Renoir Cottage receives warm reception from TV viewers

Monday 14 October 2024

Did you see the Renoir Cottage restoration on TV over the weekend? If not, you can catch it on the C4 app now.

The TV show - Great British Home Restoration - followed the work of Nik Le Page who has painstakingly devoted himself to recreating the cottage which had previously fallen into disrepair.

Now his work is complete, the cottage is marketed to guests wanting to follow in the footsteps of Pierre-Auguste Renoir who holidayed in the area in the 1800s. 

The project has caught the attention of numerous off island reporters with Mr Le Page's work featured in niche publications such as Crave Magazine and Artists Cottages. 

The host of Great British Home Restoration, Charlie Luxton visited the island earlier this year - meeting both Mr Le Page and stonemason Matt Kneebone who worked on the cottage. 

When the show was aired on Saturday, Mr Le Page confirmed that it was a "massive honour" for him "to work with amazing people on this project".

He is also pleased that his parents - who own the site and the neighbouring tea garden - were able to see the complete restoration. 

 The show can be viewed HERE. 

Pictured top: The Renoir Cottage at Moulin Huet.