France — France
La Salle De Bain
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The room fills with sunshine in the day. It also has a gorgeous view of the clock tower and a small Balcony just off the back door of the bathroom to relax on an evening.
Le Jardin
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June 6, 2018 Taken on the first day we started work on the house in 2016. Notice theres a Feijoa tree on the right in a bucket. The first plant we bought at the garden centre ( very French, not) but we like Feijoas on our pancakes.. After a long and wet winter in France, we arrived back to our house to a jungle of a garden. The work we had done last year was surrounded by a tangle of weeds and vines. Nic and I spent many an evening pulling out the millions of Oxalis bulbs that had taken...
Princess Room
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My favourite guest room, with it’s French Blue antique wallpaper, boasting little cherubs and scrolly patterns (thankfully in good condition) A beautiful white marble fireplace, painted ceiling and double balcony. I didn't have to do much to get this bedroom looking beautiful. The floor had several beams missing which Nic has temporarily boarded up and put a rug over them until we can find some beautiful Oak boards. My job was to take all the grime off the walls and floors. I left the original paintwork around the skirting and doors but will paint the outside next year where the paint...
The Juliet Room May 2017
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The wall with the exposed stone from a long time ago flood has been kept as is, to show the bones of the house, its raw beauty.
The renovations begin!! 17th September 2016
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It is more beautiful than I remember.
All I can utter as I throw open each shuttered window is, oh my god!