I need a cup of TEA for this one, holy craaap! 😍 Have many years of renovations ahead of us and I’m just *so inspired* by you doing so much of the work yourself in this series AND by your choice to go with lots of COLOUR! Life is too short for white on white on white! 🙌🏻✨
I love when homes aren’t just “decorated nicely” but a physical manifestation of their owner’s personality. I feel like I could walk through your home and get a clear sense of who you are without having met you! Love love love your videos, and have been binge watching for the past several days- excited to get caught up and see your vision come to life
I love, love all these house videos! I also just wanted to note that while I totally understand why you want a small half bath downstairs, it really may be a better idea to keep the downstairs shower. As you and your family members age, having the ability to live primarily downstairs (even short term, like while recovering from an injury or surgery) can become super important to avoid stairs. Furniture can always be moved to make one of the spaces a bedroom, but what can make it difficult is not having a shower, so I think it would be a really useful thing to keep
Very true! I sprained my ankle recently and really wished for a downstairs full bath. It made me realize that my brand new house will not be my forever home., which is sad to me.
Oh I had this same situation as well. I completely shattered my tibia bone in my right leg and could barely move let alone walk up stairs. Thankfully our guest bedroom was on the first floor and it had an add on bathroom so I was able to live downstairs while I healed. Wish we still lived there though because it’s still painful to walk up the stairs.
I don't think we can HANDLE this! never clicked so fast lol. 🤣 LOVE your thumbnail and cannot wait to hang with you for 30 mins peering into all the beautiful, whimsical, magical, and updated spots in your home. I love these videos Ariel, keep em coming. So excited if you couldn't tell LOL ok I'm out. 🥰🏡
@@ArielBissett I finally figured out what your house reminds me of with all the painted trim, especially the hallways being all one color. It's Gray Gardens after Jackie Kennedy gave money to help fix it up and everything was just painted one color, floor to ceiling. It's definitely a look and I hope this doesn't sound rude because I love Gray Gardens and Big and Little Edie are icons!
It's disconcerting how easy it is, when looking at what still needs to be done, to forget all that already *has* been done but you really shouldn't forget because, wow, you've accomplished so much, in such a relatively short time! I mean, it's only been a year! (During a pandemic, even...). Congrats! Your house is so gorgeous and so unique... very you ;) Good luck with the rest of the project
I’m bad with directions and was loving finally seeing how the rooms actually connect. I also love your color choice I rant to my entire family about how amazing you are at interior decorating
Everything looks amazing. You've done so much. Have you ever thought about making a little wooden cove for the ducks, so they could rest in a dry, warm place? I bet they'd start laying eggs for you. Just a little structure to get them out of the wind & snow & put some hay in there. I use to have a male Mallard 🦆 duck & a female & we would get one large egg a day. They wouldn't lay anything until we provided a home for them. Just a thought and the eggs are amazing. Who knows, you could even sell the eggs since you have so many ducks.
HAVE I EVER. Me and the ducks are good friends (they let me pet them now….) and I am fully committed to being their best pal. I want to do lots of research into what would help them best but I’ve thought a lot about making them a house/platform 🥲
@@ArielBissett I love that idea. Also, as treats, my ducks loved cooked, plain spaghetti. They hated worms but loved the pasta. It was just a treat for the winter to give them a little insulation. Aww, give your ducks a pet for me. I miss mine. Crackers & Cheese we're awesome childhood pets.
Ducks (and chickens and other birds) will never lay eggs for humans, they lay them to have chicks. Please don't steal them from them. They lay eggs in the structure you built because they feel safe and warm there and think that they can provide a good home to their chicks, not to give you eggs. Just throwing that out there.
I have two things to say! 1) the colour of your guest/brother's room is my absolute favourite shade of blue - that was what I used as my wedding colour! 2) obsessed with how perfect the reading nook location is, I can't wait to see you customize it
It’s stunning how much you’ve done in just a year! Your work is beautiful too! If you are able to expand the living room wall, have you considered keeping part of the current bathroom area for your washer and dryer since you already have existing plumbing in that area? It is an enormous undertaking to move, install, etc pipes if one moves a laundry, especially to a second floor for moving a laundry. Plus, there is a great advantage to having laundry on the main floor - and I can envision you creating a magical laundry shoot from the 2nd floor to your first floor laundry! Also, if you plan on having an outdoor clothesline at any point, not having to carry wet laundry downstairs to get it outside to hang is another plus to having laundry on the main floor. Regardless, all of these and other exiting house renovations are for you to decide - it’s YOUR house! So, I encourage your to continue to trust your gut and celebrate your successes as they come into being, Thanks for sharing this amazing journey! Kathleen, Idaho
This is a great idea for an alternative solution, but I do understand why she would want to have it upstairs since all the bedrooms are up there. Having it downstairs would be a pain because even with a laundry chute, you still have to cart it back upstairs and then remember to bring the baskets back downstairs. Maybe I'm just showing my laziness haha, but I know that would annoy me. But if it ends up easier/cheaper I think it is a good alternative. And everyone isn't as lazy as me haha
Self employed, owning a home, & renovating it to your liking… out here living my dream 😭 I looove the pink and yellow room! It’s so cute with the green couch! & I kind of enjoy the more minimal look for the upstairs bathroom! With the plants too, I could see like white walls, nice wood floors, maybe splashes of yellow and some like dark rustic fixtures to warm it up. Like clean and green and fresh.
the blue/purple trim is literally the best thing -- I remember gasping watching that room reno cso I would have never have thought of doing that but it came out so perfect and lovely!! your mind!!
I never would’ve thought I’d be so obsessed with a house Reno series! Also very proud of you for doing so much yourself because I know I would’ve given up long ago. I even remember you saying the agents and stuff were like “girl are you SURE” and look at you now. Best of luck on the kitchen and bathroom!
Just love this series! I wonder if it might be less expensive and less difficult to turn the downstairs full bathroom into a combination laundry room and half bath. And then that space upstairs could be given to an even bigger upstairs full bathroom -- maybe even one that has both a tub and a shower? The plumbing and venting might be a lot less expensive. Just a thought!
Laundry machines on the first floor make the room below really noisy, so putting them in the downstairs bathroom would avoid that. It's also easier to put a wash on before going to bed knowing the noise is further from a bedroom (and take advantage of lower cost electricity tariff during the night, if that's available). Especially with a tumble drier, most items are fine sitting in the machine while damp for a few hours. It's easier to deliver/service/repair/replace such heavy appliances in the ground floor. But I live in Britain and we usually have our washing machine under the kitchen counter, like Ariel said, so I'm used to a different setup compared to Canadians and Americans.
I’ve been following along with the house renovations and this is actually one of my favorites because we get to see the reality of fixing an old house. It’s easy to idealize this situation. I mean I would love to fix up an old house! But it somehow makes it feel more attainable by seeing all the projects that didn’t get done in a year. Anyway thanks for the inspo!
I was just thinking this. It's really reassuring to see that while there is so much you can get done in a year, it's totally fine to not get EVERYTHING perfected in a year.
“And in fact, we’re friends.” I cackled!!! Ariel, this is my FAVORITE channel. I love your book recommendations, I love your personality, I love your renovations. Thank you thank you for everything you do. Happy to support you!
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I am absolutely loving your renovations. I especially love how each room is so unique and stylized differently than the next but there’s still a flow through the house. Old homes are honestly the best because there are so many natural features you don’t get in newer homes, and anyone can tell you are putting a lot of love and effort into your home. ❤️
I love how true you are to your own individual style and taste! There are times I think, will that look good? and then it ends up being marvelous! Don't listen to anyone telling you what to do or that they don't like what you did. At the end of the day, it's your house and it's only your opinion that matters. I love all that you've done, it's all seriously so cool and I'm really inspired by it all!
My mom doesen't understand english very well but she loves what you do with the rooms! She's constantly "oh, that looks beautifull" and "we really need to do something like that in our house". It's something we like to watch together occasionally :)
This is wild! I just turned 26 myself and have always dreamed of either building or restoring my own home, but am terribly afraid because I have no prior experience. It's really great to see you out and living your own dream, I wish you the best!
I’m 20 and buying a house in my mind is a huge measure of success (not cause you own a house but because there’s something in the world that is your designated memory making place, it’s consistency, comfort, your foundation, something you return to after crazy experiences) Your house is so so beautiful and you’ve made me even more excited for this possibility in my own future :)
I love it so much how you renovate the house for *you*. It's depressing when beautiful houses get turned into whatever is in fashion at the moment. Also, your love of books is infectious, I used to only listen to audiobooks, but now I also read. Having physical books is so fun. Your bookshelves are beautiful.
Hi! I am one of those persons that typicly would think: “so it’s not my style” but OH MY GOD how I love your passion, inspiration and storytelling - you might just convert me to pastel heaven! Looking forward to all the 2022 projects!! Best wishes from Reykjavík, Iceland 🇮🇸
i have lot´s of respect for someone who sticks to their own stlye instead of painting everything white and going with the standard insta esthetic that seems to be in 99% of all interios design videos.
Ariel is truly one of the most delightful people on You Tube. You just want to be her friend and hang out. Maybe have a cup of tea or cocoa and talk about life. Or books...
wow a whole year?! i am so excited to see what you do with the rest of the house, especially the primary bedroom and the kitchen! also why doesn't Doug feature in more videos?! he is a star
Ariel you've inspire me to someday buy myself a house and make it my dream home. Just graduated and am still finding a job and its really stressing me out because finding a job during pandemic is soo much hard. But hard days will pass soon (i hope🤞) just saying u inspire me soo much ! ❤️
I completely understand how you feel. This pandemic hasn’t made anything easy but I have faith sunnier days are ahead. Just remember to take deep breaths and best of luck to you!
I am so proud of you, Ariel! It’s so inspiring to see you take ownership of your house, beyond actually buying the house even, by taking on all these projects to do yourself and designing based on YOUR taste instead of some future buyer or anyone in your comments section. This entire home renovation series is now my comfort watch 😌
I am so glad that you did a one year update! Did you show us every room in the house today, except for the one that your parents are using? I felt like it was a little larger before but I might need to rewatch the first video. I agree with everyone else who said to beware getting rid of the downstairs shower. Are you planning to add another bathroom in the haunted room? That would be nice. I am a mom and I love your videos. My oldest kid is 23 and I wish he had bought a cheap house and fixed it up! Not yet, not yet.
You know, I love renovation videos, they’re very satisfying to watch. I don’t personally share your style, but after seeing the state of the remainder of your house, I sort of want to drop a container with rainbow colored buckets of paint on your front lawn. Like, paint. Everything. Paint EVERYTHING! 🤣👏🏻
Omg the ducks are so precious! I love how different and unique and Emma 2020 your style is. The colors are not something I ever would have picked but they work. But those stairs I dream to have a green room with molding and wall trim and doors like that, those all-green stairs are such a dream, so cool I love hem. I don’t care what others say haha.
Getting where you rest and where you work done FIRST was a great decision. You can spend most of your time in finished rooms, not a construction site. The green hallway is interesting - it makes the WONDERFUL newel post stand out like a sculpture, and it sets up the other rooms as surprises. And painting rooms ALL ONE COLOR is currently trendy ... so you are in style.
A WHOLE YEAR! I adore this series. I rewatch episodes when I’m feeling anxious. It’s very much my comfort “show” 😅🖤 you can bet your bottom dollar, as soon as my jumper arrives in the mail I’m going to make a cuppa and rewatch them all for the umpteenth time. It’s going to be a great time 😂 [also, my cat really enjoys swatting Ariel’s hair on the tv 🥺 it’s fun for the whole family]
I love her so much because of books and colors and attitude. She's one of those safe internet crushes you'll never meet and can admire from afar. Her use of color both excites and soothes my artist mind _at the same time._ It's joy. It's poetry in light. Sometimes in her videos she talks about her plans and I think, "No! That will never work!", and then it not only works, but it excels, it expresses, it exudes joy. I'm so glad she's in the world somewhere out there. Can't wait for the next video. She's perfect.
i’m definitely a white/grey person when it comes to furniture and decorations, but every single time i see your home i’m like ”that’s what i want! all of it!”. you’ve managed to capture a perfect harmony with all the colours that’s not overwhelming 😍
I absolutely love your style- the colors the shapes and the moods that it creates. It’s like Anne of Green Gables meets a modern fairy tale meets my favorite cozy librarian. Can’t wait to see more!
I have an 1883 Italianate and I'm loving your video. I'm in the middle of a kitchen Reno and we're doing peacock colors. Thank you for the inspiration from one bibliophile to another 🤗!
I was soooooo ready for this video. You’ve done THE most incredible stuff. You should be so proud of yourself. It’s phenomenal. Can’t wait to see everything to come over the next year. Ps. If you fancy a Fiona and Jane buddy read please let me know. I’m sooo excited for that book. 😉
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Thumbs up for your success. We (nure and teacher) remodelt our kitchen one year ago: Everything went in the livingroom- the fridge and stuff. We put everything on shelves, cooked on a cheap plate cooker and used an old micorwave. Putting new windos in sounds more scary than it actually is. Just make a plan how the kitchen should look, take inspo on pinterest, tape the outerlines of the coutertop on the floor/ use stickynotes and „play“ cooking. Check if everything feels fine. Let the planing be a part of your life. Calculate the costs and the measurments. Then source everything you need and doubleck. Start. Breath. Trust yourself. Ask in a hardwarestoore how thinks are made. The people usually seems a bit confuced talking with a woman about that stuff, but are willing to give some advice. You made so much progess in the last year, you can do it!
Wow I'm so glad you took a chance to put everything you've done together and give yourself a well deserved pat on the back! In love with this journey!! 🤍🐸
I really hope you can do one of the bathrooms soon. I know it is a daunting task, but it will be so awesome to have one of them done...and fun to watch.
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This video was an absolute delight. It's great to see how far you've come in one year. I'm curious about any structural/non-aesthetic renovations you might need to do. Maybe not as exciting visually, but I remember you talking about needing to improve the insolation and renovate the roof. I'd love an update on that process!
Watching this while wearing my 'I'm thinking about books shirt' is the pick me up I needed today! So excited by the progress Ariel, and can't wait to see what's next :)
Replacing the windows is definitely a good idea. You live in an old house and it will help with the draftiness and it will reduce your energy bill a lot. Definitely worth it.
It's honestly so awesome what you've done in a year! And, as someone with a renovation project as well (although it's a lot more unfinished than yours and currently lacking in walls for one), I really love your videos and that you're not afraid to use colour! They're not necessarily my colours (I LOVE the hallway green though) but it's so great to see someone renovating an old house and not just painting everything white. Can't wait for what the next year will bring!
As a 66 year old woman who with my husband has remodeled nine houses I can't begin to express how proud I am of you. BTW I love kitchen renos. We always find ways to not spend a lot. Even though I am older and could spend a lot now, I don't because I love a challenge and love to be creative. A new stove that is $300 off because it has a dent in the side only needs a cabinet next to it. A whole kitchen full of sturdy oak cabinets from Facebook marketplace for $400 only needed a gallon of paint and new hardware. Keep up with your creativity and you will get the job done.
Oh my godddd Ariel this is so FUCKING COOL!!?? I’m so incredibly excited to go along with you for these projects!!! Absolutely inspiring, I’m rooting for you every single step, scuffle, paint job, plywood, wood, nails, plumbing, renovations, and ALL OF IT- every step of the way!!! ✨
This is so impressive and it looks amazing. 🏡 💕 I know I'll never have the gumption to do a home renovation so I'm very happy I can live vicariously through you. Good luck with the rest of the rooms to make over. A giant living room sounds fab. Renovating a kitchen makes a good excuse to get take out every night tho. 😄
I'm so excited for everything you have planned for the next year(s)! It's been so fun to see your home come slowly together. I've recently come out of a very long phase - literally years - full of mental health issues, and ever since I've been doing better, I've been so drawn to colour and have started filling my home with it. Watching your videos gives me so much joy and inspiration, and I'm crossing fingers that my landlord will let me do some painting in my flat, too. For now, I'm just dragging anything with a pop of colour home. 😄🌈
I love the staircase railing. It's so pretty. You and your dad did a wonderful job. I'm with you with the board and batten. It looks amazing. Before you move any walls in your house, please consult with a structural engineer so you can find out if the wall is a load-bearing wall. Hint: you don't want to move a load-bearing wall.
I suspect it is not just load bearing to the roof, but also seems stacked on the foundation (from what I can gather from the videos). Things can always happen, but they start to cost a heck of a lot of money if foundations need to move and LVL’s or worse steel beams need to come into play. If I was her, I’d leave the living room footprint, it’s plenty big. I would add a big mudroom/laundry in that ‘back room’ workshop area and move the door to the new powder room to be accessed by that space instead of the living room. Maybe a way to the root cellar can also get into the back room (might require a digger). Sorry I’m rambling, as a interior designer I get all hyped on layouts and her house is an interesting one!
I realized I was judging your blue and purple. Then I realized while sitting in my terracotta and bamboo painted living room that I painted my high school bedroom pretty much the exact same blue and purple. I love your spooky room. When I was younger we would find disappointment rooms in really old houses where I was from.
I adore this series so much, your videos bring me such peace. I can’t wait to see more, especially the kitchen and bathroom, I’m so excited to see those! 🤗 ❤️
It's not my style but I appreciate it the more I look at it because it feels like you are really comfortable in it and it makes you happy and that's what matters.
I’m so excited for the bathroom video and the kitchen saga! So curious to see you choose a tiles, on the edge of my seat! I’m glad it doesn’t sound like you plan to open up the wall between the kitchen and future dining room. I feel like a lot of people would but it’s not necessarily the best choice
I agree. Keeping the kitchen separate also has the benefit of isolating oil, fumes, etc. from cooking to one room, which makes cleaning and ventilation easier to manage.
I agree! In her house both rooms seem plenty large enough to keep the wall between them. I understand opening up the barrier when the kitchen is a windowless postage stamp and the dining barely fits a 6 person table.
I've watched all of this in real time over the past year, and I'm still happily settling in with breakfast and a cup of tea to enjoy this video. I can't believe how much you've accomplished in one year!
When you do the upstairs bathroom, if you're taking out that tub and sink make sure you sell them online. They look Art Deco and you can probably get a good price for them to help pay for future projects - and they'll be the perfect pieces for someone else's dream bathroom.
Honestly, if you get the hallway, the upstairs bathroom, and the kitchen all done in 2022, I'll be super impressed!! I really think you can do it, but that's not to say it won't be *a lot*. Here for you though, and definitely going to subscribe to your Patreon -- this house content has been one of probably ten things that got me through 2021.
I love you house and style! I would love to see a video of you cleaning the dark scary future master bedroom. It might not be as creepy if you just go in and give it a really good clean. Plus it wouldn’t really cost you anything only cleaning supplies. 🤷♀️ Bring lots of lights and film it. I’d watch! 😁
I need a cup of TEA for this one, holy craaap! 😍 Have many years of renovations ahead of us and I’m just *so inspired* by you doing so much of the work yourself in this series AND by your choice to go with lots of COLOUR! Life is too short for white on white on white! 🙌🏻✨
your house makes me think about the live action movies about Pippi writhen by Astrid Lindgren
We need to do some sort of home reno collab some day!!!!!
Looking forward to your own home reno!!
Actually I just made myself some lavender ☕️ and sat down to watch this too.
I love when people are brave enough to go with color. Too many people are scared of it, All I see is white, black, grey or beige.
I love when homes aren’t just “decorated nicely” but a physical manifestation of their owner’s personality. I feel like I could walk through your home and get a clear sense of who you are without having met you! Love love love your videos, and have been binge watching for the past several days- excited to get caught up and see your vision come to life
As a home designer, I'm OBSESSED with how excited you are to play with color. Your space genuinely looks phenomenal 🥰
I love, love all these house videos! I also just wanted to note that while I totally understand why you want a small half bath downstairs, it really may be a better idea to keep the downstairs shower. As you and your family members age, having the ability to live primarily downstairs (even short term, like while recovering from an injury or surgery) can become super important to avoid stairs. Furniture can always be moved to make one of the spaces a bedroom, but what can make it difficult is not having a shower, so I think it would be a really useful thing to keep
I was thinking the same thing.
Yes, my grandmother regrets not having the option to"live" on one floor after she has become less mobile.
Very true! I sprained my ankle recently and really wished for a downstairs full bath. It made me realize that my brand new house will not be my forever home., which is sad to me.
Oh I had this same situation as well. I completely shattered my tibia bone in my right leg and could barely move let alone walk up stairs. Thankfully our guest bedroom was on the first floor and it had an add on bathroom so I was able to live downstairs while I healed. Wish we still lived there though because it’s still painful to walk up the stairs.
Absolutely, I was thinking of it as a guest bed/bath/"motherinlaw" suite.
I don't think we can HANDLE this! never clicked so fast lol. 🤣 LOVE your thumbnail and cannot wait to hang with you for 30 mins peering into all the beautiful, whimsical, magical, and updated spots in your home. I love these videos Ariel, keep em coming. So excited if you couldn't tell LOL ok I'm out. 🥰🏡
Awww
someone put it into words!!!!! feeling exactly the same way, this series is my comfort series 😂🥰
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Right!?!?!
@@ArielBissett I finally figured out what your house reminds me of with all the painted trim, especially the hallways being all one color. It's Gray Gardens after Jackie Kennedy gave money to help fix it up and everything was just painted one color, floor to ceiling. It's definitely a look and I hope this doesn't sound rude because I love Gray Gardens and Big and Little Edie are icons!
the music that plays in these videos releases serotonin in my brain
That refrigerator is SO cool! I also love the spooky room and can’t wait to see it fixed up.
I think it’s funny how cute the fridge is but how disastrous everything around it is haha
It's disconcerting how easy it is, when looking at what still needs to be done, to forget all that already *has* been done but you really shouldn't forget because, wow, you've accomplished so much, in such a relatively short time! I mean, it's only been a year! (During a pandemic, even...). Congrats! Your house is so gorgeous and so unique... very you ;) Good luck with the rest of the project
How has it already been ONE YEAR?! That's wild! I'm so happy for all that you've accomplished with your home reno!
Right?! I’m shocked. The year went so fast! But I’m so ready for the next years of updates!!
I’m bad with directions and was loving finally seeing how the rooms actually connect. I also love your color choice I rant to my entire family about how amazing you are at interior decorating
Everything looks amazing. You've done so much. Have you ever thought about making a little wooden cove for the ducks, so they could rest in a dry, warm place? I bet they'd start laying eggs for you. Just a little structure to get them out of the wind & snow & put some hay in there. I use to have a male Mallard 🦆 duck & a female & we would get one large egg a day. They wouldn't lay anything until we provided a home for them. Just a thought and the eggs are amazing. Who knows, you could even sell the eggs since you have so many ducks.
HAVE I EVER. Me and the ducks are good friends (they let me pet them now….) and I am fully committed to being their best pal. I want to do lots of research into what would help them best but I’ve thought a lot about making them a house/platform 🥲
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I'm obsessed with this idea. That'd be so cute!
@@ArielBissett I love that idea. Also, as treats, my ducks loved cooked, plain spaghetti. They hated worms but loved the pasta. It was just a treat for the winter to give them a little insulation. Aww, give your ducks a pet for me. I miss mine. Crackers & Cheese we're awesome childhood pets.
Ducks (and chickens and other birds) will never lay eggs for humans, they lay them to have chicks. Please don't steal them from them. They lay eggs in the structure you built because they feel safe and warm there and think that they can provide a good home to their chicks, not to give you eggs. Just throwing that out there.
I have two things to say! 1) the colour of your guest/brother's room is my absolute favourite shade of blue - that was what I used as my wedding colour! 2) obsessed with how perfect the reading nook location is, I can't wait to see you customize it
I love all the colors in your house! So refreshing to see someone reject
painting all walls white or gray!!!
YASS!!
I think it's nice your parents are there with you to help with the projects. That's so awesome.
Their support must help her so much ❤
It’s stunning how much you’ve done in just a year! Your work is beautiful too!
If you are able to expand the living room wall, have you considered keeping part of the current bathroom area for your washer and dryer since you already have existing plumbing in that area? It is an enormous undertaking to move, install, etc pipes if one moves a laundry, especially to a second floor for moving a laundry. Plus, there is a great advantage to having laundry on the main floor - and I can envision you creating a magical laundry shoot from the 2nd floor to your first floor laundry! Also, if you plan on having an outdoor clothesline at any point, not having to carry wet laundry downstairs to get it outside to hang is another plus to having laundry on the main floor.
Regardless, all of these and other exiting house renovations are for you to decide - it’s YOUR house! So, I encourage your to continue to trust your gut and celebrate your successes as they come into being, Thanks for sharing this amazing journey! Kathleen, Idaho
This is a great idea!
This is a great idea for an alternative solution, but I do understand why she would want to have it upstairs since all the bedrooms are up there. Having it downstairs would be a pain because even with a laundry chute, you still have to cart it back upstairs and then remember to bring the baskets back downstairs. Maybe I'm just showing my laziness haha, but I know that would annoy me. But if it ends up easier/cheaper I think it is a good alternative. And everyone isn't as lazy as me haha
Self employed, owning a home, & renovating it to your liking… out here living my dream 😭 I looove the pink and yellow room! It’s so cute with the green couch! & I kind of enjoy the more minimal look for the upstairs bathroom! With the plants too, I could see like white walls, nice wood floors, maybe splashes of yellow and some like dark rustic fixtures to warm it up. Like clean and green and fresh.
the blue/purple trim is literally the best thing -- I remember gasping watching that room reno cso I would have never have thought of doing that but it came out so perfect and lovely!! your mind!!
I never would’ve thought I’d be so obsessed with a house Reno series! Also very proud of you for doing so much yourself because I know I would’ve given up long ago. I even remember you saying the agents and stuff were like “girl are you SURE” and look at you now. Best of luck on the kitchen and bathroom!
Just love this series! I wonder if it might be less expensive and less difficult to turn the downstairs full bathroom into a combination laundry room and half bath. And then that space upstairs could be given to an even bigger upstairs full bathroom -- maybe even one that has both a tub and a shower? The plumbing and venting might be a lot less expensive. Just a thought!
Ooh I think that's worth considering, plus the noise aspect - would keep the noisy machines away from the bedrooms ^_^
Laundry machines on the first floor make the room below really noisy, so putting them in the downstairs bathroom would avoid that. It's also easier to put a wash on before going to bed knowing the noise is further from a bedroom (and take advantage of lower cost electricity tariff during the night, if that's available). Especially with a tumble drier, most items are fine sitting in the machine while damp for a few hours.
It's easier to deliver/service/repair/replace such heavy appliances in the ground floor. But I live in Britain and we usually have our washing machine under the kitchen counter, like Ariel said, so I'm used to a different setup compared to Canadians and Americans.
I’ve been following along with the house renovations and this is actually one of my favorites because we get to see the reality of fixing an old house. It’s easy to idealize this situation. I mean I would love to fix up an old house! But it somehow makes it feel more attainable by seeing all the projects that didn’t get done in a year. Anyway thanks for the inspo!
I was just thinking this. It's really reassuring to see that while there is so much you can get done in a year, it's totally fine to not get EVERYTHING perfected in a year.
“And in fact, we’re friends.” I cackled!!! Ariel, this is my FAVORITE channel. I love your book recommendations, I love your personality, I love your renovations. Thank you thank you for everything you do. Happy to support you!
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OMG THE HALLWAY IS SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL!!! 🤩 I love the green tone. Perfect. And I love that you break rules with painting. It’s inspiring 💞
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I am absolutely loving your renovations. I especially love how each room is so unique and stylized differently than the next but there’s still a flow through the house. Old homes are honestly the best because there are so many natural features you don’t get in newer homes, and anyone can tell you are putting a lot of love and effort into your home. ❤️
The amount of Serotonin the ducks just gave me ✨🦆✨
I love how true you are to your own individual style and taste! There are times I think, will that look good? and then it ends up being marvelous! Don't listen to anyone telling you what to do or that they don't like what you did. At the end of the day, it's your house and it's only your opinion that matters. I love all that you've done, it's all seriously so cool and I'm really inspired by it all!
My mom doesen't understand english very well but she loves what you do with the rooms! She's constantly "oh, that looks beautifull" and "we really need to do something like that in our house". It's something we like to watch together occasionally :)
This is wild! I just turned 26 myself and have always dreamed of either building or restoring my own home, but am terribly afraid because I have no prior experience. It's really great to see you out and living your own dream, I wish you the best!
I’m 20 and buying a house in my mind is a huge measure of success (not cause you own a house but because there’s something in the world that is your designated memory making place, it’s consistency, comfort, your foundation, something you return to after crazy experiences)
Your house is so so beautiful and you’ve made me even more excited for this possibility in my own future :)
Don't understand anyone not liking the color choices, I love them, especially the green area. Blessed be.
I love it so much how you renovate the house for *you*. It's depressing when beautiful houses get turned into whatever is in fashion at the moment.
Also, your love of books is infectious, I used to only listen to audiobooks, but now I also read. Having physical books is so fun. Your bookshelves are beautiful.
This is probably my favourite 'series' on UA-cam.
Hi! I am one of those persons that typicly would think: “so it’s not my style” but OH MY GOD how I love your passion, inspiration and storytelling - you might just convert me to pastel heaven!
Looking forward to all the 2022 projects!!
Best wishes from Reykjavík, Iceland 🇮🇸
i have lot´s of respect for someone who sticks to their own stlye instead of painting everything white and going with the standard insta esthetic that seems to be in 99% of all interios design videos.
Automatically clicked on this once I saw this! AHHHHHHH! :)
Ariel is truly one of the most delightful people on You Tube. You just want to be her friend and hang out. Maybe have a cup of tea or cocoa and talk about life. Or books...
wow a whole year?! i am so excited to see what you do with the rest of the house, especially the primary bedroom and the kitchen! also why doesn't Doug feature in more videos?! he is a star
Not nearly enough people are talking about the cuteness of this new outro graphic with the chimney
Ariel you've inspire me to someday buy myself a house and make it my dream home. Just graduated and am still finding a job and its really stressing me out because finding a job during pandemic is soo much hard. But hard days will pass soon (i hope🤞) just saying u inspire me soo much ! ❤️
Relatable :)
You got this good luck
I completely understand how you feel. This pandemic hasn’t made anything easy but I have faith sunnier days are ahead. Just remember to take deep breaths and best of luck to you!
I have also just graduated and in a temporary job whilst I apply- good things will come eventually :)
If I ever have a house, I know how much inspiration and determination I will have with all the things.
I am so proud of you, Ariel! It’s so inspiring to see you take ownership of your house, beyond actually buying the house even, by taking on all these projects to do yourself and designing based on YOUR taste instead of some future buyer or anyone in your comments section. This entire home renovation series is now my comfort watch 😌
ariel chuckling to herself while filming the pets is amazing lol
I am so glad that you did a one year update!
Did you show us every room in the house today, except for the one that your parents are using? I felt like it was a little larger before but I might need to rewatch the first video.
I agree with everyone else who said to beware getting rid of the downstairs shower. Are you planning to add another bathroom in the haunted room? That would be nice.
I am a mom and I love your videos. My oldest kid is 23 and I wish he had bought a cheap
house and fixed it up! Not yet, not yet.
You know, I love renovation videos, they’re very satisfying to watch. I don’t personally share your style, but after seeing the state of the remainder of your house, I sort of want to drop a container with rainbow colored buckets of paint on your front lawn. Like, paint. Everything. Paint EVERYTHING! 🤣👏🏻
Omg the ducks are so precious! I love how different and unique and Emma 2020 your style is. The colors are not something I ever would have picked but they work. But those stairs I dream to have a green room with molding and wall trim and doors like that, those all-green stairs are such a dream, so cool I love hem. I don’t care what others say haha.
Your videos are delightful! You pick the colors YOU want…it’s your home.
I can’t believe how much you got done in a year! Your house looks so amazing so far and I can’t wait to see what you get done next!
Getting where you rest and where you work done FIRST was a great decision. You can spend most of your time in finished rooms, not a construction site.
The green hallway is interesting - it makes the WONDERFUL newel post stand out like a sculpture, and it sets up the other rooms as surprises. And painting rooms ALL ONE COLOR is currently trendy ... so you are in style.
A WHOLE YEAR!
I adore this series. I rewatch episodes when I’m feeling anxious. It’s very much my comfort “show” 😅🖤 you can bet your bottom dollar, as soon as my jumper arrives in the mail I’m going to make a cuppa and rewatch them all for the umpteenth time. It’s going to be a great time 😂
[also, my cat really enjoys swatting Ariel’s hair on the tv 🥺 it’s fun for the whole family]
The Spooky Room literally looks something out of The VVitch and I love that
I love her so much because of books and colors and attitude. She's one of those safe internet crushes you'll never meet and can admire from afar. Her use of color both excites and soothes my artist mind _at the same time._ It's joy. It's poetry in light. Sometimes in her videos she talks about her plans and I think, "No! That will never work!", and then it not only works, but it excels, it expresses, it exudes joy. I'm so glad she's in the world somewhere out there. Can't wait for the next video. She's perfect.
This comment is so poetically articulated. I've just begun watching these videos yet, I concur.
i’m definitely a white/grey person when it comes to furniture and decorations, but every single time i see your home i’m like ”that’s what i want! all of it!”. you’ve managed to capture a perfect harmony with all the colours that’s not overwhelming 😍
I absolutely love your style- the colors the shapes and the moods that it creates. It’s like Anne of Green Gables meets a modern fairy tale meets my favorite cozy librarian. Can’t wait to see more!
I have an 1883 Italianate and I'm loving your video. I'm in the middle of a kitchen Reno and we're doing peacock colors. Thank you for the inspiration from one bibliophile to another 🤗!
I was soooooo ready for this video. You’ve done THE most incredible stuff. You should be so proud of yourself. It’s phenomenal. Can’t wait to see everything to come over the next year. Ps. If you fancy a Fiona and Jane buddy read please let me know. I’m sooo excited for that book. 😉
Ignore EVERY bad comment about the stairwell, its my favorite makeover!! your risks are so inspiring and they pay off immensely, its a stunning space.
I LOVE the all-green entryway!! It is definitely something that I want to do in my future home!
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I can’t wait till you do the spooky room!!!
This is so amazing! Honestly Ariel I feel like you’re living many a millennial’s dream. Owning a house & making it a home! 😭❤️
Thumbs up for your success. We (nure and teacher) remodelt our kitchen one year ago: Everything went in the livingroom- the fridge and stuff. We put everything on shelves, cooked on a cheap plate cooker and used an old micorwave. Putting new windos in sounds more scary than it actually is.
Just make a plan how the kitchen should look, take inspo on pinterest, tape the outerlines of the coutertop on the floor/ use stickynotes and „play“ cooking. Check if everything feels fine. Let the planing be a part of your life.
Calculate the costs and the measurments.
Then source everything you need and doubleck.
Start. Breath. Trust yourself. Ask in a hardwarestoore how thinks are made. The people usually seems a bit confuced talking with a woman about that stuff, but are willing to give some advice.
You made so much progess in the last year, you can do it!
Wow I'm so glad you took a chance to put everything you've done together and give yourself a well deserved pat on the back! In love with this journey!! 🤍🐸
I really hope you can do one of the bathrooms soon. I know it is a daunting task, but it will be so awesome to have one of them done...and fun to watch.
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the blue/purple trim with that rug is ON POINT.
This video was an absolute delight. It's great to see how far you've come in one year. I'm curious about any structural/non-aesthetic renovations you might need to do. Maybe not as exciting visually, but I remember you talking about needing to improve the insolation and renovate the roof. I'd love an update on that process!
I’m very glad that you do what you love and not effected by other’s opinions from those who don’t like it
Watching this while wearing my 'I'm thinking about books shirt' is the pick me up I needed today! So excited by the progress Ariel, and can't wait to see what's next :)
omg that little animation at the end with the letters of your name going up because of the smoke coming out of the chimney is SO CUTE
The house is beautiful. I can't wait for the rest of it.
Replacing the windows is definitely a good idea. You live in an old house and it will help with the draftiness and it will reduce your energy bill a lot. Definitely worth it.
It's honestly so awesome what you've done in a year! And, as someone with a renovation project as well (although it's a lot more unfinished than yours and currently lacking in walls for one), I really love your videos and that you're not afraid to use colour! They're not necessarily my colours (I LOVE the hallway green though) but it's so great to see someone renovating an old house and not just painting everything white. Can't wait for what the next year will bring!
The woodwork and wainscotting in that house is so unique and you can see the love that went into each room.
How is it one year already!!! I love this series and I admire your creativity and resilience with such a huge tiring (but awesome!) life project!
As a 66 year old woman who with my husband has remodeled nine houses I can't begin to express how proud I am of you. BTW I love kitchen renos. We always find ways to not spend a lot. Even though I am older and could spend a lot now, I don't because I love a challenge and love to be creative. A new stove that is $300 off because it has a dent in the side only needs a cabinet next to it. A whole kitchen full of sturdy oak cabinets from Facebook marketplace for $400 only needed a gallon of paint and new hardware. Keep up with your creativity and you will get the job done.
This series is so much fun, I love it! All the best for year 2 of renovations!
Oh my godddd Ariel this is so FUCKING COOL!!?? I’m so incredibly excited to go along with you for these projects!!! Absolutely inspiring, I’m rooting for you every single step, scuffle, paint job, plywood, wood, nails, plumbing, renovations, and ALL OF IT- every step of the way!!! ✨
Agh Ellias 😭 thank you, friend! 🥲 that’s so lovely
This is so impressive and it looks amazing. 🏡 💕 I know I'll never have the gumption to do a home renovation so I'm very happy I can live vicariously through you. Good luck with the rest of the rooms to make over. A giant living room sounds fab. Renovating a kitchen makes a good excuse to get take out every night tho. 😄
My absolute comfort video series. I can only aspire to once have a home half as whimsical, beautiful, magical!
I'm so excited for everything you have planned for the next year(s)! It's been so fun to see your home come slowly together. I've recently come out of a very long phase - literally years - full of mental health issues, and ever since I've been doing better, I've been so drawn to colour and have started filling my home with it. Watching your videos gives me so much joy and inspiration, and I'm crossing fingers that my landlord will let me do some painting in my flat, too. For now, I'm just dragging anything with a pop of colour home. 😄🌈
ariel the BEDDING on your bed I'm obsessed with!
I love the staircase railing. It's so pretty. You and your dad did a wonderful job. I'm with you with the board and batten. It looks amazing. Before you move any walls in your house, please consult with a structural engineer so you can find out if the wall is a load-bearing wall. Hint: you don't want to move a load-bearing wall.
I suspect it is not just load bearing to the roof, but also seems stacked on the foundation (from what I can gather from the videos). Things can always happen, but they start to cost a heck of a lot of money if foundations need to move and LVL’s or worse steel beams need to come into play.
If I was her, I’d leave the living room footprint, it’s plenty big. I would add a big mudroom/laundry in that ‘back room’ workshop area and move the door to the new powder room to be accessed by that space instead of the living room. Maybe a way to the root cellar can also get into the back room (might require a digger). Sorry I’m rambling, as a interior designer I get all hyped on layouts and her house is an interesting one!
I realized I was judging your blue and purple. Then I realized while sitting in my terracotta and bamboo painted living room that I painted my high school bedroom pretty much the exact same blue and purple. I love your spooky room. When I was younger we would find disappointment rooms in really old houses where I was from.
I adore this series so much, your videos bring me such peace. I can’t wait to see more, especially the kitchen and bathroom, I’m so excited to see those!
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It's not my style but I appreciate it the more I look at it because it feels like you are really comfortable in it and it makes you happy and that's what matters.
I’m so excited for the bathroom video and the kitchen saga! So curious to see you choose a tiles, on the edge of my seat!
I’m glad it doesn’t sound like you plan to open up the wall between the kitchen and future dining room. I feel like a lot of people would but it’s not necessarily the best choice
I agree. Keeping the kitchen separate also has the benefit of isolating oil, fumes, etc. from cooking to one room, which makes cleaning and ventilation easier to manage.
I agree! In her house both rooms seem plenty large enough to keep the wall between them. I understand opening up the barrier when the kitchen is a windowless postage stamp and the dining barely fits a 6 person table.
I'll be watching and rewatching frequently so we can get more reno videos sooner!!
I've watched all of this in real time over the past year, and I'm still happily settling in with breakfast and a cup of tea to enjoy this video. I can't believe how much you've accomplished in one year!
My kitchen is yellow, and my table is green with dark wood top. I love it! To see these colors in your living room makes me smile!
I think we need more Doug content
The wallpaper from your Sims kitchen would look Soooo good in your hallway
honestly your house is going to be a historical landmark when you finish it
When you do the upstairs bathroom, if you're taking out that tub and sink make sure you sell them online. They look Art Deco and you can probably get a good price for them to help pay for future projects - and they'll be the perfect pieces for someone else's dream bathroom.
The cat cutout in the door to your parents' room is so cute
Honestly, if you get the hallway, the upstairs bathroom, and the kitchen all done in 2022, I'll be super impressed!! I really think you can do it, but that's not to say it won't be *a lot*. Here for you though, and definitely going to subscribe to your Patreon -- this house content has been one of probably ten things that got me through 2021.
You've done more in one year than I've done in seven. Kudos!
If you are moving your laundry machines upstairs, make sure that your floor can support it. :)
Just a minute before you said that moms love these videos, my mom decided to subscribe to you ^^
My mom is ECSTATIC that you mentioned moms love your content. She was so excited to see this video 🤍
Your mom is my favourite mom that watches my videos 😌
I love you house and style! I would love to see a video of you cleaning the dark scary future master bedroom. It might not be as creepy if you just go in and give it a really good clean. Plus it wouldn’t really cost you anything only cleaning supplies. 🤷♀️ Bring lots of lights and film it. I’d watch! 😁
The way you use color is a marvel. I'm so enjoying watching you renovate!
I am a Mom and Grandma and I love your reno videos.
I for one am a fan of all the color you have painted! People who dont like it are no fun!