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Butch and Belle’s Home Away
United States
Приєднався 27 кві 2022
Hello! Thanks for stopping by our channel...sure hope you stick around:)
I’m DonnaBelle, but please call me Belle.
My husband, Butch and I left NYC and bought an Italian Villa-esque property in upstate New York! We’re inspired by Italian (and French) design and will gather ideas from authentic European villa/chateau channels. We hope you come on our DIY renovation adventures and offer suggestions.
We’re new creators on UA-cam and ask your patience with the quality of the videos as we go through the technical learning curve .
Please join us as we chronicle this journey! We’re looking forward to knowing and loving you guys!!
Pray for us! Xoxo Butch, Belle and Renzo
I’m DonnaBelle, but please call me Belle.
My husband, Butch and I left NYC and bought an Italian Villa-esque property in upstate New York! We’re inspired by Italian (and French) design and will gather ideas from authentic European villa/chateau channels. We hope you come on our DIY renovation adventures and offer suggestions.
We’re new creators on UA-cam and ask your patience with the quality of the videos as we go through the technical learning curve .
Please join us as we chronicle this journey! We’re looking forward to knowing and loving you guys!!
Pray for us! Xoxo Butch, Belle and Renzo
What Messed Up My Yard⁉️‼️⚠️ Any guesses❓@Butchandbellesvilla #SHORTS
Mystery solved in 46 seconds! Bear with us 😳 #shorts #backyard #vandalism #rascal #😡 @Butchandbellesvilla
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Відео
Flea Market Finds❣️ How I Made a Hammock Phone Caddy @Butchandbellesvilla
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Before/after 😍 Good 👍🏽 Nailed it 👍🏽#diy #😂 #good👍🏽 #nailedit👍🏽# #hammocking #diyphonestand
Melodramatic Goodbye Our Car 😢 Over 300,000 miles of memories❣️@Butchandbellesvilla
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LAST RIDE #😭 Sad goodbye to old #BMW. Donated to #kars4kids #karsforkids #300kmiles #donate #byecar #lastride #sadgoodbyetooldcar @Butchandbellesvilla
RIP 💔 SADDEST GOODBYE TO THE SWEETEST GIRL 💝CURLY 2003-2023 🌸🌷🌸🌷🌸🌷
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Emotional goodbye for the loveliest dog, Curly. Her daddy took excellent care of her and shared her with us. We loved Curly girl as our own. Grateful for her 20 years. Wish she could have stayed longer. We will never forget her 💝 #rip #curlygirl #petloss #sayinggoodbye #dogslastday #missyou #grief #wewillalwaysloveyou #petcemetery #💔
#15 Pavilion completed, chapel siding conditioned, purchased boxwood + Burning Bushes
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Beautiful #fallfoliage 🍁🍂 The walls are completed in the chapel! Almost done with ceiling. Plus, landscaping 🌳🪴 #diy #iloveny #❤️ #chateau #chateauchronicles
#14 Sparkly Night/Dusty Day💫 Small Town Night Out + Pavilion TouchUp @Butchandbellesvilla
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Night out #vlog plus hard day’s work. We’ve been asked if leaving NYC for a small town is dull. Well, see for yourself:) #escapenyc #weekendvlog
👍🏽 Fresh Paint/New Color Makes a Huge Difference ❣️ Love SW Evergreen Fog @butchandbelleshomeaway
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👍🏽 Fresh Paint/New Color Makes a Huge Difference ❣️ Love SW Evergreen Fog @butchandbelleshomeaway
Thrifting Haul (Major Deals!!) in Kingston, NY ❣️ ReStore 👍 Go!!! @Butchandbellesvilla
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Thrifting Haul (Major Deals!!) in Kingston, NY ❣️ ReStore 👍 Go!!! @Butchandbellesvilla
#13 Penofin (ing) the pavilion, shiplap cutting/installation
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#13 Penofin (ing) the pavilion, shiplap cutting/installation
#12 Shed conversion to backyard TinyChapel ⛪️continues. Almost done!! @Butchandbellesvilla
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#12 Shed conversion to backyard TinyChapel ⛪️continues. Almost done!! @Butchandbellesvilla
#11 Installing Insulation in Shed/TinyChapel #Rockwool R-15 @Butchandbellesvilla
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#11 Installing Insulation in Shed/TinyChapel #Rockwool R-15 @Butchandbellesvilla
How To Repair Damaged T1-11 Wood Siding on Shed. @Butchandbellesvilla
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How To Repair Damaged T1-11 Wood Siding on Shed. @Butchandbellesvilla
#10 DIY Replacing T1-11 Wood Siding + Casement Stay Installation @Butchandbellesvilla
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#10 DIY Replacing T1-11 Wood Siding Casement Stay Installation @Butchandbellesvilla
#9 Replacing Rotted Sill Plate DIY Chapel @Butchandbellesvilla
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#9 Replacing Rotted Sill Plate DIY Chapel @Butchandbellesvilla
#8 Install Casement Window (top hinges) Shed to Tiny Chapel @Butchandbellesvilla
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#8 Install Casement Window (top hinges) Shed to Tiny Chapel @Butchandbellesvilla
#7 How To Router Hinges (Window) Shed 🔜 Tiny Chapel @Butchandbellesvilla
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#7 How To Router Hinges (Window) Shed 🔜 Tiny Chapel @Butchandbellesvilla
#6 DIY Shed #transformation: Shed 🔜 Tiny Chapel@Butchandbellesvilla
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#6 DIY Shed #transformation: Shed 🔜 Tiny Chapel@Butchandbellesvilla
Places to Visit in New York, Upstate Sunday Vlog: 2 #Saugerties @Butchandbellesvilla
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Places to Visit in New York, Upstate Sunday Vlog: 2 #Saugerties @Butchandbellesvilla
City Girl Battles Snake in Garage 🐍 #mrbeast #snake #epicfail @Butchandbellesvilla
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City Girl Battles Snake in Garage 🐍 #mrbeast #snake #epicfail @Butchandbellesvilla
TOP PLACES TO VISIT IN UPSTATE NY: SUNDAY VLOG 1 #PHOENICIA @Butchandbellesvilla
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TOP PLACES TO VISIT IN UPSTATE NY: SUNDAY VLOG 1 #PHOENICIA @Butchandbellesvilla
#5 The Great Dust Bowl Gets Emptied & Cleaned: Shed 🔜 Tiny Chapel
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#5 The Great Dust Bowl Gets Emptied & Cleaned: Shed 🔜 Tiny Chapel
Went For It!! Mountain View Dream Come True😍 #theview @Butchandbellesvilla
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Went For It!! Mountain View Dream Come True😍 #theview @Butchandbellesvilla
#4 YAY! Dream Coming True! Window Fit 👌🏽Shed 🔜 Tiny Chapel
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#4 YAY! Dream Coming True! Window Fit 👌🏽Shed 🔜 Tiny Chapel
#3 Framing a Window Opening for Stained Glass Window: Shed 🔜 Tiny Chapel
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#3 Framing a Window Opening for Stained Glass Window: Shed 🔜 Tiny Chapel
#2 How to Frame an Old Window @Butchandbellesvilla Shed 🔜 Chapel
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#2 How to Frame an Old Window @Butchandbellesvilla Shed 🔜 Chapel
#1 Converting A Shed Into A Backyard Prayer Chapel @Butchandbellesvilla
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#1 Converting A Shed Into A Backyard Prayer Chapel @Butchandbellesvilla
Fun trip 2 a cool #Bklyn #salvageyard. Come with!@operationrenovation_thenyvilla #backtonyc
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Fun trip 2 a cool #Bklyn #salvageyard. Come with!@operationrenovation_thenyvilla #backtonyc
Sheetrock Removal. @Butchandbellesvilla Gutting this room to the studs!!
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Sheetrock Removal. @Butchandbellesvilla Gutting this room to the studs!!
moisture will penetrate that joint! you need to be joining at a 45 degree (downsloping!) angle with waterproof glue at minimum!
How's the food?
First of all, before installing siding on your house, use building rap. Second if you're installing a continuous piece vertically use z molding medal to join 2 pieces together. Third back it up with a piece of 2 by 4 in between each stud. And caulking if you're not using rap.
I had a ski house many years ago 6 miles up Rte 214 in Lainsville its near Hunter Mountain. I miss those days.
@@kenlewis4524 I’m sure where you’re living now is nice, but I understand missing upstate NY…there’s just something special about it. Thanks for watching and commenting. God bless.
May I ask, how do you finish it to keep the rain out? We are trying to do something like this to a shed.
Hi @SandraRice-hx3jk are you asking about roof or seeping at the floor? I'll try to answer both. For the roof, we were fortunate to have sound shingles in place. We addressed water seepage by digging around the base and coating with hydroponic cement. We also created a slight grade away from the shed on the problematic side where water tended to pool. Probably could do more by way of drainage, but it was a quick effort with what we had on hand and it has been holding up well.
such beautiful country
Beautiful place until the hipsters arrived
To help keep the saw in a straight line, fasten a board below the cut for the saw to rest on as you make the cut. Another benefit is it holds the saw weight. 😊
@paulmonk7820 Thanks great tip! Definitely adding that to the bank of things we've learned doing this little project.
Use to be Leo's barber shop in the 40's
I'm very late but this is amazing!
Glad you like it!
@@Butchandbellesvilla can we get an update?
Butch and Belle's!! So sorry but I just went to pin the comment that you made on my chairlift video, my hand twitched (too much coffee haha) and I hit delete comment by accident. So sorry about that!! If you make another comment, I promise to pin properly this time. Thank you!
I'm from upstate new york 40 minutes from Syracuse never heard of this place, 😆 😊
Hope you get to check it out some day soon:) Thanks for watching!
That's because Phoenicia isn't upstate. They messed up the location. Its actually in downstate NY. It's 3 counties up from NY's southern border.
If you prime and paint it it will last much longer.
For sure @davefreeman1499 .
Wow, gracias por el paseo en lugares hermosos de Saugerties. I love NY ❤.
De nada. Me alegra que lo hayas disfrutado. Espero que visites algún día.
Oh Snap!! Love the old school iOS horror movie ringtone that you used when the bear pops up haha!
Thanks DHV! My wife has a great sense of humor 😁
My gf and I stayed at The Emerson in Phonecia a few weeks ago; such a beautiful area, especially in the fall!! Excellent and informative video. New SUBSCRIBER here. Cheers! 👍🔥♥️
So glad you enjoyed our video…thanks for watching and subscribing!! Just subbed to your channel and about to binge watch your content:) Blessings!! 🙏🏽❤️
Very nice video👍👍👍
Thank you very much! ❤️
Super helpful; thank you!
We’re so glad you watched and found it useful! Xoxo Belle
Looks good ❤
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My wife was from Phoenica and a cousin of mine lived just up road from her along the creek and I took a room in the Phoenicia Hotel for a while. We used to go tubing long before there were tube rentals.
Thanks for sharing. Glad you have those wonderful memories❣️
Upstate new york is a dream
💯 Love it up here! We don’t miss NYC at all. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@Butchandbellesvilla I am originally from New York city to much drama I agree with you 💯
@@zeth8300 Thanks for watching. ☺️
@Butchandbellesvilla you very welcome do more vids about upstate n.y
Why did you sell this awesome car?
Hi @Fiatfan , the repairs required to restore the car to a safe, reliable driving machine made replacing it a more prudent option for us. Looking forward to 400k+ with the next one 😀...Butch
I know the feeling, had to get rid of an E46 (aka 328 ci) that had almost 200k on it a few years ago. Beamers are built like tanks; what other car can you find that gives you over 300k!! What did you end up getting for the replacement?
@@DiscoverHudsonValley we replaced it with a younger version of the same model. It's great knowing how to load it (inside and on top). Also, just a great vehicle when it's mechanically sound.
Put 2x4 inside between studs too stabilize it
Didn't actually need it for this temporary patch but thanks for the tip!
I used to work my summer job in the nearby Timberlake camp. Really nice little town to visit for sure.
Nice! I’m sure you have cool memories. Thanks for watching and enjoy the rest of your summer. Blessings.
What about the joint where u cut ? Don't think moisture is gonna Penatrate that ?
Z-flashing would definitely have been the way to go for that seam, however this was a short term aesthetic repair. We figured since we had the extra t1-11 from replacing the entire side that we were cutting a window into we might as well patch this piece until we get to the bigger fix. Thanks for watching.
Awww so cute!! I love dogs :)
Thank you! Dogs are great companions❣️
We will be happy when we are back in Penn Yan NY Penn Yan is in Yates county and pair of the finger lakes in New York.we miss our home state of New York.
Ahhh, the Finger Lakes…gorgeous!! New York is incredible! So glad we were born and raised here🥰 Hope you come back soon 🙏🏽
@20:46. Just ate there...great food, great people.
Right!!?! That sesame pizza crust is something special! 👌🏽 Glad you enjoyed your meal. Have a fun, safe summer!
All of NY state is pretty like that. Lots of little towns.
@LimitlessThinker 💯❣️
❤❤❤love the area! Definitely will be going there soon. ❤
Hope you make it there soon. The weather has been wonderful! Thanks for watching and commenting, friend.
The playhouse is the old movie theater that had movies at night for $1.00
That must’ve been cool! Thanks for watching and commenting.
I use to watch movies there in the 40's and 50's Good memories
Don't ya love the ads before the video ....yuck...~~~
Did YT do that to us!!? Argh! Then when folks click off, they’ll say the vid retention was low 🤣
😊 I'm proud to be a native new Yorker
Ditto! 😊
Then you must be a depressed nut job ny is boring as heck
😊yes upstate NY is beautiful I was born in long island city
LIC has a nice vibe. Thanks for watching, friend! We’ll start posting videos soon. Please sub so we can chat again:)
@@Butchandbellesvilla Your welcome
Windham and Columbia County Taconic state park
I miss saugerties soooo much 😭
It’s an adorable town! We love the entire Hudson Valley. Hope you can visit soon 🙏🏽
I see you have some chives. Those are so easy to grow and collect the seeds from the spent blossoms.
Hi! Thanks for identifying the chives! I’m excited for spring and discovering all the plants that pop up over time. We have four pear trees that didn’t bloom due to the drought we experienced in summer. Praying they make a full recovery. Please keep watching and help me ID more plants:) God bless! Xoxo Belle
@@Butchandbellesvilla They will come up every spring especially if you mulch them over winter with just dead leaves or whatever. Let the blossoms dry out on the stem then you can shake the tiny black seeds out. You don’t even have to dig to plant them just take a stick and drag it back and forth across the soil near the original plant and just toss some of the seeds out and they’ll take root. The original plant helps protect them you can also spread them in new places as well. They like lots of water and shade/partial sun. Hot weather is hard on the plant. They do well in pots which can be moved to shady spots when it’s warmer. I love your beautiful stone home. I especially love the beautiful nostalgic grounds. ❤️
@@reginakasakevics7891 Thank you so much! Grateful for all advice. We didn’t mulch, but the property was abandoned for years and not tended to before that so the plants must be hardy to have survived neglect. I’ll mulch in the future and also start spreading those seeds around! Love the look of chives in garden beds...very architectural.
Beautiful little structure. It looks so perfectly crafted.
Thank you! Yeah, it’s very solid..well built. I found a 5 foot commercial wreath to ‘crown’ it for the holidays. Think we’ll leave it up year round. Happy new year to you and thanks for watching!
I enjoyed this little day trip with y’all. Thank you for taking me along. 😉
Thank you for joining us!!! We’ll begin recording again soon. Hope you stick with us! God bless.
I bet the black and white dogs name was Mickey,because if the Mickey Mouse on its butt. The mittens you picked up are called shooters mittens because of the trigger finger is out. Also called sleigh mittens so you can drive a horse drawn sleigh.
Thank you, Tom! Didn’t know about the sleigh mittens...very cool! Have a great 2023! 🙏🏽
We like to stop just down the road at Mt. Tremper at the Catskill Kaleidoscope and shops. Tubing on Esopus Creek is nice, too.
It’s great up here! Our property is on the Esopus Creek, but we haven’t had the chance to fish or dip our toes yet...we had sooo much clean up work our first few months. Looking forward to our 2nd Summer 👍🏽 Will check out Catskill Kaleidoscope...thanks for the tip. Happy new year to you! We’ll start making vids again soon. Hope you subscribe:)
Are you rehabbing this home to be your year-round home? We live just south of Albany and LOVE this area. We do day trips to Woodstock, Saugerties, New Paltz. I can't wait to see what the inside of your home will look like!!!
Hi, Kae! Just subbed to your channel. Hope you post more of your beautiful music.❣️ I’ll give you a tour of the inside during one of your day trips.
@@Butchandbellesvilla That song was recorded very lo-fi; I'm working on making my music recordings at least medium-fi ;) I would love a tour and to meet you both! Perhaps this coming spring or summer when, hopefully, it's safer to be around people again. My husband has some health issues and we must be very careful (plus he's very shy). You both seem very cool, too! I'll be watching your channel for updates in the meantime. Happy Holidays!!!
@@kaesmithmusic Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you too. I pray your hubby is blessed with a miraculous turn around in his health. Shy people are the best people! 🙏🏽
I been to Phoenicia twice to go tubbing. They take the inner tubes from truck tires and over inflate them & ride down the esophas creek (it’s a must when they open the locks or dams as it is not as fun when the water is not flowing as much)
Hi Chris, yes, tubing is a big attraction. We haven't done it yet...maybe next season. Have a Merry Christmas and thanks for watching.
@@Butchandbellesvilla thank for the reply and warm wishes. Hope you have a happy holiday too!!
@@chrisk5651 Thank you! 🎄🙏🏽
I would have put a piece of Z flashing in there
You're 100%, especially with the raid and snow we get, however, we plan to replace the entire siding next season. Since we had left over from redoing a whole side, we just wanted to eliminate that ugly spot and eliminate penetration until then. Thanks and don't hesitate to advise 🙂@LM
I'm going to be doing this work on my shed soon - do you recommend Z flashing where the top of the new piece meets the bottom of the old current wood?
Beautiful ❤
Thank you!! 🥰
This was way too much fun. Wanted to jump through the screen <3
Hi! So glad you enjoyed...wish you were there!! This small town is insane🤣 I’m a lifelong NY city girl and could never imagine not missing it. Checked out your channel...just subbed! Maybe I’ll post more nights out. Please sub😘
I'm just wondering why I didn't get an invite 😕
You’re always welcome!! 🥰😘
What a fun town!!! 🤩
I love this color, so beautiful 😍
Glad you love it as well❣️😘
My Brother is a complete Genius.
You made his year!! 🥰 xoxo
I lost my mind when I saw the desk.the amount of saliva that shot from my mouth was unbelievable. I drowned . The blue chair was everything. I'm lured!
I know...the desk/dresser!! Kicked myself for passing on that even though we have a larger version. Went back next day-gone:(