Lots of things to take to Berrien to make life comfortable for us and any guests.We have already a big walnut French antique bed for the main bedroom and 2 antique single beds for the childrens/twin room. A lovely big sofa for downstairs and an old dresser that I have had for many years that originally came from a rectory in Wookey near Wells! This will be for the kitchen end of the big room that makes up down stairs.
Next week we will visit the house for 5 days to paint the walls, wax the floors and doors upstairs, buy all the electrical appliances and generally sort things out! I am so looking forward to seeing what Arthur, our amazing builder friend has done with the walls etc.
When I first met this house there was no floor, just mud, a few rotten joists upstairs but no floor or ceilings and damp plaster on the walls...............now it has some stairs, a new roof, new ceiling and floor joists upstairs, new rooms upstairs, plastered walls, pine floors up and tiled floors downstairs, a huge old rebuilt Breton fireplace with woodburner and a belfast sink!
Berrien itself is a very pretty village and I have added a few pictures (one showing the cute upstairs fireplace, one the downstairs one waiting to be restored) to whet your appetite!