This might not seem like my usual INTERIORS CRUSH but the space, the sheer space had me at ‘hello’. Just look at it! There’s so much of it! Proper S P A C E ! Wow! You could have an orchestra playing in it and still fit an audience of about 100 people in it. Well, maybe a small-ish orchestra.
This is not to say that it’s too big. Quite the opposite. Fanny and Pascal Francois have managed to transform this former factory in Lille, Belgium into a warm and welcoming family home thanks to their wonderfully eclectic and bohemian industrial sense of style.
The piece de resistance for me is the converted fishmongers bench into the mother of all kitchen islands including a sink. Pure genius and what a perfect fit!
Avid flea market hunters and DIYers the vast majority of the furniture is reclaimed or custom made to fit their specific needs. I love the vast open-plan kitchen / dining / living area with deliberately mismatched chairs around a handmade table by Pascal himself. Have you noticed that there’s space for 10 people – easily! T E N ! Living in a city where space is at a premium I can only dream of dinner parties that size.
Oh, did I mention that Pascal is an architect? So gutting the downstairs area and re-organising the layout was kind of a must. The other musts were replacing the industrial style windows with identical insulted ones (very sensible), pouring a polished concrete floor (very cool) and sandblasting / white-washing the brickwork (very boho) to keep the industrial look of the space.
With their personal eclectic and often colourful touches the space is transformed and becomes a warm and welcoming family home. I love the colourful vases and bottles lined up along the window sill which only work if your kids have reached a certain age… You guessed, we’re not there yet but I can dream.
VIA | Rum Hemma
PHOTOGRAPHY | Pascal Francois
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