The Entrance
 
Description: This is a very exciting entrance. As you enter, you see an arched ceiling above you. To the left is a staircase. Straight ahead and to the left is the cellar. To get there, you go through a half arch and then another full arch. The entrance is definitely a collage of arches. Amazing potential! The wooden sign here reads "AUBERGE DU CHATEAU" which means "inn of the castle." You can see that there is some electrical in the house, but it obviously needs to be redone.
 
 
Vision: I see this entryway as stunning when finished. With so many arches, it is already rich. When finished with rich plasterwork, and some copper lamps, the entryway to this house may be its greatest feature of all.
 
     
   
 

These are some classic books about living life to the fullest in Southern France and Northern Italy. These books also celebrate the process of renovating older buildings in this area.

Toujours Provence
by Peter Mayle

Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes

A Year in Provence
by Peter Mayle

In Tuscany
by Frances Mayes