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That's definitely true! Hanging some laundry on that clothes line was amazing! I do think that we need one of those round one's though with a pole in the middle? You see those things in movies.. I need one of those! It is going to fit more laundry too. I think that hanging laundry just creates such a 'homey' feeling.

@@EvasHomeVintageDIY Oh I agree! I want one of the rotating ones too.

Hi Melissa, thank you for sharing that!

Hi Wendy, I think you are right because a couple of other people said the same thing and I really did not know that! It's always nice when people share there knowledge about things like that.

Hi Stina, thank you for letting me know about the 'Mangeln'. According to Wikipedia it was uses for both.... so also for getting the water out and that's also what I learned it was used for when I was small. Maybe they are only used for pressing dry laundry in Sweden though? It would be interesting to hear if other people from Sweden know anything about that? Wikipedia: “A mangle is a tool that was used in the past to simultaneously remove moisture from washed textiles and to iron them flat. The textile was rotated between two rollers, the distance between which could be adjusted, which squeezed out the water".

Hi Barbara, that makes total sense also because of the shape! Thank you for letting me know! It's always fun to learn something new. I actually sometimes have to rinse my eye because of allergic reactions so maybe I will try it one day (first I will clean it though;)

Hi Erica thanks for the sweet comment, and I think that you are right and It's going to be a very fun and interesting journey to create a home with re-using lots of the things that are already there.

Hi, yes you are right about the books, I saw that too when I took one out of the box and i also think that we should keep at least one just because it's a part of the schools' history.

Hi, hi, thank you;) that's really nice to hear!

Hi Deborah, I can't wait to actually start the renovation work and I am curious about how things are going to turn out too! We actually just bough a bunch of stuff, building materials and also some fun things like furniture and vintage kitchen cabinets and we are so, so excited to go back as quickly as possible to get started (we are back in the Netherlands right now).

Hi Julia, well thank you... al though it could also be just insanity😂

Hi Gitte, thank you for the sweet comment and I am happy you are here to come along in the adventure with us.

Tack så mycket😄

Ik denk dat het een goed idee is dat ik zelf mijn eigen keuzes maak.

Hi Melinda, it's really nice to hear that I'm not the only one doing or liking certain things;) As for the bibles, those bibles could have definitely been used in the school for the children but there are also a lot more religious books that are all about mission work in Tanzania, Africa so I do wonder if there was a church that used the school-building too because the building next door also belongs to the church and the school was also used for communal things like gatherings so I should ask around a bit to find out more about that and maybe they had sunday school too right? Those kids I mean.

@@EvasHomeVintageDIY very possible about the church/ Sunday school. You are like an archeologist unearthing all sorts of cool/ historical time capsule items!!! 😊

It is called The Blue Dutchess. There is not much to it right now though because I just don't have the time to really get it going. It's a bit if a shame.

Thank you! 😊

Hi Melissa, I do enjoy it so much! I can't wait to actually live there and just to turn it in to this amazing 'film/work' studio space.

I also feel so passionate about restoring things and bringing things back as they were in the past but I was looking at the little bit of footage that I have of this hallway I don't think that it fits on any of the walls in there either so we have to do some research just to find out where it was because it must have been in the school somewhere! I do have some amazing really old wood already to make a shelf out of and that would be such a fun little project to do!

Dat zou heel goed kunnen! Erg leuk als mensen zo meedenken;)

Yes that also could have been it because there were a lot of Christmas fabrics in there. I guess we will never know 100% sure but it is fun to guess.

I am so happy about everything too, you guys need to come visit!

Thank you! We will definitely do that!

Hi Andy, thank you and greetings back!

Yes it would for sure! I was already making plans to get some bird food too for the winter. I actually think that the yellow/white fabric is actually meant to be used a table runner.

Hi Erica, thanks for your sweet comment. Glad to hear that you see the potential in the rocking chair too! The hallway is unfortunately not going to be the main entry because there is another hallway that is way more practical to use for is (we actually have 6 hallways, it's ridiculous;) and we are now thinking about starting a second hand shop in there because it's big (and perfect) enough for that so the shelf could still be very useful in there for displaying all kinds of thing on and from.

Yes I agree! Thank you for the input!

Hi, thank you for your comment, it does feel like a magical place and i am so happy to share everything. As for the wheelbarrow I tried it both ways and for me pulling somehow worked better because I have some pain in my elbow so it probably looked a bit award but it felt better to do it that way....

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Hi Erica, it used to lead into what is now a little second kitchen that we have but it is blocked by a wall so maybe the closet was a little pantry for that kitchen in the past? The next time when we are there I will film a longer video about that part of the house and show everything a bit better.

@EvasHomeVintageDIY Hello Eva. Thanks for your nice answer. Its probably a pantry yes, I think people used to make different doors for different purposes, like more formal doors for main house and a bit simple doors for smaller rooms used for storage in kitchens and warderobes. I love old houses, as soon as I saw your videos I was remembering the old big family houses from when I was little, from my childhood, those in a small Swedish village and how we children ran around playing hide and seek or "Narnia" and finding secret doors in "walk in warderobes" coming out in the next space of the generational living. Every place has a story and your house story is probably a very interesting one too. They built things differently way back in time. I live in Stockholm (im Swedish) and I miss my childhood visiting old family members and grandparents in a small village in Småland. I think Sweden is beautiful most beautiful and lovely in the countryside. I am so looking forward to see more videos from your beautiful house. I know in old Swedish school houses usually the principal/head teacher also used to live in a separate part of the school building making it easy for them to be close to work and maintain the house. Times change, just 90 years ago, people were poor in the big cities and in the countryside life was a bit better, people lived farming life mostly generational living and from the land and what they grew there. All the old Swedish houses have a special charm to them. I love old houses and seeing when the new owners renovate them, and make them practical, personal and beautiful again. It's also about keeping history alive. I'm so happy I found your channel. (Sorry for long comment). Your channel is amazing. Thanks for sharing. 😁😍

Thank you;)

The same for me!

Hi, Thank you! I used to work as a furniture restorer for some years but I am not a carpenter. I just love building things with wood and am blessed with a bit of a 'handy gene' I guess;)

I think so too. It 's a lovely place to be and we feel so lucky that we were be able to buy it.

Ah is that how keys like that are called? i never knew that!

@@EvasHomeVintageDIY I love anything truly old like that! So pleased for you both to have found your happy place!

Yes I would love that too! he is probably going to be a part of my videos a lot more in the future because we are going to do a lot more projects together in Sweden then we ever did over here in the Netherlands and little Rogier thrift hauls would be a really fun thing to do too! He first wants to film the toilet of curiosities though before doing anything like that he said yesterday.

Hi Lynn, yes we are definitely going to need to figure out all kinds of 'anti frost' solutions, not just for the pipes but also for the water pumps because there is a graveyard of pumps already sitting there because people bought them and then they froze and broke. (I think we have 6 broken pumps in the pump-house and one exploded too;) So you are right about that being a potential problem. I love to hear your stories though about stuff like that from the past!

Great point!

Yes i agree, i think it feels more modern because it does not have an antique style but its very simple and all of the windows are amazing!

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Yes it definitely is and I love it! It must have come from a big green hallway that we have because that space and the smallest class room are the only spaces that have that color of paint that the shelf has too. Maybe we should actually hang it back into the hallway although i also really want to have it in my space. Bringing original things back to where they came from though might be even more fun.

Hi Linda, you have a very sharp eye for detail too;) I love it when people notice those things. Glad you liked the video.