Michel’s skills are very impressive. I imagined he had a desk job previously. Would that be correct?
I love his scarf and beret!
Enjoy the light.
Rosemary Kneipp
March 10th, 2015 at 7:05 pm
Jean Michel’s original profession was diesel engineer trained in the navy and he initially looked after generators at the Bank of France. Someone had to be present around the clock in case something went wrong. When he was there on a Saturday, there was no work to do, so he made use of the carpentry workshop and learnt to use various machines. His job later evolved and he was in charge of all the technical installations at the bank which was, indeed, a desk job.
It’s Alain our neighbour wearing the scarf and beret.
Kathy
March 10th, 2015 at 2:07 am
Looks fantastic Rosemary. I love how it lets in the light and shows off your garden and brings the outdoors in.
What a great end result Rosemary! I love how you’ve put in the new doors but still kept all the character it looks beautiful with the light streaming in! Your husband must be an accomplished renovator! We have just had our patio redone – similarly keeping the character of our house but now with more light we had to pay tradesmen though! Hope you’ve recovered from your nasty bout of flu and are enjoying some spring weather!
Rosemary Kneipp
March 13th, 2015 at 6:26 pm
Thanks Rosemary! The previous owners really respected the character of the house so we want to do the same. I’m so fortunate in having such a talented husband.
We are enjoying the spring weather even though I’m not feeling on top of the world yet. Hopefully it will come soon.
butcherbird
March 23rd, 2015 at 6:44 am
Everything looks fntastic – especially with all that light!
I look forward to seeing it in July August when I am there.
Rosemary Kneipp
March 23rd, 2015 at 8:38 pm
Thanks Jane – and we’re looking forward to seeing you too!
Michel’s skills are very impressive. I imagined he had a desk job previously. Would that be correct?
I love his scarf and beret!
Enjoy the light.
Jean Michel’s original profession was diesel engineer trained in the navy and he initially looked after generators at the Bank of France. Someone had to be present around the clock in case something went wrong. When he was there on a Saturday, there was no work to do, so he made use of the carpentry workshop and learnt to use various machines. His job later evolved and he was in charge of all the technical installations at the bank which was, indeed, a desk job.
It’s Alain our neighbour wearing the scarf and beret.
Looks fantastic Rosemary. I love how it lets in the light and shows off your garden and brings the outdoors in.
Yes, it does bring the outdoors in!
That’s a whole lot of work!
That’s for certain!
Wow! that will make a tremendous difference. Those rooms were distinctly gloomy before. JM’s done a great job. I’m super impressed.
Yes, they were gloomy! I’ll tell him you’re super impressed.
As an amateur woodworker myself, I am very impressed with this project. The doors and shutters look fantastic.
Thank you, Stuart. I am always amazed at what he can do. The next project is to make a picture window in a 70 cm thick wall!
Beautiful work !!
Thanks Bill! I’m certainly very happy with the result.
Beautiful! Love seeing how the work progressed – very impressive and the new doors are gorgeous.
Enjoy the light! Cheers.
Thanks, Carolyn. We’re having some sunny (though a little cold) days at the moment so making the most of it!
What a great end result Rosemary! I love how you’ve put in the new doors but still kept all the character it looks beautiful with the light streaming in! Your husband must be an accomplished renovator! We have just had our patio redone – similarly keeping the character of our house but now with more light we had to pay tradesmen though! Hope you’ve recovered from your nasty bout of flu and are enjoying some spring weather!
Thanks Rosemary! The previous owners really respected the character of the house so we want to do the same. I’m so fortunate in having such a talented husband.
We are enjoying the spring weather even though I’m not feeling on top of the world yet. Hopefully it will come soon.
Everything looks fntastic – especially with all that light!
I look forward to seeing it in July August when I am there.
Thanks Jane – and we’re looking forward to seeing you too!