Dormer windows a touch of style in French Provincial Design

          A French Provincial gem, located just off the Golden Mile, Mount Albert Road in Surrey Hill, and built by renown boutique artisan Chris Hardy (www.frenchprovincialhomes.com.au) recently sold at a significant price tag.

          This is what you can expect when you get it right from scratch, and at The Good House we've been promoting and supporting good design, complemented with the right choice of materials, for more than 16 years. If you are unsure where to start, feel free to seek advice for your next project, this is what our Consultancy Service is all about !

         This project features our dormer windows, a simple item that proves there is no need to spend big money to achieve balance and style, but a genuine product is the key. These dormer windows are the exact reproduction of a traditional French roof window, only a lot easier to install than the original ones that were made of cast iron !
          Also featured but somehow hidden in the greenery are our genuine Anduze garden vases, in their ever popular weathered finish.

          At The Good House we try hard to make your life easier !

A taste of Provence in Australia - Casa Valeri

Casa Valeri is one of Melbourne's best kept secret, only known by those who truly relish Mediterranean architecture and the style of Provence, South of France.

In 2006, Natalina VALERI, the owner, had a clear idea of what she wanted to build for her Bed and Breakfast accommodation in Warburton. Inspired by European background and culture, Natalina designed the property herself. She fell in love with Provençal style on her first trip to France and kept going back and forth to achieve her dream.

The Good House was a natural supplier since she wanted to source products from France. We helped her getting a wide range of decorative products to embellish her villa.

For that project we supplied:
- the Mediterranean terracotta roof tiles that we installed as well,
- European style casement windows,
- Traditional shutters,
- French Burgundy limestone fireplace,
- Cremone bolts,
- Flamed Anduze garden pots (weathered and glazed).

The result is stunning! As French natives, we are amazed by the work done and highly recommend French style lovers to spend a weekend and enjoy the lovely surroundings.

For more information, please visit Casa Valeri website: http://www.casavaleri.com

ANDUZE GARDEN POTS - A TIMELESS PIECE OF ART

Anduze pots are an ever-popular garden ornament in Australia. Too such extend as it has been widely reproduced, though never really catching the original look and durability of the genuine vases made in Anduze, South of France.

Flamed Weathered finish

At The Good House, we pride ourselves in bringing only the best France has to offer, and our Anduze vases are exactly that. 

With Spring (hopefully) now upon us, it is time to think about re-potting that kumquat or lavender bush to a more suitable, larger container. With their thick, hard terracotta walls, Anduze pots will keep your plants moist for longer, through the sun drenched days we will soon be in.

Flamed Weathered finish

 

And if you want to make sure your garden looks very much like a piece of Provence Down Under, talk to us. Well, I'd rather say listen to us, and you will very soon realise we are from there!!!

Green Glazed

WELCOME

The Good House is a boutique import company based in Melbourne, Australia and Montpellier, South of France, specialising in French building materials and decorative products for architectural projects with a French provincial flair or a Mediterranean influence.

our range of wares includes, but is not limited to:

• Traditional stone fireplaces,
• French oak strip floor, parquet and parquetry panels (solid and engineered),
• French stones: limestone, granite, porphyry, pebbles...
• Custom made internal doors and monumental entrance doors,
• Double glazed casement windows
• Traditional door and window hardware (cremone and espagnolette)
• Anduze pots
• Mediterranean roof tiles

Our intentions with this blog is to keep you updated on our last jobs, and give you some design idea for your home, in the process promoting genuine traditional French style.