We purchased a crumbling French Château .... what were we thinking?

[@marymathis9299]

Being a "Yank" but knowing our family's roots reached all the way back across the pond, makes me feel somehow that this beautiful place is somehow a special place even to me! I wish I was a wealthy person who could go along the real estate trail and scoop up all those chateaus mentioned that are in such need of saving! Bummer! 😔 Let me hasten to say how glad I am that at least this wonderful old place is in the right hands, apparently! Will enjoy watching the progress - even from the southern US! ❤❤❤

Thanks for your message. We're thrilled that you're following our journey!

[@ThePethericks]

What a beautiful amazing chateau well done!

[@janetcorey5102]

You are pretty passionate restores and do a great job🥂

[@carolinewalker9148]

Only recently discovered your site. My first thought was Purnon is so very lucky you discovered her. Cannot think of any other couple who would suit as well as you do. Looking forward to following this incredible adventure.

Welcome! Thank you for your message. We're thrilled you're following our journey.

[@JanvanOordt]

I just started watching your site and really look forward to following your journey with you. Thank you so much for your compassion in preserving something so precious to the evolution of human history

Thank you for your message. We're thrilled that you've discovered our channel and are following our adventure!

[@katehobbs2008]

Greetings from Perth! 🇦🇺

[@The_Travelling_Jonoberries]

Well certainly a challenge for some but not for Aussies 🇦🇺 We wish you all the best and we will be here to see this fantastic journey of discovery and historic adventures, God Bless you both and be safe. 👍😇🇫🇷🙏🏰

Thank you - we're glad you've discovered our adventure.

[@Lola-mr1zj]

Yes, make a video of the little things you find. I would lovr to see the writings you are talking about

[@jeandubois8810]

Amazing. Crazy, but amazing.

[@BigBirdy100]

As others have said, no music. We're grownups here. We don't need music with everything. 😇 Bless y'all for this undertaking.

[@annetteenchelmaier2474]

I just stumbled on this video. What an enormous undertaking! I wish you the very best. From Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺

[@1957azerty]

Beautiful and courageous people, vive l'Australie ! I like your style, you learn and speak french, you work to know our strange laws about listed buildings and you are saving one of our best magnificent monuments. Grand merci à vous et bravo !

[@elizabethgeyer-green9910]

I’m in. Hook line and sinker. Fellow Melbourning🌻

thanks for joining us!

[@jackiestewart5062]

I think i am going to love the vlogging of Chateau De Purnon coming back to life over time.

[@juliehare3403]

I'm so excited to find your channel! What a fabulous place. I'm really excited you will actually keep the stable a stable. Every single other chateau restoration channel I watch renovates that space onto something else! Yay for you. I can't wait to see more details of the outbuildings, details that show the historical way of life, and details of your projects restoring this beauty! Thank you for saving this piece of history!

[@margiemistretta8885]

What is the wind turbine used for? The gate is magnificent! Does the government help with the cost of renovation at all?

[@veronicarunge2241]

What an adventure you are embarking on. Thank you for sharing with us. From Brisbane Australia.

[@sallylee8851]

just WOW

[@bradad2026]

I totally understand how you fell in love with the chateaux. It may not be the same but I have lived for 30yrs in a house nearing 100yrs old here in Sydney and I still say goodnight to it each night. Crazy? Possibly.

not crazy at all!

[@airplanes42]

I've been watching your videos one by one. I can't imagine how you are going to fund these efforts but I applaud you. Hopefully you can gather a lot of funds through the internet.

[@louisemaree2704]

I'm sold. I'm moving to France to restore a Chateau! I just need a Man that can speak fluent French, is patient, can build...is a brilliant Lover, oh and has billions of dollars!!! C'est la vie 🥰🥰🥰

[@charlenelindsay2019]

Today August 19, 2022 my first time viewing. I'm intrigued with your journey. I decided to start with this vlog and move forward to present. All the best in your journey. Hugs💞 from Ohio, USA.

thank you so much

[@garyproctor7385]

New sub Hi from Ontario Canada...Gary

[@LongStep]

What an amazing project! Can you make a video sometime about the process of purchasing the chateau? Was it listed for sale? Did you have an attorney, broker or real estate representative for the purchase? How did you learn you needed an architect to approve every step of the renovation? What are some things that someone looking for a chateau project would need to ask or research during the purchase process? I'm very interested in anything you can share about the process.

[@jakestake5349]

This project is immensely exciting and I look forward to the restoration. Thank you for taking the time to restore a gem of our collective history, and breathe life back into it again. Sending my love and admiration from Canada!

[@thechatelaine]

Good luck with your project...Proud two see such a lovely couple sharing their love of the chateaux.

[@katetreble1000]

Oh My I cant tell you how excited I was listening to your life's journey I am Australian and came from Melbourne which was my birth home . I have watched a couple of your videos but was in awe of hearing that you are an Aussie .I have watched hundreds of chateau restorations and thrilled to see Aussies making France your home . I saw the chateau before you bought a few years ago .What an adventure what a thrilling experience for you both I wish you the best for your futures such a lovely young couple. I will be waiting in anticipation for your videos .

[@SuperBotanica]

I think he's very reserved privately - he was a minister in Australia until 2013

[@LilithLLilith]

LOVELY vlog! I'm really looking forward to following your chateau journey!

[@MsBirchify]

Wonderful - having a bit difficulty to hear what you are saying with the music

[@carinevalery3053]

C'est impressionnant à quel point ce château est marqué par la Révolution française tout en ayant réussi à lui survivre !

Merci pour votre message. Un tel événement historique a touché le château mais ne l'a pas détruit. Nous sommes très reconnaissants !

[@slicksalmon6948]

No one who starts a project like this knows what they’re getting into. If you knew, you wouldn’t do it.

[@nativetexson]

I'm an architect and historic preservationist and your story about Purnon is exciting. I bought an 18th century townhouse in the south of France and will be relocating from the US early in 2023. I'm excited to follow your adventure. Cheers-

[@kjwhitty8820]

I'm looking forward to watching your progress on your new chateau. However, could you tone down the background music please in future videos?

[@juliecooper6285]

OMG! What an adventure. A fellow Melbournian, I just happened upon this episode on You Tube. I am so excited for you and can’t wait to see your journey. What a stunning property! SUBSCRIBED, with the bell ticked, and can’t wait to see more.

[@kerridillon3120]

I just subscribed. A suggestion to better hear what you're saying is to eliminate the loud, distracting background music, especially when speaking inside with the echo in the high ceilings rooms . Looking forward to seeing your journey! Greetings from my Disneyland neighborhood here in Southern California!

[@user-qz5dq8kn4p]

I’m thinking the Echo comes from there’s no drapes hung yet in the windows when they get them hung then it will stop 🥰

[@juliehaynes6645]

Yes I agree!!!!but I'm super glad I came across this blog!

[@glendapie8932]

Stunning chateau lovely new owners please loose the music and echo perhaps a more sensitive microphone I'm subscribing from Hawaii aloha

[@janpritchard8796]

Please speak slower so we can better understand your Aussie accents.

[@janpritchard8796]

Love the challenge you've accepted! We will be watching.

[@Leed216]

Yes more videos of discoveries and more room tours. What a gorgeous chateau. Greetings from 🇨🇦

[@lisainnewzealand8461]

Love the seat you are both sitting on, by the looks this chair came with the sale of the property and you have revived it. Would be awesome to show us please the furniture that came with the property please. Love from a kiwi in NZ who is looking forward to following you, a dream I wished I could have done. Any rich single 66 plus yr old men out there lol xo

[@patriciapage9950]

@Zartelle Rose I just subscribed! I agree on the gentlemen of a certain age interested in the Chateau life, please.

[@raelabuschagne9934]

Really interesting. Do you think you could adjust the background music? It is distracting as it is very loud.

yes we have taken this on board and not used background music in our more recent videos. thanks so much for your feedback.

[@pauc9596]

The music in the background is too loud in the foreground and distracts and drowns out some of the narrative.

[@tinawintherpetersen3167]

Can't wait to see and hear more of this historic place...

[@jeanettedurney6507]

I just subscribed too but agree with Kerrie background music far too loud. Hard to hear you very well. Good Look on your journey can’t wait to see what you do.

[@Louisefenner]

Lovely. Such a special place. Easy to see why you fell in love. Looking forward to seeing the rooms, the history and all your little discoveries.

[@mrkingdomsschoolofart2022]

Hello fellow Melbournians :D Your video came up in my feed as I love watching chateau restorations and I'm so glad it did. What a glorious building!! And the grounds are stunning too! That tree-lined strip is beautiful - so much potential. Looking forward to seeing how things progress in the weeks and months ahead :)

[@farmboiinbris]

Drop the background music. It really is annoying when trying to listen to you

[@bethbleas8378]

The kings positions on the roof... One faces formal gardens and the other parkland. Perhaps feminine history and masculine history in terms of the way they are facing.

An interesting observation!

[@mimibergerac7792]

I know what you thought... we have to spend it all and more 😄

[@danjuliephillips]

💙

[@louisealbrecht3066]

Wishing you both the very best with this exciting adventure you have begun! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@StyleRecordGroupcom]

So exciting for you both, lovely couple and a dream come true, most people can only dream of doing this, much praise to you from England

thank you for your lovely message

[@carolyndarragh1891]

Wow Aussies to boot. France is lucky to have you to restore its wonderful history.

[@ClementineTuliptree]

I think this is one of the most beautiful chateau and grounds I have ever seen! Can't wait to see it slowly and steadily restored.

[@didierjacob250]

bonjour de France regarde le château de " Vaux le vicomte " !!!!! et ses jardins......

[@alive286]

Love to see these old historic buildings being saved, to many of them have been left to rot or been torn down sadly. Can't wait to see more videos on what you guys are doing. keep up the good work and most of all enjoy it :-)

[@christinevr7698]

Yes please- definitely do a whole vlog on your exciting finds within the Chateau! Love letters? Graffiti from maids living there over a hundred years ago? FASCINATING. This is going to be a brilliant project. You are in good company too… there are lots of expat Chateau restoration vlogs on KZbin now. Your kinda crazy has loads of good company! Looking forward to your guinea pig experience wedding too - congrats. Lots to look forward to as normal expands again.

[@shirleygraham6229]

I sort of envy you (but thankfully I am too old to be jealous). Best wishes from Australia. Coffs Harbour in fact.

[@buddleiabee]

The background music, it's so distracting & loud I can't hear what you are saying. Best to turn the music off when doing interviews. Had to turn this off after 5 minutes unfortunately.

[@yvonnestevenson6817]

Can’t wait to follow some fellow Aussies on your exciting journey, best wishes to you both, Yvonne from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia x

[@jennifermuldoon8471]

What an extraordinary journey you are both on. I too, have just by chance come across your vlog…l knew when those first words were spoken that you were both Aussies…like me! One of the most magnificent Chateaus I’ve seen on here! I have now found another two charming people to follow. Congratulations, well done.. looking forward to more. Greetings from Lake Macquarie N.S.W. Australia.

[@carolranes91]

Thank you and congratulations on the purchase. I look forward to the adventure!

[@leighevans1489]

Hello from Brisbane. What an adventure - love it. I find it interesting that you have to follow such strict guidelines with regard to restoration even though the French government aren't prepared ( can't afford) to restore these fabulous historical buildings !!!!

[@didierjacob250]

l' état Français est toujours prêt à défendre des architectures en péril, monuments historiques, et finance 60% des travaux, et d' autres associations aident aussi. donc le gouvernement est toujours prêt ! et maintenant , il existe le " Loto du patrimoine " dont le château de Purnon vas bénéficier de 300 000 euros je crois...!

[@lynnralph8373]

Welcome to France. We have been here 21 years and have never looked back. You have taken on a huge project but you will never regret it.

[@ritawilkinson401]

Cut the music…..

[@alaine57]

Big projects ahead for sure.

[@alexandrayakovleva1438]

Love the show but music on the background could be toned down. It gives a distraction and a headache after a while.

[@johnnatopper6063]

Can't wait to see more. Absolutely beautiful. Please share all your treasure

[@briantracy1324]

What an enormous task you have ahead ,,, I would have been a "hard pass" on anything deemed historic , it just means that you'll have a bureaucrat vetoing every decision you make and multiplying your already incredible expenses by a factor of at least 5 and the time to completion by at least 2x.

[@janetcorey5102]

This couple are dedicated and have buckets full of passion and dollars to restore this Château. Thank you for your commitment 🥂

[@johnrobertwoolley5730]

So glad to have found you! Ex-Sydney resident of 16 years and then spent 25 years in North Dordogne/Charente area. Wow, what a massive project and well done to get so many people for the Patrimoine weekend. Bonne continuation !

[@MikefromMOMichaelTurner227]

Mike from mo. Us here, this is so exciting! The wife an I are so happy to see you excited and happy 😊 love the attitude!! We love old properties! Hang in there! Thoughts and prayers, mike and melissa t.

[@mimibergerac7792]

After labouring hard to support the destitute, while holding up the traditions of old to point and comma, he moved his very own holding to the other end of the world. While only supported by a modest annual stipend, his urge to make good for all that harm the ancestors of the lowest classes (les sans-dents in french) have inflicted upon the most noble beings of France and their abodes has finally led him to Purnon. It is here where his final and most noble tasks await him, make amends while fullfilling every humans basic right to live in splendor. I love them Aussies 🤣

[@Marykguise]

Fascinating background on you and your chateau!! Looking forward to more!! So grateful to see such a beautiful chateau being brought back to life!! Love from Southern California 💗

[@angelacuthew1986]

Just a wonderful chateau. Loving your plans for the place. Just amazing 👌👌

[@peterwhite9261]

Looking forward to seeing your story and progress evolve.

[@paranihiaanaru4414]

Now look, I have worked in Aussie and I know you are tough! Really tough. Little Aussie Battlers right? I am looking forward to following your travails and cheering you on. Good luck and chin up

[@JG-qt3pn]

Congratulations. What an amazing piece of architecture. Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@rosewright4605]

Fellow Aussie here. 🇦🇺 I'm looking forward to going on the journey with you from afar. It's been a long standing dream of mine also. Just a quick question, did either of you speak French before buying the Chateau?

[@mocarra100]

I just found your channel and subscribed I love Chateau renovations. I'm subscribed to about nine different shows. Cannot wait for this adventure! Much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖

[@chrisbeckstrom6182]

I am so looking forward to watching what unfolds here.

[@LoireValleyChateaux]

What FUN! You two are SO FORTUNATE...what an ADVENTURE! Good luck & GOD BLESS ❤️🙏

[@myradeller9427]

What a lovely chateau!! Just subscribed and shared. I can’t wait to see your wedding day in the chapel. Looking forward to see more of your chateau restorations.

Thank you so much!!

[@teedee3834]

Thank you for taking the time to make such a lovely video.💖😊💖

[@christinesmethurst3115]

What a beautiful chateau . I’m so excited to watch all your restoration work . Congratulations to you both x

[@bernadettehooper4318]

Fabulous. I'm excited for you.

[@0617kitty]

Admire your energy and courage to take on such a huge project. can't wait to see that beautiful roof, new facade! Greeting from Northern California!

[@alicenoriega6527]

Happy to find your blog and look forward to following you. It is very difficult to clearly hear/understand what you’re saying. The music is distracting. Thank you!!

[@tropicalmom2468]

What a fantastic property! I am excited to see the journey as you bring it back to life.

thanks for joining us!

[@rikkibiermann465]

Tim & Felicity, thank you, very interesting. Rikki Biermann, Pretoria, South Africa 🇿🇦

[@rsteinberg100tube]

Greetings From Massachusetts! Your Chateau is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your adventures! 🥰 Donna

[@daisylovelock9553]

Just found you. Thankyou for sharing. Enjoy everything you do for this old tumbledown barn of a home.

[@beverlymurray6554]

I will subscribe. I’m excited to be on this journey with you two!

[@eniddesilva3262]

Can I just say having quite loud music in the background when you are speaking is distracting❌

[@michellepaul8941]

Nice to see fellow Aussie reaching for their dreams. Keep up the great work

[@veronicaholland6726]

Congratulations on your beautiful Chateau, looking forward to all the progress videos that you will share with us. Watching from South Africa.

[@gnarbeljo8980]

This has got to be the most massive undertaking of all thr Chateau reno channels! Very exiting to see your discoveries, your work and journey! Please don't use background music whilst talking, it works for zero KZbinrs. Use of music for motages and droneshots is fine, but try something other than your intro music or it will get tiring. It's a great intro but alot of the YT music libraries asian "impression" of older European music is looped and really repetitious and also used across other channels. In the long haul, your video and audio quality will determine who follows your vlog faithfully or just hits subscribe but doesn't really follow. There's an important difference. You'll learn as you go along, but I'm sure tips on good audio equipment like microphones that muffle the echo and other handy tips will be freely shared if you reach out and ask any of the more seasoned Chateau vloggers. Afterall they've had the same issues. I think there's good support and pepp between many of them who have become aquainted thanks to this platform and there's definately a massive wealth of experience and expertise amongst some so I think is your best shot at avoiding unnecessary newbie mistakes both in regards to your reno project, your videos and all sorts of problemsolving is to open for dialogue. You may want to visit a few and talk to them about your project and get som valuable feedback even... You are terribly courageous to take on such an enormous estate, I'll be routing for you and very exited to follow! ♥️

[@mamabearlovesbts6087]

Hello from Delaware, USA. When your video showed up, my first thought was, “Oh, that is beautiful.”

[@helenhelps9619]

😉

[@NA-ij5jy]

You two are young and must be very rich to dedicate so much money in the renovation of such a structure.

[@piathomsen8106]

Your journey will be soo interesting to follow. Looking forward to it! I would love to hear more about the how you envision the interiors to look like and also your plans for the gardens.

[@davidmartin6078]

What type of visas did you obtain or do you have French relatives Thanks Dave

[@stephaniegaromon3244]

I just subscribed! I’m very excited to follow you as you restore this magnificent, magical French chateau! I’m so excited for your next video.

[@inabates8919]

So this is definitely a heritage Château.

[@mamabearlovesbts6087]

Whoops, hit send in error. What a joy to listen to your story and I can see why you fell in love with this beautiful home. I too, have always been interested in the history of Château’s, Castles, Plantations here, homes that have stood the test of time. I follow other Château owners and I am looking forward to your journey. It amazes me that the French Government has a “protection” on this beautiful place and others, but let them get into the state they are in. Do they also help financially with restoration as I believe England does? I am so looking forward to your next update.

[@brightgreenleaves]

How do you afford to do the renovation?