Hi Rachel! I was wondering if you’ve ever thought about trying to make a quilt? It’s the perfect time of year to plan and start a cozy autumn blankie-(I’m working on a Halloween one right now🎃) It’s a great way to use up fabric from your stash for a scrappy patchwork vibe. It’s also a great hobby to get into that can really give back to your community, like donating finished quilts to homeless shelters, women’s shelters, and foster youth. Love everything you do, lady! I look forward to every other Friday🍂
I looovvee how this came out! Have you ever thought about remodeling/updating a room with more permanent fixtures instead of cosplay/theater materials?! I would love to see that. Maybe you could work on it between projects over the course of a few months?
Not to be weird and mushy but I love that Nick seems to wholeheartedly both love you and your ideas and takes them in stride and using his expertise to help you
He benefits from the visual stimuli of an aesthetic partner. My boyfriend was never into that stuff now he gets excited about decorating for holidays it’s cute
Petition for Rachel to make a video spicing up some of her already completed projects! I’d certainly be willing to watch it if she felt like going over/fixing some of the things she wasn’t pleased with.
That Murphy bed would look so sick with Swedish folk art style flower motifs, like they used to paint to cabinets and chests and other parts of the house ✨👌
The fireplace looks spectacular 🌲🔥 - and I normally detest the fake ones 🤗 Maybe you could add a "real" woodboard on top - so you can put something heavier. The bricks color is a bit too violet in my opinion - a bit more orange shades would fit better. But don't let perfectionism rule you - it looks great as is❤
I loooove Rachel but I low key wish she would choose actual wood for some of these projects. She has used some real wood in the past, but I just think of the lack of sustainability in using foam for something that you hope to live with for while (at least, after putting that much effort). And she could use many of the same weathering techniques + learn some new skills!
@@Elirum Rachel is a content creator. I guess when the fake wood decoration falls apart or something she will just make another craft project to replace it. More content to film.😄
@@cb9825 this is very true-I can only imagine how exhausting that sort of lifestyle can be in the long term. Being a content creator doesn’t mean you have to live your life only to create for your audience. That sort of thinking is what’s led to burnout amongst creators and UA-camrs who create clickbait only geared towards getting more views and not actually something substantial.
I have to share this: I have two sons (8 & 5) who get to watch a little bit of Kids UA-cam after they are ready for bed. On a Friday night, they’d watched their videos and were like “it’s mom’s turn.” (Clearly delaying bedtime, but hey, it’s Friday, we can watch one of my videos.) I scroll through my suggested trying to find something that won’t be inappropriate and find this one (love Rachel) thinking it probably won’t be their thing. But they’ve been reading The Hobbit and within a couple minutes they are dying of laughter. We end up watching way more of it than I intended, but I cut it off and say we can finish it tomorrow. All the next morning, they are quoting Rachel and giggling and saying it’s the funniest grownup video they’ve ever watched, begging me to finish it, and once we did, begging me to watch another one (they loved the Toothless puppet too). It’s been so fun, and even though Rachel will probably never see this, just want to say THANK YOU and maybe it’ll ease a bit of the existential dread. (Btw their favorite part was you slapping the plaster paint 😂)
It's been awhile since I crochet or did any craft while binging your channel and I have to say you're content gives me so much joy especially when I'm mentally in a dark head space. You're serotonin it's shared with the rest of us. Thank you for continuing being you and sharing your content ❤😊
I love your room renovation videos! They give me so much inspiration to work on my own projects! I just moved back from college and gave my childhood bedroom a whole vintage makeover!
Rachel, in a world where loads of people both old and young are buying historical houses only to rip out every detail that makes it historical and turning it into bare sterile white spaces you have no idea how much happiness it gives me to se you do the opposite and slowly turn every room in your house in these warm old-timey cozy as all heck places.
If I was able to buy a home instead of renting it, beams, stone fireplaces, stone walls, etc, would be the main selling point. It would have to have a garden, too. The only renovations (apart from anything that needed doing like fixing plumbing, heating, etc) I would do would be lining the walls with oak or pine effect bookshelves if it doesn't already have them.
As someone who's been wanting to get more into fantasy aesthetics in his day-to-day life, I always get SO excited for videos like this. Helps that this is a massive comfort channel for me- Obviously haven't seen the whole video yet, as it JUST posted, but I know it'll inspire me or at least make me happy.
I watched this while eating a hearty second breakfast at 1PM. But also for real I cried at the reveal. Just watching your journey through all these years and now you have a beautiful hobbit sewing room! It’s so gorgeous and perfect. I hope you have many enjoyable crafting hours in this sweet room.
The wood „grain stamps“ as you call them are actually called rockers, as in you would rock them across a surface. It‘s a scenic art technique to create woodgrain either just with paint or some texture. I‘m a scenic artist myself and its really fun seeing you discovering all this stuff. BUT there is a whole RABBITHOLE you could go down. ❤❤❤ keep doing the good stuff!!!
I almost cried with the reveal. The NEED I have for a hobbit room was so intense it actually overwhelmed me?!?!? I was JUST telling my husband today that I wanted our room to look like a hobbit hole!!!!
I love that y'all're just making your home make you happy, not worrying about keeping it "sellable" or palletable to imaginary third parties -- I hope I can one day do something similar to wherever I live :) I love the idea of every room having a different theme that don't necessarily go together so the home as a whole is a journey!
Rachel you read my mind! I have half of those pieces ready to do some of these same things for my sewing room! I've looked for that murphy bed myself. I ended up with the Ikea pull out, and then had a board cut to fit over the top to be a work table when it's not a bed. I even have an old electric fireplace thing that I'm planning on doing a fake fireplace with! I love your use of the packing material for bricks. Good call! I hope I get to see you at Dragon Con!
I love that Nick is appearing in your videos more and more often - it's so lovely to have him support you in your projects and he always does it with a genuine smile! I love it! 🥰
This room is absolutely STUNNING! My Husband and I both work in theatre (he's a carpenter and I'm a costumer), and our home has so many rooms that are theatrical like this. We're currently working on transforming our basement into the 1970s bar/den of our dreams, with wall flats built by the Husband and colour and most every other decision driven by me. We also got that same fireplace insert for our Preway, and I love the projections! Now, we just have to get out of this awful summer so we can fully enjoy the fire! As a stitcher, who is enjoying being in her 50s, I really want to suggest you build yourself a cutting table that is custom built to your height requirements. The joy you will feel when you don't have to break your back to cut out your project is unbelievable! Thank you for another great video!
@@m.maclellan7147 Hi! thought I answered this last night, but it seems that it didn't post. So, this is the one we got from Amazon. It's also a heater, but we only use it for the flame effect and the projection is a cool feature. If you put this extremely long winded description into the search bar, it will take you to the one we got: Duraflame 20" Electric Fireplace Log Set Insert and Fire Crackler Combo with Infrared Quartz Set Heater and Realistic Ember Bed and Logs - DFI021ARU-CSFC
This is my favoritest thing you've done yet! It really encourages me to start doing things to my home.. I'm still lack the confidence that anything will turn out how I want and then I watch your videos and get inspired all over again.
Rachael, you are one crazy girl, I love it. In my past I turned a small bathroom with a shower into a forest and took a built in bookcase on a half wall upstairs and turned it into a Victorian fireplace. Creative people think alike
As I lay in bed, dealing with bronchitis for the first time in my 30 years of being on this planet, I find joy in Rachel and her whimsy. Also, if someone offered to let me stay with them and told me the room I'd be staying in was Hobbit-themed I would say "yes" in a heartbeat.
Rachel, I love all of your videos but the reno ones in particular hold a special place in my heart. You've shown me that foam can be an awesome add in and the fact that my home was built in the 80s shouldn't stop me! Bless you
The absolute tsunami of serotonin that came over me was insane! Holy cow I am in love! The happiness I would feel just by standing in it and not do anything is overwhelming!!!!! I also kinda like the little brick. Mixed with the dark paint it gives the fireplace a little extra depth! Everything is just perfect!
Whenever I feel overwhelmed at the idea of turning my rental’s living room into a Parisian penthouse, I watch some Rachel Maksy home reno and am filled with the urge to Futz Around and Find Out
Oh my god I'd love a video about every makeovers you made in the house ! Like every themed rooms you put your creative heart into or little renovations that make, step by step look your home like a whimsical museum. Hi from Paris
amazing! oh my god! the soot marks/weathering are spot on as always!! also, to save you a little cash and maybe get a finish you're happier with on the fake wood, you can tooooootally do it with plain ole acrylics. first, you paint the whole thing with a light tan/orange/brown base (whatever wood type you're trying to match), then once it's dry, "stain" it with a darker brown (or a range of tones) using a wide foam brush (or a coarse bristled brush like you use in the video) in long, continuous strokes (you can also twirl the brush here and there for "knots"), then once dry, use an acrylic sealer in your choice of shininess, and done! i've done it loads of times in cosplay/crafting, it's super easy and always comes out great. can't wait for your next project!!
Hey plaster paint companies, you need to sponsor Rachel and help this girl out. With ample paint and a bit of technical advice from the company, she can create magic never expected. Rachel, you should send this video out to plaster paint PR reps….this is why creative companies should consider sponsoring YT creatives.
So stinkin' cute! It seems like passing by the room would give a Narnia effect, like you gotta double-take and make sure it's not a door to another world! I made a foam board fireplace last year as a Halloween prop, and it turned out well, but yours makes me realize I was afraid to weather it and it looked a little too pristine...
Well done! I'm gonna go do some more work in what's going to be my craft room... thanks for inspiring me to get some shit done. And that fireplace insert is bloody genius.
I am just SO impressed with how much effort goes into these videos and renovations! 🤩 The planning, actual projects themselves, filming, voiceover, captions, transition cards, editing, and the humor and heart you put into every shot (Frodo reading the newspaper was SO SWEET! 🥹)-- WOW! Thank you for creating content as wholesome and fulfilling as second breakfast! 🍀
I'm not sure if I've ever commented because I watch you nearly religiously on my TV but I've watched you for so long and your videos bring me ABSOLUTE joy❤ and your growth as a creator is incredible🫶🏽 Also your videos remind me what day it is😅
I'm glad you love doing themed room makeovers, because I love watching them! One of my favorite things to watch on your channel, and the videos I probably go back to the most.
Rachel, you've outdone yourself! That room is absolutely stunning. The fireplace is ingenious. I so want to mimic your approach with foam beams, but I know my cats would absolutely shred it within three minutes.
The struggle to have nice wooden things is real. 😢 I’m seriously considering plastering our ceilings with that stuff Rachel used on the walls. Our 160-year-old house was “undated” in the 70s to include gosh-awful acoustics tile on all the downstairs ceilings.
Do you think at one point we could have a Q&A with Nick? If he is camera shy or completely apposed to do it, PLEASE DONT make him do it. But, I feel like it could be a fun moment to pick his brain on things? What is his favorite outfit/ craft Rachel has ever done? Is there a dress or craft you would like to see her do? What is his favorite part of the house? Does he have any hobbit-esk qualities? Who does Frodo like spend time with? Nick or Rachel? IF, and only if because we are not going to make him do anything he does not want to do. IF it happens, leave your questions below.
I get the feeling Nick tries to be off camera as much as possible. And it’s not a small ask to bring your partner into your channel and expose them to the internet. This is a channel about Rachel and her crafting, not her relationship, and it inevitably always becomes that and gets invasive and weird. She deserves to keep part of her life to herself, and to not share her marriage with UA-cam, and I really hope they continue to keep that part of themselves away from public consumption.
@@parryyotterI agree. Lately one of my favorite UA-camrs, Charlotte Dobre, has had her fiance co-host a few of her shows. Although he seems like a nice, fun guy, it feels kind of invasive to have him on also. It changes the vibe too much. Likewise, Nick seems like a cool guy but this is Rachel's show. Having it become about her relationship instead of her creative projects, would really change the vibe. I like the vibe the way it is.
I agree. He doesn’t seem interested at all coz even when he is on camera in projects, he never interacts. It’s good to see their dynamic though. Both seem shy/introverted, Rachel is just crazy creative too 😂
@parryyotter I agree and that is why I said that if he doesn't want to, don't make him for us. If anything, Rachel can see that there is some interest but I am trying to not make a big thing. This channel is Rachel's and she has created a wonderful whimsical community here. What actually sparked it is lately he has been popping up in videos more
Oh I love it it truly captures a Hobbit abode and the recycling of the packaging to create the brick work around the fireplace and the whole aesthetic with the furniture and the personal touches would make any guest staying there feel like they were transported to Hobiton
Love the room Rachel!!! I feel you with the packing material ... it just feels so well made. And if I may suggest, under the fireplace there seems like maybe wasted empty space? If you do add the wooden shelf support, why not add more shelving to 'hide' items that you dont want displayed and/or holiday decor to stay out of the way. That way, you get storage plus stability, a two for one special.
What you said at 25:16 is basically what I'm going to comment. It's so fun that you are building fantasy sets in your house and even better that this is a guest room where your friends can have a themed retreat.
I just want to say, I absolutely love your editing. I love the random funnies and the random relaxing moments you add. The little addition of the birds in your yard and the thunderstorm. Just *chef’s kiss*
Rachael, this is the coziest room ever! You did an amazing job! The fireplace mantle is the cutest ever! I love all the items in the room too. I believe this room is my favorite of yours. Enchanting! ❤ 🧚♀️🌿🍄🟫🍄🐱 🐕 you’re so much fun! Thanks for sharing.
I LOVE THIS also one safety note from my anxious ass: don't paint the actual sockets? They sell black ones!!! It's ok to paint the plate of course, but please replace your socket with a black one, I am Concerned. Okay I love you and this sewing room, it's perfect, the vibes are immaculate.
Just watched LOtR for the first time yesterday and I thought of this channel the whole time. What convenient timing for someone who’s been newly transformed 😌
Its sew, er, so good! Love the beams and shelves and portraits and everything. I'm all for more faux Snow White fake wood! What a lovely, cozy space. ❤
That all turned out great! Love the faux finishes of all the wood and the fireplace is stage set-worthy! That murphy bed is amazing...what a great spin on the concept.
Perfection does not exist. 😊 I am proud of you for telling yourself "it does not need to be 100% done for this video". Part of the fun is adding items from your journey through life as time passes. 😌☺️
You and Bobby Duke are The Wewd Masters ❤ As soon as I read the title of this video, I knew I was home!! My inner child, outer nerd is overflowing with serotonin, whimsy, and nostalgia!! Working wood fakery magic in all ways, that’s you! I could see you turning a small hotel into a magical wonderland of incredible themed suites 🤩🤩🤩
Omg same!! What surgery? I broke my leg a year ago and apparently the place I went to was crappy because they didn’t do it right :( Now I have a bunch of metal and screws in my leg so I call my self a cyborg now :)
@_Brushstrokes_ oh no! I hope your cyborg leg treats you well! I went in for two tears in the meniscus, but it turns out there was also a chip in the kneecap, and a mild tear in the tendon, so my 15 minute meniscus repair turned into an hour plus 😆 But here Rachel is entertaining me only two hours after surgery 😆
Love this home reno! I've got a similar hobbity rustic look going on in my studio, but alas I rent and can't get too crazy. Love the way your fireplace turned out. 😍😍
I'm looking forward to the repaint of the Murphy bed. I never would have thought of painting hobbity embellishments on it, but that is going to be magical.
I absolutely loved this, and I was recently at hobbiton nz and the decor in this room is like the exact same as the interactive hobbit hole we were aloud to go into.❤❤
1) I love this! 2) Your hair looks so cute in the two buns! 3) I have to vacuum my office at work once a week with a shop vac and doing it in summer is ROUGH. I've also had moments where the air blowing from the vacuum is my only source of relief. 4) Omg, the Big Comfy Couch reference unlocked a memory for me; I remember doing the clock thing as a child!
The way I almost teared up when I saw the finished product! That was so much work and I love the end result. Also, that "oooOOOOOOooo" in the bloopers was 100% Jenna! I think part of why I love your content is that you're just as influenced and inspired by her as I was all those years 😁 If you run out of space there (Nick does need some places of his , after all!), you could make an absolute killing as a design consultant and renovator for others!
God I'm living through that sensation RIGHT NOW 😂😂 had to stop myself from ordering staining oil for the shelves of the room I'm now sitting in just a minute ago 😂
There is zero chance Ms. Rachel will do a project in that room more than once or twice. The road to Hobbiton is paved with good intentions, but we all know she needs 900sq.ft of floorspace. 😂
I've just found your channel and I think I'll stay awhile, while I'm not a fan of continuous narration I always mute and watch, I love your natural witty humourous chatting it's like listening to a friend, your movie references have me hooked. I do agree with the comments on Nick getting his own space and I look forward to seeing this video when it happens. So it's time for second supper and catching up on your other videos. Thank you being yourself. Hi from Australia 🇦🇺
Hi friends!! Captions are out for transcription and will be up soon! LOVE YOUUU!
Hi Rachel! I was wondering if you’ve ever thought about trying to make a quilt? It’s the perfect time of year to plan and start a cozy autumn blankie-(I’m working on a Halloween one right now🎃) It’s a great way to use up fabric from your stash for a scrappy patchwork vibe. It’s also a great hobby to get into that can really give back to your community, like donating finished quilts to homeless shelters, women’s shelters, and foster youth.
Love everything you do, lady! I look forward to every other Friday🍂
Why no video last week or did I miss it somehow?
@@pattiboyd7223 She uploads every other week.
@rachelmaksy Where is the fireplace insert from?? I need that in my life!
I looovvee how this came out! Have you ever thought about remodeling/updating a room with more permanent fixtures instead of cosplay/theater materials?! I would love to see that. Maybe you could work on it between projects over the course of a few months?
Not to be weird and mushy but I love that Nick seems to wholeheartedly both love you and your ideas and takes them in stride and using his expertise to help you
Oh same!
He benefits from the visual stimuli of an aesthetic partner. My boyfriend was never into that stuff now he gets excited about decorating for holidays it’s cute
He’s a dream maker ❤
I had the exact same thought/feeling 😭😭
I've thought this very thing.
Not gonna lie, if I had a friend who told me that, when I came to visit, I would be staying in the Hobbit Hole? I would get so excited
...I wouldn't want to leave!😊
Stoked.
There are hobbit hole homes on VRBO. I am obsessed with these unique types of places. ❤❤❤
If I were her friend or family member, I’d just make up some excuse to travel and stay there whenever I could bc I love the vibes 😂
My husband watched this with me and when you put the fireplace all together I heard him whisper, "she's a wizard".
🤣❤️
She is indeed😂
💯🧙🏻♀️
😂 that’s awesome 👏
She is Merlin Monroe😂
" oops it's the next day" feels like how I've been living my life for the past 5 years
Covid is still kicking us while we’re down unfortunately. It will probably never stop feeling weird 😢
It only gets faster the older you get. Hold on tight.
*WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*
i wanna get off
I think the small bricks for the fireplace back wall gave it depth and tricks the eyes to think it is deeper than it actually is. Very nice :)
“Life is about taking risks… or about being too lazy to take precautions.” You described my creative process!!😅😍
And the reveal? Rachel, you are a true hobbit, wizard, and creative genius!!✨
120 % true and also same here I loved that bit (and all of the rest too)
we need a t-shirt with this phrase
Faking wood 100 different ways with Rachel Maksy. I love it. That in itself could and should be its own series.
Instead of those videos like "Is it Cake?" it could be "Is It Wood?" lol
@@roxy5759 HAHAH YESS
I would love a detailed “ways to make fake wood” tutorial
@@emmavedock sameeee
@@roxy5759 I love those videos so I know exactly what you mean
At this point Rachel is not inhabiting that home, she’s inhobbiting it 🤭🤭 and we’re sooooo here for it 🤍
100%
Solid pun and true!
😂😂😂😂😂
Boooooo.
I'm joking, that was a good pun 👍🏼
😂Inhobbit❤
Petition for Rachel to make a video spicing up some of her already completed projects!
I’d certainly be willing to watch it if she felt like going over/fixing some of the things she wasn’t pleased with.
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Yes I'd love to revisit old projects!
I would love this! I always enjoy when creators go back to old projects with the benefit of hindsight and fixing things up!
I would absolutely love this
I'm all hear for this ideeeaaa!!! I sign that beautiful petitiiON !!
That Murphy bed would look so sick with Swedish folk art style flower motifs, like they used to paint to cabinets and chests and other parts of the house ✨👌
Or German Black Forest flower decor….there are even yt tutorials on how to learn it….good luck, the bed definitely needs a color adjustment
“Whomst art thou going to beckon?!” Rachel Maksy! Thou art so quotable! I’m crying with laughter. 😂
“Ghoul Detetctives !!”
We need pins and magnets with Quotables by Maksy!
@@ELizbeth135 Yes indeed!
"Bilbos your uncle!"😂
This needs to be a T-shirt design 😂❤
The small bricks in the back actually make the fireplace look deeper. And given it's a hobbit theme, a little forced perspective magic is not remiss!
The fireplace looks spectacular 🌲🔥 - and I normally detest the fake ones 🤗
Maybe you could add a "real" woodboard on top - so you can put something heavier.
The bricks color is a bit too violet in my opinion - a bit more orange shades would fit better.
But don't let perfectionism rule you - it looks great as is❤
i have this feeling that rachel’s house is going to be about 60% foam and 40% retique it when she’s done decorating it
I loooove Rachel but I low key wish she would choose actual wood for some of these projects. She has used some real wood in the past, but I just think of the lack of sustainability in using foam for something that you hope to live with for while (at least, after putting that much effort). And she could use many of the same weathering techniques + learn some new skills!
@@Elirum yeah ngl all the foam does not look good. I'd rather see basic wood stuff than the weathered foam that just looks a bit off.
Yes definitely. It always ends up looking like a cheap kiddy playground.
@@Elirum Rachel is a content creator. I guess when the fake wood decoration falls apart or something she will just make another craft project to replace it. More content to film.😄
@@cb9825 this is very true-I can only imagine how exhausting that sort of lifestyle can be in the long term. Being a content creator doesn’t mean you have to live your life only to create for your audience. That sort of thinking is what’s led to burnout amongst creators and UA-camrs who create clickbait only geared towards getting more views and not actually something substantial.
I have to share this: I have two sons (8 & 5) who get to watch a little bit of Kids UA-cam after they are ready for bed. On a Friday night, they’d watched their videos and were like “it’s mom’s turn.” (Clearly delaying bedtime, but hey, it’s Friday, we can watch one of my videos.) I scroll through my suggested trying to find something that won’t be inappropriate and find this one (love Rachel) thinking it probably won’t be their thing.
But they’ve been reading The Hobbit and within a couple minutes they are dying of laughter. We end up watching way more of it than I intended, but I cut it off and say we can finish it tomorrow.
All the next morning, they are quoting Rachel and giggling and saying it’s the funniest grownup video they’ve ever watched, begging me to finish it, and once we did, begging me to watch another one (they loved the Toothless puppet too).
It’s been so fun, and even though Rachel will probably never see this, just want to say THANK YOU and maybe it’ll ease a bit of the existential dread. (Btw their favorite part was you slapping the plaster paint 😂)
That is so cute, my heart! 💕Thank you for sharing!
It's been awhile since I crochet or did any craft while binging your channel and I have to say you're content gives me so much joy especially when I'm mentally in a dark head space. You're serotonin it's shared with the rest of us. Thank you for continuing being you and sharing your content ❤😊
Huge thanks to Nick for sacrificing an office space for this work of art! I'd love to see you and Nick make him an office of his dreams xx
YAAAS! BEVERLEY! You nailed it right on the nose! Time for Nick to have his own dream space! He is definitely most deserving!!!❤
Nick's knacks. (I'll see myself out.)
I love the fireplace, it came out so nice! And the whole room, so cute!
“And Bilbo’s your uncle” I’m definitely stealing that 😂
The experiment is called oobleck! Feels like a word you would like. It's a non-newtonian fluid which gives it that texture
Exactly the comment I was looking for!
I love your room renovation videos! They give me so much inspiration to work on my own projects! I just moved back from college and gave my childhood bedroom a whole vintage makeover!
Rachel, in a world where loads of people both old and young are buying historical houses only to rip out every detail that makes it historical and turning it into bare sterile white spaces you have no idea how much happiness it gives me to se you do the opposite and slowly turn every room in your house in these warm old-timey cozy as all heck places.
yes
If I was able to buy a home instead of renting it, beams, stone fireplaces, stone walls, etc, would be the main selling point. It would have to have a garden, too. The only renovations (apart from anything that needed doing like fixing plumbing, heating, etc) I would do would be lining the walls with oak or pine effect bookshelves if it doesn't already have them.
I hear ya...love details and makes me ill to see people tear down all the antique wood work. I Love these video's on remodeling and whimsy.
Did you see the video of the couple demolishing a curved staircase only to replace it with straight cardboard looking stairs?? I was mad for 2 days!!
@@mandihyatt Yep, made me want to reach through my screen and aggresively shake some sense into them
As someone who's been wanting to get more into fantasy aesthetics in his day-to-day life, I always get SO excited for videos like this.
Helps that this is a massive comfort channel for me- Obviously haven't seen the whole video yet, as it JUST posted, but I know it'll inspire me or at least make me happy.
I watched this while eating a hearty second breakfast at 1PM. But also for real I cried at the reveal. Just watching your journey through all these years and now you have a beautiful hobbit sewing room! It’s so gorgeous and perfect. I hope you have many enjoyable crafting hours in this sweet room.
The wood „grain stamps“ as you call them are actually called rockers, as in you would rock them across a surface. It‘s a scenic art technique to create woodgrain either just with paint or some texture. I‘m a scenic artist myself and its really fun seeing you discovering all this stuff. BUT there is a whole RABBITHOLE you could go down. ❤❤❤ keep doing the good stuff!!!
Do you have any YT channels you recommend to get sucked into said rabbit hole?
@@wxlurkerlet me look… I’m sure there are, but I have not specifically had a need for it.
I almost cried with the reveal. The NEED I have for a hobbit room was so intense it actually overwhelmed me?!?!? I was JUST telling my husband today that I wanted our room to look like a hobbit hole!!!!
I love that y'all're just making your home make you happy, not worrying about keeping it "sellable" or palletable to imaginary third parties -- I hope I can one day do something similar to wherever I live :) I love the idea of every room having a different theme that don't necessarily go together so the home as a whole is a journey!
And each person having an office/hobby room is also important - keeps the relationship alive. 😅
"It appears I bit off more than I can masticate" is my favorite phrase and I want it embroidered and on my wall.
Rachel you read my mind! I have half of those pieces ready to do some of these same things for my sewing room! I've looked for that murphy bed myself. I ended up with the Ikea pull out, and then had a board cut to fit over the top to be a work table when it's not a bed. I even have an old electric fireplace thing that I'm planning on doing a fake fireplace with! I love your use of the packing material for bricks. Good call! I hope I get to see you at Dragon Con!
Rachel reminds me to just try things that will bring me joy even if I don’t know exactly how! And that’s how you get better!
As a New Zealander every time Rachel takes on a hobbity project my native hobbit heart grows three sizes I love it xo
Oh me too. Rachel really needs to come to Hobbiton.
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Same! Kia ora 🌿
Honestly, I’m getting married there and I want to invite her, even though she doesn’t know me at all, I just know she’d love being there so much 😅
@@Gryffindame oh, just do it….she‘d love it !
I love that Nick is appearing in your videos more and more often - it's so lovely to have him support you in your projects and he always does it with a genuine smile! I love it! 🥰
I always doubt you but you never disappoint ❤️
Nick is Goals. He's so supportive.
This room is absolutely STUNNING! My Husband and I both work in theatre (he's a carpenter and I'm a costumer), and our home has so many rooms that are theatrical like this. We're currently working on transforming our basement into the 1970s bar/den of our dreams, with wall flats built by the Husband and colour and most every other decision driven by me. We also got that same fireplace insert for our Preway, and I love the projections! Now, we just have to get out of this awful summer so we can fully enjoy the fire! As a stitcher, who is enjoying being in her 50s, I really want to suggest you build yourself a cutting table that is custom built to your height requirements. The joy you will feel when you don't have to break your back to cut out your project is unbelievable! Thank you for another great video!
Hey, any chance you have the NAME of that fireplace insert !? Was hoping @RachelMaksy would have itinled, but no luck !
That is so cool!
@@m.maclellan7147 Same ask.
@@m.maclellan7147 Hi! thought I answered this last night, but it seems that it didn't post. So, this is the one we got from Amazon. It's also a heater, but we only use it for the flame effect and the projection is a cool feature. If you put this extremely long winded description into the search bar, it will take you to the one we got:
Duraflame 20" Electric Fireplace Log Set Insert and Fire Crackler Combo with Infrared Quartz Set Heater and Realistic Ember Bed and Logs - DFI021ARU-CSFC
😱 this sounds so awesome!
I love that plastic-y foam for crafting. I'm using a bunch of it for wood flower centerpieces
This is my favoritest thing you've done yet! It really encourages me to start doing things to my home.. I'm still lack the confidence that anything will turn out how I want and then I watch your videos and get inspired all over again.
SAFETY TIP: Don't paint over plug outlet, like in the fire place, as it can cause a fire.
Looks incredible Rachel! You are so creative and talented!
Yes! Rachel, please just buy a black outlet! Don't risk burning down the hobbit hole!
This. Also, those construction foam sheets are highly flammable. It’s a good idea to keep open flames away from it.
@@bhronnyhill9354 this was also concerning me
@@bhronnyhill9354 you can probs get those fake battery-powered taper candles that'll look great there!
I definitely jumped when I saw that. Keep it (you) safe, keep it secret! Love you!
Rachael, you are one crazy girl, I love it. In my past I turned a small bathroom with a shower into a forest and took a built in bookcase on a half wall upstairs and turned it into a Victorian fireplace. Creative people think alike
I love both of your ideas!!
As I lay in bed, dealing with bronchitis for the first time in my 30 years of being on this planet, I find joy in Rachel and her whimsy. Also, if someone offered to let me stay with them and told me the room I'd be staying in was Hobbit-themed I would say "yes" in a heartbeat.
I discovered Rachel when i was sick woth Covid, and yeah she saved my sanity then.
Ah, good luck friend! Been there, not a fun experience. Keep finding joy wherever!
I believe this is my most favorite room makeover you have done yet!!! LOVE it!!
what you did with the beams was great!!! The addition of a darker color on top of the orange really made it come together!!!
Rachel, I love all of your videos but the reno ones in particular hold a special place in my heart. You've shown me that foam can be an awesome add in and the fact that my home was built in the 80s shouldn't stop me! Bless you
The ASMR thunder storm is so relaxing. I love this whole project. I feel like I need more crafting foam in my life.
Yeeeeep I smiled at that thunderstorm bit, too!!! ❤
The room turned out so great. I love how your imagination works when it comes to decorating your home.
It looks insanely good!!! Everything you touch turns into whimsical art and I’m so here for it ❤
RACHEL THIS IS SO COOOOOL you are a wizard 😍
The absolute tsunami of serotonin that came over me was insane! Holy cow I am in love! The happiness I would feel just by standing in it and not do anything is overwhelming!!!!! I also kinda like the little brick. Mixed with the dark paint it gives the fireplace a little extra depth! Everything is just perfect!
AGREED :) :) :) !!!!!!!
Whenever I feel overwhelmed at the idea of turning my rental’s living room into a Parisian penthouse, I watch some Rachel Maksy home reno and am filled with the urge to Futz Around and Find Out
mounting tape is your friend
Yes! A true crafter always saves packing materials, styrofoam, cardboard, eveything to be used for future projects. 😀💖🌟
Oh my god I'd love a video about every makeovers you made in the house ! Like every themed rooms you put your creative heart into or little renovations that make, step by step look your home like a whimsical museum. Hi from Paris
amazing! oh my god! the soot marks/weathering are spot on as always!! also, to save you a little cash and maybe get a finish you're happier with on the fake wood, you can tooooootally do it with plain ole acrylics. first, you paint the whole thing with a light tan/orange/brown base (whatever wood type you're trying to match), then once it's dry, "stain" it with a darker brown (or a range of tones) using a wide foam brush (or a coarse bristled brush like you use in the video) in long, continuous strokes (you can also twirl the brush here and there for "knots"), then once dry, use an acrylic sealer in your choice of shininess, and done! i've done it loads of times in cosplay/crafting, it's super easy and always comes out great. can't wait for your next project!!
Hey plaster paint companies, you need to sponsor Rachel and help this girl out. With ample paint and a bit of technical advice from the company, she can create magic never expected. Rachel, you should send this video out to plaster paint PR reps….this is why creative companies should consider sponsoring YT creatives.
So stinkin' cute! It seems like passing by the room would give a Narnia effect, like you gotta double-take and make sure it's not a door to another world! I made a foam board fireplace last year as a Halloween prop, and it turned out well, but yours makes me realize I was afraid to weather it and it looked a little too pristine...
i love the addition of frodo and binx’s portraits, they really add to the overall whimsy of the room :) i hope to have something like this one day!
that was such a great touch, if I had pets I'd instantly copy that idea 😂
I can’t wait to see what else you do with this space. Especially the potential Murphy bed makeover! It’s amazing!!
Well done! I'm gonna go do some more work in what's going to be my craft room... thanks for inspiring me to get some shit done.
And that fireplace insert is bloody genius.
I am just SO impressed with how much effort goes into these videos and renovations! 🤩 The planning, actual projects themselves, filming, voiceover, captions, transition cards, editing, and the humor and heart you put into every shot (Frodo reading the newspaper was SO SWEET! 🥹)-- WOW! Thank you for creating content as wholesome and fulfilling as second breakfast! 🍀
so true so true so true
I'm not sure if I've ever commented because I watch you nearly religiously on my TV but I've watched you for so long and your videos bring me ABSOLUTE joy❤ and your growth as a creator is incredible🫶🏽
Also your videos remind me what day it is😅
Ha ha same! I get the Rachel notice and I’m like thank god it’s Friday night!
I never know what's more fun, your projects, or your editing. I'm so glad I get to have both!
Oh my goodness!!! I wanted to make my room feel like an elven tree house. This gives me ideas! 🎉
You did such a great job! It's amazing!
I love that your style in this video consists of little boy or cottage core witch and I honestly love it
I never want your home renovation videos to end, they're just such a fun and comfy watch, and seeing you fall in love with your space is so sweet
AMEN
I'm glad you love doing themed room makeovers, because I love watching them! One of my favorite things to watch on your channel, and the videos I probably go back to the most.
Whenever I'm feeling creatively bereft, I watch one of your videos and it reignites that spark. Thank you for sharing, this room is so cute!
This is unbelievably cozy looking! I love it!!!
Rachel, you've outdone yourself! That room is absolutely stunning. The fireplace is ingenious. I so want to mimic your approach with foam beams, but I know my cats would absolutely shred it within three minutes.
The struggle to have nice wooden things is real. 😢
I’m seriously considering plastering our ceilings with that stuff Rachel used on the walls. Our 160-year-old house was “undated” in the 70s to include gosh-awful acoustics tile on all the downstairs ceilings.
Do you think at one point we could have a Q&A with Nick? If he is camera shy or completely apposed to do it, PLEASE DONT make him do it. But, I feel like it could be a fun moment to pick his brain on things?
What is his favorite outfit/ craft Rachel has ever done?
Is there a dress or craft you would like to see her do?
What is his favorite part of the house?
Does he have any hobbit-esk qualities?
Who does Frodo like spend time with? Nick or Rachel?
IF, and only if because we are not going to make him do anything he does not want to do. IF it happens, leave your questions below.
I get the feeling Nick tries to be off camera as much as possible. And it’s not a small ask to bring your partner into your channel and expose them to the internet. This is a channel about Rachel and her crafting, not her relationship, and it inevitably always becomes that and gets invasive and weird. She deserves to keep part of her life to herself, and to not share her marriage with UA-cam, and I really hope they continue to keep that part of themselves away from public consumption.
@@parryyotterI agree. Lately one of my favorite UA-camrs, Charlotte Dobre, has had her fiance co-host a few of her shows. Although he seems like a nice, fun guy, it feels kind of invasive to have him on also. It changes the vibe too much.
Likewise, Nick seems like a cool guy but this is Rachel's show. Having it become about her relationship instead of her creative projects, would really change the vibe. I like the vibe the way it is.
I agree. He doesn’t seem interested at all coz even when he is on camera in projects, he never interacts. It’s good to see their dynamic though. Both seem shy/introverted, Rachel is just crazy creative too 😂
yes pls ask him
@parryyotter I agree and that is why I said that if he doesn't want to, don't make him for us. If anything, Rachel can see that there is some interest but I am trying to not make a big thing. This channel is Rachel's and she has created a wonderful whimsical community here.
What actually sparked it is lately he has been popping up in videos more
Oh I love it it truly captures a Hobbit abode and the recycling of the packaging to create the brick work around the fireplace and the whole aesthetic with the furniture and the personal touches would make any guest staying there feel like they were transported to Hobiton
Love the room Rachel!!! I feel you with the packing material ... it just feels so well made. And if I may suggest, under the fireplace there seems like maybe wasted empty space? If you do add the wooden shelf support, why not add more shelving to 'hide' items that you dont want displayed and/or holiday decor to stay out of the way. That way, you get storage plus stability, a two for one special.
So creative and beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration
What you said at 25:16 is basically what I'm going to comment. It's so fun that you are building fantasy sets in your house and even better that this is a guest room where your friends can have a themed retreat.
I just want to say, I absolutely love your editing. I love the random funnies and the random relaxing moments you add. The little addition of the birds in your yard and the thunderstorm. Just *chef’s kiss*
1000 % agree. It's so so so so so so so good 💞
Rachael, this is the coziest room ever! You did an amazing job! The fireplace mantle is the cutest ever! I love all the items in the room too. I believe this room is my favorite of yours. Enchanting! ❤ 🧚♀️🌿🍄🟫🍄🐱 🐕 you’re so much fun! Thanks for sharing.
My aesthetic has always been dark or goth, but THIS? This gave me LIFE. I cannot even begin to tell you how happy this whole video made me. Thank you.
How cool is that, love what you have done there and all the thought process behind it, great job!
Nothing is real, yet everything looks authentic! The pet portraits are too good. Love the room, Rachel. And, David Bowie.❤❤❤
I LOVE THIS
also one safety note from my anxious ass: don't paint the actual sockets? They sell black ones!!! It's ok to paint the plate of course, but please replace your socket with a black one, I am Concerned.
Okay I love you and this sewing room, it's perfect, the vibes are immaculate.
I was thinking the exact same thing! It’s the one think I know not to do
Just watched LOtR for the first time yesterday and I thought of this channel the whole time. What convenient timing for someone who’s been newly transformed 😌
1.39 million!!!! Wow. Well deserved! 🩷🩷🩷
Its sew, er, so good! Love the beams and shelves and portraits and everything. I'm all for more faux Snow White fake wood! What a lovely, cozy space. ❤
That all turned out great! Love the faux finishes of all the wood and the fireplace is stage set-worthy! That murphy bed is amazing...what a great spin on the concept.
Perfection does not exist. 😊 I am proud of you for telling yourself "it does not need to be 100% done for this video". Part of the fun is adding items from your journey through life as time passes. 😌☺️
New Rachel Maksy day is my favourite day
You and Bobby Duke are The Wewd Masters ❤ As soon as I read the title of this video, I knew I was home!! My inner child, outer nerd is overflowing with serotonin, whimsy, and nostalgia!! Working wood fakery magic in all ways, that’s you! I could see you turning a small hotel into a magical wonderland of incredible themed suites 🤩🤩🤩
Wow! I absolutely love this project! You nailed it🌿✨️
The bunting made such a difference. Added three dimensionality and a layer of lived in feel.
So cute, Rachel! I’d be game for a part two for this room! Or a “still futzing the sewing room” video
Waking up from surgery, to a new video!? Heck yeah!
Omg same!! What surgery? I broke my leg a year ago and apparently the place I went to was crappy because they didn’t do it right :(
Now I have a bunch of metal and screws in my leg so I call my self a cyborg now :)
@_Brushstrokes_ oh no! I hope your cyborg leg treats you well!
I went in for two tears in the meniscus, but it turns out there was also a chip in the kneecap, and a mild tear in the tendon, so my 15 minute meniscus repair turned into an hour plus 😆
But here Rachel is entertaining me only two hours after surgery 😆
Hope surgery went well and you heal quickly!
Get well soon!!❤❤
@ aliciasipocz8406
Oof! Hope you feel better soon! ❤️
Love this home reno! I've got a similar hobbity rustic look going on in my studio, but alas I rent and can't get too crazy. Love the way your fireplace turned out. 😍😍
So glad futz around and find out™ finally got the glorious editing it deserves
IT LOOKS SO CUTE!
I love that Nick supports your shenanigans. Shout out to supportive husbands!
I'm looking forward to the repaint of the Murphy bed. I never would have thought of painting hobbity embellishments on it, but that is going to be magical.
"Whomst art though going to beckon?" made my day! 😂❤
I absolutely loved this, and I was recently at hobbiton nz and the decor in this room is like the exact same as the interactive hobbit hole we were aloud to go into.❤❤
1) I love this!
2) Your hair looks so cute in the two buns!
3) I have to vacuum my office at work once a week with a shop vac and doing it in summer is ROUGH. I've also had moments where the air blowing from the vacuum is my only source of relief.
4) Omg, the Big Comfy Couch reference unlocked a memory for me; I remember doing the clock thing as a child!
The way I almost teared up when I saw the finished product! That was so much work and I love the end result.
Also, that "oooOOOOOOooo" in the bloopers was 100% Jenna! I think part of why I love your content is that you're just as influenced and inspired by her as I was all those years 😁
If you run out of space there (Nick does need some places of his , after all!), you could make an absolute killing as a design consultant and renovator for others!
IT LOOKS SOOO GOOD!! The amount of urges I get to just turn any room I have into an inspired version of Rachel's latest projects, are immeasurable.
God I'm living through that sensation RIGHT NOW 😂😂 had to stop myself from ordering staining oil for the shelves of the room I'm now sitting in just a minute ago 😂
There is zero chance Ms. Rachel will do a project in that room more than once or twice. The road to Hobbiton is paved with good intentions, but we all know she needs 900sq.ft of floorspace. 😂
I've just found your channel and I think I'll stay awhile, while I'm not a fan of continuous narration I always mute and watch, I love your natural witty humourous chatting it's like listening to a friend, your movie references have me hooked. I do agree with the comments on Nick getting his own space and I look forward to seeing this video when it happens. So it's time for second supper and catching up on your other videos. Thank you being yourself. Hi from Australia 🇦🇺
I'm obsessed with this room 😍 The extra coats you gave the wood really brought it to life