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Under the Kitchen Sink

 

  Under the kitchen sink

 

The house next door renovations continue, when it is finished we will go back to Cassis and complete it. Both should be completed by October.

French Husband is under the kitchen sink. Today he sanded the old tiles smooth, as we are going to cover the old tiles with new ones.

To know more about this follow this link:

http://www.familyhandyman.com/tiling/tile-installation/tile-installation-how-to-tile-over-existing-tile/view-all

 

 

 

Bathroom

 

Above is the bathroom sink that Rene's father made.

Now that it is dry, the color is light as straw.

The walls have been tadelakt-ed too, when they are dry they will be lighter than the bathroom sink. 

The walls above the tadelakt appear grey, but they aren't. I must decide on wall colors by Friday.

 

The wall above the tadelakt part, will be painted. The tadelakt part will not be painted, nor will the walls that are plastered. They will remain the color/tint that we used when creating them.

 

 

Under the stairs

 

In the corner is where the massive copper tub will go. Rene made a small angle counter so that the faucet could sit there, plus as the tub is angled the space behind isn't wasted.

The stairs are above, hence the slanted ceiling.

 

 

Bathroom sink

 

The house next door is shaping up. I cannot wait to move in the furnishings!

We will rent this house to guests who come to visit us, and rent it for long term vacation rentals. It is separate to our home.

 

 

 

Comments

25 responses to “Under the Kitchen Sink”

  1. Jacklynn Lantry

    Interesting. I did not know you could put new tile over old tile? Also, last photo, right side, why is the wall graduated? So interesting. Will this be a part of your current house or will there be a separate entrance? Once done, will your house be restored to it’s original size?

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  2. WR

    Can’t wait to see the TWO projects. We are almost ready… see you soon xox

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  3. Andrea

    Looking fabulous xx

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  4. Penelope Bianchi

    Yikes! What do you mean you will decide the color??
    I thought the lovely plaster treatment was the color! You won’t paint it; will you?
    don’t mean to stick my nose in……but the color of the tadelakt is exquisite!
    Why would one change it? there was my nose!

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  5. Ali

    This is so very interesting to watch….
    Ali

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  6. Leigh NZ

    Looking fantastic Corey; that gorgeous new/old sink looks too heavy to continue hanging on the wall. Is the house next to yours bigger than the space in Cassis?

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  7. Leigh NZ

    Is there going to be a separate shower?

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  8. Taste of France

    I have the same questions as the others. How is the new/old sink attached to the wall? Why change that gorgeous color? (Though when our renovation’s walls were plastered, I was tempted to leave them as is but then painted and don’t regret it). Isn’t it heavy to put new tile on top of old?
    Very interesting to see what you’re doing.

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  9. Tongue in Cheek

    Hi Jackie
    Let me try to answer your questions:
    New tile over old tile?
    Yes you can lay new tile right over the old, and avoid the huge job of tearing out the old tile. This assumes that the floor underneath is solid (concrete) and that there are no cracks in the existing tile (indicating underlying problems in the concrete) http://www.familyhandyman.com/tiling/tile-installation/tile-installation-how-to-tile-over-existing-tile/view-all
    why is the wall graduated?
    That is the curve of the stairwell going up to the second floor.
    Will this be a part of your current house or will there be a separate entrance? This house will be separate and have its own entrance.
    Once done, will your house be restored to it’s original size? We thought about it, but decided to keep it separate. the original floor plan actually connects our house to several others in the village. Though the walls are four to six feet in stone.

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  10. Tongue in Cheek

    Literally counting the minutes!!!!!! I hoped the second house would be completed by the time you arrived. I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE YOU!!!!!

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  11. Tongue in Cheek

    Hi Penelope
    Oh no I am no changing the tadelakt color. But the wall above the tadelakt, will be painted as it is not tadelakt, nor plaster.
    Sorry for the confusion.
    I love the tadelakt color.

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  12. Tongue in Cheek

    The sink has a brace built into it, fixing it to the stone wall.
    This house is slightly smaller than Cassis, yet larger than Paris.
    650 680 Square feet.

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  13. Tongue in Cheek

    There will be a shower head in the bathtub. Hence the tadelakt walls.

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  14. Tongue in Cheek

    Hi
    We are not changing the wall color. Not even the plastered walls. But the bathroom walls are only tadelakt 3/4 up the bathroom walls. The remaining walls need to be painted. Also above the kitchen backsplash and the stair well.
    The sink has iron rods built inside to hold/fix it against the stone wall.

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  15. Dd

    It’s interesting how differently things are done in different countries. Can’t wait to see t kitchen. Love following t process.

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  16. Janet Eiffel

    The first thing I saw was the tile floor
    and thought, wow, I love that floor.
    Then I read on and you say your are
    covering them. Why?

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  17. Marilyn

    I know I am going to be wishing to stay here. How fun to watch the progress.

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  18. Rebecca from the pacific northwest

    I have been wondering and wondering about that angled counter and what on earth it was for. Huzzah for finally learning the answer!
    (Intrigued about a short term rental some time possibly…)

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  19. Tongue in Cheek

    Sure! Send me an email and I will let you know all about it xx

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  20. Tongue in Cheek

    They did grow on me, but the floor wasn’t all the same, three sets of tile in one room alone. So in the end we decided to redo the floor.

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  21. Leigh NZ

    And steps up to the bath to give a leg up to the more decrepit lodger?

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  22. Kurt Cyr

    tadek is so cool. I’m so interested in seeing how it is done. Kudos to you . Looks fabulous. From this view – replacing the floor tiles? Seriously. but you know what we don’t see. This is the “avec” in my favorite scene of A Year in Provence – the kitchen scene. I love seeing your renovation of Cassis and house next door.

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  23. Ingela

    All I can say is wow! You really know what you are doing.
    Bath room looks great already. So full of character!
    // Ingela

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  24. Jan

    Rene is a master. Looking forward to the final product and hope one day to walk about it.

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  25. Alan

    Great read, love the use of tadelakt here!

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