HGTV is heading to a chateau in France for its latest collection, Citadel Not possible, which can see highschool sweethearts Daphne Reckert and Ian Figueira making an attempt to renovate a 500-year-old citadel.
The community unveiled its spring lineup on Thursday (April 3), which incorporates Citadel Not possible, premiering Tuesday, April 29, at 9 PM ET. The present follows married couple Reckert and Figueira as they abandon their plans of residing in California when Reckert inherits her late grandfather’s 130-acre property simply outdoors Paris, France.
In line with the official description, the citadel as soon as welcomed company like King Louis XIII and now hosts weddings on its major flooring. Nonetheless, Reckert and Figueira will likely be taking over the daunting activity of restoring the remaining dilapidated flooring and buildings on the grounds.
The younger couple, who’ve been collectively since highschool, have expertise in carpentry, conservation and landscaping experience, in addition to having relations with backgrounds in development, design and renovation.
“With ardour, willpower and grit, Daphne and Ian will confront funds constraints, battle bug infestations, hunt for rumored hidden treasure and deal with a seemingly infinite listing of tasks head-on to breathe new life into the historic property and protect her grandfather’s legacy,” the synopsis reads.
Whereas Citadel Not possible is new to the HGTV lineup, Reckert and Figueira have really been documenting their renovation makes an attempt on YouTube since 2022. Per the channel’s official description, the citadel features a “500-year-old medieval dungeon, hunters lodge, 18th-century farmhouse, 28 horse stables, and a big forest with two lakes.”
“Our lives modified ceaselessly after I inherited my grandfather’s 500-year-old chateau in France,” Reckert stated in a press release. “If we don’t sustain the renovations, the chateau will turn into a spoil.”
“We don’t precisely have a monetary security internet,” Figueira stated.
Reckert added, “If we lose the chateau, we lose all the things.”
The April 29 premiere will see Reckert and Figueira remodeling the citadel’s bell tower right into a luxurious bed room suite. “With the tower in a dilapidated state, rotten roof beams and a windstorm may flip this challenge right into a disaster,” the episode description teases.
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Citadel Not possible, Collection Premiere, Tuesday, April 29, 9 pm et, HGTV