Before & After Renovation, Revealing the Chateau Gîte - Journey to the Château de Colombe, Ep. 40
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- In this week's episode, Patrick and Stuart work on the details of finishing up the chateau farmhouse gîte. They visit a new brocante along with Jane and Tony from "Not Quite a Chateau DIY" and find a lot of items that were needed for the gîte. Patrick's parents also return to the chateau to lend a hand.
Join Patrick and Stuart on their journey to find a neglected, forgotten, or crumbling château in France, and then continue to follow them as they work on its restoration, rénovation, decoration, and furnishing. Along the way, they will also create and share videos on their preparation for having gîtes for guests, and an event venue in their chateau (wedding, birthday, anniversary, organization or club meetings, retreats, etc.).
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You both should be proud with the transformation of the gite. It looks great and the fabric selected for the drapes brightens up the rooms. Job well done !!
I really loved the fabric choices for the drapery. Perfect!
Yes I loved the fabric curtains as well, along with the window transom in the bathroom and the restored kitchen shelf.
I’m really impressed with your go get’em attitude and can do mindset. Well done the both of you. You’ve earned all the accolades for your work!👏🏻👏🏻😍
Thank you so much!
What lovely comments. Thank you so much. 💖😘💖
Fabulous job on the gite. Well done 🤩👏👏👏
Good evening all
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Is this where we will stay when we come to see you 🥰
Hi dear Angela. It is a cozy space and stays cool during the heat. And yes 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Lead on boys, I will try to keep up.
Hi Margie. Thank you so much. Love it. 😊🥰😊
The woodlands are magical
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wondered where you boys were….looking forward to this…….x
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The gite looks lovely.
Thank you so much. 💖😘💖
The farmhouse looks really lovely.👏👏👏❤️❤️
Thank you so much Glenys. Very kind of you. 😘
Great vlog guys! Glad you had a good week this time! The gite looks so lovely. The field of cyclamen is beautiful!
Thank you so much. We are very happy with the gîte. It was a great week. Lots of long hours but so much accomplished. The cyclamen are so very pretty. Hugs. 💖
Loving your colour scheme's and styling...Bravo 👏👏👍👍👌👌💕
Than you Mary. 🥰😘🥰. Very much appreciated
Jane is a great guide, goes there often. I even recognize many item from her visits 😊
Love it 🥰
You achieved a lot. In 6 weeks! Congratulations!
One can see that your paint is of a High Quality!
It turned out really well!
Take Care! Jenny 🇿🇦🐘🦒💕🌸🙏🏻
Hi Jenny. How is ZA doing? Thank you on the paint and yes, we rather buy high quality paint but only have 1 coat to paint. Much love to you and my favorite African country. 💖💕💖
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Hi Patrick and Stuart,We don’t have big Changes from spring to Summer etc! IN our Change of Seasons! Lots of Wind, which brings our Summer Rains on from End October on The Highveld .. GAUTENG. Our Altitude is 1753 M above sea Level! We a 6 hour to the Durban coastline!
So it’s almost feeling like Summer already!
We have very little COVID.. ! We all concerned when the N hemisphere folks Starting to Travel here for our Summer till May next yr.
They may Bring it with!😮
Enjoy your Wonderful property, I was Looking at your Fabulous fruit trees etc. Take Care . Jenny 🇿🇦🌸🙏🏻
So lovely I want to stay there…bravo…it’s the perfect mix…❤️🇨🇦❤️
Thank you so much. That is an absolutely lovely and kind comment. 💖🥰💖
Ooo la la....love the farm house. Beautiful work. The window over the bathroom is so nice. Love the red sofa. Actually, it's all just perfect. Bravo.
Stuart, are you aware how handsome you are in jewel tone colors?
Hope you all have had more rain. Fun parents visit make great memories.
The dogs are living their dream. Such lucky pooches.
Ohh chateau. ❤️
Hi there Rhonda. Love your comment. 💖 Stuart looks great in jewel colours, I totally agree with you. My parents here is great âne the dogs are very happy ! Hugs my dear. 😘
The gite is so cozy, good news on having the van too! Cheers to you!
Cheers and thank you so much. 🥰
Looks great🎉
Thank you so much. 😊😊💕
Lovely…so pretty and relaxing. The old window fits perfect in the gap in the bathroom, such a good idea and you painted over that ugly green.😉
Thank you MamaBear. The window was a great find in a barn….. Made us so happy. And it needed to be painted. Hugs. 😘
It looks great! Just need a persian rug in each room, finished! Maybe a tiny tv somewhere, when I travel I always like to watch local news. My husband always travels with a few of his favorite cd’s. Maybe a small cd/radio player. My European friends love a nespresso machine. Which gite is next !?
Thank you Monique. Love your tips. Hugs. 💕🥰💕
I love the Gite. It is utterly charming and I would love to stay there someday!
Excited for this 🌈🌈🌈
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I always end up smiling watching your vlogs.......seeing humour in "robbing the chateau". Wow, you've done wonders with the Gite...it's beautiful! I noticed you have a sea of Cyclamen around your property....gorgeous little flowers!!! So happy for you getting the van on the road! Enjoy your visit with your parents Patrick...so nice.
Hi Norma. Thank you so much. Happy we make you smile! We did rob the chateau and that was a lot of fun. Our cyclamen are so very pretty and make me happy, every day. Hugs from Colombe. 😘💖😘
Your Gite is so cosy and beautiful Patrick your laugh in so infectious you both bring sunshine to me every timexxx I know when you finish your chateau it will just be a Dream of a placexxxx
Lovely fabric you chose for curtains. Great job on all you have
completed so far.
Thank you so much Jacquelyn. We are very happy. Next projects! 💖🥰💖
The gite looks lovely, you should be proud of yourselves well done ❤
Now THAT is a fairytale wood 🧚♀️🧚🧚♂️
YEA Thank you to your subscriber! Amazing work done on the farmhouse! We got the wet stuff in the Lone Star State half a years' worth in a day! One extreme or the other but we are never board!
I read about your flooding. You are right, from one extreme to another. Awful. And thank you so much. We are really happy with the result. Be safe. Hugs. 😊👍🏻😊
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 Now if your friends around here are in an old estabished neighborhood around here they faired pretty well but many of the newer neighborhoods they flooded! We were touched by our creek not in the houses but yards behind us so likely we'll get dredged but its been 35 yrs & up creek they have a mall & new dev it flows out too our lake.
French charm elegantly paired with German perfectionism- great job!
Vielen Dank Sabine. Truly lovely comment. Thank you. 🥰
It takes a village….your neighbors family and new friends are wonderful….
Thank you Rebecca. It si very true and we are very blessed. And all the support we get through wonderful comments as well. Hugs. 🥰🥰🥰
Good job 🤩
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The patches of mauve, purple and white "upside down" flowers are wild cyclamens (cyclamen purpurascens). They are native to central Europe and Slovania, though they grow just about everywhere in Europe and UK from seeds. They mostly bloom in shady glades where lots of humus (leaves, branches, vines, etc.) litter the forest floor in late August and early Fall. The interesting thing about them is that when the flower dies off, it forms a "ball" at the tip and as the days go by, they curl into themselves, creating whirls of corkscrews. Eventually, these "curls" tighten around the "ball" resembling a python squeezing life out of its victim. It's quite the conversation stopper.
Hi there. I love your comment. Thank you so much. And indeed, an amazing conversation stopper. Hugs. 🥰
I love the blue and white floral fabric on the windows and the fabric on the main room windows is beautiful too! It's all come together beautifully🤗🇨🇦
Morning Stuart & Patrick, what a lovely video, great spirits and good laughter. Loved the Gite, it looks so cosy and clean. The basic is there more can be added later if necessary, loved the big tile floors. The window divide in the bathroom was a great idea and that wooden hanging board, how magnificent is that? Serbet it has so much character, the design in so nice, polish up those hangers it would look even better or have them done for permanent shine. So worth it. Lovely to have your parents visiting again, think it is also time if possible for the other parents to come for a visit. That brocant was so nice, I bet there were stacks you could have collected, but discipline must be the order of the day. It is a good idea presenting the programme every week in a different section of the chateaux then we become more at home as you progress as well. Must be great not to have drama, that is so stressful, we can do without it. Do take care, kind regards, Elize
Aloha, I’m so happy for you and your Van. Angels everywhere.
Well done! Love to see family helping out. You are so fortunate to still have your father.
Hi Margie. Thank you so much and yes, we both have both our parents still. Stuart is going to visit the US in 3 weeks. And my dad is a gem. 👍🏻💖👍🏻. Hugs from us. 😘💖😘
The wild cyclemen are so beautiful…. excellent photography….
Thank you so much. I agree. 💕
I have to say I love your laugh Patrick. You and Stuart do a great job. The gite looks wonderful. Glad you had some time with your parents. A good week cannot be sneezed at.
Hi Shirley. Thank you. That is so nice of you to say. We enjoy spending time with my parents. They will stay on for a bit longer. I begged….. 😘🥰😘
Carpet of beauty
Your guests will be so cozy in the farmhouse. We’ll done. 😊
Thank you so much. Lovely comment. 😊🥰😊
Mes chers Messieurs, encore mon vrai admiration á tous! 👌👌👌
Mercy Robert. Très gentille commentaire. 🥰😘🥰
Patrick, I absolutely love your laugh !!! I love how you guys just take everything in stride....I try to not get stressed out about things myself. Doesn't change the situation :)
You are doing a wonderful job restoring this beautiful home. I look forward to your future vlogs and seeing all the progress !
A delightful transformation Patrick and Stuart. It will give whoever stays there, a chateau experience with warm and cosy ambiance in the gite. I love it
Thank you Christine. What a lovely comment. We hope people will enjoy the farmhouse and we are planning to have tours and dinners at the chateau, if people want to. This is very exciting! Big hugs from us at Colombe. 🥰😍🥰
The view from the bedroom window you're decorating is delightful. I love the wallpaper, it is so pretty along with the paint 🎉❤ I can't wait to see the room completed. Yay! the 400 suit 🎉🎉 ❤ I can't wait until Friday to see in it, see you ❤❤ 👋
LOVE the transom window! Using the door was inspired👍
Thank you so much. Besides the window panes that needed replacement all was recycled. Hugs. 😘😘
Patrick and Stuart what an amazing job. The farmhouse gite looks beautiful. Bonne nuit mes amis xxxx
You are so very kind. Thank you so much. Love your comment. ….. as always. 😘😘😘😘😘😘
The Gite is looking great. Loved all those wild cyclamen.
Thank you so much. 💖😘💖
Such a lovely guest suite for your parents & other visitors ! Beautiful!
It is really a lovely space. Thank you. 😘
Well done guys! The farmhouse is just lovely and I can’t believe you did all that in six weeks. I knew y’all were going to be hard workers when you began this. And the farmhouse reveal was very well done. No guessing on what we were seeing and no feeling of being on a ship at sea during a storm. The portion of the video showing the flowering ground cover brought me to tears, literally just crying, and I don’t know why. Again, well done. I’m proud of you and proud for you! Best wishes from South Carolina
Dear Joanne. Thank you for such a wonderful and lovely comment. You made my day. The flowers can move me too. Just emotions that want to come out. 🥰. We worked hard and I am happy about the results. We ordered fabric for the second bedroom 4 weeks ago and got a notification today, that they were shipped. A bit late. But the next curtain sewing session is soon coming. Exciting. Hugs and our best wishes to you. 😘🥰😘
The farmhouse looks charming and inviting. Those old stone floors are so pretty. Love the curtains and the way you decorated. Great job!
Thank you so much Cathy. What a kind comment. 💖🥰💖
Did you notice the Bee munching on the cycleman such a beautiful plant I have never seen so many your lawn wow beautiful
Love your field of pink and white cyclamen!
Another fabulous catch up this morning 😊 beautiful transformation on the farm house ❤ the cyclamen looked stunning 💕💕💕💕💕💕
Well done! The gite looks fantastic! So glad to hear it was a good week, too.
Thank you so much Lora. Love your comment. 😘😘😘
I Love your smiley laugh Patrick, u both r a joy to watch 😍💖🤫
Hi Sharon. You are very kind and we really appreciate your wonderful comment. Hugs from Colombe. 🥰💕🥰
Oh and, dig up a few of those cyclamens and put them in a terrarium… gorgeous!
Thank you darling. They make me smile every day. 🥰😘🥰
Wow love the transformation of the Farm House you have worked hard in such a short time It's a credit to you both . How lovely to have your parents visiting Patrick you do make me smile Patrick saying the Chateau is empty of furniture .Always a pleasure to watch both 💕 Xxxx
Thank you so much Rosa for your lovely comment. It is great to have me parents here. And we really took a lot of furniture to the gîte and it is wonderful. The furniture looks better in the farmhouse environment. Bigs hugs from Colombe. 💖🥰💖
The farmhouse looks wonderful, boys - excellent job. The repurposed window for the WC was a good idea and in keeping with your "recycle-repurpose-reclaim" philosophy. Pour yourself a well deserved...award.😉
I poured myself a G&T. Thank you. 🥰. Glad you like it. The window was a great find. Glad we could save it. Hugs my friend. 😘
Hey you two! It’s remarkable what you’ve done with the farmhouse gite in only six weeks time. It looks fabulous! I think the biggest transformation for me was the hallway. Love the whole thing. Patrick, I have to comment on your relationship with your parents. It’s so obvious how much you love and respect them; truly wonderful. As always, hugs to both of you!
Than you very much Kathy. The hallway looks quite nice 😊. I agree….. I love to have my parents here. It is wonderful. They’ll spend Christmas here with me wile Stuart is visiting his parents in the US. It is going to be magical. But we are still enjoying summer! 💖. Love your comment. Hugs.
So happy you had a week of just pleasure without the little issues that can all to often pop up. Hugs!
Thank you. Indeed, it was a great week and this one has been amazing too. 😘💖😘
So fun to see you getting the gite ready, Jane and Tony are excellent at finding great bargain places.
Love watching your videos and I have watched Jane’s for along time.
Hi Betty. It is great to have one big item off the list! Or almost 😂😘. Jane and To y are amazing and Tony and my dad hit if off right away. 😘. Thank you.
I can't believe how much work you got done on the Gite in such a short time - well done. It looks gorgeous.
Thank you so much Leigh. So kind of you to say. We really like it. 💖🥰💖. Hugs
love what you have done with it.the colors are great
Lovely comment. Thank you so much. 😊😊
Patrick a fantastic videographert he video of the flower and the bee is awesome and the gite is amazing, congratulation to your dad and Mum for having such a great son
ThNk you so muc. 🥰😘🥰
Well done ! what a lot of hard work. You’ve done the Chateau proud….. NEXT! 😂
🤣😂🤣. I know. We cannot stop. Thank you. 💕🥰💕
#23 before lovely, after Magnificent, charming, great taste. Loved your dad sitting on couch as you two worked, the beautiful wild flowers with bees buzzing. I could so live there! Lol
Hi Debra. Love your comment. Thank you so much. 😘💕😘
No roofs blowing off this week, thank God for that!😂👍 Nice update!
Thank you so much. And this week is great too. 💖💖💖
Fabulous renovation, how lucky are you to be meeting so many lovely people willing to help you. I can just see the poor chateau, all its moveable furniture taken off to the farmhouse....all that means is that you can buy more treasures for the 'big house'.
Hi there Jane. First, thank you so very much. And we are very lucky that we have met wonderful people who also are willing to help. 🤣😂🤣. Love your poor chateau bit. And you are right. There is furniture buying in our future. 🥳👍🏻🥳. We will get the big house into shape in a few years. Hugs. 😘💖😘
The farmhouse gite looks nicer than my house!! 🙂 Well done! Glad you had a good visit with your parents, too, Patrick! Almost victory in the van saga!! The only thing tougher than French bureaucracy is a French woman! Who better to know how to get things done??? 👍
You are so funny. I am sure your house is wonderful. 😘🥰. My parents are still here and there is one project my dad could do with Tony from Not quite a chateau. You are right. Only a tough French lady can solve this. I’ll get to replying to emails soon……. Hopefully. 😳😅😳. Much love and a huge hug from us at Colombe. 😘🥰😘
Just love the gite. It is so warm and cozy. The hat rack would of made a great hidden doorway.
Thank you Susanne. The thought of the hat rack as a hidden door is wonderful. Very creative. Hugs from Colombe. 🥰
The cyclamens look very pretty pushing up throughout the grounds. The gite looks light, airy, but still cosy. Can’t wait to see the finished outcome. I think that goes without saying that you should be proud, but then again I never doubted you two. After viewing what you did to the last place you lived in, I especially loved the bar you made. Well done guys. 👏👏👍😉💋🥰
Hello Ina. Thank you for your huge compliment and trust in our abilities. We very much appreciate you. The bar was really lovely. Big hugs and thank you again. 😘💖😘
The Farmhouse Gite is lovely especially love the stone floors. I love the fact it still looks like a French farmhouse and is so cosy. Love the curtains so pretty. Thank you for your video
Thank you so much Ivy. Love the floors too. What a great comment! And we are glad it still looks like. French farmhouse. Reall kind of you. Hugs. 💖
The gite is so clean fresh and welcoming, I love it, you have done an excellent job guys, well done. So much character. I to love. the textiles you have used. And the table is fine. So pleased your parents can come visit Patrick, it a grate opportunity to spend quality time with them. I truly love the outings! I love seeing that shot of the. grounds. and flowers as well.
Hi there Cliff. Glad you like the gîte. The curtains are from my parents. Love them. And the ones in the bedroom we bought here in France. 👍🏻😍👍🏻. I liked the table but having used it with my parents and Stuart, I now love it. Rustic table for a rustic space. And the flowers make me smile every day. Hope all is well. Lots of appointments here and tomorrow a couple from the UK will arrive to test the gîte. So exciting. Huge hugs and as always, all our best. 😘🥰😘
You both should be proud of your transformion of the gite, well done. You will get there slowly but surely, one step at a time.
Thank you Carol. Yes, you are right. We will slowly get there. Thank you so much. Hugs from Colombe. 🥰
Your gite is so beautiful. You have great taste in everything you do, spot on! Love the furniture, curtains and finishing touches 👌
Hi Carol. Thank you so much for a very lovely comment. Highly appreciated! Means a lot to us. 👍🏻😘👍🏻
So glad you parents visiting ! The farm house look beautiful very spacious you did a great job Jeanne and Tonny are very special I’m there you’re friends
Hi Danielle. Thank you so much for your comment. They are very special people. And my parents and they met. We will have lunch with them today. 😘. Hugs. 💖
Bonsoir,
Great job to the gîte. You will have more decorations coming. 😉😀
Hi there Florence. We cannot wait to meet you! And we have so much space….. Huge hug. 🥰😘🥰. Hope you enjoy your vacation. 💖💕💖
😮 Wow!! The transformation in 6weeks is amazing! You both should be very proud of yourselves!! Yay, you finally got to use your van! Hugs, Doc ❤️
Hi Doc. Thank you so much. Yes the van is huge. We did a lot of work in the farmhouse and some in the chateau. Hugs to you. 💖💖💖
Loved this vlog, loved the transformation of the gite, especially loved the walk in the woods amongst the wild flowers. The brocante visit was delightful. Thanks so much, Marianne, Chicago.
Beautiful farmhouse ❤
You gentlemen are living the life I can only dream of!! Enjoy everything while you can😘
Hi Rosie. Thank you so much. 💖. We will
So happy you had a good week. Everything is coming along nicely and looks fantastic so far. Love the bedroom curtains and they match the pillows in the room you were sitting in I think, well close to it. Patrick, i'm waving back to your Dad all the way from New York. 😘
Hello Helene and hello NY. Dad sends his regards. 😊. Glad you like the curtains and pillows. They are a close enough match. Love your comment. Thank you . 😊
Oh people! The little house is beautiful. Very tastefully done. Bravo
Thank you so much. Very kind and thoughtful of you to say 😍🥰🥰🥰
The wild cyclamen are magical.
They truly are. 💕🥰💕. Lovely comment. Thank you
Me: "Whose van is that?" Glad you mentioned that later in the video. Enjoyed the before/after farmhouse photos, all the rooms look so fresh like the little purple flowers covering the landscape.
Hi there Glenn. Yes it is THE van. 🥳🍾🥳. We have had a day with my parents in the gîte. We really enjoyed the space. The flowers make me so happy. 💖🥰💖. Hugs from us.
I can't quit put my finger on why ur channel is different then all the others, but I absolutely love u2 and ur channel.
Hi Jamie. First, thank you. That is really kind and wonderful of you to say. I know we are different but couldn’t tell you either. Huge hug. 💕😘💕
Love what you did with the Gite...your fabrics are stunning!
Thank you so much. I’m glad you like the choices we made. Hugs. 😊💖😊
Hi Patrick & Stuart, gorgeous coat hall stand, love the kitchen shelf also !
are you planning on lining the new curtains,to stop them fading,you can buy them ready made !
You both did a beautiful job on the farmhouse !
I watched Janes vlog ,I new it was you Patrick,before I saw you at the Brocant😆
I just love Brocant shopping with you,I can’t eat enough! I see things i’d love to buy too !
Take care 🥰💕🥂🍾
Your gite is utterly charming!
Thank you so much. 😘🥰😘
Congratulations guys for all your achievements in the last few months after your arrival at St Baudel! Great news concerning the van!
Thank you so much Francois. 🥰. We did OK in the first 3 months. We love our life here and the French and English friends we made. We are blessed. Hugs from the Château de Colombe 💖😘💖
Have a good week and weekend. Hannah
Hi Hannah. Thank you. Same to you. Hope all is well in Normandy. We had overnight visitors from Normandy this week! Good lord, where did the time go? We went nonstop besides that nasty summer flu. Big hugs. 😊🥰😊
Well I hope you guys are better. I know you are busy, plus getting attention from all over. How exciting! i hope to come visit one day. Love ya. Hannah
@@labellevieinnormandy819 Hannah, we will be so happy to welcome you here. It was a really hectic time. Getting the farmhouse ready after loosing 2 weeks due to the summer flu was stressful. Having Terry and Ash stop overnight was lovely. It seems to be the case that for us, all comes at once or there is almost nothing happening. Stuart’s father had a massive heart attack yesterday and was flown via helicopter to the hospital. He’ll have surgery today in Chicago. My parents are still here thank goodness. Have a wonderful week too. Big hug from us. 🥰
Amazing ! Amazing ! loving the progress Patrick & Stuart and that you both appear to be loving life in France. The flowering lawn in the back of the chateau is beautiful. I can hear the sound of corks popping all over the chateau in the not to distance future in celebration of future accomplishments on your journey. Loving the farmhouse vibe & pergola you have been very busy. Love to the GANG of 9.
Thank you Jennifer! 💕👍👍
Darling Jennifer, i love your comment. Thank you so much. The cyclamen have such wonderful flowers. When you were here there were a few blooming. Now it’s so many. Fantastic. The farmhouse and pergola are inviting and we spent time there with my parents. Lovely. I think you’d love it too and would rather sleep there than I. The RV. The gang of 9 misses you. And we do too. Much love and hugs from Colombe. 🥰💕🥰
As always you both don't disappoint. The gite is beautiful, you both did awesome and honestly, it is just what I would do also. The wild cyclamen with the lone bee opera was so awesome. Patrick when you and your Dad put your beers up, I am sure your Dad is ein prosit. Awesome! The best part of this vlog was you both said that you both had a great week. Having family close is very comforting. My folks died young. I have 6 brothers and one sister and although I live near Vancouver and they all live back in Newfoundland, we are all close still, thanks to facetime. Here's wishing you both many more great weeks. 👍
Hi there Peter. Firsts, thank you so much. Lovely comment as always. Aren’t the flowers amazing ! And the bees….. bonus. Indeed we did a prosit with the beer. Long week and very successful. It’s great to have my family here. I am so sorry that you lost your parents young. What a hole in your heart. But I am glad you are close with your siblings. Now 7 boys and 1 girl……. Oh my. That is a great group of siblings. 😘. How amazing. Hugs to you. 🥰💖🥰
What a transformation in such a short time with the farmhouse. It looks so cosy and homely. Am absolutely loving your choice of curtain fabrics too. They look great. Hope all continues to go well for you.
Thank you Margaret. It was fast. We were busy I guess 😉😅. Glad you like the fabrics. We wanted a relaxing country atmosphere. We appreciate your lovely comment. Hugs. 💖
Well done. A large rug in sitting room and bedroom would be nice. Your Clamatus under the trees are lovely.
Hi Heather. We are looking for a Persian rug for the bedroom. We have a natural fiber rug in the living room. Thank you. 💖👍🏻💖
WOW....What a stunning transformation I love it, you guys must be so proud.
Hello Robert. You are so kind. Thank you. 🥰😘🥰
🍁The Gite looks fabulous!! Just the two of you are the dream team❣️You do really good work and it looks so classy and cosy. I would not be good at shopping at the Brocants, i like everything and would buy too much. I loved the walk through the woodland with the little wild flowers, it all looked so pretty and magical😍❤️
Hi Sonia. Thank you so much for your very lovely comment. We have a very specific list of what we need. Otherwise, we’d buy too much too. You are not alone. The woodlands look magical right now. Hugs to you. 💖🥰💖🥰
The gite is beautiful. Great filming and music Stuart. Well done 👏👏🦘🦘🦘
Thank you. What a great comment. Thank you. He is amazing with videos. 🥰💖🥰
Thank you so much, Dot! 💕
Hurrah for a great week! Well deserved! The farmhouse look stunning and inviting! Congrats on getting it almost finished and a HUGE congrats on getting the van legal and insured! Well done! The beautiful little lavender flowers are so sweet and I see them all over France when I'm visiting! Such a treat! Cheers!
Hello Jill. Thank you. The farmhouse only needs curtains for the second bedroom (they shipped the fabric I ordered 5 weeks ago yesterday 😳🙄), one nightstand and a chest of drawers. The van was such a huge leap forward. Yay. 🥳🍾. The flowers make me happy every time I see them. Cheers and a huge hug from us. 💖🥰💖
Howdy from Texas!
Where is the 1-800 number to make reservations? Seriously, the farmhouse is lovely and the two of you did an amazing job.
WOW!!!!!!!!! What a fantastic job! I love the colors, and all of the elements you placed. I especially love the Rocker in the kitchen area. Pat yourselves on the back, for an amazing job.
Thank you so much Janet. What a kind comment. Huge hug. 💖🥰💖
Patrick, the curtains are so lovely, warm and homey! What a wonderful idea for reusing the window! How cool is that!? You and Stuart have done such a lovely job with the gite in such a short time! I am so glad y'all and Tony and Jane have got on so fabulously! They are such great people! The cyclamen are so beautiful covering the lawn! That elephant looks mighty tasty! LOL So happy your parents are there for a visit! Y'all have a wonderful week and do lots of brocanting in your legal van...lol 😘🍷
Hi Melissa. Love the legal van! 💕😂💕. I enjoy that I was able to sew curtains after a 30 year break. The window was a lucky find and it almost fit like a glove. 🥳.
We went out for lunch today with my parents and Tony and Jane. It was absolutely wonderful. And you are right, they are wonderful people. The cyclamen are so pretty they make me smile every day. Hugs my dear. 💖💖💖