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Ashley Tinker

Renovation in Provence: Living Room Transformation

August 31, 2016
Here are some photos of the rather drastic living room transformation after 8 months of renovation in our tiny provencal home. Tune in next week for the reveal! The original (after we ripped a bit off the wall). That is a rather lot of wood. Under the 2 layers of what …Continue reading here for …
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Ashley Tinker

Renovation in Provence: Kitchen Transformation

August 30, 2016
It’s been a long eight months of renovation in our tiny village house here in Provence. We had a deadline, as the house was going to be filmed. Ever since the mania of trying to get everything to look presentable we’ve been taking it easy. I think Robin is still a bit too knackered to …
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Ashley Tinker

Our Renovation in Provence: Shopping for Bathroom Tiles

July 8, 2016
Robin wanted to stick to the traditional non-baked cement tile. They add a lot of local character. Check out my Instagram for a couple photos of local cement time floors. These tiles are well known in Portugal, but have been used all over Europe. In Provence, they are quite common …Continue reading here for Ashley and Robin’s …
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Our Renovation in Provence: The Builders Arrive

May 24, 2016
Up until now, Robin has been doing all of the renovation to standard building codes (he has done some serious homework and seems to be the only person around here actually following the rules). We knew we would always need a little help with one thing – knocking down the wall that separates the kitchen …
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