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The
house was a Carpenter's workshop with living quarters on the first
floor (living room, 2 bedrooms, and a kitchenette) with a store room on
the top floor (grenier) and a courtyard to the rear. It was renovated
over a period of 15 years with the skills of local craftsmen and
by the previous owner.
The conversion of the
ground floor workshop into a kitchen/dining room was a major job, the
earth floor sloped from the street level to the back wall and had to be
levelled with a deep concrete foundation, the stone walls were rough
plastered, and the old shop window was replaced by a picture window,
and the old courtyard door replaced by French windows. The ceiling was
plaster-boarded, leaving the beams exposed and work-top, cabinets, and
a peninsular table installed. The floor was tiled with terracotta tiles
and the work-surfaces and table with tiles bought locally.
The
top floor grenier had originally only a small window facing south and a
wooden shutter covering the grenier opening in the front so 3 new
windows were installed and the stone walls were rough plastered. The
grenier has stunning views of the Pyrenees (Mount Canigou) and has a hard-wood floor, bed-setee, cane suite
(sofa and 2 armchairs), TV,
video, DVD, (library of videos, DVDs and books), wifi internet access,
VOIP phone (free calls to most countries landlines), ceiling fan and electric ‘coal-effect’
fire.
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