Spring Prep at Our French Château (And a New Village Restaurant) | Manor & Maker

Spring is the busiest stretch of the year here at the château, and this week we had wonderful help getting everything ready for the start of our retreat season at Manor & Maker. Volunteers pitched in across the property, we planted fresh flowers to transform the front courtyard, and we ended the week with the opening night of a brand new restaurant in our village. In this video: Behind the scenes of retreat season prep at our château in the Dordogne The new spring flowers and what we chose for the front of the château this year Meeting our volunteers and the work that goes into reopening the guest rooms A first look (and a first taste) at [Restaurant Name], the newest addition to our little corner of southwest France Living in a French château sounds romantic, and a lot of it really is, but the reality also involves a lot of soil, a lot of cleaning, and a lot of people coming together to make a season happen. We're grateful for the volunteers who keep showing up, and equally grateful to have a new local table to share with our future retreat guests. DCA Hammerdrill exclusive link: https://www.amazon.fr/Perceuse-percus... AirBnB listing https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/13333056... Manor & Maker theme music by Jamie Christopherson and Jeff MacDonald for Louder Productions. Want to join in? www.manorandmaker.com Get free stuff and discounts on Patreon   / manorandmaker   Follow us on Instagram @manorandmaker Welcome to Château de Saint-Germain-des-Prés, our 500-year-old home in Southwest France's Dordogne region. We're Sara & Stephen, creative retreat hosts building a life where creativity shows up in everything we do. He's an artist, and we both believe everyone is more creative than they think. What We Share: This is our take on château life: hosting art retreats and creative workshops, watching transformations unfold, learning restoration and interior design as we make spaces beautiful for our guests, embracing slow living in rural France, and discovering that creativity isn't about being an artist. It's about finding joy in how you approach everything. You'll See: Behind the scenes of our retreat experiences, the real work of creating magical moments, our learning curve with this 500-year-old building, authentic French culture as we live it, and what happens when people discover their own creativity in Southwest France. Whether you're curious about château life, drawn to creative exploration, dreaming of France, or just love watching people build something meaningful, welcome to our community. The perfect pairing of creative journeys and bespoke château experiences.