Only 101 rooms to go! Restoring the Château first floor - Part 2
This week our many projects are start to come together! On the first floor, we finally see the new en-suite taking shape. In the moat preparations are laid for the waste water evacuation of the chateau en-suites and up on the roof the final section of the disastrous 19th century zinc guttering is removed.
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The workmanship of this renovation is astounding. I’m enjoying watching this lady becoming beautiful once more. The en suite is looking wonderful.
Enjoy! Every day we are thankful for the amazing skills of the artisans working to save this beautiful place. And for us, it is a joy to look back on the results of our work.
Its great to see that we still have "Craftsmen" who know how to make the repairs as they were done originally. Charles Charlotte NC
Thanks for your message. We hope that our project to save Chateau de Purnon will play a small part in keeping these incredible skills alive.
The restoration of the roof is a monumental task, but what an accomplishment when it is completed. I love following the progress of Chateau de Purnon.
We're thrilled you're sharing in our journey!
The bathroom looks so elegant and so perfect for your chateau. I love watching your artisans at work. It is down to your incredible hard work bringing it all together and all the decisions you are making, that I’m in awe of too. Thank you for sharing this epic journey of restoration.
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@ I honestly am!
Very handsome artisans too!
Having just one "island of serenity" is a HUGE milestone. And so incredible to have craftsmen that respect the original & also young, so many more generations to rediscover the wisdom of the many chateaux architects like yours!
Thanks for your message. We hope our project here at Chateau de Purnon can play a small part in keeping these incredible trades alive.
Great to see another guest appearance by Kevin. I would secretly make holes in the roof just to keep him coming back for repairs 😉
Myles, your commitment to heritage restoration does you great credit! Thanks for following our adventure!
I was thinking the same! Haha
The bathroom is going to be unbelievable…excited to see the paper. Kevin is so handsome, I had to watch 3 times as I couldn’t read the subs as I kept being drawn to watching him. I nearly fainted when he smiled. So many master craftsmen working on Purnon. ❤
According to Dr William Buchanan's 'Domestic Medicine' (1785) vinegar and water is the best treatment for fainting... please be careful. Thank you for following our journey.
Such a delight to watch your videos. I forget about all the crazy world news and realize that there are beautiful things happening like the incredible artisans and amazing history at Purnon. Thanks for making the world a little bit brighter with your great channel.
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It IS so inspiring to see the fundamentals of the chateau restored. And not just that, but how beautiful the process is to watch and gain more insight about. It makes me want to viré out to France start restoring one myself! …… Famous last words, I’m sure. And I’m excited for the essential livable spaces being put together that will no doubt make LIVING WHILE working in the chateau so much more palatable as it won’t just be a worksite but a true HOME. And talk about much deserved. That tub is to die for. But dang. A year for the roof to be fully completed. That is some steady, detailed work. She is waking up slowly, indeed. It’s kind of strange not seeing the mesh in the new bathroom anymore. You get so used to it. How trippy. Syked to see the wallpaper chosen and put up.
Thanks for your message and for following our journey so closely! Small steps each week, great for our morale!
In a world currently filled with outrage and discontent, the reverance and care shown to the historical craftsmanship if this amazing building by you all is so positive and shows such respect that my heart is soothed. Bravo. You are all heroic in the truest sense. 👏👏
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You're so lucky to have the Grant and have professionals doing the work, this massive castle is fortunate to have you be the new Chatelains and bring this magnificent house back to life!!
Thanks for your message. We've committed our life savings to restoring Chateau de Purnon, so we are extremely grateful to receive the support and assistance from the French Government. Our teams of artisans are amazing - we couldn't save Purnon without them!
Wonderful work! This enterprise permits to continue a very high quality working at the traditional French methods. I follow the Purnon restoration and other castles as Le château de Chaumont on KZhead. I would like to thanks these foreigners who spend their time, energy and money to save this French patrimony. As done by the Australian government who offers the Australian nationality to the foreign heroes I suggest to the French government to proceed the same for you. Jean 🇫🇷
Thank you Jean for your marvellous message. You can be proud of the many French people working to save Chateau de Purnon also - from our amazing architect Monsieur Frederic Didier to the many skilled artisans working on the roof and facades.
Glad that you are feeling better! Beautiful opening shots! The ensuite will be stunning! Thank you for the detail regarding the reconstruction of the roof…quite fascinating! Goodbye old guttering system! 🎉😊
There's so many things we enjoy watching your vlogs which is without peer when it comes to the authenticity and integrity of your chateau restoration. It's a true testament to the quality and talent of the artisans you have selected and your respect and vision for the property. How wonderful it is to see your subscriber numbers now over 50k..quality always wins out! M&R. PS love the tapware..
Hi Maria and Rowan, thanks for your message. Every chateau has its own story. For us, here at Chateau de Purnon we've chosen to focus on a true heritage restoration. We want to honour the skills and expertise of the incredible artisans who are supporting us using traditional techniques and materials. We hope to share the history of the people in whose footsteps we walk. We hope to use the amazing and sometimes mundane things we find here to better understand their lives. And we hope that future generations will be able to enjoy the harmony and beauty of this special place. We're thrilled that people across the world can share in our adventure. We both really appreciate your support and encouragement, Tim & Flick.
This is one quality production. John Ruskin would be proud of you for all the hand-made roofing, which lends an important character to the whole.
Thanks for your message. We fear Mr Ruskin may have rejected Chateau de Purnon's classical style. But hopefully he would have respected the traditional restoration techniques.
@ Indeed. The craftsperson's trace was everything to him. No machine-made trimmings.
Votre travail et votre patience m’émeuvent ! Heureusement que vous êtes bien entourés (architecte et artisans compagnons…). Ce sera l’œuvre d’une vie ou presque que de restaurer et de sauver cette beauté architecturale. Ensuite vous allez la ramener à la vie et la rendre vivante par votre projet de « suites » à louer ! Que Dieu vous garde et bravo !
Merci pour votre merveilleux message. Nous sommes très reconnaissants d'avoir le soutien de notre architecte et de nos artisans. Ils sont tous fabuleux.
An incredibly massive project requiring substantial effort and means. Great to see enthusiastic and passionate Australians entering the chateau restoration world.
We're thrilled that you're enjoying our journey! Thanks for your message.
That roof is going to be incredible. It's so satisfying to see the last of that zinc guttering go bye-bye.
We can really feel the progress being made. Each step brings us a little closer to saving the chateau itself. Thanks for following our journey!
This roof - you stepped in just in time 😮 lot of damage. What an expensive necessary restoration operation.Talented workmanship that should never ever ever be looked down on. We all have our talents. ❤ Incredible.
We are incredibly grateful for the skills and care of the wonderful team working to save Chateau de Purnon. We hope our project will play a small part in keeping these skills alive. Thank you for your message.
Incredibly beautiful craftsmanship. I'm impressed by the humility of those craftsman you have included in the vlogs. 👏👏
Our artisans are amazing - often using traditional techniques and materials they are bringing this wonderful place back to life. Thanks for following our adventure!
Purnon Roof is the envy of all slate roofs…It’s a gorgeous restoration. Brilliant. ❤
Thank you!
The progress is awesome! The bathroom is looking beautiful😃What handsome roofers😍oh my goodness🙃
Thrilled that you're observing beauty as you follow our restoration...
The en suite is so elegant and the careful selection of beautiful pieces has resulted in another magazine front-cover-worthy result. Perfection. I can't wait to see the wallpaper!
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Each week I’m amazed at the job your artisans are doing. The bathroom is going to be so beautiful-that sink/marble basin is absolutely gorgeous and so are the faucets. Outstanding choices. Can’t wait to see the wallpaper.
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When you read that someone has bought a chateau and started an enourmous and painstaking job of restoring this old lady, your first thought is, hey, they're rich, very rich to venture into this huge thing!!! They'll have an army of workers, craftsmen of all trades to do the work for them! And then we see the two of you, hard at work, getting into the dirt, ripping apart, sanding and painting floors, digging, shovelling, mowing... Youve changed my perception of the "rich"! Its going to take a long time to get this old madame glowing again, but you're both rich in ambition and love for her!
Thank you for your message. We're thrilled that you're following our adventure. We are endeavouring to honour this incredible place with an authentic heritage restoration. We're learning along the way from incredible people whose skills and expertise are helping to save Chateau de Purnon. We love sharing their insights with our audience. And, yes, we work every day. It's exhilarating to see her transformation all around us. We wouldn't have it any other way!
Thank you for your wonderful message. We're thrilled that you're following our adventure. We're endeavouring to conduct a true heritage restoration. We wish to honour the incredible people whose skills and expertise are helping to save Chateau de Purnon - we love sharing their insights with our audience and we are always learning from them. And yes, we work every day. It's exhilarating to watch her transformation up close. We wouldn't have it any other way!
Thank you for posting such frequent updates. The architecture and the chateau's construction are absolutely fascinating, as are the solutions to the problems encountered.
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You’re continuing to do good work. Keep it up. The bathroom is perfect. What a beautiful solution for the sink totally, as you say, in keeping with Purnon’s style. You and your architect as well as workers are doing an exemplary job.
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Thank you again for letting us follow along on your journey to saving this Historical Chateau .I'm sure you can hardly wait to soak in that beautiful tub over looking the grounds.The roof is amazing the way it was put together in the old days.Saying hello again from Penticton B.C Canada.
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The restoration of the roof is amazing - Purnon is an incredible building and lucky to have you as its new caretakers
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Watching you taking care and bringing the old lady back to life is making me tearfull of joy. Heartly thx. Greetings from Norhern Sweden. 🦋🤍🦋
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Excellent work guys Bravi 👏
Thank you!
So much detail. Love your new bathroom. All wort it. A huge process. You two are amazing. Dedicated, amazing determination, and foresight. Many generations will now enjoy this beautiful building. All involved in this restoration deserve a medal and National recognition in saving a piece of French history. I’m in awe….
Thank you for your message. We feel very fortunate to be able to work with skilled artisans to save something of rare beauty. We're thrilled that so many people from around the world can share in the joy of our journey!
France is restoring lot of the 45.000 castles it own, would make lot of medals, but Purnon is iconic by his heritage and style, so yes, why not, as both of them are going frenchier by the time and taste it seems ;)
Love from Canada!
Thank you!
The roof is very special
You're quite right. It's a work of art and one of the reasons Chateau de Purnon is fully heritage listed.
Such a beautiful opening scene ❤❤❤How exciting to have the bathroom suite looking so beautiful even without the wallpaper. Can’t wait to see it. The craftsmanship on the roof is incredible. So lucky to have such talented artists working on the roof 😍😍😍😍😍😘
They are wonderful. Saving Chateau de Purnon would be impossible without their incredible skills. Thanks for your message!
Well done you are doing a great job in the en suite looking forward to seeing the wall paper. You are becoming a Jill of all trades Flick would you have thought ten years ago you would be doing this.❤🇦🇺
I feel I repeat my self every week ,but you are doing a beautiful job and there is something that brings a huge smile to my face when I see wooden floors restored. So thank you for what you are doing! A Purnon fan in Nevada
Thank you for your message all the way from Nevada. We're thrilled that you're following our journey each week!
Toujours aussi fabuleux et rassurant de vous voir transformer ce beau bijou. Courage et encore bravo à vous et aux équipes qui vous accompagnent. Votre quête de la perfection et de l'authenticité dans cette énorme restauration, feront de Purnon un joyau à la mesure de votre mobilisation. Encore merci pour ce que vous faites pour le patrimoine et l'histoire si riches de notre pays. Merci, merci... quel bonheur de partager cette renaissance.
Merci pour votre merveilleux message. Nous espérons que notre restauration respectera la beauté du château. Nous tenons également à saluer la compétence des artisans qui travaillent à la sauvegarde du Château de Purnon. Nous sommes ravis que vous suiviez notre aventure !
We bought a huge ranch a year and a half ago, and I've not completed any 1 of the 15 rooms in the main house, but when I saw "only 101 rooms to go" I stopped feeling sorry for myself. 😊🧡
Quite right... it's all a question of perspective! Good luck with the ranch!
Bonjour Felicity and Tim, the bathroom is so beautiful right now, I can't wait to see if finished. "yay" the Chateaus first shower, going in. What a project and process the roof is, keeping with the original structure of it it's going to be magnificent, again well done on the bathroom. Love from N.Y.
Thanks for your message. It's taken much planning and discussion and a huge amount of work but we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I'm so happy to see you placed the soaking tub with the occupant facing the door. So many people don't think about placement when they renovate bathrooms.
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Beautiful - the bathroom, the roof. 🪠🚽🧻⛪
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So interesting. Each section has its.own stories. So excited for your ensuite.
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I’m in awe of the attention to all details, astounded by the workmanship, and the vision coming to life at Chateau Purnon ❤. Well done and keep it up 👍🏻 thank you for the video and the journey 😊
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Oh wow.. it is really clear in this video how the modified roof system retained water that resulted in all that wood rot, so much damage to masonry too. Purloin is so lucky to have you two as its new owners, with the support of French (or EU?) historic resources and the sweat of your hard labor she will be whole again, ready to be enjoyed by you guys, future generations and lucky guests. Congratulations!
Thanks for your message. Yes, the modified roof with its late-19th century zinc guttering proved disastrous. We're grateful that we can advance this huge project with French Government support. Just to clarify, no EU money here. We're thrilled you're following our adventure!
The bathroom vanity is exquisite. Is it your own design? Watching your channel is truly a joy. I am passing the word on to my friends and family. Thank you. Rebecca from Marin County, CA.
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You certainly do deserve that lovely new bathroom!
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Merci pour vos efforts.
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Your restoration is perfection! Well done!
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I really like this bathroom, imagine with the original wall paper that you found! Would have been absolutely beautiful. Can't wait to see what you all picked. I know to is a listed building so you cant add anything but tiles in that bathroom would have been beautiful too...
Thanks for your message. We look forward to revealing the wall papers soon. We do try and retain the parquetry where possible as we want to respect the chateau's eighteenth century origins. We will also reveal the showers as they progress. Without giving anything away (!) you may see some tiles then! We're thrilled that you're following our journey.
Yah!
OMG simply beautiful bathroom. I love the elegance and charm of it
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Such wonderful content. You were made for this job Felicity. Love seeing the progress on this grand old lady ❤
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Thank you for saving this chateau. So beautiful!
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I bought tiles and love them and the nice box they came in.
Thrilled you love them - you now own part of Purnon's roof!
I am in awe of those restores
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What a magnificent building. The restoration is top notch and done with so much love and respect. I’m amazed watching this property coming back to life. ❤
Wonderful message - thank you!
Lots of progress. Thank you for sharing. 🇦🇺
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Just found your channel . Have loved watching Stephanie at chateau de la lande, and thrilled I have another to follow. Good luck from here down under ! Looking forward to binge watching all your episodes.
Welcome! Thrilled that you've found us. Enjoy!
Certainly a most wonderful renovation that you have both executed, can’t wait till the final show, god bless you both on a mammoth job 👍🙏😇🏰🇫🇷
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Oh My Goodness…. Absolutely love your bathroom sink. I do not understand why you do not have more subscribers. I would love to know what the artisans that are working on your Chateau think about the past Artisans who built your château.
Thanks for your message. We find traces of the identities of the artisans who worked on Purnon in previous generations as we restore sections of the chateau. They signed their names and traced their tools in the stone, on the zinc and on the oak frame. Sometimes we recognise surnames whose descendants still live in our local villages. There is enormous respect for the workmanship of those in whose footsteps we walk today. They built a chateau without the technology (hydraulic lifts and cranes etc) that we can use today. Here at Purnon, they created a masterpiece. Every day we take small steps to save her. Thank you for your message!
Merci de nous montrer le travail si complexe de restauration d'une telle toiture! Ceci n'est pas à la portée du premier venu, mais nous avons la chance d'avoir en France d'excellents artisans.
Merci pour votre message. Nous ne pourrions pas sauver le Château de Purnon sans la merveilleuse équipe d'artisans qualifiés qui travaillent sur ce projet complexe.
Lo que más me gusta es la intervención en la cubierta. ¡Es un mundo en sí misma! You are doing a great job. Regarding the videos, they provide splendid entertainment. Greetings from Spain.
Gracias por tu mensaje. Estamos encantados de que estés disfrutando de nuestros vídeos.
Magnifique restauration . ❤❤❤ Le château est entre bonnes mains !😊
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Bless your heart, what a job❤
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Beautiful work you are doing.
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Greetings From Melbourne, well she is coming along bit by bit. Your music that you have playing throughout your vlog is very mournful and i'm often moved to tears. So very excited about your bathroom coning along and can't wait to see the bespoke wall paper. Are you having heated towel rails and other heating in the bathroom. 51 days now until I head home to France to see my baby and begin phase 2 where work will start in earnest on the inside. Sending best wishes and very excited about your bathroom reveal.😊
You're up late! Yes, there will be a heated towel rail in aged brass in the bathroom. The wiring has been installed but the rail will go in at around the same time as the light fittings. Very best wishes for your project. Safe travels!
Incredible undertaking!
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Love watching you work on this beautiful building. I suggest that you get 1 inch diameter pvc pipe or something similar. You will need to cut the sections between 12 and 17 inches. Once cut place the table legs in the cut pipe to raise the table to counter height. It is much easier on your back than leaning over the table to cut wall paper. There are videos on KZhead about correct measuring for raising the height of a folding table. Good luck
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That man can redo my roof.
Noted!
That blue and white wallpaper is really something special, I do hope you can save it. It looks in good nic where it remains, I think we saw you ages ago discussing having some matching paper created, or did I imagine that? One of the chateaux got a quote to do so and the cost was astonishing. Glad to see that you are heading towards a bit of luxury in the bathroom! 🇦🇺 PS that handbasin Is gorgeous!
I don't think that was us (discussing having it copied). We have all the panels. Some have been taken down for protection purposes while the roof and facades were being restored on that corner of the chateau. It's a Rhand block painted paper from Reveillon Workshop in Paris from the end of the eighteenth century. The paper in this room is the last surviving example of it in France. We will definitely preserve and protect it. In fact we love it so many much, we chose it as the end papers for our book 'Chateau Reawakening'. Thanks for your message!
Будущее у шато будет великолепно!
Спасибо! Мы надеемся на это!
❤❤❤❤❤🫶💝😇 she’s in good hands
Indeed.
Just a suggestion: Save some of the old wood, stone, marble, or anything from the Chateau and mark it as such in a nice box or not and sell them in a gift shop to the tourists.
Thanks for your suggestion. We collect the slate tiles as they are removed from the roof and craft them into beautiful boxed drink coasters which we sell via our website at www.chateaupurnon.com. We keep other important elements (such as hand forged iron nails, sections of the zinc guttering, certain elements of the oak frame, several of the old chimney pots etc) which will be displayed in our chateau museum.
Love from Sweden 👍🏻
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Looks fantastic !
Thank you!
Encore une superbe vidéo 😊😊😊
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Love your work, so hard working people, Aussie of course but seriously wonderful work. I do like your planning I mean you would really need to pin down problems before you start. Yes I know you work with a Architect but every little problem seems 5x ahh! I guess being able to talk and understand every little nuance listening and hearing…there are those who must rule….❤😊
Thanks for your message. We plan as carefully as we can. But, with a huge old building like this, the unexpected pops up fairly regularly. We try and adapt. But we are grateful to be working with superb artisans and of course our wonderful architect. Without them, saving Chateau de Purnon would not be possible.
@ I like this giving credit where Credit’s due
Such a beautiful bathroom! Love the choices you've made. You probably already know about that tool that I think is called a "Chasse clous" that lets you hammer in tight places without risking hitting the surrounding part and damaging it (was thinking that would have been handy when you were nailing in place the gallery on the console you're using for a washbasin stand, which itself is fabulous). If you're not familiar with it, it's like a poinçon with an inverse concave end that just fits over the nailhead. Might come in handy if you have to do more of that kind of nailing. I've forgotten what the name of it is in English, so now I've successfully forgotten words in both languages! 😁 Love that blue wallpaper in the room where you were cutting the wallpaper backing. Such a massive job on the roof, but like you said, it's in good hands!
Thanks for your message.... possibly a tack hammer? Quite right - we should have used it in this instance. Thanks for your message and for following our journey!
@ No, you'd still use a hammer, but after you've got the nail far enough in (almost all the way in), you use this "Chasse clous" held over the nail head, and you'd hit that instead of the nail directly. You can also use it when you need the nail head to go below the surface (like on floors). I wish I could remember the English word for it, but it's not coming to me. If we could post pictures, I'd post a picture of one of mine. Anyway, hope that makes sense! And, I wish you a great week ahead, looking forward to the next videos!
I think you are thinking of a nail set.
@@airenesmiler6624 I looked it up, a nail setter tool is exactly it, but I knew it by some other name, who knows what. But, that's precisely what I was talking about, thank you!
@@RonRobertson-lafrance Also known as a punch or nail punch.
Estupendo el vídeo, ya extrañaba nuevos detalles e imágenes de la restauración del bello y hermoso castillo de PURNON.
Gracias por su mensaje. Nos alegramos de que haya disfrutado de esta actualización sobre nuestro trabajo en Purnon.
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Dankjewel voor de mooie opname van jullie mooie kasteel Puron, gewoon een genot om te zien. Ook het werk dat jullie als echtpaar verrichten is gewoon voorbeeldig. De energie dat jullie beide verrichten en uitstralen. De badkamer wordt prachtig en eigentijds, Compliment weer.👏🏻💪🏻
Bedankt voor je prachtige bericht. We zijn blij dat je ons avontuur op KZhead volgt.
Subbed to your channel xx
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Félicity et Tim, quelques entreprises rééditent des papiers peints anciens, comme ceux de " Réveillon " par exemple, vous les connaissez peut-être , mais vous devriez aller au " Musée des Arts Décoratifs " Rue de Rivoli ", dans les jardins du Louvre, une des plus importantes collection au monde, 4 siècles de papiers peints, arts du moyen-âge à nos jours. Il existe aussi, la BNF, Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Pour finir, la manufacture royale " Réveillon " à fournie une assistance aux Frères " Montgolfier " , dont la 1ere Montgolfière habitée a été baptisée " le réveillon " en son honneur , Boulevard " Saint Antoine " courage !!!!
Merci pour vos messages attentionnés (comme toujours!). Nous avons visité le musée du papier peint à Rixheim pour discuter des nombreux papiers peints que nous avons découverts au Château de Purnon. Nous allons bientôt commencer à restaurer certaines des pièces qui contiennent les papiers peints les plus rares. D'ici là, nous ferons d'autres annonces sur les papiers peints historiques de Purnon dans le courant du mois.
@ merci, oui ce musée en Alsace. Vous devriez pouvoir retrouver l' origine de vos papiers peints, peux être même , en faire rééditer. A propos de votre robe , magnifique , avec cette rangée de boutons !!!, peut- être essayer la refaire confectionner, ( et à votre taille !! ) par une école de confection ( gratuitement ). Connaissez vous ce modèle de robe, contactez des professionnels, racontez, votre histoire, le château, peux_ être une bonne surprise...? il serait dommage de ne pas la refaire vivre....!?
Did the two of you have any background in restoration before buying the Chateau? I see you repairing walls, sanding floors, etc.....like a pro! :-) Such a beautiful job everyone is doing!
None. Just on the job training!. We do benefit enormously from the skills of the tradespeople around us who show us safe and effective ways of doing things. We also have some handy family members who stay with us and share great tips. And we understand that in a heritage building there are some jobs that the unskilled should leave to serious professionals. Thank you for following our adventure!
@ Well you are doing a superb job!
Are you going to use the old zinc lining in another project I.e. garden or something interesting? Central Victoria Australia 🇦🇺
We've kept some of the decorative elements for our chateau museum. But it has a high monetary value. So, as with much of the metal here at Purnon, it gets recycled. Thanks for following our journey!
Have you been using any dehumidifiers? I have an old Victorian terraced cottage and the water that it draws out of the air is incredible
The ensuite looks amazing already. Just a question, is the floor waterproofed?
Thanks for your question. Where possible, we retain the parquetry floors. We treat them but we don't waterproof them as the bathroom does not contain a shower. Obviously, the alcoves in which the showers are installed are waterproofed. Thanks for following our journey!
Hi. Can´t you sell parts of the roof-covering, may be with a little engraving- in a little frame? Thanks for sharing, Greetings from Germany, Chris
You can buy our old slate tiles from the roof converted into elegant drink coasters. Go to www.chateaupurnon.com and select 'shop'. All proceeds support the restoration of the roof. Thanks for following our journey!
Explain a bit more about the gutters please.
If you view video #15 'The Mind-blowing skills of our Artisans' in the third segment Tim gives a detailed explanation of the reason why these zinc gutters were installed at the end of the 19th Century,, why they now have to be removed and what will replace them. Thanks for following our journey!
gouttière didn't cross the chanel intact, they barbarianised it as "gutter" ;)
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What hand sander did you use for the ensuite floor? It looks like a better option than the large machines that take too much off the floor thickness.
Thanks for your question. The sander is a Redstone. Very easy to use. It works well in these smaller rooms where we try and tread lightly. It would be hard work in the grander rooms of the chateau!
@ thank you for replying and for your advices.
What’s the beautiful piece of music at the end of your vlog??
We use music from a music licensing website in order to avoid copyright issues. We select from their library. So this music is not publicly known as such. We do love that you enjoy it - thank you for following our journey!
Why did the first residents build such a large house? What was it to be used for?
There are around 40,000 chateaux (or large houses like Chateau de Purnon) across France. They formed part of the economic model in Western Europe in earlier centuries. Essentially noble families were granted land from the King. They rented that farming land to tenant farmers and the income they received financed the construction of these huge houses. They had large families (to guarantee the surviving sons who would inherit the noble title and the estate). They also had servants and domestic staff to make their lives comfortable. Hence , the large houses to accommodate these people. They entertained in grand style and their homes were designed originally as fortresses to protect their wealth and then from about the 17th Century on , as grand statements of their social prestige. These buildings are the chateaux that we can admire today. Thankfully, the economic model that gave rise to them no longer exists. However, preserving the architectural heritage of previous generations is a project worth striving for (we believe!). Thanks for your question and for following our journey!
I Hope there is a shower in the bathroom. All is beautiful but wooden floors and an open bathtub doesn’t seem like appropriate space for daily routine. Congrats!
Thanks for your message. In this bedroom and bathroom, the shower actually occupies a separate alcove with its own vanity. We have designed this little apartment in this way to preserve a sense of space in the bathroom which featured in this video.
Where is the master bedroom? What floor?
Good question. Traditionally, in noble families the husband and wife did not share the same bedroom. They lived in separate apartments with their own beds, dressing rooms etc. But at Purnon, the maquis and the marquise who built the chateau had somewhat 'modern' living arrangements and they did in fact share a master bedroom that was located on the ground floor. They had separate beds that were arranged side by side. It's in one of the chateau's largest rooms that we now call the salon driver or winter salon. Today, however, the question as to which bedroom is the most 'desirable' is an unresolved one as the restoration proceeds. Certain rooms on the southern side of the chateau receive beautiful light, others will have nicer ensuites occupying corner positions with windows and natural light. Others have large walk-in robes. In short, we don't know yet!
@ What a wonderfully thoughtful response. Thank you!
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Yeah... You guys work like galley slaves! So much effort, time and work... My heart sometimes squeezes when I see Felicity carrying something heavy! Stop this woman, she should inspire, not work! Respect from Russia.
Perhaps by working, she inspires! Thank you for your message and for following our journey!
@ I don't understand these new values of yours when a woman works like a man... For me, a woman should remain a woman! But this is your own business... They don't go to someone else's monastery with their own rules! Just thinking out loud...
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