Monthly Archives: June 2016

It’s not all been doom and gloom this month

Posted on June 30, 2016 by coteetcampagne

After many kind pep-talks via my blog visitors and followers, I am taking “Ellen A’s” sensible advice; she says that she is quite happy to read about our furniture rescuing activities whilst we collect our very scattered thoughts. These tables … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Art, design and inspiration blog, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged chalk, coffee, country, french, mirror, paint, painted, provincial, refinished, shabby chic, tabel, table | 12 Comments

A post script

Posted on June 28, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Thank you all for your support, but I’m not at all sure where to go post wise next. Certainly I cannot go back to posts about antiques or pretty features or decorating or new kitchens. I can’t just use this … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged france, french, project, renovating, renovation, restoration | 22 Comments

What next for the French project?

Posted on June 27, 2016 by coteetcampagne

OK, it’s Monday. How do I feel today? Well, as one of my kind and empathetic blog buddies reminded me on Saturday, during a few stern pep talks, this is the “warts and all” blog so I will tell true. … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged country, france, french, house, painted, project, renovation, restoration | 19 Comments

EU referendum – what now?

Posted on June 24, 2016 by coteetcampagne

In shock; not so much at my fellow British voters who have seemingly not grasped what 52% of them have just done, but at the ramifications of this vote both personally and globally. Blog- sur- Aude may not post for … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | 15 Comments

Chop Chop – skirting around French kitchen restoration

Posted on June 23, 2016 by coteetcampagne

If you have been paying attention, you will recall that in order to find the wooden staircase we cut a while back, we had to clean up and tidy the cave. This was going to be the last job on … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged base, boards, french, house, kitchen, maritime, pine, renovation, restoration, router, skirting | 8 Comments

Faïence in France – Tile Style- Getting it just right

Posted on June 18, 2016 by coteetcampagne

http://www.faience-ponchon.com/ http://www.homeceramics.com.tn/Content/Pages/Faience-gres.html There are some gorgeous kitchen tiles available right now, and I was very tempted by these mixed designs- above- for a while, and they may well have worked Chez Nous, but as ever I am drawn back to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged 18thc, 19thc, Canaletto, faience, floor, france, french, house, kitchen, marble, renovation, South, stone, terracotta, tiles, tomettes, travertine | 22 Comments

The Thursday Three – woolly thinking and a new apprentice

Posted on June 17, 2016 by coteetcampagne

How do they meet this price point? I thought Primark had moved away from sweat shops? I don’t know, this cushion was made in India, in a wool like fabric with faux patent leather piping. It’s quite spectacular and would … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds | Tagged antique, embroidery, french, house, painted, table, vintage, woolwork | 15 Comments

ChiqenAude Gallery, restored restyled refinished accent pieces

Posted on June 14, 2016 by coteetcampagne

This gallery contains 51 photos.

More Galleries | Tagged antique, antiqued, bespoke, carved, chair, chalk, console, gilded, inlaid, mirror, painted, stencilled, table, vintage | 11 Comments

Signs and symbols- traditional decorative motifs in the Languedoc #1

Posted on June 13, 2016 by coteetcampagne

I had every intention of featuring some of the decorative motifs on this beautiful town house in Carcassonne, but Poshbirdy beat me to it, and with a proper camera, unlike my phone; So see her great photos here, thanks P!- … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged antique, Aude, bedroom, decorative, france, french, house, languedoc, motifs, renovation, restoration, rose, stone, symbols, village, vintage | 14 Comments

Can you stucco stencil it? Yes you can!

Posted on June 9, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Yes sir, we can stencil. And we can handpaint motifs on our French Country Walls and Ceilings etc . Above are two fine examples and some more here https://husifrankrike.com/2016/06/08/dag-5-sondagen-aterigen-en-vilodag/ Thank you JP! I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged antique, artists, country, france, french, house, paint, pigment, plaster, renovation, restoration, salon, stencil, stencilled, stucco, village, vintage | 22 Comments

Compati-pillow-bility

Posted on June 6, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Here’s a debate..pick a side. After far too many years of property restoration in the South of France, Trev has announced that he hates French (i.e square) pillows. What took him so long? Well, partly because he is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged beds, france, french, noise, pillows, restoration, South | 21 Comments

Belated Thursday Three, or four

Posted on June 2, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Because the sun is shining and because Trev has nearly finished The Never Ending Floor-y and because one of our good French friends has just made a gesture so generous it reduced me to tears….. Here are three plus one … Continue reading →