Bedroom Ground Floor

It is hard to believe this was once a grubby garage. Now it is looking closer to a luxury double (over 20 sqm) bedroom with a great view through the large bay window. Once the bay window is totally open, you bring in the outside inside. Really nice. It will be even better once painted and particularly once the stone foor has been laid.
For more info on the window check out www.bieber-bois.com. Interestingly enough, the price quoted initially in December 08 was 1/3 more expensive in April 09. Talk about global crisis! The architect somewhat had forgotten to forward the final quote...arghargh.
And also be aware that where they say they deliver it is only to the door or in our case to the gate since the truck coulnd't get it. The driver got all p***** off when he had to give Mr M. a hand to bring it all on site. At 7.30 am, it was a bit of a annoying situation.... They also delivered some crappy plastic shutter stopper. Ah bonjour le service!

Bedroom first floor

It is really hard to take decent photos of those two bedrooms because they are crowded with stuff and I don't have a fish-eye. But lets say Mr M. did a very good job on the partition walls. It was very tricky since there are beams everywhere. So altogether in the end we will end up with a double en suite interconnecting with a twin. In the twin there is a "balcon a la Juliette" - ie a door opening with little balcony opening onto the stairway to let the light in. The views from both bedrooms are of the fields where you can catch my neighbours and her goats...

Kitchen

Hidden behind furniture and building material, there is a kitchen, well there is a lovely sandstone sink. I went to pick the hand made tiling which are made in the area and sold by the same guy that sells the "tomettes" (www.terres-cuites-de-courboissy.fr). Not the most contemporary pattern, but I think it will go nicely with the "tradional/rural" look of the kitchen/sink. Hopefully the tiles should be sorted in the next couple of weeks...I have to be patient with the tile-dude since he is very moody....

New Look

This is how the house is looking today. Velux plus the fantastic doors in the old garage area....

Bathroom

This is hard to imagine but this will be the shower.....

There is a floor on the mezzanine

Yes, there is a floor on the mezzanine area. In fact this whole area will be partition to create a second bedroom.

First Floor

The first floor is taking shape now that the mezzanine area has been done. A partition is up to create a bathroom (made of BA 13 plaster board& hemp insulant on the left hand side). The velux have been put up which open to really pretty view.
This room will be connected with the other bedroom (mezzanine area).

Cherry/Les Cerises

There is something about eating cherry right off the tree. And this is what we have been doing for the last week so much so that in fact i am sick of cherries! Unbelievable! We have been jamming like mad and also made a few "Clafoutis". Here is the recipe courtesy of Francoise Bernard (the French Delia):
Mix 4 table spoon of sugar, 2 table spoon of flour, a pinch of salt, 3 eggs, 25 grs of soft butter , 2 glasses of milk together to make a sort of pancake mix. Butter a pie dish (best to have a shallow one because the cherry come up to the top during cooking), throw 500 grs cherry with their stone and cover with the pancake mix. Place in hot oven gaz mark 5/6 and cook for about 45 minutes. Can be eaten cold or warm. It taste better if you leave the stone but be careful with young children....
Bon appetit.