Get the balloons, party poppers & the orange juice as we are about to have ourselves a wrap part! Introducing little Miss “Petite Assistante” your personal French renovation dictionary, translater and all round life saver. The app is a dedicated English to French to English translation dictionary however this IS NOT your normal batch of French words. You’re not going

I did mention a while back that we are trying to put an iPhone app together to help with renovation & that wasn’t very specific so it’s time to put some flesh on the bones now we’ve started the project (as if we didn’t have enough on the go). “Petit Assistant” is a nice and simple app, we’ll to be

With the water off, the wall trimmed by 8 inches and the sink gone it was time to start to putting up some carcasses and see how it all starts sitting together. One thing to note is that due to plumbing issues on the opposite wall the kitchen is now in this location as opposed to it’s original place of

Well Dawns been busy reading and now writing up her views on 4 excellent books we have got. Most are excellent, 1 is indispensable and one is now giving her sleepless nights. Click on the Books & Reference section above to get to these MUST READ reviews. Enjoy

This is a GEM – even for French speakers like me! It is split into 2 sections: French to English and then English to French I REALLY wish we’d had this book with us the last time we went over as it would have been so useful – instead I was carrying around with me my dictionary which didn’t have

If you are unfamiliar with the ways of the French and their system then this book is for you. I found it useful even though I had lived in France periodically since I was very young. There is a lot of information here you take for granted, some of the most important is what you need to do to open

We bought this book way back when we first thought there was a possibility we’d be buying in France and that it would be a house that needed work. This book is GREAT! It describes everything from how to go about getting planning permission to what sorts of plaster are the best to use for certain types of houses. It

There are 37 barn conversions in this book detailed and outlined. It doesn’t really matter what kind of interior design you’re into, this book has something for everyone. It is not only inspirational but an excellent way of being able to go and look at other people’s houses without having to step out your front door. Each house details how