The Second Bedroom In The Cottage. Ep 13
Bonjour à tous,
This week In the cottage, Tracy continues with the stone wall In the bathroom and goes searching for some stones to fill the little gaps before re pointing the wall.
Plus, Tony has made fantastic progress In the bedrooms with the second one almost completed, just a lick of paint a new floor and It’s all ready.
If you like our videos please subscribe to our channel and hit the like buttom on the video as It helps us massively 🙏🥰
If you would like to join us on our family journey restoring this once abandoned château, please just follow the link below, 🥰
/ chateaudelalacelle
Address
🏰 Château de Lalacelle
95 le château
Lalacelle
61320
France
About us,
We are a family from the North-East of England following our dream to restore a beautiful abandoned french Château. We discovered the heart stopping Château De Lalacelle in summer of 2020, this beautiful architectural monument Is set in the countryside of North-West France.
The moment we visited the Château we all fell in love, from the beautiful sweeping landscape and forests, to its stunning untouched interiors and magnificent spiral staircase in the turret.
Unfortunately Château De Lalacelle has been abandoned for a number of decades so will need a lot of restoration and DIY.
Please subscribe and follow our families journey, with the up’s and down’s in moving from the UK to rural France and restoring this beautiful building to its former glory.
/ chateaudelalacelle
/ chateaudelalacelle
#chateaudelalacelle #escapetothechateau #escapetothedreamrestoringthechateau
Tony is one amazing man. What would this dream do without his knowledge, skills. persevering attitude driven even more by his love of his family. Softly. quietly understated. Tracey is the beautiful , independent, strong-minded, yet gentle-spoken, queen of the renovaton's spirit, gluing a womderful family together. Admire each and everyone of you immensely. Thank you for sharing your lives with us all.
Thank you so much 🙏🥰
Tony & Tracy well done, you are such a great couple! Tony the bedroom is looking so good, that soak when you have the bath tub in will be wonderful for your back & neck! Tracy the stone wall is wonderful, so much hard work, but the satisfaction in looking at it after, knowing you did that, will be so rewarding when lying in the tub having a wonderful well earned bath! Thank you so much, take really good care of yourselves, stay well! Much love Kathy x 💖
Thank you very much 🥰
I wonder what the original builders of the cottage would think of how you’ve highlighted all of their beam work! I bet they’d be quite proud!
Wow Tracey and now you can add stone mason to your repertoire. Tony the walls and beams look fantastic! I can't imagine that you both have done all of this mostly on your own! Well done!
Appropriate music track for today .... Just another brick in the wall
Tracy hard work on your walls they look amazing. Tony the room is beautiful the beams are incredible. Keep up the good work stay warm.
Thank you very much 🥰
It never ceases to impress the amount of work involved to bring the property back to its former glory, and more. It's also an impressive feat to watch you tackle the tasks with the verve you all show. Imagine your first impression when you saw this jumble of buildings, wild brush, and weedy land that needed so much work to restore. The energy you put into each part of this endeavor is really impressive. The fact that you are also letting the world into the process is such a great show of your determination to make this your home and business. good on you for the cohesiveness of your lovely family. cheers
We love Tracey, she's such a hard worker as well as being a lovely mam and granny🥰🥰
She is fantastic 🥰🥰
Tony and Tracy, you're five star! Tony, Health and Safety would definitely be on your case re: ergonomics 😉 and ensuring you give your neck and back a rest. Would highly recommend one of those electric heating pads when you're relaxing. Such a difference for a small price! The cottage is such a gem, the love and care Tracey and Tony have invested echoes in the walls. Do pace yourselves and take some time, the two of you, to enjoy the surroundings. ❤️🤗 Mariya
Thanks Mariya! We’ve all done that recently and tried to get out and about to enjoy our surroundings :)
Thank you very much 🙏🥰
Tony needs to try out Terry’s bath as soon as it’s ready! Tracy too ☺️
It’s so sweet the back and forth conversation that Tracy and Terry have. You can see the mutual respect they have for one another.
Amazing pair they are. Like mother like son!
😂
Thank you very much 🥰
Tracey, you’ve got the patience of Job pointing that wall and Tony, well every house should have one!
Thank you 😊
How I admire you all. The work is dirty, hard and backbreaking. I don’t know how you keep going. Special admiration for Tracey who is doing heavy work usually undertaken by men. I love the way that you encourage, educate, involve and praise Jonathan. The building of confidence in children is so important, I do so admire how you are doing that. What a lucky boy to have such a loving family. I am looking forward to seeing your progress in the coming months.
Tracy and Tony you are two hard working people! Everything is looking beautiful? Take care of yourselves and don’t over do❤️❤️
The ceilings and their beams are absolutely stunning!
i was skeptical about the stone wall at first but it came out amazing! You sold me!
Thank you very much, it is a beautiful feature 🥰
💕Onwards & upwards as the saying goes💕
The cottage is gorgeous! Who wouldn’t want to live there?
What your doing,is better then professional,because your doing it with LOVE for your cottage. ❤️
I washed my stone walls with white vinegar before pointing. That's what my research lead me to.
You all are amazing, you just keep on going…😊❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Northern folk are good hard grafters and it shows…..well done one and all. Take care, but also take a few hours to recharge your batteries every week, please.
Thanks Isobel! We do on an evening :) we all sit down have dinner together and relax for an hour or two :)
Leave it white. Let the color be in the accessories!
That room looks brilliant white. Well done Tony! It would be a shame to paint it any other colour especially when there is no window. I agree, you will have pops of colour with duvet covers and Jonathan's things etc. Tracey you are an amazing worker! Don't know where you get all your energy!
It’s so good to see you making great progress 😊 I’m loving that brick wall, Tracy is doing a grand job 😊 You’re such a lovely family … all pulling together to make your dream reality ❤️
Thank you so much, the wall looks beautiful 😍
Terry and Tracey are so cute 🥰
Thank you 🙏🥰
Wow, things are really coming along. I really like the white against the oak beams. I would definitely add some kind of a window, I realize it's somewhat of an expense but a room really isn't a room without a window. You folks sure are hard workers!
Thank you very much 🥰
Tony, please watch your back, I to was a go getter , never stopped & now I am paying for it . Your work & the whole family is totally amazing .
The cottage just keeps better and better. It really showcases all of your hard work and vision ❤️
White is lovely. Add colour with paintings and soft furnishings. The white shows off the beauty of the beams. 😊
Watched your vlog did not disappoint. The cottage is coming along Tony and Tracy have put so much hard work into it and it shows. New skills to learn Tracy but nothing is impossible. Well done 👏👏👏
Oh, definitely keep it white, or off-white. NOT yellow‼️
Ok, Tracy is my new role model! She is inspiring, and learning such a different type of DIY. I feel I can go out and give it a go myself. Lol! Cottage is coming out so nice!
She is fantastic!
I admire her so much!
She is a wonderful woman 🥰
Please take care, guys. You look so tired; pace yourselfs Tracey, and you work so hard you should be so proud x
Thank you very much 🙏🥰
Tracy, pretty nice?! The wall is looking amazing. Tony love your idea for the paint on the walls. Get the pimms in ready. Lots of love to you all xxx
Love the progress as I’m sure you all as well. I agree with leaving the ceiling and walls white to bring out the beauty of the beams. Add color with bedding and accessories. I also agree to take some time to rest and get a massage to sooth those aching muscles. Can’t wait to seeing the flooring. Thanks for sharing 😍😘
I take my hat (coat and gloves) off to you all. Amazing progress from all.your hard work. Tracy ya bloody marvellous pet. ❤
Thank you very much 🥰
Tracy you’re quite amazing you will have a go at anything very versatile and Tony is very very handy and good with his skills💕💕
Hello everyone. My goodness you’ve come a long way. You reached your goal to have your Christmas tree in the grand room so now you have the rest of the year ( through summer) to finish the cottage. Maybe slow down or at least get some rest when you see fit. Your health comes first and you don’t want to burn out. Tracy, you’re Wonder Woman, you can accomplish anything you put your mind to, you’ve proved that already. Take care.
It’s probably too late now, but may be useful for future for you. We made a mix of Zilver Zoda (Silver Soda), Fairy (green soap) dishwashing detergent and warm water to clean teak decking and furniture. It lifts dirt beautifully, but must be rinsed off. It’s amazing how good a job it does. The zilver zoda needs to be about 3/4 to one cup, and about 1/4 cup fairy to a 3/4 bucket water. Dip a soft bristled brush/broom in and GENTLY scrub. For wood, you must only brush in the direction of the grain. Rinse and allow to dry and be surprised how clean it comes up. I’m sure it would work on Tracey’s wall project. Zilver zoda is very cheap and often on the bottom shelf in the supermarket.
The cottage is rather superb
Everything seems to be progressing so quickly. It's lovely seeing your enthusiasm for the work
Terry your mom an dad are So sweet and fantastic. Your family stay together Work together Fantastic thing
I like Jonathan's walls white. You're going to have colorful kid stuff in there and can put colorful art.
Absolutely Diana. Am sure it will be covered in Minecraft posters soon enough 😂😂
You are such hard workers. Love everything you do.
You all are wonderful. I don't have much ambition now , but could sit all day watching all of the chateau videos. When I was ambitious I found that dishwasher powder (Cascade0 really cleaned, killed "stuff" gunk off of walls, floors, doors etc. and outside windows were easy to clean. Just mix in hot water and brush on , then hose off. It cleanes the frames and the class no wiping.
Can we see and hear more of Tony please as we feel that he is being sidetracked and it's his work with the roof and stairs is what we want not pointing of walls as one wall is the same as an other. We feel uncomfortable the way Tony is push aside.
Please keep the walls white . Great contrast and complement the beams . Colour comes from furniture and fabrics.
Thanks Ann :)
Paint any color you want it's your space. God bless you and carry on.
The 2nd bedroom looks amazing, the beams are gorgeous. Agree with Tony, white against the dark beams looks really beautiful. The stone wall comes up a great with cleaning and repointing.
Thank you very much 🥰
What an amazing job Tracy has done on the stone bathroom wall! Good to go for the next century or two.
Thank you very much 🥰
In the future it is best to wash stone like that with a mixture of water and something acidic. White vinegar can be used for general cleaning. When using soap, if not rinsed thoroughly a residue can be left behind making it hard for anything to stick to the stone afterwards. This is a professional tip rather than an opinion. Good luck on all your hard work! It's looking amazing.
Thank you very much for the tip🙏🥰
Very happy to see this video. White is a great base color. You can bring in color through fabrics and artwork. Amazing progress and results.
Thanks Karen :)
Tracey you are who I wanna be!!! What a hard worker!!! Love your attention to detail and your work ethic!
Oh I know! If I could go volunteer, I’d be right on Tracy’s heels. 🤗👌🏼
Tracy is amazing!
That looks like hard work Tracy!! Such patience 👍❤️ The cottage is coming on now. So pleased xxx
I have been waiting for this, seeing the progress made to the cottage bedrooms and bathroom. Thanks for reminding me to tune in and for letting us know what todays’s vlog will be about 💗
Thank you very much 🙏🥰
The white on the walls looks amazing against the beams! Colour will close it in and cause odd divisions. Colour comes in with the decorating and pictures. All fun!
Thank you very much 🥰
Tracy Your Amazing, and What a Wonderful Son you have in Terry ❤️
I can't begin to tell you what pleasure I receive from your videos! I am so excited each time you post and anxiously anticipate the next one. Absolutely beautiful bedroom and the bathroom wall is gorgeous!
Thanks Cheryl :) I love the bathroom too!
Thank you very much 🙏🥰
Have you considered putting a skylight in the bedroom you are working on without windows?
I’m with you… Address of love the white with Those beams. Beautiful
Tony, I am with you that it is okay to go white on the wall that is great with contrast of the dark wood work! Tracey is doing an excelllent job with the stone work on the wall! The other thing you all put out great video by bringing nature in the different senses in the video both of you men do a great job editting all the videos!
A sense of satisfaction and accomplishment is what I get out of tasks like this. It’s such a good feeling of pride that ‘I did that’.
Lovely renovation, I'm very jealous. Painting, put a 'brush' handle in the roller ( it's designed for it) place the tray on the ground. Saves bending and climbing. Also builders trestles and planks are much better than up and down steps. Grout bags/guns for the pointing, mush quicker and cleaner.
When Cleaning the timbers that are on show i find using OXALIC ACID. Diluted in water in a spray bottle and just leave it to soak into the wood. as OXALIC ACID is made from RHUBARB so it`s BIO-DEGRADEABLE. and it does bring the beauty of the wood out making it POP
I have to take my hat off to you lot, none of you are, afraid of turning your hand to anything. Enjoying every video. Thank you. 😊
I like the white especially with no window.
Thanks Shalmara :)
Could you use a sort of cake decorating piping bag type thing. It seems like it might be easier getting it into the little crevices.
Good idea :) I’ll tell tracy :) thanks Kathy
❤️🏰 Thank you for the vlog; like the idea of adding in the pieces of beam, lots of hard work but progress, taping and jointing upstairs 😊 painting
It will be beautiful! Perhaps when it is all done...and funds are available, a small roof window for your bedroom would be amazing!
@@derekbriggs6207 No hate here i love your channel but no window of any kind = cave no matter what colour it's painted imo...
I love the white contrast against the beams too 😊
Hi Tracy you’re doing a great job, you need to watch the French farmhouse with Tracy and Bodin, she is the queen of tuck point, she have a lot of tip and Easter work for you.
OMG Tracy I would never have the patience to do that wall. It is all looking amazing though and you will have the satisfaction of know you and Tony did it all yourselves well done.
Thank you very much 🥰
The beams are beautiful, I'm glad you have been cleaning and brightening them. In the states that room could not be called a bedroom because it doesn't have a window. People do use windowless rooms as bedrooms, but you can't call it one, you have to have a window to get out of incase there is a fire. It's funny the way countries have different rules.
Yes it is a beautiful room, but it would be nice to have a window for some natural light. You all are amazing and I enjoy following your journey.
I agree with Tony the white looks great in the bedroom . It makes the room look larger than it is. Add the colour with the furnishings. Great work Tracey and Tony. Look after your back Tony.
Like your idea leaving little shelves in the rock for candle or soap If u don’t like it u can always put a rock in it
Tracy, your an inspiration:) I just wish I had a stone wall to renovate. It’s going to be lovely x
Thank you very much 🥰
The wall and pointing look lovely…..indeed,
Terry your mam is looking tired she needs a long rest ❤️ xx
Mum... if some one doesn’t like how you’ve done it, they can always do it themselves... Oxoxo Mum and to all Great Mums..
I wonder if you can fanagle a canvas pastry bag type deal to "pipe" the mortar in and then just squish it flattish? That looks like a TEDIOUS amount of doing!! Well done, it looks fantastic 😁👌
fantastic job on the bedroom Tony and on the wall Tracy. I am in the all white camp in the bedroom. it really draws attention to the beautiful beams
Wow it's looking fabulous .Tracy great pointing .
Well done Tracy and Terry! You’re making progress. Soon the upstairs will be done and the bathrooms well on the way. You’ll soon be in out of the caravan and the cold. Then the kitchen which I’m sure will be the cherry on the top! I hope it all goes smoothly and quickly for you both and Jonathon. 👏🏻👏🏻😍
Thank you very much 🙏🥰
Looks fabulous, my vote is white!!!
You all are working so hard to make your chateau a wonder. I don't know how you do it!
I love you all. You all have patience with the task at hand and each other.
I am so impressed with the quality of the work! Everything looks fantastic… and the progress is amazing!🇨🇦
Thank you very much 🙏🥰
I love The Mother, she is a nice Lady!
Just as hard waiting in 22 as it was in 21
Your home is going be beautiful. And you all are doing such a fine job. And all the work is gonna be worth it. Is God-bless you all, And keep safe.
So sorry I missed the premiere but so glad to watch now. 😊 So close to the end - looking awesome!
Both the bedroom finish and the bathroom wall look amazing. 😎😎😎😎
Fabulous - it’s Wednesday 👏👏
And time for a cottage update 🥰
Tracy, could I suggest using a piping bag for the mortar, I used that on the stone wall in my kitchen, works fairly well, but so far you are doing a great job..Terry too..
Such a clever idea!!
Great idea.
Great idea 🙏🥰
When I and my husband renovated the kitchen in an old house, we put ølandsbrud on one wall, when the wall had to be grouted, my husband (who was a baker) took a bag that you use to decorate cakes with - it was filled with grout - and then he otherwise got the wick jointed in a hurry 👌 - good work you get done.
Thank you very much, great idea 🥰
Tracy... you are just the same as my Dental hygenest..thorough. Well done Terry👍🐓❤🐕
Thank you very much 🥰
Great job all of you! I think Tracy and Tony need a day away to see the countryside and recharge their batteries.
Thank you very much, yes we do go for walks around the countryside 🥰
Tracey you need that high-speed lady in this video 😂😂 Love your dedication you all your family have well done one & all🤗🤗⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love Sue❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
Your cottage is coming along. I just love it. Keep up the good work
Thank you very much 🥰
Be fun to sculpt a mouse for a hole. As long as it’s sealed in the back, could you leave a kind of pocket? For a little mouse or bird.
Beautiful start to the year. The white looks old world with the beams. Tracy shows real talent with the pointing. Well done! Looking forward to seeing the finished upstairs rooms. I'm sure that you are as well! ~ Diane - New Hampshire USA
Thank you very much 🥰🥰