Camille and Guillaume Boillot, Paul 10, Charlie 9, Joseph 2 years old - The Socialite Family (2024)

Camille

I am a mother of three children: Paul, who’s ten, Charlie, who’s nine, and Joseph, who is two. I was born in Beaune and I grew up on the family vineyard in Pommard, and I also married a passionate wine grower whom I met at school. I came back to Beaune to live when I was 24 after travelling a lot, and we got married. I’m someone who is very sensitive to beauty, harmony, and authenticity. I like plain materials like wood, linen, ceramics, zellige and stone.

Camille & Guillaume

We had a house that was typical of the Burgundy region, surrounded by vines, and we wanted a change. “Mon Caprice” is a plot that is absolutely adorable, as well as full of history. It first opened in 1906 and remained in the same family until 2015, which is when we took over. We wanted to leave it as it was, with an English garden, and build a house that would blend perfectly with a language. We had started with a different architect and a design in wood, but it didn’t work out. When I discovered Thomas Walter’s work on Instagram, I immediately started working towards this style of house, where the material gives you a sense of calm and warmth.

Camille & Guillaume

Thomas was very attentive to what we wanted – a wooden house with a holiday spirit – and he respected them. We were aligned from the very beginning.It started with discussions over the phone and then, after an initial visit and our first meeting, the initial design for the southern façade appeared.We then exchanged a lot of reference images to define what would become our personal aesthetic for the wooden house.

Camille

Yes, several! A timeless, classic architectural style and a simple shape. A large space where the children could meet and play, read, or watch a film. A house that would be bathed in light. An open-plan kitchen that reflected our lifestyle, because we host lots of friends and customers. I enjoy cooking, but also taking part in the conversation! A fireplace and lots of storage. The house was also designed to be a showroom. My company, a consultancy which also sells decorative objects, now bears its name: “Mon Caprice.”

Guillaume

We were very familiar with the area and knew what needed to be included in the scope. We started with the large windows and designed the house to draw the light and the landscapes into each of the rooms. We wanted the house to flow with a clear sense of purpose. On the ground floor, in reality there is only a single, large space that runs from the kitchen to the living room, culminating in a large staircase that leads to a space envisaged as a kind of chapel, and a room in the attic that overlooks the trees where the whole family can come together.

Camille

The majority of the furniture was custom-made with a few spaces left bare to show off furniture that we found in flea markets or the like, or simply bought off the shelf.

Guillaume

I already had several items that I wanted to retain and which, for me, are timeless classics that easily found a place in the new house. I chose all the tiles and everything for the bathrooms and kitchens, combining luxurious materials with pastel shades. We also incorporated cloth as a signature material, which combines with the wood to great effect.

Camille

We only moved in a few weeks ago, so at this stage, the only things that are here came from our old house. We are taking our time over everything. The all-wooden house is something new for us! Touches of colour will come shortly, but in the meantime, my main source of inspiration is the outdoor vegetation which is like a canvas backdrop when you’re indoors.

Camille

I have always loved all shades of green but I have a bit of a thing for chalky white and terracotta at the moment!

Camille

The Quatre Faubourg shop in Beaune: Jean-Luc Girard, the owner, is a local and is an antiquarian who knows his trade inside out. He’s been there for years. You can always find interesting pieces at his place and, if not, you can give him a list of what you want and he’ll try to find it for you. Otherwise, I don’t really have any favourite places to go shopping for “stylish” pieces. I like so many different styles. I really go wherever the mood takes me. Most of the old pieces, those that I’ve uncovered randomly, come from our various travels.