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This beautiful domain includes a 16th century chateau, with a 500-year-old medieval dungeon, hunters lodge, Dove Tower, 18th century farmhouse, 28 horse stables, and a large forest with two lakes. The chateau is currently rented for weddings, events and cinematography.
Most of the structures around the chateau domain need a full restoration, so we are investing everything we have into making the property thrive. We are learning more about french culture and developing new skills along the way!
As a UC Berkeley graduate in Agriculture, and a US Air Force Veteran/ Kinesiologist, we share a love for challenges and adventure. We have so much ahead of us, and we are excited to share the experience with you!
This is like the Bob Ross of Chateau renovation channels. Everything is so calm and relaxing in your presentation.
We love that comparison! 🎨
Exactly ! =) 😄😍"Nice, smooth, gentle" and beautiful !
Contact the French military to see if they would like to use the pigeonniere to support their program. They may even do the repairs on it in exchange for its use. Or you could raise pigeons for the military carrier pigeon program. You could house doves there to be used in wedding ceremonies. You could raise squab for restaurants.
Your personalities are as charming as the property! You are able to convey your love and pride with a calm and quiet humbleness...what a joy to watch!
I couldn’t agree more! They are both lovely people🥰
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the cute ladder seams to have been used for harvesting from fruit trees
There is something about the beauty of your property, narrative, presentation and cinematography, that is so welcoming, soothing and enchanting. Remarkably done. I think I would restore the dovecote to its original purpose and investigate the possibility of having some birds there again. Here the Department of Natural Resources has private citizens raise quail for release, so maybe something like that could be done? Cutting a window would result in a beautiful view, but I would rather preserve the structure and perhaps put some iron benches for seating, and plantings outside. Bunches of Lavender, Sage, and Iris? It could make a unique Air bnb spot, or just a neat place for guests to visit. So many potentialities! I think you are all meant to be there, including the gorgeous Archaia!
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Nachos!! That ladder was probably for getting fruit off the trees.
You could have someone come and run the stable with a few horses for rides around the grounds or to pull a carriage with the bride. You could have artist studios where they create items that could be sold in a little shop. And renovate the farm house to be air B and B. So excited to watch it develop
Don't look at each task as a job...they are experiences to be enjoyed when you feel like doing them. The whole Chateau is so lovely! Enjoy at your leisure.
Yes, thank you from over in Idaho, USA, Long ways from you. The pidgeon idea is great, and it is also good to have not had many birds there for a long time cause their poop has a bacteria bad for the lungs wear a mask if you are cleaning any bird or chicken area. So glad I found your blog. What a challenge. With the help of u-tube this is gonna happen. I haven't seen a kitchen yet anywhere. I love your programming. The gentle way you go about it. Thats alot of work. Don't go all white everywhere. That is not comfortable to the eyes.Thank s again
Those big blacks things in the barn are for attaching to a tractor and cutting high grass as well as collecting what’s been cut!
The garden with fountain will be beautiful
The property is over 100 acres and an acre is around the size of a football field for context. That’s absolutely incredible.
Such treasures in the L'Orangerie!! Continue your Grandfather's vision for a bar into a wine tasting venue! Maybe even plant a vineyard in the meadow behind the Chateau.
A honeymoon suite is a great idea!
Oh mais non ! Il faut conserver le pigeonnier car c'est un patrimoine exceptionnel. Il y a beaucoup de châteaux en France, mais tous n'ont pas la chance d'avoir conservé leur pigeonnier ! C'est une curiosité unique qui attire beaucoup de visiteurs...
What a fairytale place! I love it so much! Love your stories. What a Adventure for you!!💜🌈💜
Gorgeous!! Gorgeous, courageous, dedicated, hardworking, talented, and passionate couple.
Grates with spikes are used to smooth freshly broken earth, gravel (avenue, paths, courtyard, etc) and sand (beach, arena, etc).
Being so close to Paris leasing apartments in the outbuildings is definitely a huge source of income you can't ignore. Doing so would require a massive investment to rehabilitate the structures, build out the apartments, and reintroduce gardens to draw the highest paying tenants.
Side note.... You may be inclined to rip the ivy off of the trees. Doing so may expose the tree to exposure shock. Simply cut the ivy at the base and allow it to die and fall of naturally. Oakes are particularly susceptible to exposure shock.
Cheers!
As a horse girl I got so excited to see the stables! I vote to restore them to how they would’ve been. It would be so cool to have horses there to offer rides for guests (whenever you have rooms ready for rent or tours). Or a museum of the use of horses over the eras such as for agriculture, leisure, travel or hunting! Include demonstrations!
Idk might be a niche market but as a horse girl it excites me lol
I’ll happily move over there to run it for you guys lol!
What a pleasure to see your Chateau and what a wonderful legacy your Grandfather started. I thank you for sharing. So much of what you have shown us being original and in decent shape, I cringe at what a film crew might do resulting in damage, or at least a failure to conserve and improve a room. I, personally would make it a non-negotiable item that no damage could be caused and no change could be implemented that didn't add to the conservation and restoration of a room over and above the fee you receive. That much is contractual on your part. You have to decide at what level you want to restore versus change versus conserve in nearly every aspect without regard to what room or building you are in. I do realize the Chateau has to pay for itself as best you are able.
The dove house is so cool! I wouldn’t cut a hole in it! Stephanie Jarvis would love to see it! 🕊️
I think the dove house would make a great place for spa treatments. Like massages and things for the bridal parties pre wedding day
I'm French, passionate about beautiful old houses and castles, your project is amazing. Thank you for allowing me to discover and enjoy this heritage. As a French it feels even more special for some reasons, it feels like this is also my heritage. Probably because I just love castles and this kind of properties too much! :)
As a french myself it gives me this nice feeling as well ! It makes me happy to see this beautiful chateau renovated, beloved and used in a way, that in the same time preserves its substance and its spirit.
I can just how magnificent it was back in the day…
All of the history and patina, that's what I love
Funny how each “chateau “channels and owners all have a unique vibe. As others have said, you two are very zen and your love and appreciation for this stunning property is very special. With so much to do, would you think about having volunteers live there to help…like Stephanie doe on Chateau Diaries?
The ivy is also comprising the integrity & stability of the moat. I've always Loved the look of ivy covered walls & cottage roofs, Until I got older & found out about it's destruction. Now when I see it, I tend to want to rip it out myself. Sorry, it's a love/hate relationship I have with ivy. Your home is Beautiful! 💖
The lodge were you live is beautiful
Amazing place
Your Dove house is called a dovecot in the U.K. they were used not for messenger pigeons, but for food for the table. We have these in the U.K. Messenger pigeons were kept in different buildings. The metal spikes are called harrows to use on the fields in farming. Your chateau is beautiful, I can understand why you couldn’t walk away. Good luck with your renovations, could be a lifetimes work ahead of you, but I’m sure the satisfaction you will get will be worth it.
Ps: we're new subscribers...what a family treasure you have! Great idea for a honeymoon suite from the pigeon tower! Can make it beautiful & romantic!
Those criss-cross implements are drag harrows. They would be dragged behind a tractor or horse(s) to break up lumps and clods of soil after the first plowing. Have been used for probably 150 years in many countries.
The doors to the barn are tall to allow a loaded hay wagon to get in out of the weather for unloading into the hay mow.
Thank you for the interesting tour!
I’ve gotta say that your videos are so relaxing, beautiful and very thoughtfully atmospheric. Your channel is so much better for the lack of click bait. Seriously. Also Ian looks like Keanu’s little brother. Lol.
Thank you! If only we got a nickel for every time someone said Ian looks like Keanu, we could probably have finished renovating the whole chateau by now 😂
We really appreciate your supportive feedback 🥰
Yes to the romantic 'Suite of Wings' - Here a couple of appropriate quotes I quickly googled. LOL
" Maybe he's a homing pigeon - Maybe I'm his home" -. Katie Colugno
" A homing pigeon must love her home: otherwise she will not wish to return to it" - Meir Shalev
These are so sweet! Thank you for sharing them! 🥰
What a beautiful estate. I can just imagine it in its full function as it was in the past. Very impressive estate with a massive need of love and renewal. I am sure your grandfather is very proud of you.
Oh to be young again! I loved diving into projects like this! The fun you are going to have!
patherics introduced your channel.wow! wonderful,there is lot of works need! do one by one! please save all buildings! it has history!
Oh my gosh, I wondered why you weren't living in the Chateau, now I know. The Hunter's Cottage is beautiful!! What a wonderful space to live in!! 😁😁
I am a semi-retired architect living in Oregon House. I have been a member of the Fellowship for almost 50 years. I know both Sylvie and Thomas from years ago.
I have watched many of your videos and admire your determination and drive for all your renovation projects. The architecture of your Chateau is so regal and refined.
I like your idea of a putting window(s) in the Pigeon House to view the Chateau. I suggest using the same shape and size windows that are already in the Pigeon
House or in the Farmhouse. Make it look as if it these window(s) have always been there.
Perhaps you can recycle window(s) from the Farmhouse. Especially if it has slightly ripple-ly glass in it. A clearer image
of the Chateau would be seen when the window is open. The rippled glass image would make the Chateau look more like a French Impressionist painting.
What do you think of putting small, real, or LED candles in many of the pigeonholes inside the Honeymoon Suite? That would be romantic.
Great idea to expose the stone edges next to the Farmhouse doors and windows. After all that effort though, will they be seen if the window shutters
cover them up?
Best wishes to you for all your endeavors.
From William Hastie
Well once my carrier pigeon saw this video, it flew off to France from California. Your idea as a Honeymoon/Fairytale suite is brilliant. Keep the magic in your dreams/plans. I love your channel. Love the silly outtakes esp - very genuine
Thank you so much! We will keep an eye out for incoming pigeons 😉
I already love your channel, your quiet, calm pace and showing all with good camera angles and taking time to let us see the details are what I like. Huge oven means lots of cookies! I loved that comment haha! Thinks like me. Donkeys may be nice just so you know they also are VERY loud when they bray and it carries a long way, same thing with peacocks if anyone talks you into them. Maybe start with a few chickens, nice to have wandering around especially if you don't have any gardens really put in yet.
PS. I'm from the states too, moved to the UK to be with my now husband. There was a time years ago, when we didn't know how to afford the visa and the process was daunting. We were apart for three years at one point, Skype was a real thing to us, so hard. But now we're together and living in the Scottish Borders, planning dreams for our cottage! I'm happy for you saving your Grandfather's dream house!
Love the outbuildings! In the Netherlands there is a hotel named 'Vila Augustus'. They have a tower with a glass roof. Maybe an idea for your pigeon tower..!? 🕊️
Brigitte 🌷
Wow! Yes to a airbnb. Love to come a stay at your beautiful Chateau.
Agree with previous idea of a working stable,a good money maker.
💫magical!💫 thank you for sharing your journey ! The Hunting Lodge will be gorgeous in those colors!
I love the idea of a romantic suite in the tower! Tent the ceiling !
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Start employ an electrician, a bricklayer and a carpenter to review and restore ect.
All big tings first.
Once in place, the rooms can be used as they are rustic for B&B, parties, movies with very little and simple furnishings.
Get good lighting too, as it creates space and atmosphere with a little effort.
Then you little by little find out where to fully renovate and make to your taste and style.
Oh yes: find a good spot for a big solar instalation, so you always has power enough🌞🌞🌞🌞
Pigeon holes! Those spikey things in the barn were used for tilling, imo. I think it would be great to make a few apartments that you rent out full time so a few people can live there, and indeed, artist studios or space for retreats. What a lovely place.
Thoroughly impressed with everything. Yes, if it’s possible window in the tower of the honeymoon suite. I die in bliss
Such a gorgeous property! The Ivy DEFINITELY needs to go, not just off the buildings but the big beautiful trees too. I had a very old very large tree that fell on my property, that had gotten strangled by English Ivy.
Beautiful outbuildings! I would remove all of the ivy and other growth on the outsides of each of the buildings. It’s a manageable way to see the true condition of the buildings AND help stop any more moisture from coming in via the plant damage. Looking forward to your progress!
Something to think about is creating a program to allow volunteers to come in for a week or two to help you with projects. I am sure you would get many folks with some skills that could help you with your projects. Great help for you and many memories for the participants.
This place is so beautiful!!! I love history and anything old. The history, the stories If it could talk. You know, part of the contract for movies or shows or whatever should be that they have to put the rooms back the way they found them before they started changing stuff for the set. That place is too beautiful to let them leave their props and wallpaper and such.
I may be mistaken, but as an equestrian I believe the iron items with the picks on them are actually used to dress a riding arena. Is there a flat oval area near the stables that could have had the fence (if there was one) removed? That could possibly have been the riding/training arena for the horses. But I adore the fact that you are conserving this piece of history. While you do not like the clocks, they would make beautiful backdrops for wedding pictures in the main Chateau. So while contacting Sotheby’s to sell some for funds please conserve a few for installation in the Château itself. If you do get horses after you restore the stables keep in mind they can basically be great big beavers in that they eat wood if not enough hay is kept in front of them. Those beautiful stall doors you found would be best not used ona stall that is actively occupied by a horse. Thanks for this opportunity to follow your conservation journey.
I will gladly move in an old room and help!!! 🤗. What a beautiful place. My heart just yearns for a place like that to love. There is nothing more beautiful than the old charm in those places. It hurts my heart when people try to modernize too much. Your doing great! Loving your channel from the Pacific Northwest ❤️.
dibs on one of the pigeon holes.
Bonjour ~ Just wondering if you both live on the property? 🏰 --- Oh, you are just covering the Hunters Lodge at 14:35 minutes in where you both live. Ok - back to the video - which is fascinating! 😊
The bench between the two trees with a view of the chateau in the distance is a stunning spot for engagement/wedding/bridal photos. 💕
Put a big sky light in the dove house. But would also be cool to incorporate dove's back into it, so people wake up to the beautiful cooing.
Love what you 2 are doing and we can't wait to come and visit you this summer!!!!
Thank you! We are very excited to show you around the chateau 🥰
Love your UA-cam channels too 👍♥️🙏
At 7:45 those are harrows, you drag them through the field to break up manure or dirt. Your property is amazing!! The possibilities are kind of endless!! So many beautiful buildings and views!!! Oh and getting in to the loft of the barn, it’s probably a trap door and ladder in what every area they kept the hay in, the loft would have been used to store the majority of the hay needed, and only what would have been used that ~week would have been thrown down for easy access.
Your agricultural instrument is a harrow with rigid or flexible tips that is dragged on the ground to loosen it after ploughing or to bury fertilizer, seeds or weeds.
Thank you for sharing! 😊
What a beautiful and peaceful place. Thank you so much for showing us all the different buildings. The hunting lodge is stunning. PLEASE do not cut a window out of the pigeon house. So few of those still survive in such good shape. Looking forward to the next video.
Time 7:54 you ask about the black "harrow" of iron. It should be pulled around on gravel paths and other surfaces where there is gravel. In this way, the gravel is kept nicely raked but also removes weeds that grow there. My grandfather had such to his gravelled surfaces in his castle as well. What a coincidence!?
Come on Daphne. We need more videos. Plus its more Money for you guys. Vlog everything you do.
Get some goats to eat the growth on the cobble stone. Maybe there is a local farmer you could borrow some for a week and both of you benefit. I love watching you both and I would totally love to live there and just help remodel. What fun it is to see the fruit of your labor.
As a jewelry artist / designer who enjoys time at residencies outside my home coutry i can only dream of residency in a place like this! Thank you guys for another amazing video!
Hurry please help the farm buildings need you 🙏🏼
The pigeon building ( dovecoat ) was most likely for raising pigeons and doves for food. Squab was a very popular meat. That's why there is a ladder system going around for retrieval of eggs and chicks.
At some point in the future, I think you would need to employ your own staff to manage events and the like. When you went to the old horse stables, I imagine them as a huge office space. And I don't know why but it somehow reminds me of Highgrove when you mentioned fruit trees. Making jam from fruits can be a signature product of the chateau if the estate has existing fruit-bearing trees.
The Orangery definitely can be another venue place. The first option is a good idea, remove the second floor and that would definitely make the space feel and look bigger.
The cottages can be used for film sets or small apartments you can rent out per night. If there is a wedding event, I imagine the bridal party would be staying there and help the bride with her dress, hair and make-up.
@11:50 I suggest you plant clover plant instead of grass. It's low in maintenance and even if you let it grow, it still looks magical and beautiful. If you sit on it, it will spring back.
And, just out of curiosity, have you thought of selling the estate? Please don't be offended, I'm just curious if the thought has crossed your mind.
So she is literally a princess. Lucky guy ✨💖😍😍
Those farming implements you are referring to are called harrows. They are used on already broken ground, after cultivation. It clears weeds and tills the soils without lumps.
Yes make pigeon tower a honeymoon suite 👍❤️
So much potential everywhere. What a task though. Keeping things with a nod to the past is always a good idea. I like the idea of the pigeon house ( was that the proper name ?🤔) being used as a honeymoon suite with a large window. I can’t imagine it ever being used again for its original purpose so I say go for it.
This is where they used to plow the black metal in the stables you ask for it. it was also possible to plow it deeper, which was weighted with wood or stone. the iron pin at the bottom went into the ground in the pins are between 15 to 20 cm. some the used them by one are two, but you need more horses. it was more for vegetable garden . plowing took place in November, and this iron was used in February/March for loosening the soil after frost. you have very fine ground for using the put vegetables in the ground (planting).
The upstairs part of the horse barn could have been the hay lofts.
Those are harrows to use out in the field.
So glad to finally see a chateau that's well preserved and loved. It's sad to see so many beautiful but abandoned chateau ...keep up the good work ~☆
So beautiful! A relaxing tour of your outbuildings and your calm voices showing us the way around, is so well done! I will be waiting to see all the work! ❤️😊
Thank you so much, Dawn! We really appreciate your feedback 😊
Thank you for sharing your beautiful property and home with all of us.❤
Love the whole place. Your dog is so pretty and sweet.
It is not a music box, it's an Orchestrion! How exciting! I've seen tons of them at Sinshein and Speyer Technikmuseum in Germany. Maybe some other technical museum near you has them and can point you to someone who can fix your orchestrion. They are such beautiful and interesting objects, so while I understand it is probably not at the top of your priorities, it is definitely worth conserving it.
The honeymoon sweet would be beautiful and every couple could leave a momento from their wedding and leave it in a pegion hole with their wedding invitation. The lights you were looking at looks a type of harrow used to level plowed earth or loosening soil. It could also be used to rake driveways. Some type of weight would be laid on top so the tongs would dig into the earth and not bounce on the top. You can also use it to pull weeds in overgrown areas. Best of luck to you both.
Excited to watch your progress
BRILLIANT XXXX A wonderful place.
I love the idea of the pigeon house being a romantic room, or it could be an awesome wine tasting area! I watch only one or two other château stories, and you two really stand out… I love the history of why you both are there, and I’m really excited to see what you will do with the place!
This is a brilliant idea! The wine tasting at the dove house! They really should do this…
@@Due152 But Île de France isn't a wine area !
Ohhkay.. I’m officially in love now… with the dog. It’s the cutest, laid-back critter.. On the castle: Oof… Coming from a family that restored an old farmhouse, I knòw all the beauty, but àlso all the unpleasant ( = expensive) surprises that pop-up when taking away wall-coverings, odd, unfitting stucco, doorframes, roofing and whatnot. You pointed at the doors about to be repainted, and the stucco You removed.. and I suddenly could again smèll the dry, musty, but slightly sharp odor of dried-out paint, dry, old planks baking in the sun, and the smell of old masonry. ( Ànd remembered always having to remove the dust from our plates and cutlery and cups and mug before using them.. 😂 )
Memories are weird like that.
Nice video. Thank you. Sweet dog you have there. I enjoy seeing him walk around with you.
Another fantastic Vlog, total barn envy as I am am a retired dressage instructor and I can only imagine how beautiful those were in their day. The stall doors are incredible. It would be great to see any old photos or post cards that included the stable block and carriage house if there out there. I have forwarded your channel to all my chateau sisters and brothers in the USA and, so far the feedback is they love your channel.
I subscribed. Yay! - because we’re both from CA. Yours and Stephanie Jarvis’s chateau of Chateau Dairies on UA-cam which are from the same era… yours is actually better maintained. They’ve done a lot of renovations with the help of UA-cam.
This was outstanding! The Farmhouse is amazing as is all of the outbuildings. The iron spikes on the grid in the stables is for grooming a sand arena. Thank you for the tour.
Stables would make a great set of gites.
Orangerie needs another 7 sets of French doors to make it look like one and yes, open up the ceiling!
Dovecote would be a romantic gite, maybe add a Juliet balcony for Rupunzel recreations!
The trees may looks good with vines, however, vines are tree killers and building destroyers! Remove it all or face very expensive repairs and death of trees.
I know you're limited on how far you can change some of the buildings, but a cool idea for the tree building would be to make it more like a classical example with bigger windows. You could then turn it into a winter garden space. You could make it a second venue or a reception space.
Hello from Alabama USA! Thank you for presenting us with a new online adventure. I am thoroughly enjoying your channel. Bless you for taking care of your grandfather and being such an asset for continuing his dream. I wish you all the luck in the world for success in your endeavors. Of course we cannot forget Ian for all his hard work too. Thank you both! I am looking forward to many more hours with you !
Love your choices of music! The vlogs do not disappoint.
Beautiful place! Ian has his work cut out for sure. Thank you for taking the time to post these videos! I look forward to seeing them.
It's really important to get rid of the cement rendering in the hunting lodge, to save the old stone walls from water.
There are regional colour scheme for paintings and lime plaster that can be found online.
Thank you for your input! We would love to see the original walls instead of the cement 😊
@@TheBeauChateau Look at “les Jeromes” for what they have done renovating their place and how they speak about the materials. I think you two could get a lot of good tips from their vlogs. Cement can be the death of many materials apparently.
The big metal agricultural things look like harrows, used to break up the soil, dragged behind horses etc. They still used them in some parts of South West England when i was a kid (but behind a tractor). Would make cool chandeliers!
So many beautiful spaces
You don't need to stain the beautiful beams in the lodge where you live do you? Can't you just use bees wax or bee oil on them to condition them but not darken them? They are lovely...
What a beautiful property, with so many interesting buildings. Looking forward to seeing your renovations.
Ok next guys! We are ready for the next video. ❤️
I thing the pigeonnier was more likely for providing plentiful stew ingredients than carrier pigeons. Its a beautiful building. Could see candles (led ones maybe) in every niche and a round bed! - great way to welcome a couple.
I love historical buildings, suggestion, with the dovecot, if you do put a window in, try your hardest to find one from another very old historic building, that is in really good shape, to keep with the historical aspects of the property! Everyone please be easy on this couple, these renovations, on historic properties, are both very expensive, time consuming, and pain staking, not too mention very difficult to stay within, the historical architecture, of the period! Hope this makes sense!
I am new to this chateau!!! But I am loving it. I watch "The Chateau Diaries" since 2020 and enjoy most of them, and i am already captivated!
Thank you! That is such a compliment for us 😊