So the inside is shaping up very well, and the decorating was now under way. We decided to leave some of the exposed stone walls, as you can see in the photos, which meant more pointing up, grrrr. The exposed beams were looking good too, they were very old but in really good condition, these together with the stone walls gave a real rustic feel to the place. For the rest of the walls and tiling we opted for soft, neutral colours, then we could mix and match soft furnishings with it more easily. We're quite minimalist and don't like too much clutter.Meanwhile it was time to think about the gardens to the rear, front and end of the property. We would build a ceramic tiled terrace out the back and plant grass for the lawn beyond, that would turn out to be such a nice spot for having a bbq and relaxing in the sun. We have a very large driveway and planned to have it covered in shingle or gravel whatever you call it, we also planned to do the front of the gite in the same with a rock border and some plant pots. At the end, we decided to keep the original old wood shutters, as you can see in the photo above at the top, for pure decoration, again for the rustic look. That is a picture of that part finished, but as you can see the rest is yet to be tackled and the big mud bath in the last photo was what was to be the terrace and lawn....
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