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The Pig House
 One of the first things we did upon arrival was paint the door!
Thouars
Floor Plan
Interior Brochure
Bedrooms
Floor Plan
Insufficient Insolation
Reconsider the Entrance
Structural Reinforcement
Door to the Left of Entrance, the Den
One Down
The Bones
Partway There
Side Door
Next
Living Room
New Entrance
Supporting the Beam
Concrete Beams
Fire Place #1
Front Room Down to the Plaster
Corner Restoration
View from Living Room to Den
The Well Under the Stairs
Moving the Door
My New Sitting Room
Sitting Room from Outside
New View from the Kitchen
Front to Back
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Bathroom
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 Alain installing some much needed storage with a beautiful set of shelves and cubbies he made in Petersburg.
Reduce, Recycle
Fire Place #2
Fire Brick
Kitchen Door
Charming Little Kitchen
Looking into the Kitchen
Kitchen Beam
Removing the False Ceiling
A Sticky Mess
The Bare Bones
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Outside Kitchen Door
The Cave
 The cave emptied out. In the background is the sump pump to remove water from the sink above it in the printshop.
View of the Yard from the Second Floor
Door to the Laundry
An Awning
Studio looking at House
Looking Toward the Barn.
 Alain leveling the floor of the paint studio so we can put rubber flooring down (insulation and comfort for standing).
The Studio Ready for Insulation
 Beautiful new painting studio! Can’t wait to get it dirty.
La Porte
Supporting the New Outline
The Door
The Door from the Printshop
 Alain made these stairs in VA to connect the two studios.
 New rubber flooring for paint studio.
If Walls Could Talk
Light Floods the Barn
Heavy Equipment
Work in Progress
Barn with New Floor
View to Studio and Barn Doors
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 Stacks of insulation for the printshop.
 Moving in - shelves for ink and etc.
 We packed everything in these large gaylord boxes that fit on pallets which can be moved around as we figure it all out.
 We emptied the first batch of 40 boxes because the next container arrives 10 days later and we had to make room for it.
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 Thrilled to have all my ink in one place!
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 Incredible double paned doors for the printshop.
 Table tops for inside the house.
Alain's Shop
Not as Tiny as it Looks
from the Shop to the gate
Keep Oliver In
 Weeding on repeat . . .
Looking for the Second Well
Symmetry in a Muted Palette
Doors
Marble and Fire Brick
Back Wall
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Yard Rehab
 Getting rid of post construction materials.
Flower for the Door
View of the Yard from the Third Floor
Seven Bedrooms
Front Rooms Have Balconies
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Fewer Walls
Reclaiming Our Corners
Finishing up in the Bedroom
View from the Closet to the Street
Closet
Bye Bye
Moving a Door
Door to Bath
Wallpaper Wallpaper Wallpaper
Walk-in Closet with Balcony
View from Closet
Big Bathroom
Bathroom
Selfie with a Sink
Reclaimed Bath
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 An armoire, a shower, and a chair - beginning to feel a lot like home.
View from Bathroom into the House
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View from Second Floor Bathroom
Last Room on the Second Floor
Beautiful Artifact
Remnants of our Process
Radiators Too Heavy to Move
Sitting Room Sans Fire Place
Alain Rarely has Idle Hands
Move This Door
New Door, New Bathroom
Support Beams
Remove Wallpaper and Repeat
Make a Mess and Repeat
Evidence of our Labor - Wallpaper Removal, Check
Remove a Fireplace and Repeat
Unearth a Wildlife Sanctuary and Repeat
Lots of Banging to Accomplish This Phase
Reclaiming Another Corner
View from Closet to Back of the Third Floor
Bringing Hawaii to France
This Becomes the Guest Bath
Demolition
Corner Reclamation
View from the Guest Bathroom
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Wait! More Wallpaper
Guest Bedroom Down to the Bones
Guest Bedroom Looking into Closet
More Hands On
Goodbye Fireplace #9
Rubble with a Side of Random Twigs and Old Newspaper
Last Corner Reclaimed
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 Small shallow shelves hold some of our precious objects. Let the interior decorating begin.
 Reading the inventory list to make sense of the array of boxes that arrived (container #1).
 An elegant solution to apply pressure to the coat hooks while the glue dries.
Castle of the Dukes de Trémoille
The River, the Bridge, and the Castle
Jardins Familiaux
Sunflowers
Saint-Médard Église
Inside Saint-Médard Église
The Interior Light of Saint-Médard Église
Door Hinge Chapelle Jeanne d'Arc
Ceramic Tiles in the Church
Door Hinge Chapelle Jeanne d'Arc
Boat Launch on the Thouet
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 Our nearest pocket park has vertical gardens this spring.
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Bridge Over the Thouet
Houses on the Edge of Town
Café des Arts
Future Home of a Kunsthalle?
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Beautiful House on a Narrow Street in an Old Town
City Hall
A Sagging House on a Hill
Building Styles Based on Available Materials and Technologies
Roof Structure
Poissonnier
From the Sea
Cerises
Steamy
Handmade
Chåteau d'Orion
Overlooking the Moat, Chåteau d'Orion
Fireplace Detail, Chåteau d'Orion
Images on the Ceiling, Chåteau d'Orion
Roof Structure, Chåteau d'Orion
So Excited for this Dramatic View
Feeling Hopeful
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 The Loire Valley does not disappoint, wow.
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 I love these repairs, visible mending.
 Our friend Megan, the first guest. Of course we put her to work but rewarded her with local delights.
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 Oliver found a good resting spot. The trip was hard on this old hound.
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