COTTAGE RENOVATION Before/After: Meadow House Tour - Ep. 210
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2023
- It's been 18 months since we started renovating the old nursery office-turned-cottage, which we call, "The Meadow House." It took us 6 months longer than we had predicted-and there are still a few more items to address-but for the most part it's finished enough to do a complete tour.
We're thrilled with the results, and trust you can see all the time, love, thought, and hard work that went into the renovation and design process.
Stay tuned because we'll do more in-depth tours and renovation videos of the Meadow House.
We now have a Meadow House Design & Layout downloadable document, which you can find here: bit.ly/3vRQszE
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We now have a Meadow House Design & Layout downloadable document, which you can find here: bit.ly/3vRQszE
Loved how Summer came into the finished Meadow House took off her shoes and hung her coat like Mr. Rogers coming home. Kudos to you all for creating such a calming, beautiful and welcoming cottage.
🌾I think I saw her walking bare footed towards the cottage carrying her shoes with her left hand.🌾
Wow! So lovely. I cannot applaud Sander enough. His skill set is so broad and his attention to detail is unbelievable. Plus his videos are beautiful. Such a talented soul.
He absolutely hands down is talented and cares so much. We are all lucky to have his thoughtfulness and skill.
Saunder is a true craftsman and artisan. The meadow cottage is simply beautiful!! 💚
Can we all applaud Saunder for his wealth of talent!? Summer is friggin amazing too. Blessings Flock! If only I could mimic something like what you folks have done in the PNW.
Sander's attention to detail is so old time journey man. He is a master carpenter. Such a skill. A pleasure to see .
I love how the meadow house turned out, so cozy and inviting. I love the little Kippee touches everywhere too!
I'm sure Kippee would have appreciated. She's there in spirit :)
@@FlockFingerLakes🌾 AGREE!!!🌾
What a beautiful cozy space. This space is really reflective of the whole vibe you are going for with your property. Simply beautiful.
Thanks so much for the kind words. We definitely feel the coziness and love throughout the space.
Although you said two years was longer than anticipated for the renovation, I am astounded at all the work you were able to complete in those years, from walls, windows, entire kitchen, bathroom, and the exterior walls and porch, wow! To design, plan, procure components and accomplish mostly by yourselves in that time is amazing! So talented!! I bet you were so happy to put in the last touches. Beautiful! Enjoy!
My heart literally skipped at the intro with Summer on the patio and the colors of her frock agains the green background. Visually so very exquisite.
Impressive results, and the attention to detail is amazing. The cottage has so much soul and charm 🧡💚🧡
We really appreciate that. Thank you.
In life there is something or someone that leaves that everlasting impression in our lives. Kippee was beautiful. She gave you the love that you needed. Those moments when you felt alone but when you saw her for filled your heart. I would call the cottage “Kippee’s Cottage”.
Again another great video I've been waiting for, for ages! I loved the opening scene where you were walking in bare feet in the frost. It reminded me of my home in New Zealand ❤ So hot in Perth I miss that crisp morning dew
The dew and mist in the early mornings are too my favorite.
Using this as inspiration for renovating my grandmother’s house.
Thank You…The house is respecting history in a modern way, simply classy and absolutely…..BEAUTIFUL ❤️
Summer, I certainly cannot overlook your eye for detail in the overall design, and interior decor. This is a cosy, warm space. Great job! ❤
This is absolutely the best well planned small cottage I have ever seen. So much thought and love went into this home.
You guys did such a beautiful job. Love all the old items with a story. Gorgeous
Thank you so much. We appreciate it.
For my personal preference, I would try to create more roundness in little places throughout, to offset all of those straight lines and overall squareness and also just to create more visual interest. For example, I would round off that doorway connecting the living room to the kitchen with an arch, place a round area rug in the living room, and have an oval shaped dining table (which would also just be more comfortable and practical to sit at and maneuver around when getting in and out of the wraparound bench seating). Perhaps add a rounded headboard over the bed and maybe a long, cylindrical throw pillow on it. I also would have used an arched, semicircle window, or maybe an octagonal one, for the front door. The only other thing I would have loved to see (and couldn't resist doing on a house like this) is adding a double opening dutch door off the kitchen! It's so nice, especially when you're cooking and with that view, to have that opened up, nice and bright, with all of the fresh air and breeze coming in! It's also great for serving the outside patio and keep any pets or young children from going in or out. Plus, it just goes so well with the cottage vibes and aesthetic of the home!
This is absolutely stunning and perfect tho! The craftsmanship and attention to detail, that went into the building and designing of this home, is so well done! You guys really did such a fantastic job! 😊
OH MY LORD THAT FINAL SHOT WAS BREATHTAKING
If Sander isn’t already taken, he’ll have a lot of candidates after this video. 😄 The work he’s done here is truly impressive. I love your cozy cottage house! 😍
Just spent the best hour of my day so far with the two of you in this lovely home. You can feel the vibe throughout this whole video. It is truly a beautiful loved filled space. Absolutely amazing.
Ahhh thank you kindly. Such a nice thing to say. Glad you can feel the love throughout the home.
I cried. Watched with revie - delight! And your dress!!! Chef's kiss
Good morning, Summer. Thank you for starting my day with this wonderful video of your Meadow House. I have a cup of tea in hand and ready for the tour. Saunder and Summer your very hard work has really paid off, both of your personalities have shown in every nook and crannie. Saunder you are a very talented tradesman and artist. Thank you for sharing your inner passions and talents. Summer, every time I see you I smile. You bring joy to my heart. Earthy, honest and beautiful to boot. Namaste
Glad to join your tea ritual in the morning and thanks for those kind words :)
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Wow wow wow! What a joy it's been to watch the journey of the meadow house come to life. It's absolutely perfectly lovely!! And all the little details that make it special & unique. Incredible job y'all! ❤
I am in love with the cottage! The colors are so relaxing beautiful! The sofa is gorgeous, love the style color and texture. The windows are great! (Can never have enough windows) 😂Sage green is one of my favorite colors. I like all the rooms, my favorite is the kitchen! Everything looks amazing and to be surrounded by a meadow what more could anyone want? Turned out amazing! ❤ very cozy! 🪴 And your dress is beautiful!
You and me both. The kitchen is hands down my favorite. The way it feels to work in it is so soothing. Thank you, thank you.
Absolutely gorgeous. You’ve inspired me to bring home a new plant today. Love the plants between the kitchen and living space passage ❤🎉
They definitely warm up the space. My hope is that they begin to take over the walls :)
I looove that you went with a lot of American Made products and support small businesses! Lovely!
I’ve been following the Flock journey from the start, and knowing Saunders penchant for perfection in the details, and Summer’s incredible style and connectedness with nature I was anticipating a fabulous product. Yet here I am completely amazed at how incredibly thoughtful and gorgeous the meadow house has turned out. It is stunningly spectacular in its use of materials and space. Bravo!
Yay! Got to see a house tour! It turned out beautiful with smart choices of moving the door of the bathroom and giving the kitchen an extra wall for space. It's looks larger than the 600 sq. ft. size, with a good sized kitchen and bathroom. I love the little wood burning stove, too. Sander does excellent work and am impressed that this was his first kitchen. It's very cozy and anyone would be happy to stay there. The color selections for the interior and exterior... and decor, are perfect for the backdrop of the meadow and natural beauty of your property. The birdhouse in the gable is genius, with a camera installed. You'll have to show us any progress of a nest. Very charming. 🧡 A job well done, Summer and Sander. :)
Thanks for those kind words. We agree that the space feels much larger than 600 sq feet and think we were able to use every bit of space wisely. The birdhouse is absolutely hands down one of my favorite additions. We hope that we can actually livestream that if a bird moves in next spring. We'll see. My bet is that if it'll be anything, it'll be a tree swallow since they seem to be fearless of humans, and we had one build their nest in the box on the Common House too. We'll see!
I watched this video and then went back to leave a comment but left it on the previous video. It applies to this final reveal. Kudos!!
You both nailed it! I had no idea it wasn't a house to start. You made a beautiful HOME from an Office!
Yeah, it was a seasonal office at first, so they would drain the toilet and shut it down in winter typically. Luckily for us it was insulated well enough and had good bones for us to really make a few changes to get it to a place where someone could occupy it 4 seasons out of the year.
I could so live in that house. It’s looks very cozy and comfortable. Peaceful is also nice call.
That book was a favorite of mine I tell the story often to my children and grandchildren
I give props to people who do their own renovations 👏🏾 me I can’t even put a light bulb in without getting frustrated🤣
This is just so perfect! Sander combines creativity, design sense and an almost OCD attention to detail that makes for an outstanding finished product. Summer brings similar talents, but in a slightly different combination, so they make the ultimate dream team. Any chance this will be a short-term rental in the future? Can't think of a better place to be the next time we are able to spend time in our old stomping grounds in the Finger Lakes. You should be very proud.
Such a sweet comment. Thank you for that. At this stage, this will be a place for one of us to stay in, especially now that the Common House will undergo renovations. But when our families or friends come in, this place will be for them. We don't think we will be AirBnBing this out largely because it's a bit persnickety with the care, like the tadelakt and the travertine; but we're considering other places in the future that maybe will be a bit more acceptable for outside guests.
@@FlockFingerLakes🌾You are so right. The attention to detail you have put on that place and the spectacular materials makes it too special to let strangers or even friends to stay there. This is a perfect retreat for either one of you two to enjoy.
Saunder is a kick-ass man. What a talent he is.
Great!!! I like very much your dress Summer Rayne. I like all the colors. I like the furnitures the thinks.
The bathroom is excellent, because the two windows provide light to the bathroom and also the decoration give something special to the space. A bathroom without a window is like a prison. Congratulations!!!!
The Saunder and Summer I see here exude a wisdom and presence of mind so different from what I remember from videos back from 2018. You have let the land shape and inspire you, like waves and sand shape driftwood. And you’ve shared your ever-growing love for the land with all of us, with the most splendid of projects. Bravo. And thank you both. ❤
Absolutely gorgeous! I would so love to stay in this cozy home! Bravo! I love your gardens too!
I remember when you 1st got there and the ideas you were throwing around , it is absolutely stunning! Bravo to all!
I truly appreciate Sander's eye-for-detail in the construction 😊 Unfortunately, since this is Sander's first time doing such construction, he's "showing up" other contractors who claim that such detail is NOT possible 🤷🏽♀️❤
This place is absolutely gorgeous!!!! I could live here in a heartbeat!!!
So beautiful your voice your movements what you’ve done and your team can’t say enough how much we have all enjoyed it more please more please more please more please
*Stunning* . The attention to detail is amazing! Gorgeous styling, love the color palette.
Absolutely love it! What a perfect use of a 600 square foot cottage.
This is phenomenal, probably one of the most magical, whimsical and homely spaces I've ever seen.
That kitchen! I hope you are proud of yourselves because the finished meadow house wildly surpassed all of my expectations.❤
Beautiful workmanship. So much thought and planning, not to mention love of the land and wildlife that went into this dream. Thank you for sharing this video and explaining the thought process that went into the design.
A lot of love, sweat, tears and passion went into this lovely cabin.
Love the interior window. Did you know this is something the Shakers did? They called it “borrowed light.”
And the plants!! Omg!! The plants!
The meadow house is very beautiful and cozy. You may have to watch the woodpeckers on the siding.
You remind me of Ali MacGraw in the 1970s 💚
Yes. I love Summer's dress, too.
We had under bench storage in our dinette. Dad made it with the outside walls uninsulated so that we could then use the space for root vegetables.
I'd move in in a heartbeat. It's beatiful and I love the green/terracotta colorscheme.
The home is a piece of art! Wow!
Your meadow cottage is so lovely. I especially love the clay walls. Yes, they do still make that wainscoting, but it's pretty expensive if you get it as separate boards. Just one thing... Appalachia is pronounced Apple-A-cha - the "A" rhymes with "back". Like the rest of the house, inside and out, Saunders' kitchen is really nice! And your windows are not opaque. If they were, you'd see no light through them at all and the dreamy quality of the bathroom would not exist.They're translucent - you can see light through them, but can't clearly see what's on the other side. I love the birdhouse in the gable - like a dovecote, but for only one nesting bird. Also, great tip on the hardware - that's where to splurge. It makes such a difference! Thanks so much for this tour.
Suggestion for landscaping: live williow fence. Maybe to replace the deer fence. 1) you can use it to make baskets 2) its natural live plant and will get stronger with time/age. 😮 My face when I saw the whole cutting station design, its just so well thought out. I will be adding that to my dream house pinterest board. Even though it wasn't mentioned in the video I definitely also noticed that the back screen door had the triangle design. I can hardly wait to see what the back...garden will look like.
Very beautiful. The only thing missing for me would be a bath tub, but everything else is perfection.
This may sound a bit wild but this makes my heart hurt and brings tears to my eyes, not kidding. A dream home I will never experience because the price of buying a home is so out of reach now. What a gorgeous transformation! Your passion, your skill, and every little detail bring such a nostalgic, warm and, "I have come home" feeling to this space. Thanks for sharing this little beauty, she is absolute perfection! Congrats on a job well done. 🤗
It looks fantastic, you've put so much thought into light and design, and it's all come together beautifully. Those storage benches in the kitchen / dining area are so beautifully crafted, Sander, and I also really love the edges and texture of the old pieces of wood you salvaged from a local barn for window ledges.
I love all the light pockets you created...I would line the amoire with cedar .. great for wool clothing and everytime you open it you will smell cedar.. beautiful cottage! Beautiful collaboration!
Absolutely beautiful. It’s so calming and curated!!
That opening shot is perfection! Stunning!!
Turned out great. It was so fun to watch its progress. It really feels like home!
OMG Summer! The Meadow House turned out so much better than I imagined when you guys first started this project. The design of the building, the craftsmanship that Sander and the other local craftsmen provided, and the interior decoration is beautifully on display throughout the house! I remember watching in amazement the Moroccan Tatelak process being lovingly applied to the walls and Sander's detail in the workworking. Your interior design is matched only by your design of the property's gardens and houseplant placements. This video sings of the cozy and peaceful environment you intended to create. I'm just amazed that this is the same place that began as a shabby, neglected office! You guys have done a wonderful job and must be over-the-top proud. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Godspeed!
I’m blown away by all you two have done to make a marvelous, cozy home!!!❤
I only have one word: beautiful ❤️
What a team you guys make! Absolutely wonderful to follow your journey. Thank you!
Your vision is out of this world beautiful.
Sauder is so talented! Koodoosto Saunders for such beautiful work!👍
Every detail has been so thoughtfully crafted for beauty and functionality. It’s fantastic!
That turned out so great! I love all the thoughtfulness that went into the furnishings and even the medicine cabinet.
That house is absolutely beautiful ❤❤❤❤ you did a GREAT job
What a magical place the meadow cottage looks in the morning mist - like a painting! Sander is extremely talented with his craftsmanship and of course Summer has made the home so cosy and beautiful with the plants and pottery.
ABSOLUTE PERFECTION..!
Wow, this is remarkable. Hats off to Sander, whose talents are numerous and very impressive.
I love everything you all have done. It looks amazing and KUDOS to Sander for all of his beautiful work ❤️ ♥️ 💖
Sander so very talented carpenter ❤❤❤maybe because he is Dutch... The color he's eye's 😊😊😊 sending love 💌
Nailed it!
What a beautiful transformation!!!
Wow! Such an absolutely stunning makeover. It's beautiful and so inviting and peaceful. You and Saunder are true artists.
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you for sharing the full circle
I remember so much of the construction you spoke of.
A lot of talent and love in that cottage 💜
I'm speechless. What an absolutely gorgeous space you've created.
That bathroom is gorgeous! Omg
Just stunning 😍 so much charm, character, functionality, comfort, quality...you hit all the notes!
So beautiful !!!! Such a calm and magical place!
Just beautiful, great job!!!
Summer, consider lining your armoire with a William Morris inspired peel and stick paper!
Love what you've done with the cottage, even though the large grommet curtains would not be my first choice in a cottage filled with antiques. So glad that you've managed to create a "place of peace" for you and your loved ones!
AMAZING !!!
I finally got through this gorgeous video. My favorite is the bathroom, so warm and cozy. Bravo team!
Saunder did a phenomenal job with that kitchen build. Looks like the kitchen of my dreams!
Lovely details, so special
Love it love it love it ! Congrats
Oh my gracious!! I’m so in love, absolutely beautiful!!
Just wow! Saunder did an amazing job with the renovations. 😊
Absolutely Gorgeous! Well Done!! You two make such a great team.
Amazing job! Lots of love!! 💕
Beautiful job. The green, cream, terra cotta and copper colors are naturally relaxing. It looks like you took the colors of the fall meadow outside and brought them inside.
This place is so stunning.