Jordan relaxing on the newly refurbished terrace.
Laura and Steve enjoy a glass of wine from a favorite Vinsobres domaine. Note the newly remodeled plancha BBQ grill in the background.
One of our favorite features of Chez Mirabel is the spacious, sunny terrace. Because of its favorable southwest orientation, even during the winter months we enjoy sunny al fresco lunches and red-gold sunsets. During the past weeks the crumbling enduit (plaster coating) on the walls of the terrace have been completely resurfaced. The result is beautiful! We are very happy with the soft warm ecru color, made with ochre colored sand found nearby.
We asked our mason, Dominique, to remodel the BBQ on the terrace. He resurfaced the tile with enduit, built a cabinet, and installed the plancha grill. We are new converts to plancha cooking – grilling meats, vegetables and even fruit on the hot, flat cast iron cooking surface. Easy and delicious!
Here are some BEFORE photos:
You can see the poor condition of the walls of the terrace in this "before" picture. We like the new lighter ecru color in place of the darker rose tones you see here.
As you can see, we completely re-imagined the BBQ! This is what it looked like when we bought the house. It took a bit of work and imagination and we are thrilled with the result.