The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
Because Jared & Liz are moving to San Francisco, Jordan is trying to recruit the rest of the family. She sent me a link to this charming house in Berkeley. I want.
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My name is Gabrielle Blair. I'm a designer and mother of six. We are currently living in a dreamy farmhouse in the French countryside. (I have to pinch myself each morning!) I post on the intersection of design and motherhood.
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We've used our base in France to do lots of traveling. It's addictive! Here are some of our adventures:
A trip to Amsterdam.
Canoeing on the Dordogne River.
A Belgian Waffle Tour.
A wintery visit to Cologne.
Three cheers for Barcelona!
The tulip fields in Holland.
We saw the final match of the French Open.
One of our favorite spots is Mont St. Michel.
I wonder where we'll wander next! To see more of our travels, click here.
Here's something fun. Our family was featured in an episode of House Hunters International! Spoiler: we choose the gorgeous French Farmhouse. It's called La Cressonnière and we take pictures of it all the time. If you're curious, try these links:
The Kitchen
Summer at La Cressonnière
The Halfbath
The Stairwell
The Neighbors
Ralph's Bedroom
The Studio
Springtime at La Cressonnière
The Living Room
Maude's Bedroom
The Artists
Oscar & Betty's Bedroom
The Exterior
The Floors
Olive's Bedroom
The Treehouse
The House: La Cressonnière
I hope you enjoy the house tour! Oh. And if you'd like to see the episode, you can find it on Youtube here (it's in four parts).
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Berkeley is so fun. SF is great too. Maybe you should move out here to Santa Cruz :)
how’s Oregon by the way?
oh my gosh, it’s beautiful!!!
Gorgeous house! We just stopped off in Berkeley this past weekend :)
Ahh! I want it too!
lovely!
How perfectly charming. I love the blue and white door.
That is a DEAL. I mean, I know it would take a lot of work. But I heart Berkeley in a big way and this house is awesome.
Come on…move on out here :) We’ll take good care of you, I promise :)
I just visited Berkeley and am in love. You might have to fight me for it.
I am in shock with the price tag. I was born and raised in The City, and moved to LA because the real estate there is so expensive. We recently bought a house here and this post has me kicking myself! I heart the bay area.
the shopping in berkeley is enough of a reason!
she's cute.
I LOVE Berkeley and San Francisco. Santa Cruz too, Damaris! I would adore living there.
sale pending!
that must need so much work, give other homes in the area are twice as much money
Ooo, I'm hoping to take a trip to Berkeley in just a couple of months! I love that house … too bad it sold!
Beautiful house, but the neighborhood is a little bit dodgy. I loved living in Berkeley, but I’m not sure I’d choose that neighborhood with 6 kids! Hope that helps any house envy…