LA DOLCE VITA

A GRACIOUS LAKESIDE HOME IN HUDSON, QUE., CONJURES A TUSCAN ESCAPE.

IRIS BENAROIA

SOME PLACES ARE SIMPLY UNFORGETTABLE — whether it’s the architecture, landscape or the late-afternoon light, there’s something that stays with you long after you’ve left. For homeowners Natalie Morrissette and Marcel Lessard, that place is Tuscany. After visiting the Italian region five times, the couple was enamoured with the towns of Siena and Montalcino, with their vineyards and abundance of olive, apricot and prune trees. The uncomplicated beauty of ancient Tuscan villas also drew them in, where the walls are limewashed and afternoons are lazed away on sofas the colour of almond biscotti. “We love the natural elements in the architecture there,” says Natalie. “The wood, the stones — even the wallpaper that has a straw-like texture. It’s rustique, as we say in French, but in an elegant and timeless…

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House & Home (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2018 - Fall Decorating + Dream Kitchens

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