A PASSION FOR PAINT

Helen King answers the phone with a chirpy “French and Gorgeous” followed by a slight pause and a deep chuckle. “Actually, I’m neither,” she says. “But I wish I were.” As the creator of a destination homewares store by that name in the Sunshine Coast hinterland village of Cooroy, Helen is, however, responsible for introducing gorgeous French things to the homes of both locals and visitors.

For the past decade, Helen has been building a business based around her flair for interior design, French provincial style, love of vintage