Interior Designer here. Decorating by committee never works well. I have been watching from the start without comment but…Michael has natural talent and should go with his intuition. He is absolutely on point with the issue of the white and the off white tile issue. Best regards to all! Greetings from Connecticut ⚜️😊⚜️🐩
Absolutely! The dark grey color will look wonderful for contrast. White will provide no contrast and Michael is correct, the white will make the almond colored tiles look dirty which is no one’s goal. Michael, go with what you know will be best and I’m sure Billy will support you!
You wouldn't do it unless you wanted or had to, Simon did the Kitchen Convent ceiling and he's at least twice his age, it's a mixture of energy and experience, both can cope but at different levels!?!
My late dad was a plasterer by trade, watching Yannis plastering is so comforting. I know my dad would have been swearing doing those arched ceilings, hard, hard work. Yannis is doing such a great job ❤
I completely agree with having the contrast of darker columns and a bright ceiling. The room is certainly large enough to handle the darker colored columns. What a stately look!
A paste made of white vinegar and sodium bicarb is a great tile cleaner. Also toilet bowl cleaner helps with calcium build up and works best if left covered with plastic for 24 hours.
My go to laundry stain remover is 2 parts hydrogen peroxide mixed with 1 part baking soda and a bit of Dawn dishwashing liquid. It is safe for colours, unlike bleach. It is a type of homemade Oxiclean .
As a former tile contractor, I would use 10 parts of water to 1 part muratic acid. Fans to ventilate. This will remove even the iron and dirt stains that haven't seeped under glaze.
Baking soda with the hydrogen peroxide. Baking soda holds it on and then the baking soda helps scrub it off. I used it all the time on mole and rust when I cleaned peoples houses. Make a paste with it.
Dupray Steam Cleaner - get the professional White unit - Made in Italy - It blasts the tile clean with steam - U can use for a lot of other chores as well
BILLY & MICHAEL … Ask Stephanie to ask her chapel restoration people what they use to restore tiles. I’m sure they have very specific effective products.
Poor tiny yanis!! Cant imagine how sore his arms and shoulders are after overhead work!! Not to mention the demolition in the library!! What a machine!!
Billy and Michael, did you see the vlog from Chateau Purnon in the last couple of days? They have discovered original wallpapers and discuss plans to save and/or reproduce.
Yanis, wow, you're doing a wonderful job. I bet Simon is so very proud of you. I can't wait to see Yanis and Simon together working again. The old kitchen is coming to life again, and it looks great so far.
Of course, Michael was right! The color of the columns works just fine. We just have to trust his artistic eye. 😊 The hydrogen peroxide will work. Just let it sit for about 15 minutes before scrubbing. I use it to clean hard water stains in my bathroom.
Another thing to try on the green (chlorophyll) 11:50 is intense UV light to break down the pigment in the chlorophyll. The green stains are chlorophyll, a plant pigment, the UV light will break down the C=C double bonds; the pigment will still be present underneath the glaze but invisible to the naked eye. I'd suggest going easy with the chemicals on the old tiles otherwise you risk damage to the glaze, i.e., you'll end up pitting the surface of the glaze. I'm speaking as an old chemistry major and teacher.
Yanis is so serene when he is plastering, even his face…it is beautiful. I think Michael is bang on about using grey on the pillars, he has a perfect eye for colour, and the finished whole. Rick is so steady at whatever job he is on, it is a pleasure to watch him., as is Michael, getting at this kitchen is making him happy. Great filming Billy, love your drone sequences, and views of these three working so absorbed in their tasks…and I LOVE that toad. Music is perfect.🖤🇨🇦
I agree with the painting the columns dark. They have a beautiful simplicity to them and now are a feature. Plus, with the darker color there is less of a chance someone could accidentally walk into them.
My vote goes for the dark color! I'm 78 an American citizen, and will be using my vote for as long as I can! I just pray that a large majority of my fellow citizens will do the right thing for us and the rest of the world as well!
A note from CA, USA. Working on baths in an old home and the old tiles were full of lead. Who knew? We had to have specialists come out to remove them. I know you are keeping yours in so just take care when. working with them. The kitchen's looking great. Love watching your team interactions. Each of you is a gift to us, your appreciative audience!
Columns are glorious! Color is awesome and Michael is bang on with the dark color to make the decor in the kitchen truly stand up to much of the rest of the house. Very well done, Michael!
Michael, once you cracked the lid on a sealed hydrogen peroxide container, it has a very short self life. Exposure to air, as well as direct sunlight will lead to it's break down. Having used hp in a 25% solution as a plumber, I found that ordering it just before need directly from a chemical supply house was best. As usual, another stunning "eyeball" color choice that just popped! Michael, I'm starting to think if you wanted something purple with yellow spots it would look fantastic; your color sense is awesome! Loved Yanis' plaster moustaches on the bill of his cap- truly a man very close and dedicated to his work! We will know it is finished when Rick fails to find something worthwhile to do, I'm sure- nothing seems too big nor anything too small for Rick to touch it and make it better!
The black columns look so much better in black. Richer and period appropriate. There will be enough light when you install electricity and lights. Another win for Michael.
Ooh Michael , if your on you channel Pleeze could we get a little peek at the greenhousearium!!lol just a couple of mins ,, please and thank you big love from Blackpool x. Ps did you find your fan , maybe your little piggy has it 😅
Quite apart from Michael's opinion about the reasoning behind the columns colour choice - which I also happen to agree with - white paint on them will only ever (readily) show up any greasy marks of whatever, as people interact with them, ruining the overall look, facilitating the need for more frequent cleaning; the chateau cleaning schedule is busy enough in such a large building without inadvertently adding to the workload and you want to be able enjoy living in a chateau, not being a slave to to the damn cleaning of it.
To get my corian sink back white I mixed 9% peroxide and bicarbonate of soda. Brush it in and leave it overnight. Gloves definitely but no fumes. As a retired Hairdresser the peroxide we use is a light cream consistency. Available online from Amazon . Grey definitely better for the pillars. Great job Yannis hope your neck isn’t aching too much❤❤❤👏👏👏
Contrast - quite nice! And though you didn't mention it - also a safety measure, imagining a kitchen aflutter in preparation for hundreds of guests and etc...and there goes the tray filled with perfectly appointed desserts and the waiter who in haste didn't 'see' the column. Of course, my opinion only. I am having almost as much fun watching y'all recreate these spaces as I suppose y'all are performing the actual restoration.
I believe the reason more people are using black coated metal fencing here in the US, is because the black helps the item "disappear". Painting the columns a dark color will do the same. White brings items into focus but dark colors refocus your eyes to the surroundings and not the columns. Using the historical colors is great.
Just watching this video you can see how badly yellowed the tiles look compared to the fresh white. I know they've not been cleaned yet, but I agree with you Michael. Dark pillars and white ceiling. Looking fantastic! Crack On! 😊
Hi, Michael. I love that dark shadowy green.... It will disappear and not detract from other elements and colours you use. Plus it is much warmer then that cold white. Brilliant choice.
Michael is soooo right about the contrast. The dark columns look excellent and the features of the room all get to shine not disappear. Go Michael! Being a graphic designer, I love colour and contrast! 🖤
I think now that the ceilings are more lighten up, the darker columns look in place. What a hard worker Yanis is. Working on ceilings are incredibly hard on the shoulders and neck.
Designer here too.. White and cream can make a stunning scheme - but not aged, dirty cream.. I would have preferred brazed raw steel (oiled) for the columns, and the colour Michael has chosen is as close to that as you can get, so I absolutely agree with the colour: An alternative could be matte terra-cotta - look at the old floor tiles - the terra cotta colour makes sense in the bigger scheme of things, but I still prefer the gunmetal colour: For what it is worth, when I have done restoration of old white marble to remove smoke stains etc., I use a chloring bleach but layer saturated paper towels over it, and keep wetting them down with chlorine - it keeps the moisture alive long enough for it to be absorbed by the marble - otherwise it doesn't penetrate.. worth a try..
