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Wall tiles in the gite “la Gentilhommière”

lydie — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:11:09 +0000

In the last post, we said that the gite has been almost ready for you, tourists. So after having stuck the wall tiles and made seals, we can show you now some photos from the bathroom. Toilets have the same wall tiles.

Let’s go and see in the Horizons vendéens inside this gite:

From the door towards the shower:

From the shower towards the 2 sinks:

From the 2 sinks towards the door:

If you need further detailsabout the gites and the pool, do not hesitate to contact us:

by mail: contact@horizons-vendeens.fr
by phone: 00 33 (0)6 23 00 13 67

Gite “La Gentilhommière” soon available!

lydie — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:16:24 +0000

After the connection of the gite with lelectricity, the insulation on the roof timber, insulation and covering with wood panelling was to be done in the ceiling of the living room of the gite “La Gentilhommière”.

Hereafter, you can see photos of the white ceiling:

In this gite, it remains to test the heating floor with the heat pump, to connect phone, to make beds, to furnish kitchen and living room and to take photos in order to encourage you to come and take holidays in our gites in Horizons vendéens.

For further details, do not hesitate to contact us:

by mail: contact@horizons-vendeens.fr
by phone: 00 33 (0)6 23 00 13 67

What about the gites in the Horizons vendéens outside?

lydie — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:16:24 +0000

Let’s disclose the Horizons vendéens outside, just in front of the gites and the pool, just before sowing the lawn and preparing the parkings for cars -near the entry:

Photos are taken from the gite 2 -”la Gentilhommière”- towards pool, then towards and from the gite 1 -”l’Hosterie”-, the the entry of the area towards the gite 2.

For any further details about the gites and the pool, please let us know:

by mail: contact@horizons-vendeens.fr
by phone: 00 33 (0)6 23 00 13 67

Tiles in the 2nd gite, “la gentilhommière”

lydie — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:05:21 +0000

After having shown photos in the pool with the strengthened covering and the beginning of water filling, I have promised to speak about tiles in the gite 2, “la gentilhommière”.

Our choice for tiles in the gite: to keep the old style. The first idea was to have terracotta, because of the colour, red graduation which blends well with the stone walls and more particularly better than a white or beige tile. But for a pratical matter, as well as for me -owner of the gites- as for you -tourists on holiday-, a tile should be easy to clean and should not be a constraint. So, the chosen tile looks like terracota for its warm colour but a tile for its easy cleaning.

Moreover, the choice of this tile was above all for the living room -which takes up more than the half of the gite- but in order to avoid to have several tiles -materials and colour- in the other rooms, we have prefered to get the same quality in all rooms of the gite. In your next visits in les Horizons vendéens, let us kow your comments and if our choice was judicious.

Living room, lounge side of the gite:

Living room with the quiet spot:

Living room with the dining room:

Kitchen:

Bathroom of the gite:

For any further details about the gites and the interior pool, please let us know:

by mail: contact@horizons-vendeens.fr
by phone: 00 33 (6) 23 00 13 67

The pool, nearly at your complete disposal

lydie — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:31:53 +0000

This week, how can we see that works have been going on in the “Horizons vendéens” for the gites and the interior pool? The answer cannot be categorical because craftspeople work hard on both sides:

tiles on the floor are almost finished in the gite 2 “la gentilhommière”, where only remain any seals to do.
works in the pool, with the white strengthened covering and the beginning of the water filling.

Today, I prefer showing you the pool… the next post will relate you the tiles of the gite.

So if you come into the pool space by the door -oly reserved for the gite 1 “l’hosterie”- you can see hereafter this:

So if you come into the pool space by the door -oly reserved for the gite 2 “la gentilhommière”- you will see this:

Please wait once week more before diving in the pool, just on one hand, to have the pool entirely filled with water and on the other hand, to warm water.

For further details on the gites and the interior pool, let us know:

either by mail: contact@horizons-vendeens.fr
or by phone: 00 33 (6) 23 00 13 67

Outside walls of the gite 2 “la gentilhommière”

lydie — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:44:46 +0000

For the gite 2, “la gentilhommière”, we have been waiting impatiently for the works of cleaning out the walls so that we have been able to get a more precise idea of this gite. Indeed, it has been hard since almost 1 year to imagine this stone building, from ruin to a residential “use”. Unfortunately, weather did not help us today for the photos…

The front façade of the gite “La gentilhommière:

The front façade of the gite “La gentilhommière”
from the opposite view:

The front door of this same gite:

The gable end wall of the gite:

For further details about the gites and the interior and common pool, let us know your requirements:

by email: contact@horizons-vendeens.fr
by phone: 00 33 (6) 23 00 13 67

Stone walls in the gite 2

lydie — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:30:06 +0000

As explained in the previous posts, the wall built in breeze blocks in the front façade of the 2nd gite had to be covered with stones in order to have the original look of these old stone buildings. This work has required patience for everyone: for the stoneworkers, for the craftspeople working after the stoneworkers, and also to us;

Indeed, we was eager to see this wall finished; finished in order to clean out the stones and most of all, to take photos for the website.

If all goes well, the coating and the cleaning out the stones of this gite should be done before the end of this week… in the meanwhile, let’s see the development of this wall with photos:

For any details about gites and/or the pool, dot not hesitate to contact us:

either by mail: contact@horizons-vendeens.fr
or by phone: 00 33 (6) 23 00 13 67

What about bedrooms in the 1st gite?

lydie — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:21:18 +0000

After having shown photos in the mezzanine, we can follow our visit towards bedrooms -upstairs- in this gite 1. Furniture and wrought iron beds are now available, just wait and see the decorating and to make beds in order to welcome tourists…

Bedroom 2 with the 2 single beds:

Bedroom 3 with the double king size bed:

For further details on the gites and the pool, do not hesitate to contact us:

00 33 (6) 23 00 13 67
contact@horizons-vendeens.fr

Tiles around the pool

lydie — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:11:01 +0000

Works are going on the swimming pool place with the tiles:

If you need more details about the gites and the pool, do not hesitate to contact us:

00 33 (6) 23 00 13 67
contact@horizons-vendeens.fr

Works are going on in both gites

lydie — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:00:25 +0000

Little by little, gites start taking shape! Before long, restoration works will come to a close, craftspeople make way for tourists…

Below, photos show you the screed in the gite 2, which has covered the heating floor and that has being dried since 2 weeks. One week more, the tiles will be put down.

In the gite 1, photos are more scarce but after these finishing touches, see below the ground floor of this gite, more particularly the mezzanine with its quiet spot -on the left, while coming up the stairs- and its space for children -on the right, above the kitchen. Now we should furnish this place but above all, secure it with a banister made of wrought iron.

For further details about gite and pool, do not hesitate to contact us either by mail contact@horizons-vendeens.fr or by phone -00 33 (0)6 23 00 13 67

Soon, in the 1st gite, photos will show you the kitchen, that will be ended in the following days…