by Lisa LaCount | May 23, 2023 | Chateau, Chateau DIY, DIY, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, The Chateau Experience
I don’t know how many of you tuned in on Sunday for the first in the new 8-part series of Channel 4’s Chateau DIY: Living the Dream? In this latest format, each week a recognisable chateau (as showcased on the original series of Chateau DIY), sees a full 45 minutes...
by Lisa LaCount | May 19, 2023 | Chateau, Chateau DIY, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Living the dream, The Chateau Experience
New 8 part series starting on Sunday 21st May at 8:00 pm on More 4! This spinoff will feature eight one-hour long specials each dedicated to one of the Chateaux owners we all followed on the main series of Chateau DIY. We have all wondered how things have gone for...
by Lisa LaCount | Apr 5, 2023 | Chateau, Chateau DIY, Chateaux Weddings, Decoration, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, The Chateau Experience
“Once upon a time…there was a girl who lived in a pink castle surrounded by sunflower fields. Under the summer trees, near the winter chimney, her grandmother’s gentle voice uttered stories from the castle’s past.” That little girl? It’s me! I am Caroline, the...
by Lisa LaCount | Apr 5, 2023 | Chateau DIY, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Living in France, The Chateau Experience
Rennes le Château though small, with a population of just 70 inhabitants, has been known for decades throughout France and beyond as boasting one of our greatest legends and arguably the inspiration for Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code. Accessed via a narrow road you...
by Lisa LaCount | Oct 3, 2022 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, Chateaux Weddings, DIY, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, French chic, French Food, Special Events, The Chateau Experience, Weddings
Over the coming weeks we will be showcasing the Regions of France with a view to assisting you (our readers) in identifying where and when you would like to holiday or to plan a special event in 2020. Thanks to the popularity of Channel 4’s Château DIY, and the...
by Lisa LaCount | Sep 26, 2022 | Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, French chic, The Chateau Experience
In case you missed it, or did not watch Chateau de Lalande’s Cadeaux at the Chateau recently, Stephanie received the gift of a truly amazing, handmade “Sack Gown”. To explain the origin of this term and according to Wikipedia “The sack-back gown or robe à la française...