A chateau diary; the truth about the lost interior.
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This place is like a phoenix. It came back from the dead several times already and now it's coming back to life once again thanks to you Dan. Godspeed, man.
I love this idea of the phoenix rising…I deffo think a room should be decorated with that theme
Maybe the name should be changed to the Phoenix.
@@Momvon1 Or at least maybe a Phoenix could be added to Dan's family Coat of Arms. Ahaha!
More like A PROMISE , , the world's going crazy , again, so your work may be truly appreciated in the future , IT could again be a haven , I think your mission is extraordinary , ❤
But I hope it doesn't burn down again 🙏
My husband said you are one smart dude when he saw the hoist. He was very concerned with you doing all the heavy work by yourself. He’s a retired machinist with a building back ground. You have received the ultimate compliment from him💕
I have been dying for Dan to get one for ages.... the barn roof tiles were painful (and comical) to watch
Great idea, indeed!
He should try to get two set up, it would make things a lot easier for the larger/longer beams.
@@dayzey40 YES !
Yeah, I have to say Dan is great, but so far I have seen him break nearly every construction safety rule in and off the books. :)
If I were 30 years younger, I would fly over and help him at my own expense. What Dan is doing is the dream of a lifetime.... I love this channel.
Me too. My 9yr old loves it and it shows him that anything can be fixed.
He wants so badly for me to take us there for a week to help but kiddo doesn't follow directions well (yet) so it'd just drive all the adults to drinking.
Same , unless we go together, he would get the best bogof ever, 🤣🤣 if we ever stopped laughing
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@@urukh Me3. Trouble is, when I was 30years younger I could not have spent a summer in France with no income. The best I could do was a couple of weeks every few years.
@@ambilaevus7607 Cheers to that 😂
Dan, that first third with the reading, and the glimpses about the Château with peaceful music was sheer artwork.
🙏🎼❤
She is RiSING up from the ashes! You are breathing life back into her. She is speaking to you Dan!
This comment is beautiful. I also felt the beauty he is bringing back to her with his love and tenacity. He's blessed
Yes...The Phoenix rises again!
Maybe it was her appreciation of Dan's efforts that brought the old man with the pictures to visit Dan!
PLEASE! Find a beekeeper to collect the bees, DON'T exterminate! They are valuable, and it would make SUCH a good video!
I said the same thing above....get a bee box and keep them on the property and then he'll have his own honey!!
@@beverlymiller3102 I was just thinking that. If he had had the chance to plant a few flowering bushes or roses, or throw some bulbs in the ground, it would help the bees, and they could pollinate. Easy plants can be transplanted later, to better locations. People always worry How to make money off of their larger properties. Honey can bring money! And, maybe, have a flower business, of sorts.
Or just throw some flowering annual seeds on one of the out of the way cleared patches and just leave them to do their thing. Honey sales sounds like an earner.
That's provided they aren't yellow jackets or something like that. Honeybees are certain species. But yes, beekeeping is lovely but takes alot of work and probably isn't something to get into at this stage, but he could definately have someone interested come and take care of them if they valie them. Actual hpneybees should never be exterminated unless they carry contageous diseases.
Bees are lucky.
Well at least the original furnishings were sold off long before the fire. Some day somehow you may just run across or track down some of the original relics. You’re doing a brilliant job rebuilding and I enjoyed the photos of its last rehab. I have every confidence you’ll give this castle back the architectural dignity it deserves!
It must be disheartening at times, and very tiring, but as I was watching this today --- what we are actually watching is you, Dan, creating history of the chateau!!!! Whatever happens, you are now part of the chateau's history and, by definition, so are all of us who watch these vlogs. I'm surprised as I had always thought of history as 'way back when' but you've just shown me that we create it each moment. Hope you've got backup of your vlogs - they'll be a book or movie one day.
Yes he has so many different, creative and amazing talents. He will do something special with this chateau.
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Great video of you talking. Show mor constuction,
Your Chateaux is like an old Grande Dame who has been left abused and unloved . And you Dan , are loving her back to life !!! She will love you back and treat you well through out your life . And Dan , she's a blank slate . Design her for yourself . 💖💖💖
Well stated.
Dan works extremely hard single handed and still manages to create some great content and edits for a daily Vlog lasting more than 15 mins long for his dedicated subs as some can only manage to string together 15 mins a week and tells their subs to watch old vlogs over and over again for the ads.
Add I'll bet he does it with less cash in hand
Yes, he is definitely one of my favorite vloggers. He also comes across as a genuine person, I obviously don't know him, but I would be comfortable in betting that what we see on the vlogs is his genuine, authentic self.
Just As long as he stays true to himself . Doesn’t get too greedy, then cries poverty to his patrons that he can’t afford a luxury top of the range kitchen after blowing thousands on expensive antiques or holidays then he’ll be just fine.
Yeah,, kind of like how Billy Petherick started his patreon account and dropped to once a week for his regular subs. I get it's more work to provide that patreon content but regular subs provide income by subscribing and watching the videos and they built your vlog empire.
It's Billy's choice and this channel has been rewarded with more subscribers who want a daily dose of honest endeavour against the odds!?!
Even tho a lot of the interior bits were sold off, there are a few things from the original building, such as those beautiful tiles you saved. You are bringing this old gem back to life. Thank you. The entire building did not crumble from the fire because it was fighting to hold on for one day someone would come and love it again.
I totally agree!!! Those tiles, moldings, columns, and outside brick designs are absolutely original!! She is such an historical beauty who loves to tempt you with her charm!! You’ve got this, Dan!! And thank you for bringing us along in the journey!!
I so admire your optimism where the chateau is concerned. We all are in awe of your dedication and what you are able to do single handedly. Crack on Dan!!!
I can't wait to see how the Chateau will look in 2 years. Dan respect that you have the guts to restore this beautiful building.
It will be amazing! I look forward to the video when he shows us the then....and the now! I wonder if Stephanie will help with the curtains?
100%, I can’t wait to see the transformation.
Lol... Oh boy
After this story I love the chateau even more. She is truly in the best hands now....❤
I look at the beautiful brick work and the dental molding and think of the *craftspeople* that worked so hard on the place. The woodwork, even the doors and leather door handles.
I think this entire renovation deserves a book detailing everything you and your helpers are doing!
The videos are basically just that...
Dan, the reading about the chateau's previous reincarnations was the magic you're looking for. Imagine the hope this place gave those children during their occupancy during WWII. The idea of taking photos of the ruin as you uncover those floors, the bare windows, pillars, the wrecks will become the next compilation of restoration circa NOW. The photographs can become the next historical book combined with your story and how this has transformed you in the process. I'm impressed!
Yes, I have seen a movie within the last few years with women living in an old mansion whose husbands are at war & they are pregnant ...maybe in Spain? Anyway they have been displaced by war and the mansion/chateau is a refuge for the expectant mothers and a few of their children. The mansion is like a personality itself in the context of the story because it provides protection and hope for these vulnerable women in an occupied territory. I'd love to learn more about these children in Dan's chateau ...were they orphans or displaced by the war ...or both? Were they Jewish children or was that a reference to the owners? Were they going to school? ... it looked like they were all girls from the pictures... I wonder if any of them wrote diaries and later published them ...or wrote books about their experience at the chateau?
@@kindlydudeLa maternitat d'Elna. Dones espanyoles refugiades a França
The Chateau wants to live and you have been chosen to be the new caretaker. ❤. It takes someone young with vision to make this happen and you definitely have the energy and the dream.
So True!
It would be incredible if you replanted one of the tree sapling shown in the video, outside in the chateau grounds. One day when it’s 50+ feet tall you can tell the story of how it was originally growing within the walls of the chateau.
I think he did that.
So this is really going to be at least the fourth life of this one chateau? That’s … actually kind of awesome! I hope, eventually, you’ll consider pulling together all the information you’ve found about the chateau to publish a coffee table book or something, documenting the building’s history all in one place for its next caretakers.
The “disappointing” pics of the interior gives your imagination free reign without feeling you need to recreate anything 👏
But keep that dentil molding and balustrades that are existing.
I was thinking the same thought.
Now Dan’s free to make her even better!
"Disappointing" surely that's French "Shabby Chic"! It appears that Dan has the classic French Chateau in mind anyway, but maybe on a budget so "Brocante" shopping in the future, as if we didn't know ;-)!?!
@@thomasherrin6798 Not of a classic french chateau, but of a big house around 1900.
I would visit a lot of houses and first of all watch a lot, a lot of old photos (1900-1920) of the interior of this kind of house.
You do know that people lived in it until the late 80s? And they of course out furniture and decorations in it, the remains we see now
The history sort of gives you license to recreate in your own vision while keeping the bones that you first viewed through all the trees. Keep what you find and add to improve. Oh ya, that is what Dan does! Perfect.
I really enjoyed “story time with Dan” in the beginning! It’s a little ASMR-y 😂 I am sort of glad that the interior photos were disappointing. It gives you some freedom to do what you want inside!
So many gems in the vide greniers in France for a low price. It wont be hard to find beautiful furnishings again. In the Uk they are selling Brown stuff which is beautifully made furniture for a song as it isnt in fashion. Things of great value are selling for pennies:So no problem for the chateau who will need things.
Gosh Dan the poor building was treated so badly and now it has you to bring the Chateau back to life, you are a true champion. 🤗👌
Compliments to the computer person who created a "new" image of the chateau windows over an existing photo! Wouldn't it be wonderful if he/she could "recreate" the four-flue fireplace in the entry room, or the bathrooms with their tubs and mirrors, or the stairway, or ... Interior designers compile photos into a vision board to guide them -- so could you! You can do this!!!
I think Dan has his hands full at the minute, hopefully he will put the complete structure in good order first (That will be the biggest improvement) and leave the room decorating until last, he could then design them digitally, one at a time before committing to carry out the works!?!
You've taken on a great challenge that others wouldn't dare. The satisfaction to come will be so immense.
The chateau is a fighter and will breath again with the love and sweat you put back into her, she will be a blank canvas for you to put the love and respect this chateau deserves, love watching your vlogs, stay safe Dan x
Hi Dan, you are an inspiration! This is exciting seeing this beautiful building being reborn. Just a suggestion for the interior....if you can find out who the original architect or builders were, see if they were involved in any other chateaux, maybe those are still intact and you could visit them. Perhaps it might give you an idea of the layout and decoration. Good luck.
Gosh that was a real tear jerker Dan but now you know the history of the place I bet your going to do your best to restore that beautiful house where there will be children's voices heard laughing again with your two boys
The story of thr lady, her daughter and a goat reminds me of Grey Gardens..
Oh- call a local bee keeper-If they can get the queen, the entire hive will follow.
Or better yet, get a bee box and have them moved to the box and keep them on your property. Tea and your own honey will save you money!! 😊
@@beverlymiller3102 great idea
Yes! We all feel so much better about toting all the matériels,up to the 3rd level, and THEN the roof. Kudos to Dan!
This story chokes me up. Shes a beautiful building and I'm so happy shes in your hands now. You're really something else Dan. Can't wait to tune in every day!
Dan, I feel for you when you say that you would have liked to find something, some objects or relicks from the past of the Chateau that would ring back its history. Particularly as it was such an emotional, welcoming and protective abode to the children during the war. But it doesn't matter. The soul of the chateau will never, ever go away. You captured this in today's film. Beautiful. I am pretty sure (and I am not spiritual/religious) that you were drawn to this place for a reason. I can't think of a better person to bring this place back to life. And do it your way. Allez, vas y mon vieux, mais prends ton temps.
maybe he can find some of those things.
Many chateaux were plundered and new owners needed only a few years reserarch to find many of the old fournitures and decoration
Amazing history of this Chateau from the begining. When you think about the children that survived because of this safe haven, how it inspired them maybe to go on to having a good life of their own and having a family of their own is just wonderful. As you say the Chateau was modernised continuously in the past, but you Dan have free range to make your mark in its history. Which ever way you restore it, some parts Grand and some parts practical it will be your legacy to its ongoing history. So exciting to watch. 💕🇦🇺
Indeed , and who knows if any of their ancestors will get involved in the story going forwards from here .
I love hearing the history of the chateaux. Of course they all can't be fairytales, but the reality of it is so much more interesting. Thank you for sharing the truth, even if it isn't entirely glamorous.
Dan, the beginning of this vlog was a beautiful piece of cinema. If there were Oscars for vlogs, I’d nominate you. So moving. The music, the shots, the narration….perfect. Just imagine someone 100 years from now will read about a gentleman named Dan that rescued the chateau and how much courage and vision he brought to the quest. ❤️
I don't know if Thomas and Jack P listen to the podcast Little Stories for Tiny People, but it's a wonderful podcast for kids that's also fun for grown-ups, and one of the stories a few months back was about an old house, told from the perspective of the house. The episode was called The Story of a House. It reminds me of your chateau a bit. You might look it up. The boys might enjoy the podcast in general, too. It's one of our favorites in our house.
I know you were hoping to put the house back to its original, but not knowing what that is gives you the ultimate freedom to recreate its best self for the future.❤
Dan, you have discovered some beautiful, original features to this place, your thoughtful renovation, is sure to bring the authenticity back ❤
I almost felt a tear coming as you showed us around the old lady well she is old now and not young anymore, yes a once loved home and filled with beautiful furniture and leather door handles but we now see the ruins of what is left and you have come and given hope and love once more to make her beautiful again ,well done Dan to follow your dreams it take courage and perseverance and lots of hard work which you have in a abundance. Make her shine and be beautiful again and she will love you for ever more. Thank you x
Hey, Dan! Better days ahead! The chateau has you and now us! To quote Billy, “Let’s crack on!”👋🏼🥰
Anyone with any sense?
It's easy to "crack on" when your wife is a yeast heiress worth tens of millions of Euros. The famous deserter who owns three libraries and no books 😂
The yo-yo chateau! Bouncing between inhabited and abandoned. It seems such a shame for the old girl, but maybe she can finally get a family that wants to live there for a long time ❤
This is going to be very exciting!
I think the suspended toilet situation is quite stylish🎉
Your story line, the pictures, the music pretty amazing. Your art training is serving you well. Thank you
So sad to learn this about the Chateau ... Dan I hope that you restore a great life to this lovely building. A great legacy to you and your boys. So special that you are doing this. Love following the progress. Yes, that is so inspiring to see how it can become you your hard work and love for the chateau ... Wow, you need to capture them and put in a hive! I hope you can find nice old pieces to furnish the Chateau. I love hearing the history of the Chateau. Thanks for sharing, and All the Best to you Dan. God Bless.
I am sure Dan that you will make the Chateau much better than it was. Have a lovely day.
In a strange way the knowledge that most original elements have been long eliminated is freeing. You can create your original interpretation of what you want the space to be. Good luck Dan!
Well after Your reading about the history of the chateau, knowing there will be no artifacts left, sure makes your floor tiles valuable! Glad you lifted them and saved them. Treasure.
Watching that and hearing a bit about the history made me feel all emotional!😢 thank goodness she's now in safe hands😊
Don't forget to carefully remove and try to keep and preserve some of those still intact cornices and roof surfaces so you have a template when it comes to replacing them all. Unless you already know they are readily available still.
I love your daily progress. Don’t stress over the past because it’s gone. I would like to add, stay close to the design of the year it was built, but modernize it.
Your vlogs are always good, but this is one of your best. Thanks for taking the time to share with us. You are one of the highlights of my days. Somebody mentioned moving your bees out to their own new hive in the garden. When you do, that will also be an excellent vlog! Meanwhile...bee seeing ya...tomorra🐝❤🐝🐝🐝🙏
We are very grateful for you taking the time to do a historical visit as this rehab develops. The constant questions as to the history served a distraction, but oddly now make us feel more connected. Patreon earned!
In a way, all the abandonments, sales of contents, and refurbishment give you an opportunity to follow your imagination as you bring the house to life again. Really enjoying the videos. Can't what to see where your imagination takes you and the chateau.
You're an inspiration Dan. I look forward to your videos each day when I get home from work. The Chateau is like a Phoenix rising from the ashes. Keep up the great work!
I love that someone sent you that image of what the chateau could look like. It is hard to keep the end goal in sight when you are working so hard. Keep up the good work and you'll hit little milestones and really see the improvement. Luckily you have these videos to look back on which will help.
There’s been so many different lives of this fabulous house and so few original bits left but don’t be sad, it gives you totally free rein to decorate exactly the way you want to 😊
And that she deserves. She’ll guide Dan...
I'm sure, Dan can still find pictures from the beginnig of the century, and see how everything looked like.
And i would look as many pics as possible of the interior of other very similar big houses of that time.
Gee the chateau has sure been on a roller coaster. I was thinking the same Dan, however disappointing, the pressure is off and you are free to dream 😀💪
That story made the chateau enter our hearts. She is such a lucky chateau to find an owner like you. The best parts of her remain, plus the beautiful grounds, so let’s see what unfolds…
Thanks for sharing this history with all of us Dan! I love that you are returning it to the original glory of being a proper chateau!
I loved you reading with the great shots in the beginning. Very interesting read, rather sad how so many times the Chateau has been stripped down. Thanks for sharing the pictures. 🤗
I feel like you kinda have it better because you can start with a relatively blank canvas to work from to make it how you want. 🦋
Yes, I agree. Take it back to more of the original feel with modern touches and materials. Dan has such an artistic eye that I can only imagine how stunningly beautiful this chateau will look when done.
This is brilliant.
I know nothing of building procedure but you are doing excellent things.
This chateau must be so happy to have you.
You sure have your work cut out for you Dan. You are so positive about what you can accomplish, that it makes us all believe that you could do it. 😊
I do understand your disappointment Dan, but as you also said you have now room to create your ”own Chateau” in making it beautiful as you are very gifted!! ❤❤❤
It will be very exciting to follow your creation and I AM SURE it will surpass anything else the Chateau ever has looked like!! 😊❤
Oh I wish i could fast forward 10 years in time. You Dan are doing fantastic, such a exciting process.
Wouldn't it be nice...we're so used to being able to fast forward with computers and such.
Every once in a while I'll catch myself looking out the window and see something happen and automatically my mind says "rewind, go back!" and then realize instantly that I can't, it happened in real time....LOL
Disappointing but freeing in a way - you can bring it back to whatever is most meaningful. You are an amazing person. Thank you for sharing with us.
Bloody hell Dan, I rarely cry, like never, you reading the Chateau history made me tear up. Incredible story. and perfect background music Thankyou, 💕
Hearing that story, I felt her as a sorrowful grand lady, stripped of her glory, abandoned. But now, if I may indulge a personification, she has an advocate, a friend, someone who has her back, more than just an owner, a champion. It is a wonderful thing. Keep heart, and the vision will come, as you go on.
Woooooooow that’s super interesting about the history😮.. the years definitely haven’t be kind to her and she keeps fighting back to live and breathe life ….
“Beyond the ashes”the Château rise’s once again …
You Dan are the best Guardian she’s has ever had ❤❤you will do her proud 🥹
Thank you 🙏 for sharing the pictures…
See you tomorrow …
Ps love the winch 🙌😁
What an amazing building you have taken on. The history of the transformation it's all fascinating. On that note, as a mother, I sometimes have to hold my breath watching the situations you get yourself in, lol 😂. Thank you for allowing us along on this journey.
And the new subs just keep coming!!! I LOVE how you edited this video,Dan. As you were reading to us the history a thought came to me..Given the history of this place perhaps a good old fashioned shamanic energy clearing might not be a bad idea. Just like you blowing out the dirt with your blower, let the good vibes come in and let the new flowering begin. You could make an event of it with a party or fun reception afterwards. This poor chateau needs to really feel the love that you and many others have for it! ❤
That’s a great idea!! Good energy!! Very symbolic too..
What a lovely idea!🥰
Now that you have the first floor's floor installed, you should consider building at least a temporary staircase to the new floor. This would make it so much easier to get materials up there to continue your great work.
Agree, will be safer and easier for the many trips to the upper floors you will need to make!
Dan ….. Your Chateau has been asking To Be Loved Again …… Then You Came Along …… To Fill it With Love …..And To …Breath New Life Into It …… ❤️
So True!
Other chateaux from the same period whose interiors have not been dismantled or burnt could give a hint on how to decorate. Also, there should be a lot of expertise on this in a country with over 40 000 castles...
Your fantastic. I love your project and spirit. I just made that scaffolding comment because I've wrestled that beast for my stained glass restoration years. You are an inspiration. I'm a fan.
Make it yours Daniel , make it revive for your family , forget the past. We live in the present not the past. You can make it much better. LIVE THE PRESENT , LIVE THE MOMENT, People that try to revive the past can be detroyed by it. It can become an obsession that can consume you. Dont go there Dan . Just build your future, forget the past. It has a sordid past, make it a happy place of joy and happiness. A new begining that does not have to be the copy of the past.
At one time the house was grand. You can tell that from the gilded mirror in the bathroom.
You will make it a beautiful gracious home again. And we are enjoying your daily progress.
what a fantastic history, you can now not worry about getting it back to original, restore it how you feel, in keep with your vision of a chateau. you are doing amazing, doing it on your own but you also have some great guys helpingyou when they can. This adventure was meant to be yours. its a learning curve for you, thats for sure. keep up the great work
Such a beautiful masterpiece that, was left to decay after the fire. So happy that you found this precious chateau Dan and, are restoring it to it's original glory. God bless you 🙏❤️
Superb Dan, thank you. Great to see the photos…that 70’s look is definitely one to quickly forget! After everything this Chateau has gone through it deserves to be finally given its life back. You are the MAN DAN…. Take care…Dottie x
Both toilets look like a decent breeze could bring them down. Loved seeing the old photographs, and seeing the visualization of the room!
The thing on the second floor looks like the remnants of a bidet to me and the first floor toilet seems to be upside down for some strange reason.
I was waiting the whole day for your new vid! I can feel the love for this project
Thank you for giving us a bit more history on the Chateau. Keep up the fantastic work Dan.
I love hearing the history of this place, and watching you become a part of that history. What a life you have, Dan. Blessings. 🧡
a nice and slow video today ... really enjoyed it, once again, thanks Dan ... loved that mock-up image of the bedroom with the walls and floors finished, the long tied-back curtains and the wonderful windows, inspirational 👍
Oh boy it makes me nervous to see you there alone!
Lol, that's basically what I said. My mom heart literally jumps sometimes watching the somewhat precarious situations he finds himself in. Especially now that he is going higher. He seems like such a great person, I may have to watch some of the upcoming videos through my fingers. 😂😂
Your the person for the job Dan. You will put the heart back into this beautiful chateau again.
I ‘m jealous of your project . I can’t believe how far it’s already become.
Such amazing History this Chateau deserves to be Resurrected
That story, what a beautiful find ❤
Dan, once again, you have surpassed all expectations! I am a firm believer in "visualizing" something before going ahead. It has worked for me all my life. I see you doing the same thing, visualizing is 90% of a project. Keep on going!
I love to see you working hard to bring the Château back to life!
So sad, but its history, now a happier place.
👍💯👌😊💕🇨🇦
This is what I’ve been saying, block and tackle, come along whatever they call it and you’ve managed to get it electrical which is even better👍🏼. Very happy to hear about the history and see any free pictures , I am retired on a fixed income and do give a few donations when I can to displaced Ukraine families who had to leave with not much of anything.
You’re making great progress👍🏼🙋🏼♀️
It has a fabulous history Dan. Material for at least three movies, amazing. And now you are the Master of the Chateau! You now have so many era's to choose from, Victorian - Art Deco - Or your very own. The dream is yours Dan. The history is in the bricks and mortar, the views, the gardens it is so romantic Dan. The chateau has been waiting for you me old mate. Take care love from Tokyo.
Loved the opening story! Kind of brought a tear to me eye, but if anyone can bring this chateaux back to its roots it’s you Dan!!! I can’t wait to see this all unfold!!! ❤️❤️
Yes, love hearing the history and seeing the photos. Makes it much more interesting.
You are such a talented you man admire your determination well done ! You are bring this old girl back to life to celebrate her beauty and her history!
The photos of the children in front of your chateau were humbling. You're doing a great job.
GREAT cinematography, Dan!