This house in Fougerolles caught my attention despite having nothing to do with cherries. It was empty and, if you had the money a/o time to fix it up, would make a large, inviting home within walking distance of church, bakery, the cherry “factory”, and several distilleries, as well as a bookstore.
Plenty of doors. If these shots were in black and white or it was at night, you might get a spooky vibe, especially if that one door swung back and forth with a screech and the wind was blowing everything in the unkempt yard. Today the property just looked like it was waiting for a new owner to bring it back to life.
This is the set of doors that originally caught my eye.
Let’s go closer. It appears the original paint may have matched the fence and the blue veins in the stone. That would give a completely different look. I wonder what the house would look like with blue doors and shutters.
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This, that and the other thing 
It’s all a bit sad… but interesting 🙂 🙂
And when someone fixes it up, it will be a wonderful place!
janet
It always makes me sad to see an old beauty abandoned to the elements. This would have been a grand home at one time.
And hopefully will be again.
Degenerating doors make good photographs.
It’s a good thing because if not, many Thursday Doors participants would be out of business. 🙂
janet
I love the doors that first caught your attention. There’s something about doors that have served so long. The other doors, and the shutters are also wonderful. I love the color.
I hope sometime to go back and find that someone has fixed the house up, has a lovely garden, and everything is alive and beautiful.
I definitely like the old and distressed doors for their character more… this may be a subtle and unconscious psychological acceptance of my own physical state though.
🙂 Older is fine, but distressed, not so much (for people, that is, maybe not doors.)
janet
Pale blue doors and shutters would be gorgeous on that house. I’d love to get my hands on it……. oh wait, I have to finish the one I’m living in first, lol.
Yes, you’d have a blast with this beauty. I like the brown, but I’m imagining the blue and thinking that would be quite handsome.
So intriguing!!! And Yes! To the blue doors and shutters!
I think it would look grand!
Those a cool door photos. What a wonderful house it must have been– and will be again?
I hope so. It’s a gorgeous place!
janet
Your last shot of the weathered doors is beautiful. It’s too bad the place has been left like this, but I can only imagine the amount time, effort, and money that will be needed to get it back to comfortable/live-able. Hopefully someone does, though it won’t be me 😀
Ah, yes, money, that bugbear. It’s such an attractive place that I hope someone can take it on.
It’s got good bones, though, and doesn’t look too bad from the outside. No idea what the inside is like and I don’t recall seeing a for sale/rent sign, so who knows what the deal it.
A door swinging back and forth with a screeching sound would be the perfect set up for a mystery movie! Great find:)
Glad you enjoyed it, Jesh. 🙂
janet
Wonderful house and wonderful doors – I hope it will be restored one day!
I hope so, too, A-C. It will be a gem.
I’ve packed my valise. I can almost close it. Hammers and saws and Purdy paint brushes take up a lot of room. Copper pots to simmer in the ancient kitchen. Workers need sustenance.. Lots of candles. The electrics may not work. I’m ready. Off to this mystery house. Join me Janet. We need a place like this to escape the wildness of this world. Cheers Virginia
I’m in, Virginia. My s-i-l and b-i-l live nearby and we can invite Theadora to come and relax with us. 🙂
Nice photos of this potential beauty.
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Thanks, Allan. Lots of potential here.
Nice shots! I imagine it would cost a fortune to fix that old place up.
It might, depending on whether the basic building is sound and what the inside is like.
janet
Ah – to be young, have a big bank account, and a lot of tools. Great bones, and it could be a show stopper. 🙂
That it could. I’ll see what’s happening there the next time I visit and report. 🙂
That is a mansion. Imagine the upkeep! I’m astonished if it doesn’t have a library, distillery and an entertainment center already planned out!
🙂 Wouldn’t that be lovely?
janet
I’m sure this was once a magnificent structure, it has good bones. Just needs some tlc to make a come back … someday. Nice find!
TLC and more than a bit of moolah, but I hope it happens. I hate to see something this lovely just decay.
janet
A door with character!
In spades!
Ooh, I love the last photo. That’s all kindsa beautiful to my eyes!
That’s what I thought, too, Joey. Glad you liked it. Happy Saturday.
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Great photos and wonderful information.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed them.
janet
Wow, loved that close up view of that old weathered door! Great find, Janet!
France seems to be full of these doors. of course, there are plenty of pedestrian doors, too, but lots that are fun and, at least for those of us who live where there are rarely battered doors, interesting and different.