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it looks SO cozy! To create a contrast to the many dark months, I would also paint the walls white and let the floor retain its wood color! This color change could psychologically affect your mood level! Love from Stine in Denmark
You are EXTREMELY TALENTED and you have done an EXCEPTIONAL job. The white looks excellent and you need that contrast because cabins and dark wood are so dimly lit. The brightness is always a welcome enhancement. ❤
The living area is so much brighter with a white ceiling. As a parent the stairs need to have railings, coming down the stairs with a baby in your arms there is nothing to grab onto. Babies don’t always stay still while carrying them.
Please put up a handrail on your stairs because that makes you so much more stable going up and down, especially carrying a baby. Great video as always!
It is so necessary! Speaking from experience: there is so much forward weight on the body. You would not even be able to imagine how that feels in the last weeks unless you’ve experienced it. I found that handrails on the stairs were necessary not only to balance, but to help pull myself up the stairs, because the weight was too much for my legs. Looking at those stairs without a rail, and imagining using them when pregnant.. i think i’d have to slide down on my bottom. As for going up - impossible. For balance and safety you’d have to crawl up on your hands and knees, but you couldn’t with a bump in the way.
Good job, Kalle. Ignore the “noise”, some people are just miserable in their own lives that they tend to manifest it onto someone else’s life. You are doing well. I wish you and Christine the best as you expect the greatest joy ever. Cheers from Canada❤.
I love the cabin, I love the effort you go to make it more comfortable for your partner. I'm just a subscriber, who loves to watch your channel. This is only my opinion based on what I see on your channel. In the snapshots I see, I find Christine too precious and a bit of a princess, I understand that she is pregnant, but I haven't seen her make any effort to join you in making improvements, to what I think is maybe your dream. This has been from day one. I wish you both all the best for your future. 🙏🏻
She has gone through many bad experiences with child bearing!!! They want there beloved child so Christina needs to take it easy as much as possible. You talking like this is as if you dont care! If your an avid watcher of there channel you would know the struggle they have both had with losing a little one. You have no compassion? I dont think what you said was helpful nor knowledgeable!@@kerrylennox7359
@@kerrylennox7359are you for real? You expect a pregnant woman (especially one that has miscarried due to stress), to pick up her hammer and get to work???? You as a woman should understand. What is this pick me energy. She needs to rest. Focus on your own life ma'am.
You should look up Tomte, little Christmas gnomes that do that, some very cute vintage illustrations by Jenny Nyström, feeding the birds and another sharing his saucer of cream with a cat.
It’s so inspiring to see with how much love you take care of your home! Also I loved that when you go out to brush your teeth, you get to see the Northern lights and the stars - makes you think how when we don’t have the “modern conveniences”, we get to actually live the magic of this world. ✨☃️
For me it was not at all about the ceiling. But about showing how much you care about Christine. You are a lucky woman, Christine😂 And the ceiling came out just great. It totally illuminated the cabine.
You both are so sweet. The painted ceiling makes the room so much brighter and larger. I am wishing you have a beautiful Christmas holiday and a blessed new year with a healthy new baby
I LOVE the ceiling! I can see why they would say that, but all can be reversed for someone who wants it natural after you move if you do. It only matters in a historic area with those kinds of laws, lol In interior decorating, you should do what makes you happiest! A lot of people are painting their cabin walls and ceilings. Do what makes you happiest! It is a great move when it is so dark all the time and especially if you tend to get depressed in the winter! It is the best move to help lift your spirits. The stuff you put on the knots was a sealer in English. You were painting with a paint brush. A pen is plastic with ink, and a pencil is made of wood and carbon called graphite that needs to be sharpened. Just think of the paint brush as having bristles like a hair brush has bristles. Unwind is a word. You are doing a great job and your English is amazing! Keep up the good work!
You really did stunning job on the ceiling, the stairs and also the veranda! If anyone says otherwise... Well, it' their opinion. But as we like in modern times, I don't see any problem with making your own home as bright or as cozy as you like it, no one should judge this decision. Keep up the great work you're doing in or outside of the cabin. PS.: The footage of the birds and squirrels is amazing.
I get where Christine is coming from. Having lived in Alaska for many years, the rustic wood look is what everyone wants. But, in the winter, you feel like you live in a cave, inside and outside. The dark can be overwhelming, especially when you know it's 3PM, and it's dark. The white paint on the ceiling reflects the lights, and brightens the room so that it seems like it's really daylight. And anyone who knows anything about painting, knows the paint could always be stripped off and the wood finish restored. In this case, I would put on another coat of paint, so it was even brighter. 😆😆
LOOK WONDERFULL, such a big change. You are a wonderfull couple creating a dream life. Love it !!! You are such an inspiration to soo many people. Love and hugs. :)
With Love from Canada! PLEASE KALLE save Christine's life and the baby's and immediately build a hand rail for the steep stairs!! Heavily pregnant women can easily lose balance and without a hand rail on the steep stairs to steady her climb up and down she could have a very serious fall with the loss of balance that comes with mid-to-late pregnancy. I know from experience, my dear sister lost her child at 7 months by going up the steep stairs in her cabin in Vancouver. She nearly died as well. THE HAND RAIL is probably the most important thing you can do to ensure that Christine and the baby survive in the cabin! I can't believe that this has not already been done, should have been done even before the lovely paint. that looks wonderful in the living room/dining room area. Please have your carpenter friend over to extend the wooden railing from the top of the stairs to the bottom. I really don't; want to find out that either of them have been injured or worse because of a lack of such a simple, vitally important safety feature in your beautiful house!!!! Also, please ensure Christine has an indoor toilet or chair or portable toilet so that she won't slip on the ice or snow when she is heavily pregnant. These are the TWO MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE HERE IN CANADA think that you should do. We midwives say this with much love and blessings in our hearts for you both! Love to you from Yvette in Canada!!!
How absolutely beautiful does Christine look right now, she is glowing and the way she held her precious bump while speaking about how happy she was with the transformation of the cabin, it just brought tears to my eyes, I'm so very very happy for both of you! ❤ Everything looks great, I really like he white ceiling, the lights over the table are so nice and I love the stair treads. Can I suggest a Matt black for the fireplace once you've got round to repairing any damage, I think black would be practical and bold, you wouldn't see the soots marks from the fire. If not black I think a dark bold colour would work just as well.
Beautiful!! Well done! You have worked hard in providing a lovely home for your growing family. I am sure Christine realizes what a blessing you are and is filled with gratitude. I couldn't think of a better place to raise a family!! Oh, what adventures await!! 😊
The wood ceiling is beautiful , however the white ceiling will match the window frames good luck 👍 love you UA-cam channels hugs from Northern California wine 🍷 counrty ❤️🇺🇸
I also find it strange when people have such an invested opinion that they feel expressing it will change your mind/force you to acquiesce. I rarely comment my opinion on videos even when it’s asked because by the time the video is posted the changes likely took place already. I’m just excited to see the outcome and what you feel about it. Clearly, many viewers cannot understand the darkness of Nordic winters and the need to have bright colors, not only to see but for mental health as well. Your love of the property and land has brought this ancient home back to life. It’s important that you feel happy there, especially with a growing family. ❤️🌲
The trick is to use a roller (a small one) to get the paint on the surface and then use a brush to smooth it out. I've done painting/decorating professionally and always painted larger wooden areas like that... saves time and you still get the brushed finish.
Dear Kalle, you are such a romantic caring, loving husband. You and Christine are creating a beautiful cosy home to welcome your little bundle of joy. I loved this video, it was like stepping inside a Disney movie. Blessings and love to you and your family, from Ireland ❤❤❤
Yes,please put up a hand rail, it looks so dangerous without one. Your room looks lovely and bright now that your ceiling is white,we say a second coat of paint.❤️
It is very sweet to see the care you are taking to ready your home for Christine and the baby. You are a good man and sure to be a good father. I am mother to 3 and grandmother of 8. Good job!
Oh come on people! It’s none of our business what color the ceiling is. Kalle, it’s your ceiling and your home, you do you ❤ besides just because of your ceiling cleaning dance, it’s totally worth it🎉😄
I love to see your love for your 'girls'. Your love for your 'home', your love for your wife ( at least to me, she is your wife ), your love for nature, your love for detail and your love to love things around you, including your love when you saw the bear, the fox, the birds. I love the way you see things and love the way you love. I feel intensely your video's and what you want to share. Thank you for being a real human.🍀 P.S. i looove to see, she is so happy, so sensitive happy. You are a thoughtful man and real friend. Kind regards, watching from Belgium.
Perhaps tiles would be a good, permanent solution for your chimney? They're easy to clean when they get sooty. The ceiling looks beautiful in white! I like that. It's your house, your life, your choice how you want it to look!
You are the sweetest couple, it's a joy to watch your journey and I'm so glad I found your channel. The words you were looking for, I think, are...1)paint brush 2)stair treads 3)fray Merry Christmas!
I live in an old stone cottage with dark grey stone walls. After living here for a few years the gloomy feel in the winter was really getting me down so I decided to paint the interior stone walls white. Everyone told me I would ruin the place but I went ahead and did it anyway. Now they all tell me how much brighter and prettier it is!! You must do what is right for you. In a place that has long dark winters it makes perfect sense to lighten your interiors. I hope the look on Christine’s face when she saw it made all the hours of hard work worthwhile. I really like it.😊
It was soooooo precious seeing Christine's reaction to the cabin and seeing her nesting instinct almost relax when she saw how good the cabin could look, feel and even smell ❤
Kalle - I think you can scrub the stone / concrete of the fireplace. There are natural, easy to use scrubs. Check with experts at your home center, to be certain, but I believe painting would create potentially dangerous off-gassing every time you have a fire.
We burned down an old school house decades old, that was on our ranch. We got many pros and cons that sounded much like people made to you!! We used the old boards to build a fence. I personally like the light, painting the ceiling created! My dad put a railing up in our home, maybe more for him than our family, but it did make me feel safer!
Ok again. We are all different and thank lord Jesus for that. Me, I would remove those rain gutters complite. Problems solved, no more needing to be worry about if this or that. Just let the snow be. It will melt away in the spring. That, what I did to my summer house in Finland 😊😊😊😊😊😊
It all looks beautiful. Your home is gorgeous. A railing on the stairwell is what I must suggest, for safety, and wisdom at least for the remainder of the pregnancy, though I must say that every stairwell, steep or not steep, should have a railing. You are both so young and if you don’t yet realize how it will keep you both so much safer, and your children, I hope that you can realize it now. It has incredible power to prevent falls that could truly be catastrophic to a pregnancy.
I love how your videos make me think so many things. I live in Michigan, USA and your squirrels look different than ours, yours have Lynx ears😆. And I love the white ceiling and learned a new thing, I did not know that there was a shellack for covering the knots in wood before you paint. Did you teach your dogs to run the sled in tandem or did they just know how? You chose a magical place to live, thank you for sharing. And btw, seeing you making the house safe for baby and nice for Christine to come home to is so sweet🥰 Speaking as a woman who has been pregnant after many miscarriages, I very much understand what Christine is feeling about the house and the way of life and I think it is so wonderful that you know her so well that you know what to do to help ease her worries and are willing to put in the work to make it happen.
Good job Kalle! I love a white painted ceiling in a room with natural wood..it lightens and brightens... I think it might help to have a railing for those stairs. Especially if you're carrying a baby up and down them. The runners were a great idea and look homey and warm with the wood..you're doing a great job!❤
Oh, wow! Good call on the paint for the ceiling by the way, her reaction was priceless. I have never seen a squirrel so beautiful before. Thanks for showing some footage of the wildlife, that was just so wonderful.
People need to learn to let others enjoy their lives and let them do what makes them happy! Glad you both are making changes to the cabin that you feel excited! ✨
I grew up in a traditional log cabin in Canada; I totally understand the need for a white ceiling!! Cute, dark, cozy only looks good, but so hard to live in, one needs to read, sew, write or find a dropped item, and that's especially difficult in the winter. Our cabin was our full time home my whole life, and my parent put in a white ceiling it added a feeling of cleanliness.
Kalle, predivno . Kome se ne sviđa, ne mora komentirati i neka gleda svoja posla . Svi smo mi različiti i imamo različiti ukus , tako da se ne daj obeshrabriti . Boja je super . Sretno dalje i veselim se novoj objavi . Uživajte .❤
Your ceiling looks fabulous. Who cares what anyone else thinks? It's your home. Those birds with the coral coloured breast are called Bullfinch. I wish we had them where I live.
Superb job Kalle. The room just looks absolutely amazing, so much fresher and brighter. And the stairs also look fantastic. Such a simple trick with a great result. A job truly really well done. Give yourself a massive pat on the back Kalle. Brilliant job 👏
The ceiling looks great! Yes it really makes the room look brighter. And thank you for filming the Northern Lights and sharing them with us. I have only seen photos of them, so it's a real treat for me to see them in action.
You guys! It looks amazing. I am SO happy for you to continue to build your cozy nest to welcome your little one into. Bless you both and your beautiful fur babies.
She is doing all the work that actually counts. The ceiling looks fabulous so paint the walls as well. That place needs brightening in the dark northern winters. I did and never ever regreted it.
The new white ceiling makes the room look brighter and the carpet on the stairs is good too. Just a thought; have you ever thought of putting a railing on the staircase. It make it more safe when carrying something up and down. Well done.
Great job on painting the ceiling❤ I honestly am not found of dark walls, or ceilings…. So much brighter😊 you need hand-railings for your stairs, especially because Christine is pregnant, and a baby is coming.
The white on the ceiling helps so much. It seems so much lighter, roomier. I still get terrified looking at the stairs. Especially with a baby coming, will you put in some sort of railing?
Beautiful! Watching this made me feel so peaceful and at ease, which feels amazing after some emotionally draining weeks. You've created such a beautiful place with so much love and devotion that I can't help it but feel a deep comfort and having a big smile on my face! Well done, Kalle! And all the best wishes for the baby and both of you!❤
So happy to hear you don't care about the negative responses to painting the ceiling!! It's your business and if they unfollow you then good riddance!☺
Playing the guitar while painting is so funny only because I do the same thing when I paint.😂😂 I get the same comments when I paint a piece of vintage furniture. As much as I love wood sometimes you have to paint. And your ceiling is one that only makes sense to make every beautiful wood stand out. Beautiful job. ❤️❤️❤️
Quick Tipp for the roof. Use a climbing rope or something similar to „cut“ the snow ~ learned that in austria at a mountain hut 🤙🏻 The whole snow on the roof will come down like an Avalanche 😅 pretty funny but be careful where you stand ~ learned that the hard way.
It’s your home and you are the ones that have to live there at the end of the day; I don’t understand those who are super critical of your choices & feel they have a right to privately message you to do so, especially as those choices have no impact whatsoever on their lives 🤷♀️ Christine’s reaction is all you need to know you made the right choice, you are creating a wonderful family home together 🥰
I totally understand why you needed the fresh light ceilings and also the beautiful thing about wood is that it can be painted and repainted and sanded and stained. What I do not understand is why people feel their opinions on decor and lifestyle choices are superior. My father often used the Latin phrase, de gustibus non est disputandum, which basically means when it comes to taste/preferences there can be no dispute. There is no right or wrong when it comes to aesthetic preference. 😂❤🏠
Kalle, I am glad you painted your ceiling. When you live in the northern hemisphere winters are dark and dark wood can be quite oppressive in a home. I am in the same boat here and slowly whitening the wood panels and walls inside my home. Winter feels a lot more "cozy" now since I have done this. All the best to you both and looking forward to your next project😊
The birds can sit on your hands and eat, if you hold the hand with seeds in it for a while before you fill the feeder, with seeds inside, just close to the feeder at first then out away from it. Some patience required. After one has done it, more birds come easily.
I had a sparkstottingen from Sweden brought to the USA in early 1900's. I would take my kids for rides when ever we had good snow storm. Even as a teenager we rode them my cousin and I. Great mrmories!!!
Christines tears said it all. Dhe van feel some progress. Im sure she would like inside water for a start. Everything did come out fresh. Well done. This was my favourite video.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Personally i like the original color of wood more than this white paint. But this is your home, dont really matter what others say about it, its important to feel right for you. And reaction of your woman when she saw the result of your hardwork was wonderful. Thank you Kalle for making this videos, i really enjoy watching them and makes me relaxed and "cozy". Greetings from Slovakia
The word you want for the cut woven rugs is "unraveled." I might have gone for a bit more subtle change on the ceiling, but I applaud your decision. Those who criticize might not have spent a winter so near the Arctic Circle. My SAD would make me cry for relief in the darkness of your cabin as it was.
Kalle, you made the mama of your child so very happy. Love the white! It brings light and calm to the cabin, and obviously does the same to Christina. Great job. And the little touches like the oranges with cloves are so cozy.
Just stumbled across your channel, and I must say how impressed I am with all the work you have done on your home....love ...love....love the ceiling painted white!!!....in the winter time for me the dark wood walls would make me feel "down"(or "blue")....I would have to paint the walls white too....but that is just me....and that front door is definitely a work of art!!!....what a terrific solution for the stairs (making things safe and none-skid)....great job!!!... wonderful channel.....the dogs getting the "zoomies" and pulling the sled is such a pleasure to watch..... beautiful wildlife footage as well.....
Whike the ceiling paint was certainly controversial, it looks amazing!! The before and after is stunning! The room looks more open with the white ceiling, good choice!
This video was a masterpiece... You're a true artist. The squirrels, their majestic colors, the dogs running in the snow, the lights, everything. Loved it. God bless.
Beautiful job! I love this, it lifts the spirits and ceiling and add light to room. Its an improvement big time. Love how it connects all the trim too. It's so sweet!
There's a saying that you should never bring your partner to tears, but better than not making the other one cry is to bring them to tears of happiness. There might be a lot of opinions out there, but you brought Christine to tears of happiness, this and that you like it is all that counts.
the cabin looks great! yes, very cozy... You both love it and that's what counts! Congratulations to you and Christine The cabin looks great! Very homey and Cozy! You and Christine love it and THAT'S primarily what counts, of course! Congratulations
I Think you are doing a wonderful job, it looks so much brighter more like a home than a cabin. This is your decision her decision that the way it should be. She is so happy it made her emotional. You are a good man you love her you are showing your love by pleasing her. I like you got a chuckle out of some followers saying if you painted the ceiling that they we're not going to follow you any more. Oh the control some people think they should have over another person is insane, it your home your business what you do with it, you have made a lot of improvements, great job.
Being a "perfectionist" myself I totally applaud your efforts at the second ceiling coat, the stair runners placement, etc. This is your HOME and it should be a beautiful place of comfort and joy. Just sayin'.
So much lighter and brighter, yet still in keeping. It’s such a beautiful cabin. Already it’s looking larger and more airy. Many of the old historic wooden building interiors painted in watercolour by Carl Larsson have the wood ceilings and often the walls painted. ❤
Having a white ceiling is much more economical use of light so that really helps during winter. on the other hand if you, for some reason, decide you want it back to the wood colour, I don't know if it's possible to sand it down without removing planks from their place and that is a big project. So everything has it's pros and cons. But aesthetically it looks really good.
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I absolutely love it ❤❤❤
It's nice but the chimney was white at the beginning of the video. You have repaint it grey, right? ^^
I prefer brush painting too.
it looks SO cozy! To create a contrast to the many dark months, I would also paint the walls white and let the floor retain its wood color! This color change could psychologically affect your mood level! Love from Stine in Denmark
It looks 💯% better… so bright and fresh. Love the steps and the lights. Huge difference. Good job kalle.
Perfect!
You are EXTREMELY TALENTED and you have done an EXCEPTIONAL job. The white looks excellent and you need that contrast because cabins and dark wood are so dimly lit.
The brightness is always a welcome enhancement.
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The living area is so much brighter with a white ceiling. As a parent the stairs need to have railings, coming down the stairs with a baby in your arms there is nothing to grab onto. Babies don’t always stay still while carrying them.
The dancing was cute. 🕺🏼🎸😊
Please put up a handrail on your stairs because that makes you so much more stable going up and down, especially carrying a baby. Great video as always!
I was thinking the same thing. Especially treacherous the last few months of pregnancy and carrying a baby downstairs!
Yes absolutely 110% a stair handrail is essential
It is so necessary! Speaking from experience: there is so much forward weight on the body. You would not even be able to imagine how that feels in the last weeks unless you’ve experienced it. I found that handrails on the stairs were necessary not only to balance, but to help pull myself up the stairs, because the weight was too much for my legs. Looking at those stairs without a rail, and imagining using them when pregnant.. i think i’d have to slide down on my bottom. As for going up - impossible. For balance and safety you’d have to crawl up on your hands and knees, but you couldn’t with a bump in the way.
Your wife may need to stay downstairs.
Definitely, the baby part!
Good job, Kalle. Ignore the “noise”, some people are just miserable in their own lives that they tend to manifest it onto someone else’s life. You are doing well. I wish you and Christine the best as you expect the greatest joy ever. Cheers from Canada❤.
Painting the ceiling is me ignoring the noise 😉❤ Thank you ❤
I love the cabin, I love the effort you go to make it more comfortable for your partner.
I'm just a subscriber, who loves to watch your channel. This is only my opinion based on what I see on your channel. In the snapshots I see, I find Christine too precious and a bit of a princess, I understand that she is pregnant, but I haven't seen her make any effort to join you in making improvements, to what I think is maybe your dream. This has been from day one. I wish you both all the best for your future. 🙏🏻
She has gone through many bad experiences with child bearing!!! They want there beloved child so Christina needs to take it easy as much as possible. You talking like this is as if you dont care! If your an avid watcher of there channel you would know the struggle they have both had with losing a little one. You have no compassion? I dont think what you said was helpful nor knowledgeable!@@kerrylennox7359
@@kerrylennox7359are you for real? You expect a pregnant woman (especially one that has miscarried due to stress), to pick up her hammer and get to work???? You as a woman should understand. What is this pick me energy. She needs to rest. Focus on your own life ma'am.
@@kerrylennox7359kindness, please. X
The sled with the dogs, stunning! The scenery is so breathtaking 😍
You both are lovely! And thank you so much for feeding the wildlife and help them survive the winter. ❤🐿️
I've never seen a red squirrel. So beautiful with it's little tufts.
The little Red Squirrels are wonderful. We only have the very invasive Grey Squirrels where I live...
You should look up Tomte, little Christmas gnomes that do that, some very cute vintage illustrations by Jenny Nyström, feeding the birds and another sharing his saucer of cream with a cat.
It’s so inspiring to see with how much love you take care of your home! Also I loved that when you go out to brush your teeth, you get to see the Northern lights and the stars - makes you think how when we don’t have the “modern conveniences”, we get to actually live the magic of this world. ✨☃️
For me it was not at all about the ceiling. But about showing how much you care about Christine. You are a lucky woman, Christine😂 And the ceiling came out just great. It totally illuminated the cabine.
You both are so sweet. The painted ceiling makes the room so much brighter and larger. I am wishing you have a beautiful Christmas holiday and a blessed new year with a healthy new baby
I LOVE the ceiling! I can see why they would say that, but all can be reversed for someone who wants it natural after you move if you do.
It only matters in a historic area with those kinds of laws, lol
In interior decorating, you should do what makes you happiest! A lot of people are painting their cabin walls and ceilings. Do what makes you happiest!
It is a great move when it is so dark all the time and especially if you tend to get depressed in the winter! It is the best move to help lift your spirits.
The stuff you put on the knots was a sealer in English. You were painting with a paint brush. A pen is plastic with ink, and a pencil is made of wood and carbon called graphite that needs to be sharpened.
Just think of the paint brush as having bristles like a hair brush has bristles.
Unwind is a word.
You are doing a great job and your English is amazing!
Keep up the good work!
You really did stunning job on the ceiling, the stairs and also the veranda! If anyone says otherwise... Well, it' their opinion. But as we like in modern times, I don't see any problem with making your own home as bright or as cozy as you like it, no one should judge this decision. Keep up the great work you're doing in or outside of the cabin. PS.: The footage of the birds and squirrels is amazing.
How wonderful those three words sounded “I don’t care”. That’s living the life you want and are creating for your own pleasure. Good Luck.
I get where Christine is coming from. Having lived in Alaska for many years, the rustic wood look is what everyone wants. But, in the winter, you feel like you live in a cave, inside and outside. The dark can be overwhelming, especially when you know it's 3PM, and it's dark. The white paint on the ceiling reflects the lights, and brightens the room so that it seems like it's really daylight. And anyone who knows anything about painting, knows the paint could always be stripped off and the wood finish restored. In this case, I would put on another coat of paint, so it was even brighter. 😆😆
LOOK WONDERFULL, such a big change. You are a wonderfull couple creating a dream life. Love it !!! You are such an inspiration to soo many people. Love and hugs. :)
With Love from Canada! PLEASE KALLE save Christine's life and the baby's and immediately build a hand rail for the steep stairs!! Heavily pregnant women can easily lose balance and without a hand rail on the steep stairs to steady her climb up and down she could have a very serious fall with the loss of balance that comes with mid-to-late pregnancy.
I know from experience, my dear sister lost her child at 7 months by going up the steep stairs in her cabin in Vancouver. She nearly died as well.
THE HAND RAIL is probably the most important thing you can do to ensure that Christine and the baby survive in the cabin!
I can't believe that this has not already been done, should have been done even before the lovely paint. that looks wonderful in the living room/dining room area.
Please have your carpenter friend over to extend the wooden railing from the top of the stairs to the bottom. I really don't; want to find out that either of them have been injured or worse because of a lack of such a simple, vitally important safety feature in your beautiful house!!!! Also, please ensure Christine has an indoor toilet or chair or portable toilet so that she won't slip on the ice or snow when she is heavily pregnant. These are the TWO MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE HERE IN CANADA think that you should do.
We midwives say this with much love and blessings in our hearts for you both! Love to you from Yvette in Canada!!!
How absolutely beautiful does Christine look right now, she is glowing and the way she held her precious bump while speaking about how happy she was with the transformation of the cabin, it just brought tears to my eyes, I'm so very very happy for both of you! ❤
Everything looks great, I really like he white ceiling, the lights over the table are so nice and I love the stair treads.
Can I suggest a Matt black for the fireplace once you've got round to repairing any damage, I think black would be practical and bold, you wouldn't see the soots marks from the fire. If not black I think a dark bold colour would work just as well.
It all looks so beautiful! Also, the "twigs" in the boards in the ceiling are called "knots" in American English, at least.
Beautiful!! Well done! You have worked hard in providing a lovely home for your growing family. I am sure Christine realizes what a blessing you are and is filled with gratitude. I couldn't think of a better place to raise a family!! Oh, what adventures await!! 😊
The wood ceiling is beautiful , however the white ceiling will match the window frames good luck 👍 love you UA-cam channels hugs from Northern California wine 🍷 counrty ❤️🇺🇸
I also find it strange when people have such an invested opinion that they feel expressing it will change your mind/force you to acquiesce. I rarely comment my opinion on videos even when it’s asked because by the time the video is posted the changes likely took place already. I’m just excited to see the outcome and what you feel about it.
Clearly, many viewers cannot understand the darkness of Nordic winters and the need to have bright colors, not only to see but for mental health as well. Your love of the property and land has brought this ancient home back to life. It’s important that you feel happy there, especially with a growing family. ❤️🌲
The trick is to use a roller (a small one) to get the paint on the surface and then use a brush to smooth it out. I've done painting/decorating professionally and always painted larger wooden areas like that... saves time and you still get the brushed finish.
Oh, great idea! I’ll use that idea
Love the new ceiling color and looks like the place is coming together! Happy for you both!
Thank you so much Casey 🥰
Dear Kalle, you are such a romantic caring, loving husband. You and Christine are creating a beautiful cosy home to welcome your little bundle of joy. I loved this video, it was like stepping inside a Disney movie. Blessings and love to you and your family, from Ireland ❤❤❤
Yes,please put up a hand rail, it looks so dangerous without one. Your room looks lovely and bright now that your ceiling is white,we say a second coat of paint.❤️
I wish this boy would hug the girl when she started crying from joy seeing the colour painted...
Oh it looks so much better! So fresh and light! Beautiful job, and how lovely to see Christine's reaction.
Wow! It looks fantastic! Well done!
The white ceiling is GREAT. And...the most important thing is that you and Christina love it.
It is very sweet to see the care you are taking to ready your home for Christine and the baby. You are a good man and sure to be a good father.
I am mother to 3 and grandmother of 8. Good job!
This is your home. You do as you wish! Your home is beautiful and most importantly, it's yours and not ours!
Oh come on people! It’s none of our business what color the ceiling is. Kalle, it’s your ceiling and your home, you do you ❤ besides just because of your ceiling cleaning dance, it’s totally worth it🎉😄
I love to see your love for your 'girls'. Your love for your 'home', your love for your wife ( at least to me, she is your wife ), your love for nature, your love for detail and your love to love things around you, including your love when you saw the bear, the fox, the birds.
I love the way you see things and love the way you love.
I feel intensely your video's and what you want to share.
Thank you for being a real human.🍀
P.S. i looove to see, she is so happy, so sensitive happy.
You are a thoughtful man and real friend.
Kind regards, watching from Belgium.
It is so wonderful to see your love for Christine. You do everything to make her happy. And then Christines surprise. You both are lovely together!
Why didn't she help with the painting?
Wish you a beautiful Christmas, best wishes for you and the baby ❤!
Perhaps tiles would be a good, permanent solution for your chimney? They're easy to clean when they get sooty.
The ceiling looks beautiful in white! I like that.
It's your house, your life, your choice how you want it to look!
BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL. YOU ARE BLESSED, TRULY BLESSED IN SO MANY WAYS!!!❤️❤️❤️
You are the sweetest couple, it's a joy to watch your journey and I'm so glad I found your channel.
The words you were looking for, I think, are...1)paint brush 2)stair treads 3)fray
Merry Christmas!
Good job! It's amazing what some paint can do. Not just change color, but change feeling, create new smell, erase old memories, etc.
I live in an old stone cottage with dark grey stone walls. After living here for a few years the gloomy feel in the winter was really getting me down so I decided to paint the interior stone walls white. Everyone told me I would ruin the place but I went ahead and did it anyway. Now they all tell me how much brighter and prettier it is!!
You must do what is right for you. In a place that has long dark winters it makes perfect sense to lighten your interiors. I hope the look on Christine’s face when she saw it made all the hours of hard work worthwhile. I really like it.😊
It was soooooo precious seeing Christine's reaction to the cabin and seeing her nesting instinct almost relax when she saw how good the cabin could look, feel and even smell ❤
Kalle - I think you can scrub the stone / concrete of the fireplace. There are natural, easy to use scrubs.
Check with experts at your home center, to be certain, but I believe painting would create potentially dangerous off-gassing every time you have a fire.
Actually there os paints and plasters for fireplaces, they are safe to use.
We burned down an old school house decades old, that was on our ranch. We got many pros and cons that sounded much like people made to you!! We used the old boards to build a fence. I personally like the light, painting the ceiling created! My dad put a railing up in our home, maybe more for him than our family, but it did make me feel safer!
Ok again. We are all different and thank lord Jesus for that. Me, I would remove those rain gutters complite. Problems solved, no more needing to be worry about if this or that. Just let the snow be. It will melt away in the spring. That, what I did to my summer house in Finland 😊😊😊😊😊😊
It all looks beautiful. Your home is gorgeous. A railing on the stairwell is what I must suggest, for safety, and wisdom at least for the remainder of the pregnancy, though I must say that every stairwell, steep or not steep, should have a railing. You are both so young and if you don’t yet realize how it will keep you both so much safer, and your children, I hope that you can realize it now. It has incredible power to prevent falls that could truly be catastrophic to a pregnancy.
KALLE. IT'S YOUR HOME. DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY. YOU ARE THE ONE THAT HAS TO LIVE THERE
I love how your videos make me think so many things. I live in Michigan, USA and your squirrels look different than ours, yours have Lynx ears😆. And I love the white ceiling and learned a new thing, I did not know that there was a shellack for covering the knots in wood before you paint. Did you teach your dogs to run the sled in tandem or did they just know how?
You chose a magical place to live, thank you for sharing.
And btw, seeing you making the house safe for baby and nice for Christine to come home to is so sweet🥰
Speaking as a woman who has been pregnant after many miscarriages, I very much understand what Christine is feeling about the house and the way of life and I think it is so wonderful that you know her so well that you know what to do to help ease her worries and are willing to put in the work to make it happen.
Good job Kalle! I love a white painted ceiling in a room with natural wood..it lightens and brightens... I think it might help to have a railing for those stairs. Especially if you're carrying a baby up and down them. The runners were a great idea and look homey and warm with the wood..you're doing a great job!❤
Oh, wow! Good call on the paint for the ceiling by the way, her reaction was priceless. I have never seen a squirrel so beautiful before. Thanks for showing some footage of the wildlife, that was just so wonderful.
People need to learn to let others enjoy their lives and let them do what makes them happy! Glad you both are making changes to the cabin that you feel excited! ✨
I grew up in a traditional log cabin in Canada; I totally understand the need for a white ceiling!! Cute, dark, cozy only looks good, but so hard to live in, one needs to read, sew, write or find a dropped item, and that's especially difficult in the winter. Our cabin was our full time home my whole life, and my parent put in a white ceiling it added a feeling of cleanliness.
Kalle, predivno . Kome se ne sviđa, ne mora komentirati i neka gleda svoja posla . Svi smo mi različiti i imamo različiti ukus , tako da se ne daj obeshrabriti . Boja je super . Sretno dalje i veselim se novoj objavi . Uživajte .❤
Your ceiling looks fabulous. Who cares what anyone else thinks? It's your home. Those birds with the coral coloured breast are called Bullfinch. I wish we had them where I live.
Superb job Kalle. The room just looks absolutely amazing, so much fresher and brighter. And the stairs also look fantastic. Such a simple trick with a great result. A job truly really well done. Give yourself a massive pat on the back Kalle. Brilliant job 👏
That's sweet of you to say, thank you so much 🥰❤️
Nothing better than a new video from Kalle to watch in the evening
Hope you're gonna enjoy it 😊❤
The ceiling looks great! Yes it really makes the room look brighter. And thank you for filming the Northern Lights and sharing them with us. I have only seen photos of them, so it's a real treat for me to see them in action.
You guys! It looks amazing. I am SO happy for you to continue to build your cozy nest to welcome your little one into. Bless you both and your beautiful fur babies.
She is doing all the work that actually counts. The ceiling looks fabulous so paint the walls as well. That place needs brightening in the dark northern winters. I did and never ever regreted it.
The part of the wood where branches were growing is called “knots”. So you painted the knots in the wood planks/panels/boards. Great video as always.
The new white ceiling makes the room look brighter and the carpet on the stairs is good too. Just a thought; have you ever thought of putting a railing on the staircase. It make it more safe when carrying something up and down. Well done.
Great job on painting the ceiling❤ I honestly am not found of dark walls, or ceilings…. So much brighter😊 you need hand-railings for your stairs, especially because Christine is pregnant, and a baby is coming.
The white on the ceiling helps so much. It seems so much lighter, roomier. I still get terrified looking at the stairs. Especially with a baby coming, will you put in some sort of railing?
Love the squirrel/bird content ❤
Beautiful! Watching this made me feel so peaceful and at ease, which feels amazing after some emotionally draining weeks. You've created such a beautiful place with so much love and devotion that I can't help it but feel a deep comfort and having a big smile on my face! Well done, Kalle! And all the best wishes for the baby and both of you!❤
Kale it is you and Christine’s home. Your decision. Pretty simple. It is lovely. Great job!
You look so happy Kalle....new projects, new baby on the way, holidays...great video for a snowy night
So happy to hear you don't care about the negative responses to painting the ceiling!! It's your business and if they unfollow you then good riddance!☺
This bright color makes the cabin really friendly. Looks good!
Thank you so much, happy you like it 🥰
It’s so beautiful seeing how happy he is she is so pleased. ❤
Playing the guitar while painting is so funny only because I do the same thing when I paint.😂😂 I get the same comments when I paint a piece of vintage furniture. As much as I love wood sometimes you have to paint. And your ceiling is one that only makes sense to make every beautiful wood stand out. Beautiful job. ❤️❤️❤️
Quick Tipp for the roof. Use a climbing rope or something similar to „cut“ the snow ~ learned that in austria at a mountain hut 🤙🏻
The whole snow on the roof will come down like an Avalanche 😅 pretty funny but be careful where you stand ~ learned that the hard way.
It’s your home and you are the ones that have to live there at the end of the day; I don’t understand those who are super critical of your choices & feel they have a right to privately message you to do so, especially as those choices have no impact whatsoever on their lives 🤷♀️ Christine’s reaction is all you need to know you made the right choice, you are creating a wonderful family home together 🥰
I totally understand why you needed the fresh light ceilings and also the beautiful thing about wood is that it can be painted and repainted and sanded and stained. What I do not understand is why people feel their opinions on decor and lifestyle choices are superior. My father often used the Latin phrase, de gustibus non est disputandum, which basically means when it comes to taste/preferences there can be no dispute. There is no right or wrong when it comes to aesthetic preference. 😂❤🏠
Kalle, I am glad you painted your ceiling. When you live in the northern hemisphere winters are dark and dark wood can be quite oppressive in a home. I am in the same boat here and slowly whitening the wood panels and walls inside my home. Winter feels a lot more "cozy" now since I have done this. All the best to you both and looking forward to your next project😊
The birds can sit on your hands and eat, if you hold the hand with seeds in it for a while before you fill the feeder, with seeds inside, just close to the feeder at first then out away from it. Some patience required. After one has done it, more birds come easily.
I had a sparkstottingen from Sweden brought to the USA in early 1900's. I would take my kids for rides when ever we had good snow storm. Even as a teenager we rode them my cousin and I. Great mrmories!!!
Christines tears said it all. Dhe van feel some progress. Im sure she would like inside water for a start. Everything did come out fresh. Well done. This was my favourite video.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
That is one of the best ways I've found to enjoy my work music, dance, or just hearing my own thoughts in the silence. Oh yea
Personally i like the original color of wood more than this white paint. But this is your home, dont really matter what others say about it, its important to feel right for you. And reaction of your woman when she saw the result of your hardwork was wonderful. Thank you Kalle for making this videos, i really enjoy watching them and makes me relaxed and "cozy". Greetings from Slovakia
Totally agree about painting any of the wood. Add lighting - maybe some wall sconces. 🇨🇦
The word you want for the cut woven rugs is "unraveled." I might have gone for a bit more subtle change on the ceiling, but I applaud your decision. Those who criticize might not have spent a winter so near the Arctic Circle. My SAD would make me cry for relief in the darkness of your cabin as it was.
Well Kalle you have stolen my heart. You have one happy woman on your hands now. The only way is up. You should be so proud ❤
Kalle, you made the mama of your child so very happy. Love the white! It brings light and calm to the cabin, and obviously does the same to Christina. Great job. And the little touches like the oranges with cloves are so cozy.
Just stumbled across your channel, and I must say how impressed I am with all the work you have done on your home....love ...love....love the ceiling painted white!!!....in the winter time for me the dark wood walls would make me feel "down"(or "blue")....I would have to paint the walls white too....but that is just me....and that front door is definitely a work of art!!!....what a terrific solution for the stairs (making things safe and none-skid)....great job!!!... wonderful channel.....the dogs getting the "zoomies" and pulling the sled is such a pleasure to watch..... beautiful wildlife footage as well.....
Whike the ceiling paint was certainly controversial, it looks amazing!! The before and after is stunning! The room looks more open with the white ceiling, good choice!
PS - the contrast is fantastic! It brings out the color of your wood walls!!
Your house, do what you want and what makes you happy 😊😉💜
That first run with the paint over that wood,would have me shaking. I like it
You made two and a half people happy 🎉 be proud of yourself ⭐
I think that the color of your ceilings means nothing compared to the success of your relationships. Good for you and your family!!
This video was a masterpiece... You're a true artist. The squirrels, their majestic colors, the dogs running in the snow, the lights, everything. Loved it. God bless.
Beautiful job! I love this, it lifts the spirits and ceiling and add light to room. Its an improvement big time. Love how it connects all the trim too. It's so sweet!
There's a saying that you should never bring your partner to tears, but better than not making the other one cry is to bring them to tears of happiness.
There might be a lot of opinions out there, but you brought Christine to tears of happiness, this and that you like it is all that counts.
the cabin looks great! yes, very cozy... You both love it and that's what counts! Congratulations to you and Christine
The cabin looks great! Very homey and Cozy! You and Christine love it and THAT'S primarily what counts, of course! Congratulations
I Think you are doing a wonderful job, it looks so much brighter more like a home than a cabin. This is your decision her decision that the way it should be. She is so happy it made her emotional. You are a good man you love her you are showing your love by pleasing her. I like you got a chuckle out of some followers saying if you painted the ceiling that they we're not going to follow you any more. Oh the control some people think they should have over another person is insane, it your home your business what you do with it, you have made a lot of improvements, great job.
Being a "perfectionist" myself I totally applaud your efforts at the second ceiling coat, the stair runners placement, etc. This is your HOME and it should be a beautiful place of comfort and joy. Just sayin'.
Love what you have done. The ceiling has transformed the room. The stairs look great too with such a simple fix.
So much lighter and brighter, yet still in keeping. It’s such a beautiful cabin. Already it’s looking larger and more airy. Many of the old historic wooden building interiors painted in watercolour by Carl Larsson have the wood ceilings and often the walls painted. ❤
Follow your hearts desire Kalle.❤
You had a vision, and you put your whole heart in it and the cabin looks beautiful. 🌲😊🏠🌲
Having a white ceiling is much more economical use of light so that really helps during winter. on the other hand if you, for some reason, decide you want it back to the wood colour, I don't know if it's possible to sand it down without removing planks from their place and that is a big project. So everything has it's pros and cons. But aesthetically it looks really good.