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
The Many Faces of Rachel McCrum
I actually met Rachel McCrum yonks ago. Around 6 years I think. I thought she was really cool! Strikingly handsome, with traditionally Irish pale skin and (at present anyway) cropped jet black hair (could well be suicide blond by the time you read this though!)....
How to Raise a Deposit for a Property in 12 Months
Turning A Dream Into Reality Colin and I got together in 2006. We were both living in rented accommodation and after a decade of house prices defying gravity in the UK, no family inheritance to give us a leg up and both of us being self employed creatives, we had...
The first big step: Get To France!
Early February 2016 saw us embark on a roller coaster of a week in the Lot-et-Garonne (47) in South West France. Our mission... To find a rental property in the area we love, to serve as both a base for developing Studio Faire and to give us a little time to explore...
The Scottish photographer and his lost love … photographie.
I never fell out of love with my first love, I think I may have neglected it for a while though. Summer 2015 saw me diving head-first back into my original creative passion of photography and I have never been so energised or animated. Then... I moved to Edinburgh...
COMPETITION! – Win a professional photo-shoot worth £350 to help promote your business.
US Julia is on a mission to develop the Studio Faire blog into an informative, entertaining blog about the Douglas Usher journey to set up a creative retreat in rural South West France. With a focus on the creative reader who is interested in joining us on this...
The French Mortgage System Has Made Us Change Our Route
We were not completely naive you know? We did realise that it was a huge risk to fall in love with a property at such an early stage of our research into the Lot-et-Garonne department, the costs of renovating a French property and what this would mean for our French...
