When engaged in old French property rescue, we should be bold and daring
Yes? Let’s be Aude-acious in the Aude!
http://www.weranda.pl/domy-i-mieszkania/rezydencje/rezydencja-w-kolorach-piasku-i-oceanu
http://decoholic.org/2014/12/17/fireplace-styles-100-design-ideas/
http://wingsviewathome.tumblr.com/?og=1
Blog-sur-Aude 
Yes to those wooden stairs and the iron railing!
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Look like my stairs. Or will when we are done
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I imagined as much. 🙂
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Well, you are probably an expert on our project now
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Brilliantly ‘aude-acious’. That fireplace inspires its own post: ‘Aude to a cheminée with hearth…’ 😉
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I like that! I may compose a sonnet.
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Wonderful pic’s just the medieval-ish touch I am looking for!
Best
JP
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I wish we had that fireplace chez nous!
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That is one amazing fireplace!
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Isn’t it? I like the fact it’s completely asymmetric and has evolved rather than been designed for aesthetics. That pillar is a later add-on but it suits it perfectly .
I’m all for adding architectural pieces either for practicality or ambience
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Are they bold? They are extremely respectful of the original, which is terrific. I don’t know. Maybe it is bold to play it straight, not contrast the old architecture with modern furniture.
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Bold as in big statements in small spaces.
I can’t bear this whole “your room is small so put small things in it” malarky
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Oh YES! This is what I like to see (and read) …. love the word-play (cantal just comes up with cant or can’t!)
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Cantal? Yes but..
Chez Caree in Cantal is clearly a coup de coeur.
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Very true!
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