Renovation Two Places at the Sme Time

 

We started a second renovation, we are doing two at once.

One in Cassis: Today the front door was delivered.

The second renovation is a small house next to our house. The house use to be part of our house over a hundred years ago. It is about the same size as Cassis, but on two floors instead of three.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brocanting pays off, fixture and railing I found years ago.

 

 

 

 

Under the fake ceiling that I had taken out, this beautiful old ceiling was found.

The house, like ours, is documented over four hundred years old.

 

 

 

 

 

The house's front door and window look on to our garden.

 

 

 

Good things will come from this kitchen.

 

 

 

And before you ask, YES it is sturdy and officially safe.

 

 

 

The bathroom with the big tub that I recently bought will go here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rene, the same builder that we hired to do Cassis is doing this project too. And since he lives over an hour away he is staying at our house four nights a week, and so is his incredibly talented cousin Stephaine. Plus we have guests from New Zealand staying with us.

You might say I am busy, and not losing weight.

 

 

 

 

We pretty much gutted this house, but it is not nearly as complicated as Cassis. 

 

 

 

Hideous wallpaper.

 

 

 

 

If you would like to see more photos and details, step by step of the work please ask to follow Rene on FACEBOOK.

 

 

 

 



Comments

10 responses to “Renovation Two Places at the Sme Time”

  1. Ooh are you going to make it so the two homes are one again? What did Yann think about the bathtub?

  2. Diogenes

    It sounds like you are keeping this house separate from yours. It is hard to visualize the layout.
    Yes, good antiques can always find a place in the home, as you’ve demonstrated here. 😉

  3. Jacklynn Lantry

    Looks like quite a project and it is totally exciting. I could not get onto Rene’s facebook page. Please keep the pix coming!

  4. I get so excited just following along!!

  5. I just know both places will be amazingly beautiful when you are finished with them.

  6. Leslie in Oregon

    I need to learn from your abundant hospitality! Best wishes on both projects, which are so interesting to follow, Leslie

  7. Isn’t it satisfying to undo the ugly and bring out the beautiful from underneath? Renovation is addictive.

  8. How exciting, once you start it’s impossible to stop. I cannot tell you the number of times I have said, I am not renovating another house, and yet still we do it and after the first one anything seems possible!

  9. Such fun! Can’t wait to see both once completed. And I totally agree with you about the hideous wallpaper!

  10. Fabulous idea, having a guest house next to your home. I’m dreaming of such a layout. I simply cannot wait to see it finished. Think of all of the extra decorating you get to do.
    Lucky gal. Living the dream.

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