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About Stephanie. Stephanie Jarvis is a YouTuber and the restorer of the 20+ bedroom 16th Century Chateau de La Lande. It's situated in the Limousin region, a beautiful rural area slap bang in the middle of France. She bought the chateau with her university friend Nic in 2005, buying the huge property for the price of two small London flats.
Jun 1, 2023 · Stephanie， at the time， was dating Michael Potts， who supported her in preparing bed and breakfast. The Chateau is situated in the countryside of France， specifically in the Crozun-Sur- Vauvre region. The property has 20 bedrooms. Stephanie still runs a Bed and Breakfast， pulling and attracting tourists more into the Chateau.
- Buying The Chateau
- Chateau de Lalande
- A Dashing Ex ... and An Elusive One
- Volunteers Keep It Running
- Staying at The Chateau
- The Lockdown!
- YouTube Stardom
- Chateau Renovations
- Vlogging European Culture
Fifteen years ago, Jarvis was living in London, despairing over the cost of housing and complaining about it to her best friend (and ex-boyfriend), Nic, when she realised how relatively inexpensive it was to buy a rambling chateau in France. "For the price of my two-bedroom flat and Nic's two-bedroom flat, we were able to buy this chateau. It was t...
Jarvis scoured the French countryside for the perfect chateau, one not too close to major roadways but not too far from important amenities (like cheese shops and good thrift stores). In an area not far from Limoges, she first set eyes on the 16th century Chateau de Lalande. She knew she was home.
Though Jarvis bought the chateau with her ex, she got moral support (and free labour) from her parents and her then-boyfriend, Michael Potts. Potts, who was remarkably encouraging of his then-girlfriend buying a chateau with her ex, recently bought into the property, and now Chateau de Lalande is jointly owned by the three of them. While Jarvis spe...
Jarvis recruits an ever-changing group of volunteers who have skills in cooking, cleaning, gardening and landscape design. Volunteers are helping Jarvis to restore the chateau; pre-pandemic, they helped her attend to the guests. Free room and board is offered in exchange for their work. And sometimes they just stay on indefinitely. Norwegian volunt...
Before the lockdown, Jarvis' main income came from renting out five rooms of the chateau as a bed and breakfast. She supplemented that with music workshops and other events held on the grounds. In 2018, she began appearing in a UK reality series called Escape to the Chateau DIY, which features several Brits fixing up French chateaux. Her appearance...
When the pandemic hit, Jarvis found herself in the perfect place to quarantine, with one big problem: Without paying guests, how would she pay the bills? "Lockdown changed our business completely. It closed it down, utterly," she says. "But it didn't change our life very much because we're a big household. And there's so much space, and so much gar...
Before the pandemic, Jarvis had about 10,000 followers. "I was excited because I got to 10,000," she says. Now she has surpassed 100,000 followers. She receives letters daily from grateful fans who say her videos have not only provided entertainment during the pandemic, but have also actually helped alleviate their depression. Jarvis' friends and f...
Earlier this year, Jarvis started accepting online donations through Patreon to help restore the chateau. Money she earns through the site is going toward fixing up the chateau's chapel and restoring a now-drained historic lake on the property. (Disclosure: This writer contributed money after spending several lockdown days binge-watching her YouTub...
Jarvis' vlog adventures are spotlighting an area of south-central France less known to tourists. Besides highlighting life in her chateau, there are trips to the nearby Limoges factory store and to local brocantes and thrift stores brimming with ridiculously cheap French fashion. "Europeans travel a lot and we're really guilty of not visiting our o...
Photographs from the Tour de France taken by Michael Potts. Michael Potts ... Stories; Mark Cavendish - Team Dimension Data, Stage 1 2017, Düsseldorf. Chris Froome ...
In loving memory of Walter (Bill) Blott a cherished father whose heart was forever entwined with the beauty and culture of France from 1921 - 2017 × Joan M Goddard 1937-2017; Mother, Wife, Grandma, Friend, Teacher and Passionate Musician.
Occupation. Actor. Years active. 1990–present. Known for. Brother Mouzone in The Wire. Mafala Hatimbi in The Book of Mormon. Michael Potts (born September 21, 1962) is an American actor. He has appeared on stage, on television and in motion pictures.
As was my father, who never once doubted his daughter’s sanity in taking on such a behemoth. Sadly, at the end of these big renovations, my wonderful father became sick and he died in 2005. In quick succession, Nic had to move back to London for work, Michael and I split up after 10 years, and my mother and I found ourselves at Lalande without them.
