Old Mill Guesthouse

My messege yesterday might have been a bit confusing so I'll explain my comings and goings again: I'll be posting every day until this Friday, then there will be a couple of posts next week before Christmas. After Christmas and until January 24th I don't think I'll be able to post. C'est tout!

And today we are visiting a restored mill in France. It has been turned into a guesthouse by Annie and Francois who also have a restaurant just steps away.Although some of the rooms have a modern edge which I really don't fancy, the rest of the house, the exterior and gardens are beautiful.
It is located in Alsace, close to Strasbourg, on the edge of the Vosges Natural Park.





























Francis and Annie pose on the bridge while Napoleon and Cythare couldn't care less.


Hope you enjoyed! See you tomorrow, my friends!

Photography by Dozel Bernard.
All images from here.

Renovated Mill in France

Good morning my friends! I will be taking a short holiday today and I'll be back on Wednesday next week. I might post once or twice but, you know, as I'll be in Rio de Janeiro I'll have to go to the beach (poor me!).

It took Noël et Rozenn Bernasconi four years to renovate this seventeenth century mill, located in the south of France. It was quite a challenge as it had been vacant for several years and was in a sorry state. Let's enjoy the tour together!














To preserve the history of the mill, Noël has retained and enhanced the original features, such as the grinding wheel, which is the starting point for the new staircase. A glass pane covers the mechanism, preserved below.









Photography by Christophe Rouffio.
All images from here.

Restored Victorian Mill

Linda Cobbett transformed an old mill and stables into a family home. For it she was awarded Best Period Renovation 2010 by Period Living Magazine. There is a very interesting article here on the story of the restoration of this old Victorian Mill.



























Hope you are all having a great week! See you tomorrow my friends!
All images from here.