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...
by Lisa LaCount | Aug 25, 2019 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, Chateaux Weddings, Decoration, Design, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau, French chic, The Chateau Experience
Right across the English Channel is the beautiful area of Swiss Normandy. Easily accessed by ferry to Ouistreham it only takes 45 minutes by car to arrive at Clécy, the capital of the region. Clécy has a population of just over 1200 people and offers tourists a wide...
by Lisa LaCount | Aug 23, 2019 | Chateau, Decoration, Design, Escape to the Chateau, French chic
Dick and Angel Strawbridge, stars of Channel 4 Escape to the Château and Escape to the Château DIY, have created a heretofore overlooked French lifestyle option. To own a Château was for most of us an impossible dream only achievable by the rich and famous. They...
by Lisa LaCount | Jul 30, 2019 | Chateau, Decoration, Design, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau, French chic, Living in France, Shabby chic, The Chateau Experience
“Modern Maximalism” are the new buzzwords in home decor according to Homes & Property. Twenty-five years ago IKEA told the British public to “ditch the chintz” with visuals of people pulling down floral curtains and wallpaper and ripping up fitted carpets. ...
by Lisa LaCount | Jul 27, 2019 | Chateau, Decoration, Design, Escape to the Chateau, French chic, Living in France, The Chateau Experience
Today we were thrilled to be invited to view the Château de Pontécoulant located in the heart of the Norman Bocage in Swiss Normandy. I learned today that the “Bocage” is a terrain of mixed woodland, pasture and thick hedges (called bocage) which caused a huge amount...