Category Archives: Chez Mirabel

Progress Update

Posted on November 30, 2011 by chezmirabel

We made big progress today!  Dory and Martha cleaned the tiles in the master and middle bedrooms after Rick finished laying the grout. They look beautiful. Rick then demolished the old kitchen sink cabinet and prepared the walls and floors … Continue reading →

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Martha “hangs out” in Mirabel

Posted on November 28, 2011 by chezmirabel

Martha, never to shirk a challenge, manages to paint the living room window casing by standing on the windowsill on the second story of our house on the Rue de Charles de Gaulle. She received a thumbs up sign for … Continue reading →

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Remodeling Progress Report

Posted on November 25, 2011 by chezmirabel

Our floor tiles are terracotta (the large one here). The others we are thinking of using in the upstairs bathroom.  Rick finished installing the coving on the floor of the master bedroom today – hurray! We brought home some Italian … Continue reading →

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To Steve and Jim

Posted on November 22, 2011 by chezmirabel

Each night at dinner we toast our missing partners, Steve and Jim. We wish you both were here! Tonight’s dinner is in honor of Alice, our dear friend, who is leaving tomorrow to return to her home in San Miguel … Continue reading →

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The Summer Kitchen

Posted on November 19, 2011 by chezmirabel

Today, while Rick finished tiling two more bedrooms,  Alice and I tore into the old “cuisine d’été” on the 3rd floor — tearing down  old cabinets, shelves and tiles. Martha, Lynda, Alice and I have been painting walls and ceilings … Continue reading →

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Quite an exciting day today with three different kitchen adventures. Cuisine #1: we began the day in Avignon where we finalized the design for our own new kitchen at Chez Mirabel.  We put the finishing touches onto our digital design, … Continue reading →

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So, Where is Chez Mirabel?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by chezmirabel

I just realized that we haven’t shown you where this adventure is taking place! Here’s a link to Google Maps with a green arrow on our roof top terrace Show on Google Maps. The Impasse des Fleurs walkway to our front … Continue reading →

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Day 16 — Bathroom Demolition

Posted on November 14, 2011 by chezmirabel

Martha tackled the upstairs bath today, removing all the wall tile. Before & after shots below (unfortunately I didn’t get a picture of her standing in ankle-deep debris):   Unfortunately the before shot doesn’t capture the tub area’s very low … Continue reading →

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Day 15 — Back Bedroom Tiled!

Posted on November 13, 2011 by chezmirabel

After almost a day of measuring, calculating, re-measuring, and snapping countless caulk lines, I started laying tile on the bedroom level. Since none of the maison’s walls are anywhere close to square, we decided to lay the tile on the diagonal, which … Continue reading →

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Day 14 — Tile Delivery & Local Exploration

Posted on November 12, 2011 by chezmirabel

Today we decided to proceed with floor tiling and picked everything the local tile store had in stock (48 sq. meters, about 1/3 of what we need). I used the store’s truck, parked it on our Rue du Bourg and … Continue reading →

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