Rattan, cane and natural fibres for a summer home in Plascassier

In a Plascassier bedroom or living room, a caned headboard or a small cabinet with woven doors is enough to introduce the pattern. We avoid repeating it everywhere. One or two echoes in the same room keep the effect crisp and deliberate, where too much of it would tire the eye.

Jute, linen and hemp for floors and textiles

On the floor, a jute rug warms terracotta and marks out a seating area. Its thick weave feels good under bare feet in summer and pairs with almost anything. We happily place it under a wooden coffee table, between two seats, to pull the group together and soften the stone.

For textiles, linen stays our favourite summer material. Washed linen cushions in oat, clay or earth tones, a light curtain that filters the sun, a crumpled throw over the sofa bring a sense of cool to the touch and to the eye. Hemp and heavy cotton round out the family, a little more rustic, ideal for benches and large covers. These fabrics crease, and that is exactly what keeps them alive.

Combining fibres without overloading

The risk with natural fibres is to use them everywhere and turn the living room into a basketry shop. So we work by contrast. A woven material needs a smooth surface beside it to stand out, a limewashed wall, a solid wood top, a glazed ceramic. We often keep the palette to three fibres in one room, for instance rattan for the seat, jute on the floor and linen for the cushions.

Colour follows the same rule. By staying within close tones, sand, ecru, soft earth, we let the textures do the work. A few stronger touches, an ochre cushion, a green ceramic, a terracotta pot, warm the whole without scattering it. That balance between raw materials and simple lines is what gives a room its restful air.

Caring for natural fibre pieces

These materials ask for little, though they dislike both excess water and constant direct sun. We dust rattan and cane with a soft brush or a vacuum nozzle, and we keep them away from a south-facing window where the fibre would dry out and crack. A jute rug is shaken and brushed, and cleaned dry rather than soaked.

Linen and hemp wash easily and keep their crumpled look without ironing. It is simple upkeep, suited to a holiday house as much as a year-round home. At Emicasa Atelier, we choose these materials precisely because they follow the rhythm of the house without asking for constant attention.

Extending the mood onto the terrace

In Plascassier, summer life happens largely outdoors, on a terrace shaded by a fig tree or a vine. We like to carry the indoor materials out to that space so the move happens without a break. A rattan chair treated for outdoor use, a rug in hard-wearing fibres, cushions in heavy canvas pick up the tones of the house and build a soft continuity between the living room and the garden.

We keep the same shades on both sides of the French doors, sand, ecru, olive green, so the eye travels freely. A rattan lantern, a few terracotta pots and a linen tablecloth are enough to set a simple, welcoming summer table. The house then seems to breathe as one, from the seating area to the first steps of the garden.

Building your summer decor in Plascassier

For a Plascassier house, we often start from a neutral base, pale walls and a terracotta floor, then lay the fibres in layers. First the jute rug, then the rattan seats, finally the linen textiles and handmade ceramics. In a few moves, the room breathes, the light softens and the house takes on that simple, warm air that makes a Provencal summer so easy to love. If you would like a hand with this, we are here to shape a decor that looks like you.