Article 5TJ2K A French retreat brought into sharp focus

A French retreat brought into sharp focus

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Marzia Nicolini
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Photographer Serge Anton has updated his great-grandfather's home and made it his own

Having spent three decades travelling the world, enjoying a nomadic lifestyle, French-Belgian photographer Serge Anton finally felt the need to settle down. And he found his personal oasis of quiet in a house he inherited, a retreat called Mon Desir. Built by his great-grandfather about a century ago in Sedan, in the heart of the French Ardennes, the house sits in a landscape full of calm - a million miles from any stress, with trees and green views wherever you look.

At first the name [which translates as my desire"] did not particularly inspire me and it was only later I discovered how appropriate it was for me. After 30 years of travelling, I realised the house embodied a pure and strong desire: that of settling down and returning to my roots," says Anton.

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