A Secret Hidden Room At The Chateau... - Chateau Life 🏰 EP 359

You all asked about the secret room at the Chateau; here it is!
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[@MachasDaughter]

Why are people so nosy about Phil’s private life? It’s not our business to know.

[@Ragnar8504]

Unfortunately that's how the internet works. You've always got a certain number of nasty rumour mongers spreading their vitriol and commenting on things that are none of their business.

[@suzyq555]

Maybe, just maybe we want to get to know Phil 🥰

[@scampbell3363]

MYOB what part of private life do people not understand.

[@kaceyharms3135]

Because people don’t understand boundaries any more!

[@janetpendlebury6808]

@@suzyq555 He is not a personal friend so you do not have a right to know all about him.

[@mrsb1966]

Who doesn’t love a secret room!

[@laurieleannie]

Exactly the same words I was thinking! 😂

[@antonmarkov1635]

Jade thieves

[@GenaF]

The bathroom of it is hideous.

[@sarahpearlemily]

Literally chuckled at you explaining that you're not making a nursery because you do not have children

[@stephaniegaromon3244]

You are so right when you say you don’t know what the future holds. Do the rooms that impact your life, the other rooms can remain the way they are until a need for them arise.

[@catherinefromchristchurchn6508]

None of us knows what the future holds, we just think we do.

[@margarethall4559]

The joys of owning a chateau and the rooms that will never get sorted! 🎉🎉

[@juliemix3373]

Phil, thank you very much for taking the time to clue us all in on the secret room. It was nice to see the bathroom and other room too. Cheers

[@jeancultice6859]

Have you ever thought about moving the laundry room upstairs ? It would make doing laundry a lot easier, then to run everything down one or two levels. You could take a portion out of your proposed master ensuite with access reached from the hallway. I believe it would put it next to the stairs, so bringing bedding down to wash after having guests up on the next floor easier.

[@sueregan2782]

I believe that in times past they used a dumb waiter type launder transport. Of course, back then all the plumbing went to the basement where all the work rooms were located, including kitchens and laundry.

[@alliejones9864]

What a good idea 😊

[@katherineleavitt7275]

Thanks for taking time to give us more info on your Chateau. I think most people are curious because they don't live in big chateaus and are just amazed at the amount of room you have and want to see everything. I think the best thing to do is renovate your suite and get to the other rooms at your pleasure. Kathy USA 🇺🇸

[@MikefromMOMichaelTurner227]

You have more floor space in your secret rooms than most houses 😂 awe I think it’s cool buddy!! You got it! Awesome one of a kind property.

[@KikiRoseG18]

OMG I would definitely turn it into a secret cozy library!!

[@nickiroberts532]

100% or snug!

[@katherineb6102]

Just a thought (off topic) have you considered using the leaf blower to move the algae on the moat all to one bank and rake it out. It would be fantastic mulch on a garden. Okay, so maybe some people see buildings and other people see gardens 😊

[@jenniferprecise342]

Your secret room reminds me of the Room of Requirement in the Harry Potter books - it's whatever you need it to be!

[@Burbankelly]

You should set up your camera on a tripod in the corner, put 3 or 4 bins on the floor labeled trash, charity, brocante, and keep, and go to town! Speed it up and upload it! People LOVE that stuff!

[@Ruth-uj1dm]

I think that can be hard, but if he has 1 or 2 others that can help that might be easier for him. Maybe Sadie and Gwen.

[@NewEscapade]

@@Ruth-uj1dm I think she has a good idea, but having somebody help you often doesn't work. It's often the case that other people just can't make the decisions that are right for you. I'd say that applies to discarding and giving away. Helping you clean something is a different matter, or do a chore like scraping paint.

[@janabeckman545]

​@NewEscapade very true. I hired a professional organizer, and she let me make the decision of keep, sell, donate, already has a home in another place. I stayed I the room, and she took the items and organized the piles in another room. Kept me focused. A friend helped me haul away the donate a few days later. Now that I know how efficient that system is, I have had friends help me declutter in other areas.

[@stephanieh.777]

Perhaps you could give the unwanted sewing bits and bobs to someone like Sarah at Manor and Maker - she does a lot of sewing. That "hidden" room definitely has potential as a quirky creative space!

[@jackiesaylor2487]

OMG THAT SECRET ROOM IS SOOOO FREAKING COOL. IF I OWNED THE CHATEAU I WOULD MAKE THE ENTRANCE HIDDEN AGAIN. MAYBE WITH A GIANT PORTRAIT THAT OPENS UP. AND PUT OTHER PORTRAITS ALONG THE STAIRS TOO.

[@victoriatracey5919]

Yes Phil, I agree, just stay focused on what you want changed now, otherwise it all becomes too overwhelming. I think you are doing a great job, give yourself a pat on the back.👏🏻👏🏻

[@dennispatrick4999]

Phil, you are creating great content. Keep at it.

[@gaelenecole4053]

What a crazy layout 😳 But who doesn’t love a hidden room 😂 Thanks for the show and tell ❤❤

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

Blue sky! How lovely! Basically, you have a house that has been fiddled with each time someone had a brainstorm! I call it "building by committee". I do have one suggestion. Take all that nice material and put it in plastic tubs to keep it safe from mice, moths, spiders etc. Either that, or donate it to a charity shop and take it off your taxes. Once the critters get to it, you'll have to throw it out. Bummer!

[@sandrabutcher1961]

Knock the wall down,the 1 where the bath is on the other side there be so much more light into the hall

[@patbarlen2764]

Thanks love a secret room. Not spooky after all.

[@peterwhite9261]

Yes, keep it as storage for now and focus on your plans already in motion. You carry on being the good man you are.❤

[@nickitighe9163]

Phil don’t explain your life. I love your channel. I so enjoy your beautiful home. It has great potential.

[@jackieduncan4660]

Do a massive car boot sale on the property.

[@charmees6637]

Right Secret room we now know. Thanks Phil.

[@joycegifford8826]

Another unique part of the chateau. ❤

[@Ruth-uj1dm]

On a house that big I understand understand your conundrum. For now I'd just clear it out so if there us ever any water damage you'll find it right away.

[@suechapman8580]

I love that secret room. I also love the way you answer questions in the comments. Miss seeing lightning, hope he's OK. Have a great week. X❤😊

[@donnastorch4462]

The Chateau just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Cool not so secret room anymore. How the puppy dog, haven't seen him for a while.

[@leighnisbett9691]

Phil you could open up the rooms into a family suite including a childs room for when your family members come to visit ,that way you family members have a self contained apartment .

[@cynhanrahan4012]

Yes, you. That chateau belongs to you, and you get to do with it as you please. I'm enjoying watching you progress through the projects. You might want to check in with the Chateau network, Stephanie has an embroidery machine and she's doing all sorts of things with it. Cheers.

[@catherinefromchristchurchn6508]

For the sewing machine, there may be instruction videos online, search the machine make and model (just like for a car).

[@carolraec]

Why are some people demanding explanations about what purpose other rooms will be used for 🤷‍♀️Be patient you guys He is one man doing one project at a time.

[@deloreshendrix5712]

Make yourself happy and don't worry about careless comments. I like the present Phil just fine.❤

[@nexussever]

If you make the secret room into a small projects room, it might be a good idea to keep it as a cleanup room. The running water and some sort of sink would come in handy.

[@SweetOne.]

That secret room would make an awesome theatre and games room, perfect for a KZbin Studio. It would also make a really great work out room with the attached bathroom, turn the existing workout room into the dining room and have your grand hall walk through and mingling area. What I refer to in my house as the drop zone, yours is on a much larger scale lol

[@pamt7740]

Gosh, you could hold your own Brocante with just what's in that room! Get one of those huge marquees and advertise a date, I'm sure you could get help. That would raise money for the renovations! I love houses with stairs and secret rooms. Mind you, at my age now the stairs would be hard lol.

[@sharonrobb.94]

Could you use a proper library? That would make good use of the natural light.

[@paulkemp6057]

You mentioned you'd considered keeping a couple of rooms on the first floor as bedrooms for potential guests who might not be too handy with multiple flights of stairs. As someone with two knackered knees, can I say what a thoroughly spiffing idea that is! The corner room and the 'secret' room (with a new door opposite the one into the corner room) would do the trick nicely, and they could share the bathroom between them.

[@MK-Farm-Michigan]

Phill suggestion. Cheateu owners who do crafts are Vivienne from Cheatue Love, Sara from Maker, and Manor loves to sew curtins and make headboards and foot boards with materials, Micheal Pethrick sews and does crafts and curtins, and Stephanie Jarvis and Phillip sew. Any of those might be willing to make you an offer to help clear in the secret room. All crafty people and any of them could teach you how to sew on a machine it is pretty easy. Oh, one more name, Jenny Moon of the Moons Nick & Jen. Jen has a bear restoration business and sews and does crafts with kids. One of Billy and Ryan's friends.

[@kimbevan5614]

I’m happy to show you how to use the sewing machine etc. it would be fun on zoom as you there and I’m in the UK. You keep going at your own pace and thanks for showing us the secret room, it wasn’t easy for you to do that. I wish people would stop asking you personal questions. Sleep well. K🇬🇧❤️❤️

[@reenabergstrom5549]

Wow, please be sure to find a new home for all of the sewing items. It looks like a nice machine and there is probably a ton of really cool sewing notions and fabric. If you have a friend that sews, that is where to start. Also people are actually looking for and pay good money for those bathroom tiles ( someday when you get that far). A good salvager could carefully remove them for you. Personally, I'd keep the bathroom and restore it. Well honestly I'd keep the sewing room too since I sew and do other crafts. It's just such a neat area for artistic endeavors. Put wall paper on the staircase wall and hide the entrance again. My head is spinning with ideas lol. Thanks for sharing 😊❤❤

[@connierowley4931]

Your thought processes are clear and succinct and quite logical. You will have a real prize when you are finished. Lucky man!!!

[@darant2249]

It would be so amazing to see stairs removed and all put back like originally was 😃

[@CasbahD]

Feel you Phil. Mine left behind a garage's worth of small arts and crafts stuff. The yard sale was a mob scene. Loved watching it walk away with cash in my pocket.

[@jesschee5891]

That secret room is wonderful. Once it’s cleaned up and painted in a different colour it will be fantastic. I’d leave it as a quirky, magical place.

[@user-ld6bf6zs4w]

lol Phil you are so kind to people who think they should be involved in deciding what you should do and how. I just enjoy what you share .Yes that natural weed killer works I have used it in my garden.

[@laurensouthgate2458]

Its interesting to have a hidden jade room maybe some day in the future it will be green. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@PaulaakaPaben]

I love that Secret room! A great art or sewing room! Guild it to look like A Closet when you open it! Then use it as A Safe room or special Treasure room!

[@LottaCoffee]

One space at a time. What an amazing home and beautiful property. Secret rooms are special adding character to a home with a story to go with it.

[@sniderspider7034]

Wow, Phil, this place is put together like a jigsaw puzzle, how fascinating. I do like how there's space in the chateau for storage and for building/repair sort of supplies. How lucky!

[@marshawhite2904]

What a delightful fun secret room and a bonus bathroom …😅 Thanks for showing us Phil❣️👏👏👏

[@valeriemcclain9001]

What amazing history in the chateau! It's a proper Hogwarts room, #1 1/2. Wonderful tour, Phil! Thanks!!!

[@Siansonea]

Yeah, that layout is a hot mess. I would get rid of that janky bathroom and open up the 'media room' into that space, like you said. Then the entrance to what is now the 'secret room' could just be the door that was from the bathroom. Then you could close up the doorway on the stairway and eliminate the stairs that are inside the 'secret room'. Making that room easier to access will make it much more useful, even if it remains a storage room. You clearly don't need a second bathroom on the first floor, so just getting rid of that one completely will give you a lot more options with regard to how you can use those spaces. Down the line you can think about reworking the stairway and whatnot, but for now, just getting rid of that bathroom and opening up that space would give you a lot of benefit for the effort spent.

[@carladejonge4951]

Interesting secret room, that isn’t any longer! 😃 Take your time! Things don’t stay the same! The future holds many good things, Phil!

[@debbenzenberg3575]

I always wanted a secret room. One where I could go and no one would know where I was. I would've turned it into a reading nook/craft room with comfy chairs and such. But that's just me. It certainly works as a storage room too. Like you said, you need to focus on bigger things right now. Whatever you come up with will be amazing, Phil.

[@patricewhitson3923]

Phil. It can be all about you!! Enough said!

[@margaretforshaw1617]

The birdsong is absolutely amazing !

[@lisac1110]

Well since the secret room is out in the open lol there is always the still mistery of the tunnels lol who knows when you really get to sort that out lol for a different time lol all the best hugs 😊❤😊❤

[@whatgoesaroundcomesaround920]

Really old grand homes used to have entire sets of hidden rooms and corridors so that servants could move about unseen without troubling the owners and guests.

[@sallieredman7349]

Wow. Spring has sprung!

[@sandradrees5499]

Quite a quirky corner. It would be nice and more harmonious to create a simple flowing suite, or just embrace the quirky! xx

[@Ruth-uj1dm]

Phil something that occurred to me after I sent the other comment. Nick Moons wife makes stuffed bears. The fabric in the secret room she might be able to use. I used to sew alot and I know how expensive fabric can be. Might be worth asking about it.

[@kirkkemp6229]

According to Feng Shui - the ancient practice of balancing your home with positive energy - ALWAYS keep you front door in great shape to welcome positive energy into your home and your live. Take some time to sand/paint your front door and soon!

[@suehall3298]

Have a good week 🍻 Loved the secret room tour thank you 🤗👍☕🍰 Love Sue ❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤

[@NailahRoberts]

I'm spending this year (and probably next 😂) redoing my home and it's just for myself and it feels great!

[@karl-martinsvensson2421]

Close the door from the stairway, open up a ”secret door” (shelf?) from your office and make a mancave😅, pub, dart, pinball. . . .

[@GyurlTrini]

Hey Phil! Interesting video as usual! Quick question though! ... have you ever thought about getting the original floor plans for the chateau & maybe, based on that, fix that staircase back to however it was in the past (if possible ... assuming that the changes to the staircase, fireplace, and, hidden room happened at some point after the previous owners had demolished the other half of the chateau) ... I'm thinking it would have been nice to sort of fix it, bring back that fireplace into decent condition & maybe put a proper entrance into that hidden room, right next to the fireplace.

[@wilmaroles4375]

Great sewing room, excellent light.

[@michelleb6409]

Remove the walls to the bathroom and remove the wall as you come into the media room, make it back into one large room to help centre the fireplace. It would make a great space. Then you have access into the secret room on that level without going up the stairs

[@jennifermeintjes7971]

It will make a lovely remote hidden area, but no rush. Take the time it takes 😊

[@SusieMonk-jh8tj]

Phil a man of your talents will soon work your way round a sewing machine. As long as you don’t take it apart first!!!! Put yourself first and second. What you want how you want and when you can fit it in. You must be thrilled with how the. Garden is looking, worth all that work you did earlier. Is Lightening having long siestas or chasing coypu? Seems an age since we saw him.👏👏👏❤❤

[@kathykraut4491]

My question is Do you need a room to do all your fix up's? If so make it functional. With the cute bathroom you could double it as a bedroom with a bed etc for when you have parties. I think you have a pretty good plan purging finish that otherwise you won't be able to see the forest for the trees. Planning from a clear space would be easier. Focus first on the decluttering I'm sure good ideas will come to you after this job is done.

[@dianayavetz6286]

Cool story about the Jade storage room!

[@amandanewman570]

Thank you phil for sharing your beautiful home with us .

[@NatiHerron]

Storage is always good for now. As the other parts evolve you’ll know what to do.

[@jbc1715]

You should keep it a secret room, redo the door covering to hide it

[@elisabethhopson5639]

Very interesting Phil. The steps down make the secret room difficult to access and give a purpose. However, it is a shame not to make use of the bathroom. You could change the access to the bathroom through a different wall and create another suite. Just more options. 🙂

[@susanwoods3507]

You have some great ideas circulating there. Yes I agree a great workshop!

[@margaretchettleburgh5828]

So much stuff!! Would look great with all cleaned out. Then you could see what to do.

[@theresabedet6653]

Have you thought of splitting the secret room into two bathrooms going onto your office and the other corner room. Would increase your office space.

[@pattap347]

Extremely interesting tour and your comments are right on. You do you. You are a nice young man. Gorgeous place.

[@thewilliamseswonderfulworld]

Wow! Such a cool backstory on the secret room. ❤

[@suzannepolder3929]

Yep. Focus is a good thing. But thanks for the tour of the secret room! ❤❤❤

[@TheNightOwls2]

The kid in me loves the idea of a secret room ngl, but I’d also be scratching my head trying to decide the best use for it…..and possibly trying to talk myself out of turning it into a secret wet bar where I could stash all my most treasured single malts 😂🤣😂 Have fun with it, whatever you decide…it is after all your space to do what pleases you! 😉👍

[@mbuonato]

There’s never a lack of projects even when you own a regular size house.

[@debereisinger3057]

Just get some craft room storage units and organize it. I'm sure you can find someone who would love to work their magic in the secret room!

[@lhmcd5538]

You will get to each room. It will eventually happen. Don’t bust a gut doing it but I know you will get there. I have no idea as to what to do. I would ask an architect as they might come up with a really good solution. Fascinating history of your chateau. Thank you. May you all please take care and stay safe. 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️🤩🤩🤩

[@laurieleannie]

I really, really love this house and property!

[@DamnedEternal]

I’ve only been watching you since you were talking about taking the peacock enclosure, you look a lot healthier and more relaxed now 🤗. I love the secret room! I would reinstate the push mechanism (just because you can have a secret hidden room, so why not! ) eventually a use will turn up for it!

[@bogusienombre355]

Suggestion for furniture being sold. Have an estate auction on the lawn for 3 days in the summer and sell tickets to attend, and service wine?

[@laurencunningham8281]

Very interesting! I’ve always wondered about doors in the middle of a staircase. I’ve seen some at Billy’s convent and wondered about it. Tfs.

[@CynthiaBerry713]

What a strange corner of the chateau! I love when stairs go to weird places lol And, I LOVE that purple bathroom!

[@donab1369]

I would so use that room as storage for seasonal decorations

[@carolwhite6979]

Enjoy your project!

[@janetkennedy5940]

Many people seem to be advising get rid of the craft room materials - there's some good stuff in there and costly too. You will learn the sewing machine quickly when you have a mind (and time) to do it. For example - making curtains are easy and a fraction of the price of custom made. I'd keep all of the stuff, just organise it - maybe a 'crafty' friend could help out as you have your suite to do and that's a lot of work.

[@sharontibbo2510]

What an interest suite of rooms that connect, sort of... to the hidden room. If you ever get around to it a special project / craft room might hit the mark. You work on a project. close the door when you leave the room and the mess is out of sight. The bathroom made me think of Lilacs or Wisteria but that funcky wall paper would have to go. 😄. Just the tidy of the corner room may gives you some ideas. What ever your choice it will be interesting. Too many projects at the same time just messes with you focuse. Have fun

[@melmoland988]

*makes grabby hands at everything in the secret room*

[@robwarren5744]

Phil, you could take up needlework!!!! lol. Well, I guess it’s not a secret room anymore. Rob, Cardiff, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@archiebald4717]

Fascinating!

[@Annettekinder]

Thank you for the great videos. I really enjoy them. Take care.

[@hattietrue8761]

If the 'secret room' is a crafting/project room I would strip out the bathroom and use it like a crafting 'pantry'.