When I was a kid, we lived in a house that was built in the 50s with real hardwood floors. Every spring, we would take everything outside to wax the floors. Mom would wax it with the best wax back then and have us put on dad's old socks and buff the floors by sliding around 😄

@ludovica8221

4 ай бұрын

We used to do this too. We pretended we were ice skating, and assumed the identities of famous skaters like Rodnina and Zaitsev. Closest we ever got to any actual skating!

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

3 ай бұрын

I love that! What a great memory! And fun too. ❤❤❤

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

3 ай бұрын

@@ludovica8221😂. That is too cute. Love it 😊❤😊

Hi guys! The floors really do look superb. I’m sure after 400 years they too appreciate the care you’ve given them! It’s good to see you getting closer to the point where the chateau will actually begin to give you back money 🎉. The plantings are just gorgeous! Spring is no where to be found here yet. So bloody depressing. Thanks for cheering me up! 💕

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

3 ай бұрын

Hi Elizabeth. Once the polyurethane was removed and the floor were smooth and splinter free….. they basically yelled: Nourish me! 😂❤😂. And they look fabulous. Indeed, come May, we will be able to have B&B guests. How fantastic. Even if it just one room ….. for now. I completely understand how depressing endless winters are. It was a huge motivator for us to move here. Hoping for a fast approaching spring for you ❤❤❤

OMG Gilboy's is amazing, what a change and the oil and wood grain is beautiful. That is safe and eco what a find. Well done

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

4 ай бұрын

It is a truly amazing product. All natural and we couldn’t be happier with the results ❤❤❤

@Dao0253

4 ай бұрын

Gorgeous floor. ❤ Excellent product! Just one coat?

All your hard work is paying off - the floors are beautiful! You two have a great work ethic and have accomplished so much!

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much Anna. That is so kind of you. We love the floors. And we truly enjoy the progress me made.. ove from Colombe ❤😊❤

The floors are simply amazing, and the garden flowers are beautiful.

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Bobbie. ❤❤❤

Patrick and Stuart, that Gilboy's product is exceptional. What a transformation in your floors. I am looking forward to seeing how Gilboy's restors your antique furniture. Spring has arrived, and your blooms are gorgeous. Particularly, I am a fan of your irises. I just wish that they would stay in bloom for longer than a couple of weeks per year.

My gosh, the floor looks amazing, who would have thought that a product could bring it back to absolutely gorgeous! Gilboy's, you have provided a miracle! Again, the perfect music accompaniment Stuart! Oh, the Lilacs, the roses, the lemons, the herb and flower pots sprouting, the birdsong, it lifts the spirit. Thank you so much.

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

3 ай бұрын

Hello dear Norma. Isn’t that an amazing product and easy to apply….. And the results….. Amazing! Spring is here, even though we have some pretty chilly nights. 😮. You will like the flower arrangement I put together for tomorrow….. love from Colombe ❤

@normamurray4450

3 ай бұрын

@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 Sure looking forward to tomorrow's video Patrick!!!!

The floors look stunning. But, the hallway has made a huge impact on how the château welcomes everyone into it.

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

3 ай бұрын

Hi Nanci. Thank you very much. And you are right, it is quite an amazing first impression.

Since everyone else has "waxed" poetic on the floors I won't. Instead, I'm going to comment on the flower shots. Whichever of you 2 took the shots is genius! There is depth and meaning to each shot. The irises themselves were spectacular. Just a note: the first iris was an iris germanica - German iris type. These are tall and large headed irises and bloom first in Spring (that is, they bloom after the "Dutch" bulb irises - that are short and from bulbs, not rhizomes - roots) but are the first to bloom from roots. The 2 others are iris sibirica - Siberian irises. These are just as tall as the German irises but with a distinct look to them. Their leaves are also grass like as they are thinner in feel and width. These don't mind little humid areas, compared to the German irises that prefer a poorer soil and drier - more like well-drained - soil environment. A tip: If your irises have not bloomed for a few seasons it might be because their rhizomes (roots) are not exposed to the sun beams of Spring. Iris plants will "rise" above the soil level to 'reach for the sun'. If you continuously put soil, leaves and mulch over the root clusters, this tells the plant that it is in hibernation and they will only put out leaves. But the real danger is that extra soil on top invites pests and borers - the iris borer in particular will turn any rhizome to a stinky mush!

Good morning Patrick & Stuart, the floors are just so beautiful! The Company that did the sanding did a superb job. Their machines must be top quality as the finish off looked lovely, hence you using that marvellous product, the beeswax and linseed oil, goodness, who would not be proud to show such magnificent flooring. The wood has been beautifully preserved, if that roof had holes inside it, you would have had one terrible headache to sort that out. Well, all said and done, the flooring looks amazing. Enjoy. The roses are always welcome, they grey of the wall behind the red rose just complimented each other not forgetting that orange/copper rose, so beautiful. Yes, all is very satisfying to see. I did not wish to buy many winter/spring bulbs, but now that I have seen the beautiful Dutch Iris flowering in all it's glory, I am thinking, maybe I should just get one packet, most satisfactory and rewarding. A pot loaded with those Iris' would soothe any trouble soul not matter how bad the day. It was a most enjoyable video to see all the developments and I cannot wait to see the restoring of the furniture with those waxes. Good luck. Do take care, many blessings, both are looking so good, that means, you are happy and contented. Just keep counting your blessings. Kind regards, Elize.

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Elise. So kind of you. The flowers and the scents they give, are amazing. We have lilacs with iris in the hall….. 😊. The floors bring a lot of joy too. Fantastic sanding and now they are nourished….. we are thrilled. Sending you much love and get those Irises! They do brighten up even a gloomy day. 😊❤😊

The one single red rose with the old weathered vines as a backdrop was breathtaking!

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Martha. It is so very pretty😊😊😊

Beautiful blooms, birds singing, and gorgeous floors, oh my. Enjoy the rest of the decorating process!❤️

The floors look fantastic. So much work but so worthwhile.😘

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Indeed, a lot of work but then, a gorgeous floor 😊❤😊

The floors look great but oh my those irises are stunning. I can just imagine how wonderful the lilacs smell. It’s nice to see people living their dream.

The transformation of the floors is astounding! Beautiful job❤❤❤❤❤❤

Hey Patrick and Stewart! Hope you are both wonderfully well💕. Things seem to be nicely coming together. Especially as you come into spring. Where your efforts will bloom. I would like maybe! Just a vlog again on your experience from start to today! Your feelings on this journey. What you love and what you don’t so much. Ive watched you both from the beginning. It would just be very interesting to have a little ditty about that journey as it stands today. 🫶 Love you both from James❤️

The floors are BEAUTIFUL!! 0:30 They really pop!! I’m definitely going to order Gilboys Hard wax oil for my old floors which haven’t been polished since the house was built in 1925. - that’s old to us here in Florida. I have Gilboys furniture polish and it’s wonderful. Brings up shine on my antiques. They also sent me some sunflower seeds as a gift! I’ve gotten them started, but don’t know how tall they’ll be. Such a nice surprise- It’s a well run company with quality products!! You’ll love the polish, too. Everything old is new again.🤗 Happy to see your flowers blooming and it looks as if spring has sprig! I admire your passionate dedication to restoring a grand old castle! Would love to visit and stay with you some day! Thanks for sharing with us!

Aloha Patrick and Stuart, oh what gorgeous floors! They seem to really enjoy being brought back to their former glory. When I was growing up in Staten Island, N.Y. I had a small garden with Irises, Chrocases and I think, Daffodils. They pretty much grew and reproduced themselves which really fascinated me as a child. I could smell your Lilacs all the way here in Hawaii. It would sure be nice if Gilboys comped you some of their products. Am looking forward to seeing how you decorate the rooms👏🌺🐾🏰.

Wow, the floors look fantastic with the Gilboy's. Incredible difference. Loved the flowers, especially the roses. All that work is so worth the effort. Take care. See you Friday.❤

Well done Patrick & Stuart. The floors look magnificent 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Barbara, we are truly happy.😊

Hi Patrick and Stuart, Now the fun begins when the beautiful floors become an increasable backdrop for the antiques and soft goods. Keep up the great work and soon you'll be reaping the rewards. Mark & Scott

Wow.. those floors.. nothing made today will ever look or be like your gorgeous floors..I’m the one who has made scratches in my floor by things falling out of the pantry or cabinets. Your flowers are so pretty.. especially your roses❤

Absolutely INCREDIBLE 400 year old floors!!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🏰🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

Hello, Fellas!!! Two hardworking and creative gentlemen!!! 🥰🎶❤️❤️❤️🎶🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🏰🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. That is truly a fantastic comment. ❤️♥️👍🏻

It's so worth doing the floors with just the way you're doing. They have come up beautifully. The garden is gorgeous, loving the colours x

The floors came out gorgeous ❤❤❤❤❤Love the flowers and the music choices ❤❤❤❤❤❤Spring time is my favorite and this only confirms my choice. Thanks for sharing 😍😘

I have many family antiques from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Gilboys may be what they need. I just recently was looking at them knowing they need some TLC. Thank you for letting us know about Gilboys!

Oh my word! I'd wager you're both thrilled with the results. Those floors look wonderful.

Your floor restoration is very sensitive to the historic substance of the chateau. You - and Parfait Parquet - have really done a fabulous job on the 400 year old flooring 👏👏

The floors and the garden are ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! Well done!❣❣

I loveyour nature photography.🤠

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Lynn. It is mostly Stuart but I often tell him, where I found amazing flowers. ❤❤❤. Hope all is well😊

I'm happy to see someone with a Chateau go for old school all natural materials used for hundreds of years to treat wood floors! Finally! I know all of you use dmthe English paints that are good quality but they are all acrylics, so water water based but still plastics. Which I'd never dream of, regardless of the British marketing and choices for their own grand houses. It's also cheaper to make your own real oil emulsions. But natural, breathable and ecofriendly. Finally seeing a floor treated the proper way warms my heart. Its not a covering, its a conditioning of the wood itself that seeps into the pores and will protect it from drying out, cracking etc. It's so beautiful too. And you wont have the problems with all the scratches that inevitaby show up on a glossy layer of polyurethane laquer either. To get scratches it needs to bee someting heavy enough to scratch the actual wood, not a glossy plastic layer. Considering you guys are often moving furniture around, it's a more practical choice for many reasons. Good for you! Your blooms are beautiful. I cant decide on a favorite. But the scent of lilac is one of my favorites, one twig in a vase makes a whole room heavenly perfumed ❤ We had minus 3 celcius yesterday. And almost May! Something is very strange with the climate these days, Aoril in Tuscany has been like August, and according to my stepfather all winter has been very warm. You guys seem to be in the right place! And everything looks beautiful. ❤❤❤👌✨

@JourneytotheChateau

3 ай бұрын

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The floors are beautiful it must be satisfying to see the results. Your hard work is certainly visible. Can’t wait to see the furnished room!

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. We are excited to see the rooms being furnished ❤❤❤

Can’t wait to see the furniture in the bedrooms.

Hi sweeties. The floors look realy pretty and so rich. Seeing the flowers and the lilac in bloom you get spring vibes. When the B&B rooms are fournitured you have space for friends to visit. I'm getting everything together for my trip to you. My car will get service so it's save. Have a great evening. Hugs and kisses also for the furries 🥰❤️😘🐕

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

4 ай бұрын

Thank you sweetie. It is lovely. I hope we get bookings for the B&B room. We need to have more income soon 😊❤😊. Spring is here but with nice days and then cold ones like today. 🥶🥶🥶. Wonderful to see you soon. My cousin Angela and Irene from Denmark will have just left. Hugs😊

Wow! The floors are gorgeous! The yellow rose is my favorite ❤

Wow! Mother Nature is lit when taken care of. The before and after really paints an amazing picture. Awesome job guys.

@JourneytotheChateau

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

The floors look great, and your flowers are beautiful! I can't believe your roses and iris are blooming already 😊

The floors look fantastic! The flowers in the garden do too! ❤❤

Floors look amazing. Flowers etc look so bright and healthy

👏👏💝🥰🙏fantastic floor!! 400 years old 😳 unbelievable 🤩❤️

Big "Hi"" 2 U both from Victoria and Richard in New Zealand 🇳🇿 we watch all yr vloggs and love yr attitudes towards work and play. U have accomplished so much in the time u have spent in France. Enjoy the success and know the hard work u both put into everything u do is appreciated by yr fans. Fondest regards. Victoria 👱‍♀️ Richard 😎

I love the difference! It makes me *almost* want to do my floors. 🤣

@JourneytotheChateau

4 ай бұрын

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@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

4 ай бұрын

It is truly amazing. But then again, you are a bit busy……. 😂😊😂. Love and hugs from Colombe ❤

Well done with the floors! You were certainly rewarded for all the hard work you both put into those floors. They look fantastic. Now for the furnishings of the rooms and preparation for your first guests. Both a nervous and exciting time I guess. And thank you for the tour of the gardens. I enjoy your views of your gardens. They are quite beautiful. I’m doing some work in my own garden in preparation for the upcoming winter season here in South Australia. I drove through vineyards on my way home today and they are turning a stunning gold. So pretty. A bientot mes Amis! ❤️❤️

Beautiful stain on the floors well done. Thanks for the update on your lovely blossoming garden ❤

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

4 ай бұрын

Thank you,so very much ❤❤

Oh I forgot to say how beautiful your Flowers are! The purple Lilac bush must smell incredible! I have been trying for Years to buy an heirloom Lilac which have the bigger darker green leaves, but all they sell here are the hybrids which aren’t as big blooms and have smaller leaves and very little scent. Pretty but nothing like the ones you have. Enjoy them all over the chateau. ❤❤❤

I like your explanation about the differences in wood floor treatments. I think I was the one who asked about it because we just redid all our wood floors. We did in fact redo all parts of the floors & not just the bad sections. Yours look absolutely beautiful!

My personal favourite is wood flooring. Oak is a wonderful wood, mind you I love our spotted gum and others too. Don't know if our choices would last as long as oak though. Just magical. Credit to the gentleman who did the sanding. That Gilboys deserves to be named. It has worked its magic yet again. Hugs and best wishes.

Loving your finished floors...congrats on such a superb job. Can't wait to see the finished/furnished rooms! All the Spring blooms are an added perk!!

Thank you for your wonderful shows/blogs. I simply adore your beautiful decorations and the wonderful miracle changes... Your artistic talents are simply supreme. May you be both be blessed and enjoy your wonderful new beginnings. Cheers from Arizona now Illinois.

It’s like a whole new home. Bravo 🙌 Adding extra warmth.

What a difference a floor makes 😆 Great product. 💡 I really love the room, the wallpaper and that creamy green color. Lucky patrons. I do bielieve everything thrives at Château de Columbe. People,, dogs, and everything that grows. ❤️ 😍 💖

@JourneytotheChateau

4 ай бұрын

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Hi fellas, the floors are beautiful. They will last so much longer with such a lovely product, ❤ God bless you and yours, Love, jenwhite 😊❤😊

The floors sure look amazing. You must be pretty chuffed.

Just watched the video when I finished work (couldn’t wait till the morning LOL) What an amazing product. The floors looked stunning when they were sanded. They look stunningly amazing with the wax. Probably better than when they were done first day. The depth of colour and richness is simply beautiful. Well done to both of you.

@JourneytotheChateau

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

You guys are amazing! The floors look so good and the garden is beautiful, as well! Can’t wait to see how the furniture turns out! I have my great Aunts organ from the early 1900’s and wonder if this type of treatment might be what it needs!❤❤ take care & give eachother a lot of love & Grace!❤❤

Amazing floors 400 year old! Great job and great music as usual! ;)

I’m just in awe of those gorgeous floors! Well done.

Oh guys you must be like a dog with two tails over that outcome with the floors! I saw Ash & Tez doing it at La Lacelle and was amazed at the transformation there too. I think with an older property you would have also lost something if you had used Polyurethane as it would have been out of keeping with the property. I love the fact that this is adding to the property without diminishing it. I look forward to hearing your Patreon's reactions if they choose to share them. On a separate note when you were showing the updates on the grounds I thought about those big sheds you have at the back of the property, there are about 5 of them. I wondered if you had found anything interesting and wondered if you have any plans for them that you are ready to share. By the way, it is JR don’t know why it shows different names between comments and live chat.

Those floors are absolutely stunning ❤❤

If only we could all look that great at 400 years old!! Your seedlings are looking great. I started mine yesterday. Praying we all have a lovely growing season! XO

Tge floors look amazing, well done p

You have convinced me,, the floor is beautiful! Soon it will be finished, cant wait.

Love the floor way better than estapol, your flowers are beautiful too don’t they just make you smile, I get so much joy from mine

These floors look amazing!! Congrats, be proud of all your accomplishments so far!

@JourneytotheChateau

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Floor looks fabulous - nice to have a more eco finish and love the garden update

The floors are astonishing and beautiful. What a pleasure to live in a place with such ancient floors. Think of all of the lives....amazing! The garden is coming along and how beautiful. Dahlias are my favorite. Keep cutting the floors and they will keep delivering. I am hoping for loads of them this year :-) Cant wait to see what you do next! :-)

What an amazing product. You both show how happy you are with it. And it is truly beautiful‼️🫶🇨🇦

WOW DONT THEY LOOK FANTASTIC

In Australia we are in autumn (fall) so it is fantastic to see your blossoms and blue skies. The floor looks great too and I'm excited to see the room setup. You must be too. Great to see you again (each Saturday afternoon here in Aus) as I tune into your channel. Love you both, Carmel xx

Lovely montage of your seedlings and gardens Stewart. As for the floors - wow! Magic! Love using Gilboys on my antique furniture. Like you, learned about it from Terry and Ash.

Wow, the floors look amazing! We live in a discard everything society and I think this is why i love watching chateau owners because you all have a different philosophy. Cherish the old, restore it but don’t discard it. Gilboys is quite a product. I watched Terry and Ash use Gilboys to restore a piece of furniture. I believe it was the side table you picked up for them. It turned out beautifully. The flowers and seedlings are wonderful. You are going to have a spectacular property this summer. You’ll have plenty of flowers to pick for wonderful arrangements for the chateau rooms. Many hugs!! xx

@kathyeyesopen4078

4 ай бұрын

So true. Here in USA everything is torn down so more hideous buildings can be built. I think that the buildings in France are magical❤

@JourneytotheChateau

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 💕

Wood grain just pops out ,bravo !

It’s getting so exciting! Well done! Those floors are magnificent!

The floor's look fabulous love the colour so rich and fresh 😍,The garden is coming on nicely and seeing it spring into beautiful colours is so nice take care and see you both next time 💕🌼🤗

Holy shit what an amazing transformation! Well done 👏

I'll bet the lilacs smell heavenly! Your roses look great, and the potager veggies look like they're off to a great start. Dahlias are so delightful, what a good selection you have! Thank you for sharing your garden with us.

Thank you for introducing me to Gilboys, the floors look amazing. I look forward to seeing the furniture wax after you apply it. I will check to see if it is imported to the U.S. Patrick, the bulbs and flowers are exquisite. The chateau is looking wonderful for the season. Take care my friends, Ralph Rocchiccioli

@jbr7300

4 ай бұрын

Yes, you can get their products here in the U.S. Amazon✌🏼

Floors look beautiful! Garden is a feast for the eye!

Jako vždy kluci podlahy se opravdu povedly.

The floors look great

Gilboys is an amazing product, to what I’ve seen on other people’s floors and bannisters etc. Floors came up beautifully after sanding, and look gorgeous with using the product, bet they were thirsty little suckers 😉😂👏

What a great looking 👀 floor. It’s beautiful 🤩 Well done. Oh to be able to smell those flowers. The bird song 🎶 is so enchanting.

The floors look great! Congratulations! I’ve been meaning to ask how Patrick’s plantings are doing; so glad someone else asked and thanks for the update. Wow, they’re really taking off!!! Lilacs and roses - it must smell like heaven when you step outside, or into any room where you’ve brought them in. ♥️♥️♥️ Lemons ready to use in the kitchen - so jealous. My purple lilacs smell like grape cool aid and my yellow ones are fragrant too. I hope yours are as well. 🙂

The floors are gorgeous. I wish I’d known about gilboys wax 26 years ago when our floors were sanded.

I bet the thirsty floors were as happy as you both are, superb.

You have to be over the moon with the results of the floors. Beautiful

The floors are stunning! Glad to find out Gilboys is available in the US! You are doing a fantastic job!

@JourneytotheChateau

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Jane! 😊💕

Good to see the before and after photos of the floors - they look fabulous. That's a great product and I love that it is so natural.

Floor look beautiful. Love your channel and still watching from PA, USA.

Lovely floor finishing -- Great job Stuart and Patrick 🤗. While you have chateau flowers, we have wet snow ❄ overnight here. I am a bit jealous to say the least😐. It will be a while yet before flowers and leaves on trees come out here on the southern edge of the Cold White North!

@patrickjourneytothechateau9452

4 ай бұрын

Oh nooooo. Wet snow? Awful. I’m so sorry. The long winters made us want to leave Illinois. Ow the floor finish is amazing, no matter where it is. 😉. Hugs and thank you so much ❤❤❤

U 2 have been buisy bees ,the floors look stunning

The floors look beautiful. 😊

Congratulations are in order for the floors, they are stunning.

The floors are brilliant, and the garden is pure joy. Crack on! 🤗

WOW 😮 your floors look amazing!

lovely floors and the flowers are gorgeous!

The floors are gorgeous.❤😊🥂

Well done guys, floors are fantastic

Nice socks Patrick!❤