We purchased a crumbling French Château .... what were we thinking? 

What a beautiful amazing chateau well done!

I very much enjoyed learning of your journey to the chateau.

Lovely to see two Australians in the Chateau mix. Looking forward to seeing the restoration of this grand and breathtaking chateau. Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

I just started watching your site and really look forward to following your journey with you. Thank you so much for your compassion in preserving something so precious to the evolution of human history

Beautiful project ❤

Yay great to find some ossies on here I’m subscribing right now. Goodonyu

Beautiful and courageous people, vive l'Australie ! I like your style, you learn and speak french, you work to know our strange laws about listed buildings and you are saving one of our best magnificent monuments. Grand merci à vous et bravo !

Drop the background music. It really is annoying when trying to listen to you

Greetings from San Antonio Texas! I also just subscribed, I agree the background music with the echo in the room just makes it very difficult to hear your conversation. It just gave me a headache. Love your château can’t wait to see all your plans for restoring this old house.

I am so glad I came across your vlog, I cant wait to take this journey with you and see everything as it unfolds x

Yes, make a video of the little things you find. I would lovr to see the writings you are talking about

I just stumbled on this video. What an enormous undertaking! I wish you the very best. From Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺

Only recently discovered your site. My first thought was Purnon is so very lucky you discovered her. Cannot think of any other couple who would suit as well as you do. Looking forward to following this incredible adventure.

I think i am going to love the vlogging of Chateau De Purnon coming back to life over time.

Good luck with your project...Proud two see such a lovely couple sharing their love of the chateaux.

What an adventure you are embarking on. Thank you for sharing with us. From Brisbane Australia.

Being a "Yank" but knowing our family's roots reached all the way back across the pond, makes me feel somehow that this beautiful place is somehow a special place even to me! I wish I was a wealthy person who could go along the real estate trail and scoop up all those chateaus mentioned that are in such need of saving! Bummer! 😔 Let me hasten to say how glad I am that at least this wonderful old place is in the right hands, apparently! Will enjoy watching the progress - even from the southern US! ❤❤❤

Fantastic intro. Can’t wait to see more of your adventures.

This project is immensely exciting and I look forward to the restoration. Thank you for taking the time to restore a gem of our collective history, and breathe life back into it again. Sending my love and admiration from Canada!

All the Best from Aotearoa, New Zealand 👏

LOVELY vlog! I'm really looking forward to following your chateau journey!

From one Melbournian to another I will enjoy watching your renovations, very exciting.

I just subscribed. A suggestion to better hear what you're saying is to eliminate the loud, distracting background music, especially when speaking inside with the echo in the high ceilings rooms . Looking forward to seeing your journey! Greetings from my Disneyland neighborhood here in Southern California!

I'm so excited to find your channel! What a fabulous place. I'm really excited you will actually keep the stable a stable. Every single other chateau restoration channel I watch renovates that space onto something else! Yay for you. I can't wait to see more details of the outbuildings, details that show the historical way of life, and details of your projects restoring this beauty! Thank you for saving this piece of history!

Well done you! Great to see some Aussies doing a beautiful job of preserving an incredible Chateau. Looking forward to seeing more progress in time Cheering from PERTH WA.

Just discovered your channel. I’m completely speechless by the beauty of your chateau. So excited to tag along on your amazing journey.

Wow, at last I have some Australians to follow along with on a chateau restoration. What a wonderfully articulate and interesting introduction can not wait to see lots more on your channel. Thanks for taking us on the journey.

Amazing. Crazy, but amazing.

I look forward to your progress with bringing this gorgeous property back to glory. (I agree with a previous comment about the background music. Although, I could hear you fine)

Love this.

We've also just found you on RU-vid and we are fellow Aussies from Sydney. Looking forward to watching what we've missed and then journey with you. Good on you doing what alot of us would have liked to have done when we were younger. I do agree though, that the background music is distracting while you are talking.

The music in the background is too loud in the foreground and distracts and drowns out some of the narrative.

Oh My I cant tell you how excited I was listening to your life's journey I am Australian and came from Melbourne which was my birth home . I have watched a couple of your videos but was in awe of hearing that you are an Aussie .I have watched hundreds of chateau restorations and thrilled to see Aussies making France your home . I saw the chateau before you bought a few years ago .What an adventure what a thrilling experience for you both I wish you the best for your futures such a lovely young couple. I will be waiting in anticipation for your videos .

Beautiful chateaux.looking forward to renovations.background music distracting

I have been following y’all on Instagram and here on RU-vid. This particular video is quite well done with your process in choosing Purnon and your plans for it. It is a beautiful property and I look forward to watching the progress of restoration. ❤️😊

Love the seat you are both sitting on, by the looks this chair came with the sale of the property and you have revived it. Would be awesome to show us please the furniture that came with the property please. Love from a kiwi in NZ who is looking forward to following you, a dream I wished I could have done. Any rich single 66 plus yr old men out there lol xo

Yes more videos of discoveries and more room tours. What a gorgeous chateau. Greetings from 🇨🇦

Lovely. Such a special place. Easy to see why you fell in love. Looking forward to seeing the rooms, the history and all your little discoveries.

I've been watching your videos one by one. I can't imagine how you are going to fund these efforts but I applaud you. Hopefully you can gather a lot of funds through the internet.

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding and wishing you luck, patience and enjoyment of your beautiful chateau as you begin your journey ! From Myrtle Beach SC💙

Greetings from Perth! 🇦🇺

Wishing you both the very best with this exciting adventure you have begun! 👏👏👏👏👏

Wonderful - having a bit difficulty to hear what you are saying with the music

So exciting for you both, lovely couple and a dream come true, most people can only dream of doing this, much praise to you from England

Well certainly a challenge for some but not for Aussies 🇦🇺 We wish you all the best and we will be here to see this fantastic journey of discovery and historic adventures, God Bless you both and be safe. 👍😇🇫🇷🙏🏰

Thank you and congratulations on the purchase. I look forward to the adventure!

Today August 19, 2022 my first time viewing. I'm intrigued with your journey. I decided to start with this vlog and move forward to present. All the best in your journey. Hugs💞 from Ohio, USA.

just WOW

What an amazing project! Can you make a video sometime about the process of purchasing the chateau? Was it listed for sale? Did you have an attorney, broker or real estate representative for the purchase? How did you learn you needed an architect to approve every step of the renovation? What are some things that someone looking for a chateau project would need to ask or research during the purchase process? I'm very interested in anything you can share about the process.

OMG! What an adventure. A fellow Melbournian, I just happened upon this episode on You Tube. I am so excited for you and can’t wait to see your journey. What a stunning property! SUBSCRIBED, with the bell ticked, and can’t wait to see more.

Love to see these old historic buildings being saved, to many of them have been left to rot or been torn down sadly. Can't wait to see more videos on what you guys are doing. keep up the good work and most of all enjoy it :-)

This is a wonderful video!! I really enjoyed your sharing about yourselves and how you came to the chateau. I'm looking forward to binge watching your other videos so I can catch up! Love from Vermont

As others have said, no music. We're grownups here. We don't need music with everything. 😇 Bless y'all for this undertaking.

Such a beautiful place! Looking forward d to seeing all your adventures in restoration!

The background music, it's so distracting & loud I can't hear what you are saying. Best to turn the music off when doing interviews. Had to turn this off after 5 minutes unfortunately.

Can’t wait to follow some fellow Aussies on your exciting journey, best wishes to you both, Yvonne from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia x

Glad to have found you guys! I will enjoy hearing more about your journey with Purnon.

Thanks for bringing us into your adventure!

Hello fellow Melbournians :D Your video came up in my feed as I love watching chateau restorations and I'm so glad it did. What a glorious building!! And the grounds are stunning too! That tree-lined strip is beautiful - so much potential. Looking forward to seeing how things progress in the weeks and months ahead :)

Can't wait to see and hear more of this historic place...

I'm sold. I'm moving to France to restore a Chateau! I just need a Man that can speak fluent French, is patient, can build...is a brilliant Lover, oh and has billions of dollars!!! C'est la vie 🥰🥰🥰

Hello from Florida, USA. It’s absolutely gorgeous and amazing. Can’t wait to see your progress 💕

Fascinating background on you and your chateau!! Looking forward to more!! So grateful to see such a beautiful chateau being brought back to life!! Love from Southern California 💗

Looking forward to seeing your story and progress evolve.

I'm looking forward to watching your progress on your new chateau. However, could you tone down the background music please in future videos?

Can't wait to see more. Absolutely beautiful. Please share all your treasure

Really interesting. Do you think you could adjust the background music? It is distracting as it is very loud.

What is the wind turbine used for? The gate is magnificent! Does the government help with the cost of renovation at all?

I just subscribed too but agree with Kerrie background music far too loud. Hard to hear you very well. Good Look on your journey can’t wait to see what you do.

C'est impressionnant à quel point ce château est marqué par la Révolution française tout en ayant réussi à lui survivre !

Cut the music…..

Thank you for taking the time to make such a lovely video.💖😊💖

Finding it hard to understand with the loud music. Wonderful project, only a NON French person would take this one and thank god for them !

I’m in. Hook line and sinker. Fellow Melbourning🌻

What a beautiful chateau . I’m so excited to watch all your restoration work . Congratulations to you both x

Hi Guys just found you ☘🙋‍♀️☘Hi from Ireland ☘🙋‍♀️☘

I totally understand how you fell in love with the chateaux. It may not be the same but I have lived for 30yrs in a house nearing 100yrs old here in Sydney and I still say goodnight to it each night. Crazy? Possibly.

What an amazing project. Sending strength for the tough days!!!

New sub Hi from Ontario Canada...Gary

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Your journey will be soo interesting to follow. Looking forward to it! I would love to hear more about the how you envision the interiors to look like and also your plans for the gardens.

Congratulations. What an amazing piece of architecture. Thanks for sharing your journey.

No one who starts a project like this knows what they’re getting into. If you knew, you wouldn’t do it.

Big projects ahead for sure.

Dear Tim and Felicity, in the politest way could I suggest maybe toning down the back ground music please. Really interested in what you have to say but the music is a bit over powering and distracting from what youre saying. Love the project and the chateau is beautiful. Can totally see what you see in it. Best wishes for continued success with the project.

I'm an architect and historic preservationist and your story about Purnon is exciting. I bought an 18th century townhouse in the south of France and will be relocating from the US early in 2023. I'm excited to follow your adventure. Cheers-

Please turn off the music while you are speaking. I would like to hear everything you have to say about your extraordinary journey. Tks. Darlene

Lovely home and couple! They'll be great owners....music is to loud though.

Mike from mo. Us here, this is so exciting! The wife an I are so happy to see you excited and happy 😊 love the attitude!! We love old properties! Hang in there! Thoughts and prayers, mike and melissa t.

I also cant wait with much anticipation to see you restore such a beautiful Chateau thank you for these first video love them and you both thank you for taking us on your new journey until the next one cheers new friends 🍷🍷🍷💐💐💐❤️❤️🥰🇨🇦

Ah, you are living many of our dreams so thanks for taking us along.

Yes please- definitely do a whole vlog on your exciting finds within the Chateau! Love letters? Graffiti from maids living there over a hundred years ago? FASCINATING. This is going to be a brilliant project. You are in good company too… there are lots of expat Chateau restoration vlogs on RU-vid now. Your kinda crazy has loads of good company! Looking forward to your guinea pig experience wedding too - congrats. Lots to look forward to as normal expands again.

I will subscribe. I’m excited to be on this journey with you two!

Congratulations on your beautiful Chateau, looking forward to all the progress videos that you will share with us. Watching from South Africa.

Will be waiting for your next video! What a gorgeous place your château is!

Love the show but music on the background could be toned down. It gives a distraction and a headache after a while.

Fellow Aussie here. 🇦🇺 I'm looking forward to going on the journey with you from afar. It's been a long standing dream of mine also. Just a quick question, did either of you speak French before buying the Chateau?

I know what you thought... we have to spend it all and more 😄

So glad to have found you! Ex-Sydney resident of 16 years and then spent 25 years in North Dordogne/Charente area. Wow, what a massive project and well done to get so many people for the Patrimoine weekend. Bonne continuation !

Can I just say having quite loud music in the background when you are speaking is distracting❌