ThefoundersofAntoinettePoissontakereadersinsidetheirhistorictownhouseontheAtlanticcoasttodiscoverastyleandartofentertainingrootedinFrenchtraditionandelegance.MaisonLescop--thehistoricresidenceofaneighteenth-centuryFrenchimporterfortheIndiantradingcompanyinPort-Louis,Brittany--seemedpredestinedtobecomethenewhomeandrestorationprojectforthecreativeduobehindAntoinettePoisson,aParisiandesignteamdedicatedtorevivingthesavoirfaireofdominopaperforhomedecorationandfurnishings.Thearthistoriansbecameenchantedbythepoeticbeautyofthisartisanalcraft--derivedfromanIndianblockprinttechnique--whentheyuncoveredoriginalhand-paintedeighteenth-centurydominowallpaperwhilerestoringamansionincentralFrance.Enchantedbytherepeat-patterndominoprints,whichrangefromfloralsandfaunatogeometricandikat,theyhaveappointedtheirnewhomewiththecharmingdecorativetouchesthataretheirsignature--handmadelampshades,wallpaperlinedarmoires,paper-m璽ch矇marriageboxes,assortedtablesettings,andluxurioustextiles.CelebratingtherhythmoflifeinFrance,theybringreadersonadventures--shoppingatthelocalmarket,antiquing,mushroomhunting,sheep’scheesemaking,papermaking,andtextiledying--andshareclassicseasonalFrenchmealsinspiredbyantiquecookbooks,served-uponhand-dyedindigotableclothsoronnauticalstripedthrowsforaseasidepicnic.Theyalsoincludecreativeinsightfromtheirstyleiconfriends,likeAmericandecoupageartistJohnDerianandFrenchmusicianClaraLuciani.
