Classic French Country Style Home Tour
Today’s inspiring home tour is a gorgeous French country style home in the mountains of Utah. The big beautiful kitchen and lots of natural light are just two of the features of this amazing home!
I’m so excited to be introducing a new feature here at Maison de Cinq! Today is the introduction to my new series, Inspiring Home Tours!
I love looking at homes for inspiration! I’m someone who’s constantly looking at them on Pinterest, roaming around real estate websites way more than I should, and hoping shades are still up when I walk in the early evening (the better to see the decor inside!) And since I love seeing inspiring homes, I thought you probably would, too! Some will be designers, others will be friends, and others (like today) will be bloggers I know.
So this week is the first ever Inspiring Home Tour and it’s a lovely home in Utah with lots of French country style. The home is named Highland House and is owned by my blogging friend, Holly, who blogs at Home with Holly J.
So let’s go on in….
The French country influence is evident right from the start. I love the stone facade, the pretty lantern, and those doors are incredible!
Holly says the exterior is her favorite thing about her home. Can you blame her?!
The entry way has beautiful marble floors with black diamonds accenting. I love this look! It’s very traditional in Europe and we don’t see a lot of it here. It really creates a special feeling in the entry and sets it apart from the rest of the downstairs.
The home is near Salt Lake City and was built in 2014 and Holly and her husband bought it from another blogger, Rachel Parcell, in 2016.
The fireplace is grand, but the brick balances that out. I love that it feels more casual this way, and it really warms up the space as well.
Lots of natural light from the oversize windows makes the space feel so bright and airy.
I love the romance the settee brings, and I’m especially fond of that French country chandelier! Perfection.
This is now looking back from the living room into the family room area which is adjacent to the kitchen. The wood floors are continuous in the open concept downstairs.
I love that she has a casual leather sofa for this area, but she still continued her touches of blue with artwork and pillows.
The lights over the dining table are so pretty, and I love those end chairs at the dining table!
Holly is slightly famous for her gorgeous kitchen and I’m sure you can see why!
The marble tile to the ceiling is so stunning, and I love the open shelving. I also love that she used wicker bar stools. I’m a huge fan of wicker, and it really adds a lot of warmth to an otherwise all-white space.
A butler’s pantry adds so much charm to a kitchen don’t you think?! In addition to the butler’s pantry, she also has a huge walk-in pantry that holds her very large dish collection!
Holly says her family calls her a “dish hoarder,” but she thinks of herself as a “collector.”
Hmm, sounds slightly familiar! 😉
I would love to have space for my dishes like this!
Like me, Holly loves to entertain and it’s one of the reasons she started blogging.
Holly says she’s always enjoyed homemaking and creating a warm and welcoming home. “I love to decorate, entertain and host, garden, and cook homemade meals for everyone. I call myself a gatherer of people and have always done that since I was little.”
One of her guest rooms is done all in soft blue-grays – love the tufted headboard!
One of the guest bathrooms – this is a Jack and Jill bathroom between two of the bedrooms.
And her master bedroom is absolutely stunning! Love that headboard and the soft colors in the rug. The light is a show-stopper, too!
The master bathroom has a beautiful marble floor (echoing the entryway) and I love that they tiled the entire bathtub alcove up to the ceiling. Such a charming touch!
And her bedroom closet is truly the stuff of dreams!
I hope you enjoyed this tour of Holly’s gorgeous French country style home!
You can see more at her blog, Home with Holly J and on her Instagram page here.
And I’ll be bringing you more tours as part of the Inspiring Home Tours series – not just French country but lots of different styles and locales. And of course, all of them will be inspiring 😉
Wishing you all a happy week!
Sheila
xo
Check out more Inspiring Home Tours below!
Gorgeous French Traditional Style Home
Stunning Rustic French Style Home
Classic Cape Code Style Home
Absolutely gorgeous! Where can I find the kitchen bar stools?
Hi Jessica!
I believe the barstools are the ones below:
https://rstyle.me/+yH5KTWDqnLQ17H_5l3CZlQ
This is another cute option:
https://rstyle.me/+AuF566EF1BFBFFzL58dZvA
Hope that helps!
Sheila
Holly has a beautiful home! Thank you for sharing it with us, Sheila.
Thanks for the tour, beautiful home!!
My pleasure Dawn! So glad you liked it!
Sheila
I have an old mirror I inherited from my foster mother years ago I miss placed it when giving to value village
broke my heart
vintage is priceless thanks for the lovely pictures
Love this new post series!! Wonderful inviting home featured!
That closet is amazing! We are building a new master suite with separate his and her closets. My brother and husband were teasing me as my closet will be decorated (my brother says give me two square feet and I’ll have it decorated!). I showed the picture to my husband to remind him a girl likes a bit of shiny and pretty every now and then, he’s an old cowboy and ‘dirt’ is his favorite decorating mode…
Holly’s home is stunning…every inch of it!……love following her on IG…what a most spectacular setting/views…I can see why she calls her home Highland House. I’m going to love this series Sheila!
Yay! So glad you liked it Shirley! And I’m so glad you’re as excited about this series as I am!
Sheila
xo
Fun to see this home and collect inspiration! Thanks, Sheila!!
It’s ALL stunningly beautiful, but that “dish pantry” is Aaaamazing!! Thanks for sharing. I love looking at homes too!
I know right?! I would die to have that dish closet!!!
Glad you loved the tour!
Sheila
Gorgeous home! So glad you started this home tour series. I’ve put a lot of miles on my vehicles looking at homes and gardens! Ive been doing this for years. Love seeing inside homes at night. Home and garden has been my passion since teenage years.
Aww I’m so glad to hear that! I feel exactly the same way, and I look forward to sharing lots of inspiring homes with you! 😉
Sheila
Beautiful Home! I am looking forward to seeing the other homes you will be showing us! I am so happy to know that I am not the only one that peeks in windows as I walk by in the early evenings. It is the best time to get a peek at the decor! I also drive by slowly during the Christmas season, so many people have their trees in their front windows and the curtains open in the evenings! I have told others this and I always get a bit of an odd look from them! I’m addicited to decor and seeing homes!
Haha I LOVE doing that! And I agree – at Christmastime it’s even more fun!!
I’m so glad you loved her home and look forward to sharing more with you!
Sheila
Stunningly Beautiful Home. Clean with beautiful accessories. Thanks for sharing!
I’m so glad you loved it too Elizabeth!
Now THAT is a house I could stay quarantined in for sure!
Holy moley it’s stunning. I love every single detail save one – I think she needs a trompe l’oeil painting on the white part of her mantle – or something – it’s just sooooo stark. And normally I LIKE stark – just it is screaming for something. Maybe large clock and “painted” around it to look like an old Mora clock (without the bulkiness of actually hanging one there, haha.)
I see a Mediterranean garden scene painted on there. She could use some greenery, even if it is just painted.
Otherwise – that house is beyond amazing. So is Holly. Thanks for the tour – your new series will go well, Most of us adore home tours.
AM trying to find one thing I do NOT like…….ha ha
Haha right?! It’s all just stunning!!
Sheila
Beautiful home. I love everything about it. Love your Master bedroom and your night stands. Thank you for sharing with us.
Gorgeous. Thank you.
Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
yay! So glad you loved it too!
This home is truly beautiful with some great ideas for all of us! Thanks for sharing Nd I loved the tour.
It’s so beautiful isn’t it?! And I’m so glad you found ideas and inspiration from it!
Sheila
Gorgeous home
Thank you for sharing
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Sheila