We are a bit behind on responses to your comments due to our schedule with the realtor and viewings of the house. We will get to them as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience and support! 💕💕
We all understand that you're very busy at the moment. Good luck with everything!! Imagine in a few months you'll be having a nice glass of wine with a nice cheese collection looking out over your own property in the sun!! Hang in there !!!
Oh my goodness! We have 3 crazy Jack Russells and I can't imagine moving over seas with these nutters. Everyone would be traumatized! My granddaughter and her husband came home from Japan to Michigan with their female long haired dachshund- then moved to New Mexico ( via truck). She still doesn't let them out of her sight.
It’s incredible how exited I am for you guys to achieve your dream considering I’ve never met you. But your videos have given me a glimpse of what wonderful human beings you are. As such you deserve success in every endeavor. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
Dear Nancy. Thank you very much for your kind and deeply touching comment! I love that you are excited with us. We do try to be kind and help people. It will be interesting to see who the people will be who will join us for short or longer periods in France. We appreciate your loving support and feel very lucky to be part of this amazing chateau community. Bless you! 🥰💖🥰
I love, love the table of the kitchen, the pots. The corner cabinet, the round marble tables, the loveseat l think there are times when you love something for the aesthetics more then for its use and practicality.
Kids, I am so thrilled for you. However stressful it may become, I do believe, that together, Patrick and Stuart, this just may be much more fun in the end. Seems like what you are doing now is mostly logistical, I think. Once the arrangements are complete, you can make the move easily. Best to you both...
Hey there dear Frank. Thank you as always what a great comment. During the last 5 days we have been working on all the cosmetic things. Painting trim and walls to freshen them up, installing the remaining baseboards, rearranging furniture. It is funny, we did the same thing in our last home. The moment we wanted to put it on the market, we made it as perfect as we could……. It may be our way to let go and wish this wonderful home a happy future. We have a lot of planning to do but you are right, I believe, that in the end, we will get the logistics done, our dogs will be safe and it’s hello gorgeous! 💕💖💕
I love the settee! I love the higher curved back! It feels cozy and will cut any draft that might be in the room it ends up in. I see a lovely french blue velvet or navy on that piece. What a great collection of pieces to work with as you put your stamp on this lovely home.
That would be nice. We have one large crystal chandelier we hopefully will get to France without any damages. We have to remove almost 200 crystals. That’s going to be great. My guess is that we won’t go for any 1950s reproductions. The blue salon was refitted in Napoleon I. So that’ll be a very different chandelier. It is all very exciting. 👍🏻🥰👍🏻
Omg, I’m exhausted just listening to what you two have to do in the coming weeks lol! You picked out some great furniture and I can’t wait to see how you change it all up. Safe travels for you & your fur babies ❤️
Dear Sharlene. Thank you so much. I adore you for being exhausted for us! 🥰. Getting the house ready for the photographer tomorrow was a bit like a rush at the end of a marathon. All that is left is cleaning from 6 am to 10 am! Ha! We love the fact that we get furniture, that is in this chateau since 1810 or even before. The armoire is Louis XV. And we cannot wait to mix it all up and make it as glamorous as it should be. 😳😘. It’s after midnight now and we are having a cocktail and reading comments like yours make my day. 🥰🌹🥰
Love the furniture pieces that you are keeping from your Chateau! Patrick, I love the settee in the hallway, too! I hope you can find a private jet for you, Stuart and the Irish. Very excited for you!!
Eva, thank you so much. Some of those are in the chateau for over 300 years. Many are from 1810 when the current family bought the chateau. A private jet would be great. We’ll keep you posted. Hope all is well with you two and your fur babies. Hugs from us. 🐕💖🐕
Love the kitchen just the way it is. I’ve seen chateaus done over with modern kitchens and bathrooms. It’s totally unnecessary to go modern. There are many reproductions that are very pretty and as ornate as you like. Love you bought all these pieces of furniture. Nothing wrong with an eclectic look.
We totally agree! We don't want to have modern looking kitchen/baths. We want to use fixtures/cabinets/tiles, etc. that are visually appropriate for the château. Thank you for watching! 😀
Hi there. We are talking about replacing the oak-ish cabinets with some 19th century looking kitchen cabinets and installing a huge buffet like the one we got at the auction for storage. We do really dislike the modern kitchen look in historic buildings. As for bathrooms, modern showers can be nice, it just has to be done right. We feel lucky that the family wanted the furniture that they bought in 1805 stays with the chateau. Hugs 💕🥰💕
Really enjoyed this video and watching your progress. (French girl living near Munich here, "Griaß di" 😉) The "oddly shaped settee" at 05:55 is called a Méridiènne. Wishing you good luck on the exiting and nerve wracking weeks ahead of you!
Salut Sophie. Greetings to Munich. I love your city! We actually have a neighbor here from outside of Munich. We will miss her. I had no idea about that odd shaped settee. You knew how nerve wrecking this all is. We can’t wait to move and Munich isn’t that far away from us. I really have to get my French back! Hugs and thank you. 💖🍾💖
@@beverlyjjohnston6207 Thank you, beverly. The Directoire style in France was from around 1789-1804. It was the later period while the French Revolution was going on, so that would be starting in the late 18th century.
What the heck do you mean you won’t have time to do a full vlog ??? ..... well really - hahaha . You have so much going on so just don’t worry about a vlog. Updates will be good though. Love the chateau furniture. Wish I lived nearby to partake in the wine ;). Remember ..... breathe xx
🤣😂🤣 Love it. I know.... we are a bit lazy at times. 😁 It has become such a great supportive community and we do want to stay in touch. Might just be a 10 minute talk maybe. Wish we could share some wine with you Leigh. Hugs 🥰🥰🥰
Ya'll have got this! The choices of furniture you bought from the previous owners are exquisite and will go perfectly with your designs. I was surprised about the kitchen floor, I thought it was original as well. The floors in the dining room are gorgeous. I know how overwhelming this has got to be for ya'll! But a good friend once said to me, " How do you eat an elephant?" "One bite at a time" This is so exciting just watching the two of you achieving your dreams! Praying for smooth transactions and smooth sailing. (Sorry, no friends with a private plane...lol)
Darling Melissa. Thank you for the bottom of my heart. You are so kind. The family is fantastic and we are privileged to be able to keep furniture that has been there since the 1700s. The kitchen floor was flag stone before. Eventually, we might change it back but there are many things more urgent. Thank you so much for making me laugh. I’ll eat the elephant one big bite at a time. I’m one hungry eater. 🤣. We are so thankful for all the well wishes and prayers and we hope we will be safe and sound in France soon. Deepest thanks a huge hug. 🥂🍾🥂
It’s not fair! I had a notice that there were two videos from you guys, and when I got here, eagerly waiting to watch them, it was two copies of the same one! Oh well, it was very enjoyable anyway even if there was only one. The room in your castle that looks like the Chambre de Roger is so beautiful because of that gorgeous Venetian mirror that Stephanie has and in all through the château, and the beautiful chandeliers. I know yours will also be beautiful and I can’t wait to see them. Relax and enjoy the journey and don’t be stressed. We are watching with you. Many blessings! You are giving such fun to others.
Hi there Pat. Now, UA-cam was kist mean. I had there same thing, also for 2 other chateau channels. Technology is not my friend. 🙄🤣 The mirror Stephanie put in the chambre of Roger is stunning. We have one Venetian mirror so far and have decided that transporting them across the Atlantic is not really easy (unless one builds big crates). The wallpaper seems original and we want to preserve it. We hope we will make it as pretty and as adorable as Stephanie did (of course in our own style). I poured us some rosé wine and it is Friday. Thank you for your brilliant advise to relax. Hugs! Thank you for watching! 😘😘😘
My Recycling Heros!!!! I am most impressed that you are donating to Habitat for Humanity and the Women's shelter. OMG please travel on a private jet. You and your pets so deserve it!!!! Consider doing a UA-cam Short to reduce your moving stress! Cheers from your UA-cam friend in Toronto.
Hi Susan. I know I am hopelessly behind in responding and the comments mean so very much to us. I used to volunteer for Habitat building homes on the South side of Chicago. Great organization. The woman’s shelter is where my heart lies. So much need and Covid made things worse. I love my ladies there and every time I go I tell them how much I appreciate all their important work. And I cannot tell you how appreciative they are. Makes me blush. If we can afford a private jet, we will do it. We have one wonderful viewer who has her family with pilots a d connections trying to find a solution. This community is amazing. Thank you to you and I hope Toronto is loving you half as much as I do! 💖💕💖
Hello my darling. First, thank you so much. You are so kind. ❤️. This week was crazy so I apologize for the late reply . We are sitting in a restaurant, for the first time in 2 years, waiting for the first people to walk through our house with the realtor. There are 3 showings today and the house is not even on the market. We were cleaning all day yesterday so everything is spotless. Rearranged furniture and painted trim etc. we need a nap. Last showing is 11:30 today. Then it dog care, letting them run and a nice nap. See you Sunday and don’t forget to be nice to yourself. 💕💖💕
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 Hey sweetie,. Omg so much going on for you!! Don´t ever ever ever say sorry!! You´re so busy. I am so excited for you guys you don´t even know.. Yes your house is so beautiful you made a little piece of paradise and i am sure you will sell in a second.. I can imagine you need a nap lolol.. So what did you eat and drink in the restaurant?? Or weren't you able to take a bite because you were too nervous?? I can't wait to hear if people made an offer.. I know it is all so stressful but i do hope you take a moment once in a while to look at what's to come and enjoy it all a little.. In a few months you will be in your own chateau making your paradise in france and making all your dreams come true.. So the same goes for you... try to be nice to yourself and look at what you've accomplished in such a short period.. I am soooo proud to be your friend and i am constantly praying and sending good vibes in the air for you guys.. yes see you sunday,. will you have time for premieres i wonder lol.. Kisses and looooots of hugs xxxxx Juliette
@@jetjegoesdutch7933 Darling, you are going to laugh....... We were so nervous, we had coffee (and it wasn't even really good coffee)! and I had a little bun with egg and cheese. So sad. But we had almost 90 minutes to respond to comments. One couple loved the house but they have disabilities and we have two steps in the house that they cannot manage. Totally understand but also am glad they left such a nice comment. W came home and let the dogs run until they were tired and everyone took a nice long nap. I cannot believe you throw my advice back at me 🤣🥰🤣 We are having wine. Much love and have a relaxing and fun weekend. Ohhhh..... Hope to see you Sunday. Love you. 😘😘😘
I’m so happy that you are taking good care of your doggies to get to their new home & you guys as well . Hope you find a plane to accomodate all of you . Love the furniture that you have purchased . I’m so looking forward to your move & to watch from Australia . Please keep safe & good luck with the sale of your now home . 💕
I moved cross country a few years ago and transportation options for my two dogs were horrific. Finally I flew with the small dog at my feet and my kids drove the bigger dog. For as many dogs as you have a private jet seems like the best option with some doggie rx to keep them calm.
Hi Julie. I love your comment and your understanding of our concern for our doggies. The furniture is great but the loving creatures are irreplaceable. We will keep trying. 😘. All our love to Australia and we hope you didn’t have flooding. Be safe and a huge hug. 🌹💕🌹
Hi Stuart and Patrick. What a lovely vlog, I finally got to watch it before heading to bed. Here are a few things. Sending you a compliment, Stuart you look so different without your glasses, well done. Ok re the furniture hmm. Firstly love what you have chosen beautiful. I smell beautiful furniture polish, natural and rich..😊 photograph every piece you have yourself and get some swing tags and write notes on them about the piece and where it's to go. This will give you a record for your insurance as well. Inspect every piece for wood worm and treat it yourself, that may mean taking the piece out on the lawn and giving it a good spray, so take your draws out of cabinets, dressers, and spray in behind so nothing gets missed. Inspect your rugs and all stuffed furniture for blasted moths, you may need to get someone in to do the whole house for them. Get all of your rugs professionally cleaned. You will be surprised how different they will look and feel afterwards. The kitchens elegance is its simplicity. Other than a paint, the French doors and some new kitchen cabinets, I would leave it mostly alone. The little room with the sleigh bed was my favorite. The armoire will be 2.90 high when you measure it or pretty close to it. The room with all the beds ( the bunk room) they all have to go. If you look up in there, there are 2 bunches of flowers in blue on the wall behind the bed. There should be a large four poster there.. The table is exquisite, will go well in this room with a devine rug beneath. The little sofa in the corridor, I see deep blue thick velvet with large stuffed real downe pillows. Find yourself a top grade tappisaire? (Upholstery) ( not sure of the spelling) you are going to need him, ask the locals for recommendations.. like the others said live in the house a good while before making changes and when you do document it. The dogs. I feel your pain. 2 cats 3 parrots $10k. A private jet will pay for its self. Off to bed, kindest regards Kim😊👩💼❤❤ ps it's almost 11.30, big day.
I love the smell of furniture wax. I rub my George III secretary with glazed bookcase twice a year with a wonderful British polish. It is such an iconic scent. Growing up in northern Germany, I am all too familiar with wood worm. My father already has a 5 liter container of concentrate ready for me to take. We had the entire chateau and farmhouse inspected for woodworm, termites and dry rot! Better safe than sorry. You are right, there is on,y one placement for the bed in the huge bedroom. That will be one of the B&B rooms eventually. I like the velvet idea. Another comment mentioned a nice toile. So many wonderful options we will have. We have gotten some amazing input about our dogs. We may need to go with the private plane option. Couldn’t forgive myself loosing our little monsters. Thank you so much Kim for your wonderful comment. All noted! 💕🥰💕
Superb choices on the furniture you bought with the chateau!! 9 doggies!! Oh my!! (And not Chihuahuas, either! LOL!) Yeah, you are looking at a private jet. Afraid I am no help there. Do what you need to do and update us only when you have the time, for goodness sakes!! I think most of us will more than understand! Good Luck!!
My dear friend Lawrence. You are extending such kindness to us, thank you. Glad you like the furniture we purchased. There are items I love, others I like but none that I find mediocre. No Chihuahuas here and we have one lady who is watching who has her family on a possible private jet that might get us to France with our monsters in the cabin……. That’s a vlog in itself. We will try to vlog properly (all Stuart), but it might be shorter. Big hug and have a great weekend! 💖🥰💖
Hi Guys, thanks so much for this video. I can only imagine the stress you are under, while still being happy and excited for the future. As for the continuing videos - Have you heard of 'UA-cam #shorts'? They must be less than a minute, sometimes 30-45 seconds. Just quick blubs, segments, tiny updates, or mini look what we saw or found clips. Ash and Terry from Escape to the Dream started using them recently. THE BIG DEAL is that yt is promoting these free and heavily to compete with tik tok. This is free advertising (it must be properly labeled, there are loads of videos on them) that you could use during this hectic time. A lot of content creators just use their phones for these. Not sure if this will help, but I love your vlogs and wanted to mention it if no-one has. Best wishes for a peaceful move and relocation. Also I totally agree with Patrick about the high backed settee in the hall. Find some amazing fabric to recover it, and add mismatched pillows and throw for a homey elegant touch.
Thank you! Yes, we did get a few mentions about doing "shorts". I find the vertical format to be a little annoying for UA-cam. But, it might be something we use for doing quick updates once we are at the chateau. Thanks for watching! ❤️
Thank you so much. Great ideas. We will do as much as we can and cannot wait to be in France, sitting down to cheese, baguette and pâté and wine and be still….. classical music playing and then it will be….. home. Thank you for your support with the settee. There are suggestions… velvet in red, rosé or blue. Toile, toile that Stuart created or stripes…. What do you think? I have an open mind and it’s mine to upholster. 😉😘😉
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 Well... If it's in the chateau bolder for a main room with red or navy velvet (if you want velvet) , but if you find the right fabric I would go toile. Stuart's design is gorgeous, and likely the color could altered to fit the room. In all honestly I would wait to get there and get a feel for the piece. Let it speak to you. You may go to a brocante and find a 'perfect' vintage fabric, or a pillow that gives you a vision for the whole setting. If the piece goes in a guest building and it's more rustic I would mute the color and go velvet. Like a rose that seems faded, or a rose that leans orange, a fancy throw back. However, France, blue is 'always' a favorite, so when in doubt mix shades of blue with whites or yellows. As a guest who wouldn't want to be wowed with a velvet sofa? I would. I would mute the color so it gives the vintage feel, but still elegant. You know like an old great lady that came from money. Too much chatter, sorry. You have great taste Patrick. I know you will do something inspiring.
I am so excited for you both. What an incredible adventure you are undertaking and I know that once you and your dogs get there safely you will really start to enjoy your new home and getting started on work and decorating projects. I can't wait to follow along as you go.
Hi Carole. That is so kind of you. Glad you are excited joining out adventure. I believe you are 100% correct, once we have the dogs there we will be a ton lighter in spirit. Thank you for being on the journey with us. 💕🥰💕
So enjoying your videos - after the fact.. I am glad we found you when we did. I would be so nervous for you both and the up coming trip with your puppy-chows. So glad THAT'S all done now.
I love the settee ! I imagine sitting and chatting with a beverage or working on a laptop in front. I love this idea of putting it in the BnB rooms. I would love that in my room. The chaise in the salon was beautiful too. Getting building supplies to people who need them is ideal. Women's shelter for other things is so wonderful and even more wonderful to give locally to local communities that are in such incredible need. I make it a habit to research charities on the charity check website to check how much they keep and how much they actually give... usually it is the smaller charities that give the most to those in need. The Women's shelter is is such a great local cause. I know it is not customary to announce ones charities however since people are asking here it is so kind of you to share such a private matter. I am so excited for your new adventure and SCORE for your neighbors with the wine. Omg. Tschuss! 💕
Hello there. I agree, the settee is so cute. Having a bevearge and chatting is one of my all time favorite activities! Love it! I used to work for a non-profit that helped minority NGOs to get funding or with organizational help. Trying to stay local, as you suggested, is the best way to go. Of course there are important large organizations like The National Trust in GB that is doing great work too. This community is so close knot and supportive that we felt it was appropriate to share. We cannot wait and are looking forward to vacate this wonderful home to a new family. Tschuss and thank you so very much 🥰🥰🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 Oh my gosh yes the National Trust.. I love them. Oh wow that sounds like such a wonderful job. We are all cheering you on, in your new adventure at your new Chateau. 😘
@@misssilencedogood5968 I love your comments. They make me smile and think how lucky we are that so many amazing people are following us are and posting comments that are fantastic. 😍😘😍
Hey guys! Wow…..you do have a lot going on all at once! And I can’t imagine trying to find safe passage for nine dogs. Maybe not taking them all at once is an option but splitting them up over several trips? It sounds like you have wonderful family and friends who might take them in on a short term basis? Anyway, my prayers are with you as you sort this all out. ♥️🙏🏻. P.S. I like all the pieces you purchased from the owners and I especially like your idea of the sweet rose velvet settee in a bedroom in front of the fireplace. And I would like that room, please, when I come to visit!😬 😘
💖❤️💖. Ha! First, thank you Ginny, from the bottom of my heart! We will get them over there safe, we have promised ourselves that much. Even if we have to drop some projects, we will spend whatever we have to. The multiple trip through is a possibility….. 🤔. Thank you so much for your prayers. I can’t tell you how much that means to me. That lovely sofa……. Your room it is! Now velvet or toile upholstery? Or pretty stripes? 🤩. We love all the options. Big hug and much love to you. 💕💖💕
And I am happy you liked our choices in general. They might not stay in the same rooms but we figured, they belong to the chateau for 200-300 years and if we can keep them there, how nice is that. There are many thoughts about the future….. We’ll chat about that once we welcome you and you had a chance to relax on that sofa! 🥰🌹🥰
Hola Chicos!!! Great vlog again, I can picture Stuart with the lady, 😂, I hope you can have the pets over smoothly, the stress for them is quite big, so some calming drops works wonders on them. You have lovely furniture to leave behind, even if it does not go with the period of the Chateau, think again they might look cool in the out buildings. Take care, Saludos from Chile 🇨🇱
Salut Francisco! Happy Friday! The last time I had Spanish lessons was.... YX years ago. I'm not telling 🤣😂🤣 Muchas gracias amigo. Thanks for your sweet thoughts for our terriers! Very much appreciated. We will take a lot of our furniture, even the more modern things. Thanks for the reminder, that they might be great in the outbuildings! Have a great weekend my friend and I hope all is well in Chile! 🥰🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 Relax Patrick, I am fluent in english and german too, so there is no need to practice your spanish, you better get on the french, hehe
@@tobiasneko ohhhhhh. You are a show off. Just kidding. I admire people who speak multiple languages. German is my mother tongue. English and French for 7 years in school and one year Spanish. Unfortunately, I have not used my French in way too long and I’m horrible at French grammar and will take lessons…. I hug you my friend and truly admire the languages you perfected. Bravo! Glad you are here with us. 💖💕💖
Hi Lina. Thank you. We hope to still have interesting vlogs but it’s great to know that 10 minutes are good as well. By the way, Lina is a name used in my family for centuries and I love it. 💕🌹💕
Happy Saturday Lynn. What a wonderful vision that is. It’s only a matter of time now and we cannot wait. Santa Barbara is wonderful. What an enchanted place you call home. Love it. When I came to the US, I took a road trip from the Russian River along the Pacific all the way to San Diego. Visiting friends and family along the way. Hugs 🥰💕🥰🐕
Sorry I missed you and all the Chateau Hopper friends, but glad I get to see this now. 😊Love the furniture you got in the sale, it will be so fun to see how you set it all up and style it with your skills. I have no doubt you will sell your beautiful home the second you release it for purchasing. With each video you share I get more excited for you to step foot into your beautiful chateau. 🥰
We are so excited about our purchases and how we will use the furniture. Can’t wait to sell this home. Now that everything is ready and looking perfect, we are at peace letting this beautiful home go to a new family to love it. We saved it from demolition and now we have a new adventure. We love your support and enjoy all your input. Huge sweetie. 🥰😘🥰
Hello Patrick and Stuart as soon as I hit the office this morning it all turned to custard and it's now 6.07 pm in the evening an I won't be home for about another hour and a half. With chores to do and dinner to make I will hopefully get to watch your vlog before bed. Kindest regards to you both and I look forward seeing you later this evening cheers kim😊👩💼❤
@@kimstclair1879 oh Kim, you work too much. And I bet you do it effortlessly. We are looking to your comment once you watch the vlog. Be safe and take care of yourself. Your family is lucky to have! 🥰😘🥰
Its going to be a superb home! I will be thinking of you both during the hectic move,your idea of taking a private jet with your babies is excellent, i hope all goes as smoothly as possible. Thankyou & Cheers!
It's too bad I live 9 hours from you, otherwise I could help you and your friends drink some of that 🍷. 😉 Enjoy this journey. Some of us wish we were on it too. Thanks again for letting us come along. 😊
Hi there Dana. We would gladly drink some of that wine with you. It’s Friday now, we are out of the house for 3 realtors to show it and had touch up and cleaning to do for the last 5 days……. We’ll have a wine at 1 PM and then take a nap, after the dogs had a nice long run. It’s wonderful to have you on this journey with us. Hugs. 🥰😘🥰
I love the high backed settee. It looks like the perfect place to curl up and read a book. The other that you couldn’t find a name for is called a fainting couch. I love them. Another perfect spot to wrap up warmly and drowse in a sunbeam. All of it is really beautiful. You have fantastic taste. I’m sure you’ll get to all of it in time. It looks like someone in another generation sold off the beautiful chandeliers. It’s lucky that’s all they seem to have pulled down over the years.
Hey there Deb. We will upholster the settee. Great project. We watched a ton of vlogs about upholstery. It’ll hopefully be very pretty……😘😳😘. We were wondering that too……. The original chandeliers. These are not it! Maybe when this family bought the chateau in the early 1800s, whoever sold the chateau took the furniture and chandeliers with them. And the new owners refurbished in mostly Napoleon I. You are right, we are lucky to have so many items that are in the chateau for over 200 years. Makes me all excited! Hugs to you and happy Sunday. 💕🥰💕
Hi Albert. Glad you like the Napoleon I chairs. The whole suite is pretty and in the chateau since about 1810. Amazing. We feel privileged that we will be the caretakers for a few decades. 💕🥰💕
I’m so excited for you all!! Wondering what you will tackle first at your château? Looking forward to seeing how you all are doing preparing for your move!
Hi Leslie. First priority will be securing a nice safe area for our dogs. Next would be to see what needs to be done for weatherproofing. We don't want any leaking roof or windows that may cause damage. Thank you for watching! 💕
Hi Leslie. That is a great question and we’d love to have an answer too. One thing is good fencing for our dogs 🐕. After that, all ideas are welcome. Now there is a secret balcony that needs to be saved….. more on that when we are in France. 😉😘
I think you both made some great choices on the furnishings. It's going to be exciting to see what you discover left behind in the attics and outbuildings. I wish you all and your pets safe travels on your journey!
Hey there Jeff. Thank you very much. We really liked the purchases we made. The hunting board was offered to us as well. The family might decide to leave it. We’ll honor it. The attics with trunks and cases full of things are going to be interesting and we are excited to share our findings. Thank you also for your warm wishes. Kind regards. 💖🥰💖
To bring any old furnature back to its original colour and to remove old polish I bought spray orange oil it just worked wonders if I can find some I will send you some
Living vicariously thru you two here in Calif. Being able to chuck it all and start fresh in a new country is a dream so many of us have . Unfortunately few of us are unable to do. Watching you two getting ready then making the jump has been a lot of fun. We're waiting for your next episode. Oh yes I must say I would have passed on the dining set in favor of something grander locally sourced. Louis 16 or Napolean 3rd. That's just me.
Thank you, Grant. Our thinking is that we are planning for several gîtes that will need furnishing, so with such a bargain price from the owners, we can keep searching locally for the final pieces in the château. 👍👍😀😀
@@JourneytotheChateau Thank goodness! Wish I could say I'd book a gite but this old guy doesn't travel much anymore. You two will just have to put up with me watching.lol Best G
Hi there G. This is going to be my 3 rd time starting over in a new country. South Africa and the US and both have been amazing adventures. When I was younger, I could never have imagined to move away from my home town. Life is mysterious. You enjoying our journey makes me very happy. We have watched chateau vlogs throughout Covid and it made us stay on course. Huge hug from me. 💖💕💖
@@grantbos5967 we will be happy knowing you will be watching our adventures and disasters 🤪🥳🤪. Now, never say never! Thank you for your kind comments. 🥰
Hey gentlemen. You had wanted to know what the oddly shaped settee is in the salon and it’s called a Meridienne. They came into fashion in the Empire and were often used in pairs on either side of a fireplace. There was always a higher arm and a lower arm and the lower arm faced the fireplace so that a person could loll on them with a foot slung over (or even both feet) perhaps to warm the toes by the fire but maybe just to loll around. 😎
Hi Robert. Thank you so much. What a smart idea. They knew a bit more about comfort and elegance. I like to say I’d look great on it, but I know that’s an illusion.. 😂🤣😂. Love your comment. Thank you again
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 Well now I think that you would look perfectly lovely lolling on your new Meridienne- after all that’s what a Chatelain is supposed to do 😜 I think it’s part of the job description!!
@@roberttrickey2135 I like that job description you mentioned 😉😘. Since I quit smoking during Covid and am carrying 30 ponds that need to go, one day I might agree with your statement but I appreciate it very much! 🥰. Just for fun we will take a photo of me on it! 😂. Hugs
Firstly guys, blog and vlog when you can. Keep it fun for yourselves, we are going nowhere. I love the furniture. I to look for that patina that just has a magic of its own. Loved the kitchen table, that kitchen will be so beautiful. I once used old antique cupboards and benches to build a kitchen and had the sinks ect dropped into them. It doesn't have to be a built in. The rattan bed in that lovely room. So many beautiful and interesting pieces. And it will matter not it being a little eclectic, it just shows time passing by in the building and the different influences. I to have had to ship my Afghan Hounds around by air! I was so upset as the animals simply do not understand what is happening. I did ask to sedate them, but that is out of the question. They all where fine and I think frankly they decided to sleep through most of it. They are checked on along the way as well at various airports. In truth my beloved dogs seemed to have no long term effect from it at all. Be kind to yourselves getting everything done. Once you have done the move, you will be so relieved and happy. And you will need lots of sleep and rest, mentally you are going to be exhausted if you are not already. Have a holiday of it first. And I totally agree with living in the Chateau for sometime before you make any real decisions. there is no hurry. Thinking of you both.
Thank you, Cliff! We are very happy with the furniture purchases. I know we will be so relieved when we have the dog travel figured out. We appreciate your concern. Thank you! 💕
Darling Cliff. Thank you so much. We love the furniture. Eclectic is great. Some of the furniture we bought is in the chateau for 250 years. Love it. We won’t go for a fitted kitchen at all. Simple. We are thinking about a huge buffet on the staircase wall. And to connect the kitchen with the right front wing as they did in the chateau de La Lanterne. Look it up, we have the same staircase and floors….. there is a whole vlog coming……. Then we will have a second kitchen there as well as our dog room and storage upstairs. Our dogs are just precious as you know. We might drive ourselves a bit crazy but we will get them over there. Once there, we will go food and wine shopping and enjoy a few days of just felling the place and how we feel in the space. And eventually, you’ll be over and enjoy the whole thing with us. 🥰💕🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 I can honestly say I would come in a heartbeat! Id love you guys and what an adventure. Its time for a change I know this much 😘😘
@@cliffhorman6846 that feeling is so well known to me……. The knowledge that one will change., indeed one has to. The right moment will come to you (as you know), and you will know when that is. What form your next chapter will take is the adventure in itself. We will be there, if you decide to do a chateau tour around France. Or whatever you decide to do. Hugs my friend and be patient and kind with yourself! 💖💕💖
Oh it is all just so exciting! I am so happy to have found you and to be following your adventures. Although there is a lot to do - one step at a time and it will all get done. You are both hard workers and clearly work very well as a team so you will triumph. I have to say, I am anxious about your pups too. They will be perfectly safe, of course, but I know you cannot relax until all their little paws are on French soil. We can all breathe a sigh of relief at that point. Thanks for sharing and I wish you peaceful moments amidst the chaos - love from Waiheke Island, NZ.
Thank you so much for your comment! Yes, the travel of our pups is definitely stressing us out. We are very excited and anxious to get to work on our chateau! Thank you for watching! ❤️
Hello to NZ. Thank you for your absolutely wonderful comment. Our puppies will be fine, you are right. But we worry. One step at a time is the best advise. Thanks for the reminder. We do indeed work very well together. We don’t argue or fight. Now, we don’t always agree but we have our way to come to a great compromise. We will be happily having wine and cheese once we have the babies at the chateau. 🥰🐕🥰
@@cliffhorman6846 so true my friend. Finally getting to reply. Sorry. 3 showings today. House will be listed tomorrow. Fingers crossed. Hugs and hope all is well and fall is getting you some relief from the heat. 🥰💖🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 Greetings Patrick. I do hope the viewings go extremely well. You have both put in an incredible amount of work in your current home. I feel its unique and will call to the perfect buyer. I truly do not think it will be on the market long at all. All is good here although hectic. Hmm the weather... Am I a winging POM? LOL!! Here we are 19 days into autumn and its still high humidity and the temperature hovers around 29 degrees I think. But the skis are blue and clear. Most mornings see me across the road at the beach going for a nice long walk when I can. I will have another attempt at your site email as well. Good luck lads 😘😘
@@cliffhorman6846 thank you handsome. We worked like crazy the last weeks and we got one feedback from one couple. They are slightly handicapped and we have 4 step downs (one level and a few steps to get to the back yard). They loved the house but couldn’t manage. We haven’t hear from the other people. We’ll, the house is listed. Look it up. 10439 Deerpath Road, Woodstock, IL 60098. 😉
Hi Rick. It is exciting and very overwhelming. Glad you are excited about the new chapter in our lives. A little jealousy is maybe a good thing. Means for me I can be inspired to reach further. Hugs my friend and thank you. 💖💕💖
❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻don’t pay a lot for the big armoire because in France we can find a lot in antique shops because a lot of people now want dressing!!!!!!!!! 😩😂😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi Laurent. That large armoire was just a small part of a very large group of furniture that we purchased. We have seen plenty of armoire at brocantes in France when we were there, and I guarantee you that we got a bargain with this one. ❤️
Thank you. Please keep your input coming. As Stuart said, the armoire was not expensive. The family likes that we keep furniture that has been there for centuries and they are wonderful. Hugs. 🥰💕🥰
Look into an AGA, English, and perhaps ca be used to heat much of the chateau. You can find reconditioned ones online for about £1,000. The fule used in the UK isn't or wasn't available in France, but there are alternatives in France. VERY CHATEAU !
Yay. Thank you! I thought it’s pretty and will be even more with new fabric. But as you can see, the family put it into the hallway……. We might be in the minority but we have good taste. 🥰💕🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 Yes! Definitely!! it has great lines and you're right, it IS charming. Can't to see the fabric you use and where you put it.
@@brigidine37 we will figure a placement. Someone mentioned a nice Toile that Stuart designed……. He’s going to love it. The two of us will figure it out. ⚜️🤩⚜️
All the furniture you have bought is really good and I think that settee in the hall way will be gorgeous recovered .The wardrobe sorry can’t say French I think should stay in that bedroom and a walnut decretive old pelmet would compliment it and it’s a lovely light room and will take it . It’s so stressful moving especially more so with the dogs as there the most precious . Wish I was in france to help you even to clean ,once your in france you I’m sure will breath a sigh of relief and sit there after your first meal and think I’m home 🙂❤️
Oh my goodness I'm so excited for you both!! Hope you manage to find a way of transporting your dogs and yourselves all together so you don't have the worry! Look forward to whatever you can manage to upload at this very busy time. Good luck chaps! and best wishes for an easy move (well, as easy as it's possible to be!!) 🌼😊💜😊🌼
Suzie, thank you very much. Thanks for thinking about us and our little monsters 😈. We will try to have some vlogs with updates. It’s almost midnight and we are finally ready fir the realtors and potential buyers tomorrow. Bless you. 🥰😘🥰
Feel the fear and do it anyway! Beautiful pieces of furniture that you have purchased from the chateau! I ADORE that dining room floor! The armoire could actually be another bedroom....it's huge! Get Cinderella in there to help you with the shifting and prep for photos and showings! Hold on to your seats....it's going to be a fast ride! SO excited to see your dreams come true!!! It will all be worth the effort and stress you are feeling now! Blessings on your Journey!
That is a great way to say it. We are doing it with eyes wide open…….. And we are doing it. Glad you like the furniture. That armoire is so pretty and I wish we would have opened the doors……. We might need it in our bedroom. We have 4 huge closets here and none there…. Downsizing and becoming creative. We cannot wait to have the right people coming through our house. It needs a new family to love it. Thank you so much. 🥂💕🥂
Happy Saturday and me catching up. We are absolutely friends enough to have wine and cheese together and chat the night away! Hugs and thank you for a comment that made me smile big time. 😀😍😀
Good luck with all the showing, moving, packing, and stowing! We've been doing the same for over a year and we know how it feels. We'll keep our fingers crossed on the showings and that you end up with a massive bidding war for your house (so you can restock the bar when you get to France!). Thank you again for sharing and we're excited to see how your journey unfolds!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Makes me feel less alone. 👍🏻 You know how it feels and that sometimes it seems like we don’t even make a dent. The showings we had were from people who scheduled before the photos were even uploaded. But today is the first day this is listed and I’m with you on a possible bidding war so we have the money to travel to the fantastic wine areas in a 1 hour distance. Thank you for watching and your comment. Means a lot to us. ⚜️💕⚜️
Will still be here !!! not going anywhere, take the time you will need for this monumental move save your strength 💪 🙏 hoping and wishing for a smooth transition to your most wonderful adventure 😊 xxxxx
Thank you so very much Della. Your kind comment means a lot to us. We are a bit exhausted after a week of late nights finishing baseboards, decluttering, donating and cleaning for today’s 3 showings. The house looks indeed very nice. Fingers crossed and a huge hug from me. 🥰😘🥰
💕Pack 1-2 bottles of your favourite wine/champagne spirits into your furniture to come over💕Place each bottle into a bag then wrap in towels/blankets💕You will need a drink when you arrive at your chateau💕Don’t forget your dog food as it might take them time to adjust to French doggie food💕
I’m so excited for the both of you! I cannot wait to see your arrival at your new home! Praying that everything works out seamlessly with the dogs and the move. Best wishes.❤️
Thank you very much Nancy. It is exciting and the thought of arriving there with all dogs healthy and curious is wonderful. We appreciate your prayers and hope we will get there soon. 😘🌹😘
Just take some deep breaths, this is a very stressful time, packing up your home and moving to another country,. We will be happy with updates as we have plenty to look forward too. I love all the furniture youve bought from the Chateau. Xxx
Hello.. I came across your Channel late afternoon yesterday, subscribed and checked out your vlogs from the beginning. As I am now current, we’ll just about, I can feel your excitement and see how you are so much more relaxed in front of the camera. When you were showing your kitchen and mentioned Stefanie and her statement about changing window to French doors, I thought “yes, what a lovely idea“! To have them opened so you can hear the birds singing and for the view or to be able to just step out, take a deep breath and just enjoy the weather. I absolutely love the furniture, especially the dark green Marble top table in the upstairs bedroom. I can’t wait to be on this “journey”, with you and see what you accomplish at your Château!
Good thing that you have plenty of room in that massive kitchen to play around with! All that beautiful furniture. I would want to go around and touch and say this is mine, this is mine and this is mine. It is cool to think who might have sat in those chairs and ate at the beautiful tables. Thank you for the furniture "lessons"! Good Luck with your house. I know it will sell quickly and that will be the easy stuff in the US! The French stuff will probably take longer. Good luck with the dogs!
Thank you Pam. Isn’t the kitchen amazing? I completely agree with your thought of touching the furniture, some items 300 years there……. Who stat on the chair, opened the armoire, ate in the dining room……. How fascinating. We do hope our current home will find the perfect family to buy it. We saved it from demolition and restored it. We do love it but our passion is now in France. Thank you so much for your comment. 🥰💖🥰
I’m very impressed that you are donating building materials to a really great charity. 👏👏👏Most people don’t think of that so they just leave it to the next owner. I’m pretty sure the next owners can afford their own materials and the charity will be putting you on a plaque. I someone who was a single mom of two who bought my first home when I was 21 I know just how hard it is for moms out there. I got lucky that I was very social so I could make really good money while going to college with two kids. I admire the journey that you have taken on. I’m currently saving up to go to France next summer for a month with Phillip and Anna and Stephanie’s chateau’s 2 of the 4 I plan on staying at. I would have gone this summer but I have my 6th granddaughter due at the end of July all the way in California and I am from Florida. I am excited to have come across your channel and hopefully you are already there since I am 3 months behind.
Good morning, this was a fabulous update. I think you have done marvellously buying some of the furniture. I hope you could buy all that for a fair price! That display cabinet tucked in the corner, I think you can find another spot for it and display something wonderful in there, either silver or some Germen porcelain pieces. Hang on wait until you get there and things start to "move"!! You are not allowing yourselves space. Take one day at a time, there is no rush, even for 1 year, look back and see what you have achieved, and a year is nothing. Yes it would be great for an income during that time, it will come together, and your house presently, it will be sold to the right person. As you will make changes in France so will people make changes here, it is only natural. Once the house is sold let them do what makes them happy, it is not yours anymore. Your new life is going to be great, it is what you would love to have, so just go for it. That armoire is gorgeous, perfect for the room. Can't wait to see how you are going to change your new dwelling place, it is going to be exquisite. Take care, kind regards, Elize.
Happy Friday Elize. The family that sold us the chateau, in all honesty, are wonderful. We feel we have a great balance. They know we will honor their families heritage, we love the furniture and the price was very fair. Agreed with the display cabinet. The stress we had to get this house listed was a bit much. Neither of us is good in slowing down and breathing.... Thank you for the reminder. As far as this house goes, we love this property here in Woodstock. All we want is for the next family is to make it their own. We have said good bye to it and are glad we saved it from demolition. Our future is in France. Thank you for your caring comment. So very much appreciated. Hugs 🥰😘🥰
Dear Philomena. You are absolutely sweet! Thank you so much. I absolutely adore your name by the way! We appreciate you following our crazy journey! Huge hug from me. 🥰😘🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 ….wow! Thank You….I like my name too , nobody who knows me shortens it either. I assume with the two of you, your full, unabbreviated names are the way to go. I would love to meet your dogs bigtime. Any other pets too. I have a thing for animals, as I small child we lived on a farm, no other children, just myself and all living creatures around me. They are truly my soul mates.
Lovely as always. ❤️ It occurred to me as you were showing us your new furniture, they simply don’t make furniture that will stand the test of time, like they did back then. I doubt there is much being made today that will still be around in two, three, four hundred years from now. Unlike the centuries old furniture you showed us today, which will probably be around in another few hundred years.
Hello there dear Jayson. Your comment is so profoundly true. When we bought the buffet at the auction, we had to get it into the storage unit..... Solid wood, heavy as hell we were talking about some of our newer furniture. A shelving unit in our current office (ikea), is soooo wobbly. Not even 15 years old. Thank you so much for the reminder! Brilliant. 🤯😍
You two make me smile. I came here by chance -- and so nice to hear Stephanie mentioned as a matter of course. She is generous with other chateau owners and I think it's lovely when you all share the sparkle. So, of course, I subscribed!
Thank you so much. We started to watch Stephanie after Covid stopped our own search and her and a few other vlogs kept our spirit alive and we cannot wait to maybe meet her. Especially since our chateau is only 50 minutes from LaLande….. she has been just a joy to watch. Thank you for subscribing. Fantastic. 💕💖💕
Dear Marco. Thank you and we’d be honored when you come visit us! We will leave all the first floor rooms and might only change one bedroom upstairs to become 2 bathrooms. Now the 2nd floor……. We’ll see. Hugs to you and the interior…. If you have ideas, please let us know! 😍🥂😍
Im just going through every episode, Im so excited for you. I live in the South of France, maybe one day I will come and stay over when Im driving back to the UK.
So wonderful that you purchased the furniture! I feel like this way you can really take the time to let the Chateau and it’s walls speak to you but still feel a bit homely!l I am literally savoring every second of this vlog and I know you are going to be so busy in the near future - but I can’t wait to see what you plan to do to with this already stunning Chateau So I will wait patiently- clean out my closet or some other dreaded project and see you next time!
Darling Emily. That comment made me smile big time. I am imagining you cleaning out closets that I bet are in no need of being cleaned out. 😉. Thank you for your support and encouragement. It truly means a lot to us! Yes, the furniture (and they even leave dishes for us), will give us a relaxed start and time to just live in the space. What a luxury. We feel honored that you enjoy our vlog and that you are taking the journey with us. And don’t hesitate with your input! 💖🥰💖
Hey guys! The premiere was great fun. You’ve picked up some really great pieces. It was very kind and generous of the current owners to offer them, and I know you love being able to retain so much of the chateau’s history while also making it your own. You have some very busy days and weeks ahead with making ready to show the house and then jetting off. Do your best to not stress over it all. You’ll make it happen and it will all work out. 🍀🍀🍀
Hello Doug my friend. We felt very blessed that the owners wanted the furniture to stay with the chateau. We will make it our own but have a lot of history to incorporate. How amazing is that ?!? Glad you enjoyed the premiere. The historical documents of the chateau are supposed to stay with it. That is going to be fascinating. The image of us jetting to France fills me with such joy. Thank you so much. Hugs and we will be looking forward meeting you one day in France. 💖⚜️💖
Patrick Journey to the Chateau I hope you will be able to maintain contact with the longtime owners. It’s exciting that they are leaving documents for you. I’d love to know more of my old house and its history, and there is no way it could be as interesting as yours. The buildings will always tell you some things, but having memories from the previous family and real documentation is priceless. I will definitely see you guys in France one of these days - with or without a roof raising. The road goes both ways (even with an ocean between) so please consider yourselves always invited.
So happy for you. And thank you so much for sharing this wonderful adventure with us. And I said to myself what I would do with the furniture and then you said the same thing, I laughed. ❤
Hello Sir Monty. Thank you so much. I completely agree with you. Our new adventures are amazing, even though we sometimes feel overwhelmed....... There is no true adventure, if one never feels uncertain or a bit scared........ In the end, when i look back at my past adventures, when i moved to Cape Town, not knowing a single person and having almost no money, I just did it because I knew I had to. This feels exactly the same. Have a great weekend and thank you 🥰😘🥰
Have you looked into a trans-Atlantic cruise for yourselves, container(s), and dogs? A friend moved from Canada to France about 4 years ago and I think he had to leave his dog in quarantine for a month there! I hope that's not going to be the case for you. If so, you will want to book accomodation nearby them so you can visit. I am hoping you are relaxing and celebrating with champagne by now, with a fabulous offer on your house. Remember you can ask realtors to reduce their commission if you need more negotiation room :)
Thank you for your comment, Hiris. We live in the middle of the US, and our chateau is in the middle of France, so a cruise ship would not really solve the problem. There is no quarantine in France for pets if you have completed all of the travel documents, vaccines and microchips, which we have already done. Thank you for watching!
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 Taking several days to cross the Atlantic helps with jet lag too. Even a freighter that would take you on might be another option. Getting to the coast is a challenge, I realize, so a private jet is ideal. Friends did the Queen E2 from New York to Southampton UK, and it's very glamorous (suitable for Chateau owners, hehe!)
@@hiris1903 the QE 2 would be fantastic. A friend of mine from Germany was the doctor on board years ago. She loves the ship. One day we will do it! Friends from New Zealand took the passage from Southampton to NY. I was a bit envious. 😉. We will find a safe solution, I know. 💕🐕💕
Hi Debra. We are a bit stressed but we finished everything we needed to do at the house. 3 realtors are showing our home today. Good sign, since it is not yet officially on the market. Hopefully there are a few people loving it. We will listen to your advice, have some wine later, lay down and breathe. 😘😘😘
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 take care! A few years ago we downsized from two house to one. The house sold sooner than we thought. So both house had to be ready, one for selling, one for moving in full time, combining two house holds. I have had friends move overseas. Many of our neighbors returned from living overseas. Watched it all.
Oh, Guys. Herewith a tome... :) Such an adventure. I absolutely love the furniture you've bought to go with your new home. Very fitting. Your house in the US is so beautiful that I feel that it will sell quickly so I'm glad that you are already sorting out your dogs. It does take a while. I don't know about the US but here in South Africa, there is so much that has to be done to move pets that it may take a bit longer than you anticipate. I'm glad you are working on travelling together. It will give a lot of comfort to the furkids. This is a Google translate so I do hope it says what I want it to say. My French is rusty, so sketchy at best. "Je vous souhaite à tous les deux beaucoup de succès". I won't wish you luck, that transitory.
Felicity, thank you so very much. Glad you like the furniture. We love that most of the furniture is in the chateau between 200-300 years. 😘 hopefully we will sell here fast a d can move to France fast. The family is waiting on us before they vacate the chateau. They are wonderful. We need an international passport for our dogs. All dogs go to an animal hospital and they know what to do. Thank god. They are chipped and vaccinated and we give them notice to get the paperwork done with the authorities. My written French is so sad. English and German are great and I do understand Afrikaans. I speak passable French but I will have a big learning curve. We will make it. Thank you for your input and care for us. Hugs and be safe 💕🥰💕
That was a fun tour of the rooms, review of the pieces you selected. Scale, quality suitable to their spaces. I love that settee in the hallway. Happy to hear your plans, as they evolve. I have visions of window treatments, yum! The realtor who wanted to "take a look"? Shyness is rare in that profession. Hope you get a "ride" with your pets. Would be great if you could travel with them. All the best.
Glad you liked the tour. We are lucky to get the amazing furniture that was in the chateau for over 200 years……. Almost blows my mind. We will upholster the settee ourselves. Great project. As far as window treatments…. Ohhhhh yes. We have a sowing machine. Professional that my parents had checked and repaired. Pfaff and in great condition. Belonged to my granny. We are soooooo ready. 😂. We will get our dogs there healthy and happy to run….. thank you so much 🥰
Hiya both, well things are coming along nicely!!!, Just take things slowly and you will get there in the end. I make list's then X of the done jobs, it does seem to make thing easy ( well for me anyway). Looking forward to making your journey with you both.😊 Love and hugs.xx💕
Hi there Donna. Thank you for your wonderful comment. True, we are inching closer to our move. We worked until 11PM last night to get the house ready for the viewings today. It looks fantastic. All orderly and spotless. 😁 Big hug 🥰
Patrick Journey to the Chateau It will all be worth it! We move back into our house in two weeks after 6 months of renovation. Lots of hard work to do. Take time to have that glass of wine! You two deserve it♥️
I hesitate to leave a comment only because I don't want you to take the time to reply to it, but I must send my very best wishes to you both for all that is unfolding for you right now. It's enormous and exciting and exhausting and inspiring! Hope to see you in France someday soon!...your Canadian admirer T. ❤️❤️
Hi Tannis! Please don’t hesitate to leave a comment. Ever. Comments mean so much to us. For me, answering comments, is being connected to people who watch our journey and offer advise, pep talks, encouragement or plain make me smile. Your comment was all of that for me and I want to thank you for that. Huge hug and hopefully we will vlog soon from France. I cannot wait! 💕🥰💕
I have high hopes to catch your premier this afternoon with the others. This thing called work is not playing well with my viewing times for UA-cam.😄 hope all is well
I always found, that work can ruin ones UA-cam schedule. 🤪🤣🤪. We are ok. Tons of work behind us to get the house into almost perfect showing shape. Thank you so much. Be safe.
@@danamoss67 Dana, I totally hear you. Work can be such a drag. We are basically retired…. But we are just to young so hence the new adventure. But we do it for fun and adventure. Complete,y different from the grind at an office. You’ll retire early and do th things you want to do! Hugs.
The person who told you to sit and live in the place for a while before you change anything or decide what to do is 100% correct. We moved into a house about 20 years ago and there was trees out the front and they hung over the roof. Soon after we moved in we cut them down. BIG MISTAKE as we had moved in in winter and we realised very quickly in the summer that they kept the sun and heat out. Small trees big mistake. 9:36 Is that green table missing it’s wheels? OK you just said it had coasters, is that wheels?
You are so right. We did a lot of that in our current home too. We had to take down dying trees. But the point is absolutely important. We can relate to you and will be very careful and take it easy for a while. Prune roses, map what grows where and mow grass……. And wine and cheese. Then we will start our vision. 💕💖💕
We are a bit behind on responses to your comments due to our schedule with the realtor and viewings of the house. We will get to them as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience and support! 💕💕
We all understand that you're very busy at the moment. Good luck with everything!! Imagine in a few months you'll be having a nice glass of wine with a nice cheese collection looking out over your own property in the sun!! Hang in there !!!
You don't have to reply guys..... just keep up the gud wurk. Love to both.xx
How blessed, with all things just falling into place! I am enjoying all you are sharing, mostly your humor and personal banter.
Oh my goodness! We have 3 crazy Jack Russells and I can't imagine moving over seas with these nutters. Everyone would be traumatized! My granddaughter and her husband came home from Japan to Michigan with their female long haired dachshund- then moved to New Mexico ( via truck). She still doesn't let them out of her sight.
It’s incredible how exited I am for you guys to achieve your dream considering I’ve never met you. But your videos have given me a glimpse of what wonderful human beings you are. As such you deserve success in every endeavor. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
That's so nice! Thank you so much, Nancy!! ❤️
Dear Nancy. Thank you very much for your kind and deeply touching comment! I love that you are excited with us. We do try to be kind and help people. It will be interesting to see who the people will be who will join us for short or longer periods in France. We appreciate your loving support and feel very lucky to be part of this amazing chateau community. Bless you! 🥰💖🥰
I love, love the table of the kitchen, the pots. The corner cabinet, the round marble tables, the loveseat l think there are times when you love something for the aesthetics more then for its use and practicality.
Kids, I am so thrilled for you. However stressful it may become, I do believe, that together, Patrick and Stuart, this just may be much more fun in the end. Seems like what you are doing now is mostly logistical, I think. Once the arrangements are complete, you can make the move easily. Best to you both...
Hey there dear Frank. Thank you as always what a great comment. During the last 5 days we have been working on all the cosmetic things. Painting trim and walls to freshen them up, installing the remaining baseboards, rearranging furniture. It is funny, we did the same thing in our last home. The moment we wanted to put it on the market, we made it as perfect as we could……. It may be our way to let go and wish this wonderful home a happy future. We have a lot of planning to do but you are right, I believe, that in the end, we will get the logistics done, our dogs will be safe and it’s hello gorgeous! 💕💖💕
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 Babs would be proud...
@@frankgyori2740 🤩🥳🤩
I love the settee! I love the higher curved back! It feels cozy and will cut any draft that might be in the room it ends up in. I see a lovely french blue velvet or navy on that piece. What a great collection of pieces to work with as you put your stamp on this lovely home.
Good advice from someone who said wait until the chateau speaks to you. I have one room in particular in my home where I so wish I had waited.
Chandeliers would certainly add a beautiful elegance to rooms.
That would be nice. We have one large crystal chandelier we hopefully will get to France without any damages. We have to remove almost 200 crystals. That’s going to be great. My guess is that we won’t go for any 1950s reproductions. The blue salon was refitted in Napoleon I. So that’ll be a very different chandelier. It is all very exciting. 👍🏻🥰👍🏻
Omg, I’m exhausted just listening to what you two have to do in the coming weeks lol!
You picked out some great furniture and I can’t wait to see how you change it all up.
Safe travels for you & your fur babies ❤️
Thank you! ❤️
Dear Sharlene. Thank you so much. I adore you for being exhausted for us! 🥰. Getting the house ready for the photographer tomorrow was a bit like a rush at the end of a marathon. All that is left is cleaning from 6 am to 10 am! Ha! We love the fact that we get furniture, that is in this chateau since 1810 or even before. The armoire is Louis XV. And we cannot wait to mix it all up and make it as glamorous as it should be. 😳😘. It’s after midnight now and we are having a cocktail and reading comments like yours make my day. 🥰🌹🥰
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Love the furniture pieces that you are keeping from your Chateau! Patrick, I love the settee in the hallway, too!
I hope you can find a private jet for you, Stuart and the Irish. Very excited for you!!
Thank you so much! 💕
Eva, thank you so much. Some of those are in the chateau for over 300 years. Many are from 1810 when the current family bought the chateau. A private jet would be great. We’ll keep you posted. Hope all is well with you two and your fur babies. Hugs from us. 🐕💖🐕
Love the kitchen just the way it is. I’ve seen chateaus done over with modern kitchens and bathrooms. It’s totally unnecessary to go modern. There are many reproductions that are very pretty and as ornate as you like. Love you bought all these pieces of furniture. Nothing wrong with an eclectic look.
We totally agree! We don't want to have modern looking kitchen/baths. We want to use fixtures/cabinets/tiles, etc. that are visually appropriate for the château. Thank you for watching! 😀
Hi there. We are talking about replacing the oak-ish cabinets with some 19th century looking kitchen cabinets and installing a huge buffet like the one we got at the auction for storage. We do really dislike the modern kitchen look in historic buildings. As for bathrooms, modern showers can be nice, it just has to be done right. We feel lucky that the family wanted the furniture that they bought in 1805 stays with the chateau. Hugs 💕🥰💕
Really enjoyed this video and watching your progress. (French girl living near Munich here, "Griaß di" 😉) The "oddly shaped settee" at 05:55 is called a Méridiènne. Wishing you good luck on the exiting and nerve wracking weeks ahead of you!
Oh thank you, Sophie! ❤️
Salut Sophie. Greetings to Munich. I love your city! We actually have a neighbor here from outside of Munich. We will miss her. I had no idea about that odd shaped settee. You knew how nerve wrecking this all is. We can’t wait to move and Munich isn’t that far away from us. I really have to get my French back! Hugs and thank you. 💖🍾💖
Cute Meridienne- in the Directoire style? late 19th C
@@beverlyjjohnston6207 Thank you, beverly. The Directoire style in France was from around 1789-1804. It was the later period while the French Revolution was going on, so that would be starting in the late 18th century.
What the heck do you mean you won’t have time to do a full vlog ??? ..... well really - hahaha . You have so much going on so just don’t worry about a vlog. Updates will be good though. Love the chateau furniture. Wish I lived nearby to partake in the wine ;).
Remember ..... breathe xx
🤣😂🤣 Love it. I know.... we are a bit lazy at times. 😁 It has become such a great supportive community and we do want to stay in touch. Might just be a 10 minute talk maybe. Wish we could share some wine with you Leigh. Hugs 🥰🥰🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 hopefully we will be in Europe next year :)
Ya'll have got this! The choices of furniture you bought from the previous owners are exquisite and will go perfectly with your designs. I was surprised about the kitchen floor, I thought it was original as well. The floors in the dining room are gorgeous. I know how overwhelming this has got to be for ya'll! But a good friend once said to me, " How do you eat an elephant?" "One bite at a time" This is so exciting just watching the two of you achieving your dreams! Praying for smooth transactions and smooth sailing. (Sorry, no friends with a private plane...lol)
Darling Melissa. Thank you for the bottom of my heart. You are so kind. The family is fantastic and we are privileged to be able to keep furniture that has been there since the 1700s. The kitchen floor was flag stone before. Eventually, we might change it back but there are many things more urgent. Thank you so much for making me laugh. I’ll eat the elephant one big bite at a time. I’m one hungry eater. 🤣. We are so thankful for all the well wishes and prayers and we hope we will be safe and sound in France soon. Deepest thanks a huge hug. 🥂🍾🥂
Every good wish. Even a brief clip to let us know how you are doing would be great. Good luck from Vermont.
I agree you need access to the kitchen right there.
hello, merci pour vos vlogs et votre humour 🌈; un hasard de la vie ? 8:35 en face du canapé, un casque de 39-45 suspendu ?🤔 /cordialement
It’s not fair! I had a notice that there were two videos from you guys, and when I got here, eagerly waiting to watch them, it was two copies of the same one! Oh well, it was very enjoyable anyway even if there was only one. The room in your castle that looks like the Chambre de Roger is so beautiful because of that gorgeous Venetian mirror that Stephanie has and in all through the château, and the beautiful chandeliers. I know yours will also be beautiful and I can’t wait to see them. Relax and enjoy the journey and don’t be stressed. We are watching with you. Many blessings! You are giving such fun to others.
Thank you so much, Pat! 😍😍
Hi there Pat. Now, UA-cam was kist mean. I had there same thing, also for 2 other chateau channels. Technology is not my friend. 🙄🤣 The mirror Stephanie put in the chambre of Roger is stunning. We have one Venetian mirror so far and have decided that transporting them across the Atlantic is not really easy (unless one builds big crates). The wallpaper seems original and we want to preserve it. We hope we will make it as pretty and as adorable as Stephanie did (of course in our own style). I poured us some rosé wine and it is Friday. Thank you for your brilliant advise to relax. Hugs! Thank you for watching! 😘😘😘
My Recycling Heros!!!! I am most impressed that you are donating to Habitat for Humanity and the Women's shelter. OMG please travel on a private jet. You and your pets so deserve it!!!! Consider doing a UA-cam Short to reduce your moving stress! Cheers from your UA-cam friend in Toronto.
Thank you, susan! ❤️
Hi Susan. I know I am hopelessly behind in responding and the comments mean so very much to us. I used to volunteer for Habitat building homes on the South side of Chicago. Great organization. The woman’s shelter is where my heart lies. So much need and Covid made things worse. I love my ladies there and every time I go I tell them how much I appreciate all their important work. And I cannot tell you how appreciative they are. Makes me blush. If we can afford a private jet, we will do it. We have one wonderful viewer who has her family with pilots a d connections trying to find a solution. This community is amazing. Thank you to you and I hope Toronto is loving you half as much as I do! 💖💕💖
Hello beautiful people .. this is one of my most favorite moments of the week for sure.. see you later xxxx
Thank you, sweetie! ❤️ xx
Hello my darling. First, thank you so much. You are so kind. ❤️. This week was crazy so I apologize for the late reply . We are sitting in a restaurant, for the first time in 2 years, waiting for the first people to walk through our house with the realtor. There are 3 showings today and the house is not even on the market. We were cleaning all day yesterday so everything is spotless. Rearranged furniture and painted trim etc. we need a nap. Last showing is 11:30 today. Then it dog care, letting them run and a nice nap. See you Sunday and don’t forget to be nice to yourself. 💕💖💕
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 Hey sweetie,. Omg so much going on for you!! Don´t ever ever ever say sorry!! You´re so busy. I am so excited for you guys you don´t even know.. Yes your house is so beautiful you made a little piece of paradise and i am sure you will sell in a second.. I can imagine you need a nap lolol.. So what did you eat and drink in the restaurant?? Or weren't you able to take a bite because you were too nervous?? I can't wait to hear if people made an offer.. I know it is all so stressful but i do hope you take a moment once in a while to look at what's to come and enjoy it all a little.. In a few months you will be in your own chateau making your paradise in france and making all your dreams come true.. So the same goes for you... try to be nice to yourself and look at what you've accomplished in such a short period.. I am soooo proud to be your friend and i am constantly praying and sending good vibes in the air for you guys.. yes see you sunday,. will you have time for premieres i wonder lol.. Kisses and looooots of hugs xxxxx Juliette
@@jetjegoesdutch7933 Darling, you are going to laugh....... We were so nervous, we had coffee (and it wasn't even really good coffee)! and I had a little bun with egg and cheese. So sad. But we had almost 90 minutes to respond to comments. One couple loved the house but they have disabilities and we have two steps in the house that they cannot manage. Totally understand but also am glad they left such a nice comment. W came home and let the dogs run until they were tired and everyone took a nice long nap.
I cannot believe you throw my advice back at me 🤣🥰🤣 We are having wine. Much love and have a relaxing and fun weekend. Ohhhh..... Hope to see you Sunday. Love you. 😘😘😘
I’m so happy that you are taking good care of your doggies to get to their new home & you guys as well . Hope you find a plane to accomodate all of you . Love the furniture that you have purchased . I’m so looking forward to your move & to watch from Australia . Please keep safe & good luck with the sale of your now home . 💕
Thank you, Julie! ❤️
I moved cross country a few years ago and transportation options for my two dogs were horrific. Finally I flew with the small dog at my feet and my kids drove the bigger dog. For as many dogs as you have a private jet seems like the best option with some doggie rx to keep them calm.
Hi Julie. I love your comment and your understanding of our concern for our doggies. The furniture is great but the loving creatures are irreplaceable. We will keep trying. 😘. All our love to Australia and we hope you didn’t have flooding. Be safe and a huge hug. 🌹💕🌹
@@sallystites2946 hi Sally. What won’t we do for our little monsters? Love what you did with your dogs. How amazing. We will keep trying. 🌹💖🌹
Hi Stuart and Patrick. What a lovely vlog, I finally got to watch it before heading to bed. Here are a few things. Sending you a compliment, Stuart you look so different without your glasses, well done. Ok re the furniture hmm. Firstly love what you have chosen beautiful. I smell beautiful furniture polish, natural and rich..😊 photograph every piece you have yourself and get some swing tags and write notes on them about the piece and where it's to go. This will give you a record for your insurance as well. Inspect every piece for wood worm and treat it yourself, that may mean taking the piece out on the lawn and giving it a good spray, so take your draws out of cabinets, dressers, and spray in behind so nothing gets missed. Inspect your rugs and all stuffed furniture for blasted moths, you may need to get someone in to do the whole house for them. Get all of your rugs professionally cleaned. You will be surprised how different they will look and feel afterwards. The kitchens elegance is its simplicity. Other than a paint, the French doors and some new kitchen cabinets, I would leave it mostly alone. The little room with the sleigh bed was my favorite. The armoire will be 2.90 high when you measure it or pretty close to it. The room with all the beds ( the bunk room) they all have to go. If you look up in there, there are 2 bunches of flowers in blue on the wall behind the bed. There should be a large four poster there.. The table is exquisite, will go well in this room with a devine rug beneath. The little sofa in the corridor, I see deep blue thick velvet with large stuffed real downe pillows. Find yourself a top grade tappisaire? (Upholstery) ( not sure of the spelling) you are going to need him, ask the locals for recommendations.. like the others said live in the house a good while before making changes and when you do document it. The dogs. I feel your pain. 2 cats 3 parrots $10k. A private jet will pay for its self. Off to bed, kindest regards Kim😊👩💼❤❤ ps it's almost 11.30, big day.
Great advice, Kim! Thank you so much! 😀💕
I love the smell of furniture wax. I rub my George III secretary with glazed bookcase twice a year with a wonderful British polish. It is such an iconic scent. Growing up in northern Germany, I am all too familiar with wood worm. My father already has a 5 liter container of concentrate ready for me to take. We had the entire chateau and farmhouse inspected for woodworm, termites and dry rot! Better safe than sorry. You are right, there is on,y one placement for the bed in the huge bedroom. That will be one of the B&B rooms eventually. I like the velvet idea. Another comment mentioned a nice toile. So many wonderful options we will have. We have gotten some amazing input about our dogs. We may need to go with the private plane option. Couldn’t forgive myself loosing our little monsters. Thank you so much Kim for your wonderful comment. All noted! 💕🥰💕
Superb choices on the furniture you bought with the chateau!! 9 doggies!! Oh my!! (And not Chihuahuas, either! LOL!) Yeah, you are looking at a private jet. Afraid I am no help there. Do what you need to do and update us only when you have the time, for goodness sakes!! I think most of us will more than understand! Good Luck!!
Thank you, Larry! We appreciate your support! 💕💕
My dear friend Lawrence. You are extending such kindness to us, thank you. Glad you like the furniture we purchased. There are items I love, others I like but none that I find mediocre. No Chihuahuas here and we have one lady who is watching who has her family on a possible private jet that might get us to France with our monsters in the cabin……. That’s a vlog in itself. We will try to vlog properly (all Stuart), but it might be shorter. Big hug and have a great weekend! 💖🥰💖
Hi Guys, thanks so much for this video. I can only imagine the stress you are under, while still being happy and excited for the future. As for the continuing videos - Have you heard of 'UA-cam #shorts'? They must be less than a minute, sometimes 30-45 seconds. Just quick blubs, segments, tiny updates, or mini look what we saw or found clips. Ash and Terry from Escape to the Dream started using them recently. THE BIG DEAL is that yt is promoting these free and heavily to compete with tik tok. This is free advertising (it must be properly labeled, there are loads of videos on them) that you could use during this hectic time. A lot of content creators just use their phones for these. Not sure if this will help, but I love your vlogs and wanted to mention it if no-one has. Best wishes for a peaceful move and relocation. Also I totally agree with Patrick about the high backed settee in the hall. Find some amazing fabric to recover it, and add mismatched pillows and throw for a homey elegant touch.
Thank you! Yes, we did get a few mentions about doing "shorts". I find the vertical format to be a little annoying for UA-cam. But, it might be something we use for doing quick updates once we are at the chateau. Thanks for watching! ❤️
Thank you so much. Great ideas. We will do as much as we can and cannot wait to be in France, sitting down to cheese, baguette and pâté and wine and be still….. classical music playing and then it will be….. home. Thank you for your support with the settee. There are suggestions… velvet in red, rosé or blue. Toile, toile that Stuart created or stripes…. What do you think? I have an open mind and it’s mine to upholster. 😉😘😉
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 Well... If it's in the chateau bolder for a main room with red or navy velvet (if you want velvet) , but if you find the right fabric I would go toile. Stuart's design is gorgeous, and likely the color could altered to fit the room.
In all honestly I would wait to get there and get a feel for the piece. Let it speak to you. You may go to a brocante and find a 'perfect' vintage fabric, or a pillow that gives you a vision for the whole setting. If the piece goes in a guest building and it's more rustic I would mute the color and go velvet. Like a rose that seems faded, or a rose that leans orange, a fancy throw back. However, France, blue is 'always' a favorite, so when in doubt mix shades of blue with whites or yellows. As a guest who wouldn't want to be wowed with a velvet sofa? I would. I would mute the color so it gives the vintage feel, but still elegant. You know like an old great lady that came from money.
Too much chatter, sorry. You have great taste Patrick. I know you will do something inspiring.
I am so excited for you both. What an incredible adventure you are undertaking and I know that once you and your dogs get there safely you will really start to enjoy your new home and getting started on work and decorating projects. I can't wait to follow along as you go.
It is very exciting! Thank you Carole! 💕
Hi Carole. That is so kind of you. Glad you are excited joining out adventure. I believe you are 100% correct, once we have the dogs there we will be a ton lighter in spirit. Thank you for being on the journey with us. 💕🥰💕
So enjoying your videos - after the fact.. I am glad we found you when we did. I would be so nervous for you both and the up coming trip with your puppy-chows. So glad THAT'S all done now.
You both look very rested and Hansome young men You finally are at your home with all your lovely furnature wow
Thank you so much, Patricia! 💕
I love the settee ! I imagine sitting and chatting with a beverage or working on a laptop in front. I love this idea of putting it in the BnB rooms. I would love that in my room. The chaise in the salon was beautiful too. Getting building supplies to people who need them is ideal. Women's shelter for other things is so wonderful and even more wonderful to give locally to local communities that are in such incredible need. I make it a habit to research charities on the charity check website to check how much they keep and how much they actually give... usually it is the smaller charities that give the most to those in need. The Women's shelter is is such a great local cause. I know it is not customary to announce ones charities however since people are asking here it is so kind of you to share such a private matter. I am so excited for your new adventure and SCORE for your neighbors with the wine. Omg. Tschuss! 💕
Hello there. I agree, the settee is so cute. Having a bevearge and chatting is one of my all time favorite activities! Love it! I used to work for a non-profit that helped minority NGOs to get funding or with organizational help. Trying to stay local, as you suggested, is the best way to go. Of course there are important large organizations like The National Trust in GB that is doing great work too. This community is so close knot and supportive that we felt it was appropriate to share. We cannot wait and are looking forward to vacate this wonderful home to a new family. Tschuss and thank you so very much 🥰🥰🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 Oh my gosh yes the National Trust.. I love them. Oh wow that sounds like such a wonderful job. We are all cheering you on, in your new adventure at your new Chateau. 😘
@@misssilencedogood5968 I love your comments. They make me smile and think how lucky we are that so many amazing people are following us are and posting comments that are fantastic. 😍😘😍
Stress is to be expected. Have a bit of your wine, take deep breaths and remember you are moving toward your dream with each box you pack🥂
Thank you, Janet! 💕
Love your input Janet. Thank you.. ❤️
Hey guys! Wow…..you do have a lot going on all at once! And I can’t imagine trying to find safe passage for nine dogs. Maybe not taking them all at once is an option but splitting them up over several trips? It sounds like you have wonderful family and friends who might take them in on a short term basis? Anyway, my prayers are with you as you sort this all out. ♥️🙏🏻.
P.S. I like all the pieces you purchased from the owners and I especially like your idea of the sweet rose velvet settee in a bedroom in front of the fireplace.
And I would like that room, please, when I come to visit!😬 😘
Thank you, Ginny! 💕
💖❤️💖. Ha! First, thank you Ginny, from the bottom of my heart! We will get them over there safe, we have promised ourselves that much. Even if we have to drop some projects, we will spend whatever we have to. The multiple trip through is a possibility….. 🤔. Thank you so much for your prayers. I can’t tell you how much that means to me. That lovely sofa……. Your room it is! Now velvet or toile upholstery? Or pretty stripes? 🤩. We love all the options. Big hug and much love to you. 💕💖💕
And I am happy you liked our choices in general. They might not stay in the same rooms but we figured, they belong to the chateau for 200-300 years and if we can keep them there, how nice is that. There are many thoughts about the future….. We’ll chat about that once we welcome you and you had a chance to relax on that sofa! 🥰🌹🥰
I'm new to your vlog, which I came to via Chateau Diaries- and I'm LOVING IT!
Thank you! 😀
Hola Chicos!!! Great vlog again, I can picture Stuart with the lady, 😂, I hope you can have the pets over smoothly, the stress for them is quite big, so some calming drops works wonders on them. You have lovely furniture to leave behind, even if it does not go with the period of the Chateau, think again they might look cool in the out buildings. Take care, Saludos from Chile 🇨🇱
Good advice! Thank you, Francisco! 😀
Salut Francisco! Happy Friday! The last time I had Spanish lessons was.... YX years ago. I'm not telling 🤣😂🤣 Muchas gracias amigo. Thanks for your sweet thoughts for our terriers! Very much appreciated. We will take a lot of our furniture, even the more modern things. Thanks for the reminder, that they might be great in the outbuildings! Have a great weekend my friend and I hope all is well in Chile! 🥰🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 Relax Patrick, I am fluent in english and german too, so there is no need to practice your spanish, you better get on the french, hehe
@@tobiasneko ohhhhhh. You are a show off. Just kidding. I admire people who speak multiple languages. German is my mother tongue. English and French for 7 years in school and one year Spanish. Unfortunately, I have not used my French in way too long and I’m horrible at French grammar and will take lessons…. I hug you my friend and truly admire the languages you perfected. Bravo! Glad you are here with us. 💖💕💖
I actually enjoy all the ten minute vlogs too
Hi Lina. Thank you. We hope to still have interesting vlogs but it’s great to know that 10 minutes are good as well. By the way, Lina is a name used in my family for centuries and I love it. 💕🌹💕
Hi from Santa Barbara CA! I can just picture the dogs laying in front of the fireplace while you cook in that beautiful kitchen!!
That vision sounds wonderful! Thank you, Lynn! 💕
Happy Saturday Lynn. What a wonderful vision that is. It’s only a matter of time now and we cannot wait. Santa Barbara is wonderful. What an enchanted place you call home. Love it. When I came to the US, I took a road trip from the Russian River along the Pacific all the way to San Diego. Visiting friends and family along the way. Hugs 🥰💕🥰🐕
Sorry I missed you and all the Chateau Hopper friends, but glad I get to see this now. 😊Love the furniture you got in the sale, it will be so fun to see how you set it all up and style it with your skills. I have no doubt you will sell your beautiful home the second you release it for purchasing. With each video you share I get more excited for you to step foot into your beautiful chateau. 🥰
Thank you, Lisa! It's fun that you share our excitement! 💕
@@JourneytotheChateau I'm such an empath I feel everyone's emotions, especially when I like them. 😁
We are so excited about our purchases and how we will use the furniture. Can’t wait to sell this home. Now that everything is ready and looking perfect, we are at peace letting this beautiful home go to a new family to love it. We saved it from demolition and now we have a new adventure. We love your support and enjoy all your input. Huge sweetie. 🥰😘🥰
On my way work on the train, it's 6.07 am Melbourne time, I will watch this when I get into the office, cheers Kim 😊👩💼❤
Thank you, Kim! ❤️
Hi Kim. Hope you had a good commute and I feel very special that you are watching our journey. Thank you! Hugs and kisses from us! 🥰💖🥰
Hello Patrick and Stuart as soon as I hit the office this morning it all turned to custard and it's now 6.07 pm in the evening an I won't be home for about another hour and a half. With chores to do and dinner to make I will hopefully get to watch your vlog before bed. Kindest regards to you both and I look forward seeing you later this evening cheers kim😊👩💼❤
@@kimstclair1879 oh Kim, you work too much. And I bet you do it effortlessly. We are looking to your comment once you watch the vlog. Be safe and take care of yourself. Your family is lucky to have! 🥰😘🥰
Looking forward to it 🥰
Yay! Thank you! ❤️ We are looking forward to seeing the Lalacelle updates today! 🥰🥰
You are the best. Huge hugs to all of you. 💕💖💕
Its going to be a superb home! I will be thinking of you both during the hectic move,your idea of taking a private jet with your babies is excellent, i hope all goes as smoothly as possible.
Thankyou & Cheers!
Thank you, helen! 💕
It's too bad I live 9 hours from you, otherwise I could help you and your friends drink some of that 🍷. 😉 Enjoy this journey. Some of us wish we were on it too. Thanks again for letting us come along. 😊
Thank you, Dana!
Hi there Dana. We would gladly drink some of that wine with you. It’s Friday now, we are out of the house for 3 realtors to show it and had touch up and cleaning to do for the last 5 days……. We’ll have a wine at 1 PM and then take a nap, after the dogs had a nice long run. It’s wonderful to have you on this journey with us. Hugs. 🥰😘🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 🥰😘
I love the high backed settee. It looks like the perfect place to curl up and read a book. The other that you couldn’t find a name for is called a fainting couch. I love them. Another perfect spot to wrap up warmly and drowse in a sunbeam. All of it is really beautiful. You have fantastic taste. I’m sure you’ll get to all of it in time. It looks like someone in another generation sold off the beautiful chandeliers. It’s lucky that’s all they seem to have pulled down over the years.
You are so right, Deb! Thank you for watching! 💕
Hey there Deb. We will upholster the settee. Great project. We watched a ton of vlogs about upholstery. It’ll hopefully be very pretty……😘😳😘.
We were wondering that too……. The original chandeliers. These are not it! Maybe when this family bought the chateau in the early 1800s, whoever sold the chateau took the furniture and chandeliers with them. And the new owners refurbished in mostly Napoleon I. You are right, we are lucky to have so many items that are in the chateau for over 200 years. Makes me all excited! Hugs to you and happy Sunday. 💕🥰💕
Good advice.....let the chateau talk to you. The suite of Napoleon I chairs is wonderful. A
Thank you, albert! 😀
Hi Albert. Glad you like the Napoleon I chairs. The whole suite is pretty and in the chateau since about 1810. Amazing. We feel privileged that we will be the caretakers for a few decades. 💕🥰💕
I’m so excited for you all!! Wondering what you will tackle first at your château? Looking forward to seeing how you all are doing preparing for your move!
Hi Leslie. First priority will be securing a nice safe area for our dogs. Next would be to see what needs to be done for weatherproofing. We don't want any leaking roof or windows that may cause damage. Thank you for watching! 💕
Hi Leslie. That is a great question and we’d love to have an answer too. One thing is good fencing for our dogs 🐕. After that, all ideas are welcome. Now there is a secret balcony that needs to be saved….. more on that when we are in France. 😉😘
I think you both made some great choices on the furnishings. It's going to be exciting to see what you discover left behind in the attics and outbuildings. I wish you all and your pets safe travels on your journey!
Thank you Jeff! 😀
Hey there Jeff. Thank you very much. We really liked the purchases we made. The hunting board was offered to us as well. The family might decide to leave it. We’ll honor it. The attics with trunks and cases full of things are going to be interesting and we are excited to share our findings. Thank you also for your warm wishes. Kind regards. 💖🥰💖
To bring any old furnature back to its original colour and to remove old polish I bought spray orange oil it just worked wonders if I can find some I will send you some
Living vicariously thru you two here in Calif. Being able to chuck it all and start fresh in a new country is a dream so many of us have . Unfortunately few of us are unable to do. Watching you two getting ready then making the jump has been a lot of fun. We're waiting for your next episode. Oh yes I must say I would have passed on the dining set in favor of something grander locally sourced. Louis 16 or Napolean 3rd. That's just me.
Thank you, Grant. Our thinking is that we are planning for several gîtes that will need furnishing, so with such a bargain price from the owners, we can keep searching locally for the final pieces in the château. 👍👍😀😀
@@JourneytotheChateau Thank goodness! Wish I could say I'd book a gite but this old guy doesn't travel much anymore. You two will just have to put up with me watching.lol Best G
Hi there G. This is going to be my 3 rd time starting over in a new country. South Africa and the US and both have been amazing adventures. When I was younger, I could never have imagined to move away from my home town. Life is mysterious. You enjoying our journey makes me very happy. We have watched chateau vlogs throughout Covid and it made us stay on course. Huge hug from me. 💖💕💖
@@grantbos5967 we will be happy knowing you will be watching our adventures and disasters 🤪🥳🤪. Now, never say never! Thank you for your kind comments. 🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 you guys are the best. I can't stop smiling. I'll be "seeing" you. G🙂🙂
Happy St Patrick’s Day from one Irish dog lover to another!
Nancy, that is so nice. Happy St. Patrick’s day to you too. And smooch your dog from me. 😘😘😘
Hey gentlemen. You had wanted to know what the oddly shaped settee is in the salon and it’s called a Meridienne. They came into fashion in the Empire and were often used in pairs on either side of a fireplace. There was always a higher arm and a lower arm and the lower arm faced the fireplace so that a person could loll on them with a foot slung over (or even both feet) perhaps to warm the toes by the fire but maybe just to loll around. 😎
Thank you, Robert! 😀👍
Hi Robert. Thank you so much. What a smart idea. They knew a bit more about comfort and elegance. I like to say I’d look great on it, but I know that’s an illusion.. 😂🤣😂. Love your comment. Thank you again
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 Well now I think that you would look perfectly lovely lolling on your new Meridienne- after all that’s what a Chatelain is supposed to do 😜
I think it’s part of the job description!!
@@roberttrickey2135 I like that job description you mentioned 😉😘. Since I quit smoking during Covid and am carrying 30 ponds that need to go, one day I might agree with your statement but I appreciate it very much! 🥰. Just for fun we will take a photo of me on it! 😂. Hugs
Firstly guys, blog and vlog when you can. Keep it fun for yourselves, we are going nowhere. I love the furniture. I to look for that patina that just has a magic of its own. Loved the kitchen table, that kitchen will be so beautiful. I once used old antique cupboards and benches to build a kitchen and had the sinks ect dropped into them. It doesn't have to be a built in. The rattan bed in that lovely room. So many beautiful and interesting pieces. And it will matter not it being a little eclectic, it just shows time passing by in the building and the different influences.
I to have had to ship my Afghan Hounds around by air! I was so upset as the animals simply do not understand what is happening. I did ask to sedate them, but that is out of the question. They all where fine and I think frankly they decided to sleep through most of it. They are checked on along the way as well at various airports. In truth my beloved dogs seemed to have no long term effect from it at all. Be kind to yourselves getting everything done. Once you have done the move, you will be so relieved and happy. And you will need lots of sleep and rest, mentally you are going to be exhausted if you are not already. Have a holiday of it first. And I totally agree with living in the Chateau for sometime before you make any real decisions. there is no hurry. Thinking of you both.
Thank you, Cliff! We are very happy with the furniture purchases. I know we will be so relieved when we have the dog travel figured out. We appreciate your concern. Thank you! 💕
Darling Cliff. Thank you so much. We love the furniture. Eclectic is great. Some of the furniture we bought is in the chateau for 250 years. Love it. We won’t go for a fitted kitchen at all. Simple. We are thinking about a huge buffet on the staircase wall. And to connect the kitchen with the right front wing as they did in the chateau de La Lanterne. Look it up, we have the same staircase and floors….. there is a whole vlog coming……. Then we will have a second kitchen there as well as our dog room and storage upstairs.
Our dogs are just precious as you know. We might drive ourselves a bit crazy but we will get them over there. Once there, we will go food and wine shopping and enjoy a few days of just felling the place and how we feel in the space. And eventually, you’ll be over and enjoy the whole thing with us. 🥰💕🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 I can honestly say I would come in a heartbeat! Id love you guys and what an adventure. Its time for a change I know this much 😘😘
@@cliffhorman6846 that feeling is so well known to me……. The knowledge that one will change., indeed one has to. The right moment will come to you (as you know), and you will know when that is. What form your next chapter will take is the adventure in itself. We will be there, if you decide to do a chateau tour around France. Or whatever you decide to do. Hugs my friend and be patient and kind with yourself! 💖💕💖
Oh it is all just so exciting! I am so happy to have found you and to be following your adventures. Although there is a lot to do - one step at a time and it will all get done. You are both hard workers and clearly work very well as a team so you will triumph. I have to say, I am anxious about your pups too. They will be perfectly safe, of course, but I know you cannot relax until all their little paws are on French soil. We can all breathe a sigh of relief at that point. Thanks for sharing and I wish you peaceful moments amidst the chaos - love from Waiheke Island, NZ.
Thank you so much for your comment! Yes, the travel of our pups is definitely stressing us out. We are very excited and anxious to get to work on our chateau! Thank you for watching! ❤️
Hello to NZ. Thank you for your absolutely wonderful comment. Our puppies will be fine, you are right. But we worry.
One step at a time is the best advise. Thanks for the reminder. We do indeed work very well together. We don’t argue or fight. Now, we don’t always agree but we have our way to come to a great compromise. We will be happily having wine and cheese once we have the babies at the chateau. 🥰🐕🥰
Good luck with everything
Thank you so very much Martina. Very much appreciated. 🥰💖🥰
Short n sweet. An eclectic mix of furniture always adds atmosphere. Looking forward to your quick updates.(unfortunately my plane has a flat tire)
I to like some eclectic influence as it shows our history and movements. The home tells your story.
Darn those tires…. 🤣. We too love the eclectic mixture. It does add more interest than everything matching. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@cliffhorman6846 so true my friend. Finally getting to reply. Sorry. 3 showings today. House will be listed tomorrow. Fingers crossed. Hugs and hope all is well and fall is getting you some relief from the heat. 🥰💖🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 Greetings Patrick. I do hope the viewings go extremely well. You have both put in an incredible amount of work in your current home. I feel its unique and will call to the perfect buyer. I truly do not think it will be on the market long at all.
All is good here although hectic. Hmm the weather... Am I a winging POM? LOL!! Here we are 19 days into autumn and its still high humidity and the temperature hovers around 29 degrees I think. But the skis are blue and clear. Most mornings see me across the road at the beach going for a nice long walk when I can. I will have another attempt at your site email as well. Good luck lads 😘😘
@@cliffhorman6846 thank you handsome. We worked like crazy the last weeks and we got one feedback from one couple. They are slightly handicapped and we have 4 step downs (one level and a few steps to get to the back yard). They loved the house but couldn’t manage. We haven’t hear from the other people. We’ll, the house is listed. Look it up. 10439 Deerpath Road, Woodstock, IL 60098. 😉
very excited for you as you begin this new chapter - but honestly, I am probably a bit jealous also :) All the best
Thank you, Rick! 😀💕
Hi Rick. It is exciting and very overwhelming. Glad you are excited about the new chapter in our lives. A little jealousy is maybe a good thing. Means for me I can be inspired to reach further. Hugs my friend and thank you. 💖💕💖
❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻don’t pay a lot for the big armoire because in France we can find a lot in antique shops because a lot of people now want dressing!!!!!!!!! 😩😂😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi Laurent. That large armoire was just a small part of a very large group of furniture that we purchased. We have seen plenty of armoire at brocantes in France when we were there, and I guarantee you that we got a bargain with this one. ❤️
Thank you. Please keep your input coming. As Stuart said, the armoire was not expensive. The family likes that we keep furniture that has been there for centuries and they are wonderful. Hugs. 🥰💕🥰
Look into an AGA, English, and perhaps ca be used to heat much of the chateau. You can find reconditioned ones online for about £1,000. The fule used in the UK isn't or wasn't available in France, but there are alternatives in France. VERY CHATEAU !
I'm with Patrick, I love the settee! Best of luck over the next busy weeks.
Yay. Thank you! I thought it’s pretty and will be even more with new fabric. But as you can see, the family put it into the hallway……. We might be in the minority but we have good taste. 🥰💕🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 Yes! Definitely!! it has great lines and you're right, it IS charming. Can't to see the fabric you use and where you put it.
@@brigidine37 we will figure a placement. Someone mentioned a nice Toile that Stuart designed……. He’s going to love it. The two of us will figure it out. ⚜️🤩⚜️
All the furniture you have bought is really good and I think that settee in the hall way will be gorgeous recovered .The wardrobe sorry can’t say French I think should stay in that bedroom and a walnut decretive old pelmet would compliment it and it’s a lovely light room and will take it . It’s so stressful moving especially more so with the dogs as there the most precious .
Wish I was in france to help you even to clean ,once your in france you I’m sure will breath a sigh of relief and sit there after your first meal and think I’m home 🙂❤️
I think you are correct, Kath! Thank you for your comment! 💕
Oh my goodness I'm so excited for you both!! Hope you manage to find a way of transporting your dogs and yourselves all together so you don't have the worry! Look forward to whatever you can manage to upload at this very busy time. Good luck chaps! and best wishes for an easy move (well, as easy as it's possible to be!!) 🌼😊💜😊🌼
Suzie, thank you very much. Thanks for thinking about us and our little monsters 😈. We will try to have some vlogs with updates. It’s almost midnight and we are finally ready fir the realtors and potential buyers tomorrow. Bless you. 🥰😘🥰
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Feel the fear and do it anyway! Beautiful pieces of furniture that you have purchased from the chateau! I ADORE that dining room floor! The armoire could actually be another bedroom....it's huge! Get Cinderella in there to help you with the shifting and prep for photos and showings! Hold on to your seats....it's going to be a fast ride! SO excited to see your dreams come true!!! It will all be worth the effort and stress you are feeling now! Blessings on your Journey!
Thank you so much for your support, Jill! 😀💕
That is a great way to say it. We are doing it with eyes wide open…….. And we are doing it. Glad you like the furniture. That armoire is so pretty and I wish we would have opened the doors……. We might need it in our bedroom. We have 4 huge closets here and none there…. Downsizing and becoming creative. We cannot wait to have the right people coming through our house. It needs a new family to love it. Thank you so much. 🥂💕🥂
Are we friends enough to get some wine? 😉 Just kidding, you guys must be excited. Looking forward to see the Journey to the Chateau.
We are very excited! Thank you for watching!😀
Happy Saturday and me catching up. We are absolutely friends enough to have wine and cheese together and chat the night away! Hugs and thank you for a comment that made me smile big time. 😀😍😀
I really like how the elegant alabaster chandeliers fits with the furniture
Hey Fernando. Glad you like them. We’ll see, how many we will end up with. I understand that the family wants to keep some. Hugs. 🌹💕🌹
It will be such an adventure! Lucky friends and neighbors that will be supplied that lovely wine...:)
Thank you, Susanne! 🥰❤️
Hey Susanne, we will force some of them to join us in drinking some bottles. 🤪😘. Thanks for making me smile. ❤️
Good luck with all the showing, moving, packing, and stowing! We've been doing the same for over a year and we know how it feels. We'll keep our fingers crossed on the showings and that you end up with a massive bidding war for your house (so you can restock the bar when you get to France!). Thank you again for sharing and we're excited to see how your journey unfolds!
A bidding war would be great! Thank you for watching and the good wishes! 💕
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Makes me feel less alone. 👍🏻 You know how it feels and that sometimes it seems like we don’t even make a dent. The showings we had were from people who scheduled before the photos were even uploaded. But today is the first day this is listed and I’m with you on a possible bidding war so we have the money to travel to the fantastic wine areas in a 1 hour distance. Thank you for watching and your comment. Means a lot to us. ⚜️💕⚜️
Will still be here !!! not going anywhere, take the time you will need for this monumental move save your strength 💪 🙏 hoping and wishing for a smooth transition to your most wonderful adventure 😊 xxxxx
Thank you, Della! ❤️
Thank you so very much Della. Your kind comment means a lot to us. We are a bit exhausted after a week of late nights finishing baseboards, decluttering, donating and cleaning for today’s 3 showings. The house looks indeed very nice. Fingers crossed and a huge hug from me. 🥰😘🥰
💕Pack 1-2 bottles of your favourite wine/champagne spirits into your furniture to come over💕Place each bottle into a bag then wrap in towels/blankets💕You will need a drink when you arrive at your chateau💕Don’t forget your dog food as it might take them time to adjust to French doggie food💕
Great advice, susan! Thank you!💕
Yes, yes and yes! Love your comment. 💖💕💖
So happy for you both, (dogs as well) lol
Thank you so much. 🌹🥰🌹. Our little monsters thank you too! 🐕😘🐕
I’m so excited for the both of you! I cannot wait to see your arrival at your new home! Praying that everything works out seamlessly with the dogs and the move. Best wishes.❤️
Thank you, Nancy! 💕
Thank you very much Nancy. It is exciting and the thought of arriving there with all dogs healthy and curious is wonderful. We appreciate your prayers and hope we will get there soon. 😘🌹😘
All the very best in the sale of your home - and your packing up and moving with the dogs too. From Brisbane Australia.
Thank you, veronica! 💕
Dear Veronica. Thank you for your kind wishes. You are so very much appreciated. Bless you. 😘🥰😘
Love you.
Love you too. 😘💖😘
Just take some deep breaths, this is a very stressful time, packing up your home and moving to another country,. We will be happy with updates as we have plenty to look forward too. I love all the furniture youve bought from the Chateau. Xxx
Thank you, Cherie! ❤️
Thank you Cherie. Love your comment and we appreciate your support. Hugs from me a d I’ll try to breathe a bit deeper. 💖😘💖
Hello.. I came across your Channel late afternoon yesterday, subscribed and checked out your vlogs from the beginning. As I am now current, we’ll just about, I can feel your excitement and see how you are so much more relaxed in front of the camera. When you were showing your kitchen and mentioned Stefanie and her statement about changing window to French doors, I thought “yes, what a lovely idea“! To have them opened so you can hear the birds singing and for the view or to be able to just step out, take a deep breath and just enjoy the weather. I absolutely love the furniture, especially the dark green Marble top table in the upstairs bedroom. I can’t wait to be on this “journey”, with you and see what you accomplish at your Château!
We are glad that you found us, and thank you for watching! 😀
Good thing that you have plenty of room in that massive kitchen to play around with! All that beautiful furniture. I would want to go around and touch and say this is mine, this is mine and this is mine. It is cool to think who might have sat in those chairs and ate at the beautiful tables. Thank you for the furniture "lessons"! Good Luck with your house. I know it will sell quickly and that will be the easy stuff in the US! The French stuff will probably take longer. Good luck with the dogs!
Thank you, Pam! 💕
Thank you Pam. Isn’t the kitchen amazing? I completely agree with your thought of touching the furniture, some items 300 years there……. Who stat on the chair, opened the armoire, ate in the dining room……. How fascinating.
We do hope our current home will find the perfect family to buy it. We saved it from demolition and restored it. We do love it but our passion is now in France. Thank you so much for your comment. 🥰💖🥰
I’m very impressed that you are donating building materials to a really great charity. 👏👏👏Most people don’t think of that so they just leave it to the next owner. I’m pretty sure the next owners can afford their own materials and the charity will be putting you on a plaque. I someone who was a single mom of two who bought my first home when I was 21 I know just how hard it is for moms out there. I got lucky that I was very social so I could make really good money while going to college with two kids. I admire the journey that you have taken on. I’m currently saving up to go to France next summer for a month with Phillip and Anna and Stephanie’s chateau’s 2 of the 4 I plan on staying at. I would have gone this summer but I have my 6th granddaughter due at the end of July all the way in California and I am from Florida. I am excited to have come across your channel and hopefully you are already there since I am 3 months behind.
Thank you, Rowena! We loved to hear your story. 💕💕 thank you for watching and yes, we now have our chateau, so plenty more for you to watch. 😉😉💕💕
I love the kitchen! I wouldn't change it either!
thanks
Good morning, this was a fabulous update. I think you have done marvellously buying some of the furniture. I hope you could buy all that for a fair price! That display cabinet tucked in the corner, I think you can find another spot for it and display something wonderful in there, either silver or some Germen porcelain pieces. Hang on wait until you get there and things start to "move"!! You are not allowing yourselves space. Take one day at a time, there is no rush, even for 1 year, look back and see what you have achieved, and a year is nothing. Yes it would be great for an income during that time, it will come together, and your house presently, it will be sold to the right person. As you will make changes in France so will people make changes here, it is only natural. Once the house is sold let them do what makes them happy, it is not yours anymore. Your new life is going to be great, it is what you would love to have, so just go for it. That armoire is gorgeous, perfect for the room. Can't wait to see how you are going to change your new dwelling place, it is going to be exquisite. Take care, kind regards, Elize.
Great advice, Elize! Thank you! 💕
Happy Friday Elize. The family that sold us the chateau, in all honesty, are wonderful. We feel we have a great balance. They know we will honor their families heritage, we love the furniture and the price was very fair. Agreed with the display cabinet. The stress we had to get this house listed was a bit much. Neither of us is good in slowing down and breathing.... Thank you for the reminder. As far as this house goes, we love this property here in Woodstock. All we want is for the next family is to make it their own. We have said good bye to it and are glad we saved it from demolition. Our future is in France. Thank you for your caring comment. So very much appreciated. Hugs 🥰😘🥰
Love you more each time I see you. Wonderful to be able to follow your journey.
Thank you so much! ❤️
Dear Philomena. You are absolutely sweet! Thank you so much. I absolutely adore your name by the way! We appreciate you following our crazy journey! Huge hug from me. 🥰😘🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 ….wow! Thank You….I like my name too , nobody who knows me shortens it either. I assume with the two of you, your full, unabbreviated names are the way to go. I would love to meet your dogs bigtime. Any other pets too. I have a thing for animals, as I small child we lived on a farm, no other children, just myself and all living creatures around me. They are truly my soul mates.
Lovely as always. ❤️ It occurred to me as you were showing us your new furniture, they simply don’t make furniture that will stand the test of time, like they did back then. I doubt there is much being made today that will still be around in two, three, four hundred years from now. Unlike the centuries old furniture you showed us today, which will probably be around in another few hundred years.
Thank you, Jayson! It is amazing how the older furniture has stood the test of time. 💕💕
Hello there dear Jayson. Your comment is so profoundly true. When we bought the buffet at the auction, we had to get it into the storage unit..... Solid wood, heavy as hell we were talking about some of our newer furniture. A shelving unit in our current office (ikea), is soooo wobbly. Not even 15 years old. Thank you so much for the reminder! Brilliant. 🤯😍
You two make me smile. I came here by chance -- and so nice to hear Stephanie mentioned as a matter of course. She is generous with other chateau owners and I think it's lovely when you all share the sparkle. So, of course, I subscribed!
Thank you so much. We started to watch Stephanie after Covid stopped our own search and her and a few other vlogs kept our spirit alive and we cannot wait to maybe meet her. Especially since our chateau is only 50 minutes from LaLande….. she has been just a joy to watch. Thank you for subscribing. Fantastic. 💕💖💕
Hi everyone. Can't wait to visit them in France. Curious what they will do with the interior and configuration of the floors .
I really wan to visit the boys as well. Such nice guys and so exciting.
Dear Marco. Thank you and we’d be honored when you come visit us! We will leave all the first floor rooms and might only change one bedroom upstairs to become 2 bathrooms. Now the 2nd floor……. We’ll see. Hugs to you and the interior…. If you have ideas, please let us know! 😍🥂😍
@@cliffhorman6846 hey there dear Cliff. We can’t wait to meet you and Marco in France. Much love and a huge hud from an exhausted me 😘😂😘
Im just going through every episode, Im so excited for you. I live in the South of France, maybe one day I will come and stay over when Im driving back to the UK.
That would be wonderful. Where a outs are you (region) ? Hugs. ❤❤
I just saw this. My accent is a complete mess. I lived in South for a year….. and a few other countries. Hugs. 😊😊😊
So wonderful that you purchased the furniture! I feel like this way you can really take the time to let the Chateau and it’s walls speak to you but still feel a bit homely!l I am literally savoring every second of this vlog and I know you are going to be so busy in the near future - but I can’t wait to see what you plan to do to with this already stunning Chateau So I will wait patiently- clean out my closet or some other dreaded project and see you next time!
Thank you so much, Emily! 💕💕We appreciate your patience. Now get busy on that closet! 😂😂💕💕
Darling Emily. That comment made me smile big time. I am imagining you cleaning out closets that I bet are in no need of being cleaned out. 😉. Thank you for your support and encouragement. It truly means a lot to us! Yes, the furniture (and they even leave dishes for us), will give us a relaxed start and time to just live in the space. What a luxury. We feel honored that you enjoy our vlog and that you are taking the journey with us. And don’t hesitate with your input! 💖🥰💖
How wonderful for you both!! What an exciting new adventure and thank you for taking us along with you.
Thanks for watching! ❤️
We are so honored that you are joining us on this amazing journey. Let the adventure continue. ⚜️🍾⚜️
Hey guys! The premiere was great fun. You’ve picked up some really great pieces. It was very kind and generous of the current owners to offer them, and I know you love being able to retain so much of the chateau’s history while also making it your own. You have some very busy days and weeks ahead with making ready to show the house and then jetting off. Do your best to not stress over it all. You’ll make it happen and it will all work out. 🍀🍀🍀
Thank you, Doug! Happy St. Patrick's day! 💚💚
Hello Doug my friend. We felt very blessed that the owners wanted the furniture to stay with the chateau. We will make it our own but have a lot of history to incorporate. How amazing is that ?!? Glad you enjoyed the premiere. The historical documents of the chateau are supposed to stay with it. That is going to be fascinating. The image of us jetting to France fills me with such joy. Thank you so much. Hugs and we will be looking forward meeting you one day in France. 💖⚜️💖
Journey to the Chateau Happy St. Patrick’s to you, Stuart! You all were up way late! Just promise me there is no green beer... 🍺
Patrick Journey to the Chateau I hope you will be able to maintain contact with the longtime owners. It’s exciting that they are leaving documents for you. I’d love to know more of my old house and its history, and there is no way it could be as interesting as yours. The buildings will always tell you some things, but having memories from the previous family and real documentation is priceless. I will definitely see you guys in France one of these days - with or without a roof raising. The road goes both ways (even with an ocean between) so please consider yourselves always invited.
@@dougkelley2781 no green beer ever. Promise. 🥳
Oh no I have to go in to work today. I'm sorry to miss the premier!
You can always catch it later. Thank you, Emily! ❤️
I love that you are so very kind. Huge hug. 💕🥰💕
Let's see what lovley items are staying and what goes..
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So happy for you. And thank you so much for sharing this wonderful adventure with us. And I said to myself what I would do with the furniture and then you said the same thing, I laughed. ❤
Yes! Thank you, Elizabeth! ❤️
Love that we have the same thoughts. 💖💕💖. Thank you.
So happy for you two! New Adventures are so awesome.
Hello Sir Monty. Thank you so much. I completely agree with you. Our new adventures are amazing, even though we sometimes feel overwhelmed....... There is no true adventure, if one never feels uncertain or a bit scared........ In the end, when i look back at my past adventures, when i moved to Cape Town, not knowing a single person and having almost no money, I just did it because I knew I had to. This feels exactly the same. Have a great weekend and thank you 🥰😘🥰
So exciting! You made excellent selections from the sellers ♥️💕
Thank you, cheri! 😀
Thank you so much Cery
You have such lovely furnature just love it
Have you looked into a trans-Atlantic cruise for yourselves, container(s), and dogs? A friend moved from Canada to France about 4 years ago and I think he had to leave his dog in quarantine for a month there! I hope that's not going to be the case for you. If so, you will want to book accomodation nearby them so you can visit. I am hoping you are relaxing and celebrating with champagne by now, with a fabulous offer on your house. Remember you can ask realtors to reduce their commission if you need more negotiation room :)
Thank you for your comment, Hiris. We live in the middle of the US, and our chateau is in the middle of France, so a cruise ship would not really solve the problem. There is no quarantine in France for pets if you have completed all of the travel documents, vaccines and microchips, which we have already done. Thank you for watching!
Hi, as Stuart mentioned, we would love to do the trip on a cruise ship, we might not be able to. Now, I absolutely love your idea.🐕
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 Taking several days to cross the Atlantic helps with jet lag too. Even a freighter that would take you on might be another option. Getting to the coast is a challenge, I realize, so a private jet is ideal. Friends did the Queen E2 from New York to Southampton UK, and it's very glamorous (suitable for Chateau owners, hehe!)
@@hiris1903 the QE 2 would be fantastic. A friend of mine from Germany was the doctor on board years ago. She loves the ship. One day we will do it! Friends from New Zealand took the passage from Southampton to NY. I was a bit envious. 😉. We will find a safe solution, I know. 💕🐕💕
Moving is stressful, especially overseas. Breath deeply.
Thank you, Debra! ❤️
Hi Debra. We are a bit stressed but we finished everything we needed to do at the house. 3 realtors are showing our home today. Good sign, since it is not yet officially on the market. Hopefully there are a few people loving it. We will listen to your advice, have some wine later, lay down and breathe. 😘😘😘
@@patrickjourneytothechateau8243 take care! A few years ago we downsized from two house to one. The house sold sooner than we thought. So both house had to be ready, one for selling, one for moving in full time, combining two house holds. I have had friends move overseas. Many of our neighbors returned from living overseas. Watched it all.
@@dmbalsam That must have been a lot of stress for you. But you got it all done. I love it! Thank you and have a great weekend!!!!
Oh, Guys. Herewith a tome... :) Such an adventure. I absolutely love the furniture you've bought to go with your new home. Very fitting. Your house in the US is so beautiful that I feel that it will sell quickly so I'm glad that you are already sorting out your dogs. It does take a while. I don't know about the US but here in South Africa, there is so much that has to be done to move pets that it may take a bit longer than you anticipate. I'm glad you are working on travelling together. It will give a lot of comfort to the furkids. This is a Google translate so I do hope it says what I want it to say. My French is rusty, so sketchy at best. "Je vous souhaite à tous les deux beaucoup de succès". I won't wish you luck, that transitory.
Thank you so much, Felicity! 😀💕
Felicity, thank you so very much. Glad you like the furniture. We love that most of the furniture is in the chateau between 200-300 years. 😘 hopefully we will sell here fast a d can move to France fast. The family is waiting on us before they vacate the chateau. They are wonderful. We need an international passport for our dogs. All dogs go to an animal hospital and they know what to do. Thank god. They are chipped and vaccinated and we give them notice to get the paperwork done with the authorities. My written French is so sad. English and German are great and I do understand Afrikaans. I speak passable French but I will have a big learning curve. We will make it. Thank you for your input and care for us. Hugs and be safe 💕🥰💕
That was a fun tour of the rooms, review of the pieces you selected. Scale, quality suitable to their spaces. I love that settee in the hallway. Happy to hear your plans, as they evolve. I have visions of window treatments, yum! The realtor who wanted to "take a look"? Shyness is rare in that profession. Hope you get a "ride" with your pets. Would be great if you could travel with them. All the best.
Thank you, Bernadette! 💕
Glad you liked the tour. We are lucky to get the amazing furniture that was in the chateau for over 200 years……. Almost blows my mind. We will upholster the settee ourselves. Great project. As far as window treatments…. Ohhhhh yes. We have a sowing machine. Professional that my parents had checked and repaired. Pfaff and in great condition. Belonged to my granny. We are soooooo ready. 😂. We will get our dogs there healthy and happy to run….. thank you so much 🥰
I think the couch against the wall is called a fainting couch. ( If someone hasn't said so already)
Hi Susanne. I feel like fainting and wake up when this house is sold. We are almost ready. Love your comment. Thank you so much. 😘🌹😘
Hiya both, well things are coming along nicely!!!, Just take things slowly and you will get there in the end. I make list's then X of the done jobs, it does seem to make thing easy ( well for me anyway). Looking forward to making your journey with you both.😊 Love and hugs.xx💕
Thank you, Treena! ❤️
Thank you so much. love the idea to make lists. They keep me focused. All my best! 🤩
Excitement abound! Best of luck packing up and know you are one step closer to your dreams! love from MA🐳
Thank you, Donna! 💕
Hi there Donna. Thank you for your wonderful comment. True, we are inching closer to our move. We worked until 11PM last night to get the house ready for the viewings today. It looks fantastic. All orderly and spotless. 😁 Big hug 🥰
Patrick Journey to the Chateau It will all be worth it! We move back into our house in two weeks after 6 months of renovation. Lots of hard work to do. Take time to have that glass of wine! You two deserve it♥️
I hesitate to leave a comment only because I don't want you to take the time to reply to it, but I must send my very best wishes to you both for all that is unfolding for you right now. It's enormous and exciting and exhausting and inspiring! Hope to see you in France someday soon!...your Canadian admirer T. ❤️❤️
Hi Tannis! Please don’t hesitate to leave a comment. Ever. Comments mean so much to us. For me, answering comments, is being connected to people who watch our journey and offer advise, pep talks, encouragement or plain make me smile. Your comment was all of that for me and I want to thank you for that. Huge hug and hopefully we will vlog soon from France. I cannot wait! 💕🥰💕
I have high hopes to catch your premier this afternoon with the others. This thing called work is not playing well with my viewing times for UA-cam.😄 hope all is well
Thank you! ❤️ We know what you mean, Laurie. Work always seems to get in the way.
Me too Laurie! This work thing is not conducive to doing lots of fun things. I'm still working on ways to retire early. 😛
I to have been kept to busy. I really enjoy the boys channel and journey
I always found, that work can ruin ones UA-cam schedule. 🤪🤣🤪. We are ok. Tons of work behind us to get the house into almost perfect showing shape. Thank you so much. Be safe.
@@danamoss67 Dana, I totally hear you. Work can be such a drag. We are basically retired…. But we are just to young so hence the new adventure. But we do it for fun and adventure. Complete,y different from the grind at an office. You’ll retire early and do th things you want to do! Hugs.
The person who told you to sit and live in the place for a while before you change anything or decide what to do is 100% correct. We moved into a house about 20 years ago and there was trees out the front and they hung over the roof. Soon after we moved in we cut them down. BIG MISTAKE as we had moved in in winter and we realised very quickly in the summer that they kept the sun and heat out. Small trees big mistake.
9:36 Is that green table missing it’s wheels? OK you just said it had coasters, is that wheels?
Yes, it has its wheels. 😉 Thank you, Tina! 💕
You are so right. We did a lot of that in our current home too. We had to take down dying trees. But the point is absolutely important. We can relate to you and will be very careful and take it easy for a while. Prune roses, map what grows where and mow grass……. And wine and cheese. Then we will start our vision. 💕💖💕