DIY CHATEAU FLOOR MAKEOVER!

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It seems that we've gone back to 19th century French life at the chateau, as I spend the day collecting firewood, renovating the floors on my hands and knees, and polishing the brass. Another log burner is triumphantly installed, and Yorick cooks a French feast...
The Chateau Diaries Episode 357 ✨🏰✨
Escape to the chateau with 'The Chateau Diaries' 🏰
This channel follows the adventures of chatelaine Stephanie in her French 16th century home, the Chateau de Lalande, in the heart of rural France ❤️
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@cscms28 Год назад

I do hope Yorick becomes a more permanent feature there at the chateau. I love his link to the history of the place during this renaissance. Plus he seems so very nice.

@rgrndu Год назад

And very handsome.

@sheldoncampbell2139 Год назад

@@rgrndu handsome indeed!

@sumayah6025 Год назад

@@rgrnduYes, definitely easy on the eyes 😅

@tc7486 Год назад

Agree!

@tamaliaalisjahbana6849 Год назад

Yes, it is really nice that Yorick brings an element of the past in the centuries that his family lived at Lalande.

@dees3179 Год назад

I love that amaury was so impressed with the food that he could only speak French. A true complement to the chef.

@terrileyda5346 Год назад

Kirstie is the sweetest young woman! Always a smile and that pleasant voice! She’s s treasure!

@juliadouglas872 Год назад

It’s so funny how attached we get to the people of Lalande. Here’s hoping we see them all back again and again!

@yummboy2 Год назад

Oh so true, I feel like I know them all personally. It is a bit like watching a soap opera that is perpetually renewed, which is not only OK with me, I actually love owning my addiction! After adjusting to the Covid quarantine, watching Stephanie's vids has been a remarkably effective substitute for actual socializing.

@AnxiousKoala Год назад

This channel is seriously the best for anxiety and depression. Seeing the floors being cleaned was oddly calming too. I love the joy all of you bring. Thank you for your hard work. :)

@yummboy2 Год назад

It does have its medicinal qualities.

@shantatendulkar1871 Год назад

I wake up very early Monday mornings at 3 am excited to watch your vlog. I am 73 & from India. You have brought great joy in my life & inspire me to have purpose in life. I live in a 120 year old house with a large garden around it. Being close to nature is so beautiful. The wood burners look so cozy burning in each room.

@myzenlife1 Год назад

Wow would love to hear more about your house and life in India!!

@hugs_xo Год назад

What myzenlife said! Shanta you've got two fans now!! :)) xo

@Christiiineable Год назад

Fan number 3 here. I would also love to see more about your life in India. Must be so different to my life in Austria.

@hawkoliver Год назад

Number 4 here from New Orleans.

@sarahfox3312 Год назад

I talk to myself all the time. If I’m out walking and someone catches me I pretend I’ve been talking to the dog 😂

@katehobbs2008 Год назад

lol yes, I do too, too much living alone.

@GoGoChateau Год назад

ditto!

@kellynichols7834 Год назад

Would love to see an interview with Yorick. To hear his thoughts on his own family history. The sale of the château. The renovations and all the social media surrounding the works. ❤

@pdq5465 Год назад

Great idea!

@yummboy2 Год назад

What a good idea! Interviews with the volunteers could be very interesting.

@ttbko Год назад

Every home needs an Amaury!!!!!

@pdq5465 Год назад

I completely agree. He’s so lovely and so skillful & talented.

@kmarch6630 Год назад

There's nothing wrong with talking to yourself. Sometimes that's the most intelligent conversation you'll have all day.

@beautyallaroundme724 Год назад

Amaury is such a helpful and pleasant presence at the chateau. And, Stephanie, the floor is looking much better.

@YourNextStep1234 Год назад

How sweet is Amaury to start the morning fire for everybody! Might be time to put a small wood keep right outside the back door of the enterance hall? So nice to see Molly and Ruby!

@juliagunn5259 Год назад

I am 72yrs old and have just finished doing exactly the same to the slate floor in my welsh cottage. I know how hard it is Stephanie but the result is fantastic. We'll done.

@juliagunn5259 Год назад

@@Winton46 No I didn't use the same. I used Bartoline boiled linseed oil with white spirit. I have used these for years and it works fine but don't make the mistake of adding too much oil as it will take ages to dry. I don't wax polish mine, just a dry mop to buff them up. It will last for years. Some people recommend using raw linseed oil and turps. Hope this is useful. Julia

@staciamartin923 Год назад

I’m glad to see more Amaury. He is so kind. My dad used to get up before everybody to put on the perculator and light the fire and heaters . Yourick is lovely addition. I enjoyed the lesson on keeping the tiles lovely. My husband and I are starting our miracle journey to France.

@msshadows Год назад

Those floors look awesome Stephanie. Seeing the fires going is amazing! Amurary was not talking to himself. He was having a staff meeting, sorting out the steps of the plan. Seems like talking to yourself when you work solo :)

@ariellesoullighting4309 Год назад

😂💯

@judithmoore3200 Год назад

I too talk to myself, mainly as Amaury does, to keep me focused on task. But since I live alone, it can be my only way to express myself. Always look forward to your vlogs Stephanie, and like so many others, started in the first lockdown. So much progress you have made since that time!

@aleta5024 Год назад

This episode reminds me of the lockdown episodes. Fewer people than usual enjoying the idyllic life in the chateau.

@alisonsneed3707 Год назад

I too had to put fake fruit on my little pear trees after chipmunks decimated them. This was a fun vlog, old school chateau improvements & maintenance -just quietly doing the floors & getting wood burners, cooking simple French food.

@katehobbs2008 Год назад

After 16 years you will finally be warm in the house. How good is that! I talk out loud when working something out, I think hearing it as well as thinking it makes you remember better. Aural memory.

@jbart5260 Год назад

Amaury is just adorable

@ruthiepooh86 Год назад

I actually get tears when Amaury talks about missing Nattie. They are such a love match!

@lilkirsche Год назад

Amuary's scare jump was too adorable 😂😂 the food looked SO GOOD OMG! Stephanie you worked hard, well done. 👍🏻❤️

@pdq5465 Год назад

I jump like that every time someone surprises me. Used to make my workmates howl.

@rosemariedeschenes7013 Год назад

I loved seeing Ruby is still around and looking well. Cracked up at “I have all my chickens 🐓 in a row” The tulips and roses look stunning 🤩 I talk to myself because like Amaury, sometimes you need to talk it out in order to make sense of whatever. Yorick is amazing and love hearing him and everyone speak French. Thanks for sharing 😍😘

@suellenmcgillick8177 Год назад

I always keep my old toothbrushes to help clean items such as this. It gets into the little tight areas.

@chrissih4046 11 месяцев назад

I LOVE Molly, Ruby & the beautiful feathered members of the LaLande fam 💗🐕🐱🦚🐓💗

@sabalight2558 Год назад

Stephanie has such three fantastic men in front of her and around her ! What a dream team all 4 ! (And when dan is here, all 5 ! And with Patherik all 6 ! And Marie, and Nati, and the gardener ... and all ... all part of the dream team.

@Sparrowdean Год назад

I hope Amaury is being very well paid because the man is a veritable treasure. He's just so hardworking and lovely and so much like my own 'little' brother. Like him to bits.

@Motherhubbard170 Год назад

he got Natalia, and that's priceless :)

@lizzylou2085 Год назад

Loved this 'informal' type of everyday life at LaLande. At one point I was concerned Stephanie had polished herself into a corner! Phew, No, she's alright, and the floor looks great.

@hsp1123 Год назад

Amaury, I call it “verbal processing.” I can fully comprehend what I am thinking when I say it out loud. I am sure it is funny to hear, but it helps me. Stephanie, the floors are looking lovely! Also, so pleased that y’all are having the log burners this year!

@bon037 Год назад

Yo Rick is adorable! Keep him!Please

@nancystevens7447 Год назад

The Cartier watch should probably come off!

@marcellejosephine9119 Год назад

Poor Amaury he was really startled. I’ve been talking to myself since I was a little girl. It helped me a lot of processing things. Some people think it’s weird but it is really not. The floor looks amazing and those cozy fireplaces !! 🔥❤️

@christineschlapfer4308 Год назад

Am glad that Amaury pulled a paint chip of the greeeeeen wall which needs a new color!

@ellaw356 Год назад

Molly is so adorable as is her Dad! I love that she is there at the Chateau. You have to have a good dog. Makes it more like home. ❤

@jennifercampbell7698 Год назад

Nothing like a fire with dogs beside it. No wonder they call log holders fire dogs!

@TheFiown Год назад

A tip for brass and bronze, use 'Popote' or 'Eau Japonaise' , works like magic and much less work ! You can find them at most big DIY stores. They also conserve the patina of the metals more de-oxidising rather than rubbing ! Great floors ! I work alone and I talk myself through things like Amaury, surely a sign of high intelligence ! Although I'm not sure that I talk to myself whilst working or do I work whilst talking to myself , mmmmm hihihihi xoxoxoxo

@helenstella2666 Год назад

“La Belle Époque ..ooh ohhh” I need to sing this as I work 🎶🎵 loving the tomette tiles 🥰

@ohjessdarling Год назад

If Amaury is already in the practice of talking to himself (and if he gets too lonely/loopy) you could always set up a camera for him to talk to... would love to see him help Dan with his windows and talk/walk him, and us, through a restoration.

@cwatson1975 Год назад

Stephanie, I love what you’re doing to the floors. This vlog reminds me of your first vlogs, which got me hooked on your channel. Watching you tackle a project is positively inspiring me to get cracking around here with a few things that need attention. Thanks.

@bethanya99 Год назад

Am I wierd? I LOVE the videos where people are cleaning and doing chores.

@GoGoChateau Год назад

omg me too!

@tinekejoldersma Год назад

Noooooo, you're not alone, always better to see someone else clean 🤣

@endeavouringit Год назад

@@tinekejoldersma YEP !

@christineh5790 Год назад

Mmnnn I can feel the warmth! It must be so good to be able to walk into different rooms without having to all hovel in the kitchen for warmth.😅 Loved this video - just like old Chateau Diaries with nitty gritty household maintenance. Well done Stephanie on the brass cleaning too. The courtyard will look a treat with the beautiful tulip display.💖🌷🔥🥰

@mariahoulihan9483 Год назад

I love that duck pie with the simple green salad. Look fantastic.

@rosemarythyme6351 Год назад

Planting purple tulips (or other purple Spring flowers that bloom at the same time) adjacent or mixed with the yellow tulips will really make the YELLOW POP! Purple and yellow are complementary on the color wheel. 🎨 Works the same for your new yellow roses.

@gnarbeljo8980 Год назад

Yes, especially cool ones like violets, iris, crocus and blues like delphiniums pair well with bright yellow and pinks.

@rosemarythyme6351 Год назад

@@gnarbeljo8980 I agree! One of my favorite combos is blue, purple and white. It lends a romantic feel to the garden.

@claudine1928 Год назад

I love it when you speak French. It's a beautifull language to listen to(as is Spanish). And with the subtitles i even understand it😂. Love my sunday evening vlog❣️

@endeavouringit Год назад

I've joined late, why not try to brush the floor using a long handled broom next time. Great work Stephanie !!! The pie looked great !!

@andreadern4463 Год назад

@i’ma Vegemite….great idea…I repaint my white wooden floors every two years using a paint roller with a long handle..so easy and saves the knees!❤

@endeavouringit Год назад

@@andreadern4463 Yes 💖

@33piolin Год назад

Actually, by talking outloud, you remember things better‼️ 🤩🤓

@Lauren-xw8bo Год назад

PSA linseed oil rags can combust if stored in piles. It’s a wild phenomenon that almost burnt down my friends shed.

@kaywallace6139 Год назад

The bedrooms look awesome. The beautiful dining table and food is amazing. Kudos for everyone.😊

@davidlogan4329 Год назад

Yorick is a wonderful addition to the team at the chateau. He seems like a very good cook too. Long may he stay. Those wood burners looks fantastic. I look forward so much to seeing the new roses and tulips in full bloom. That should be wonderful. Stephanie you deserve a medal after being down on your hands and knees scrubbing that floor with the concoction. Well done indeed. I love Molly the dog. How lovely she is. Amaury is slowly, but surely starting to achieve results in that grand salon. I can't wait to see it all finished.

@yummboy2 Год назад

I love it when Stephanie gets a bee in her bonnet and decides to tackle put-off chores. She puts her heart into everything she does, an admirable trait for which I suspect Isabel had a hand in.

@davidlogan4329 Год назад

@@justinwilliams7290 he may well be.

@cheskydivision Год назад

The little fans that set on top of the stoves really help throw the heat.

@JP-bv7bf Год назад

So nice to have wood burning stoves to keep you warm and with the huge cost of heating these days. I was told by a Piano specialist that if using wood to heat your home put a small container of water in the piano so it does not get too dry? Worth checking into so your beautiful piano’s don’t get Ruined. 🇨🇦

@peterwhite9261 Год назад

I talk to myself all the time too. I laughed so hard when you startled Amaury. The floor looks better. Great work wintering the garden. Dr.Dolittle indeed with all those lovely creatures. Another wood burner in. I am happy for you all.

@stratost371 Год назад

I love Yorick!

@patriciathompson350 Год назад

I talk to myself when doing jobs too. Self talk helps you to make sure you have worked through each step lol.

@KallyIreland589 Год назад

Lovely vlog. The tiles look fab. The fires make your home so cosy. Amaury lighting the one in the hallway every morning is just lovely. I was happy to see Ruby and the peacocks.

@bernadettehooper4318 Год назад

What an amazing group you have gathered, Stephanie. Each has something special to contribute. So much talent/skills. What a fabulous attitude you all share.

@taitweigel64 Год назад

I love the smell of linseed and turpentine on wood floors. You are right to use this so your floors have protection.

@davidpankratz142 Год назад

Yorick can be a model he's so handsome and polite

@sabalight2558 Год назад

I'm not sure, models are that polite . =) He's so calm and friendly. He looks good and has a beautiful voice. Many nice gifts ! When i would be 40 years younger, i would fall in love with him ! =D And he can cook as well. =)

@sandrapugh1373 Год назад

I talk to myself most days. Going over what jobs to do. I feel happier knowing I'm not alone. The floor looks lovely and I can't wait to see it fully completed to Stephanie's satisfaction. 👍😃🤗

@lw7240 Год назад

Amaury is a darling lighting the fires bless him. The floor looks lovely Stephanie ❤xx

@cristianonyc Год назад

Yorick is so cute !

@teepeeX Год назад

Floors looking good well done Stephanie and Amaury talking is planning out loud 😁

@gailgoldys8010 Год назад

That floor looks so much better Such a small dinner for a few people it was just right That food is beautiful he has an artistic side Can’t wait for Advent at the Chateau ❤

@harrytuttle0 Год назад

You're so cruel with your constant creeping up on Amaury 🤣

@jb.1256 Год назад

I love the DIY feel of this vlog, great work Stephanie!

@sandywallace218 Год назад

That was so satisfying to watch that floor come to life and you all getting some heat to keep you warm yeah.

@torturedsinger Год назад

Yorick is so cute

@racebanning6390 Год назад

AND YOU SCARED THE LIGHTS OUT OF AUMURY... LOLOL, NEVER A DULL MOMENT!!

@beatriceangelini7784 Год назад

oh Ruby😍😍😍😍

@zander8018 Год назад

Coffee, Stephanie, Lalande and all the fans like we who just cant wait..... 😁😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣

@nb5871 Год назад

Our employee talks to himself when he works, the best worker we have ever had...Amuary is not alone talking to himself while working! 😊And I agree about the taxidermy animals they are creepy and gross.

@EmmeraldLynne Год назад

Stephanie, it's best to use Murphy's oil soap on the floor, it keeps it clean longer and it looks great, it doesn't attract dust like linseed oil.

@jaynegrunnill3705 Год назад

The tulips are from a patron.She was asking if you had got them. They are a lovely tulip,the best I think.

@myzenlife1 Год назад

Asking when/where?

@grainne916 Год назад

Does Steph know who the person was who sent them

@davidhorwood6741 Год назад

Yorick what a beautiful talented soul! We hope you stay a permanent part of the chatau family. Your cooking looks amazing. Bravo!!

@TheKaseno Год назад

Love having Yorick there! He does France proud! ❤💙🤍

@megkraft1108 Год назад

I like the dining room as a sitting room and the entrance hall as the dining room!

@yvesgonin1958 Год назад

Bon Appetit... So happy you are in a warm home now. Love to you all XXX

@michaelt8727 Год назад

After watching all of Stephanie's hard work scrubbing the tiles I was so exhausted I had to lay down and take a long nap.

@katherinegeddie7687 Год назад

The meat pie looked so hearty and good for a cold winter day. I am so glad you got the heaters in so you won't freeze. The flowers are awesome and will be super in the garden and woods. The tiled floor looks great treated. Lalande just keeps coming more alive with all of the renovations, upkeep, and cheerful fun people.

@stephaniewaters4931 Год назад

Isabel will be pleased with your hard work! 🥰

@sylviemacfarland9699 Год назад

@@justinwilliams7290 😄

@jf1a8x1 Год назад

I love the log. Burners I wish I had one in my house. You can get little blowers to push the heat around the room or even move it into other rooms.

@LynnaeaEmber Год назад

I had one in my old house. We tore it down and built a new one with central heat. I do miss the log burner and the cozy evenings, but I don't miss cutting and carrying the logs.

@cwatson1975 Год назад

I agree, we removed our wood stove (American term for log burner) and replaced it with a natural gas stove , ohhhh I love to push button on the remote control and watch the flame come on. It has ceramic logs and piles of embers( steel wool) looks beautiful. We are both seniors and it’s a joy not to deal with the wood.

@susanmace8183 Год назад

@@cwatson1975 Stephanie is on bottled gas. Have you noticed she only cooks on gas. The woods give her all the wood she needs and there seems to be plenty of people to cut the logs.

@marciadynes7628 Год назад

What gratification doing work like that I clean local yatch club in Sarnia Ontario getting ready for Christmas cleaning and decorating the hall and knowing that people appreciate the work you do the Commodore came to inspect he was quite happy !

@metropcs7560 Год назад

Thank you Stephanie, so wonderful, I was at another church today and found someone else watches the videos as well. It is so wonderful. Enrich, I know, feels so close to his ancestors there. God bless him. He may come sidereal getting a Chateau one day. Love the way you all keep up with the husbandry of vegetables and plants. When mother sees how warm it is she will be so happy, or has she seen it yet.

@fridaisabella Год назад

Lovely floors Stephanie! And thanks for showing some footage of RUBY and MOLLY!! We hear very little about RUBY!! I am sure Amaury takes good care of him/her - as well as the other animals off course.💚💜💛

@rhondathomas7952 Год назад

May I just say that Kirstie and Embeline (not sure of the spelling) are just two of the most beautiful humans! So sweet and kind and talented. Wow to that meal Yorick!

@joshuacrow3574 Год назад

Please make sure you properly dispose of the brush and any rags you use. Linseed oil soaked rags can combust and are very flammable

@33piolin Год назад

It was my Dad’s favorite chore, to seal the terracotta floor tiles.

@lindahuffman6329 Год назад

Try using a mop...so much easier.

@hilltopgirl2665 Год назад

Lovely start to my week! Renovations are sooo exciting. Scrubbing that brickwork... It hurt my body just watching. So much prep when the seasons change. Summer is still missing in my area- one gorgeous day then a week of cold drizzly weather... Those heaters are wonderful colours.

@lorrainel2314 Год назад

I talk to myself out loud too. Especially if I have a list of things to do. The tiles look amazing, Stephanie ❤

@luciaroslingshaw2112 Год назад

LOVE the citrus in the red salon.

@jennywillow9850 Год назад

Evening all. @The Chateau Diaries Apparently there is a technique how to bank the fire to keep it in all night.

@LynnaeaEmber Год назад

The tiles look beautiful, Stephanie. Good job!

@TarnishedTreasures1 Год назад

The citrus trees inside are perfect!

@yummboy2 Год назад

I agree, and they seem to be thriving in their indoor environment.

@annehodge448 Год назад

Oh Stephanie! If beautiful you can scrub her floors and polish her brass so can this Texas princess. You and your friends keep me sane. Happy Hollidays!

@barbaranielsen2888 Год назад

That duck dish looks sinfully delicious! Great job on the floor! What a difference!

@kerryharding5587 Год назад

Love it when you potter around the chateau Steph. ❤️ The floors look really lovely- great job!! The weather in Melbourne is unseasonable too, switching between rain, storms, humidity and chilly. 🕊💕

@melissasinclair9303 Год назад

Amuary is right - it helps with processing to say it out loud because it's more than one process - thinking and hearing. Just like writing something down is better than just thinking/reading it for studying, it's a double process to help it get absorbed better into the thoughts.

@suzannehamilton-reid6600 Год назад

ADVENT !!!! Yippeee. I used to really hate Christmas as my beautiful Mum fell ill on Christmas Day and passed 10 days later. Since watching your vlogs and becoming a Patreon, from the beginning, I am rekindling my Christmas spirit all thanks to you Stephanie. I sincerely wish to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. xxxxxxxx ❤❤

@jean-lucgautier157 Год назад

Un petit coup de paille de fer 000 sur les chenets de cheminée 😉 et op ça brille

@kimfleck4439 Год назад

Wow, such a beautiful and informative chateau update. You all were so delightful with every aspect, upgrades to the chateau. Good work on the floors Steph!!!

@amberroberson883 Год назад

The floor is stunning!

@jeanninef2110 Год назад

Ah Stephanie, such a sweet vlog. So happy that you all will be warm now! Amaury is such a sweet man. (Nati and him are darling together.) You must be so happy to have him with you! Bravo for the gorgeous floors! Yorick’s duck pie makes me want to make it now! Enjoy the quiet time….with all the Lalande pets. (Agree with Amaury about the taxidermy….off to Emmaus? Lol!) Hugs from Canada!

@RockDove5212 Год назад

Taxidermy just seems revolting disrespectful, and dressed is just the worst. Glad the foxes are going. Thank you for another lovely, cheerful vlog. The château is looking beautiful. Love the red dining room as a petit salon. 🥰

@ladycharlotte8693 Год назад

I prefer paper mache of animals…using velvets and feathers , or texturing clay with tools and paint……the only exception I would make is for butterflies, I met an owner of a butterfly farm and he said they don’t live very long, you hate to just toss the poor little things away when you can enjoy their beauty still.