THE FIRST STEPS TO RENOVATING A CHATEAU | FEBRUARY AT PUY VIDAL
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- čas přidán 6. 03. 2023
- Welcome back to Dreaming of a Chateau!
January and February at Chateau de Puy Vidal were quiet months as we continue prepping for the 2023 season and anticipating the arrival of Robert and Penelope to Puy Vidal. It's Valentine's Day, we visit the Farmer's Market & we bring in Architects to Chateau de Puy Vidal to begin envisioning a future Chateau kitchen and additional guest rooms.
In this episode we share the successful launch of our new September 2023 Oil Painting Workshop called "Retreat to the Château" with master painter Johanna Spinks.
Follow her work at: www.johannaspinks.com/
Julia and Carolina visit the local Les Halles Market for our Sunday market day trips. They also share with you some exciting ideas about future renovations at Puy Vidal.
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These are the adventures of Julia, her partner Carolina, her sister Penelope and her parents Maruca and Robert; an American family taking a leap of faith, living out a long-awaited dream.
Chateau de Puy Vidal is a medieval fortress turned renaissance Castle, and is located in the Charente region of Nouvelle Aquitaine, France. This channel is dedicated to our love of chateaux, old stones, magic, family and history. We share with you our process of applying to visas, setting up a business, purchasing a property sight unseen during COVID all before moving across the world. What happens when your dreams come true?
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As someone who restored old houses, I applaud your approach to this project. I watch tons of CZcams videos of people restoring mansions and chateaus. Rarely do I see people stop, step back and make a long-term plan. They simply run around putting out fires, fixing one problem after the other. They fail to do an overall assessment of the building's bones and maladies, not knowing if all their work is going to last or fall through into the room below. If I were 40 years younger, I'd pack a bag and find a little spot in an attic so I could be part of this adventure! I wish you luck!
Oh my goodness! I love the gorgeous Kings Room!! Your chateau has some of the most exquisite furnishings ever! Your renovation plans are massively expensive, but with such a vision for growth, profit and sustainability, you need to see them come to fruition. You ladies are amazing, your Chateau and grounds are so beautiful and I love watching your vlogs-
Me toooo!!!!😂❤
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT vous avez tout compris.
So many homes/abodes are renovated for the sole purpose of flipping. I've heard people say
they'll leave some problems for the next owner. Right. Those problems may or may not have
been concealed. All people over the generations have more things to do than fix repairs. And
many issues were never given much thought. While I love big, beautiful homes, in truth, they
are not for everybody.
Thank you so much to you wonderful ladies. I can't wait to be at Chateau de Puy Vidal, painting and teaching there in the retreat environment enjoying the company of all and the delights of the Chateau. It has been a real pleasure co-creating this immersive workshop experience with you,
Julia & Carolina, I continue to be so very impressed with your joint work ethics, drive, organizational skills, seemingly endless talents, enthusiasm & mutual respect!! I could go on & on!! Not leaving out "Mama", "Papa" & Penelope!! What an effective team to launch, what I have no doubt, will be a very successful venture!! Thank you for sharing all of the wonderfully entertaining & informative videos!! 🇺🇸
You have the most tasteful and beautiful chateau and I adore watching your channel even with problems. Lucky people that get to stay here. This vlog hasn't finished yet and I am already looking forward to the next.
You ladies are doing an incredibly mindful renovation and your business acumen is impressive. Such a pleasure to watch you all together, working as a loving and thoughtful team. Your workshops sound outstanding and I would love to participate one day in the future. I lived 10 years in South western France myself, running a 5 star BNB, so I understand your challenges and applaud you! Best wishes from my new home in Tuscany 🥰😍🤗💐
I would like to congratule you, for your beautiful scene that you did in the kitchen enough and exciting beautiful to paint a canvas of still life, Cezanne inspiration.
I’m completely hooked on your beautiful channel! Your choice of music perfectly rounds out the visuals, your filming background is clearly in evidence. Wonderful!
The background music is just heaven , feel so relaxed when watching your channel
So glad to see another video of Puy Vidal, it really is such an enchanting chateau. Hope you ladies are all doing well and are experiencing all of the joys you had anticipated while making the decision to move to France!
This was such a great post. You have such great heads on your shoulders and sounds like you are working with some good folks. Yay!
So glad you're back to the Chateau! We are in the season of miracles so watch, maybe your roses will have a late bloom. Take your time doing things, rest when you are tired. So glad Simon is so attentive to you. Love you both from East Coast America! 🥰
I love when I see your logo come up on CZcams because your content is so good. Music was wonderful in our opening. Until next time, have a wonderful reunion with your family. Can't wait to hear what the architects have for you. ❤
I had to leave a comment because your vlog style is what makes your videos so enjoyable! I feel like I'm walking around the chateau with you. The views of the land around your home are stunning but when you take us through the chateau or walks in the garden it becomes immersive. I was smiling during the entire video. I'm excited to see what's next. Thank you for sharing!!
Wow Vivian thank you so much😍it’s comments like these that give us the enthusiasm to make more of them! Thank you for your feedback and lovely praise.
I wish I could check 'LIKE" each time I watch this.
You are by far my favorite chateau vloggers from all those available on CZcams.
I love your videos, you live magic and you are not scared of the real problems solving. Wish you all the best
I agree, it’s the most beautiful chateau and land!
ps. Please mic up everyone 🙏🏽
I agree with T.J. Bren. It’s so impressive how much you have accomplished in one year in the chateau and the gardens. Tackling the infrastructure first is so smart along with the business side to pay for the renovations and enough rooms ready for the events indoors and partying outdoors and accommodations down the road for more guests. Everything you do has been well thought out. Your chateau is beautiful and so are your gardens. Your events will be a huge success. Congratulations!!!
It's lovely to see you all once again, your chateau is beautiful and those garden's are beautiful too , hope everything turns out great for you guy's and we see you all soon x💕🌼🤗
Your Chateau is beyond spectacular inside and out!
I am devouring every video of your adventures! I would love to see a whole segment or episode of your shopping in the market and your meal planning. Thanks from Georgia USA 🍑
You are exceptionally beautiful ladies, inside and out 🇫🇷💌💐🏰
You are all very lovely, very interesting, very talented. Yes. But my warmest thoughts are for Troubadour and -- kitty-cat(forgive me but forgot your name!). No matter what happens in this chateau, how many guests you treat, how much art you create, friends you make, how many disagreements -- no matter what: A cat and a dog are living their best lives here!!! Wonderful to see Troubadour prancing around happily while you discuss bathrooms and rotting floors. Every minute of his and kitty's life is exactly how our pets should be able to live!!!
I’m so impressed with the professional level of all you are doing. One day I would love to book one of your retreats. Your chateau is stunning and I know you will make it even more beautiful. xx
You two, Julia and Carolina, have a wonderful partnership and working communication so that you will succeed SO well. Also, SUCH a talented family to be part of . . . . let us hope that Roberto finds bike cronies for the long term. . . . . which of course he will. Blessings.
Awww thank you so much Judith- that is incredibly validating to hear:) Many blessings to you and yours as well
This plan of yours is ambitious but very well thought out. Thank you for sharing these plans with us, I have not seen many of the current chateau owners taking your approach and its refreshing, exciting and almost comforting to see this with all the work and money it takes to properly renovate these chateaus. i am excited to watch your progress.
Thank you so much. It certainly has felt like an enormous project at times, but taking things as slowly as we can, and having a five person team has been really helping us achieve a balanced approach we hope! Thank you for your lovely comment.
Things are happening! I'm so excited for all of you! This was a great vlog, loved walking thru all the corridors and rooms and doorways with you, and hearing all the creaky floors! Such a beautiful chateau!
very beautyfull home,garden,trees etc
Hi guys!!! Greetings from Carlsbad, California!!! I love watching your videos; you are doing a great job with all things you do!!! I think you guys are combining New York life with California life to perfection and now incorporating France, I trust that you will do grand things; I wish you all the success and hope to see you sometime in the future.
I look forward to those fabulous retreats/ workshops you are planning; I live in Carlsbad California and share the same passion for those gorgeous chateaux, France, the people, and French culture. I wish you lots of success in all things you produce and I hope to meet you at some time in the near future.
The floor situation in that bathroom is frightening! I'm glad you are talking to professionals to make plans for what work needs to be done and how to separate it into affordable sections. It's a lot but I think you are well equipped to do what is necessary to renovate your treasure of a chateau.
You girls are amazing. I am enjoying your journey so much.
Continued success beautiful ladies. You all have such a WINNING (happy) spirit and undoubtedly will realize your vision and mission. Cheers 🥂 💪🏼
Hello sweethearts 💕
Awww brrr cool morning 🌄
Beautiful fresh place for shopping
I love it" I Agree with righting down
Preparing meals..
helps saves money big time"
I was wondering will you all
Be putting out side viewing lights?
To brighten everything up at night"
They have solar light's that will light
Up the chateau and surrounding
gardens🌟
that would be so beautiful
😍 I really appreciate your family
sharing your home and your
beautiful Chateau journey 🌈💞💐😍 stay safe and well guy's 🙏🏼
So glad you will all be reunited soon. Watching your progress is truly amazing. Wishing you all the best for the oncoming season.
It doesn’t surprise me how detailed your renovation plans are you ladies are just that detailed oriented with flexibility and still maintain goals
Stunning property no matter what the season, so beautiful. Makes for a restful soul💜
Guys, I don’t know why but, this is my favourite vlog so far. I love that you never rush out vlogs.
P.S. I know you’re very busy but, you literally put all the content into this vlog that I needed to see. Stunning home. Good luck. ✊❤️👍🥂
I’m so excited for you ladies! The painting workshop will be amazing. I saw some of Johanna’s work. Awesome! best of luck!
So excited for this video❤ thanks ladies 😊 I appreciate all the work filming, editing, and the house must be for all of you. Your videos bring joy to others and offers a few moments of escape
Thank you so so much❤️
Oh I do so enjoy your content. I really appreciated the succinct and thoughtful explanation of the renovation issues you are facing and the plans to address them. I am confident that your venture will be a huge success - you are systematically, logically (and with great heart), creating a beautiful and sustainable lifestyle and business. It'll be great to have the whole family together before the onslaught of the summer bustle.
The most beautiful château in France
Your gardens are simply gorgeous!
Bravo 👏 this expansion for both personal and corporate is well thought out. Good instincts and logical common sense planning. Sounds like the architects are excellent at providing options based on long term. Stair stepping the renovation is wise. Beautiful sharing in this vlog as always 😀
You guys are super talented and super smart, your vlogs are so different to all the other chateau renovations. Your home is stunning, the views are spectacular and I’m really excited to see the redesign plans come to life, best of luck and great that you have such a great work / life balance 💕
Your home is just so exquisite its like a fairytale and a dream all in one. I hope you are loving it too. I know it must be a much slower pace than you are used to but honestly I can totally see people loving to go there to paint and write and sculpt and meditate and have incredible picnics. And I love Troubadour . I love that you have goals beyond making You Tube videos and are curating this magical space for the future AND I absolutely love you have a cooperative arrangement with the neighbouring chateau WIN WIN! So fantastic for the local area and community
Girl's Glad it's All Coming Together. There's alot Of Work For you all. What a Fabulous Market. And The Lamps Are Stunning and Chandeliers. Snowing here Today In England. You Are Doing a Fantastic Job With the Chateau. Xx 😊😘
I loved seeing more of the Chateau interior. You are getting closer and closer to you goal. Brava!
Fabulous work ladies! So inspiring!
wow a weeks worth in the bags that is all. wow. and soon the garden will give you more...
Good luck with all your well-thought out plans beautiful ladies. Have no doubt at all that not only will you succeed, but that your business will thrive too.
Wow! The Chateau tour was awesome. I didn’t realise how much work needs doing to make your lives and business successful. It’ll be really interesting what the Architects come up with. However, you’ve done some lovely decorating and the bench chair with the views beyond was a terrific idea. Fantastic video thank you ❤
What a beautiful way to share such a beautiful place. Hope your event goes wonderfully.
Thank you so much for taking us through your February at the chateau. I had been so looking forward to this vlog and it did not disappoint. The opening with the overview of the frosted grounds, the musical accompaniment, the talk with Maruca, her art, the chat on the new bench...led us into the remainder of the vlog so eloquently! Thank you again.
Greetings from San Francisco! I love your videos. Can't wait to see more and hopefully make it to one of your retreats. Muchos saludos.
Thank you so much for sharing your plans. It's wonderful to be a part of your adventures. Best wishes from Toronto 🇨🇦😊
Thank you for sharing your journey. I always look forward to tuning in. Hopefully, one day I will be able to join you all for one of your workshops. I live in Australia and would gladly fly 24 hours to experience an art workshop. All the best.
Wishing you much luck and success in all your endeavors😊🙏
I'm so happy so see a vlog from you all. I love your style of updates it makes me feel calm. I love the prospect of your plans. I wish you success in all you have ahead. Can't wait for the next catch up. Best wishes from UK.
❤❤My wishes hopes and dreams are to see you succeed in every step you take. Admiration to you all for stepping back and planning your next stages and what to prioritise. I’m cheering you on from beautiful wonderful Australia ❤️❤️
Business ideas for the Lady of the château
1.Outdoor Shakespeare Plays
2. Mirage ceremonies
3.Pop-up cinema
4. Carport
5. Farmers market
6.Film festival
7.Pop up restaurant with a well known chef
8. Cookery school
9. Kitchen garden
10. Puzzles and Gardens Maze constructed from 2400 yes trees
11. Room, dinner, alcohol
12. Children adventure park
13. Trail shooting weekend
14. Bed and breakfast
15. Ledbury Poetry Festival
16.Food Festivals
Most of these things can be held by an event coordinator. They’ll of course do all the hard work and due diligence and of course split the profits with you whether that’s a 50-50 split or 25/75 split that’s all dependent on the agreement between you and the coordinator. They’re are country homes in the UK that has them, and it can provide a good monthly and yearly income. Especially if the upkeep of a home is 30 to 75,000 yearly.
Wonderful ideas!!!! Thank you so much! Especially love the Shakespere play idea!
@@ladyofthechateau my pleasure 😊
Outdoor Shakespeare, oh YES!!! Perfect setting!
Love these ideas!
On Waiheke Island in New Zealand, where I live, one of the upscale vineyards created a limited outdoor summer cinema run.They sell tickets along with wine and snack boxes and people bring blankets to sit on the grass. It is an extraordinary money maker with minimal effort and expense.
Well done! Lots of hard work by you all! Doing it right! Planning is team work and will be successful! Good Luck! The up coming workshop will be wonderful!~k
It's so funny that you guys are so close. I'm renovating half a medieval chateau in Lesignac which is about 20 mins from La Rochefoucauld. So waving and saying hi from my little village in the hind lands of Charente 🙂
Yaaay! Everyone will be together soon. Congratulations on moving forward with the architects. Best wishes in everything in your future.
You ladies are great. Love how you all approach all the problems with plans and not just patching it here and there. You both work beautifully together. Well done, take care, and God bless you all.
I love the garden maze area! I'm so glad that part came with the home. 😊
Wow your garden and shrubs are going to take a lot of ongoing work! Gorgeous layout!
Best of luck with your new bedroom/bathroom renovations in the near future and onward!
Thank you for sharing your absolutely gorgeous, stunning chateau and beautiful gardens!💞
remember that allthough Ivy looks cool on a building it is an invasive plant and can distroy concrete bricks by growing into it.
Terrific vlog today! Thank you for sharing! Sensational chateau you have and I loved the tour through to the different staircases and architects plans! You deserve to have the best of success!
Well done ladies. As an architect and historic preservationist, I'm curious to see what the architects are going to propose. Similarly, I've been meeting with tradesmen and contractors to discuss the work to my house here in the south of France. A fun process. Oh, and market days are the best!. Cheers-
Such an interesting film. So enjoyed listening to your approach and plans for your very special home. Hurrah for springtime and the arrival of your family. Have a wonderful time 😊
I think a fountain in the center of the courtyard with a square trellis and on each corner plant a grape vines and let them run... Beautiful great job!! I'm in love with ur channel!! Great job ladies...😊
Congratulations! It is always a pleasure to watch your family and the beautiful journey ❤
Americans just know how to get things done. Love to see it.
wow, so much going on! You guys are going to have such a busy busy couple of years. I feel though, as much as sometimes you are going to feel like its one step forward and two steps back, its going to be wonderful and in the end, you are going to have a fantastic chateau that is going to work wonderfully for all the family and for the business.
The structure of your winter garden is outstanding!
I'm a NY transplant , now living in SoCal, planning my 2nd trip to France. I have been watching your vlogs from the beginning and am so impressed with your business sense and family life in your beautiful chateau! I wish you the best and am hoping to attend one of your workshops in the future. Bonne annee!
Thank you so much Laurie for your lovely comments. Love the NY SoCal connection! We very much hope you do come visit us:)
I so love ur videos and your vision. Would love to see more frequent ones
Thank you for getting professional help. I am growing wearing of seeing can lights and cheap, modern furniture being put in a lot of the chateaux. You seem to be funded much better than most.
Love the bench ❤
Bonjour ladies. Wow, I admire your work and the planning and taking advice from professionals in order to make the Château "your home" and being to run a successful business as well. You are a wonderful team and I applaud you for all the efforts, hard work, planning ahead of time. Your place is absolutely gorgeous and stunningly beautiful inside and out. Wishing you all the best - a wonderful time with the reunion of the family. Hope to see you all soon. - Rosalind -❤💖❤
What a beautiful family and beautiful relationships. Fantastic!
Thank you for an interesting, varied and entertaining video! Your thoughtful and logical approach to your plans is awe inspiring. Many others have expressed this more eloquently than I. Your painting retreat sounds incredible! Best of luck with it! (I will be in France then, but on the wrong side of the country!!) I also want to complement you on your vlogging growth. It is fun to watch you all grow and become more comfortable vlogging. You are sharing more of yourselves. It is good! All of the chateaux are beautiful and interesting in themselves, it is their people that make or break it for me. I told one of the other chateau owners that you were going to become ones to watch -- I was right, you are!
Great to see your happy faces again, today here in N Z is 8th March. We have officially entered the fall months, as you have the spring months.
Wow, your discussion of long-term planning is so interesting! Your term "pain point" is a useful construct. The fact of your traffic flow issues was not so apparent until now. I have noticed that a number of owners live in a separate wing or even an outbuilding (Bordeaux Life and Beau Chateau and Escape to the Dream). It's clear from watching reno channels that the 1970s was an era of very shabby workmanship, but you are very fortunate to have functioning, though problematic, utilities. Thanks for sharing the anguish of decision-making --- it is very interesting.
I enjoyed your video as always. So many topics covered or explained. The plans are very interesting. Congratulations for your dreams coming true. Blessings..
This was a fun vlog seeing through the west wing. I started over thinking and gave up regarding the layout. You are thinking it through nicely and the right architect will solve the issues of glow for you.
I am so excited for your new changes it’s going to be wonderful 🥰
Dear Chateau de Puy Vidal family, I love watching your plans grow and develop to fruition. I had a few ideas to toss in. One thought is to host a night sky viewing with at least a few adequate telescopes or to bring in a specialist during an art conference as an evening activity for the participants. The other idea is to have a permanent labyrinth installed. Start the layout with a stone path with sufficient width allowance for easy walking and/handicapped wheelchair access.
You Lady’s Are Doing Great It Is So Nice See You All Amazing Chateau And Hope Business Do Well. 💕🙏👌🙏🏰
très beau vlog ,c'était passionnant du début à la fin à bientôt
Thank you for sharing part of your journey with us. Your plans are exciting and I am sure you are terrified with the scope of the work. Take deep breaths-One Tick At A Time……
So pretty even in winter
Just beautiful ladies
Lovely vlog as always!! Such a gorgeous family in a gorgeous chateau!!
Life is Beautiful indeed..
Bonjour bonsoir hello my lovely family full with updates on the Chateau renovation of the west wing I just loved the tour through the rooms you both are very assertive know what you want positive direction😍👌Shopping in the nearby town I too enjoy getting out there and the drive home always pleasant after time together the meal planner perfecto👌A warm heart felt message to Marouka for inspiring me to start creating sewing after a long break and yes starting anew as with a new home etc Merci my love🥰👌Happy Valentines stunning table setting gifts soon the table will be full with papa and Penelope wishing you all the best with your future endeavours and the art workshop just Amore 💖Have a fabulous week enchante always a pleasure💖💖😘😘👌👌🌟🌟
Suggestion: Place brick or stone pavers on the gravel within the wooden frame that your new overlook bench rests on.
Someone's going to trip on the frame & tumble down the beautiful hill. ❤️🙏
Great suggestion!
Great video
Great channel and wonderful episode today!! Mucha suerte 😍
Muchísimas Gracias ❤️
Maravilhoso o trabalho e a união de vocês em torno deste projeto. Encantada com os vídeos sobre o castelo e a região onde ele se encontra. Parabéns 👏 👏
obrigado pela linda mensagem :)