Every time I see a new chateau rennovation channel come up, I say I can't subscribe to another! (I am following so many journeys already). But then...I can't resist - each one is similar but unique in so many ways and has its own story. So...here I am and I'm looking forward to getting to know you and your chateau! Off we go!
My story too. Am from the USA and traveled all around France two different times and stayed in many a chateau. Fell in love with them all. Subscribing to this one today. Yes, can’t resist.
Just found you and have caught up with all of the videos - backwards - and am now at the beginning. It was my pleasure to give you your thousandth like! Looking forward to the journey.
@@ChateaudeBruges Sure will if you stay true to yourselves. Ignore those who tell you to copy others. I prefer people to follow their own style of presenting. 😃
Other chatelaines should be of immense use to you with your renovation. Lot of talent out there, people who have been and done what you intend. I notice a few (I watch a lot) are having lessons. Practically imperative. New french connections made with help you settle better. Best wishes
Great stuff 👏, you mentioned you are both teachers, could you guys do a video on how you came to purchase it, cost to buy, did you save the whole price or save a deposit and get a mortgage, how difficult it all was....the in's and out's basically, be great to see how achievable something like this is 👍
All really good points T D. We are actually here with my father, Graham. He is the one who has purchased the property. Will ask if he is happy to do a video explaining costs and everything else associated with buying and moving to the chateau.
@@ChateaudeBruges If you allow guests to bring their pets- doggies, kitties, lizards ; ) then I am sure your chateau will standout among the other chateaus for welcoming fur babies. Butt sniffing welcome for only the discerning guests.
We have that and we use it regularly. But we are trying our best to learn and talk in French as much as possible. I would expect the same from someone settling in the UK.
When i moved to Italy i had no knowledge of the language.in the 80's there was not the technology of today...i can advise you to have french radio or tv playing in the background which is fundamental in my opinion.be among the people as much as possible .
We are listening to a lot of French radio while we are working. We are slowly picking new words up and hope that after a while we will be able to communicate effectively in French.
Learning the correct words for anything to do with toilets will be important.Good Luck! I look forward to seeing future videos on you renovation projects. Love from Vermont
@@ChateaudeBruges No,you were talking about the importance of learning French.You mentioned several things,including toilets.I got a kick out of that and agreed that bathroom vocabulary in French would be important to know.Sorry for the confusion. Love from Vermont
Would love to hear your back story. What made you decide to purchase a chateau? What backgrounds do you have and what is the connection between the three of you? I highly suggest that you reach out to the family from Chateau de Lalacelle. They’re awesome people and are a year ahead of you as far as being in France from the UK. I can only imagine that they would be happy to help with finding the materials needed to use. All the best!
Thanks Kathy! That’s a really good suggestion! We have also been in contact with a few different chateau owners! They have all been very helpful throughout our early stages! If you haven’t already seen it, Danielle and I go into their background briefly in our first video. Nevertheless, we will go into more depth on our backgrounds in future videos so stay posted! Jake.
Seems like a great adventure coming up. I'll watch it but you're not going to say "a bientot" every episode are you, just "see you next week" would be nice. BTW isn't there an app that translates English to French? Edit: That app may come in handy but I don't know the name for it.
How do you know they didn't? The place you will pick up french the fastest, is by having boots on the ground. You can try learning on all the apps, but the biggest leap in gaining the language is by being immersed and interacting with people in the language you are wanting to be fluent in. Why be so negative?
Are you doing tiktok as well? You can use snips from the main video so not much extra work. You don't say, who the owners are, what led you to doing this? What the budget is, how much the castle/chateau? Cost? Have you got in touch with other You Tubers that own a chateau near you? Also contact the popular chateau owners on CZcams like Stephanie at Chateau Dairies. Micheal at Doing it ourselves and Billy at the pethrick's who will tell you about everyone else and give you so many tips to help. See if you can hire someone that speaks french and English that will also do another job...look at workaways like the other channels use...and think about a patron account. Watch the wind, its a problem sometimes with the mics. Encourage people to like comment subscribe etc. If you have a talent that can do something for another chateau who have a large following ...for instance one chateau one of the guys can do upholstery so he made a beautiful chair for Stephanie of Chateau Dairies who has one of the largest channels and she filled him bringing it (five hour drive) and talked about his chateau channel and put it in the description...that gave them a huge boost in subscribers etc. Part of all this is the personality of the owners and also that they don't ramble too much and speak clearly it all plays a part...also their knowledge they impart. I look forward to learning more. Are you doing a scheduled vlog? Certain days of the week, weekly daily or fortnightly etc? What's the score there? Consider doing a Q and A when you are few more video's along so we can learn more. Good luck.
Every time I see a new chateau rennovation channel come up, I say I can't subscribe to another! (I am following so many journeys already). But then...I can't resist - each one is similar but unique in so many ways and has its own story. So...here I am and I'm looking forward to getting to know you and your chateau! Off we go!
Your comment made us all laugh Nancy! Were glad to have you following our journey also! Hope you enjoy!
My story too. Am from the USA and traveled all around France two different times and stayed in many a chateau. Fell in love with them all. Subscribing to this one today. Yes, can’t resist.
Me too Nancy!! 😊
Just found you and have caught up with all of the videos - backwards - and am now at the beginning. It was my pleasure to give you your thousandth like! Looking forward to the journey.
Aww thankyou so much! Glad you enjoyed the videos! Does that mean you’re on board for the rest of the journey now? 😁
@@ChateaudeBruges Sure will if you stay true to yourselves. Ignore those who tell you to copy others. I prefer people to follow their own style of presenting. 😃
With each different input of skills will make your château more yours and more unique.
Thanks Ina! 😁
Congratulations! Looking forward to following your journey. Please invest in microphones! It is hard to hear all of what you say. Thank you!
They are on order Melissa! Won’t be here for todays video release, but will be used in future videos.
Other chatelaines should be of immense use to you with your renovation. Lot of talent out there, people who have been and done what you intend. I notice a few (I watch a lot) are having lessons. Practically imperative. New french connections made with help you settle better. Best wishes
Thanks for all your messages Shirley. We're watching other channels to get some inspiration.
Congratulations on your new venture! It’s beautiful already and can’t wait to see how you put your stamp on it ❤️
Thanks Amanda! Thrilled to have you following our journey!
Good luck with your new venture. Look forward to following you on this journey.
Glad to have you on board Pari! Lots more content from the chateau coming your way!
Is everyone buying French chateaux now? New vlogs keep popping up almost on a weekly basis. Good luck and all the best from Belgium.
Haha your not wrong Mark. Although, there’s still lots of Chateaux to go around! Glad to have you on board for the journey!
Just found you. You all seem so nice, hard working, and FUN. #Subscribed!
Thanks for subbing Choochoo! Hope you enjoy catching up with the vlogs! 🥰
You can never have too many chateau renovations :). Looking forward to seeing what you all do
The turret shower stalls sound intriguing. Getting ready for some curves and tiles and plumbing lessons.
Indeed! We will be hoping to video our projects while giving you tips on how to do it yourselves along the way!
Awesome, can't wait to view your renovation videos.
We will be looking to post regularly for you to see our progress. Glad to have you on board Lindsay!
all the best
bienvenu en France ,je m'abonne pour voir la suite de vos aventures, étant passionné de châteaux j'aurai plaisir à vous suivre .
Merci Patrick, heureux de vous avoir à bord pour le voyage! A bientôt.
Wonderful to find you looking forward to seeing you all,
Wow!! You've really pulled it off!! Well done all of you.x
Great stuff 👏, you mentioned you are both teachers, could you guys do a video on how you came to purchase it, cost to buy, did you save the whole price or save a deposit and get a mortgage, how difficult it all was....the in's and out's basically, be great to see how achievable something like this is 👍
All really good points T D. We are actually here with my father, Graham. He is the one who has purchased the property. Will ask if he is happy to do a video explaining costs and everything else associated with buying and moving to the chateau.
Congrats and best of luck to you all. I guess the doggie will be the official greeter and unofficial host ; )
Haha he sure will be! Although he’s a serial licker, so be ready for that! 😂
@@ChateaudeBruges If you allow guests to bring their pets- doggies, kitties, lizards
; ) then I am sure your chateau will standout among the other chateaus for welcoming fur babies. Butt sniffing welcome for only the discerning guests.
Excited to see how everything comes along with your property. Hope to see more soon.
Thanks Siren!! Hope to have more videos coming very soon!
Hello from Australia, good luck with the renovation, I plan a holiday visiting all the chateaux I follow so hope to see you one day.
Looking forward to welcoming you to Chateau de Bruges!
Love watching your channel but can’t hear this video very well 😔. Love that Salon and the staircase 😀
We have microphones in our most recent video. Earlier videos were prior to microphones.
Looking forward to following you from Wisconsin, USA!
Welcome. I am from the USA, Tennessee to be exact. Looking forward to your blogs and getting to know you. Wishing your best on your new adventures.
Thanks Kristine, glad to have you on board!
Will be thrilled to follow you journey, best of luck from Boston!
Delighted to have you on board Joan!
Oooh another chateau yippee best of luck in your new adventure looking forward to seeing the inside and outside and learning the history.
Congrats in your new journey!!!!!
Thankyou!
Sounds exciting...I'm on board!!!
Looking forward to see your renovations on your château, have subscribed all the way from New Zealand.
Thanks Sherilyn! Glad to have you on board for the journey!
if I may suggest..you need some pictures on the bedroom walls. you can get some quite inexpensive in your local charity shops. 😘
We are in the hunt for something that compliments the rooms. Rest assured the plan is to hang up some art.
Good luck from Manitoba Canada
Hi, loving your vlogs. Can you all wear microphones as finding it difficult to hear you 🤗
Microphones have been ordered and will be used for the next video. :)
Maybe get a translation app on your iPhones to communicate with vendors etc. to be able to get what you need
We have that and we use it regularly. But we are trying our best to learn and talk in French as much as possible. I would expect the same from someone settling in the UK.
When i moved to Italy i had no knowledge of the language.in the 80's there was not the technology of today...i can advise you to have french radio or tv playing in the background which is fundamental in my opinion.be among the people as much as possible .
We are listening to a lot of French radio while we are working. We are slowly picking new words up and hope that after a while we will be able to communicate effectively in French.
@@ChateaudeBruges you defo will you are very young .getting over the shyness and embarassment is the first step.👍👍
Bonjour this looks exciting wishing you all the best have subscribed Abiento❤️❤️😍😍👌👌
Learning the correct words for anything to do with toilets will be important.Good Luck! I look forward to seeing future videos on you renovation projects. Love from Vermont
Did we say something wrong about the toilets???
@@ChateaudeBruges No,you were talking about the importance of learning French.You mentioned several things,including toilets.I got a kick out of that and agreed that bathroom vocabulary in French would be important to know.Sorry for the confusion. Love from Vermont
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Cant wait to go! miss you.
Can't wait to have you. Hope you're doing well!
Good luck from the South Island in New Zealand
no matter what country you decide to live in . wisdom says you learn at least the basics before you go.
Basic French is what we know, but having basic conversations with the French people is not always achievable when renovating a house.
whoop whoop !! you did it lovely!! Looking forward to seeing more of you guys and your lovely chateau. greetings from Holland , Juliette
Thanks Jetje! Glad to have you on board for the journey!
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Would love to hear your back story. What made you decide to purchase a chateau? What backgrounds do you have and what is the connection between the three of you? I highly suggest that you reach out to the family from Chateau de Lalacelle. They’re awesome people and are a year ahead of you as far as being in France from the UK. I can only imagine that they would be happy to help with finding the materials needed to use. All the best!
Thanks Kathy! That’s a really good suggestion! We have also been in contact with a few different chateau owners! They have all been very helpful throughout our early stages!
If you haven’t already seen it, Danielle and I go into their background briefly in our first video.
Nevertheless, we will go into more depth on our backgrounds in future videos so stay posted!
Jake.
Bonjour everybody I look forward to your renovations, but did you know your speaker was making a noise
This is back before we had the mics. Should be much better in newer videos.
Seems like a great adventure coming up. I'll watch it but you're not going to say "a bientot" every episode are you, just "see you next week" would be nice. BTW isn't there an app that translates English to French?
Edit: That app may come in handy but I don't know the name for it.
Google translate has been pretty handy so far!
@@ChateaudeBruges
Oh good. I didn't know Google had translation services. 👍🏻
Is the chateau built by the same person who built chateau De la lande ?
No to sure Heather. Do you know who built Chateau de la Lande?
Are you guys family or ménage à trois? 😅
I’m Jake.
Danielle is my Fiancé.
Graham is my Dad
We are family. 😂
Should have taken some French lessons when you were thinking of taking this step.
We all spend a long time learning French through apps like Duolingo.
How do you know they didn't?
The place you will pick up french the fastest, is by having boots on the ground.
You can try learning on all the apps, but the biggest leap in gaining the language is by being immersed and interacting with people in the language you are wanting to be fluent in.
Why be so negative?
Are you doing tiktok as well? You can use snips from the main video so not much extra work. You don't say, who the owners are, what led you to doing this? What the budget is, how much the castle/chateau? Cost? Have you got in touch with other You Tubers that own a chateau near you? Also contact the popular chateau owners on CZcams like Stephanie at Chateau Dairies. Micheal at Doing it ourselves and Billy at the pethrick's who will tell you about everyone else and give you so many tips to help. See if you can hire someone that speaks french and English that will also do another job...look at workaways like the other channels use...and think about a patron account. Watch the wind, its a problem sometimes with the mics. Encourage people to like comment subscribe etc. If you have a talent that can do something for another chateau who have a large following ...for instance one chateau one of the guys can do upholstery so he made a beautiful chair for Stephanie of Chateau Dairies who has one of the largest channels and she filled him bringing it (five hour drive) and talked about his chateau channel and put it in the description...that gave them a huge boost in subscribers etc. Part of all this is the personality of the owners and also that they don't ramble too much and speak clearly it all plays a part...also their knowledge they impart. I look forward to learning more. Are you doing a scheduled vlog? Certain days of the week, weekly daily or fortnightly etc? What's the score there? Consider doing a Q and A when you are few more video's along so we can learn more. Good luck.