A Scottish couple’s journey to set up a creative retreat in South West France from scratch.
En français
Sharing the adventures of this artist and photographer as they settle into a new way of life, and find the perfect location and property from where they will be able to offer a change of pace, and the space to create.
Sharing the adventures of this artist and photographer as they settle into a new way of life, and find the perfect location and property from where they will be able to offer a change of pace, and the space to create.
www.colinusher.com
www.juliadouglas.co.uk
En français
Our ‘Real Life’ Story in French Property News
We were delighted to be invited, once again, to be 'contributors' in French Property News this month. Words by Julia and photos by Colin (if you can't read the article by clicking on the image then scroll down the page, full text pasted in below):...
THE BIGGEST NEWS
We have THE BIGGEST NEWS to share with you … we have found STUDIO FAIRE and ... we got the keys TODAY!!! Now we can start our adventure to create STUDIO FAIRE for real! We have a way to go as much still needs to be done to the property to make it suitable for...
French Property News
Last September, I was invited to write an article for French Property News, so I put pen to paper to share our personal experience of trying to buy a property in France from the UK. Much has happened since, but you may be interested in reading about our journey up to...
Why the Lot-et-Garonne?
We are often asked 'How did you choose the Lot-et-Garonne?' It was quite simple really. After circling the airports that have cheap flights from Edinburgh to the South of France on the map and visiting for a couple of driving trips, we narrowed it down to Bordeaux as...
Joyeuses Fêtes and Bonne Chance
We have been extremely busy here at Studio Faire over the past couple of months hunting down the perfect property for creative residencies in the region and climbing the mountain of paperwork that inevitably ensues (the French really LOVE paper!). We are desperately...
How Did Our Crowdfunding Campaign Go?
Throughout August and September we have been running a crowdfunding campaign at Indiegogo and today is the very last day. With the generosity and faith of our supporters, we have raised an amazing £8,130 towards the deposit for a business premises, which offers its...
