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10 ATLANTAHOMESMAG.COM (profile) WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY CLINTON SMITH Ç PHOTOGRAPHED BY ERICA GEORGE DINES STYLE For Marie-Laure Coste Dujols, flowers are all in a day’s work. One day she can be called upon to conceptu- alize the design scheme for a wedding while the next has her finalizing details for a rustic kitchen garden or selecting plants for a more formal boxwood parterre. But when she’s not on site with one of her projects, Coste Dujols can be found at her bucolic Riverside compound along the city’s western edge that she shares with her hus- band, Thibaut Devillard. There, she and Devillard—with whom she also works—raise exotic chickens and quail. And, during summer months, they tend to their organic veg- etable gardens, bursting at the seams with more than 30 vari- eties of heirloom tomatoes. In between working on her own projects around the house as well as those that are work-related (her atelier is located on the prop- erty), Coste Dujols is also ready- ing a new retail venture—think Parisian-style floral shop—that’s slated to open later this summer in one of Atlanta’s hottest shop- ping areas. (Complete details can be found later this month at blog.atlantahomesmag.com). Meanwhile, Coste Dujols and her team continue to create the striking floral designs—both contemporary and traditional— for which her firm is known, filling some of Buckhead’s most gracious homes and the city’s top businesses (like The Four Seasons Hotel). For Coste Dujols, it’s all in a day’s work. WHEN I GET AN UNEXPECTED DAY TO MYSELF…if I don’t have enough time to go to the mountains, I hike with the dogs along the river at Cochran’s Mill near Palmetto, where Thibaut and I got married the first time around! MY FAVORITE MUSEUMS ARE…the Rodin Museum in Paris, the Dali Museum in Barcelona, the gardens of the Getty in Los Angeles—and many, many gardens. MY HOME REFLECTS…who I am and the way I live. I’ve brought a bit of the French countryside to a Georgia bungalow! MY FAVORITE PLACE FOR QUIET CONTEMPLATION IS…my chicken coop and my vegetable garden. THE PERSON I LOOK UP TO MOST IS…my husband, my mother and my good friend Hardy. MY FAVORITE WAY TO ENTERTAIN AT HOME IS…to cook for friends— large pool parties or intimate dinners in our garden. THE ONE PLACE IN ATLANTA I ALWAYS TAKE GUESTS IS…for a quick lunch at Star Provisions and casual dinners at JCT Kitchen. If we have time, we head to Serenbe. MY SIGNATURE COLOR IS…white, white, white and blue-gray. This French-born, Atlanta-based floral designer and events planner brings a European sensibility to work and life THE DINING ROOM OF MARIE- LAURE COSTE DUJOLS AND THIBAUT DEVILLAR D IS BOTH RUSTIC AND CHIC. OPP OSITE: COSTE DUJOLS, AT HOME, IN A GARDEN OF HER OWN DESIGN WITH HER WEIMARAN- ERS CHLOE AND EMMA. THE BISTRO TABLE, PEA GRAVEL PATHS AND CLIPPED BOX- WOOD EVOKE THE LANDSCAPE OF THE SOUTH OF FRANCE. DESIGN DOSSIER MARIE-LAURE COSTE DUJOLS
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Le Jardin Français is an international floral and garden design atelier located in Atlanta, GA. This is a featured article by ATLANTA HOMES MAGAZINE of Le Jardin Francais showcasing the Riverside Atelier and the work of its owner and lead designer, Marie-Laure Coste Dujols.
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WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY
CLINTON SMITHÇ
PHOTOGRAPHED BYERICA GEORGE DINES
STYLE
For Marie-Laure Coste Dujols, flowers are all in aday’s work. One day she can be called upon to conceptu-alize the design scheme for a wedding while the next hasher finalizing details for a rustic kitchen garden or selecting plants for a more formal boxwood parterre. Butwhen she’s not on site with one of her projects, CosteDujols can be found at her bucolic Riverside compoundalong the city’s western edge that she shares with her hus-band, Thibaut Devillard. There, she and Devillard—withwhom she also works—raise exotic chickens and quail.And, during summer months,they tend to their organic veg-etable gardens, bursting at theseams with more than 30 vari-eties of heirloom tomatoes.
In between working on herown projects around the house aswell as those that are work-related(her atelier is located on the prop-erty), Coste Dujols is also ready-ing a new retail venture—thinkParisian-style floral shop—that’sslated to open later this summerin one of Atlanta’s hottest shop-ping areas. (Complete details canbe found later this month atblog.atlantahomesmag.com).
Meanwhile, Coste Dujols andher team continue to create thestriking floral designs—bothcontemporary and traditional—for which her firm is known,
filling some of Buckhead’s most gracious homes and thecity’s top businesses (like The Four Seasons Hotel). ForCoste Dujols, it’s all in a day’s work. WHEN I GET AN UNEXPECTED DAY TO MYSELF…if I don’t haveenough time to go to the mountains, I hike with thedogs along the river at Cochran’s Mill near Palmetto,where Thibaut and I got married the first time around!MY FAVORITE MUSEUMS ARE…the Rodin Museum in Paris,the Dali Museum in Barcelona, the gardens of theGetty in Los Angeles—and many, many gardens.
MY HOME REFLECTS…who I amand the way I live. I’ve broughta bit of the French countrysideto a Georgia bungalow!MY FAVORITE PLACE FOR QUIET
CONTEMPLATION IS…my chickencoop and my vegetable garden.THE PERSON I LOOK UP TO MOST
IS…my husband, my mother andmy good friend Hardy.MY FAVORITE WAY TO ENTERTAIN AT
HOME IS…to cook for friends—large pool parties or intimatedinners in our garden.THE ONE PLACE IN ATLANTA I
ALWAYS TAKE GUESTS IS…for aquick lunch at Star Provisionsand casual dinners at JCTKitchen. If we have time, wehead to Serenbe.MY SIGNATURE COLOR IS…white,white, white and blue-gray.
This French-born, Atlanta-based floral designer and events planner brings a European sensibility to work and life
THE DINING ROOM OF MARIE-LAURE COSTE DUJOLS AND
THIBAUT DEVILLARD IS BOTHRUSTIC AND CHIC. OPPOSITE:COSTE DUJOLS, AT HOME, IN
A GARDEN OF HER OWN DESIGN WITH HER WEIMARAN-
ERS CHLOE AND EMMA. THEBISTRO TABLE, PEA GRAVEL
PATHS AND CLIPPED BOX-WOOD EVOKE THE LANDSCAPE
OF THE SOUTH OF FRANCE.
DESIGN DOSSIER
MARIE-LAURE COSTE DUJOLS
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MY FAVORITE SHOPPING SPOTS
FOR CLOTHING ARE…in Parisianboutiques and thrift stores.WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW
ABOUT ME IS…I hate anythingnew. I love to knit, I havechickens and quail, and I growshitake mushrooms.THE CAR I DRIVE IS…a Ford 150pickup that everyone says istoo big for me.
THE ONE BEAUTY PRODUCT I
CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT IS…my Dr.Hauschka Rose face cream.MY SUNDAY ROUTINE…is to readon the sofa, with the windowsopen, while my husbandmakes crêpes for breakfast.Then I go down to the gardento visit my chickens.I GET MY BEST INSPIRATION
FROM…observing nature
throughout the seasons andfrom my travels to beautifulold places.MY PROUDEST PROFESSIONAL
MOMENT CAME WHEN…
The Four Seasons Hotel askedme for Le Jardin Francais’services exclusively.THE PLACE I LOVE TO TRAVEL IS…
the South of France; I have togo, religiously, once a year toresource myself. And 10 yearsago we discovered the un-spoiled beauty of North Cap-tiva Island, Florida, in the Gulfof Mexico. There is somethingmagical about this place—nocars, no restaurants, no shop-ping, just beautiful privatehomes on an almost-desertedisland, where nature is stillvery untouched and wild.THE FIRST THING I SEE WHEN I
WAKE UP…are my dogs and catswho sneaked on the bed dur-ing the night, then my hus-band—if he’s not alreadygone—and then the birds andtrees that surround our bed-room windows.
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this page, clockwise from left Coste Dujols likens the Sebright chicken’swhite feathers, outlined in chocolatebrown, to a Chanel suit. Coste Dujols inher organic garden. She and herhusband, Thibaut, cultivate shiitakemushrooms. The quail eggs arecollected from birds kept on theproperty. opposite Chickens in theirswanky coop. Floral designs by CosteDujols. Returning from the garden withher two sidekicks and a basket full oforganic goodies. Coste Dujols is theSouth’s exclusive distributor of cocoashell mulch, which retains moisturebetter than other mulches. Plus, it lastslonger and smells better (yes, likechocolate). The shells come off of thebeans during the roasting process.
MARIE-LAURE COSTE DUJOLSLE JARDIN FRANCAIS, (404) 792-1680;LEJARDINFRANCAIS.COM
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MY FAVORI∏ESFAVORITE TABLE LINENS:
Linen and burlapFAVORITE FASHION DESIGNERS:
Chanel and Dior, because someof my chickens wear Chanel’ssuits and Dior’s coiΩe!FAVORITE DINNERWARE: Anythingvery old and simpleFAVORITE FLOWER: Hellebores FAVORITE MUSIC: Right now I’mgoing through an MIG phase. Ilisten to a lot more French artistssince I moved to Atlanta; I guessit’s nostalgia—and my husband isnot happy about it!FAVORITE WINE: I really love redBurgundies for their finesse,enjoy the South African Sauvi-gnon Blancs and I buy a lot oforganic wines.FAVORITE ARTISANAL FOOD:
Saucisson—it’s like a country-style dry sausage—as well assheep’s and goat cheesesFAVORITE ARTIST: I’m drawn toartwork from many diΩerent periods. I love nudes, too manyto list—from Ingres and Rodinto Man Ray—but I also like thework of several small unknownartists. Locally, I think ToddMurphy’s work is brilliant.FAVORITE FURNITURE STYLE:
Country French antiques
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