LATE 18TH CENTURY

Petit Fleur d'Eau is a charming house on the banks of Lake Geneva, decorated by the celebrated interior designer Tom Parr, principal decorator at Colefax and Fowler following John Fowler's retirement. He created a wonderfully elegant series of rooms bathed in the natural light of the setting, which perfectly harmonized with the understated classicism of the architecture. The house abounds with delightful touches such as the hand-painted wall paper of the dining-room based on 18th century Chinese wall paper at Drottninghölm, first admired by Nancy Lancaster, and the wonderfully theatrical split-level master bathroom with its galleried dressing room. The setting was '... a tranquil place where time stands still and the presence of nature is felt all around'.