When Plans Fall Apart + Our French Chateau Cottage Almost Gets a 2nd Floor
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- We've been spread thin and important upkeep has been on the back burner. It's time to get to work plus the cottage almost has second floor.
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I don't think you two could fail if you tried. Just temporary setbacks. You got this!!
Haha, yeah, slow but stubborn. Some help does wonders too 🙂
Adding a window to the cottage would be great, as would reinstalling the door to the walled garden. Something tells me you will become very proficient with stone and brick work over the course of this renovation. The rumpus room is a great idea-your outbuildings offer so many opportunities for your (plural) abundant creativity! I hope each of you have your own notebook for ideas, sketches, colors, fabric and so forth. Ideas need to be nurtured! Thanks for another glimpse of life in France! 🇫🇷
P.S. I see no evidence of failure!
I would suggest that you dig the earth away from that wall and install a french drain so that water won't seep into the interior living space
I agree - no failure there
Really great work. Thanks for sharing it. ❤
@@rabbithill56I was thinking the same thing!
Yes, keep the stone wall. It will look nice when it's repointed and will be a nice accent to the other painted walls.
You almost made me spew my coffee when you said your garden was f**ked!
I thought she was gonna say another color board. She had me laughing really hard.😂
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Failed? And the in the next frame are beautiful beans and onions and all kinds of other goodies! No … you guys just have too much to do and that is one HUGE garden and is a full-time job! Go easy on yourselves OR get those cats some gloves and tools!
I'm certain that with a project as mammoth as yours one could have moments that feel like failure. My Granny always said, "You can't swallow an elephant whole, but you can get there one bite at a time." I hope you feel encouraged by all you have accomplished and can have plenty of moments along the journey to rest and relish in those grand achievements. ❤
No matter what you post, I’m here for it. For just the length of a video I’m instantly transported to France and share in your life, leaving mine behind. Not that mine is bad, just like to experience something different. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I Vote yes for keeping stone wall exposed, beautiful 😊
People who lived in those places had lots of servants that's why is tough. Don't despair. Step by step.
I’m sure they had at least a full time grounds keeper. That upkeep takes so much time away from doing your other projects.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a staff.
Of course, this beautiful stone wall deserves to be kept as a feature wall for rustic coziness (hygge!) 😊
Absolutely agree, whether it is design, the land, the life that Amanda and Lincoln have created, it is all hyggi ‼️
I don't see any failures in this vlog just progress. Given there is just the two of you doing all the work, family life, day to day chores, garden and land to keep up with plus all of the pets to take care of AND filming/ editing. You're doing a great job.
Failing is giving up and walking away. You can sit outside and drink coffee and read a book all day if you want to. It’s your property and your life.
The fruit trees are magnificent!!! Love the property! Have fun in between the hard work you two! ❤
I renovated a cottage in France many years ago and had friends who kept their stone walls and regretted it. However you seal it, they are dust catchers and it's months of hard work drilling out the old cement to replace with a lime mix. I know plasterboard is not as pretty, but you can insulate it and it provides a straight surface for kitchen units/worktops or shelves and keeps the room lighter. Obviously just my opinion but it comes from experience. Whatever you choose though, am sure you will make it work. Really enjoyed tonight's video.
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That's the first thing I thought of was a dust catcher. Maybe keep a portion of the stone where the stairs are going to be as a feature, rather than the entire kitchen wall.
There’s no fail here, you guys are doing a fantastic job with the amount of work you have on your property. I wondered if you’d considered adding goats to your collection of animals?they’d take care of some of that weeding for you!
@@joannemccormick5730yea, that is an excellent idea. The 40 acres is definitely way too much work for 2 people. It is either get goats for the weeds or hire a gardener.
Your videos are a highlight every week. So beautifully done in every respect - the Music is always perfectly chosen, the editing, humor, narration, the whole shebang. Beautiful. Thank you!
Yes leave the wall! It'll look fantastic. You have great ideas.
It's amazing how people just drive on in to your private residence.
Great videos.
Ooohhhhh.......YES leave the stone wall. It is history + decorative + full of charm !!!!!!
YES!!!! Keep that beautiful stone wall!
Questions: Do you eat the onion greens? Does Lincoln ever miss his desk job? Do you have any birds of prey, and who are your most frequent avian visitors? Lastly what are your allee, trees?
For lighting downstairs in the cottage, if you leave a gap upstairs in the floor across one wall, then you get sunlight downstairs, and airflow. You could also do part if privacy is an issue, or fill it with glass block or something. I've seen it done and it's such a cool feature. Really works!
Your flowers are gorgeous! They make the chateau more beautiful!
Your accomplishments are many… only the two of you most of the time❤ P.S. If it means anything from a complete stranger, keep the stone wall. It’s beautiful.
Recycle old newspaper. Lay it down in the garden rows and put mulch on top. The newspaper will inhibit weed growth
I used to do that, until I stopped subscribing to a newspaper! It works pretty well.
Garden looks great, it’s a process. I’m amazed you have wisteria blooming in August!
Our garden didn’t do much this year with the heat and lack of rain we’ve had here in Maryland! Next year hopefully will be better!
Awesome surprise to see a video today! Cats, wildlife and donkeys!
How wild to see random people drive through your property! Craziness.
Well you have had a very busy start to the summer and the rains didn't help. In spite of it all everything is still providing fruits and vegetables.
With all the rain have you thought about some sort of catchment system for those times that it doesn't rain?
great progress in the cottage! With the super human speed it only took minutes ;-)
The stone wall is a good idea. So is the window.
Great music and beautiful sunset!
An original stone wall in the cottage would be nice.
Painting the walls and ceiling white will make it so much lighter. It’s like a magic trick, you will be pleasantly suprised. When we built an extension on the back ( north side)of our stone house in the Morbihan we painted the back stone wall with natural white limewash ( we bought it from a paint company in Dorset,uk) It looked so nice, brought out the rough natural undulating texture of the stone but gave a nice light matt clean finish. I highly recommend.
I am in awe of this amazing building with all of its potential. What a wonderful purchase you made. I think that the stone wall in the kitchen would be beautiful in the kitchen and would look so good with the exposed beams if you can do that. A window would be amazing as well. Whatever you do Amanda and Lincoln....it will be great!! Love your journey!!
I think a window would add so much to the cottage. We also have very thick stone walls and when converting the old, dark welly room into our kitchen we added as many windows as the local authority planners allowed. A great piece of advice from our builder friend is to always go for window openings which are angled and are bigger on the inside as this brings in more light. One of the kitchen walls is much lower on one side of the house and for damp reasons we dug out a channel between the house and the ground and supported it with stone - very effective and no sign of damp. Don't let the donkeys eat the ragwort as it could make them very ill
I was wondering if they should level the ground outside the back wall & pull it away from the wall? Before adding the windows and insulation, keeping the stone from being damp?
😊 the wall will look great as it is..stone! The window and door ideas sound good. And the views are fantastic!!
I love the stone wall!! Such a good idea to keep it. It will be the backsplash.
The birdsong sounds wonderful!
Yes, for the stone wall in your cottage. Everything is looking beautiful. I love the deep red color on the windows. Glad your feeling better after covid.
Hi Amanda and Lincoln. The chateau looks so beautiful with the beautiful flowers. Your garden has done well so far. Maybe not as good as you like, but the yeold you showed us was good.
I don't think you failed on the cottage at all. Putting in a window is going to be a game changer. Also, if you reinstate that door to the garden, is an awesome idea.
I think your plans for a window in the cottage is a good idea. I love the idea of the exposed stone on the one wall. Your garden looks amazing. It’s bearing plenty of fruits and vegetables. I don’t know where you both find the time to do everything. It’s a lot, but you do it beautifully while keeping a healthy sense of humor! ❤
Regarding the apples; when I lived in Florida, I'd call a monastary and tell them if they want my oranges, come and take them. They did and they picked them. Not sure if there are any organizations like that in your area. The one stone wall in the cottage would look really nice. I'd suggest pointing it or something so that is does not flake dust onto the floor.
YES! SI!!! WE!!!! Keep the stone. ❤❤❤❤
Do you mean "oui"? ;-)
It’s starting to look like a cottage again. 😊
After watching the Château people, it becomes very clear that managing the amount of land and work is related to the land is a never ending task. In summer, it appears that there is no time to take a breather. When you have other projects, such as rebuilding the cottage, there aren’t enough hours in the day
I'm chiming in....keep the stone wall, but I have to say, I just love your tree lined driveway!!
“Watching the apples in the orchard” sums it up nicely.
The window addition the cottage would be wonderful view and so much add light. Poor Lincoln cutting the grass weed whacking, and never ending cycle. 😢 The garden looks lovely. Not everything is gonna produce or work out every season. Apples trees usually have a year on a year off. I believe it’s the same with plums & pears. Thank you
I love your blue hydrangeas… Several years ago I saw some at a local supermarket, but haven’t seen them since as I’m not sure they would survive in this climate where I live. And I love your long driveway… It’s so beautiful.❤
You always select great music to go along with the videos. Very nice.
13:43 The allée has always been one of my favorite parts of your gorgeous property, even if it's a lot of work to maintain ;)
YES!!!! Keep the one wall stone! Amanda, you have excellent taste - your instincts are always reliable.
Opening up the door to walled garden 👍
Radical idea. Maybe there is a community group who would be able to make better use of your walled garden growing food for community kitchens or food banks. With your oversight of course.
I think they like their privacy. They need to eliminate other jobs such as cutting grass, weeding along the out buildings and anything that could be done by another means.
Hi Amanda & Lincoln,
Been watching you guys for a long time now but never got round to commenting.
Love your dry humour and the things you do to your lovely château.
Keep up the great work.
Best wishes from Brisbane 🇦🇺
Hello from Indiana,USA. I just love your chateau and out buildings. Much like a small village.
Definitely keep the stone wall and add a window for light. Love all the scenery shots and always love seeing all your animals. You definitely live in a beautiful area 😍😘
Yes keeping the stone wall is a great idea!!
Yes, please keep the stone wall. It adds such character to the room. Loved all the flower boxes you filmed!
YES keep the stone kitchen wall ❤️
Let’s go 50,000 subscribers!
Adding a window would be great! As big of a window as you can. I agree! A stone pointed wall on the kitchen side would retain character! Great additions to the cottage.
What ever you and Lincoln start always comes out fantastic the cottage will be warm and welcoming from canada
Yes adding window would be fabulous ❤
I’d def keep that one wall as stone in the cottage. It would be so pretty!
Yes please keep the one stone wall 😊
Lovely - lovely video. I look forward to your videos - the landscape, the editing and music are wonderful to add to the project info and plans you are undertaking. pls don't burn out.
Great Vlog as always. An additional window we be amazing in the cottage! Hard but worth it. I love the idea of putting the water heater in the stable side. Keep up the Great work!!
That sunset!! 😍
I love the way the cottage is coming along❤. It’s looking great! I think it would be a good idea to reopen the workshop to the walled garden, put in the window and keep the stone in the cottage ❤
Excellent sound track, especially the beam install segment! Well done chef.
What a beautiful vlog. 😀 Keep the stone wall. Donkeys. ❤️❤️
Your plans sound really nice . It’s ok to slow down… enjoy the beauty of you land and home . Love your channel.
I just can’t believe people actually have the cheek to drive up to your property!! Absolutely love the sounds of the birdsong it is so beautiful. Extremely hard work with the cottage but my what a great job and with the exposed brick wall fabulous.
Yes point the one wall and add a window and bring back that doorway to the walled garden I just love your home its so beautiful ❤😊
The natural surroundings at your chateau are amazing. You are blessed. Thank you for sharing with all of us. Peace♥
OMG. U have to keep it!
You never fail! You just have a lot to do and it can be overwhelming sometimes. Your garden is lovely, its giving you food in spite of weather conditions and not enough time to spend on it - be proud of what you are achieving. I love your videos and your Vision, what you do for the cats and donkeys and I think a window added and leaving the wall as stone would look great. Keep going, Rome wasn't built in a day!
This is my 3 rd time watching this. I’m nocturnal, hard time sleeping at night. Usually falling asleep listening to your soothing voice. All your videos are great. No failures in any.
The hay mangers would be nice outside with flowers in .😊
Great idea!
Adding a window would be great for the room - (be sure you'll be happy with the view from that side too). And I vote for the exposed wall - so much character in them. I love what you guys accomplish!
I always look forward to your videos! Thank you! I wish I could help you. It would be fun. Love the donkeys!
Your pictures show a great love of the property. Keep your spirits up!
Love you guys
Adore that dreamy road through the trees.
😍The stone wall would look beautiful!!………but then I’m not the one who has to clean/dust it🫣 A great look that I have also seen in old buildings here in Switzerland is that most of the wall is plastered (I assume with lime) and just small areas of pointed stone is showing. 💖Love watching your progress!💖
I’m for the door, window and stone wall. Great job! Your veggies look delicious. I’m looking forward to having you cook with them.
Glad you are taking some time out. I vote yes to the exposed stone & new window. You have created a wonderful home so far.
I concur - no failure just lots of progress.
A pointed stone wall as a kitchen splashback would be difficult to keep clean IMHO.
So looking forward to each video on the cottage. End result will be amazing 😊🇦🇺
Nice cottage music!😊 you guys are doing great, seeing as you don't have a whole team helping you! Just try and decompress a bit more and take it as it comes.❤
Glad you are taking some time out. Enjoy the vegetable garden for what it is this year we all seem to be battling the changes in our climate. I vote yes to the exposed stone & new window. You have created a wonderful home so far.
I don’t think you’ve failed at anything. Bravo to all of you!🤗🇨🇦
I think keeping the exposed stone is a fantastic idea. It'll be a lovely feature. If I may ask...Lincoln mentioned injecting concrete into that stone wall...I have always heard that you want to use a lime mix with stone and not concrete because concrete will trap any moisture that finds its way in. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that. Thanks.
Tks!
Yay ! So happy to see you!! ❤️
Window and door are both needed! I think even repointing part of that large wall will be lovely but since your kitchen is also there a portion ( near the counter) should be tiled for easy cleaning
How can you even think you have failed!!!!!! You have worked miracles! It’s hard hard work but you two make it look easy! But l know it’s not ! Don’t keep the wall bare make your life a little easier you have more than enough to do ! Think about getting volunteers! Sure you won’t regret it ! Keep up the great work Caron xxxx
I have never missed one of your videos but I’ve not seen any failures. Great channel. ❤❤
Wow, thank you!
I am amazed at how much you guys have accomplished. Very very nice. But, my favorite is the long tree-lined driveway leading up to the Chateau. Keep up the good work.
Definitely put a window in that wall of the cottage. A view of the walled garden would be gorgeous! It would be lovely to have access to the garden there, if possible, even with the difference in ground level. Perhaps a pair of French windows that are above the floor level but even with the garden ground level? Then you could open them, step up, and walk into the garden :)
Take your time. It's not worth getting the projects done if you're worn out or anxious about it. This is not a race!
What a hard working couple you two are and its great to see you viewing number is increasing.
Best wishes to you
Thanks for sharing a beautiful blue sky, chirping birds and dreams for the future. You gave us a vacance. Can’t wait for the cooking!!!
I never tire of watching vlogs of your beautiful property. Your hydrangeas are stunning as is the Sandberg wallpaper which you inspired me to get so it's now in one bedroom of our house in the Dordogne... thank you!
I think you do a fantastic job, especially it's usually just the two of you. Don't forget once upon a time there would have been a team of people keeping this place running.
I see no failure. You weed and they come back immediately. Beautiful photography. So lush as I know of 4 wildfires in Colorado right now.
YES for a window or windows in the cottage! My psyche cannot get enough natural sunlight to turn my mood from sad to glad!
12:30 I have one stone wall in my house that I was able to keep open like this because it was an interior wall that didn't need to be insulated. It's definitely a lovely feature.
That said, isn't this the wall against which you'll be putting your kitchen cabinets? I might consider furring it out using the metal rails and placo-platre, just from the floor up to the top of your wall cabinets, leaving the stonework above exposed to view. This would give you a much more regular surface against which to mount your cabinets. And since the cabinets are going to hide the stone anyway, you won't be losing any of the stone wall charm.
If you're concerned about things being too dark, you can also consider giving the rough stone a very thin coat of lime plaster, almost like paint. I actually did that on the lower half of my wall, while leaving the upper half totally exposed. You can still see the texture of the stone wall through the thin lime wash, but it reflects light beautifully.