
The windows are being installed!
Wood baguettes will be added where the lines are (new on the right, old on the left, above).
The wood on the bottom of the French doors was so rotten, you could see through the holes.

The windows in the back are a little different, with smaller squares. We had to keep exactly the same style as the originals.
Other things have been fixed as well. The carpenter had to move this interior door more than an inch because of settling.

None of the walls are straight. And some are stranger than others. Maybe because of the stones used? Look at how much this kitchen wall varies. I’m glad we aren’t putting cupboards against it.
One bathroom is painted. The gray came out a perfect match with the pre-existing (but new) shower and the new tile.
The front apartment’s living room got a first coat of paint, but I’m going to wait until it’s all done to let you have the maximum gasp from the change.
We know about uneven and non straight walls, our kitchen is 13 inches wider at one end so had to plasterboard it to enable us to put cupboards on, well done
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13 inches!!!!! I have to say, none of our rooms are square….
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Who needs square anyway? I think it’s over-rated. One of our walls is SO crooked it needs a false curtain to distract the eye, but wonky is wonderful
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I love it–wonky is wonderful!
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Well, I saw your headline and thought, This day is off to a good start, yay.
The grey of the bathroom and those tiles: Wow!!!
Looking at the kitchen wall variation, I realized that may be why French kitchens so often have no conventional cabinets.
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The artisans did an amazing job of cleaning it up without sanitizing away the charm.
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How exciting, you’re making progress! Absolutely beautiful, I can’t wait to see the final result. {Im sure you can’t, either} I love following your journey. xo Lidy
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Thanks for sharing.. I’m glad that you have…rules…to follow. History of buildings should be maintained and honored. I love our West Coast style home….but the charm of old…wonky ancient walls and floors makes me wish it was possible to do what you are doing….on a smaller scale.
Ali
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In our hunt we saw many buildings that either had been “renovated” without permission and without regard to historic preservation as well as places left to ruin because the rules do make fix-ups expensive. A happy medium is hard to find.
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I was just talking with a friend yesterday who misses the wavy glass in her old windows. We still have some here in our house which was built in 1923. All the changes look beautiful.
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Looks-wise, wavy rules.
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