Buying my £19,000 farm - My homestead renovation

I thought I would expand on the subject of buying my small farm here in the Charente region of south western France....

[@greatbigchicken2001]

It was the same for us, we had booked in to see several properties over a couple of days stay. There was a mess up at one estate agent’s, so whilst I was sorting it out hubby was flicking through a folder of houses, we arranged to see some of those too. As soon as we drove through the gate we knew it was the one.

[@JelmavanAmersfoort]

I vote for the lighter blue!

[@SuperBotanica]

in the small kitchen, the lightest color is the best choice

[@MissScrappy]

What a beautiful morning.. Sunshine & DAVE. 😄 Please accept one vote for the lighter blue kitchen paint 🎨 (I have to add.. a friend painted her kitchen a lovely shade of burgundy but it was a disaster. For some reason it made all the white countertops look grubby and made food look unappealing. A trick of the light? She changed it as soon as possible.) Cheers =^··^=

[@bernadettehooper4318]

I like your priorities: roof, working toilet, land. Living in a wreck is not worth the sacrifice. You found a gem and you work at it, constanty. I like the lighter blue. Good for contrast with the lounge blue. More color can be added inexpensively. I have royal blue plastic bins on my open pantry shelves. Happy for Dave's cameo apperance. I enjoy your walks through your acres.

[@listening500]

I think the lighter blue or lighter still. The other blue looks like left over from the lounge. Nice to have a different colour for the kitchen. I also like someone's idea of sage green.

[@Tretz624]

I like the sage green, too.

[@kimberlyflanigan]

i like the first ..light blue

[@WendyW123]

Definitely not any of those colours. How about a lovely sage colour. Your choice though, not mine, it's about your taste, after all, you have to live with the outcome. Good luck ☺️🏡

[@reillybb1]

Blue, pick the lighter blue.

[@tinaforsingdal8072]

I really like the lighter blue - but you choksejr the one you like best 😉

[@annettesharrock1236]

Exactly how we did our property , we accidentally got lost with the estate agent and stumbled across our property. The views did it for us. we are in a Hamlet with farming all around. Any of those colours look good on the kitchen wall

[@EssentiallyLivingtheDream]

You are amazing and you inspired us to create our KZbin channel with how incredibly natural and real you are. We went through a really tough patch last year, we lost our farmland and ended up renting a really rundown patch of land. Its nothing like what you have but creating the videos is spurring us on and keeping us going. One day, you never know but we might be in a position to have a farm again. We can only live in hope.

[@sallystanley4526]

The purple looks like a character from a children's PBS program. 🦖

[@GoingsoloinFrance]

🤣😂

[@deranocasper]

Lovely story fella Lovely property the man had awesome property wish you all the best 2024

[@Jackie-pm9lk]

I prefer the 1st light blue paint or the dark blue colour from the lounge the purple doesn't look right

[@maisonjournals6007]

The darker blue will feel warmer and can often make a small space seem bigger, lovely to see Dave

[@antoinemozart243]

I laughed when you said the weather in Normandy was too much like in Britain. I thought of William the Conqueror ....😆😆

[@Stitchesandmore]

I like the light blue the best for your kitchen. I got a kick out of Dave enjoying your field again.

[@gaynorbistram9813]

The lighter blue definately not the purple

[@suewhitaker6556]

If you must have a dark kitchen 🤗 then the lighter one is best. Hope you are feeling better in your nether regions lol 🤗

[@neridamoore7635]

Thanks for your advice which we followed, we found our house in the Charente by looking at local immobiliers websites as the owners of our house wanted to keep the costs down and couldnt afford to advertise on the English websites.

[@dennislauritsen2590]

Great tips, thanks

[@georgianative5735]

Good evening. All three were pretty colors but I thought the lighter blue suited it best.

[@darcyroyce]

That pony though! I love ponies :D

[@dianesmith5254]

The lighter blue looks nice for the kitchen..

[@wandajarabo1793]

Check out Jenny's Chateau Farm last episode where she talks about wall colours, might be helpful.

[@shabbysuse7821]

I like the blue colour on the left.

[@flofudge8680]

Your kitchen is small. Therefore a lighter colour than your samples. Will make it look a bit bigger. Dark colours bring the walls in. Hope this helps you Dave.

[@100Noddy]

💜 ok, I get it, man got lucky, great buy.

[@mavourneenhalvorsen3935]

Nice to see Fred, I always hear you better when you use him.(outside) I trust you with the colors, but I think you should think where you can use that other blue too. Also over the winter maybe you should think of what kind of resting/viewing place you are going to make in in your bird park. Remember Dave likes to get to close to you. You sure look like you are having fun in your work.

[@margaridatomas6796]

Hello winter is a good time for that nesting feeling and my creative juices start flowing but finding the perfect color can be daunting...I try to use my intuition and it usually works out my own kitchen resembles a 'painted bunting' probably because winters are long here lol...in my opinion the lighter blue (cerulean?) is a nice reflection to the white tiles good luck!

[@trishmurray3321]

There is nothing wrong with the colours however in a small room it's about the tone/depth of colour. Have you tried adding white to all and re-test ? Good luck.

[@sallystites2946]

I like the light blue the first color you painted. The o🎉hers seem too dark.

[@lesknox6166]

Can you tone any of them done with white like you did in the living room ?

[@davidjohn-xy1mm]

Hello and thank you very much for your video / blog. A few questions (and hope you can help - if possible): Language skills / Culural awareness & the legal side of living plus buying property in France. How did you start this journey ? (night school or just learning by ear )? What are the legal issues from your point of view (difficulty to hardest) plus, how to understand them and apply them ? Lastly, of course there must have been that honeymoon period when all is new and fresh, but sometimes the new reality kicks in. How do you cope with neighbours if any) and the surrounding community (going to the shop etc, etc)? Hope you can help. I went to France for the first time this year (Paris) then Nice. It would be nice to find out a bit more about that pratical side of life in France. Thank you.

[@davidjohn-xy1mm]

Hello, hope you can reply to this message. Thank you

[@naomiweber3006]

I like dark blue best.

[@patcardiff2563]

Blue on left is best mark

[@callumhamilton7281]

Based on your experience so far, is there any other advice you'd give yourself or others before doing this? I'm planning to do the same and it is quite daunting.

[@hungariancottageadventure77]

I found in Hungary the prices of houses and land is increased for foreigners , Hungarians pay less, is that the same in France?

[@GoingsoloinFrance]

I'm not sure someone eager to sell their property would be holding out for a higher price from a foreigner. On average it takes two years to sell a place here.

[@andymcintosh5324]

thankyou !! any more land available similar ?

[@GoingsoloinFrance]

Not that I know of