We got the castle! Finally, the second signing. | Queen's Escape
Several months after the first signing, we are back for the second and final signing and oh, so ready to get the keys and begin our life in France at Château de La Tuilerie. We unloaded some of our belongings then stayed in a hotel while the Raynals (former owners) continued moving out. Then finally on October 27, 2022, we signed, got the key, moved in, and the adventure began. We hope you enjoy our château story. This was a huge day for us. We can't believe how much the castle has changed already!
xxoo Karen & Bo
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Learn more about our château, nicknamed, 'Queen's Escape and book a night in our bed & breakfast or start planning your wedding or event: chateaudelatuilerie.com/
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Queen's Escape was inspired by the 4 years the Belgian royal family stayed at Château de La Tuilerie during WWII. In particular, it is for the Queen. The king took shelter at a different location in France. We've named each of our guest rooms after great Queens of the past and present from around the world. Margrethe, Eleanor, Catherine, Himiko, Cleopatra, and soon our bridal suite will be ready in honor of Queen Elizabeth II.
With it's sprawling green meadows, 100-year-old trees, and historic location in the small medieval town of Gluges, the 200-year-old château is truly an escape. With 5 guest rooms to rent and a stunning Orangery, we look forward to welcoming you for a visit or to host your wedding or event.
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Congrats, you two! You all wasted no time getting to work, I'm looking forward to seeing what's next!
Congrats! The Raynals seem like lovely people despite his firm "nos" in the beginning. 🤣
@queensescape
Жыл бұрын
They are the nicest and so personable and kind. We'll have them for coffee soon. :)
So excited to be with you guys for this experience from the beginning!!
How exciting for you to finally get the keys! Congratulations 🎈🎉🍾🎊 I’m like you kitchen and bathrooms before I could be comfortable. Your going to have so much fun bringing this fine lady up to date.
This castle is in great shape. Last owners did alot of renos. Kitchen is beautiful!! Awesome 👌 Congratulations ur perseverance on dealing 3x was remarkable but its such a beautiful castle and the grounds are massive. Bo u may need a larger KABOTA TRACTOR.?
OMG! Has to be the most exciting thing ever! Congratulations 🎉🍾🎊 what a beautiful family you have! Whoopee!! It is SOO beautiful! The land is amazing, now all you need is a pair of donkeys 💗💗💗💗💗💗 Fantastic bones! Wow, it took a year!
That wooden floor, I am drooling.
Congratulations on a very big hurdle. Looking forward to seeing your journey at the property. Seeing your creative problem solving skills, you will have the basics knocked out in no time. Just as a side note, after seeing the charming fires...had the previous owners had a chimney sweep in and are they inspected and good to go. Am sure you have it nailed down but thought I would ask. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to watching your journey.
The view from the patio is stunning. Congrats!
Those Mountain View’s are breathtaking. I agree, the kitchen has to be organized first.
Exciting times. 😀
@franklinstephen3268
Жыл бұрын
Hello 👋 how’re you doing?
Congratulations, you certainly ‘ hit the ground running’, should be finished in a week or two. Can’t wait to share more of your journey with you. All the best wishes from Australia x
Great to see some DANISH representation 😁🇩🇰 I think the Chateau is absolutely stunning - and that Orangerie, with the fireplace.... 😍 IF I could give just a little advice, it would be to really get into the mindset, that this is a Chateau, you are decorating. I have watched A LOT of Chateau channels, and I think the owners often forget, that a Chateau, with very high ceilings, and huge windows, etc., can actually take alot more colour and texture, than you think. The most beautiful Chateau interiors, are the ones, where you feel like there are layers of history. The rooms can take colours, rugs and wallpapers. Dark, wood furniture fits right in, in these big rooms with huge windows. (Please, don't paint dark furniture...) Chandeliers, with sparkly crystals look fantastic on those high ceilings. And I noticed some beautiful Royal Copenhagen porcelain in your kitchen..... - imagine that, as the Danish influence.... That the breakfast table was set with a beautiful mix of classic blue fluted, white half lace and princess... 😁
@BoSAChristensen
Жыл бұрын
Hello Rasmus. Thank you for your ideas and input! 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰 We will do our best to respect the château and the style. The bedrooms are very “light”, so we would like to puff them up with some colour. Stay tuned for more 😊
Congratulations! I look forward to following your journey!
@franklinstephen3268
Жыл бұрын
Hello 👋how are you doing?
You are living my dream! Congratulations to you both! I look forward to following along. ❤
Lovely building....crack on !
Congratulations! I can't wait to see how you restore the Chateau!
Congratulations. Looking forward to seeing your progress.
You need a couple of big dogs now. I would not live 5 minutes these days without mine. They don’t need to be mean dogs, just the loud barkers to alert you. I have 4. No surprises here.❤❤❤USA Pennsylvania
@queensescape
Жыл бұрын
That’s where I was born - PA. 😊
Congratulations on your purchase - looking forward to seeing you bring your chateau back to life. Thank you for sharing from Brisbane Australia.
Congratulations with your beautiful chateau, wish you many happy years of health to enjoy the beauty.
Congrats from the USA guys! It's a beautiful place, and you two will be doin' the 'Belmondo' in no time. 🍀😎
So happy for you, enjoy a little before beginning the cleaning and the works...
Very exciting
Congratulations on the chateau! 🎉👍🏰 Great video! I have subscribed. Thank you for sharing! Best wishes from Toronto 🇨🇦😊
Congratulations! Looks like you’re off to a great start.
@franklinstephen3268
Жыл бұрын
Hello 👋how are you doing?
Congrats
It's a beautiful chateau. Best of luck. Can't wait to see it furnished.
Hi Karen and Bo, I just found your channel last week on the last video you had put out, so I am playing catch up but not in order, what I have noticed is the floors in every room that I have seen so far are just beautiful, they look through my computer like you don't have any work to do on them. They are absolutely gorgeous. Looking forward to following your journey. Love from N.Y.
@queensescape
Жыл бұрын
We adore the floors. We were lucky there wasn’t major renovation to do. We’re so glad to have you. We both love NY. ❤️
Congratulations look forward to seeing you
Congratulations guys New Beginning To A NewLife In Your Lovely Chateau The Wooden Floor Is Lovely For Uk 🏰❣️
I'm so excited for you!🥳 Your chateau looks to be in amazing shape! After all your cleaning and painting, all it needs is your furniture to be completely livable while you decide on further decor improvements. Cheers to you both from Canada!🇨🇦
...Nice!!❤
So nice to see you both happy. Congratulations.
I'm excited to watch all the work and progress from the beginning! Hello from Florida!
The floors, the moldings the windows!!! Don’t know how you found it but it a total winner ❤️❤️❤️
Now the fun begins! Congrats!
congratulations, ya'll! Beautiful home; it'll be ready in no time!
You guys hit the ground running! What an exciting time!
Congratulations on the purchase of your new home! How many are going to be living there? Well, let you get on with it. Good Luck!
Oh, I love it…using a whisk to stir coffee…my kinda woman! Playing catch up watching out of order your videos and I like them…looking forward to more… from PA, USA..
@queensescape
Жыл бұрын
My birth state -PA. 😊
Congratulations 😊❤️🙏🏻from North Carolina USA 🇺🇸
Looking forward to following your adventures.🇨🇦
Congratulations 🎈. Excited to see more !👏👏👏👏
Congratulations guys. How exciting. So far it looks in great shape. Look forward to seeing much more.
So cool. Beautiful property! Hey might want to get that mole removed. To be safe 😊
Stunning!! Congratulations!
@franklinstephen3268
Жыл бұрын
Hello 👋 how are you doing?
Congratulations 🎊
The drive up to your new home is stunning. Good luck 🤞........
♡♡♡
Beautiful, Congratulations.
Beautiful chateau...yes alot of work but so worth it x
Just love watching x
Congratulations!!!
I subscribed right from the start when I could see what an amazing journey you were going to have with this beautiful chateau. It’s already in such good shape with it’s beautiful floors and features. Love your plans for the future business. Yes, you have work to do in the grounds but I don’t think that will take you long with your determination. Congratulations and I hope you have many happy years ahead of you.
So fun watching your new start. You guys are hard workers - go you!
Love the videos. Just came up as a suggestion now. Subscribed instantly 😂. Please do a house tour video
Congratulations! Main thing, HAVE FUN!
Impressive clean-up!!
Your channel just popped up! Very excited to follow your journey in this gorgeous chateau. Congratulations on your perseverance and purchase of this stunner of a property. 🎊
@njankovic3189
Жыл бұрын
Popped up for me also. Looking forward to another chateau adventure!
I’m so happy for y’all!
Exciting times. Best wishes from Australia
I’m so happy for you. What a wonderful start to your journey!
Really pleased to be with you on this new adventure. I’ve so enjoyed being with many new owners of beautiful Chateaux, from the beginning, sharing virtually the journey you’ll have. My best regards from Kris in the New Forest England
Beautiful 👏👏
Congratulations!
loving every bit of this! Wonderful blessings in your new chateau!
thank you for sharing your fantastic adventure, i love it. show on camer a what you are talking about if you can Carol
Félicitations 🥂
Congratulations 🥂
Good luck on your new journey. It looks wonderful.
Perhaps you can wind the entrance road so people drive up to the front of the chateau and get the full effect rather than that kind of blah side entrance. Looking forward to seeing what you do!
@queensescape
Жыл бұрын
That is so true. I like that idea.
Skål! så sejt mand tillykke!
All the best on your new adventure
Congratulations! We are looking forward to stay in your B&B
Wow you work fast ! It's looking great ❤
I just found your channel. If you paint old walls with flat paint then the imperfections don’t show as much. I know this because I live in an old house with lath and plaster walls. Good luck on your adventure from Canada.🇨🇦
@queensescape
Жыл бұрын
Awesome tip! Thank you.
Congratulations - and - Bonne chance !!!!!
Congratulations!!! What a beautiful place ❤
Congratulations on your new home ❤ stunning property I look forward to following you on your wonderful journey x
One day 🙂
Rigtig stort tillykke 🥂🍾🤗
Wow such a stunning chateau! So nice to see one that looks like mostly cosmetic improvements are needed. Are all the big ticket items (roof, heating, plumbing, electrics, etc.) in good condition? I see so many chateau buyers buying chateau that need major repair. It’s nice to see one that seems more manageable. So happy for you and I’m looking forward to watching you transform it into your own. 😊
@BoSAChristensen
Жыл бұрын
Hello Patty, yes all the big items are in a good condition and relatively new. The roof is of years, but it keeps us dry. We looked at both options, meaning chateaus that needed the full treatment, and some that were in a better condition. This one was the only one we saw, where someone was actually living in it. Obviously the price tag is different too, but we loved it from the beginning, and we were willing to jump past all the major issues and buy a chateau that we can actually just move into and live in. Best Regards, Bo
félicitation bienvenue en France
Wonderful place, and the grounds, nice feeling of space, very exciting times for you. All the very best from England
Congratulations 🎉 what a beautiful new home 🎉 exciting times 😊 I can’t believe how much you have done already! Wow 🤩
Younalready worked very hard! The chateau looks to be in very good condition!
Congratulations 🍾
@queensescape
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
The Chateau looks in good condition? Hopefully, it's not going to become a money pit! As has happened to my friends and others in France. Wishing you both every success.
Congratulations and best wishes from Denmark! Jeg ønsker Jer hjertelig tillykke med slottet 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
@BoSAChristensen
Жыл бұрын
Tak Irene 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
Were did you purchased those fabulous sunglasses... wouldn't mind purchasing a pair,... also congratulation on your new castle home. 🥳🎊💐👏👏👏👏also luv his sunglasses
@queensescape
Жыл бұрын
Ah okay, you mean mine. I saw a woman wearing these sunglasses on a tv show and had to have them. They’re Tom Ford Miranda in gold. Now about $200 on Amazon bc the design is 10 years old or so. 😎
Is your husband Dutch? Trying to figure out his accent - you sound like you are from the South in the US...I love listening to the dialects...
@BoSAChristensen
Жыл бұрын
Hello Chris, no I’m Danish. Karen is from Virginia. Best Regards, Bo
Congradulations!!! Bo do you have a ducati?
@BoSAChristensen
Жыл бұрын
Hello Kathy. No, but it’s on the list :) I visited the Ducati factory and museum in Bologna … awesome!
U have brought a Diamond its gorgeous . Just sub u ❤
Just sprinkle plain salt on your patio and all the weeds will die don’t put the salt on any parts you are going to plant on
Also try adoption❤❤
So happy for you . Isn't it funny that no matter how much money you have or what kind of place you move to, you still want to put your own stuff away? Looking forward to visiting & btw, I do know how to work. Still don't get why Europeans want to wash their clothes I the kitchen. Um, no. I had the same deal with my hay. Good deal.
What did you pay for the chateau ? Love it!
@lindamounts2193
Жыл бұрын
None of your business.
So happy for you 😊. Would you mind sharing your real estate agent's name? I spotted it on one of your videos but can't find it now. Thank you.
@queensescape
Жыл бұрын
Her name is Lindsay Lowe of Beaux Villages and she’s great: +33 6 01 32 48 61
What, is everybody buying chateau’s these days? Not me… I just moved into a little 880 square-foot house. I’m not complaining, it’s perfect. But.. I do get to be happy and excited for you guys! Will you be giving us a tour of your castle??? I can’t wait to see it. A happy new subscriber from Medford Oregon. God bless you! 🌸