Tag Archives: beams

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Posted on March 26, 2019 by coteetcampagne

I know I need to take these shots with a decent camera, but mine is under a pile of assorted stuff and the mobile phone is handy. Trev has returned to the tulip room ceiling project to start on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged beams, bed, carved, frame, fretwork, gilded, joists, moulding, panelling, picture, room, tulip, wood | 5 Comments

A different Thursday Three- Painted walls, ceilings and beams

Posted on February 15, 2018 by coteetcampagne

Super busy today, but in the middle of a restoring a handpainted piece my mind slips to the wall and ceiling paintings that I plan to execute here at the French village house. Look at this one –left-JP! painted ceiling … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged beams, ceilings, design, french, house, painted, renovation, restoration, stone, tree of life, village, walls | 12 Comments

Episode 162- The herringbone kitchen ceiling realised

Posted on October 26, 2017 by coteetcampagne

From this left to this right-photos via these links first stage second stage How? We removed the grotty ceiling tiles (if you are following in our footsteps, PLEASE check that these tiles are not asbestos based!) Clean underside of ceiling … 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 aged, artist, beams, ceiling, country, effect, french, houses, insulation, joists, kaolin, kitchen, lambris, painted, pant, rustic, vintage, white washed, wood | 11 Comments

In which Trev loses the will to live again-

Posted on October 15, 2017 by coteetcampagne

You may recall me buying these hand made coppery lights in M. Bricolage a couple of years ago. They had vile plastic hanging flexes. Not a problem, I made ruched linen sleeves for them (sew a tube up with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged beams, copper, flex, kitchen, lamps, lights, Linen | 5 Comments

Episode 161- the kitchen ceiling, inspiration from 13th century Domaine at Luc-sur-Aude

Posted on September 16, 2017 by coteetcampagne

You remember the horrible kitchen ceiling? The one I demolished and then started wondering about half way through if the insulation tile was asbestos? horrible kitchen ceiling post In common with most old and some new French houses, the ceilings … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged barn, beams, Castillou, cave, ceiling, french, herringbone, house, joists, kitchen, lambris, paint, renovation, restoration, village, wine, wood | 17 Comments

Episode 148- In which we can see the wood for the trees

Posted on November 1, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Just in case my recent posts have suggested that we are galloping toward the finishing line, here is hard proof that we are not. This is the workshop ceiling. The big beam left to right used to hold up half … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged beams, floor, french, house, joists, renovation, restoration, sink, spanish, stone, walls, woodworm, workshop | 20 Comments

Episode 140 – the phoenix will rise, eventually

Posted on May 24, 2016 by coteetcampagne

I have been prompted to post today by three things really- after reading about Poshbirdy’s mammoth work on “de-guano-ing” her attic in her recent post on 23/05/16 “L’Air de Pigeons“; https://poshbirdyblog.wordpress.com/ I had also been looking at the photos on … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged beams, bedroom, france, french, house, roof, stone, walls | 15 Comments

Episode 98: renovation, restoration, insulation

Posted on February 16, 2015 by coteetcampagne

Well, there’s a striking ceiling treatment Thank you… http://parvum-opus.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/michelde-montaigne.html What do they do in the winter? where is the insulation? Combining the original, the beautiful, and the practical is a whole art form in itself. Whilst I would love to … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged beams, bedroom, french, lime, original, wash, wax, white | 5 Comments

Episode 94- Hidden historic details #2- Beams and roof timbers

Posted on December 15, 2014 by coteetcampagne

Regular readers will recall that half our house (the bit that isn’t the barn) is supported by three huge beams,which clearly received only the most cursory attention between being trees and holding our hybrid hovel up. 1) The rather beautiful … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged beams, bedroom, french, house, lime, original, plaster, renovation, restoration, roof, shutters, terrace, timbers, village, wood | 4 Comments

Episode 93- Hidden historic details #1-Terrazzo finishes

Posted on November 10, 2014 by coteetcampagne

OK, our Maison may not be as grand and glamourous as this one on http://www.thisoldhouse.com , but we have old terrazzo staircases and we have discovered that under layers of dust, dirt and caked on cement, we do have some … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged antique, beams, bedroom, chic, colours, france, french, historic, house, maison, medieval, period, renovation, restoration, South, stone, terrazzo | 2 Comments

Episode 42- TULIP FEVER!

Posted on February 4, 2014 by coteetcampagne

renovation, restoration, yet another explanation …………. Why oh why? -you ask- do we call thebedroomthathadnowindowandasaggingceiling the tulip room? Because, dear reader, it has the unrestorable (sadly) remains of vintage hand printed authentic French wallpaper with red and aubergine tulips on … Continue reading →