Tag Archives: floor

Christmas project-part one

Posted on December 27, 2020 by coteetcampagne

BLEACHED, FADED PAINT FINISH At last, some time to work on our house!! Our kitchen and sitting room are on the first floor. Not unusual in village houses here, but it limits flooring options when your room is thirty feet … Continue reading →

Posted in What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged BLEACHED, chalk, DRIFTWOOD, floor, kitchen, paint, varnish | 10 Comments

The cracks are beginning to show…………and I am very happy about this

Posted on December 10, 2017 by coteetcampagne

Lived in and heated full time for the FIRST time in fifteen years, the French house is settling into itself. The old bones and the careful new additions are getting to know each other. It’s a kind of rustic romance … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged Bronte, diner, floor, french, house, kitchen, painted, panelling, renovation, restoration, village, wood | 21 Comments

Driza bone – or tiling by Tonto

Posted on May 22, 2017 by coteetcampagne

So Trev went to war on the kitchen floor. This certainly looks like “warpaint” (PC alert- I hope no one is offended) In fact its the water/dust spray from his serious tile cutter. He says that the brick tiles I … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged brick, floor, kitchen, leak, mosaics, shower, tiles | 11 Comments

Floored

Posted on April 7, 2017 by coteetcampagne

We found the brick paviours. They will work in kitchen and the cave. We are NOT going to conveniently drop on the 34 square metres of reclaimed floor tiles or brick that we need, within our budget, the minute we … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged brick, cave, floor, kitchen, paviours, reclaimed, tiles | 14 Comments

Economication. That’s the name of the game.

Posted on March 30, 2017 by coteetcampagne

So, ply is hard to find in France and relatively expensive. Chip board also. So in the first floor kitchen we put down a sub tile floor using our leftover stash of tongue and groove remnants; to be covered by … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged floor, france, groove, kitchen, tiles, tongue, wood | 6 Comments

Small steps and hot French finds

Posted on March 23, 2017 by coteetcampagne

Little bits done this week. Finished laying terre cuite hearth in salon, edging next. Also finally decided on floor finish for wet/cooker wall in kitchen. Whilst loading said option, I spotted this chaux (lime) based natural paint in Brico-Depot in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged chaux, cuite, finish, floor, kitchen, lime, paint, terre | 7 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

Faïence in France – Tile Style- Getting it just right

Posted on June 18, 2016 by coteetcampagne

FAÏENCE PONCHON 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 … 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

Some you win some you lose

Posted on May 27, 2016 by coteetcampagne

It’s a miracle! The last row of insulation batts going under the kitchen floor butted up perfectly against our crazy walls. REE….sult. The last whole plank of wood under the window is tough to get in as no room on … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and wine, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged floor, food, insulation, restaurant, village, walls | 17 Comments

Buying Property in France- A cautionary tale

Posted on May 13, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Just to let you know, I now take requests.See “Taste of France” blog- https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/37172339/posts/1025435832 The area around Puivert is mentioned. Very pretty, has a chateau & museum, too cold for me. It took a while for us to find out … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged Aude, chic, damp, features, floor, french, house, languedoc, lead, original, restoration, Roussillon, stone, village, wood, woodworm | 12 Comments

Episode 138- I like whitewashed floors but they have to WORK- so- a practical and tough floor finish for you

Posted on April 13, 2016 by coteetcampagne

We started with this Gascony Pin-maritime from France’s oldest managed forest. This is a clean, hard pine, with less knots than many, and those knots found have a low resin content, so bleed is less of an issue. Trev says … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged diner, floor, france, kitchen, lasure, pine, plancher, plank, white, wood | 6 Comments

Episode 137 – Moody hues

Posted on April 12, 2016 by coteetcampagne

So, Trev’s light finished floor , off white ceiling, and pale putty panelling have changed the way the light moves around this long room dramatically. The kitchen cabinetry , corner cupboard, chairs and bench will all be enrobed in off … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged brush, diner, floor, french, gris, kichen, lime, marmotte, off white, paint, plaster, wall, wax | 19 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

Episode 136 – Random late evening musings

Posted on April 2, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Yes it’s a bit dark (because it IS a bit dark) but here are the first few floor boards wearing their carefully chosen first finish. The sheen will soften down when its dry….. I bought my first French interiors mag … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged diner, floor, kitchen | 10 Comments

The horrible kitchen ceiling – more quandaries

Posted on March 31, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Well, that’s a surprise. The underside of the ceiling looks pretty good cleaned off. As this side of the house was half a barn till roughly adapted by the addition of a floor and window sixty years ago, this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged barn, ceiling, floor, pine, woodwork | 9 Comments

Episode 130, brut renovation part deux

Posted on January 19, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Episode 130? Wow! Who knows where the time goes? Trev’s just said that this saga will run as long as Doctor Who. I do hope not. I love the new floor. Who would have thought that l would ever say … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged eco, floor, french, friendly, insulation, sound, underlay, wood | 14 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

Flipping French Floors #2 – floor envy

Posted on November 22, 2015 by coteetcampagne

I have had floor envy for a while now. Investigations have not turned up any charming original tiled floors in the French house which we could have lovingly restored. There is a small area of tomettes on the first floor … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged cave, floor, french, heating, house, original, project, renovation, restoration, stone, terracotta, tiles, travertine, village, vintage, wooden | 8 Comments

Flipping French Floors #1

Posted on November 16, 2015 by coteetcampagne

Builder’s debris, strong cleaners, constant sweeping and damp dusting, strong sunlight & no protection, years of benign neglect; no wonder My French Floors have had enough. Seeing the way the thirsty floor in the terrace bedroom soaked up the lime … Continue reading →