Dungeon Disaster and Fresh Paint | French Chateau Renovations #44

[@joebigueira6881]

Can we all agree that Ian has some major talent. Filming editing and all the renovation projects. So happy every time i get to see a new video. Such a bummer about the dungeon. Gotta stop flushing the prisoners down the toilet when your done with them.

[@TheBeauChateau]

You know what Joe? I think WE CAN all agree 😆 keep your fingers crossed that the dungeon gets fixed this week. We’re still waiting for the big machine

[@daniellemgodfrey]

Yes

[@carlyh6913]

I love how your animals just love being around you and Kitty is always following you "Supervising" while pupper looks on bored (only when it's inside lol) It says alot about you as people ❤

[@EmeliaKate]

I just wanted to let you know that your videos always make my day! The quality is always sooo stunning so I make the effort to play your videos on my big tv instead of on my tiny phone screen. It always feels like I'm watching a movie. You guys always make me laugh and always seem to make things fun even when there are bigger issues at hand. Love your positivity. I hope you all have an amazing week!

[@ds4101]

You could put felt in one of those panels and then have felt cutouts for kids to play with. Felt sticks to felt (pretty well). You can Google some ideas. So, like a green felt background and then have felt cutouts of flowers, clouds, a sun, little houses, animals, etc that kids can move around to create pictures.

[@TheBeauChateau]

That’s a great idea! We want something fun and visually stimulating for all the little babies ☺️

[@hepzib928]

You could do a landscape... green on the bottom with a horizon and light blue for sky?

[@KrisanthiaMum]

This is a good idea. My students love our felt story board. I have dozens of bags with stories in each one. As you read the story, the children use the shapes/animals/letters/numbers to create their “vision” of how the story would be illustrated.

[@KrisanthiaMum]

@@hepzib928Yes one panel like this! Possibly one in with clouds. One plain say… in sky blue or pink. The possibilities are endless 🥰

[@KrisanthiaMum]

PS Search “felt storyboard” and you’ll get some fantastic ideas.

[@waltercook4868]

Regarding the nursery: This is totally not what you had in mind but one of the panels, you could paint with chalk board paint and let children decorate it with colorful chalk. I'm certain they will give you many years of evolving masterpieces. As far as birds and flowers and what not - you could paint something like a story such as from a children's picture book. Make up your own story. A circular story would be fun. Think light sabers, flower fairies, sparkles flying from magic wands, choo-choo trains, mermaids in the moat, etc. Study what children like to see in illustrations. They really don't see much out of a lot of clutter, usually. They see big bold things. Or, maybe you could do something like a board game treasure map of the Beau Chateau grounds. Is there anything special on the grounds that kids might like, and they could search for? Maybe a jungle gym? Maybe a maze? Maybe a nature identification game? Maybe a giant magic tree? Avoid scary looking stuff. You never know what's going to frighten children but I'd say if there is a common element to a visual which frightens children, it is eyes - make sure whatever eyes you paint are very very friendly.

[@TheBeauChateau]

We did consider the chalkboard in the nursery room but ultimately decided that would be in the kids room next door. This nursery will be for infants who need a quiet place during weddings and events. We have a large picture frame that we will use for the chalkboard idea. We love your magic tree idea! We actually have a similar hope for a very different room 😉 we will likely add decor and entertainment for the little ones over time. Thanks for your ideas!

[@laughterismymedicine-]

Daphne your beaded earrings are so beautiful! Amazing color on you ❤ Ian, keep laughing! You guys are the best.

[@TheBeauChateau]

Thank you! I love them 😃

[@oliverpavic275]

Ian is such an adorable geek 🤓

[@billb5749]

I just discovered your channel a couple weeks back. I think I've seen all of your previous vids now and was anxiously awaiting a new one. I really enjoy you guys, love the chateau and love Archaea!

[@TheBeauChateau]

Thank you so much! That’s awesome that you’ve been able to catch up on all our videos! We will keep ‘em coming 😉

[@Toomanydogs7]

For the window, something to keep the wee ones from the window.. going out the window❤❤

[@ahskogen]

The collaborative/interactive idea for the wall with the viewers is wild and so so good!

[@martinehug-simon3811]

Just realized the dumpness of the dungeon. Never seen the walls perspiring water. Imagine when prisoneers were hold there for months......

[@KeangoDLuke]

The cinematography in your videos is amazing. Really love the grade with you guys beinf backlit by the sun 👌🏿Know a lot of people have already commented on works at the chateau, so i just wanted to show some appreciation for the filmmaking in your videos.

[@emilys9365]

Love your videos! Whenever you use the music playing when you were prepping the nursery walls, it feels like y'all are in a John Hughes movie and Judd Nelson or Ferris Bueller is about to walk in. So cool!

[@sloth7402]

I would love to send some fabric flowers! My family is very aware of when new videos are posted as I like to announce when you post to my household so it would be lovely to contribute something ❤

[@TheBeauChateau]

That’s amazing ! We’ll give instructions in the next video for anyone who wants to send them 😃

[@aok2727]

Ian: there are food grade hard wax oils that will protect the wood and bring out the colors in the wood. I like Odie’s oil but you could use anything like that. Nice repair!

[@haloreachcreator1]

Why not collaborate with Anna from How to Renovate a Chateau and design your own wallpaper or fabric? You're both brilliant designers, whatever you come up with will be beautiful!

[@stephjezo6470]

Or Michael Petherick........

[@haloreachcreator1]

@@stephjezo6470 definitely! He's such a talented artist! Love seeing his work.

[@sth.777]

"We find a problem in the dungeon." A sentence rarely heard in modern times. Rioting slaves? Zombies? A portal into another world opened up? Ah, Ian suspects bodies, which might make a bit more sense...

[@heliedecastanet1882]

🤣👍

[@marshawargo7238]

Troll, In The Dungeon‼️🤓

[@teepeeX]

I would do simple woodland creature's painted on then perhaps fur place on body chest, birds..could be feathers , squirrel whiskers on rabbits, sort of touch and feel .. 😊

[@butchhubbard6124]

That's one big CAT 😮

[@Thewildmanwoods]

You guys are so cute…❤

[@ClaireVann08]

I love the idea of doing a floral wall! Someone else commented about felt - such a good idea! What about a chalkboard as well where the little ones can get their creativity out?

[@08fgant]

Un Plaisir de vous revoir.

[@KristaHarrisSB]

Wonderful video as always. And I always appreciate a cameo from your sweet cat. Looking forward to hearing more about the fabric wall in the nursery. So thoughtful of you to get input from the viewers.

[@kelleynrothaermel2311]

You can you felt that sticks to the wall and they have already made sets where there are people and animals and such and so the kids could play with it.

[@suecollado8696]

💕That’s the darkest pastel green colour I’ve ever seen💕Lighten it with white then it would be looking more pastel💕

[@Rbmc2611]

I sure wished you all were every day I want to see you more often!!

[@lauriepalmer3593]

Hello, my friends 👋🏻 from a very snowy and cold, Massachusetts usa. I just wanted to write a message for Ian to caution. If you use reclaimed wood for food preparation, I thought I could see on the outside of the cider barrel that you might’ve been grinding through layers of old paint, (but it was unclear for me. )… I just wanted to remind you to never use any lead-based paint for food items…. It can embed itself into the fibre of the wood, and it’s just a risk, not worth taking…. However !!!! I might have a really interesting idea for that awesome gift…. if you could put the brackets back on it and turn it into a wall mount to hold an ancient sword or something it could be a really beautiful display mount if you put more work into it… I thought that’s what you were going to say were showing off the awesome gift …. It just looks like sword wall mount display LOL…. Whatever ends up happening, I know it’s going to be impressive! I wish I could jump through the screen and come help use some chores, because it would be a treat for me to spend some time with you guys and work on such a magical property ! Sigh….. going to have to sit here snuggling with my new kitten in my cozy electric blanket LOL Good work, my friends and good luck !! 🤞🏻

[@TheBeauChateau]

Thank you for your insight on the stave! There was no lead paint on this stave but Ian has been talking about buying a real sword for our fireplace and that would have been perfect for it! Our cider pal from Normandy offered us a few more old staves since we enjoyed this one so much, so perhaps a sword mount is still possible! 🤓

[@erink4685]

The cider stave cutting board is beautiful! Well done! If it ends up being too fragile to use as a cutting board, you could use it as a cheese and nibbles platter and it will still look incredible. I do that with some of my vintage timber trays that I don’t want to damage too much with overuse.

[@LA-jf1zn]

Looking forward to seeing the wallpaper. Its going to look so nice when your are finished. 🦋

[@Toomanydogs7]

Do a chalk board paint for the wee one to draw on❤

[@natashah9056]

The white looks fantastic in there!!!

[@sarah-phillips]

I would totally send in fabric! Keep us posted. How fun to get swatches from all over. And here’s hoping dungeon gets drained out soon. That totally sucks.

[@Archerandtrove]

Loving these videos- I wish they were longer because I have already binge watched all the rest😂 I’m looking forward to seeing more about the garden too when it gets warmer!

[@Rbmc2611]

I totally agree with you! Fabric on some and then activity stuff on another something like you said, you could touch or do participate in not all these little children might not be babies.

[@sharlettedavidson81]

Just love the way you two get along….your awesome…!,,🤣😊😂😀

[@johnwilliamtuckey2796]

Who was the little cowboy in the original Willy Wonka movie who got beamed across the radio waves? Well that is who Ian looks like in that outfit and in that white room. Love you guy's! ❤

[@TheBeauChateau]

If only Ian had a cowboy hat to wear while spraying 😄

[@LisaVesander.Creative]

definitely flowers

[@pamkullman8839]

You guys look like you were on set of Willy Wonka with the white suits and the white walls..I love the idea of the interactive wall.. flowers are fun or maybe an interactive castle/chateau like building blocks but flat?

[@marciadynes7628]

Thanks for sharing another great video hope the water issue gets solved love the two of you great team !

[@cherylholasek2193]

Wonderful to see you again. Love your videos 😊

[@seachange17]

The green! 🎉

[@ArtisticallyArranged]

I LOVE the wood grain of that cider stave. It sanded up beautifully and I'm sure that it will make a stunning addition to your kitchen. 💗

[@louisegogel7973]

7:35 how about having it a really interactive site for everyone? You could make the background a permanent blue felt and then have different colored felt that could be cut to various shapes to be placed on the blue to create designs and scenes and taken off at will.

[@cocobunnyable100]

Oh oui, un beau relief mural serait ravissant. Il n'est pas nécessaire qu'il s'agisse d'un design complexe, un simple accent serait un accent parfait pour votre nouveau mannequin. I hope this helps. Je suis un designer professionnel et je l'utilise pour un effet wow si l'argent le permet.😀

[@CherriRobb]

You're so cute. Love french music.

[@emilie1365]

I'm IN for fabric flowers! Love the idea, loooooove collaborative projects!🌻

[@maurawhelan3530]

Videos are great as usual! Best in 2024 to you two

[@TheBeauChateau]

Thank you! Send you our best as well 😊

[@borisballermann4779]

I like this beautifull pictures with the sunrise and the frosen lake. Not so good if this lake comes in the Dungeon. Hope they can solve this problem. Otherwise you can start boat expeditions from there. "Escape from Alcatraz" 🙂

[@deniseblackman5229]

Nursery is looking fantastic! Great job on the cutting board.

[@TheBeauChateau]

Thank you! The molding will look much better with the wallpaper we’ve chosen. Ian loves his cutting board 😊

[@deniseblackman5229]

Love love your vlogs!

[@MrChriscoolbkk]

A little hello from Chiang Mai... painting the room really makes a difference! I hope the dungeon leaks will be resolved quickly! Good luck with the work!...

[@Fowlharpie]

I've made fabric flowers a few times before and would love to send some for you guys. They're a fun use for small scraps of fabric

[@tonivalenzuela8274]

The room is coming along nicely. I am glad you can fix the leak in the dungeon.

[@sharongaines3043]

Great job on the paddle, And the painting. Xx

[@TheBeauChateau]

Thank you 😊

[@HEATSEEKER00]

Guys please start a family ASAP.... also great music choices as per usual.

[@jimdepereira985]

Very cool cutting board, and if you want a floral patch, think I can find something for you.

[@alaindecosse4956]

j'étais à deux doigts de croire que Benoît était de retour pour la pelle à paëlla .🤣

[@blakehahn-atlantaga8510]

Love the colors! Well done.

[@calvarychapelnorthjersey7040]

Stephanie Jarvis from Chateau Diaries just had one of her attic room walls ripped out because the walls were never insulated, so, the room will be warm. Are the outer walls insulated for the nursery?

[@kristinrogersdotter5492]

My mom-brain gets nervous thinking about little kids with that low window in the nursery. I hope you're putting some sort of safety feature in to prevent falls? Love the idea of an interactive fabric wall. And i can't wait to see the wallpaper up next to that pretty green!!!❤

[@waltercook4868]

You can take the wood shavings from your cider wood, put it in a stopper bottle (like an old-fashioned perfume bottle) and give it a sniff every-one-and-a-while. It will last a long time - like decades.

[@vickiellibby7051]

You fought the wall and you won😂

[@TheAngela2468]

Awesome 😊😊😊

[@pamelahall7997]

Would love to make fabric flowers from our local fabric here in the Bahamas to add to you nursery. ❤

[@windsofthewest2164]

Hello, I am so happy to see a new video on all the progress on the Chateau. The Nursery is beautiful white, Yaaay! But the Pistachio has got to go, it is not a good color for that room. Pink, Pastel blue for sure, even a nice yellow, but that color gives me Prison Ward color. Also do not wallpaper that room . It deserves proper murals.Or Mirrors . No cloth, Keep it clean.The idea is clearly creative and sweet, but you could put in a nice Writing board that fits on a wall perhaps. The Dungeon is another matter,I would only discuss in private. I loved the cider board until it broke, Also what about the beautiful hardware on that board? I was broken hearted to see you not replace the hardware? Where is the hardware? It was so beautiful! Anyway, Love what you have accomplished it is a feat of love, blood and sweat and tears I hope the leaky Dungeon can be remedied. Much Love!

[@auntiamber2]

Seriously love yall! I’ve been binge watching all your episodes ❤ (and watching most ads for yall 😂) wishing yall the best!

[@TheBeauChateau]

Thank you so much! Sorry for the ads 😅 Next video coming soon!

[@stephaniewaters4931]

Hi Guys! I can’t remember if you mentioned it in a previous video, but would you explain why that room is so short? I think you said it was the only room like that & I wondered it there was a reason. Thanks for sharing your wonderful domain with us!! ❤

[@jarettlouie6442]

the drone scene at 0:30, great shot!

[@ds4101]

Ok, I suggested the felt but my sister had a good suggestion. Chalkboard paint in one panel. Kids could draw on the chalkboard panel.

[@susannoonan1]

Cool opening shots!!

[@TheBeauChateau]

Thank you! Ian always edits the opening shots first because it’s the most fun 😄

[@beiaida2766]

Really looks like you have been on a space adventure 🌕👍🏻😊

[@TheBeauChateau]

Perfect 🤓

[@rubberdc]

Nice to watch you both again , but I have to admit sanding down walls is my most hated part of prepping for decoration! when I watched you Daphne , I wished with all my heart that you could ve done it with a machine and not manual.lol.

[@TheBeauChateau]

Thank you!! Sometimes we watch our video and laugh at how much time went into a job, like sanding, but then we only show a quick montage in the video… c’est la vie 😜

[@jamesromaine4321]

Great video So much fun James

[@lpruitt4163]

The white paint makes the room so much bigger and brighter. How about muted strips with flowers and birds, similar to French country.

[@Toomanydogs7]

Or a magnet board...

[@SM999]

It’s so beautiful 😍

[@nativetexson]

👏👏 great idea to repurpose the wood into a cutting board.

[@Arkhinemor]

Yayy new vid!! Enjoyed it like always!

[@maryannspicher]

Putting on the painting suit reminded me of Family guy’s “Wacky waving inflatable flailing tube man” 🤭 The first music you used in the vlog definitely calls for some 80’s John Hughes movie moves… maybe the Breakfast Club dance? 🤔 Always enjoy your vlogs 😊

[@doloresmackenzie9451]

Remember to use material in the children room that will be easily cleaned for hygiene purposes

[@TheBeauChateau]

Excellent point 👍

[@GabiMarton]

Great video as always. I’m curious about one thing though. Did the thiefs/trespassers return? Or have they learnt the lesson? Hope for the second…

[@TheBeauChateau]

Yes! They did and it was actually even weirder than before. We walked our property and found where a fence was broken down. We hope to follow up on that soon

[@GabiMarton]

That’s awful! I hope you’ll get to the end of it and manage to secure your chateau boundaries. I still can’t believe they stole your pretty lights and so on. Can you report them to your local police with the recording you got?

[@mamig3216]

@@TheBeauChateauthat’s awful, please put an electric fence 😈. It happened in our mountain cabin as well, they opened the gate walked in and we found them all comfy set up for a picnic in the middle of our garden.

[@mschannigan8831]

you need to add white to the green and mix to get a pastel... add a bit od that green to a gallon of white... not the other way around... that is a bad green for a baby room and why not just keep it simple and paint simple cream and add colour accents in the accessories?

[@donninesusan]

Was the Nursery original to the Chateau? It is coming around BEAUTIFULLY! I admire you both, I am from the Bay Area also! I spent many years in Berkeley, Alameda and Los Gatos! I now reside in Lake Shasta, but my heart is still in the Bay Area! I miss the energy of the Bay, but I honestly would love even more living in your Chateau! Looking forward to your next adventures! ❤😊

[@windsofthewest2164]

Can we see the Peach swatches?

[@DevonaRavenhold]

For the nursery, your suggestion reminded me way too much of flowers in the attic by VC Andrews. I would honestly try to stay away from that, and the idea of using a thematic wallpaper in that space or even a fabric in that space that is nursery themed I think would be so beautiful. That's my thought, but you need to do what your vision is telling you to do and what would ultimately make you happiest whenever you go into the room

[@Profoundimpact2]

Nice 👍

[@HabitualButtonPusher]

Wondering how a backed up or clogged pipe gets water running down the walls. This will be interesting to follow.

[@lisakilmer2667]

Definitely set up a felt wall in the nursery. I was going to say velcro dots on cutouts, but felt is easier to maintain. I would be interested in a follow-up on your basement flooding. It sounds like your local stormwater management agency has allowed the wrong pitch to develop, resulting in your moat levels being too high? (Our local stormwater agency constructed a whole wetland to help a frequently-flooded neighborhood, and it only works partially!) Is there a way to seal off the entry points where water is getting in?

[@rosemariedeschenes7013]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@SweetOne.]

I don't know if this would work but magnetic paint or magnet strips with cloth over it and put magnets on the fabric flowers, bugs and leaves etc so kids can move them around?

[@rebeccaeblin3413]

Oh yes! I would really enjoy sending you an appliqué for your artwork piece. When do you need it?

[@ddenice963]

Ghost buster😂😂😂😂

[@TheBeauChateau]

Who you gonna call???

[@SirAdamMeek]

I have something perfect for your project!

[@letitiaheckert2749]

What type of paint sprayer are you using?

[@erink4685]

Was it the cold or the condescension from the heaters? I’ve made the mistake before of cranking the heaters to dry paint faster and the condescension created made the paint drip! And that’s australia where it wasn’t super cold.

[@michellevandenberghe9533]

Pour un chambre d'enfant...prévoir un mur avec peinture à tableau pour y dessiner...quand aux autres panneaux un papier pleint lessivable...ou créer votre propre décor...

[@patriciablanton6243]

You could put balloons on a wall, little baby pandas, rabbits, kittens and puppies. Also, trains, cars and balls. Like a baby animal circus train.

[@susanparker2618]

So it’s not a pastel, who cares, they like it. People make some silly comments. I’ve been trying to see where I missed what happened to Benoit dog, bad with names. Evidently he’s to old to travel or passed. I can’t stop worrying about doggo please let me know. Thanks for the lovely vlogs helping some isolated people get through the dark days of the plague.💕

[@gaelenecole4053]

Love the paint in the nursery … If it’s too cold 🥶 ( I paint furniture as a job ) I never watch paint dry …. I must say ,I use a hair dryer either totally or 3/4 dry off … and have no problems with separation ❤❤mind you there is no snow where I live but 2 1/2 degrees c in my shop in the winter Hopefully 🙏 the Dungeon water leak is sorted soon … And Ian I absolutely adore your chopping board ❤❤

[@5SteeleLife]

would it help to install a pump at the outlet of the moat to keep the water level a few feet lower?

[@PipMiister]

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