Building And Designing A New Second Floor (Home Makeover) | Sarah Off The Grid | Abode
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Professional designer Sarah Richardson builds an off-the-grid old heritage family home into the perfect all-season rental property in Creemore, Ontario, Canada. In this episode, Sarah and the design team build a brand new second floor! The house extension is progressing nicely, the roof is fitted with solar panels and gets connected to the original building. So all it needs is Sarah and Tommy to find the fabrics, colors schemes, and furniture to fill the bathroom and 2 bedrooms.
In this 6 part transformation series, we see her juggle being a mother, a business owner, and a general contractor of her new home. Design inc star Tommy Smythe, helps Sarah design each room providing her and the family with much-needed style tips and advice.
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Great to see Tomy and Sara working together.
Freestanding bathtubs are SO IMPRACTICAL. There is usually no way to clean around them. Water collects in the cracks around it and it is horrible to clean around them. On top of that there is usually. no place to keep all the soap, conditioner, razers, books, wine and other things that go with a good soak in the tub.
Make yourself a nice built-in tub with space for all the space where it's convenient to reach it.
Tommy and Sarah's banter and amazing friendship really makes this show.
I Just Love Sarah and her Family and of course Tommy!!! I’ve been watching for over 20 years and they were only on Canadian TV room service. Love Love You Sarah
Go Tommy!!! Go Tommy!!! It's your birthday !!! It's your birthday😊😊😊 you know you have taste and class!!!
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Why do I never get tired of watching this remodel over and over? I also love watching the dynamic of Tommy, Sarah, Robin, Fiona and AY (cute nickname)…what a team!!
What is soooo genius about her she uses STOCK material big box stores etc to be soo stunning she makes it look sooo easy
Hands down, Sarah’s the best. Also, loving some Tommy action included. Love her, her designs, and her family.
And a little Africa too!
How can Sarah be so creative, beautiful, competent and charming all at the same time? That's what I want to know!
All I can say is: "Drop Dead Gorgeous". Everything you touch turns to gold. Thank YOU again. LOVE from Chicago
I love how you include your children in the whole thought process and they are present and participating with everything! Again, sarah is my most fav designer!!!
Loving the old Sarah/Tommy
Team back together ❗️
Love it! And more Tommy, please
More to come!
Wow Sarah, it never fails, teach children and they will shine. Gotta love it!!!
Thanks Sarah.
My tv is down and I am content because your video rocks!!!
I love how you talk thru each step 👍
You are amazing Sarah. Tommy is a blessing to the design process. Win-win! 🥰🥰
I think so too!
I really enjoyed this. Hopefully, we get to see the design of more rooms of this house. Love all the blues in the primary bedroom. Enjoy the interaction of your family, your GC and of course Tommy. Keep it coming!
Tommy gets the quote of the day "i'm not straight and you think I'm fun"!!!🤣🤣🤣
Love solar array/mechanics! Fabulous. Have loved Sarah and Tommy for years. And like how Alex knows so much about off the grid stuff. Brilliant😊
Sarah: Simply lovely. AND, with the inclusion of Tommy, even lovelier. And where have you been hiding those loveliest young ladies. Charming:-) I love the blue and white, well, anywhere. Blue tile in bathroom was a solid choice. Great idea on painting the ceiling white and showcasing the rafters/beams/ceilings. That was a lot of work and I'm sure it wasn't done on a "tight" budget, however, it is simply stunning. Way to go, Team. Cannot wait to see your next "lovely"! Peace from Connecticut.
I love to build houses. So I live vicariously through Sarah.
Love my Tommy!!! He doesn't like dust at all, that is him, thanks so much, I got my laugh for the day!!!
Thanks Sarah, I needed this!!!
I have to say this is beautiful!!! The blue and white is gorgeous!!!
Thank you so much!
And what color would you have sprayed it Sarah!!! Love it. Tommy, Tommy, Tommy!!!
Sue here: love every inch!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Sarah I love everything you do. I have watched you for years, when you were much….younger.
Son much talent ....love it.
I love the ceiling idea so much more space
I love the little "nook" room and I love using navy instead of boring grey/black...
I love the way They interact with there Projects because alot of people have a lot of other people doing the work for them and they look like they have lots of fun
Love this project ❣️
Thank you for your beautiful taste, 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏🙏👏👏🌸🩵
I looove everything, the vaulted ceilings - genius! Sarah is amazing, and mind you very practical.
Love it !!!!!!🌻Sarah you are so brilliant (and Tommy) ♥️
Thank you so much!!
Best designer ever!
BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS.
Thank you so much 😊
It's from London literally made me laugh out loud 🤣
42:36 Sarah/Tommy are wearing the same black lace ups!🖤❤I have no idea how Sarah saw any of this as the end result. I was lost during her whole vision. I just trusted in her decades worth of experience that it was all going to turn out eh okay.🍁
Love the master! ❣
The add on was great, but was hoping to see the main house rooms and see how they correspond to the new.
Love this bathroom floor! Gorgeous bunk room!
Love this addition to the house. All the spaces are great, but for me, the coziness of the bunk room would have me snuggling in to write my next book. The tones are soothing and yet impactful, and the overall feel is light and airy. Really stunning.
Another winning episode!
Such a myriad of ideas!
Karibu Kenya. I hope you had a great safari.
am delighted that they chose to come home
This wasn’t a trip during covid lockdowns and whatnot?
OMG! Started drooling when this came up because I've been waiting for more on this house!! It is spectacular! Sarah at her best + Tommy team-mate fun!! More pleezeee! 🤗🥰
~Cheers from Carol in PA!
Love the master. I think in this room, you could have made the left side closet a little deeper to make the window seem more symmetrical.
LOVE the blue, it's my colour!!
Or you could custom build the closets so that they both fit the space available. Or use the same size closets and disguise the difference in space on both sides with the draperies. Love the pattern the light fixtures make in the hallway.
I just love this series, and I am so thankful to have found it, and am soaking it up. This is the best interior design series I have found. However, ABODE; your commercials, approximately, every three minutes, on your part, is really GREEDY!
20:27 exposed beams + insulation!! -- on the "roof deck"
Who is the manufacturers the solar roof racking - great solution 👍🏽👏🏾
Using what you have......will the 6-pane "mistake" ever find a purpose???
Another stunning project to enhance an already stellar portfolio! Blessings
Love it
Would Sarah have been able to live with the 2 double hung windows if she hadn't tried the panel of 6 windows first?
So how much did Sarah spend to redo the bargain house? My hubby and I are going to redo our bathrooms, doing most of the work ourselves. We’re looking at so many ideas so we can get what we want. So looking forward to them being done.
Wow!.
When I saw the thumbnail for the extension, I thought it was ugly, using the same gray on roof and walls. I still do, but at least she explained the rationale for the paint, that it was referencing the barn (only it didn't actually match in color). I think, however, she opted for cheap on the outside and chose loads of more expensive interior details - I think I'd have chosen at least a partial brick wall on the outside. The interiors are great, but I wanted to see her Really go for fabulous on a budget.
I would hire this designer team if I had the money.
Look at Fiona ! She was just in her mommy's tummy not so long ago !
Is there an episode 2 ? Where can I fin it ?
Alex got some skill, go Alex, go Alex, awesome!!!
I love elevators. Is that a possibility?
He’s Sara there’s are colours on the colour wheel other then blue!
Her husband has some good ideas.
Wow. This house is massive. Wonder what the neighbours think
I would have kept the framed African fabric but removed the plexiglass.
The guy is putting the strapping?
That textile from the safari trip should have been stretched on a frame and used as the head board..HUGE misstep putting it under plexi. ugggg
I like it framed but without any glass at all.
WHY putting 2 chairs at the end of the kingsize bed, instaed a simple 1 coulour daybed.at the end of the bed. It would lead your eye towards the beautifull outdoor view.
This was a huge expense - which was - essentially - a new build with very little of the original footprint in tact - I just hope there is a return on investment for the amount of money that was sunk into it.
Why didn't he use knotting solution for the knots
I just dont like the bagwa shaped mirror facing the window. It is bad. We never arranged stuff specially mirrow facing door or a window coz it serves as portal for outside sould to enter your house.
Not a big washroom?
Love Sarah’s designs. However you know when they replace -rather than rehab-beautiful old Victorian double-hung windows and storms? That means she doesn’t know wtf she’s doing with historical buildings. A sad remuddle, regarding that part.
Is Ed Alex's brother?
Hey do you care to give us some feedback on our brand and retail? If you find you love the wear, we’d love to get you something out there asap. And if so, Is there anything on the site in particular you feel you would purchase? Like something you just HAVE to have?
Charly chaplin look a-like designer.
I would have bricked the back with the stone sills..or painted the back half the stone sill color..
Yeah that custom window ugh..slot of the ideas are coming from the men..and she doesn't like anyone disagreeing with her..which is a huge flaw..especially after asking for an opinion
That’ll be 500 a night.
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is it just me but is this show full of sexual innuendos? Don’t mind them dark?
is it just me but is this show full of sexual innuendos?
Everything's got blue..too much
Yeah and the inside ,especially the basement screams Contempo. ..should be victorian. Schizophrenic house. Sorry..m
Absolutely gorgeous. Hope this house isn't in a tornado zone.
Kim
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Tornadoes in Canada? lol