating his preference for unadorned stone and unglazed terra cotta tiles for the floors, and the simplest of decoration – cotton and linen textiles, simple furnishings of natural materials, and a neutral color palette of beige. Truex maintained “In design, Mother Nature is our best teacher.” * Photo via @genemeyer3 * #vandaytruex #deanofdesign #chaumet #provence #restrained #understated #natureasmuse #naturalmaterials #naturalfibers #neutral #timeless #classicchic #wicker #rattan https://www.instagram.com/p/B0qWNZ5Hn9M/?igshid=1n5sx3ihd3csh
