Tag Archives: painted

Episode 165: Bench Marks

Posted on June 2, 2018 by coteetcampagne

Those of you who have stuck with this blog will know that the question of how we actually create the bench in the dining area has languished almost as long as the decision regarding the perfect off-white paint. The answer … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged bed heads, bench, bloomsbury, Clive Bell, headboards, paint, painted, vide-grenier, wood | 13 Comments

Bedroom decoration and refurbishment

Posted on May 12, 2018 by coteetcampagne

Still no luck finding a new changeover person for the Argeles apartment, so doing that ourselves right now. As the apartment has not been decorated for a while, and the bedroom was just a white box, we decided to bite … 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 apartment, appliques, argeles, brocante, dressing table, french, lace, lampshades, painted | 6 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

Trevor’s limited editions 2017

Posted on December 29, 2017 by coteetcampagne

You may remember this rack that Trev made for our small chopping boards. All recycled wood from the French house, apart from the dowels. The finish is my secret recipe for treating new and old wood to blend both together … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged design, french, house, kitchen, painted, recycled, renovation, restoration, rustic, wood | 15 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

Friday French Property P**n – two and one

Posted on November 25, 2017 by coteetcampagne

These are the three Pinterest photos that I have looked at the most over the last couple of weeks. I love the decorative frieze on what I presume is a stone chimney piece left and the ceiling treatment https://pin.it/thxb3iram3zm5r We … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged antique, authentic, cave, courtyard, design, french, gallery, house, motifs, painted, property, renovation, restoration, stencil, stone, village | 11 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

Monday, and the weekend’s booty

Posted on October 23, 2017 by coteetcampagne

Saturday saw us trawling the big Vide Grenier that forms part of Espezel’s agricultural and artisan fair Foire Espezel It’s very beautiful up there in the Plateau de Sault, but at nearly 900 m above sea level, the drop in … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Art, design and inspiration blog | Tagged antique, canvas, espezel, foire, french, lace, oil, painted, painting, picture, vide-grenier, vintage | 13 Comments

Village houses in the Pyrénées-Orientales

Posted on September 21, 2017 by coteetcampagne

More French village houses for your delectation in this lovely department bordering the Aude; we drive through these villages when we go down to the apartment at Argeles. We have found a new route down over the mountains and will … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes, french, Maury, occitanie, paint, painted, Pyrenees Orientales, spain, st paul de fenouillet, village houses | 19 Comments

In which I admit it . I mostly hate new things

Posted on July 27, 2017 by coteetcampagne

Another day in which I wear so many different hats that I need more than one head. A morning of intensive day-job work; then Very Quickly painting the kitchen wall because Trevor’s Monster Fridge is arriving earlier than expected. Congratulations … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged kitchen, painted, panelling, renovation, restoration | 15 Comments

The Terrace Bedroom- La Chambre Terrasse

Posted on July 15, 2017 by coteetcampagne

Never let anyone tell you that you can do nothing with a room 2.3 metres wide and five metres long, except perhaps turning it into a bathroom. Remember this painted door from an earlier post? That’s on the other side … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged antique, bedroom, chambre, embroidery, french, house, painted, renovation, restoration, silk, terrace, terrasse, village, vintage | 21 Comments

Episode 156 part two – waxing a painted door

Posted on July 2, 2017 by coteetcampagne

So, by popular request (at least THREE readers) here is how we roll when we refinish doors here at the French house. This technique is based on our finishes developed for our painted furniture and gives a far tougher surface … 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 antiqued, antiquing, bedroom, doors, french, house, paint, painted, tutorial, wax | 12 Comments

First furniture piece from the French studio

Posted on June 29, 2017 by coteetcampagne

Here we have the first furniture rescue project since we installed ourselves in France. This little console table has been sitting around waiting for repair and tlc for a few years but kept being sidelined for major house projects. More … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Art, design and inspiration blog | Tagged console, etsy, hand, painted, projects, repair, shop, table | 12 Comments

Good Friday French Property P**n

Posted on April 14, 2017 by coteetcampagne

Joyeuses Pâques! For no reason other than that I need a French Fix. I am currently in quicksand http://www.zsazsabellagio.blogspot.com/ http://www.terresetdemeuresdefrance.com/ Not France, actually Amsterdam, but for the colour palette and painted ceiling http://www.peterkorver.com/ By … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog | Tagged amsterdam, ceiling, french, painted, palette, peter korver, property | 10 Comments

Mixing materials

Posted on March 7, 2017 by coteetcampagne

I am fascinated by the gorgeous mix of materials and colours in this one French house found on http://www.cotemaison.fr I like the change in colour on the stair risers at the door way. And the raw wood panelling on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog | Tagged art, design, french, house, painted, panelling, wood | 19 Comments

The most wanted list – qu’est-ce que l’on veut?

Posted on January 18, 2017 by coteetcampagne

So, what’s the old stuff we all want these days? I may not be able to give you the definitive answer to this burning question, but I can reveal the top five UK best sellers that the third quarter of … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Art, design and inspiration blog | Tagged antique, console, furniture, grey, inlay, oak, painted, pine, table, vintage, waxed, wine, wood | 5 Comments

Friday French Fix- Quelques idées pour les petites pièces

Posted on January 12, 2017 by coteetcampagne

On the basis that size isn’t everything (there’s a talking point) here’s some small French rooms. http://www.hgtv.com/design/rooms/bedrooms/10-creative-headboard-ideas-from-rate-my-space-pictures The textiles are a bit twee here for moi, but the palette is great and SOMEONE here has had the chutzpah to rock … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged antique, bedroom, embroidery, french, kitchen, painted, room, swedish, terrace, textiles | 28 Comments

La cheminée, le cœur de la pièce- or, why the fireplace is key

Posted on December 15, 2016 by coteetcampagne

I’m not dictating what you should do Chez Vous, but for me, the fireplace in any room is key. Left- from linen & lavender – lifestyle I have two woodburning stoves to fit at the French village house; but if … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged antique, fireplace, french, house, original, painted, renovation, restoration, stone, vintage, wood | 13 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

Wood is Good- The wood rescue diary

Posted on September 23, 2016 by coteetcampagne

“Whether made into a wooden pillow or table, wood with excellent fine grain is a guarantee of splendid poems, and the composition of perfect documents.” ~Liú Shèng (d. 113 BC), “Ode to Fine-Grained Wood,” quoted in Beyond the Screen: Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Art, design and inspiration blog | Tagged antique, art, design, mahogany, painted, table, veneer, vintage, walnut, wood | 10 Comments

Episode 143 – More decorative finishes- lambris wood panelling

Posted on August 25, 2016 by coteetcampagne

There are a number of elements we see time and time again in humble French houses. One is lambris, or narrow wood panelling. It’s been popular here for centuries though the default finish seems to be dark treacly varnishes and … 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 how to, kitchen, lambris, original, paint, painted, panelling, renovation, restoration, wood | 10 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

Woo-hoo! L’escalier is painted

Posted on July 29, 2016 by coteetcampagne

In case you were all wondering whether my Refined-Rustic vision for the village house was edging dangerously toward just refined ( i. e the chandelier, or ” the shandAYhlia” as Trev now calls it in a lousy Cockney accent) 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 blue, escalier, french, grey, house, Innes, Jocasta, matte, motifs, paint, painted, staircase, turquoise, village, wax, white | 9 Comments

Episode 141- French property P*** again!

Posted on July 5, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Whatever the climate, politically, creatively, economically or meteorologically I still need a French Property P**n Fix today. Left-From this handcrafted life via Pinterest https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/541909767644586378/ Right- from paintingsilove.com Link seems to have disappeared That is a PAINTING! Look at … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged art, colours, decorative, flourishes, french, hand, motifs, painted, painting, property, stencil, walls | 17 Comments

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

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

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

French village houses

Posted on May 30, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Taking our promenade around Campagne one evening we notice that many of our neighbours are painting their shutters and walls. There are no colour restrictions imposed here; despite the historical buildings and yes, you can see the church from our … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged Campagne, french, houses, painted, shutters, style, village | 5 Comments

More paint finishes revealed

Posted on April 4, 2016 by coteetcampagne

The Electrician and the EDF guys revealed some more old paint colours in what will be the atelier. Originally our electric supply came into the cave ; not very practical or pretty in what will be a guest bedroom. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged cave. EDF. electrician, painted, project, wall | 17 Comments

More French interiors , feast after famine

Posted on January 8, 2016 by coteetcampagne

After years of looking for French interiors that would suit our village house I have suddenly dropped on a whole visual feast of photos to inspire me. below- a masterclass in picture display … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged french, house, interiors, painted, patina, renovation, restoration, village | 14 Comments

Papier peint, fond d’écran, wallpaper

Posted on December 31, 2015 by coteetcampagne

Wallpaper- not something I thought I would ever use in any house of mine. France is even changing my decorative sensibilities. This genuinely vintage French paper is a typically recognisable piece from the 19thc. I even have shred or two … 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, chinoiserie, french, indiennes, life, of, painted, tree, village, vintage, wallpaper | 20 Comments

Signs and portents

Posted on December 21, 2015 by coteetcampagne

So, there’s nothing like a highly pertinent quote to stop you in your tracks. I photographed this painted sundial on the side of a house whilst waiting for the bus to Carcassonne. There are some good photos of French sundials, … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged france, house, occitan, painted, renovation, restoration, sundials, village | 11 Comments

The Thursday Three – Chinese Demi-lune lacquered table

Posted on December 10, 2015 by coteetcampagne

Today, in deference to repeated hints by Ms Poshbirdy I am finally posting this lovely table. From my favourite internet auction site, this was a “collect only” job, but everytime I win a special piece like this , my day … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged antique, chinoiserie, decoration, Demi-lune, lacquered, painted, renovation, restoration, table, velvet, vintage | 3 Comments

Episode 129- “Les murs” to be sung to the same tune as “La mer”

Posted on December 8, 2015 by coteetcampagne

This is what medieval stone walls look like. Before the restoration purists start screaming at me they should note that we had no option but to widen the doorway from the cave to the courtyard as the existing one was … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged french, house, lime, medieval, original, painted, plaster, renovation, restoration, stone, walls | 7 Comments

Episode 126/2- In which I strip, Trevor slips and the grandson gets “hip”

Posted on October 27, 2015 by coteetcampagne

This last French trip, we needed , or I needed to get to grips with some décapage ( paint stripping ) at last. I have been putting this off with various excuses, but the truth is I just hate strong … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged bedroom, colours, finishes, france, french, house, interior, original, paint, painted, renovation, restoration, stain, styles, village, wood | 11 Comments

The Thursday Three- Coat hooks, plinth, coffee table;Patère crochets, socle, table basse

Posted on October 15, 2015 by coteetcampagne

What attracted me to this table? the shape, the weight, the solidity, the shelf, the carving detail, the legs. Classic scallop shell motif and canné (split cane ) shelf Found in UK but feels French to me. Wait and see what … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged antique, caned, french, house, metal, painted, plinth, renovation, restoration, table, village, vintage, wood | 6 Comments

Episode 126 part (1) – October progress, yes, we did a bit, quite a bit actually

Posted on October 13, 2015 by coteetcampagne

Yes we did a bit in France, and here is the first instalment. I finished the painted skirtings in marmotte#3 and Liberon lime wax so if I swish a damp mop over the finished floors (not done yet) it won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France, What we did, how we did it and what we used | Tagged antiqued, fireplace, france, french, original, paint, painted, renovation, restoration, salon, skirtings, stone, village, wax, waxed | 15 Comments

Episode 125- Farewell my lovelies, à très bientôt

Posted on September 27, 2015 by coteetcampagne

Last week we waved goodbye to a pile of stuff destined for the French house as it started it’s epic journey to the far Aude valleys. We will all be reunited very soon; and if I can get the junk … Continue reading →