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The House | |
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The Professor’s House was built on top of a hill by our great grandfather in various periods between 1890 and 1920. It is a traditional Piedmontese farmhouse, which was refurbished and modernized over the years without overlooking the distinctive traits of country life: the hayloft, the big shed for the tools at the back, the large pavement for agricoltural work at the front. The thick brick walls keep the house cool even in the hottest summers, making air conditioning unnecessary; during the winter central heating is provided by a methane boiler; there are also two fireplaces, one in the kitchen and one in the living room, and the wood-burning stove can be used for heating as well as for cooking. The house rests on a large cellar, that hosts our tiny wine production. The rooms are large, each of them measuring about 30 square metres. A ADSL WiFi router covers all rooms. Downstairs we have: |
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the living room, whose floor dates from the early twentieth century, with a fireplace and a vaulted ceiling featuring floral decorations |
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the kitchen with a wood-burning stove and another fireplace; here is the access area to the main bathroom, where the washing machine stands |
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The TV set with satellite dish and decoder is in the kitchen; it comes complete with a DVD/DivX player and a cassette recorder. Upstairs there are a second bathroom and four bedrooms, two facing south and two facing north. Each of them sleeps two to four people |
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the master bedroom with twin beds and furniture dates back to 1950's, facing south |
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the "New Room" has a double bed, facing Nord |
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The "Puppet Theatre Room" has another double bed and two single beds. |
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The "Professor's Room" has a French double bed dating back to the beginning of the past century, a single bed and a swing cot |
SIte modified 01/11/09
