I’m reminded of a quote attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi: “He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.” I think you both see art in all you do. 😘

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful comment to read this morning. Thank you so much!!!

What a kind, sweet friend Mina is. 💙

@charenteliving

8 ай бұрын

She is just great!!!

The floor looks great! It is so nice to have company and take a little break to the seaside, too!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lawrence!

Lovely! Here in the Eastern Meditereanean I envy you that glorious SANDY beach! But, our sea is warmer than the Atlantic! The floor looks great!!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Maria. Yes the Atlantic is definitely cooler. Eastern Med must be beautiful too!

So charming everything including your guest. Watch the toes though!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Will mind the toes on the project haha

Royan a beaucoup souffert pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale, donc on a reconstruit dans un style plus moderne. Je trouve ce style sympa, comme vous dites, mélangé avec les villas 19e. Mais il faut dire que cette architecture moderne balnéaire à Royan est à l'échelle plus humaine que dans les grandes agglomérations. Trois ou quatres étages, oui--vingts, non merci.

The floor is beautiful! 😊

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks James!!

I loved the talk about the neigborhoods❤😂

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it Nadja!

You are both so talended and skillful! You've done amazing job with flooring!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

The floor is so beautiful, even on the video. Also, thank you for taking us on your excursions. We can live vicariously through your vlog. It is on my bucket list to visit France again. So excited to see what you do with the living room decor.

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Glad you liked it. Hope you get to visit France again soon!

Beautiful work guys. I love the dark colour and that seaside town wow!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Matthew!

The floor looks lovely. I wasn't sure with the dark colour, to begin with, but you have judged it well. Enjoyed your trips as well, thankyou. Best wishes.

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Shirley, glad you like it!

Nice video - Beautiful work at home and romantic trip to Royan near i live - you can find beautiful wild beaches with dunes and Forest north of ROYAN - near Coubre lighthouse

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

We really look forward to exploring the beaches further north. Do you know of any dog friendly beaches during the summer months?

@torxsal7008

Жыл бұрын

Hello, Here is what I found on the internet and translated for you about dogs: "Enjoy the beach located between two towns: La Tremblade and Royan, in Charente-Maritime. Wild beach of 20 kms where you can bathe, you pose with your dogs. However, do not go to the supervised bathing areas, stay well within the 20 km authorized for dogs in all seasons. Don't forget to equip yourself with poop bags all the same. And maybe a trash bag because there are no public trash cans anywhere. I also specify that you will be surrounded by the forest of La Coubre which extends over more than 7,000 hectares. Be sure to respect the rules in force everywhere, and be master of your dog, think of other holidaymakers 😉" This is what I found! It is our favorite beach. These beaches are beautiful, some parts are also nudist and gay. Beware of baïnes which are dangerous. Avoid passing where swimming is supervised, there is plenty of access through the forest which is huge - do not get lost and find access by google map for example - The parking lots which are very large are sometimes crowded but the beach is 20 km along! Enjoy !

Wow your floor turned out fabulous. Also loved your littlwmtrip to beach. Beautiful place. Another great video guys❤

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Jay. Glad you're enjoying!!

Your new floor looks great. Really great video. Kitty seems to like the new floor. Great video. Jeff❤

@charenteliving

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Jeff!

The floor looks great, but I worry over time the nails may come up. I guess you can just hammer them down. Lovely beach trip. ❤

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter. Yes we will nail them down if they ever start to come up, certainly won't be for a while yet!

The Beach has hardly any people it’s amazing and looks very inviting very nice. Our Beaches here in Sydney get too crowded. The floorboards look amazing by the way 👍

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Yes it wasn't so busy at all. Greetings to you in Sydney!

Another nice mixture…. Thanks again for sharing your restoration journey with us!x

@charenteliving

10 ай бұрын

Our pleasure, thanks for watching!

You guys had a productive week. Well done with the floor. 👏👏 I'm sipping chilled Blanquette here in Occitanie while watching the vlog. Cheers-

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Glen and cheers to you!

Great video guys. Loved the diy, the seaside trip, the walks, the music, lovely kitty and your beautiful friend keeping you well nourished while doing all that work…beautiful!!!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Denise. Glad you enjoyed it!

I love your travelogues, too - as much as watching you renovate la maison ! And I particularly liked the accompanying music to this vlog. Merci.

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Ian, so glad you like them!

I was sorry to see you did the floor dark...I had dark floors in my first house and was so sorry. They show every speck of dust!♥️♥️♥️♥️😘

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

I must say we love the colour from an aesthetic point of view so cleaning regularly will have to be the consequence.

love the music ❤ as usual … and love how you film …

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Figen!

beau travail,c'est très beau félicitation

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup!

Lovely to share your home with the family and friends. They all get to see and feel all that you've done to make this home inviting. You could of used one of your boards as a tester for the stain to see how much to put on. Sometimes not wiping it off too soon to let it absorb more into the wood will help from using a second coat. If it goes to dark you can sand it to remove some to lighten it. Great job!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rodolfo for the good tips. We had tested it before hand so thankfully we knew it would somehow be the colour we wanted.

Nice!!!!!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

BEAUTIFUL FLOOR GUYS, LOVE FROM IRELAND💚💚

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much lads!!!

The floor came out beautifully. Great video guys

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Jerry!

thank you for your last recepi of elderflower lemonade, i made and is fab

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Oh so happy you made it and liked it!

Thank you for your videos! We are really enjoying your enjoyment of the Charente, an area where we too have fallen in love with. We particularly enjoyed your stroll through Verteuil-sur-Charente which is a stones throw from our masion secondaire. So familiar yet so far away this moment. Can't wait to return soon!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stuart. So happy we can bring a little Charente to you while you're away. Glad you'll be getting back soon!! Verteuil is really fabulous!

@stewartcraig3312

Жыл бұрын

@@charenteliving If you haven't been already, I suggest having a drink at La Sénéchalerie in Verteuil......😉

Loveeeeeeeee yr floor

@charenteliving

10 ай бұрын

Thank you, we were delighted with it!

The centre of Royan was flattened by allied bombings in 1945 (the Royan pocket), but the residential villa neighbourhoods around mostly survived. The city centre was rebuilt in the 1950's, it's even listed now as a testimony of mid century architecture.

@charenteliving

8 ай бұрын

Its a beautiful place, we just loved it. The cathedral in the centre in stunning, but we only saw that on our next visit after this video.

Wow guys... great job on the floor! You guys are in such a beautiful area. I would really like to explore that area sometime, thanks for sharing it on your videos.😊

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Neil. Hope you do get to Charente sometime. It is really lovely here!

Floor looks good.. I would have stained the boards before laying them, but end result is great..😊 Robb Torremolinos Spain xxx

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robb. We love the outcome too.

Next timd you will be fetching Lucille from South Africa! Not Nina fromHelsinki! Lovely lovely video!!!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Definitely Lucille!

That was a huge job laying the floor and varnishing - well done. Enjoyed the seaside visit. Thank you for sharing from Australia.

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Veronica, greetings to Australia!

Well done, the new flooring in the living room is so beautiful. Excited to see the new decor in there. The seaside town you went to looked lovely. Thoroughly enjoyed this video and waiting impatiently for the next new video. Hugs to Kitty. Enjoy your weekend.

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Desiree! So glad you like it!

Beautiful Vlog... Really enjoyed it.

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Charente! what a well trip, 🤚

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Its beautiful here!

Beautiful job on the floor, was hoping for lighter but it is lovely.

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. The colour was chosen to match with the planned decor and furniture so do hope you like it when you see it all together.

Hi guys, I like your floor, but next time stain the wood first on all sides, then install. Much easier and more practical

@judiklettenmeijer854

Жыл бұрын

And I forgot to say to use a pre stain treatment. It will help the stain go on easier and without stripes, especially with new wood

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for all the tips!

Love the floor, will you leave the light color with just a protective coating? I don’t think anything is straight in an old house.

I would've stained the wood before laying them. You could've done it up on sawhorses and saved your backs!

@LaReynedEpee

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same 😄

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thankfully it didn't take too too long, although bit stiff the next day.

@jelsner5077

Жыл бұрын

@@charenteliving If the wood shrinks, you might have some bare wood stripes showing, but I guess you could touch those up. You might wish to pick up some kneepads for that kind of work --they are a lifesaver, erm, kneesaver!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

@@jelsner5077 Haha yes we will definitely will invest!

'Promo SM' 😔