Kids grow up! Before: toddler spirit After: teenage romanticism, or « blue is the new black » Upcycling a chateau’s antique curtain pool and a vintage lace sheet found in an auction Giving the vintage wood fridge a new look by covering it up with Agnes Emery’s lovely wallpaper Experimenting with lime stucco Vintage wal lamps, […]
The story starts with an idea: refurbish a vintage caravan into a fun-loving bar/occasional extra bedroom for guests…… next thing we know, our friends Alain and Benedicte show up at our place with « Titine » at the back of the car/truck (but that’s another long story…) So here is Titine with Alain and Ben, before the
This is a project located in Calle Capri, Santiago, Chile, thus it will be written in Spanish, but I guess the before-after images speak by themselves anyway! De vuelta a Marseille después de unas semanas muy intensas: la meta de renovar esta casa de Vitacura fue algo exagerada para las 6 semanas de obra que
Niched under ancient oak trees, the wood shed was a little ruin. Here brought back to life and to good use with the addition of a built-in bench. A welcome napping spot at the back of the garden. In front of the shed, the traditional lavender field…
Before: In the context of the renovation of a guest bedroom/library/tv room, this design is playing hide-and-seek: the niches allow for art book and sculpture display, while the doors enclose less decorative books, and the tv instalation. The doors hiding the tv (behind the stool on the 2nd picture) are fitted with 180d hinges
….. or how to transform a closed ….into an office: even the chair fits in, so it closes and makes it easy to hide away the mess!
Second week-end of february might not sound like an obvious date for an outdoor furniture photo shoot, but thanks to the blessed Provencal skies, and my impatience…it just had to be done! So here they are: Outdoor/indoor furniture, MB design, stainless steel and Ipe. The outdoor lounge has seating fitted with washable linen covers
Shipped from Mei Line, Santiago, Chile: Vintage in the entrance and living room Vintage dans l’entrée et le salon Vintage en la entrada y el living MB design: Kitchen island/bar made of Lingue, a native wood from Chile equivalent to oakBar/ilot de cuisine en Lingue, bois natif
The story starts at the back of a container… but please admire the corporate pick-up, it is a hit in the streets of Santiago! Finally, and after an acrobatic move from Santiago, Mei Line’s furniture is in place: a mix of original restored furniture from the 50’s to 70’s and pieces
Many thanks Tim Bogan for featuring my work in the Before-After section of Modenus: http://www.modenus.com/blog/interiordesign/before-and-after-meilin-bristiels-french-farmhouse-renovation#more-11609 it was nice to brag…..and even better to read the comments, thanks!!
Renovation of a Haussmanian flat in Marseille’s « quartier des antiquaires » steps from the old harbor and the elegant « rue Paradis » Dentro de las buenas razones para vivir en Marsella, empecemos por nuestro barrio, el de los anticuarios en el centro histórico a pasos de todo lo rico, bonito y entretenido que tiene Marsella…..la felicidad de
A little visit of Mei Line’s showroom nestled in an ancient building of Santiago’s Barrio Brazil, through our pictures and others taken from various publications in decoration as well as fashion and lifestyle magazines. The property consists in a terraced house build in 1913 in adobe with an internal wood structure, that allowed this venerable
Proyecto : Restauracion de una casa modernista, Vitacura, Santiago Fotografia: Juan Ernesto JaegerProduccion: Meilin Bristiel Esta casa fue dibujada y construida en 1965 por el arquitecto modernista Jaime Sanfuentes. Los grandes ventanales así como las vigas de hormigón enmarcando la piscina y los espacios exteriores son un sello muy típico del destacado arquitecto modernista.
Chronic of a renovation Part II: the decoration We move in an almost empty house, except for two large sofas in the living room, kitchen table and chairs, and beds in every bedroom to cater for the 4 families + who joined us in the inauguration. The numerous fitted cupboards with reclaimed antique doors com
We fell in love with this house on our first visit in December 1999, although a lot of imagination was needed to transform the disfigured and let down farm house into a family home, we were enchanted by the space it offered, it’s location so near the village, and yet so far from any neighbors,