Secure Your French Dream Home with Confidence: The Essential Guide to Pre-Purchase Surveys
Embarking on a property journey in France? Ensure your dream home doesn’t hide any nightmares. GM Renovations, your trusted partner in Antibes since 2006, now offers Pre-Purchase Surveys. With our seasoned English and French tradesmen, discover the peace of mind that comes from a detailed, quality-focused evaluation before you buy. 🏡✅
How I saved clients 160,000€ on their pool project
The finished swimming pool after the renovation was complete.
The benefits of renovating your bathroom
Installing a high quality bathroom bespoke to your design is one of the best investments you can make. It is the most important room in your home, where you start and end the day – and can enjoy some solitude! Remodelling and redesigning your bathroom…
Looking to transform your home? Discover how one family did just that.
Opening a window to look out across the magnificent Bay of Saint Tropez, with its magnificent views, is amazing. However, Saint Tropez is memorable to me for another reason: it is where I worked with a family to completely transform their home, ensuring it suited…
A complete renovation package….
A new year is not too far away now… In spite of all the challenges we have faced this year, it’s been a busy year and I’m looking forward to 2021. I have lived in France since 2006, moving with my French wife to Antibes….
How to create a beautiful, luxury outdoor space for your home in France
For me, renovation projects are not only about the interior design and layout of a home. The outside area surrounding a property is crucial as well, providing opportunities for designing and constructing the perfect space. Today, out-of-doors living is as important as indoor for many…
Why underfloor heating and cooling systems are the perfect choice for your French home
One of the most frequent questions I am asked by clients is what kind of heating and cooling system is best for their home. It’s a fair question. We enjoy plenty of hot weather during the summer months, however it can get very cold too…
From an old office to a cool contemporary guest suite
One of the things I most love about renovating properties here in France is repurposing a building to change the look and feel, bringing it back to life. We have been working in Valbonne for a while undertaking a major renovation project. This latest piece…
Adding personality and style to create your perfect luxury home
How does a house become the perfect luxury home? Every house should tell its own story and communicate your personality. The things you and your family love and enjoy doing. A place designed to meet your needs to perfection. A home with a luxurious feel,…
Energy efficient underfloor heating: less cost and easy installation
Keeping a house warm in winter and cool in summer is important in planning any construction project. With an underfloor heating and cooling system you can achieve both. Let me tell you why. Underfloor heating and cooling systems uses significantly less energy to run compared…
Creating the perfect living room on the Cote d’Azur
The living room is the place we love to relax, entertain friends and family and generally unwind. A room that we like to spend time doing things we enjoy and with the people we love. We recently completed a project in the Valbonne on the…
How we created a stunning handmade solid plywood kitchen in Valbonne
Solid ply is an ideal material for use in kitchens as it is strong, copes better with water damage than MDF and can be polished or painted. This wood was therefore the perfect choice for an American family when designing their kitchen – creating a…
Magnificent marble and bespoke bathrooms in Valbonne
Imagine yourself enjoying a refreshing shower, the sunlight streaming through tripled glazed French doors; opening onto a secluded outdoor private terrace with beautiful views. It is a dream for many of us. For one American family it is though the reality – and the culmination…
Transforming a 1980s property into a stunning contemporary villa
Over the past 7 months we have been working on a major renovation project in the pretty village of Valbonne in the Côte d’Azur. In July the transformation is close to completion changing a 1980s terracotta red building into a smart, contemporary and highly energy-efficient…
Did your cheaper renovation cost you more in the long run?
No matter the size of your budget is it is always tempting to save money where you can. We understand this. But – if the money you spend results in a poor quality job, has long-term defects – or it is simply difficult (or impossible)…
Renovating a property on the Côte d’Azur
Valbonne is a charming village, 20 minutes’ drive from the coast and dating from Roman times, with plenty of beautiful architecture. It is also the location for our current project – work is still in progress with completion due this summer. In October 2018 we…
Energy-efficient heating and air conditioning systems that keep you in control
This spring the weather has been extremely warm and mild and with summer approaching air conditioning systems will soon be working hard to keep our homes cool and fresh. Dual fuel systems – essentially those which are combined Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems…
From one bathroom to five – our latest project in the Alpes-Maritimes
Roquefort-Les-Pins is a typically picturesque village in the Alpes-Maritimes surrounded by pine trees. It is also the beautiful home of a family for whom we completed one of our recent projects. The family have lived in France for 20 years and have been looking for…
Great looking Walk-In showers – the perfect solution for your bathroom
Walk-In showers have become increasingly popular in recent years and it is easy to understand why. Below are some of the reasons why we think walk-in showers could be a good solution for your new home, whether you are planning a major renovation or require…
Renovating an 18th century property in the mountains on the Alpes-Maritimes border
Positioned high on a rocky spur in the mountains, the pretty medieval village of Auribeau looks across the Siagne River and is the location of one of our current renovation projects. The house dates originally from the 1700s and has 6 acres of land including…
From an old office to a cool contemporary guest suite
Looking for inspiration in designing the luxurious bathroom of your dreams? 2019 is not far away, so we thought we would share with you some of the latest trends in bathroom design. In our busy lives, the bathroom is the ideal place to spend time…