Weekly Update and Patreon Q&A 7! (Patreon)

Here's my latest update from the chateau! Below, please find the attachments that I promised you in the video. There are the plans for the courtyard design - I'd love to get your feedback. So far, we love the simplicity, but would like to replace the standard roses with wooden trellis obelisks covered in climbing roses.

There are also photos of the vintage Fortuny fabric that I'll be getting because we reached the $11,000 target! It will hopefully arrive here next month, and I'll use it to make a bed curtain tutorial, and a vlog about Fortuny and his designs. The last photo is of a pair of cushions that I found on 1stDibs in the same fabric and vintage - they're asking €2,500 for the pair, which makes me feel much better about spending $3,100 on 25 yards! The woman selling it to me is a follower of the Chateau Diaries who used to have an antique shop specialising in French antiques, and she loves the idea of the fabric coming to Lalande. I'm so excited to have found a fabric which perfectly combines my love of France  (the design is called 'Boucher' after the French artist) and Venice. Two years ago I bought two Fortuny lampshades on a trip to Venice, for the Grand Salon, and having that small amount of Fortuny in the chateau was a dream come true - I never imagined the possibility of having enough to make curtains!!! Thank you for opening up a world of design possibilities for Lalande that will bring this chateau back to its former glory!