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I'm Dick Strawbridge and along with my wife Angel and our two children...

Yay! Oh, well done!

..we've lived in this magnificent chateau for the past five years.

Look, look, look, look, look, look.

Oh, my God!

That is so beautiful.

It's not just our home...

And we're up!

..but our business.

You may kiss your bride.

And all over France, there are other Brits doing exactly the same.

Oh, my God!

We'll follow a new wave of intrepid chateau owners...

If I open some windows, it might help get rid of some dust.

..and some familiar faces...

..as they take on these majestic buildings.

And we'll reveal more about our own chateau life.

Is everyone ready?

Yeah!

There'll be triumphs... This looks incredible!

Do you like it, Laura? I love it!

..and setbacks...

Oh!

..as they battle to renovate their homes...

..and earn their keep.

OK, I'm ready.

But no matter how hard the going gets...

This is probably...

..yeah, my worst nightmare.

..they get to live the dream as custodians of their very own castle.

Today... Out, out, out, out, out!

..new chateau owners search for perfection...

Nothing is straight in this place.

..as they prepare to host a large group of guests.

Out of all of the 11 rooms that we have, none have curtains yet,

and I'm stressed about it.

B&B owners get more than they bargained for...

I think there's going to be a bit messing about here.

..as they struggle with their latest project.

Oh!

Not so brilliant.

And one couple have it all to do...

I realise the doors here are quite tall.

..ahead of a big family wedding.

I can't even spell stress any more, I'm so stressed.

All over France, there are hundreds of stunning chateaux for sale.

And some are a lot cheaper than you think.

This is the 17th-century, 31-room Chateau Domaine de la Salle...

..which was snapped up for £315,000 by former fashion designer Mariam and her husband Jonno.

Hello, three kitties!

# We three kitties are waiting for tea! #

The selling point really was that you felt

as if you were lost in the middle of nowhere, really.

It felt very magical.

It is really nice, living in a place like this.

I won't lie.

It's really nice.

Located near Bordeaux in south-west France,

they've started running the place as a B&B and events venue and have

recently transformed the front lawn into a lavish formal French garden.

Go on, Jonno, give it a bit of welly!

Yay!

Now they need to make the inside of the chateau pristine as seven

guests are arriving in three weeks - their biggest booking to date.

If people come and stay at the chateau, you want them

to feel as if they're staying in somewhere special,

but there are lots of things left to be done.

This is the bathroom...

..which still needs a lot of work.

And this bedroom...

..er, is giving us a headache...

..because you can see everything's just been piled on the bed.

But the mess is the least of their problems.

Out of all of the 11 rooms that we have, none have curtains yet,

and I'm stressed about it.

Hey-ho, what to do?

Luckily, Mariam does have a plan.

Ah, there are some rings already up here.

She's sourced 200 metres of cotton damask to make the curtains.

And by doing them herself, she's saved a small fortune.

So we're about to hang some curtains, which is

Jonno's least favourite job.

It's actually mine, too.

They're on the bed, and I think the cats are going to find them

and sleep on them, so I want to get them up before that happens.

By the look of things, you may have to be quick.

I'll give you one curtain. Yep.

And then I'll give you the next.

Right, OK.

Hang on!

Yes, I'm coming. Oh, Bagheera!

What? Look!

SHE LAUGHS

You always want to be everywhere, don't you? You're so naughty!

Come here.

Go. Right.

Despite Bagheera's best efforts, she's not managed to derail Jonno.

All he wants now is for the curtains to look the part.

Nothing is straight in this place.

When you look from above, the rail looks as if it isn't straight.

But it is straight, compared to the window,

but it's the floor that's actually going downhill.

That makes things interesting,

and it appears the bathrooms also present a problem.

I brought these curtains from our last house, and they're too short.

I want to make them reach the ground,

and I've found some lace at a brocante which I'm going to

put in there, and then I'm going to add another piece of a very

similar fabric at the bottom, just create a sort of a hem.

As an accomplished seamstress, it should be pretty straightforward.

I love working with linen like this.

You can just fold it, crease it with your fingers, and it just stays.

But just when it looked like everything was going to plan...

SHE LAUGHS

I'll show you my beautiful curtain.

SHE LAUGHS

Oh! Isn't it marvellous?

It's OK, I'm just going to snip it up here.

Oh, yeah.

This is called taking short cuts.

With another nine rooms to do,

it's easy to see why you would want to do it quicker.

Are you going to help me do these curtains?

270 miles away sits the impressive Chateau de la Fare.

It has 35 rooms and a picturesque tower.

Parts date back to the 12th century.

The lucky owners are Australian-born couple Janet and Phillip.

After Phillip worked at Buckingham Palace for 19 years,

they wanted a castle of their own.

We bought it seven years ago and, now I've turned 60, it's time to

come here and actually do some work here and live the dream, so to speak.

It is the next big adventure in our life,

and I believe we can make a good life here.

Yeah, I agree. A really special life here.

Located close to Montpellier, in the south of France,

Janet and Phillip have agreed to host their daughter Penny's wedding.

Now they have just three weeks to finish the bridal suite,

complete with salon, bathroom and bedroom.

May 25th - that's all I can say, buddy.

Yes, it's fine.

It will be there.

So far, Phillip's been doing most of the work himself.

If I open some windows, it might help get rid of some dust.

But it's proved to be slow going.

Now, with time running out, Janet is losing patience.

I want to decorate.

You know, I've got to think about curtains and bedding

and pretty things - that's what I want to do.

I don't want this mess, I'm sick of mess!

To speed things up, Phillip has drafted in mate Bruce, who has

lived in France for almost 20 years.

Yeah, I'm slowly teaching Phillip swear words in French.

PHILLIP LAUGHS

Today, they're hanging the doors for the bridal suite bathroom.

Let's do it. Come on, then.

That's the top there, isn't it? Must be.

That's the top, yeah.

Something's seriously wrong here. Why?

Because my rebates don't match up. They're way out.

It looks as though they've got some measurements wrong.

That's a serious mistake, that is.

It's like Laurel and Hardy, in't it?

OK, well, mark it now while the door's on.

I will do, yeah.

How did I manage THAT?

Take two.

Let's hope it's second time lucky.

This time, it WILL fit!

I command it!

That looks so much better.

OK. Let's try it.

Oh, look at that!

The doors work a treat,

but it appears measuring is not Phillip's strong point.

I bought these doors in London, and then,

when I came to fit the doors, or to make the frame for the door,

I realised the doors here are quite tall.

So I'm going to creatively add some to the bottom of it

so it looks like it's meant to be.

Another job. Argh!

Not made-to-measure, but made-to-fit. Yeah.

And it looks like that's not the only thing to add to his to-do list.

Can we change the door handle? That's ugly.

You can't have an ugly handle on those doors.

We have to make it look... It's Art Deco!

The room is not Art Deco, sorry, and that is not Art Deco!

I'm not getting involved in this argument.

HE LAUGHS

Phillip and I are a good team, we work well together.

And I think, as long as I'm the boss, there's just not a problem at all,

there are no arguments, it's OK.

To keep the boss happy,

Phillip and Bruce move on to installing the bath.

If I go in first, yeah?

In against the wall.

Ooh!

It's tight. Hm.

I thought I had more room than that, actually.

Hm. Ah, interesting.

This presents a little bit of a problem.

Now it seems the bath is too big to fit in the space.

Your tiles are that thick.

If we had a tile, we can do a better check, can't we?

Yeah, it doesn't actually cut too much, we can tile around it,

can't we? Yeah.

If we tile up to that height and then slip the bath in...

Yeah. OK.

You could always saw half an inch off the end of the bath.

OK, fine.

You tell my wife, right? And then I'll just wait outside!

No.

Whatever you decide, you need to do it fast.

Coming up...

It's short. Not very good, is it?

..Mariam and Jonno's problems begin to grow...

Oh! I've had this mattress specially made.

And I measured it.

..while another couple's problems have yet to start.

It looks a lot brighter than I remembered.

This is the 19th century Chateau de Montvason,

which sits in 8.5 acres of woodland.

It has 30 rooms spread over two wings,

and is owned by Emma and partner, Paul,

who are renovating it into a B&B and events venue.

I really loved it, right from the moment we came through the gates.

But it's a lot of work.

One of the Montvason mottos is, "We're getting there."

So I can't wait until we do.

Located close to the Normandy coast,

since moving in just over two years ago,

they've spent most of their £30,000 budget transforming the east wing,

where each room has its own individual style.

Now they have £10,000 left to do the rest of the chateau,

starting with decorating two bedrooms in the west wing.

This is what it's looking like.

Wow, that's really good.

That's exactly what I'm after.

In one bedroom, they've added some decorative touches

and have wallpapered, but it's crucial they get the room finished

as a special guest is arriving in just four weeks.

We need an extra room because it's my brother's 60th, so, yeah,

the pressure's on to get that completed in time.

Woohoo!

Right.

Today, Emma's job is to paint the newly hung wallpaper.

It looks a lot brighter than I remembered.

The vivid colour was picked

in keeping with their Art Nouveau theme.

So the colour was chosen by Monsieur Paul.

It's like a MacIntosh colour, it's from the Art Nouveau.

The trick is to get it in the holes, because if I don't fill the gaps,

Monsieur Paul is going to make me do a second coat.

In the other bedroom...

A small trowel for a small mixer.

..family friend Dan is extending the chimneybreast,

to make it wide enough for an old marble fireplace surround

Emma and Paul picked up for £65.

Being green-minded and budget conscious,

he's using leftover bricks and Thermalite blocks,

as they'll be covered over.

The fireplace is the biggest job in that room.

Once we get that done, then we really will have made a good inroad,

so that's going to be a big job out of the way.

It's quite light, actually, it's not heavy.

Keen to move things along, Paul wants to see

if the fire surround fits.

I think there's going to be a bit of messing about, here.

Well, let's offer this up and see where we stand.

Right, keep your legs against that leg.

OK.

We've got to slide that in.

That's it.

That is now not fitting in there.

Looks like the chimneybreast is now a bit wide for the surround.

We could do it as it is, but it wouldn't be quite right.

Not to my eye, anyway, so I want this perfect when it goes in.

So what we've got is a couple more bits on the bricks at the top

that have got to come out so that the fireplace sits all square

and matches up correctly.

With the help of Dan's chisel...

Is that enough, do you think?

That bit there. There? Yeah.

That's it, lovely.

..it's job done.

Let's hope it's now the right size.

That's it, and then, in.

Tell you what.

Yeah, that side is very good.

Yeah, I'm pleased and it is dead central.

I think it looks great, Paul, myself. Yeah.

It's as good as it's going to get.

Great effort, chaps.

Now it's time to focus on the other room before Emma's brother arrives.

260 miles away at Chateau Domaine de La Salle,

Mariam and Jonno have just three days before seven guests arrive.

And not a single room is ready.

Today, Mariam wants to upholster a bed she bought online for £120.

First, she wants to check the £700 mattress

she had custom-made fits the bed.

Short.

Ooh.

It's not very good, is it?

It's not even wide enough.

I know.

It's not great.

The mattress is a little bit small.

I've had this mattress specially made and I measured it.

Fortunately, Mariam thinks she has a solution.

So, what I'm going to do is, I've got some wadding.

I'm going to put some wadding on here and at the bottom

and just fill the bed up,

which is the last thing I need.

Needs must.

By padding out the bed ends with extra wadding,

the guests shouldn't suspect a thing.

Traditional upholstery is not with staple guns,

but my theory is, it's only 'cos they hadn't invented them then.

If you're wondering why this is so bad,

it's because I've never done this before!

With the wadding stapled in place...

So that's quite a lot fatter now, which is good.

..Mariam adds a layer of felt.

In fashion terms, this is called moulage.

You mould things and then you snip them

to make them bend around corners.

I don't know if you do this for upholstery, but I'm doing it.

Having done one end of the bed, she now has to do the same to the other.

I'm feeling in a mad panic about this whole thing.

Nobody who buys one of these places and does it up

is actually from the hotel industry.

You buy these places because you just fall in love with them,

it's like a man getting married.

Fall in love and then suddenly

realise all that it actually entails.

Moving swiftly on, Mariam is ready to attach the fabric.

This blue fabric is something that I've had

in my workshop for about 20 years.

I think I might have bought it in Syria or somewhere on a trip.

With the fabric in place,

Mariam seals the edges with a shiny braid, to add a touch of luxury.

In an instant, it makes it look...

from being horrible to rather glam.

It's very nice seeing that transformation.

It looks nice and olde worlde.

It's good.

OK. For the rest.

I'm going to have a tea first.

I'm constantly having cups of tea

to try and get out of what I have to do.

270 miles away at Chateau De la Fare...

It's all hands to the pump.

You all right, there?

There's just 24 hours to go before Janet

and Phillip's daughter's wedding.

Oops. Down.

And family and friends have been roped in to help.

I can't even spell stress any more, I'm so stressed.

It's a shame in a way as I'd like to do my nails or relax, sit and have

a cup of tea, but you know, you just have to work and get jobs done.

The bridal suite needs to be finished by the end of the day

and with so much still to do,

Janet and Phillip have had to make a tough decision.

Our original plan was to renovate a salon, a bathroom and a bedroom.

It literally has been going forward two steps

and then going back three steps.

So as a result, the salon, the sitting room,

has had to wait for another time.

Well, at least the bathroom is nearly complete.

So the focus now can be on getting the bedroom looking the part.

Phillip's sister, Janene, and friend, Michelle, are helping

guild a decorative pelmet for above the bridal bed.

What other crazy people come all the way from Australia

for a working holiday in an old chateau?

When we could be lying somewhere in the south of France.

Why don't they all come here and do this?

It's what you sign up for, when you have family that own a chateau.

But trained electrician Phillip is not resting either,

as he needs to ensure the bedroom has power.

There's probably four switches to go in

and there's about half a dozen power points to go in.

But it should be OK, we can do that today.

My brother's always been a dreamer.

If you ask Phil, everything's fantastic.

There's no problems, they're going to make it.

If you ask Janet, you'll hear a slightly different story.

Janet is more the worrier, Philip's the dreamer.

But together, they're the perfect pair and it will get done.

I've just discovered, actually,

all the switches which I have here are the wrong ones.

So I'm going to put a double switch on here temporarily.

It's one thing after the other, honestly, it is another problem.

With the clock ticking, there's no time to waste.

Janet needs to hang the shiny pelmet they've created...

This is fun, isn't it?

This is a bit cosy.

Can you go higher?

Yeah, course I can.

Health and safety here.

..along with the curtains she's specially made.

I'd like to see it like that. It's fine.

No, it is right.

Oh, my God, I think it's all right.

I'm absolutely just thrilled to bits.

Oh, thank God.

It's a step in the right direction, but there's still so much to do

to ensure the bridal suite is ready for daughter Penny tonight.

Coming up...

I've got a slight problem.

..Mariam is faced with yet another challenge.

So when I have enough sheet on that side to tuck it in,

I'm short on this side.

While Emma and Paul...

Oh, wow!

..pick up a very special bargain.

If we were to buy an original,

it would cost us about £50,000.

In south-west France,

former fashion designer Mariam

is shopping at her local farmer's market.

We have this market three times a week.

She's hoping to pick up some delicacies to impress

the seven guests due in two days' time.

I want my cheese stand and I hope he's here today.

And one of the joys of living in France...

Bonjour!

..is that you're never far away from some amazing cheese.

That's going to be brilliant on the cheese platter,

a great big triangle in the middle and all the other bits around.

Voila, merci.

With the food shopping done...

Where am I parked? Over there.

..it's a quick dash back to the chateau,

where there's still plenty to sort out.

Where do I start?

Next to tackle on the to do list are the beds.

There's about five or six staircases here.

Luckily, a lavish set of duvet covers

she recently ordered have finally turned up.

I have received my box of linen from Portugal

which I ordered about a month ago.

Just in time, hey?

Ooh.

And this is 100% linen, and it's that crushed stuff.

I think it looks gorgeous, and the best thing is, it's minimal ironing.

That has to be a winner.

Mariam also wants to use linen for the bed sheets to help ensure

the guests have a very comfortable stay.

And I've bought these really nice linen sheets in the antique shops

and they feel fantastic in summer, when it's really hot.

A thick linen sheet feels really cool to sleep on.

But I've got a slight problem.

These sheets are made for old beds, which were narrower.

So when I have enough sheet on that side to tuck it in,

I'm short on this side.

Mariam though, has a plan.

So I've got a sheet here which I can't use.

I got it for very little money, because...

It's rotten in the middle.

But the side panels are good, so you know, I only need about that much.

Her idea is to rip off the sides,

then re-attach them to the intact bed sheet,

which will make it wide enough for the bed.

I'm going to attach the side panels onto it.

So, let the stitching begin.

Making use of French linen is right up Angel's street.

This was a find, you know.

She's always on the hunt for something special.

You do not find monogrammed bedlinen very, very often.

It was like the angels had sent it down to me.

Whether buying monogrammed bed linen...

Or transforming tea towels into pillow cases...

Oh, come on, that's quite nice, isn't it?

..Angel's always looking at new ways to make fabrics

a feature in our chateau.

I'd pay £20 quid for that in the UK.

So let's hope Mariam can do an equally seamless job.

And I'm going to make a French seam.

So a French seam is when you attach this piece of fabric approximately

there, you'll be stitching along there, and then, when you

open it up, you fold this round and you then stitch along there.

It gives you a seam with no raw edges.

And it's the kind of seam that if you're doing a lot of laundry,

it'll hold up to it.

It doesn't take long for Mariam to work her sewing magic.

Done - one enormous bed sheet,

which I shall go and try out.

Come on, cat, let's go out.

And you can't see it's been extended.

Oh, it feels lovely.

It really does.

It's just cold and delicious and it's so nice to get into bed

when you have a sheet like this.

Mission accomplished, but with the rest of the beds to do

and curtains still to finish off, the hard work is far from over.

In northern France, Emma and Paul are also busy with beds,

as they need to dress their freshly painted bedroom

before Emma's brother, George, arrives for his 60th birthday.

We haven't actually seen this without the thing off, have we?

Nope. Shall we do it?

Oh, wow!

To keep in with the style of the room, they've splashed out £1,000,

a huge chunk of their budget, on an Art Nouveau-inspired bed.

If we were to buy an original, it would cost us about £50,000.

First task is to assemble it.

Emma? Yeah?

Need you.

But as with most furniture, building it is a unique exercise.

From what I can see, there's two little hooks here.

Yep, not so brilliant.

These go round the other way.

A few teething problems on the construction,

but nothing we can't solve.

OK, so...

There you go.

Thank God for that!

Problems overcome, it's just a matter of adding the mattress.

Ooh.

Ooh, that's nice.

We're thinking of moving to this room, aren't we?

Yes. The ceiling's very pretty.

You missed a bit. What do you mean, I missed a bit?

You missed a bit there. I have not missed a bit.

With Emma's brother's imminent arrival, they have no time to waste.

Paul's next task is the curtains.

He's found something special to go on the rails.

I'm going give these a quick spruce up.

He's picked up some period brass finials for pennies

and wants to bring them back to life by rinsing them in vinegar.

It's just a kind of natural way of cleaning

old brass and stuff, really.

It's less aggressive than a lot of the products that you can buy

and it's not going to ruin the environment.

The thing is, you can go a little bit too mad with these things

and you lose a lot of the character

and the difference is that.

So, just a quick clean, but you've kept some of the patina on it

and they just look quite nice, really.

They've certainly come up a treat.

OK.

Ooh, the curtains are up.

Oh, that's much better.

All that's left to do now is add some finishing touches.

Beautiful.

I think we're pretty much there, I'm quite surprised, so that's good.

Over the past three months, they've managed to transform a blank,

empty room

into a sumptuous, sophisticated, high-end bedroom.

The ornate ceiling rose and cornicing,

combined with a reproduction bed and period furniture

gives the space a style from the Art Nouveau era.

All finished and bang on time.

You found it!

Emma's brother, George, has arrived from Denmark

for his birthday surprise.

Aw, lovely to see you. Did you find it OK?

Yeah, yeah, I find without problem.

I want to show you where I put you, I've got a surprise for you.

Come and have a look.

This is your birthday room.

Oh, my God, thank you very much, Emma.

So we've got all the Art Nouveau style, so this is your room.

This is nice. This is really nice, thank you very much.

Do you like it?

It's big and it's nice and you have all this window space, too,

so that's nice. Aw.

Fantastic, so there's a towel there.

It seems the surprise has gone down a storm.

Bet you want a drink or a beer or something?

Er, yeah, probably. OK, let's go.

Before I take everything. Absolutely, there's no rush.

The party...

I think the room looks great and I'm very excited to stay there.

Job done, but there's still a lot of work to do

to get the other bedroom finished.

455 miles away in the south of France...

It's nearing the end of the day and time is running out

for Janet and Phillip.

With the help of their wedding guests,

they're trying to finish the bridal suite for daughter Penny,

so she can stay here tonight before the big day.

We haven't seen the bridal suite for 24 hours, now.

The last time I saw it, it was still half painted.

Can't quite picture what it's going to be like yet,

I'm super excited to see.

It's been a huge effort from everyone.

We still have a couple of things remaining to do.

I've got a couple of power points to go on and we want to hang

a couple of paintings on the walls and just a little decoration

for some of the surfaces, but we're quite excited

that they should see it now.

Actually, I feel a bit nervous, but I am really excited now,

to show them, really excited.

Just let's do it, let's do it.

First up is the suite's bathroom.

It's almost ready, but there's still a few little jobs to do.

So just beware, not completely complete, but I can't wait,

I just have to show you now.

Three months ago, the room was just an empty, derelict space.

Even though not complete, it's well on the way to being transformed

into a stylish contemporary ensuite, with luxury shower.

Everything works.

I love the tiles.

I love the walk-in shower.

Yeah, I do, too.

I want to bring this down to a really practical level,

but that loo is a loo with a serious view!

I think the design is absolutely gorgeous.

It's the nicest bathroom in the chateau, now.

Yeah.

So far, so good.

Onto the bridal bedroom.

Ten weeks ago, it was nothing more than a shell.

Now it's been renovated into a chic, elegant and grand space,

featuring lavish furnishings

which complement the grandeur of the chateau.

Oh, wow!

It looks all right to me.

That's incredible. Unbelievable.

I can't believe this is a bedroom, now.

Looks great, doesn't it?

I think the bed looks absolutely amazing. It's just...

Yeah.

It's beautiful. You're pleased.

OK, no tears. Wipe the tears.

I just cannot believe how much work you've put in for us.

Ahh.

There is certainly a bit of relief.

I was a little bit concerned we were going to be sleeping on the floor.

There were tiny doubts, but in all honesty,

I always knew that they would come through.

I cannot wait to get dressed here tomorrow morning.

It's the stuff that little girls dream of.

Getting ready for your wedding in this sort of room.

I can't thank you enough.

I don't think that could have gone much better.

I think we should be proud of ourselves

and everybody who helped us. Absolutely.

Obviously couldn't have done it without them.

But there's no time to rest on their laurels,

as now they have to prepare the chateau grounds

for the wedding itself.

Big day tomorrow.

Big day for Pen and Mark.

A big day, actually, for Chateau de la Fare.

A very big day for the chateau.

Coming up...

I hate making beds with a passion.

I've always hated making beds.

Mariam starts to fret about her visitors.

Are they going to like it? Is it going to be good enough?

Is anything going to go wrong?

Are any of the toilets going to flood?

Are the showers going to be hot?

And there are more woes for Janet and Phillip

on their daughter's wedding day.

What I want you to do is put a loop through the fork in the tree

and give it to me here.

In south-west France, Mariam and Jonno are gearing up

to welcome their biggest guest booking so far.

I hate making beds with a passion, I've always hated making beds.

And they're starting to feel the pressure.

So, today's the day the guests arrive, D-Day.

I have been really, really tired, and really manic and really worried.

You know, are they going to like it? Is it going to be good enough?

Is anything going to go wrong?

Are any of the toilets going to flood?

Are the showers going to be hot?

Mariam's a perfectionist and with all the rooms dressed,

she wants to add a few extra-special touches.

I've left everybody a little present on their bed,

a little shopping bag, just because I wanted them to take a little bit

of France away with them and it's quite nice when you come

and there's something a little bit different,

a little bit special, so...

It's a sweet idea and Mariam's not quite done yet, she's also found

a way to add more colour to the rooms without it costing a fortune.

I went off to buy flowers yesterday for the rooms and one

bunch of flowers was 40 Euros and I thought, "I can't afford this."

So I went to the plant shop and bought a whole load of really

nice plants that I can put in the rooms, they're going to smell nice

and then I can plant them in the garden afterwards.

Right, this is going on here? Yes.

Exactly like that.

Got to constantly close the doors,

because I don't want the cats in the bedrooms.

Cat in the room!

Out, out, out, out, out, out!

It's been a long, hard slog, but the rooms are finally ready.

Mariam's newly upholstered bed, imported linen

and handmade curtains all give the place a sense of luxury.

Let me take you in.

Thank you.

And the first of the guests are already arriving.

So, this is your bedroom.

Oh, fabulous.

I shall enjoy staying in here. Good.

It's beautiful. Thank you.

So far, so good.

And it's not long before others start arriving.

Here we are.

It's huge, wow.

Like mother and daughter Ginny and Charlotte

who are sharing a spacious ensuite double twin room.

Absolutely gorgeous.

I'm very, very impressed.

We're the first ones, as well, so. Yeah.

I love it, the size, everything.

It's fantastic.

Mariam and Jonno's attention to detail has really made an impression

and with the guests settling in nicely, it's a job well done.

The hard work we did has paid off.

It's great.

It's really nice to see people happy.

And actually, selfishly, I love the place, so, who cares?

Fingers crossed they'll get more big bookings soon.

Further south, it's Janet and Phillip's daughter's wedding day.

And with only five hours until the nuptials,

Phillip is still finishing odd jobs in the bridal suite.

For my own pride, I'd like to get done today if I can,

I don't know, to prove to myself I can do it.

Prove to ourselves, I should say, that we can do it.

Daughter Penny's dream is to get married outside.

And the ruins of what Janet and Philip call the orangerie

is the perfect romantic spot.

So ahead of the ceremony,

Janet and friend Michelle want to bring it back to life.

Just bend your knees.

Mm-hm.

They're beautiful, aren't they?

I'm actually really happy with those.

Better idea than just cut flowers, because then I've got them.

I like it, it's very romantic

and it's just a perfect setting for a wedding ceremony.

Oh, it is, as long as it doesn't rain for us.

It's blue skies now, but showers are expected later,

so I'm crossing my fingers it stays dry.

In the newly refurbished bridal suite, daughter Penny

and the bridesmaids are having their hair and make-up done.

Oh, my God, it's a wedding.

Bit nervous, now, I have to be honest.

But very excited, I'm very glad the day is finally here.

And it's just the most beautiful room, the bridal suite is

the most beautiful room to get ready in, so, very happy.

Back outside, the caterers are here, but they've hit a snag.

The van has caught the overhead fairy lights.

All I want you to do is put the loop through the fork in the tree

and give it to me here.

Perfect.

We're doing a little repair.

Rearranging it and putting it back up again.

It's all fine, all fine.

OK.

With one final hurdle overcome, the caterers can crack on.

There's just an hour until the ceremony

and guests are beginning to arrive.

The sky is still blue.

In case of a downpour,

the seating had been kept under cover.

But luckily, the rain has held off,

so the guests can finally take their seats, quite literally.

One, two, three, here.

The big moment has arrived, and everything is just right.

It's been an incredible effort

and Janet and Philip have pulled it off in fine style.

Pretty proud of ourselves, honestly. Yeah.

Because, man, has it been a slog.

And proud of our friends, too, I might add.

Without them, we wouldn't have got here.

I am so pleased, I am so, so pleased. Yeah.

And Penny and Mark are very happy,

which is what it's about really, for us.

It's been a great success.

And I'm sure daughter Penny and new son-in-law Mark

will have memories to treasure for many years to come.

Next time...

The priority is...

..it's a military operation...

..to get these beds made and constructed.

..as Emma and Paul hit D-Day for their biggest booking yet.

We are behind schedule, so, a little stressed.

Mariam and Jonno have interior designs

on making their grand salon sing.

This panel is all about a lady sitting by the window,

looking out, and the bird is set free and flies out.

And a familiar family take on an ambitious new project.

Oh, heck, that was...

Eurgh, horrible.

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