Château de Colombe
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Join Patrick and Stuart as they escape to rural France on their journey to the Chateau de Colombe, and continue to follow them as they show how to renovate a chateau with the work on its renovation, restoration, decoration, and furnishing.
Patrick and Stuart tour some of the exterior work and progress in the chateau gardens as well as a reveal of their landscaping plans for the west park in the estate behind the Chateau de Colombe.
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Landscaping REVEAL - Our Future Plans for the Chateau Park
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April 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Patrick and Stuart tour some of the exterior work and progress in the chateau gardens as well as a reveal of their landscaping plans for the west park in the estate behind the Chateau de Colombe.
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Patrick and Stuart make a trip to their home improvement store to shop for materials to continue their château gîte renovation. Patrick is later joined by friend Tony to raise the roof over the top of the new bathroom ceiling.
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Raising the Roof - The Next Phase of Renovation at the Château
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February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Patrick and Stuart make a trip to their home improvement store to shop for materials to continue their château gîte renovation. Patrick is later joined by friend Tony to raise the roof over the top of the new bathroom ceiling.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trnj...
Patrick and Stuart continue working on the furnishings for the Château de Colombe grand salon. They begin the work to restore a beautiful French trumeau mirror frame for their grand salon that they acquired from another chateau.
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Restoring Chateau Furnishings - Antique Chairs and a Trumeau Mirror
YouTube video by Journey to the Chateau
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February 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Patrick and Stuart continue working on the furnishings for the Château de Colombe grand salon. They begin the work to restore a beautiful French trumeau mirror frame for their grand salon that they acquired from another chateau.
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Patrick and Stuart unexpectedly find that one of their walls between the chateau park and the farm courtyard has collapsed. They work on their chateau gite and friend Tony stops by to do the floor framework. Patrick and Stuart also make a trip to their local Emmaüs.
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Unexpected Wall COLLAPSE! | Back to Work in the Château Gîte
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February 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Patrick and Stuart unexpectedly find that one of their walls between the chateau park and the farm courtyard has collapsed. They work on their chateau gite and friend Tony stops by to do the floor framework. Patrick and Stuart also make a trip to their local Emmaüs.
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In this episode, Patrick and Stuart drive up to Paris for the day to shop for upholstery fabric for the chateau. They return to the Chateau de Colombe and they reveal the fabric that they purchased to upholster the antique French furniture suite for their grand salon.
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Shopping Trip to PARIS and Upholstery Fabric REVEAL!
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February 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
In this episode, Patrick and Stuart drive up to Paris for the day to shop for upholstery fabric for the chateau. They return to the Chateau de Colombe and they reveal the fabric that they purchased to upholster the antique French furniture suite for their grand salon.
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In this episode, Stuart completes the work on the restoration of an antique chair with the trim that was voted on by their viewers. Patrick finishes and installs the curtains for the chateau dining room. They also do some shopping at a brocante in Châteauroux, France.
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Which One Won? Antique Chair Completed and Chateau Curtains Finished!
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February 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In this episode, Stuart completes the work on the restoration of an antique chair with the trim that was voted on by their viewers. Patrick finishes and installs the curtains for the chateau dining room. They also do some shopping at a brocante in Châteauroux, France.
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Patrick and Stuart finish the work on the restoration of their antique French Louis XV-XVI mirror. They reveal the remaining original gold gilding, do some minor repairs and cleaning, and then add more gold leaf gilding to bring the mirror back to life.
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Repair and Gold Leaf Gilding! Antique Mirror Restoration
YouTube video by Journey to the Chateau
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January 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Patrick and Stuart finish the work on the restoration of their antique French Louis XV-XVI mirror. They reveal the remaining original gold gilding, do some minor repairs and cleaning, and then add more gold leaf gilding to bring the mirror back to life.
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In this episode, Patrick & Stuart work on the restoration of an antique French mirror. This mirror had been completely painted with bronze paint. Patrick & Stuart discover that mirror's original gold gilding lies underneath, so they work to uncover and restore it.
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Discovering and Uncovering the GOLD! Antique Mirror Restoration
YouTube video by Journey to the Chateau
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January 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In this episode, Patrick & Stuart work on the restoration of an antique French mirror. This mirror had been completely painted with bronze paint. Patrick & Stuart discover that mirror's original gold gilding lies underneath, so they work to uncover and restore it.
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Patrick and Stuart continue work on the restoration of an antique chair. After the previous episode of removing the old fabric and then adding some gold gilding, the chair is now ready for the upholstery with the addition of beautiful fabrics (Pierre Frey).
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Antique Chair Restoration Transformation - Repair and Final Upholstery
YouTube video by Journey to the Chateau
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January 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Patrick and Stuart continue work on the restoration of an antique chair. After the previous episode of removing the old fabric and then adding some gold gilding, the chair is now ready for the upholstery with the addition of beautiful fabrics (Pierre Frey).
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In this episode, Patrick and Stuart work on the restoration of an antique chair with removing the old fabric and nourishing the wood, then adding metallic gold leaf gilding and gilding wax.
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Antique Chair Restoration - Gilding with Metallic Gold Leaf & Waxes
YouTube video by Journey to the Chateau
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January 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
In this episode, Patrick and Stuart work on the restoration of an antique chair with removing the old fabric and nourishing the wood, then adding metallic gold leaf gilding and gilding wax.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEh7...
Patrick and Stuart continue with the next phase of renovation in their second chateau gîte with the installation of the insulation and plasterboard in the bedrooms and kitchen.
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The Next Phase of Renovation - Insulation and Plasterboard
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January 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Patrick and Stuart continue with the next phase of renovation in their second chateau gîte with the installation of the insulation and plasterboard in the bedrooms and kitchen.
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Patrick & Stuart work on the furnishings for the Chateau de Colombe Grand Salon with the first antique chair that is part of a furniture suite that needs to be repaired and reupholstered. They also meet up with friends Tony and Jane at the first brocante of the year.
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French Chateau Furnishings - Reupholstering an Antique Chair
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January 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Patrick & Stuart work on the furnishings for the Chateau de Colombe Grand Salon with the first antique chair that is part of a furniture suite that needs to be repaired and reupholstered. They also meet up with friends Tony and Jane at the first brocante of the year.
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Patrick and Stuart rescue their plum tree from the overgrown ivy that is killing the tree. Patrick also begins the trimming back of their giant fig tree, and they work to get all of the Christmas decor at the chateau put away by Epiphany on January 6.
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Will This Video Be Our New Chateau Channel Format for 2025?
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January 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Patrick and Stuart rescue their plum tree from the overgrown ivy that is killing the tree. Patrick also begins the trimming back of their giant fig tree, and they work to get all of the Christmas decor at the chateau put away by Epiphany on January 6.
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Patrick and Stuart prepare for the arrival of the fiber-optic cable in order to get high speed internet at the chateau. Patrick and Stuart also repair and refinish an 18th century chest of drawers (commode) that they purchased at a recent auction.
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Going Into Small Attic Spaces 😱 - Preparation for the Fiber-Optic Cable
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January 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Patrick and Stuart prepare for the arrival of the fiber-optic cable in order to get high speed internet at the chateau. Patrick and Stuart also repair and refinish an 18th century chest of drawers (commode) that they purchased at a recent auction.
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Patrick and Stuart are doing some DIY work for the final days of the year to complete a last minute New Year resolution for 2024. Patrick is also back in the chateau kitchen and shows how he prepares duck breast for a holiday dinner.
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Happy New Year 2025! Completing A Last Minute New Year's Resolution at the Chateau
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January 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Patrick and Stuart are doing some DIY work for the final days of the year to complete a last minute New Year resolution for 2024. Patrick is also back in the chateau kitchen and shows how he prepares duck breast for a holiday dinner.
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Happy New Year 2025!
December 31, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Happy New Year 2025!
Our Holiday tour of the Chateau de Colombe
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SPECIAL EDITION! A Chateau de Colombe Holiday Tour!
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December 30, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Our Holiday tour of the Chateau de Colombe
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Chateau de Colombe wishes you all the best in 2025!
December 30, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Chateau de Colombe wishes you all the best in 2025!
Check out our YouTube channel called "Journey to the Chateau". Please help us and "subscribe" for free and follow our restoration of a 17th century French chateau.
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Journey to the Chateau
Bonjour à tous.
Join Patrick and Stuart on their journey to find a French Chateau, and then continue to follow them on their journey as they work on its restoration, decoration, and furnishing. Along ...
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December 30, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Check out our YouTube channel called "Journey to the Chateau". Please help us and "subscribe" for free and follow our restoration of a 17th century French chateau.
www.youtube.com/c/Journeytot...
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Hello everyone from Chateau de Colombe!
Here's hoping that everyone had a Happy Holiday and wishing you all a Happy New Year in 2025! 🎉🥳🥰❤️
Here's hoping that everyone had a Happy Holiday and wishing you all a Happy New Year in 2025! 🎉🥳🥰❤️
December 30, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Hello everyone from Chateau de Colombe!
Here's hoping that everyone had a Happy Holiday and wishing you all a Happy New Year in 2025! 🎉🥳🥰❤️
Here's hoping that everyone had a Happy Holiday and wishing you all a Happy New Year in 2025! 🎉🥳🥰❤️