Monthly Archives: August 2014

The Thursday Three- French Chic & Perfect Period Pastels

Posted on August 27, 2014 by coteetcampagne

After lots of thought and a few experiments the palette for the village house in France has been set. Although we have increased the total area of usable/habitable rooms from 80 to just over 120 square metres approx I still … Continue reading →

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Cooker Contenders- Colour me Confused!

Posted on August 25, 2014 by coteetcampagne

Oh no, not MORE choices Having been dragged on a 100 mile round trip by Trevor to look at MORE range cookers for The French Kitchen, we now have two MORE contenders “AAARRRGGGHHH><{}_%^/’#)*++**&^!?” The Bertazzoni AD905mFE http://www.uk.bertazzoni.com -Right Trevor … Continue reading →

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Episode 85- Loving the Languedoc, crazy for Campagne

Posted on August 22, 2014 by coteetcampagne

renovation, restoration, realisation Sometime I need to remind myself why we started this big adventure to rescue a sad village house and why this is, in a very literal way, rescuing us. Time I think to focus on the many … Continue reading →

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The Thursday Three- more hot topics and VERY EARLY

Posted on August 19, 2014 by coteetcampagne

Whilst I spend many happy (and some less than happy hours) considering exactly what we are going to put into our French “desres” WHAT, you may well ask, does Trevor think of all this pondering & soul searching? Well, I … Continue reading →

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Episode 84- What changes can be made to an old building?

Posted on August 18, 2014 by coteetcampagne

Renovation, restoration, regulations. If you are planning to buy with a view to restoring and/or renovating an old building in France, I have three pieces of advice for you- 1) Do your homework 2) Take the advice of, or better … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged france, french, house, knights, original, property, renovating, renovation, restoration, templar, village | 7 Comments

French Doors – a few more from a little village in the Languedoc

Posted on August 16, 2014 by coteetcampagne

Renovation, restoration, prime location in France-As my readers seem to love photos of wonderful old doors, I have been out and about around Campagne-sur-Aude and today I bring you a new selection. Left- This is the side door of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged doors, france, house, languedoc, original, renovation, restoration, village | 2 Comments

The Thursday Three- A floral theme today

Posted on August 14, 2014 by coteetcampagne

I really should stop buying stuff that does not have a definite use yet, but I saw this heavy vintage runner-left- with the right colours for the terrace bedroom and thought it could be mounted as a panel on the … Continue reading →

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Episode 83- My Right Foot

Posted on August 10, 2014 by coteetcampagne

renovation, restoration, inflammation My right foot has been thoroughly traumatised this week. On Tuesday I stepped on an eviscerated slug (in bare feet- me, not the slug) that had crawled under our ill fitting back door ) vile sensation. On … Continue reading →

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The Thursday Three- C is for chic: crochet lace,ceramics, chinese characters

Posted on August 7, 2014 by coteetcampagne

Whilst it may be true that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone, it is also true that you don’t know what you want until you see it! I have been looking for a light antique or vintage … Continue reading →

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Episode 82-In which we lay our cards on the table and realise that we are way short of a full pack

Posted on August 6, 2014 by coteetcampagne

renovation, restoration, desperation “First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is..” That’s a line from a Donovan song (showing my age now) and is currently highly relevant to our situation re moving to France. When … Continue reading →

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Episode 81- Food for thought

Posted on August 5, 2014 by coteetcampagne

Renovation, restoration, alimentation….Fresh trout from the river, vegetables that taste of something, cherries, peaches and naughty patisserie, home made ice cream, cuts of meat that you would not normally touch even with a robot arm, a drop of violet or … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and wine, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged antique, chic, france, french, house, kitchen, paint, renovation, restoration, South, stone, terrace, village, vintage, wood | 2 Comments

Episode 80- Then and now and when and how?

Posted on August 3, 2014 by coteetcampagne

Renovation, restoration, contemplation We have just had a great break in France. Very calm very chilled very tempting to just burn all boats and stay here but this is simply not possible quite yet.Or is it? Question-What happened to my … Continue reading →