Tag Archives: dining

Chairs

Posted on May 9, 2020 by coteetcampagne

Comfortable but pig-ugly chairs. Wine Dralon seats. If you are familiar with that fabric, you will be sticking your fingers down your throat right now. After 13 years, paint colour and 19thc French fabric chosen. Probably…

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Art, design and inspiration blog | Tagged 19thc, chair, dining, fabric, paint | 3 Comments

Oh Fuite-ing Hell!

Posted on March 19, 2017 by coteetcampagne

OK, what is this? Let me just confirm that it’s not one of my paint effects. It’s on the dining room ceiling. What’s above? The terrace. Dern, dern dern, dern, deeeerrrrrnnn……..

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged ceiling, dining, room, terrace | 14 Comments

Finishing a table top.

Posted on October 11, 2016 by coteetcampagne

It’s a real pain when you find that , once you have laboriously taken bits of grotty old varnish off your dining table, the stain once used on this piece has soaked right down into it and it’s STILL DIRTY … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged dining, effect, lime waxed, liming, table, wax | 18 Comments

Episode 146- Another retrospective- French house dining room- working with a narrow space

Posted on September 27, 2016 by coteetcampagne

I am trying to remind myself that progress is being made at the village house, as well as giving newer followers the heads up on what we have actually achieved to date en France. The photo –left- is not exactly … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged dining, france, french, grey, house, painted, roof, room, steels, terrace, village, wax, wooden floor | 18 Comments

Les Chaises- repaired, restyled, refinished- Part 2

Posted on August 19, 2016 by coteetcampagne

So you remember these four dining chairs posted a few days ago? https://coteetcampagne.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/saving-four-special-dining-chairs-for-someone-part-1/ below is after photos- & if you want it, details of how we rescued these trashed pieces and turned them into desirable treasures are set out here. … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Art, design and inspiration blog | Tagged chairs, chalk, dining, french, grey, Gustavian, leather, paint, painted, refinished, repaired, restyled, wax, wood | 11 Comments

Les Chaises -saving four special dining chairs for someone – Part 1

Posted on August 15, 2016 by coteetcampagne

This is what we started with. Four interesting and slightly unusual dining chairs in a terrible state. They had been in a cellar in several inches of water and had rotten feet, damaged and stained seats and various bits of … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Art, design and inspiration blog | Tagged antique, chairs, dining, french, painted, repair, rescue, reupholster, vintage, wax, wood | 21 Comments

Friday French Property P**n Fix

Posted on August 5, 2016 by coteetcampagne

My current obsessions are- *Kitchen dining storage –Left-http://decordeprovence.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/spring.html I love open shelves, I know many don’t . We have them in the UK and they are no more hassle, cleaning wise, than cupboards with doors. *Small bedrooms- Right- thedecorista.tumblr.com I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged bedroom, bedrooms, dining, france, french, kitchen, property, small bedrooms | 14 Comments

Episode 136 – In which Trevor takes a well earned break

Posted on April 6, 2016 by coteetcampagne

I’ ve tried and tried to get in the whole new floor but the room is too long and the sun at the back window makes it all look shinier than it is. So these pics are the Best I … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged dining, floor, furniture, paint, room | 16 Comments

The Thursday Three- Boiserie, carved wood, dining furniture

Posted on January 13, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Yes I know, this is a terrible picture, but it is the only one I have to hand that shows my kitchen diner at the French village house WITH DINING FURNITURE! The country table, as you now know, came from … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged antique, boiserie, cannage, chairs, dining, floor, french, house, insulation, kitchen, table, village, wood | 10 Comments

Kitchen lighting- a concession to the contemporary

Posted on July 10, 2015 by coteetcampagne

AS you may recall, I am mixing it up at the French village house and adding a few classic contemporary pieces to the antique and vintage mix. This is the chrome & enamel fitting that will be installed over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged antique, dining, enamel, fitting, french, house, kitchen, light, lighting, renovation, restoration, table, village, vintage | 4 Comments

The Thursday Three- sackcloth and stashes

Posted on January 6, 2015 by coteetcampagne

I am currently thinking of reupholstering the seats of my old dining chairs in France with vintage coffee sacks I like the juxtaposition of raw stencilled fabric with a pretty painted chair There are a few things to consider with … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged antique, chairs, dining, french, house, Linen, painted, renovation, restoration, upholstery, vintage | 4 Comments

The Thursday Three- beyond the candelabra

Posted on December 18, 2014 by coteetcampagne

Mmmm……..maybe should have dusted first? Housework way down on list again; note to self, must do some before Christmas. I bought these 19th c patinated metal candelabra for French village house because they are going into quite a simple and … Continue reading →