My sister and brother in law arrived with their beautiful girls for a few days before we had a chance to finish the living area.
We still had a concrete floor but popped a rug down and put together the corner settee we got from Ikea. I am thrilled with it as there is storage and it also turns into a double bed so we can have extra guests even if we have our B&B rooms let out.
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| The Whites |
As you can see it was quite successful. We had a Raclette outside the first night - which was great fun. Cooking our own saussison, cold meats and veg with raclette cheese on top under the Raclette grill. A great social way to eat.
The cushions in various bright colours I have now decided against - going for something a bit more subtle. I'll be able to use the bright colours outside when we go back to outdoor living.
We had a wonderful few days with our guests and had great fun at various playgrounds. We also had amazing weather. We had a little visit to Nanteuil en Vallee - a beautiful little village with an arboretum and pretty garden. Here is a picture of the ancient wash-house.
Our few days culminated in a picnic by our lake at the Plan d'Eau on their last day followed by Halloween pumpkin making and a Halloween party at L'Etoile D'Or.
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| Fun at Plan d'Eau, Villefagnan |
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| Tilly helping carve her pumpkin |
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| The finished pumpkin - my talented sister designed the face |
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| Witch on her broomstick |
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| Ready to party... |
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| Couldn't stop laughing at this |
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| Painting |
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| Tiling |
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| Ceiling and beams |
After many weeks work our kitchen and living space has come together. Whilst not totally finished it is lovely and cosy and I am looking forward to easting with friends and snuggling up to watch films over the winter months.
The floor as you know was levelled and concreted in July and a wall was knocked down transforming what was a stable into a nice large space.
This has now been plasterboarded, plastered, painted, tiled with a splashback and cupboards have been made by Phil. Doors are still required but there is space for plates, glasses, mugs and dried goods.An exposed area on the wall you can see has been made to house our TV.
The ceiling has been painted along with the beams and the search for tiles continued. We have been looking for months and even failed to find something we liked at a good price in the UK. So last week we got in the van and went to Brico Depot at Angouleme determined to come back with something. and what a bargain. We found these tiles at only €4.50 a square metre. Of course the adhesive and grout cost nearly as much as the tiles but we are so pleased with the effect.
The tiling was done in one day with grouting the next. Boy did our knees hurt.
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| Let the tiling commence |
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| Ready for grouting |
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| And now we can bring in the furniture |
We have now moved furniture in and this is the (almost) finished room.
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| Our cosy space |
A bientot!
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