16 YEARS of CLUTTER GONE in 24 minutes | Clearing the chateau's top floor!

With Mummy’s arrival to the Chateau de Lalande imminent, we all start to panic and tidy like crazy. 16 years of accumulated belongings are sorted and sent to charity, resulting in a happier, healthier chateau (and chatelaine)…
The Chateau Diaries Episode 310 ✨🏰✨
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[@MAC-op5fc]

Love it when Michael Potts is at Lalande. He's such fun. And even if he wasn't, his shirts sure are!

[@wincrasher2007]

of all her gay boyfriends, I like him the most.

[@jomeyer13]

we seem to be seeing more of him and he is in conversations. I like that/

[@BiancaMH]

@@wincrasher2007 Michael Potts isn't gay

[@makewayforthebuster]

Michael Potts! I would be the one putting decks of cards together when there is a whole attic to be cleared, too. So funny.

[@larissap6586]

There is something to be said for how much decluttering a space changes the atmosphere. ❤️🇨🇦

[@mavep2855]

Something cathartic about a good decluttering. All hands on deck with amazing results. Philips table scape was lovely as always. Thanks for a very entertaining vlog🙏🏻❤️

[@charleswalker1185]

Loving Michael potts...he is a refreshing companion!

[@cartier0069]

Lovely to see such love and camaraderie. We are after all spiritual beings having a human experience.

[@katelanxner278]

Amen! :)

[@svt2033]

Michael Potts is a funny soul!!!😂🤣Publina your food is so well presented 😍

[@dreamchaseruk]

Michael Potts is hilarious. The many extravagant shirts of Mr P. 🤣🤣. The attic is looking great, a space to think ☺️. Safe journey to Grant, he'll be missed ☺️

[@leaannludwig3965]

So sorry to see Grant go. What an epic clear out. I am sure it feels great to have freed up all that space.

[@lynwatson5042]

Grant is getting into the habit of leaving his mark. First the pergola and now the rocks around the chateau. Lovely

[@vintagemoss9578]

I can’t wait for Isabel and Percy to come and see all the changes. 🥰🇨🇦

[@kerryharding5587]

Yes-me too. I keep thinking about how Isabel will react. It will be so much more thrilling in person. ❤️

[@merriehallman4221]

Stephanie, you and Michael Potts make such a beautiful couple. Time to rethink things.

[@cynicallyyours61]

Stephanie is engaged to Philip, don't think that would work out so well.

[@nancyg1126]

Farewell to Grant. Hope he visits again very soon. It’s always wonderful to see Michael Potts back at the chateau. He’s so much fun! You have inspired me to clear some clutter.

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

It always feels so good to have a de clutter. Well done!

[@JohannaVeerenhuis]

Thank you so much for all the joy!! 💝💞💝 Now I feel a little less terrible about all the clutter we have in our modest farmhouse… 😂

[@shrihamilton-hubbard2586]

Oh Michael Potts. I just love him.

[@vickiegaines]

I love that you filmed cleaning stuff, we all have to do it sometimes.

[@debra7241]

Let’s have more clearing out videos please. They are so satisfying to watch👏🏼

[@nettybubba7730]

Always good to see Michael Potts infectious smiling face. Sad to see Grant leaving, we really didn't see enough of him. Great job in clearing out unwanted stuff, hopefully someone else's treasure.

[@karlanorvell9573]

Who knew a cleaning-out-the- hallway vlog could be so much fun.

[@SHYsArt]

I am so pleased to see the peacock dinnerware, I sent, are being used.

[@christineh5790]

It goes so beautifully with the blue charger plates. 👌❤️

[@dorothylaplante7243]

Aww, a girl after my own heart! Gin and Tonic at the end of a busy summer day. Enjoy

[@amme30]

I will miss Grant and his dry sense of humour that made me laugh so many times such hard work from your community Stephanie it's so lovely to see you liberated from stuff!

[@valeriebarris4825]

Just love seeing Mr. Potts. What a inspiring vlog. Beautiful 💕 all of you.

[@kasisatya5448]

Good grief Michael is just adorable.

[@bevtaylor2856]

He's a bit of a Hugh Grant 😉

[@christinebarnes3493]

🥰

[@johncunningham1098]

It’s a cold, grey, rainy day in Northern New Jersey. Hope it’s sunny and warm where you are.

[@mercurialpierrot7073]

This will definitely provide some decluttering motivation I need to clean up my basement! 🖤

[@charleswalker1185]

Stephanie, you grow more beautiful, and joyous every day...my joy is yours!!

[@moniquegin8444]

The second Offal book is co-written by my motherinlaw Maggie Gin. Theres more in the series. My husband was young and remembers when his mother came out with the book she had a party dinner with a bunch of people including the publisher. All the dishes were innards recipes and he remembers her pulling out of the oven a casserole full of rocky mountain oysters.

[@jalelo6557]

What a small world!

[@TheChateauDiaries]

No way!!! Now I wish I’d kept it! See, I knew I’d regret having a clear out 😩

[@jennifercampbell7698]

Oh my word! The thought of your husband having to live with the smells and taste of all the test recipes of offal!😱Although I will admit to a liking of kidneys and tripe.

[@caroline6057]

Stephanie...run to the thrift store and buy it back!

[@kerryharding5587]

OMG- love these connections! It’s a small world after all 😁

[@hilltopgirl2665]

How strange that we become attached to people we don't `know`. Come back Grant! The clearing of books was quiet traumatic. But there's nothing like a good clean up. Amazing what you find

[@donnabeaty4760]

Sorry to see Grant go. He is so productive and he’s a nice guy, too.

[@patriciasmith9712]

Spending time with the Lalande 'family' always cheers me and puts me in a happy mood. Thank You so much ☺

[@lisaglynn3121]

Totally agree!

[@ShellyBomb]

So lovely to see Michael's handsome face at the chateau 🏰 🍾 💋 !!!

[@eastcoastartist]

She hasn’t even arrived and she is already driving every one crazy

[@marymacdonell4707]

The look of Philip coming in with more stuff just made this whole video. All you need is for Philip to buy back the books you’ve given away!

[@jennistevenson796]

When I next come to Lalande I want to be at least 100 metres away from that vase AT ALL TIMES !!!

[@lilkirsche]

A Declutter Video a day makes my happiness stay. 😍😍😍

[@haw_n_thorne]

I do miss Mummy Isabelle. Stephanie has come by her charm and personable camera presence honestly. Isabelle and Steph have a marvelous ability to convey their authenticity and especially keen sense of humor over the screen which is no easy feat😊🥰❤️

[@IRSA1]

Nifty dance moves,Michael ! Having a good clear out often helps you organise your thoughts, so it is worth persevering with it.

[@marcellejosephine9119]

Always so satisfying to declutter!! To bad it always takes ages to get there. Well I do as does Stephanie!!😂

[@josephinedavidson5968]

Maria your food looks absolutely delicious and also inventive xxx great to see you all x much love Josie xxx

[@donnab8205]

Oh Grant, I hate to see you go. Have a safe journey home and come back very soon. Thank you for all the fun!

[@donnamay4016]

Stay there Grant...it's freezing here

[@goldenineke]

@@donnamay4016 I agree it’s very cold but I love it! The Australian heat and humidity kills me every summer.

[@sandrapugh1373]

I vote Grant lives at La Lande. Someone needs to go get him, immediately! 😆

[@carolinegooder7091]

@@sandrapugh1373 His wife would kill us. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mariapetras2654]

Yes indeed!!🙏💘

[@yureituesday]

10:25 omg Michael had me in stitches lol

[@jayneturnbull5041]

What a great job you have done on the attic...well done. Michael Potts has some great dance moves. Oh no you now have the closet to fix...no rest for the wicked Stephanie!!

[@thickernell]

When you do commit to a dedicated space as a library, make sure you research library catalog apps, to catalog all of the books as well as adding new books as they come in. It's pretty simple these days, as long as the book has an ISBN, the apps will auto-lookup the book and add to your catalog. If too old for ISBN, they all have a manual add system. This way you and all your guests will be able to search on topics, titles and authors, just like going to a library or using your municipal library's online catalog. You can keep a couple of dedicated old tablets in the library with the app loaded for guest usage. Of course a Lalande Library sticker to place inside each book would be classy too.

[@lrlasvegas6427]

Wow! Had no idea apps like that existed! 👍😃📚

[@lindakginn3334]

LibraryThing is one. Goodreads is another. Free for individuals.

[@sidrashirazi2458]

Philip always sets the table so beautifully … my husband was watching the premiere with me and he thinks I’m a hoarder too😂 you guys did a great job cleaning up everything and yes the food looks so amazing pleaseeee come up with a lalande’s cookbook with all the different recipes from your wonderful volunteers thanks for making our Sundays better xx 💋

[@user-qz5dq8kn4p]

I’m so thankful that you all were able to get the books in order oh my what a difference it makes doesn’t it and Stephanie you look fabulous in that amazing cat dress and thank you for sharing with us all every time I watch I feel so happy today I’m finely getting my spring cleaning done I call it where I de clutter each room 1 day at a time lol it’s slot yet well worth it in the long run 🥰 thanks again your an inspiration to us all 🥰 Fyi Philip the table was fabulous 🥰

[@barbblake8697]

Looks to me a library room is needed for all the books you have. Every Chateau has a Library, but I do not remember seeing one at Chateau de Lalande. I will have to go back a watch video's again and see I find one.

[@goldenlady9797]

Grant's gone 🥲 He did a lot in his time there. The rockery with flowers is wonderful. I hope Cyril comes back. His food looked wonderful. What wonderful people you attract. Loved the video! Great work on the attic. 🥰

[@danascookbook]

Can’t believe Pavelina made Bortsch when I’m gone !!bye Grant see you soon , cyril je suis sûre que tu vas cartonner . Steph congratulations for the attic family efforts , bisous 😘

[@melinayorke7462]

Such a good feeling after a sort and clear out. You are right about that feeling of openness creating space for creativity. I feel that too. Thanks for another wonderful vlog!

[@nata3467]

I would absolutely have the time of my life clearing up and decluttering huge expanses

[@tabbycat4606]

I love the cat dress ❤️

[@ruthsanchez9724]

Mummy will be so impressed with all going on there. Great job!!!

[@helencreighton5246]

Nothing more cathartic than a clean out! Great job everyone it looks so much better.

[@kittycatgraham]

I 💖 Michael Potts.

[@jenwhitelife2464]

Philip, I too love woodland creatures and have found a hedgehog mug. The Tom (my husband) asked me to buy some more as I keep dropping them. Lucky me. God bless you and yours. Love, jenwhite

[@isnoo1]

You truly amaze me girl........... The things I am not in the slightest bit interested in - you have me laughing and loving it all!!

[@tropicalmom2468]

So many books! I too struggle with keeping everything. We keep clearing out, but still have too much.

[@LilithLLilith]

Much much much more Potts please. :)

[@baylorsailor]

The cat dress is fabulous! 😺

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

This is the first time I have ever wept watching an installment of Chateau Diaries! I am sorry to have to tell you, that I am not only a hoarder, I am an Evangelical Hoarder! If I had been there as a volunteer, you would have cast me out into the garden because I would have been weeping and shrieking: 'Keep this book! Keep that one! Keep the other one!' In recent years, I have had to face the fact that I cannot keep every book I have ever read and a couple of thousand (not telling fibs) have gone to the charity shop and the local fridge library! And I do not live in a chateau, having a minute fraction of the space at Lalande, so the sad deed had to be done and I relate to your pain, but I watched this video as if I was sitting through a performance of King Lear or The Duchess of Malfi. Unrestrained tragedy for me! Thank you for the video!

[@joysfairclough]

Daniel, what a very funny comment! You paint a vivid picture with your words; I did laugh out loud. Book hoarders are the only hoarders I understand, but I’d run out of patience with one trying to keep microwave cookery books.

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

@@joysfairclough True! I might not have been so dramatic over the microwave cookbooks! 🤣

[@4BWVan]

I am so motivated to go through my library and clear out old books now!

[@amberpolk]

That cat dress is AMAZING!!!

[@sidoniejansson403]

That´s the good thing about cleaning among old books. You find old photos. This has happened to me. Even photos you didn´t know you have. And you have the perfect team to help. Lucky people of LaLande!I Ikea furnitures don´t have the best quality haha. You do compensate the catastrophes with such good food! And being in France, champagne!

[@gingerbenson719]

The floor would be perfect to do an amazing stencil design, similar to the one that inspired you at Gucci.

[@Kiwichick138]

love that idea

[@sandywallace218]

That’s a terrific idea and fun

[@katelanxner278]

Wow what an awesome idea Ginger!

[@patriciaatkinson2435]

My thoughts also.

[@mariak9727]

Great idea!!🥰

[@patdowney4984]

Sad to see Grant go .😢.great job with the clear out x

[@sylvienguyen3361]

A very good accomplishment. The attic has room to breathe and be used in a more comfortable manner.

[@jomcgee6094]

LOL Michael has a reasoning for everything 🤣

[@jayli6423]

Clutter stifles creativity! Great job everyone! Getting Cinderella vibes 🧹 👑

[@riomcgonigle]

Michael Potts what an utter gem of a man

[@mary-chiltonvanhees1201]

Absolutely two decks of cards in each room!!

[@isabellejarvis7805]

It is back to how I left it!

[@ChristineKelly1000]

Mummy you naughty girl! Some of it had to go. Looking forward to seeing you soon.

[@susiestephenson7214]

Love the beams in that attic space!

[@XIANPR]

I think I have a crush on Mr. Potts! ❤️

[@firstmate015]

That was a workout if I ever saw one. Hats off to you. Singlehandedly no less. Whew, thanks to Philip for driving it off the property. Supper on the patio was beautiful and I'm sure it tasted as much as well.

[@jennieforcum5396]

Well done, all!

[@janismacvicar1786]

It feels wonderful to have a clearout

[@wildflowerwind6941]

I could watch the goings on at your house all day long. Seeing all those people helping each other and getting things done, makes me feel less alone.

[@teresacarle294]

🛡 Philip: impressive💲prices for your 🛒 brocante finds. ❤Loved the pink tablecloth, that gorgeous collection of copper pots, the long coat rack, & darling petite leather topped side table. 🍽 Well done on the 🦚 tablescape too!🎉 👑 Stephanie: Thx for sharing such 📸 fabulous family pics💥! Handsome cousin Jonathan & a young Amaury. 🤣 Too bad about your closet catastrophe〰️usually those wooden dowels can take decades of heavy abuse👍. 🌸Pretty as a princess 〰️the 🎁 cadeaux cat gown was a good pick! 😁 You all made such beautiful progress in that attic corridor. Such a cheerful team of laborers.📚 Adore books too. Although 🚫 sorry to see the microwave cookbooks or outdated manuals moving on. ♻️ All the other items that didn't make your cut will be useful to others 🌎. 🙋‍♀️Great having 🐨Grant about again. Good chap. Hopefully, he'll make it back again one day. Sounds like 🧑‍🍳Cyril is soon to be off in another mad adventure in Corsica. He was also a good fit for ⚜️LaLande, esp. in the kitchen & garden.🕊Godspeed. We'll miss you both, but wish you well. 😘Gone, but never forgotten. 😋 Whether heaping bowls 🥣 filled with deliciousness for family style dining or perfectly plated individual courses, your meals certainly look enticing.🥞 Congrats to all the talented worker bees that make the presentation 🥗 look so effortless & professional👌. 💚 Bridget from Cali ☘️ (using my pal's YT acct)

[@irenewilson9323]

Love seeing things happening inside the chateau 😍

[@icuinthelight]

Always use steel plumbing pipes for closet rods!

[@LaReynedEpee]

I think she might need scaffolding poles 😆

[@anne8663]

And use a plastic cover for the pipe so it doesn’t leave metallic dust if your hangers are metal too ;)

[@beaswachs9834]

Oh mon Dieu! (at 6:11): even as a baby, Stephanie knew how to look directly into the camera! :)

[@nisatrinidad5750]

Inspiration to clear my spaces too.💖

[@bindihughes1146]

Oh no, I had missed this one...what a great find! You can never get too much of La Lande, there in never enough!...MORE please. Sunday morning, afternoon...Ah what fun! THANK YOU!🥳👏👏👏👏🥰🌞🐝🐝🌻

[@andreacatzel8259]

Oh Steph. I howled with laughter when I saw the collapsed dress rail! You have my sympathy. It’s time for a total reconstruction of your dressing room. Sad to see Grant leave, but he will be back, I’m sure. I love these sorting and chucking episodes. Those family pics are so precious. Michael cavorting around in his African shirt was a hoot… and seeing everyone helping, glowing and happy together warms my heart. Love to you all. ❤️

[@nlbhaduri]

Classic Michael: “I’m not sure the Plantagenets would want to be holding up the Tudors”….his humour is quick and brilliant! (Love the Dashiki, too!). Philip looks his usual glamourous self and I adore his nail polish…he is always on trend! My goodness your family are stunningly beautiful, Stephanie! And, don’t we all have a problem with books! Especially the microwave cookbooks.

[@gabriellebaalke6704]

Especially those! haha! (Love this comment!! I would double-like it if I could.)

[@AvaT42]

The table Phillip did was so pretty. The dishes looked so lovely with the yellow tablecloth.

[@carolynyoung3615]

Beautiful table as always P. Loved seeing the hall in a new way. Kat will be excited. Thank you for sharing the journey

[@letitiahansford307]

Oh, the attic can be another wonderful LeLande lounge. Can't wait to see your creativity.

[@bettyintihar6032]

I love seeing these cleaning out vlogs. Mummy will be thrilled to see how neat and organized Lalande is becoming! Lalande is looking so beautiful inside and out! 💕

[@lavonnemountain6133]

What a great clear out it looked like fun. I had the same during covid took out all my books layed them on the floor forgot to leave room to walk about! It was so successful I had gotten rid of three books. Took one back. Hmmmmmm. I might try again. That Ardmore vase is so glorious I get nervous to see it outside even!

[@peterwhite9261]

Safe travels Grant. Come back soon. Great clear out guys. It must feel so much better in the attic now. That meal looked amazing. Hi Spud. Thanks for getting in on the vlog. Yes Yhor, you are handsome. Stephanie those pictures were beautiful especially your christening. Great buys at the brocante Phillip. Take care all.

[@annettewalter2273]

Welcome back home Grant, welcome to winter!

[@ivysavage5569]

Wonderful job Stephanie of the clear out. I’m glad you could pass on the books, clothes to charity. And at the end of it to have a glass of wine and share a meal with everyone is lovely

[@paris0551]

I laughed at the irony of Stephanie clearing out, and Philip coming back with things from the brocante. Please send the 1€ table back to Emmaus. They were so popular in the UK in the 70s, just about every home had one, but, they tip over really easily so most quickly disappeared.

[@kathrynw9891]

Yes, they are very unstable and not very elegant.

[@ScottyMikeLBC]

Can’t believe Michael Potts was singing Billy don’t be a hero I don’t think I’ve heard that song in well over 45 years I used to love that song as a kid too fun! He Can’t be old enough to know that song lol!

[@gloriagavaneli9862]

What a great job of clearing bravo

[@ediatmelb]

Awesome clean-up! Love all working so hard as ell as Michael's dance!

[@robbinmcvay4206]

I love that vase you guys got when you were visiting your mom and her husband.