{"id":4777,"date":"2016-01-07T10:42:15","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T10:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/?p=4777"},"modified":"2016-01-07T10:42:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T10:42:16","slug":"stepping-style-french-grays-tracy-patten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/stepping-style-french-grays-tracy-patten\/","title":{"rendered":"Stepping out in style with French Gray&#8217;s Tracy Patten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/stepping-style-french-grays-tracy-patten\/tp1-r-gadsby-photography\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4779\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4779\" src=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TP1-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography.jpg\" alt=\"TP1 \u00a9R Gadsby Photography\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TP1-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography.jpg 500w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TP1-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TP1-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>This delightful photograph was taken towards the end of a memorable day, spent with the remarkable Tracy Patten \u2013 owner of French Gray, a thriving business selling bespoke vintage English and French hand-painted furniture.<\/p>\n<p>Tracy very kindly worked around a family visit to ensure that photographer Richard Gadsby and I could hit our pressing deadline for LandLove magazine.<\/p>\n<p>The Patten\u2019s gorgeous Devon farmhouse was immaculate for the shoot and Tracy very generously gave me chapter and verse about the couple\u2019s story, during our in-depth interview.<\/p>\n<p>When, out of the blue, Tracy\u2019s husband, Steve, contracted a potentially life-threatening infection, the Pattens were deeply concerned at what the future would hold and whether they\u2019d have to sell the property that they were in the middle of renovating.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, this courageous and inspiring pair battled against adversity and, despite the horror of Steve losing a leg, the Pattens managed to get their lives back on track to complete the stunning transformation of this much-loved home.<\/p>\n<p>To find about more about Tracy\u2019s business, and to take a peek inside this charming farmhouse oozing French Gray style, pick up a copy of the January\/February 2016 issue of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.landlove.com\">LandLove<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below you\u2019ll find a couple of Richard\u2019s \u2018out-take\u2019 photographs from the shoot, including a pretty little guest bedroom, complete with a bed upholstered in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peonyandsage.com\">Peony &amp; Sage<\/a>\u2019s Millie fabric. The dressing table, chest and throw are all from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.french-gray.co.uk\">French Gray<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the bathroom, I reckon the Floral Patchwork tiles from Cornish-based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.welbecktiles.com\">Welbeck Tiles<\/a> are just adorable. They\u2019ve been teamed with an ornate mirror, upcycled by Tracy.<\/p>\n<p>To contact Tracy at French Gray, ring 07748 633611.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/stepping-style-french-grays-tracy-patten\/tp3-r-gadsby-photography\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4781\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4781\" src=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TP3-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography.jpg\" alt=\"TP3 \u00a9R Gadsby Photography\" width=\"500\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TP3-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography.jpg 500w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TP3-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography-102x150.jpg 102w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TP3-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/stepping-style-french-grays-tracy-patten\/tp2-r-gadsby-photography\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4783\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4783\" src=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TP2-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography.jpg\" alt=\"TP2 \u00a9R Gadsby Photography\" width=\"500\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TP2-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography.jpg 500w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TP2-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TP2-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This delightful photograph was taken towards the end of a memorable day, spent with the remarkable Tracy Patten \u2013 owner of French Gray, a thriving business selling bespoke vintage English&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4777"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4787,"href":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4777\/revisions\/4787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}