Rouen Renovation Diary

Madame Capitaine is now available to rent!

Our Rouen pied à terre is now available on Airbnb - a fully-renovated 150-year-old duplex apartment in the historic capital of Normandy. Find all the…

Apr 3 •

Rouen Renovation Diary: Part Four - Kitchen Update

Finally an exclusive sneak peek at our new and nearly finished kitchen! Along with the inspiration and final design.

Sep 1, 2024 •

Rouen Renovation Diary: Part Three

Searching for the sofa and finally finding ‘the one’, plus everything we considered and a few more I'd be happy with. Basically it's a sofa edit!

May 24, 2024 •

Rouen Renovation Diary: Part Two

In which I talk money! How much we paid for our apartment and how we got our loan...

May 10, 2024 •

Rouen Renovation Diary: Part One

Why we chose to buy a rental, rather than a home; picked Rouen as the city to invest in; the apartments we visited (with photos) and how we found ours!

May 2, 2024 •

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