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WJT Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Personally if it were me, I would never paint the stone work. I think lime plaster is beautiful and also if anyone in the future wanted to expose the stonework again it would be fairly easy. Whereas once you have painted it, I would imagine it would be much more difficult to remove not to mention not nearly as pretty in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Here here, your house your choice of course but if you must at least do it with battens and plasterboard so a future owner can easily put it right [:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowoman Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Thanks for thatWe havnt moved in yet but hope to do so soon.The people who owned it before us have had these aches put in and I hate arches !! So we need to cover the right hand one up or make it into a bookshelf or something the other has got to have a door frame put in then covered around frame in plaster.Am I right in thinking that lime plaster goes directly on the stones and has a rough finish?My son is going to plaster the other parts of the house with plasterboard etc(he is a plasterer)Any suggestions are most welcomethanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I think your bookcase idea is really good, and isn't there a way of making a door fit the arch, perhaps by putting a beam across and then glass at the top and a door at the bottom?I'd change that yellow 'feature' wall though - but we are all different [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 [quote user="Russethouse"]I'd change that yellow 'feature' wall though - but we are all different [:)][/quote]Totally agree RH, it definately wants to be sky blue with a row of porceline ducks mounted obliquely [:P]Seriously though, I was going to say the same thing, a bookcase and door would fit nicely. Please don't cover up that stone just for the hate of the arches [kiss] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowoman Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 I think the doorway idea sounds good but i really do hate arches!!!The stones look soooo ugly as well,i think its because they are big.I also hate that yellow wall,thats definetly got to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I wonder why the arches were put in ? Could it be a natural light issue ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowoman Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 No the room has a large window.The arches were put in because the owner wanted it all open with no doors.I think there is only a few doors on the inside of the whole place.We have got a lot of changes to make but cant wait to get in there to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I bet, it looks lovely !Bon Chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 If you paint the chimney breast and the ceiling between the beams in a bright white you will radically reduce the yellow colour cast.Each to his own but arches are a terrific feature, I would like to change all my doorways to arched ones. [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowoman Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 I wish I could share your enthusiasm for the arches!!!You are not the person that sold us this property are you?Seriously they have got to go but i will try anything to make the place look better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex H Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 [quote user="cowoman"]I think the doorway idea sounds good but i really do hate arches!!!The stones look soooo ugly as well,i think its because they are big.I also hate that yellow wall,thats definetly got to go.[/quote]Just out of curiosity, if you don't like all those 'features' why did you buy it [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemonimo Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Is the yellow chimney breast plasterboard because if it is you might find those thin horizontal clay tiles underneath but powerdelal is right, if you paint between the beams white the room wont look so heavy. I have the impression that the chimney is misisng its original stone lintel... am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I have to agree with Powerdesal about arches and they don't look new to me. I know in the UK arches aren't very desirable and can look a bit dated, but I think lovely in an old stone French property. I too wish I had some. [:)] I also prefer larger stone built walls over smaller stones. Having said that, for me at least, it can feel oppressive with too many stone walls, so I do love mostly plastered walls. I too think painting the yellow white would brighten and make a difference. However,again, if it were me (not that you asked [:D]), I would look at plastering the wall with the wood burner and leave the stone arches and replace the stone lintel on that lovely fireplace as Gemonimo pointed out. By the way, it looks a lovely house. Whatever you decide to do I hope you post the after photos. [:)]P.S. If Tandem_Pilot could see what we are changing in our house he would think we were mad for buying, this is nothing! Unfortunately, most days I do ask myself this question.[:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowoman Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 Thanks for all comments,I will paint the yellow wall. in a warm white and ceiling and just see what it looks like.If it looks better i suppose i will live with it for a while .I know I will need to make the one arch into a bookcase of some sort and the other into a doorway,but if it looks ok in stone then maybe i could leave it as it isI knew I needed to make changes when I bought the place and its not a huge problem but its just knowing how to go about it in a way that dont cover up all the character of the place.Thats what is good about this forum,to be able to get different ideas.I think the stone shelf makes sense over fireplace,I think it probobly used to be stone once upon a time.Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 [quote user="cowoman"] Thanks for all comments,I will paint the yellow wall. in a warm white and ceiling and just see what it looks like.If it looks better i suppose i will live with it for a while .I know I will need to make the one arch into a bookcase of some sort and the other into a doorway,but if it looks ok in stone then maybe i could leave it as it isI knew I needed to make changes when I bought the place and its not a huge problem but its just knowing how to go about it in a way that dont cover up all the character of the place.Thats what is good about this forum,to be able to get different ideas.I think the stone shelf makes sense over fireplace,I think it probobly used to be stone once upon a time.Thankyou[/quote]The bookcase idea sounds really pretty. I would suggest doing what makes you happy, either way it will be lovely. Speaking of getting differing opinions, I can't decide on an open kitchen or not and the very strong different opinions some people have given me has just confused me even more. Perhaps I should start a thread and poll on having an open kitchen or not. [:D] Good luck on your move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowoman Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 what is your kitchen like now?Can you post a photo? suppose at the end of the day we make our own minds up dont we ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 [quote user="cowoman"]what is your kitchen like now?Can you post a photo? suppose at the end of the day we make our own minds up dont we ?[/quote]If I did have a photo it really wouldn't help because it has a partition wall that we will probably take down. It isn't ideal, but I feel it is all we can do to make it bigger and also to allow more light in. However, I have learned that many people feel very strongly (both ways) about open plan kitchens.[:)]I agree with you about making our own minds up but sometimes it is good to get another perspective. I sometimes get so bogged down in the renovation and become narrow minded because a few times an outsider has made a passing statement on what may be a good idea that seems so obvious after I have been scrutinising it for weeks. [:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 We are just going to open our kitchen up, I think there are issues of tidiness and smell but if you deal with those by having enough storage and a good extractor and it suits the way you live, why not?In our case it is because our dining room has become a dingy corridor, we have to go through it to get to the extension which currently houses the kitchen, by swapping the dining room and kitchen around and having a couple of velux windows in the roof we should make better use of the space and light.That's the plan ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowoman Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 I Know its hard to do but you do have to try and enjoy all this renovation malarky really.I know what you mean about an outsider just being able to look and see something straight away.I think when you are so close to something you develop tunnell vision.Its so important to get it right as well.I like an open kitchen and hope to open ours up more.I dont like the look in England but in France its good I reckon.We rented a barn a while ago and it was lovely even though we had just one big room.Ideally i would have my house like this with the addition of a small tv room.Anyway im sure whatever you decide will be great, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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