Renovating my Victorian London Home *ON A BUDGET* 1: New Flooring & Kitchen plans | MR CARRINGTON
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- Опубліковано 24 лют 2024
- Hi everyone! I'm back with a renovation vlog this week. New flooring has been on my list for a few years but I always knew it was going to involve some upheaval.. so why not tackle the kitchen at the same time ;) Lots is happening at once (what have I started!) so I thought it would be best to vlog it as a video diary rather than complete room makeovers, to share the ups and downs of living in a renovation in my London Victorian home. Hope you enjoy & please subscribe if you're not already for weekly videos and more renovation vlogs!
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Hi Mr Cx, just a thought; the door into your kitchen could become a sliding door running into the open space at the end of the worktop. It is amazing how that opens a space when the ‘slab’ of the door isn’t occupying your eye. The hanging brackets that the door runs on can also look really good.
Love your style, xx
I agree - those barn doors are a great space saver
I thought the same thing. In a small space, an open door is a hassle. Another option is to just take it off. That's what I did with my kitchen and hallway doors. Then, I had the space for storage without having to lose it to the the sliding door taking the wall space. I did put a barn door in my living room. There, I had a large wall In a large space, so it was really attractive and made sense.
Just a thought about the space on the worktop and wall behind the kitchen door... If you have microwave, kettle, air fryer - anything which generates heat/steam in that corner, bare in mind where the heat/steam will go as it rises. You don't want buckled woodwork from steam/heat damage. It's going to look awesome once finished - loving the thought processes & it's great to be able to share tips. 💞
When I had my floors sanded and my fireplace and hearth installed, my cats christened the cement hearth with their paw prints when my back was turned. Luckily it was covered by the marble hearth installed on top. It's difficult to find any cemented works without paw prints on them. I read somewhere that paw prints had been found on Roman tiles. Those felines don't miss a thing 😂
Wow amazing about the cat prints on the Roman tiles
I was thinking how cute it would be to allow the cats to put a print into the cement and then whenever somebody in the future remodeled they would find them
So true and puppy prints as well. There are little paw prints in the concrete in front of my parent’s house and in the basement from when it was being built in 1969 ❤. It’s very cute
Iwan, I would put a mirror where the cupboards were before, it would give the impression of a huge space. With glass shelves for glasses will be lovely ! 💖💚💙💛🩵🩷🧡
And you’re still smiling!it’s going to look fabulous,can’t wait for more
Cats and any Reno or DIY is a challenge. When I was painting my bathroom vanity I painted the doors and drawer fronts in my office. One cat walked across a door and part of the floor. I couldn't bring myself to clear her prints off the floor, so they are secretly hidden under the rug and I have a memory of a kitty who as since passed.
It’s amazing how the kittens have such different personalities ❤❤
A year ago I had my kitchen redone. They removed a U shaped kitchen and I replaced it with a wide galley style with a movable island. All upper cupboards go now to the ceiling. All the lowers have drawers. At the end is the huge French door fridge built in with floor to ceiling pantries. The ceiling was re drywalled and pot lights on dimmers were installed. I also had under cabinet lighting put in. Flooring was replaced through the main floor all with luxury vinyl. That was kitchen, living room and three bedrooms. I had had the bathroom redone 6 months prior
I bought all new kitchen appliances as well. It took 6 weeks for kitchen alone. Good thing was I have a basement with a second bathroom and a small sink in the bar countertops. I used an electric fry pan a convection hot plate and electric kettle and microwave oven to make meals during that 6 weeks. It looks fabulous now and inconveniences seem a distant memory. Oh and when they pulled up old flooring they found asbestos tiles which meant staying at a hotel on 2 occasions while they removed them and used an air scrubber for 24 hours each time. Yes there are unexpected things but you work through them.
I have one question why don't you remove the door into the kitchen? Here in Canada that is something everyone does.
One really high shelf above the sink would look great but I’m always looking a new place to pop a plant.
❤so nice to see your home becoming more functional for you. You really deserve it. It will come together and look fabulous! Trust the process 👍🏻. You’re doing great on choices. Giving us good advice. Thank you for sharing the process. I love your channel! ❤
Morning looking fab can't wait to see it all finished ❤
So excited for you! So sensible to wait and see how a place works before adding more. 😊
Yay! It's all happening, so exciting, 😍.
Didn’t bloody realise you had a UA-cam! Been watching sort your life out and this came up as a recommendation on here. I thought, I know that fella! Love these reno vlogs! 🫶🏻
Busy busy busy!!!!
It will look fabulous when finished, can’t wait to see it 😊
Looking great,cant wait for next episode.
I can’t wait to see it finished. You have a wonderful sense of style , very inspirational xx
It’s all going to look absolutely fabulous! 👍🥰
Is looking so good! Excited to see it completed!❤
Your home is going to be gorgeous. Thank you and cheers.
Looking so good already. Can't wait to see it all finished.
Good advise - always good to hear about a persons reno experience when they have actually been through it 👏🏽👏🏽
A very well thought out renovation.Looking forward to the next vlog!
Great vlog. Lots of great tips. Looking forward to seeing it all completed.
Can't wait to see it finished x
Sooo exciting. As someone who has had a ton of Reno’s in the last 5 years…I appreciate what you are going thru 😅
Such vision and foresight. It will all look beautiful when it is finished. Well done for maintaining the calm and fitting your lifestyle around the temporary disruption. It will all come good, and look nice in the end.
Wow you are getting a lot done at once. It's a good job you have the loft room to chill in xx
Iwan I am very excited for you with the downstairs upgrade all through the rooms. You work so very hard and deserve this so much.
Love the light color of the flooring plus the kitchen will look
Amazing.
The kittens are so interested in what is going on, they will wonder where the carpet has gone once they get full run of the place.
Looking forward to the final reveal and happy all the leaks have been fixed. Will be fun to see the outdoor garden. Love from our house to yours. ❤❤❤
I love your confidence and know-how, very inspirational!
Hi Iwan, I'm so excited to see everything once it has been done. The floor is looking beautiful. Pumpkin and Mittens are going to. Love their new space. I think the kitchen is going to look perfect too. So pleased you are keeping up being nourished with healthy meals. Thank you for sharing, looking forward to the next episode❤Take care Gale x
It's looking amazing. I can't wait to see the final results 💯👍🇦🇺😊
Looking good Mr C. Happy Sunday ❤️
Cannot wait to see it all finished. So enjoy all your vlogs, watching them from Bulgaria , keep them coming.
Love watching your decorating videos. Gives me some inspiration to get my flat done.
Loving all the alterations and updates, can't wait to see the next update.
Very excited about the renovation...i know its going to look great😊
Can’t wait to see finished results, going to be so different x
It's so exciting, it's like having a complete new flat.
Living in a construction zone can try the soul,I'm sure you are aware.Great plans!Good luck
It’s all coming together it’s going to look amazing when it’s all finished ❤
Happy Sunday Mr C 😃 Wow!!! Can't wait to see what it looks like all finished and decorated. You are a very brave soul to have all that done while you and the kittens are still in the apartment. I'm so happy for you that you were able to though and finally get the leak properly fixed! All the bits look great. Excited to see what the kitchen looks like with the new worktop and sink 🤩
Wow you have a lot going on, I'm loving watching how calmly you deal with it all 😊
It's all looking great! Going to be lovely! I can see a shelf the width of the room above the door looking good for cookery books etc. ❤
Cant wait to see the finished results..going to look gorgeous ❤
Loving watching everything evolve and take the shape of what is to come. Excited to see the end result!! You seem to be managing the stress of the upheaval and work commitments so well. As do Pumpkin and Mittens, they will be so excited to be set free to explore the 'new' spaces in their home. ❤️
Amazing that you are still so calm and relaxed within all these changes, issues and plans
It will look great when its finished
Wow what a lot going on love the laminate floors looking fabulous can’t wait to see more when work all finished 🌸
So happy everything with your work is going well. Your house will be beautiful.
Like the flooring can’t wait to see the kitchen and office finish great job
What a mess the kitchen was. So glad you hv your loft to hide out in with the kitties🥰. Thanks so much for the update 😁
Everything is looking fantastic. Can't wait to see the final reveal.
Morning Iwan. It's Going To Look Fabulous When It's All Finished, Love The Floor. Looking Forward To See The End Result. Enjoy your Sunday. Xx 😘😊
Loving the floor boards! Thank you for the video
Cant wait to see the end result xx
As a fan of renovating tv shows this was great! I'm super excited to see the results, but updates along the way are so fun. The floor looks amazing.
It will look so lovely,all you want is for it to be finished .as the days go seeing it come together, is going to be a lovely feeling .it will be like living in a new property ❤
Hi Iwan, well done you for coping and getting on with your busy life with so much upheaval around you ☺️ it will be so worth it in the end. Good luck ☘️
Hi
Love watching your renovations. Bet you're relieved that the kitchen ceiling is sorted ❤
Tha nkyou Mr C love what your doing to your lovey home cannot wait too see it all done .I think it's key to prep any room as this does save time and expense later on xxxx
You are so right about other rooms getting in a mess. It will be worth it in the end. 😺 X
The wood shelving unit you found is grand!! Well done you.
Such an enjoyable vlog to watch. Looking forward to seeing it all completed. Am sure will be just what suits your needs.👍
Hope everything goes well, just remember it will look great , soon be spring,
Really enjoying seeing all the changes you are making, floor looks fab and so does the kitchen. Really inspiring me to do something in my kitchen . I think white walls in kitchen and the wall by the window would look lovely with a load of plants. Good luck with it all, so exciting, nothing better than doing things in the home and sitting back and admiring it all!
Hello your home is going to look amazing it looks very spacious with the lovely flooring and I can't wait to see your kitchen when it's finished .I hope you have a very good week 😊♥️xx
Calm, cool and collected, Mr. C ♥️. Love the flooring and seeing the progress, even the necessary chaos. Looking forward to your kitchen decorating and storage solutions. Side note, you look great in that shacket 😘.
Can’t wait to see the end results!
Excited for all your changes!
I'm excited to see the results 😊
Looks great! Can’t wait to see the vinyl, sheet flooring in kitchen 🤩
Amazing looking so good already!
It's going through the stressful days and looking after the kittens whilst navigating all your work commitments, but it will be over soon and I'm sure it will be fantastic when it's all finished. Can't wait to see 🤗🤗👍
I’m jumping in at the 10:10 moment to ask if you have thought about also taking the laminate into the kitchen? Laminate is extremely durable and is also good for kitchens and bathrooms. With only the different floorings removed from the office, hallway and living room, you mentioned that already your house was feeling like it had a better flow because the flooring was the same. It will flow even better and feeling even bigger if the kitchen is the same flooring as the rest of the main floor. I was told by a flooring designer that in small spaces having the flooring all the same makes the place look so much larger, so we put the vinyl flooring all throughout our 1100 square foot condo (even the kitchen and the bathrooms have the vinyl flooring - which looks very similar to your laminate flooring) and it makes our condo look so much bigger than 1100 square feet. Edited to add, someone had mentioned an issue they’d had in their kitchen with a water leak from their water connection on their fridge. If you are going to the expense of putting in new flooring (whether it’s tile, laminate, wood, etc.), it always pays to take up all the old flooring (tile, laminate, etc.) to see what’s underneath. Water will go to the lowest point and even if you have tile floors, the water will seep under the baseboards and cause damage. So if you remove all your old kitchen flooring first, like you removed all the old flooring in the rest of the main floor, you will know what you are dealing with. I personally think that continuing the laminate flooring from the rest of the main floor into your kitchen will look so nice.
I love what you are doing and it is inspirational to see what can be achieved in a smaller space and in practical ways. Thank you.
I love seeing mittens and pumpkin especially today as I had my budgie put to sleep not having another. Hope the kittens are ok with all the renovations
Those floors look gorgeous. That's a huge amount of work to be doing all at once--You're a brave man!
I can’t wait to see the end results! I love your flooring! We’ve had our laminate for 20 years and I love it as much now as I did then. Your home is going to be beautiful🙂
Love your flooring it will look amazing.👍
Wow, fantastic remodeling!!!
It's looking really good Mr. C!!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Going to look lovely. Can't wait to see it finished 😊
Loved this vlog....so exciting to see a plan coming together.
It will look totally fabulous for sure...love your style.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Love Mittens and Pumpkin having a wander when your vlogging. 😊
Wow what a difference. It’s going to be gorgeous when your done. Love the color of the floors. Can’t wait to see it all done. 😊🇨🇦
I did a fairly major diy job last summer and several times during that i wished id never started but it was sooo worth it in the end. Really enjoy your videos thankyou.
It’s going to look lovely. We had our downstairs all laminated it looks lovely and it’s so easy to keep clean especially with pets.
This is so fun
Everything is going to look fantastic x
Love this video, flooring is lovely.
Good luck with everything going on, will all be worth it in the end x
Watching this video it gives me so much home coziness, peace and love where I used to feel in certain houses that I have been in, unfortunately I don't feel it in my current place, living with a narcissistic husband takes everything nice from you
It’s going to be so beautiful Mr C. You are all handling the chaos so well. Looking forward to the next update❤️🐾
It's so exciting those changes I love it, I have a tiny house near London and got some kitchen tips from you here thank you ❤️
Wow, it's going to be beautiful 😊❤
You have been busy! Just a matter of time until you are back to, an upgraded, normal. Can't wait to see it all styled out. Hope you take some footage of those kittens exploring their new world 😻 🤗 👍
Everything is looking great. I'm excited to see that this is happeing! You deserve it!
I have a small kitchen with mostly only lower cabinets and only a few upper cabinets around the fridge. But, I do have wall to wall windows on one side over the sink, side of sink on one side, and dishwasher on the other. They are amazing and look over my garden, which was a huge selling point.
On the back wall, I've hung a large piece of art that I love. It is a lighter piece, and the glass reflects the light from the windows. I'd suggest maybe change a nice piece if art to live with for now (the glass will also reflect light from the back window), while you study designs out there.
Some might say to put mirrors, but then you just have a tunnel with everything the same on both sides and you seeing your bedraggled self bone tired at the end of the day trying to cook noodles. Or, you find you're reaching up to the wrong wall to grab your Starbuck's "Mug of the day!". Not good first thing in the morning!
Of course, open shelving is the big thing now. I'd consider glass shelving throughout if you choose this. You may have it cut to length and choose a depth (and even color) rather inexpensively at a local glass shop. And you may hang it, or have it installed, where it is not very intrusive. That will keep the walls looking very airy and not heavy. Decant into nice glass jars (quick and inexpensive) and use other clean lines and neat storage
Also, I suggest ... maybe in the meantime while deciding .... using the window and door walls for storage of some sort. Perhaps shallow shelves with glass doors? Maybe put a nice mIrror by the door, if you do not do shelves (or,at the back of the shelves), to pull the light from that small window. I think you may miss that storage more than you think. If you decide to keep the wall free, you'll at least have some minimum but most helpful storage.
Any light that you are able to steal in a space is fantastic! As you have built up your funds again. You'll know better what you want, if anything, over the now empty wall!
Now, make sure those babies have their window perch and you're in the home stretch! I look forward to the reveal (your making great choices) and seeing you put your feet up for a spell!
😊
Hi Mr C, I feel for you having just laid a new floor a month ago.. it was chaos! Worth it in the end though ❤
...and Id get a spark in quick and put an extra double socket in where you want to put the microwave and switch the existing socket for one that has 2x USB charging sockets. ❤
Great job on the flooring Looks beautiful Your kitchen looks so big and open now It will be gorgeous when it's all done ❤
Loving the Scandi look of the new floor also like the white edging with white skirting boards,cannot wait to see the end result 😆