It's Complicated: Our Chateau Kitchen Renovation 

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It's your life, your project, your timing ! We just like hanging out with you guys ! Stay safe and warm ! 💗

So exciting! Two videos in one week. You are going to spoil us! I love it. Thanks for the treat ❤️ the difference in the cottage is enormous already. I’m glad you are not putting yourselves under the gun. Slow and steady, will win this race. Everything you have done in your chateau is in such lovely taste. I particularly enjoy how you mix time periods. I’ve seen this where it didn’t work! But yours always does. Always current with a large nod to the past! I have no idea if they have tillers in France? We got one for a very large garden. Unfortunately it weighed twice as much as me, so the big burly husband had to till. I did the stoop labor and removed weed clumps before we covered it up for the Winter. As usual in marriage, there were compromises. I was the full time gardener, my dear husband was the “Harvester” and good fairy sharing all the produce. It gave him such joy sharing all the goodies from the garden. (Less for me to can or freeze) 😅 Speaking of canning and beautiful refrigerator storage! Thanks again for the surprise!

You two crack me up with you dry sarcasm and Lincolns laid back style of working on the many problems along the way. Keep it up, I love the content.

The cottage is going to be beautiful. The combination brick and stone is quite charming. Your work ethic is impressive!

I honestly love watching your videos. I waited till my dinner was done so I could drink a glass of red enjoy my pasta and watch an update on your progress of your temporary kitchen. Even your working in the garden gets my creativity firing. Please stay safe and warm and give Dominick and Uvea (sp?) a carrot and a hug for me.

Santa should bring Lincoln a hard hat for Christmas! Love your videos - two in a week is a treat!

I started binge watching your channel a week ago. I’m almost up to date. Although I will never travel to France or own any size of chateau, I am living vicariously through you two. Even though it is a lot of work, I am jealous of all of it. You have a gift for vlogging, decorating and telling a great story. Can’t wait to watch more and see how it all turns out. Thank you, to both of you.

Hi! Amanda ., why don't creat a small room with a sink and stove refrigerator. And your grill. And use this as a temporary place to cook. And focus on your kitchen. Finish it and continue with other priorities on that Chateau. You are going to burn down and exhaust Lincoln. And you want to enjoy what you bought now. Not until you are tired and exhaust of demolition. Plus you're not hiring any construction workers. It's to much for Lincoln. Blessings ❤❤❤

Amanda and Lincoln your videos of very relaxing. I watch in the morning with coffee and at night just laying in bed. It’s my stress free zone.

I love the old carriage, it would even be beautiful inside your home if you had a large enough space

Pickle 🐈‍⬛is the luckiest cat!! Good seeing him settling in.

Ok, so this is a couple of videos later, but I am compelled to compliment you on your holiday decorating. Very tasteful. Without mentioning which ones, some of the other chateaulains on RU-vid have dragged their tacky decorations with them from somewhere else and it just doesn't work. Also, you mention what time the sun goes down, which is about the same as in the USA- but folks might not realize how LATE the sun comes UP! Short days, for sure.

This is my old, new channel that I like. Twice a week, love it!!

The run about carriage is meant for a heavier horse like a draft or shire type horse which is over 2000lbs, it appears to be in decent shape but you would have be the judge of condition and worthyness for use again. Learning to drive an equine pulling a wagon or sulky would be fun!

Amanda, I’m so amazed at what you both get accomplished . The garden is going to be so nice. I’m 71 and I don’t remember ever having the energy you both have but watching you in the garden just gives me comfort because I feel like I’m right there😊. Pickles is a honey bun❤. Love these videos🥰

I so enjoy your videos - so interesting and I appreciate your outlook on life. Hang in there!

Love your putting more videos out through the week 😊

I really enjoyed this episode. Everyday life isn’t always about picking out paint or wallpaper samples. Amanda: “I’m not even gonna show you this area, but I will.” And proceeds to show us. One of my top three reno channels. Maine USA

Compost needs to be in a high heat state therefore it will not grow seedlings or potatoes. However, all of us must arrive at our own state of what compost is and does. I've even heard of people burying their compostable garbage in the dirt and letting it rot naturally.

You really have your hands full! Good luck! Good to see the tree still standing!🌲

I hope you are taking the time to relax sometime during all your busy days? One thing I noticed in your cottage is that all your visitors were going to have to be able to get up stairs for the bedroom and bathroom, so I love planning where to put in a little lift. Imagine my disappointment when I saw the rear view of the cottage and realised the very strong slope of the roofline. Oh, my poor heart. Nevertheless, I did want to mention that it is possible to get a small Antique looking metal lift! I found them online. So if you do want to elevate (!) the cottage in this way, it is possible! Well, time to give the Egg Nog a practise run, so have fun, regards Susan at Hobart. 🎄😮

You two just always impress me with your work and your plans of what you are doing. This area is going to be amazing and I really like how you have put no timelines on this project. Very wise and really coming along. Thank you for taking us along with you!! 💗

Hard work is a good thing. The temp kitchen is showing progress. The garden is looking good. The tree is beautiful!! See you soon! Merry! Merry!

That “drive shaft” is actually called a PTO, or Power Take Off. 😉 It transfers power from the tractor to an implement, such as your mower, a seed drill, rotary hoe, etc. Wow, that does look like an 🥑!

Is the old barn at 19:07 yours as well! You do have an abundance of outbuildings. The two of you have massive courage to face all the unknowns in all these buildings. Nice candle snuffer, I wonder what type of metal it is. Thanks once again for sharing your adventures!

I always love watching your videos and the last clip with pickles gave me a big smile-thanks Amanda and Lincoln.

Wow, Lincoln je velmi pracovitý muž máte velké štěstí držím vám moc palce a těším se na další video.

Weld a tow ball onto the mower deck. That way you don’t have to keep disconnecting the mower deck whenever you need the trailer. Then just raise the mower deck to whatever height you need.

We have a kitty named Pickle too! Love you videos, thanks so much for making them. I love having something worth watching.

I love watching your videos you and Lincoln work so hard but still take time to enjoy yourselves pickles is so adorable

Yes, strawberries last about 3 years. We grew strawberries as a "Cash" crop in Illinois and we spent every June, managing our patch of strawberries. We allowed customers to pick their own or we would pick them for you, for an additional fee. Maintaining straight rows and keeping a good layer of straw down was really important for many reasons, clean fruit, dry pathway, kept the weeds down, etc, etc. Things I am sure you already know.

Interesting finds in the cottage. I also like the glass storage jars and containers. The candle snuff will be of good use. Pickles is so cute! Our Shadow (also black looks just like him).

From a weekend gardener: you don't need to put canvases over the garden. It's useless work for you.You can leave the residue after removing the biggest one. The remains will enrich the compost. Your soil will be richer. You can add manure to your gardens and voilà! Nature takes its course. In the spring you can clean it, mix the soil and you will be ready. Strawberries are very, very invasive. We don't plant any anymore. The roots even spread outside the garden! You have to remove everything, otherwise they will come back. Good success. From Canada :) Your images at the beginning of all your videos are always beautiful. :)

Ciao Amanda , tu sei admirable I love France and we go on summer vacay there , I recommend St Malo and the coast , I'm a TO gurl living in Bavaria so I learned german and now teach the immigrants here , keepa me on my toes 😅 Hubby speaks italian and we know some french too . Such hard workers you 2 😊

Always the best intros to a RU-vid video

You have a lot of trees on your land. Talk to your local forestry expert, mark a few trees that have no future, get the permit to cut them, and use them to make new beams for the cottage. To buy wood beams from a lumber yard these days would be sooo expensive. You can even add a few new trees in some spots so that you will regenerate the resources and keep the balance of the area.

I just love watching your videos & seems like your doing 2 a week now which is great. It’s like a special treat for me to watch them, makes me happy and motivated. Love your Christmas tree in your beautiful renovated room. Pickle is adorable and a very handsome kitty. Excited to see the renovation. Garden looks great. I’m thinking maybe I should try to do some of that? Just love the scenery and music and you both are wonderful.

I’m “sympathy coughing” on behalf of Lincoln. What a dusty job! Makes me so happy to see you posted again! ❤

Thank you 🫶🏼 Love you kitten love 🥰

Love all of your videos!!

Pickles is a beauty!

Blessings 😊

YES! That is an avocado!

Merry Christmas from Alberta, Canada Love watching your Channel !

I never put potatoes or tomatoes in the compost. They both regrow like crazy. I think chopping them up means you will just get more. That’s some good compost you’ve made. I spread mown grass cuttings on empty beds, keeps the weeds at bay.i suspect you have a lot of grass you could use!

Always so stoked when you share

Thx for the new video…. Love the binge to avoid sleep…. The property is beautiful.. btw - I’m on my husbands iPad ..so just an inform it’s not him posting or impersonating ❤

Yes we binge watch u all..

It's okej, when your readdy,but i laugh😂 my teeth of😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

I think your carriage is usually referred to as a cart.

I haven't used plastic in 20 yrs for storage. Glass etc...

What is your cooking set up like now and are your children showing much interest in the renovations?

Your compost pile is fine - you don't need sides or anything fancy. You have other things to do with your time.

Yes that’s an avocado.

That sure 10:50 looks like avocado! Take it inside 🥑🪴

Wow. That's a lot if work to ready a secondary kitchen. Maybe an electric skillet and a hot plate in the dining room of the chateau would be easier. 😅 🤔

Put the plant in a pot inside. It maybe an 🥑 if you through the pit out

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There is a lot of training for equines in driving. Lots of desensitization. There are utubes but best to get a trainer .Also harnessing is a huge to do. Safety , safety, safety.

Tripod wants to be trilingual. 😂😂😂

Nice compost Amanda! You work so hard, were uou born on a farm? You seem to have natural instinct for gardening!?

Please be careful of lead based paint in these old buildings.

Yes, that was an avocado…

Wonder what kind of bone that was?❤️🇺🇸

Unless your donkeys are seasoned driving donkeys never hitch an untrained animal to a cart. A wreck will happen and people have been killed. Also untrained humans are a hazard to all involved!

That’s a buggy, I think

I love watching your renovation and I enjoy your sense of humor,,however with all do respect why do you have to paint over all the original beautiful colors in grey? Why? It's so lifeless and ugly and industrial looking. Its a chateau in France not a jail cell. For example you painted over those beautiful natural wood guest beds a dark Grey like a sidewalk in new York city. Why? Please stop with the Grey everywhere it's gonna look like a moseleum. Anyways no offense I know its your chateau, just putting in my 2 cents. 😊

Restoration of a Chateau is a huge challenge. You should not worry what others think about how much you accomplish. You need to have some enjoyment in your life and certainly think about the wear and tear on your bodies. Rest is important! ❤️❤️

Loving the more frequent updates and the cottage is an unexpected pleasure as a result of the exciting kitchen renovation ❤

I truly appreciate the use of cello music in your videos ❤

It might be easy to envy someone who lives in a château in Brittany but you are willing to put in the regular hard labor to restore and maintain it and you also take time to stop and enjoy what you have so I am glad you are blessed in this way. It also doesn't hurt that your videos allow me to enjoy it with you. Thank you.

Pickle is so adorable. Our cat loves laying under the tree. She has not yet climbed it yet Great video 😊😊

So much work 😯 One must be fearless , even in full countryside where the only challenge seems to be the weather And yet ... Your property deserves its grandeur You give it your all Thank you so much for sharing 💕🙂

Your fur babies are super chill and beautiful!

That's why you need all of those strawberries, to fill all of those jars with strawberry preserves.... It all makes sense now. 🤔

LOVE the xmas tree!!!! So Beautiful!!!! Glad that the animals have decided to leave it alone. Love your designs. Very current w& classy with a little whimsy thrown in!!! Very Nice!!! Hoping you all have a Wonderful Holiday Season!!! Really love your video's!!!!

Hi Amanda: Always curious, did you learn so much of the processes of caring for all this land & garden once you moved to France, or did you do these types of activities in California prior to relocating? 🥰 - My point? It's just all very impressive! 🏰

Pickle is too adorable to get mad at. The tree is her happy place to visit. Love the glass box with lid.

loving watching them - very professional videos and amazing content💚💚💚👍👍

Of all the chateaux I've seen, yours is possibly the loveliest. It's such an elegant house with beautiful outbuildings and grounds, and you seem to be the right people to restore it to its former glory. Keep on going and filming! Love it!

We all have spaces that get filled with odds, and ends. Who wants to live in a showroom. Or a museum? Your restoration will take as long as it needs to take. We enjoy helping you by watching how things as going. Happy Christmas. From Mexico City.

Enzo's expression when you were speaking to him in Italian.

10:53 I'm almost certain that's an avocado. I hope you kept it. I'm a native San Franciscan who also lives in Brittany now, in southern Finistere. So we're roughly neighbors. I've been gradually restoring a simple old house (1903) for the last 5 years. My thanks to you for your channel. It's a real pleasure to watch and I always look forward to your latest.

Oh no! Cliffhanger! lol love watching you guys from Illinois. Rome wasn’t built in a day as my dad always said. Love your screw it attitude when something doesn’t go as planned and just move on to something else! There’s always something else not to mention your girls 🥰

Pickle reminds me of Toothless the dragon!

I love seeing your pets so happy & healthy. As an animal lover & cat owner it gives me great joy. Thank you for sharing. Take care.

Pulling weeds is SO backbreaking. We spray our beds with white vinegar and water. The weeds die and are easy to rake up once they’ve dried up. Then we cover for the Winter. We’ve done this for years and it seems to always work. Makes for happy gardening in the Spring! P.S. The cost of all that vinegar is offset by not having to pay a chiropractor! 😆 And yes, that plant you pulled out of the compost looks like my avocado tree.

It must be moving (is that the right word?) to consider all the people who worked in your walled garden over the centuries.

I can identify the large bone found in the cottage. It's a humerus from a goose (although I cannot rule out it being from a swan, but a goose is more likely).

Good morning Lincoln and Amanda. Lincoln, please remember to wear safety glasses when you are taking down the ceiling in the old cottage. Take it easy guys, please do not work too hard. Remember your health. Test the paint for lead. Also test for asbestos. Be careful.

A self-admitted binge watcher here from Canada 👋🏽 Hi Amanda and Lincoln! I’ve really enjoyed watching your videos for a few reasons, the pace of your work (you are getting stuff done), design style and you’re realistic. Everything looks like it’s coming along nicely and I hope you get to enjoy some rest during the holidays. Btw this episode reminded me of Escape to The Chateaux episode when they were converting their outbuilding into a cottage, it too backed the walled garden, so they knocked out a space for a window and a door - so the residents of the cottage could enjoy the view of the garden and have a patio area. Have you considered something like? More work I know, but how fab to have more sunlight into the cottage and that view 😉

Aunt Bennedetta??? Must be who you get your humor from.

You should display that beautiful carriage. It's part of the Chateau's history. Just a thought.

You guys just roll with it - I admire that!!! I worry about everything! Take care and pet the furballs for me!

Wow! What a great stash of jars! Did you find them in the cottage or did you find them in a brocante? ❤️😊

OMG!! That carriage is awesome. It would look great on display outside celebrating each season of the year.

Merry Christmas everyone ❤

Beautiful opening shots. The buildings are also so beautiful. and we all know that the end results will be beautiful. Such a pleasure watching your vlogs. Merci!

I call those compost potatoes FREE veg! LOL I've been digging up free potatoes for YEARS now.