Some random notes about our renovation of a barn and cottage in the Dordogne.
Monday, January 07, 2008
The hallway
Friday, January 04, 2008
The bar - still due another beam so that you can get your legs under it.
WC
The little house - with driveway completed
Table ready for New Years Eve party
Very cold
It's cold down there.
The pool in progress - the concrete will be flowed today (4th Jan)
The master bedroom looking into the ensuite
The master bedroom
The second bedrooms ensuite - still needs the glass door on the shower.
The second bedroom
The third bedroom again.
The third bedroom
Thursday, January 03, 2008
The tree - decorated - 4.5m
The table - laid
The first gammon joint cooked in the Rayburn
another pic of the salon.
The first use of the Rayburn!
The original features are stunning (as are the reindeer)
The Sunday before Christmas and some more of our guests have arrived - decorating the tree.
A warm welcome for our first guests
God damn it - we got there.
Lucy giving the kitchen a final wipe down before the guests arrive.
Lucy giving the kitchen a final wipe down before the guests arrive.
The fireplace is being used for the first time (by us). It has a great draw.
Very last minute installation of the flue for the Rayburn. 1 hour till our first guests arrived.
It has been a long time getting here but the final results are great. We still have to get the final lighting installed but I don't think it mattered too much.
The furniture is perfect. It looks great. We have started dressing the house for when Lucy's mum arrives.
The 22nd of December. Everything is ready (well almost) when we turned up. Our first guests arrive this evening.
