peeling away the past
Multiple layers have been stripped off, revealing some past owners’ taste for a graceful kitchen interior. It’s a kind of archeological exploration, digging into lost stories of private lives, gone forever. I conjure up images of cooks fretting over coal hobs, scrubbing muddy roots for a tasty pot-au-feu. The kitchen-no-more was built about 70 years ago, simply stuck onto the 300 year-old house. During previous improvements on the ancient part, we found wattle and daub walls, a building method developed thousands of years ago. Latticed strips of wood were bonded together with wet soil, dung and straw; a low-impact building technique appreciated anew during our present move towards eco-friendly construction.
Multiple layers have been stripped off, revealing some past owners’ taste for a graceful kitchen interior. It’s a kind of archeological exploration, digging into lost stories of private lives, gone forever. I conjure up images of cooks fretting over coal hobs, scrubbing muddy roots for a tasty pot-au-feu. The kitchen-no-more was built about 70 years ago, simply stuck onto the 300 year-old house. During previous improvements on the ancient part, we found wattle and daub walls, a building method developed thousands of years ago. Latticed strips of wood were bonded together with wet soil, dung and straw; a low-impact building technique appreciated anew during our present move towards eco-friendly construction. 
