MFCH Table Talks: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the MFCH Table Talks, where Sharon Santoni, creator of My French Country Home website and magazine, sits down to talk with her fascinating guests from around the world. Together they share a passion for life well lived; for great design; for authenticity and genuine values. Conversations cover topics ranging from interior design to food and wine; to life goals and being free to reinvent yourself and live your life to its full.
I sit down with beloved Australian author Jenny Rose-Innes to chat about all things gardens!
India Hicks is known for her extraordinary lifestyle. Mother to five, entrepreneur, free spirit. She splits her time between her homes in the Bahamas and in Oxfordshire, England.
We chat about her creativity, her experience as a businesswoman, her love of France, and much more
In this episode of MFCH Table Talks, I chat with Jane Webster of The French Table, an Australian ex-pat who runs a château life residency, offering long-term stays out of her family's French home, Château de Bosgouet.
In this episode of the MFCH Table Talks, I chat with Brooke and Steve Giannetti of Giannetti Home. They live on their idyllic "Patina Farm" and have worked together to co-author three gorgeous books - Patina Style, Patina Farm and Patina Living. They also have their own line of cozy, chic apparel - Giannetti.
To celebrate 10 years of her blog, My French Country Home, Sharon Santoni chats about one of her favorite concepts - reinvention. She shares her own story - of launching MFCH after her children left the nest, and how it has grown into four successful brands - with the hope of inspiring others to follow their passions at any age.
In this episode of the MFCH Table Talks, I chat with Maggie Deering behind the beautiful Instagram account @WisteriaTreehouse. Six years ago, Maggie and her husband moved their young family into a stunning 18th-century manor house in Ireland. There was water coming through the roof, and all the windows needed replacing, but they fell in love with the property.
Through renovations, they brought the huge Gothic Tudor property back to life and in line with 21st-century living (without the help of domestic staff that would have worked there!). It's a tale of a home and a young family who learned to live together.
In this episode of "MFCH Table Talks," I sit down with interior designer and antiques specialist Charles Spada. You'll hear us chat about his long-term love of France, how he came to buy (and restore) a beautiful second home in Normandy - the Manoir de Berthouville, a Norman hunting lodge built in 1652 - and also hear him read aloud an extract from the gorgeous piece he wrote for the May/June 2020 issue of MFCH Magazine.
In this episode, I sit down with blogger, author and dear personal friend Vicki Archer. A talent and inspirational writer, she runs the successful, eponymous blog - VICKI ARCHER - which offers tips and tricks for aging gracefully and confidently. We speak about the evolution of the blogging world, stylish living at any age and her new e-book - Better, Not Younger.
In this episode, I sit down with Jeany Cronk of Mirabeau Wine. Jeany and I discuss how to go about creating a wine brand from scratch, how she was able to bring a feminine touch to the marketing and what it was like to move a young family to a new country with no prior knowledge of the lifestyle or language.
In this episode, I sit down to chat with designer, globe trotter and masterful homemaker, Serena Crawford. You’ll hear us talk about our love of everyday beauty, the need to declutter our lives, ways to create a welcoming home for family and friends and how our children have learned from us (and vice-versa!). Don't miss her tips and words of wisdom!
Debby Tenquist is a master of garden and interior design with her textile company. In this episode, I talk with her about her training in art history, her fascinating career as a designer and the creation of her own fabric company, Botanica Trading, which supplies beautiful, eco-friendly linens worldwide.