by Lisa LaCount | Nov 26, 2019 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, Decoration, Design, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau, Painting Holidays, The Chateau Experience
For us the Château de Thuriés was a stand out in Channel 4s most recent Escape to the Château DIY Series 3. Didn’t we all wonder just how Jane was going to successfully paint the mural on the staircase?! The way she achieved the perspective on such a...
by Lisa LaCount | Nov 21, 2019 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, Decoration, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau, French chic, Tea Room, The Chateau Experience, Yoga Holidays
One of the newest château to be featured on Series 3 of Escape the Château DIY is the Château de Saugé located in the Deux Sevres Department of the Poitou Charentes region of France. In Series 3 we met the charming owners of the Château de Saugé who are newcomers to...
by Lisa LaCount | Sep 16, 2019 | Chateau, Decoration, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau, French chic, The Chateau Experience
Last night my husband and were watching reruns of Channel 4’s Escape to the Château DIY. Even though we have already watched the series it was still strangely fascinating and we remained glued to the TV watching Dick and Angel working their magic on their own Château...
by Lisa LaCount | Sep 9, 2019 | Chateau, Decoration, Design, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau, French chic, The Chateau Experience
This weekend friends of ours invited us to join them at a local brocante in the lovely town of Aunay-sur-Odon in Norrnandy, which incidentally is the local town to their chateaux! We have been to brocantes before but nothing prepared us for the number of vendors and...
by Stephan LaCount | Sep 4, 2019 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, Decoration, Design, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, DIY, Escape to the Chateau, French chic, Renovation, Shabby chic, The Chateau Experience
Has the DIY bug bitten you? What is the “maladie” that infects DIYers anyway?? I call it DIYitis and I can personally attest that once you’ve been infected with it, it’s in your system and completely incurable! After watching Dick and Angel Strawbridge in the early...
by Lisa LaCount | Sep 2, 2019 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, Decoration, Escape to the Chateau, French chic, The Chateau Experience
The Château de Vaudezert can be found close to Juvigny-sous-Andaine in Normandy and lies just 11 mins from the beautiful spa town of Bagnoles de l’Orne and 13 mins from the medieval town of Domfront – lots to see and do right on your doorstep. The Château’s West...