The Chateau Diaries: CHANDELIERS AND COURTYARDS! 

Sounds great. I like the lavender idea but I’m wondering if the little pieces of lavender flowers will blow into the fountain causing problems ?

I thought the same, Ann! Maybe it would clog the drain

And or Barley straw 🥰👍🏽

Cate I was thinking that Tomaz needs to come back and clean the fountain again😳.

That's wonderful (no chlorine). Could u give an estimate cost? Asking for my best friend who has a pool. TY

Concrete benches would be better than perching awkwardly on a super slim edge. 💪As someone who must periodically clean 🍃leaves & debris🍂out of my🏊‍♀️pool , not convinced the lavendar is a wise choice. It would be very pretty, but also has great potential to add to cleaning labor.

Completely agree. Can’t wait for this project and 100% don’t round the edges!!! It’s a square space and for the formality keep the square design. I love it. Please check out Garden Answer for some boxwood formal ideas! I love her she’s in the USA.

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Foreshadowing statement :)

Agreed lovely

@@AT-kx6fj Neither do I.

@SMG Yes, they are. The formal garden has the circle inside and the square on the outside. Although both of them will have the opening to walk through, that kind of breaks open the circle and the square.

I was thinking this some, even light cover up side down.

But why are Stephanie and Isabellae leaving their roots like that?..looks awful, especially as they have a hairdresser in Dan's wife on hand!

💐 Agree, both ladies in question look ab fab with new haircuts. Annalise did fantastic job curling Stephanie's hair too. 👏

That's great. Even if he's not the one, it helps to be dating. For some reason, it seems it helps prepare for the real thing and more men become attracted to us when we r dating.

Ty Shawn i 👍

Yes! I could see the fountain becoming a nice garden, with a couple benches, maybe even small tables & couple chairs: enjoy the sound of the water with morning coffee or the sunset with a glass of wine - surrounded by flowers & the healing sound of flowing water

Absolutely - I'm shuddering at the potential fire hazard. Boxing it in is a better solution.

I meant New York.

@@lindajones8253 It’s the Waldorf Astoria, is it not? You can edit your comments here. See those three tiny dots to the right? Press those and you can fix any mistakes then reprint your comment sans errors. ; )

Just FYI Sharon, you can only edit comments in you tube on some devices and only if you are using the app and not just logging into the you tube website, so lots of people can’t actually edit their comments. :)

Agreed! Even just an auger drill bit for a cordless drill should help ease up all the digging work.

Yes amen!!!😁

I’ve been wondering about this. Hope they check on this.

My son, also an electrician, would have had concerns about this setup. Yes, Barry, it would be wise to have a certified electrician. Electricity is just too powerful and must be done carefully for the safety of occupants. Also, did they use electronic grade silicone?

I just sold my moms estate in South Carolina. The problem over the years was that a lot of people touched the wiring. To close the sale I had to go through the whole house, from top to bottom, fixing everything people have touched. I was shocked to see a dangerous situation. So I would agree, ask an electrician, hopefully a volunteer, to go through the switches, fuses, plug ins, junction boxes, to make sure there will be no future sparks. But the lighting fixtures makes the space. I am a big coward when it comes to electricity, I know nothing. Keep up the good work.

@@TheBusinessAdvisorPodcast Poor or old electrical wiring which has been McGyvered over the years can be insidious. My son has told me of many stories where upon entering walls to find a singular problem, he has found that there had been fire and burnt wire still connected within the walls. Even in homes built around the 60's and 70's, he found unsafe alterations to operate newer, multiple appliances which were potentially unsafe. Caution is necessary and only a qualified, scrupulous electrician can guarantee safety and quality. My aunt just sold an absolutely gorgeous century old home. Prior to selling, ALL the electrical had to be replaced at great cost to her. Also, the cosmetic destruction and restoring costs were unbelievable but absolutely necessary. I guess I sound like the mother of an electrician...Lol !

@@CherylSimser this i was also thinking this was very stupid. With the electric is not a "Party". I would ask and pay with great joy un electric specialist. Sorry i beginning to be very wondering over this Story. For alcohol is enough money for electricmen not ? Greetings from Austria🙏

I'm hardly a gardener but I was thinking along those lines too ;-) Those poor things look starved...

@@iggle6448 LOL. It's that hard packed soil. Hard for the roots to flourish & expand in it. ☮🌼💛🌼☮

She's been very fortunate in that regard. Someone is looking out for her from above

@@barbibutton9619 I thoroughly agree

Except I do not like the energy of Steve. Yuk I stop watching until he is not there!

Not only that, he didn't connect the earth wire. The whole thing looked awful and the internal soldered connections were never designed to be wiggled around like that. Doing that could easily have left a high resistant joint., which they are now planning to wrap some decoration around.

The corners complement the corners of the building itself. The fountain's blunted corners will remain a feature all on their own.

never cut corners

Studied how the chandeliers were wired. The chandeliers started as two three foot mirrors with 480 lead crystals hanging from each with three candle flame light bulbs hanging between the mirrors and crystals. I hung the crystals like earrings around the outside of the circle, and got all the parts from an architectural antiques dealership. No electrician would wire it for me. The man who sold me the parts, looked like my uncle, an architect/artist genius. He came to my house, and both of my kids came home, and agreed he was a duplicate of my uncle. He linked three chains around the outside equal distance, to a central very long chain to extend 20 ft from chandelier. Then he wired everything instantly, like my uncle could work, the genius was in his hands. He wired the three bulbs like a lamp. I had planned to remove all 960 of the crystals for the 700 mile trip to the venue like earrings. He said not necessary. He made tubes of towels between the crystals and mirrors, putting them facing up in the backseat of a giant 8 year old Tundra I bought for the trip. My daughter wanted no alcohol at her wedding, having lost her most beloved childhood friend who was driving 80mph in a 20mph zone, drunk out of his mind. I bought a truckload of Topo Chico, Mexican sparkling water. My son showed up at 10:30pm. I drove across Texas all night while my son slept. The Tundra was so amazing. At the venue, they hoisted the chandeliers up with a telescoping lift, and plugged them in within ten minutes. They were stunning, and lit up perfectly. Found out the man who wired the chandeliers was also a architect/artist, who lived on the same street as my uncle before he died. In awe of the miracles witnessed to make my daughter's request for two huge chandeliers for her wedding, I am now in awe of the miracles of six grandchildrens, since my children waited til mid to late 30s to marry. Stephanie et al, you marvelous love of life, and laughter, food, family, and friends, is inspiring. Best of Best to All!

That's a clever tip

Love her....so funny

Nancy Johnston I thought that too

Yes I was thinking the same!

True

I was yelling this at my screen!

Totally agree. They would both have 8 sides.

Kamu Creates, I think mummy is honest about every job she does, also she has alot of mileage. I believe Stephanie is mummy's return of investment.

MacGyger! Yes! He was amazing!

Duct tape, you forgot the duct tape. Mac always seem to have an endless supply.

Duct tape..most essential for McGuyvers!

Heath Robinson = Rube Goldberg.

Yes, it would only take a day /day and a half to do, instead of a week of back breaking, arm aching digging!

I agree, earth wires are there for a reason. Just for starters. I could go on lol

Adding salt to the boiling water makes it an even more powerful weed killer.

Well, it IS safe but a better way would be to remove the old lamp-holder and connect the wires directly. Less bulk to hide then.

@@frankjohnson7204 I agree 100%. Remove all the old fittings, pull wires down from inside ceiling and attach the chandelier wiring to the house circuit with the connector blocks. Insulate with self amalgamating tape and push wires up into the ceiling. If you need to lower that type of chandelier it needs a longer tube not a chain. I have never seen that kind of repair in over 55 years in the trade. Twisting all the wire whilst screwing the fitting in is a no no in my book. regards

@@garyc5483 Agree with you Gary

@@garyc5483 I couldn't agree more. Also the earth wire was left unconnected. it's a shame it's a 4 hour drive away, i'd go and do an electrically sound job on it.

@@frankjohnson7204 Especially if they are thinking of wrapping fabric around it .