The Fisherman’s House: Halfway There.

 

By the end of next week the bathroom should be completed. Whew. The bedroom upstairs and the middle floor are nearly complete. Due to the stairs, which hopefully will start at the end of May, being created/made inside the apartment we cannot paint, nor put the wooden floor, nor set up the kitchen. There simply isn't room for the workmen to build the stairs if the kitchen is in place.

Above you see a photo of the bathroom sink, which use to be the kitchen sink that the previous owner's great grandfather made.

 

 

 

In this photo on the far left will be the shower, then the sink and next to it the washer and dryer. The door that I had cut and made into a window is along the wall where the washer and dryer will be. None of the walls are straight, due to the age of the building and more so because it was made that way, and because I did not want to lose an inch of space by using sheet rock so had the walls plastered the traditional way. The uneven walls makes for extra calculations. Rene is a genius.

 

 

 

The opposite wall from the shower and sink, is the toilet on the far right in front of the shower, and the next space will house the water heater combo linen closet, after that there is an opening for the entrance. I am not going to put up any doors. Sacha and Chelsea think I am crazy. But when you see it you might agree with me, or not.

 

 

 

The entrance to the bathroom is by the window and in front of the washer and dryer.

 

 

 

The shower is called an Italian Shower because it is ground level without a step in, a glass wall will run alongside the sink. 

Massive tiles will go up along three walls and on the floor, to see them you can look here:

Action Tiles http://www.equinoxceramictile.com/action/

 

 

 

 

This is the view looking out the bathroom window, to the port. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The view from the bathroom door into the main room.

 

 

 

In the living space, the port is behind me, the bathroom in front of me. Above the bathroom is the bedroom, and under the bathroom is another bedroom and underneath where I am standing is the entrance and kitchen area.

 

The stairs will be on the right hand side. The bedroom is lower where Rene is standing, but the ceiling goes up dramatically as you walk back. 

 

 

 

The French doors in the back are sliders, behind them there will be a bedroom. The stairs to the upper floor will run along the right side, opposite the stairs the kitchen will be, behind me the dining space and entrance.

 

 

 

This will be the future dining area looking out to the port.

 

Half way there, 17 tons of debris taken out so far.



Comments

34 responses to “The Fisherman’s House: Halfway There.”

  1. “Halfway there”? Better watch out for Zeno’s Paradox (LOL!).

  2. Diogenes

    Wow, you are making progress. It looks great!

  3. Jacklynn Lantry

    I could sit there and pee all day!

  4. GORG!!!

  5. nancy w

    I know that you are aware of this but I must say it…You have amazing contractors!

  6. Wow wow wow
    Is gonna be gorgeous!
    HA ha ha Jacklynn

  7. I can’t wait to see the finished little Fisherman’s House.

  8. It’s coming along so nicely!

  9. love, love, love the tile ! Thanks for the peak 🙂

  10. When do you think, if and maybe …we can rent this lovely Cassis Fisherman’s cottage? Will you be renting in October 2016 Corey? If so, I would love to hear from you. Looks like a lot of fun, your sense of space is so amazing!!! Cassis cozy !
    Vikki

  11. I repeat…Wow…Wow…and Wow…
    Ali

  12. I like seeing your solutions. We have the same problem with wavy walls–probably because of the stones used underneath. No corners are at right angles either. We had to put a shower pan because our apartments are on the first (French; second U.S.) floor–a code requirement. But there was a step down in one of them, so we just filled in the floor to level and got our douche italienne. But the filled-in floor required special concrete not to weigh too much!
    Do you have windows on two sides on all floors? Or does the ground-floor bedroom not have a window?
    Can’t wait to see more!!!

  13. I can already imagine you sitting at the dining table looking out over the port and I can feel your excitement, so nearly there now and it’s going to be fantastic!

  14. Honestly Corey, all of this is PURE GENIUS (and I’m glad René has now become the boy…) – every time I happen to read the development of your transformation (not yours of course…), I completely stop breathing – so thanks for not making your posts tooooo long! 🙂
    This is incredibly well thought out and once more – your artisans are worth their weight in gold… I couldn’t imagine that what they managed to do was possible with all the restraints added by building within the port of a ‘conservation’ area. Genius and terrific thinking of ALL of you.
    I VERY WELL understand that you just can’t add doors to those v. restricted areas – but then it will be your flat and nobody will be offended. In Switzerland we have a saying that Necessity makes the Master and sacrifices must be made! I love how you managed to incorporate that old stone bassin – I really LOVE that you keep whatever you can from the olden times. And although I think apart from my childhood times I’ve never ever lived in a house with completely straight walls, and I was always quite happy to deal with the mess of adjustments to be made, I also understand the headaches this poses. No cupboard or shelf ever stands or hangs straight, I have little wooden ‘slivers’ under every foot of nearly everything with strange noises when something cracks somewhere…. but it LIVES!
    I would really love to visit you once you’re there (in maybe a year from now?!)…. because if ever a Labour of Love was created on a shoestring (not really, I know!), THIS will be the thing.
    Happy continuation and gallons of lemon drinks and cool wine. I thought of you on Saturday, made a deliriously good (green) asparagus tart – if you want the recipe I think I could manage to assemble something. Because like you, I read my ‘food porn’ cookery books for the beauty of the photos and then never do anything after the instructed recipe.
    Love and hugs from Paris

  15. Ohhhhhh – those tiles – the stuff dreams are made of! Gorgeousness pure and simple 🙂

  16. I am beginning to see your vision. So enjoying your updates.

  17. Thank you Corey. I love your descriptions of where things will go. Your ideas are great and your contractors are amazing.
    Since my husband and I have usually done all our own renovations, including ceilings, floors, plumbing etc. I am truly impressed with the work Rene and his crew have done in a small space with so many restrictions.

  18. I’m curious how the no-door WC will work. Sometimes we all just need to be alone. *wink*
    Can’t wait to see the changes in the coming weeks.

  19. I love how a reno can transform a space. I always love seeing it in progress.

  20. Yikes, had not thought of that!

  21. You are so funny! But I agree me too!

  22. Loving it! And I especially love the tile slabs you will be putting in the shower! The place is starting to look, well, downright roomy!
    GREAT job!

  23. Rene is the best ever!!

  24. Deb Archer

    So excited for you, love the space, the windows, tile and that sink, ahh! Love, love it. Great job Corey! Congrats to your talented craftsmen.

  25. I hope so! Send me an email for the details coreyamaro@aol.com

  26. Windows on one port side only with a skylight in the bedroom.

  27. Thank you Kiki! Come to Cassis, I would enjoy meeting you !! xx

  28. Thank you! You know first hand what renovations are like, Rene is amazing!

  29. Oh my Children and you are on the same page. I might regret the no door, but that is how it is.

  30. I often think about your drawing it out with your brilliant imagination. You were on target!

  31. You seem to have the right ideas LOTS of times, surely this will be another 🙂

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