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Renovation in Provence: Kitchen Reveal!

August 2, 2016 by ashleyt 35 Comments

Home Renovation in Provence

These images don’t do the final result justice; everything is also not quite done. However, here is the first version of our almost finished home in Provence. After 8 months of renovation, and with the limited budget and awkward dimensions we had to work with, I’m quite impressed! I never expected our first home to be so beautiful, especially before we hauled out all the old junk that used to be in it. Now it’s away in dumpsters hauled away – it was fairly easy to get the dumpster dimensions we needed to fit near enough to make it easy – out of our home and out of our hassle. And just look at the results! I am so grateful to my man. Bravo Robin!

The Kitchen Reveal

provencal village house

This is what you see when you walk into the house from the front door.

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Filed Under: Renovation Reveal Tagged With: Brocante Provence, brocante; vide-grenier, DIY Renovation, expatlife, french home, french kitchen, maison en provence, maison provencal, provence lifestyle, renovating in france, renovating in provence, renovation reveal, shabby-chic

Our Renovation in Provence: a stone sink!

May 21, 2016 by ashleyt 8 Comments

We figure that our kitchen is so tiny that in order to make it look good, everything in it has to have character and charm (well, maybe not the damn washing machine). I’ve fallen in love with all the shabby chic/farmhouse french kitchens that I’ve seen on pinterest. I’ve particularly fallen for the beautiful stone sinks. Of course, a stone sink costs about 800 euros. Not within the budget.

stone sink

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Filed Under: Sourcing Reno Materials Tagged With: DIY, DIY Renovation, evier en pierre, farmhouse kitchen, reconstituted stone, renovating in france, renovating in provence, shabby-chic, stone sink

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