Restoring the apartment in Umbria!

Part Three

Camera Gregorio

Much of the old plasterwork was chipped off and a new dividing wall built to make an ensuite bathroom in the second bedroom. The floor was pulled up and new heating system and plumbing laid down, then the floor was relaid with new terracotta tiles on top.

All the old original doors were striped of their paint, treated and varnished giving a traditional Umbrian farmhouse look. New doors for the bathrooms were made out of age-old wood to retain the traditional feel.

The windows too were taken out, striped, treated and reworked with wax, then put back in place. Finally the shutters were restored and painted deep green as is the Umbrian way...

The kitchen had been built on at a later date, so a contemporary kitchen with traditional lines was chosen to stay in keeping with the rest of the apartment.Eventually, the walls were replastered throughout and painted a welcoming and cosy creamy colour.