D'une Île: A Rustic Retreat in Normandy with Cottages to Rent

Located in Le Perche, a national park in the Basse-Normandie region a few hours outside Paris, D’une Île is a medieval French settlement transformed into a bucolic bolthole. composed of nine cottages and a restaurant. The husband-and-wife proprietors, Michel Mulder and Sofie Sleumer (he’s a professional chef and she’s an interior designer), collaborated on the design of the rooms; the result is a charm-filled, rambling, relaxed compound.

Photography courtesy of D’une Île.

Above: A bedroom featuring the original exposed beams with whitewashed walls and contemporary lighting.

Above: Exposed beams and hexagonal tile flooring can be seen throughout the buildings.

Above: A skull and antlers serve as accessories and clothing racks.

Above: A deconstructed bath with a DIY copper faucet and sink.

Above: One of the Double Standard rooms features Ilse Crawford’s Two-Seater Bench with Back.

Above: The Super Suite is made up of three bedrooms, a living room, kitchenette, and study room.

Above: A plywood build out separates one bedroom from the other.

Above: A quirky attic bath designed with four antique doors of different proportions.

Above: The cottages are dressed in vintage furniture and accessories. The couple restored much of the furniture themselves, and some pieces are for sale to guests.

Above: The mix of vintage finds lend the cottages a laid-back boho vibe.

Above: An all-white bedroom with a vintage ladder as headboard.

Above L: An abridged version of a bath with a hexagonal mirror and Malin + Goetz amenities. Above R: Taxidermy and an empty tortoise shell accent the Grand Suite.