A Beautiful Corner + Renovation Q&A
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- My dad's 'granny flat' extension onto the bungalow is now watertight! We're starting the Carrie Bradshaw walk-in wardrobe makeover! Thomas discovered a major fire hazard! We refreshed our conservatory and made it BEAUTIFUL ahh! It's all happening! And it's all very LOUD lol.
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Pan's little Irish accent melts my heart!
Off topic, but Thomas’s hair looks great! I remember watching your vids about his hair years ago - it looks so full and healthy!
Right? I noticed too! I'm sure he's happy with it.
i think about this in every video!!
No one's life is perfect, but I look to yours for inspiration. I'm seven years younger than you, so in a way your videos are a peek at what's to come. Thanks for showing the bad with the good, and for being true to yourself. It helps me a lot. Love, Becca
oh that's so funny! I'm roughly 7 years ahead of Mel in terms of mine and my kids ages and I find it fun to look back on that stage of early childhood and buying a house etc Makes me appreciate all the road behind me😊
I love that you live with your Dad and your kids will share a room. I feel we've lost something in becoming so separate from our families 😍
The roof is blended so beautifully! You’d never guess they were built so far apart😊
The glass roof conservatory is stunning don't get rid!! This is the one bright room and adds something different to the house! You will love it over time trust me:) sometimes it's okay to not fill all your wall space esp spaces facing windows (protect against the light and also just keeping areas open) Obsessed with the house reminds me of various family members of mine and also a lot of houses in the east /north(ish)east of England. So country woodland, cozy but fresh, historical, nostalgic.
Not me stressing for the last while about the piano being in the damp conservatory so relieved that you guys have thought of that and talked to an expert. OK now I can relax and enjoy the rest of the video haha
Renovating a house is so hard! It truly is a test to your patience and your relationship 😂 but your home renovation is coming along quite lovely. You've got a magical home there!
this felt like the most authentic real video I've seen on UA-cam in so so long...thanks again for letting us glimpse into your life Mel ALWAYS SUCH A DAMN GIFT
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I usually don't comment on videos but I had to say that your farther is a gem :)
I always lay down anything I’m doing when I see you uploaded a new video ☺️ greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Thomas’ off camera comments give me life 😂
Another piano tip from me, if little Pan does want to learn and possibly starts having lessons at some point, you're gonna wanna get an adjustable piano stool as if he's 5 years old and just learning that still is gonna need to be quite high for him to be at the right height and have the correct posture for playing but ya know as he grows, the stool will need lowering as he gets taller.
I breathed a sigh of relief when you said the piano was in the conservatory temporarily too 😅. It will deffo be fine in there for now as it is damp and things, however if we get any more intense heat waves I'd deffo move it out of there, extreme temperatures aren't good for the tension of the strings coz of expansion and contraction and stuff (and the wood too) so it'll be even more fucked in terms of tuning 😅! X
The pictures in the conservatory would so lovely with a pas partout around them. 😊
Always love both your honesty when it comes to everyday life. I live in a rented 50 shades of grey flat 😂 have done my best to bring in some colour without spending money on it I'll never get back. Its the Millennial version of beige or terracotta trend of the 90s and 2000s.
I love watching your content, it’s very soothing and gives me reassurance as a newly pregnant woman with a 2 year old. Thank you for keeping it real but inspiring!
I soooo hope you never find yourself without us! We love you to bits and I enjoy your videos very much. Thank you for your every endeavour on our behalf! "If of thy mortal goods thou art bereft, and from thy slender store two loaves alone to thee are left, sell one and with the dole, buy hyacinths to feed thy soul"...by Saadi, a Persian poet
I'm checking out the mattress...I'm in the states but I'm looking so hard for a mattress. Fingers crossed!❤
Omg Melanie you totally influenced me to buy an Emma mattress and pillows a while back and my neck and back have been thanking me ever sinceeeee 💚
So lovely to see the progress you’ve made!
I struggle with knowing what is my taste and what is a trend. I have to evaluate whether I want something only for it to be seen by others, or if I want it just because I like it. Also, I try go for things that I have liked for a long time. I never just buy something as soon as I see it. I always wait a little while until I can trust that it’s not a super temporary desire.
I'm here at 10:30pm and seeing your baby in the video makes me miss him when he's asleep 😅 he's a week younger than your little girl.❤❤
Your dad is looking so well - it’s lovely to see as I remember few years back (no sense of time sorry!) he was a bit poorly if I recall? He looks fab and healthy! Lucky man and lucky daughter x
your sons little irish accent is adorable!
it's so nice to see families moving towards intergenerational living
The amount I learned from these videos is mad! It's a lot, but I'm trying to keep notes of things to consider at least checking in a home such as electric, lighting, fir hazards, insulation, etc. Would Thomas be open to making a sit-down video overview of things you did and didn't know were important when all is done? ❤
Love your renovation series, finally catching up on everything you posted in the last 6 weeks ❤
Really really enjoyed the video and this series ❤
My favourite renovation vlog so far! Grabbed a cuppa tea soon as I saw the notification
I own windows, that’s enough for me 🥺 these are my windows 😭💓💖💝
Aww I still love wearing my Fully Functioning Human (Almost) sweater, it’s so comfortable 🥰
Love seeing process of all these renos. It’s gonna be a dream when it’s all done.
The last moment of the video made me laugh out loud 😂❤
💚💚💚 wonderful watch as always
Love this vlog.. love that you are doing your house as you want it, that’s an awesome way to do it as it’s your taste, good on you guys it seems an exhausting task with babies as well big high fives ❤❤❤
I'm here for all this magic!
Love this series and you two ❤
I love your dad!! 💚
I hope one day you do a video on self discipline! It's one thing to see all of the changes in your life and the outcome, but how did you get yourself to keep at it? I have no self discipline and I need help in getting a grip!
Its all coming along lovely 😊
I love these reno videos ❤
Love the reno serie !!
Nothing related to the video but gosh, Melanie, you're so gorgeous in this video !!!!
My favorite couple ❤
My room at my parents is in the loft. If they want to see anything (a bit selective as I only have windows on one side) they’d go to my room. My mum got my dad a telescope one Christmas, he loves astronomy
You'd have to get your piano tuned fairly regularly to begin with too as it's not been played for a while it will be very out of tune and will fall back out of tune very quickly until the strings adjust to sitting at the right tension point for it to be in tune - I've played since I was 11 and we have an antique piano too. Unfortunately I'm in Scotland so I can't recommend you any locals even though I know probably every piano tuner there is in my area 😅😂 X
Obsessed with this series ❤
I’ve always wondered why not hang the tv over the fireplace in the living room? When your home is finally finished & you watch the old video’s when the kiddo are older the videos will be priceless!
I touched on that in the living room reno video! Your TV is supposed to be eye level according to experts, I find it so hard to focus on a TV hung up high, and also we just felt it would ruin the look and feel of having real, beautiful stone in the room! Didn’t want to ruin it with a mount! Then there’s the issue of heat rising up from the stove (it’s a real functional wood burner) which seems like it could actually be dangerous with electrics? But goodness yeah I am SO glad we will be able to watch the whole process of doing up this house when we’re old and grey 🥹❤️
I would be very interested to know about the costs and process of the extention. I would love to do something similar!
Your dad didn’t come with two sheds? Though my dads sheds are overflow from the garage. Plus a tip for Thomas, the shed is great for hiding flowers for Mel for anniversaries from you, and Mother’s Day from the kids. Only time I’m allowed in my dads shed without him assuming I’m doing gardening for money
Any tips to keep mould at bay?
I have a dehumidifier
Had to double check was a new video, both of you (and Thomas in particular) looks so young for some reason! 🙃🙂
Pity about the the wardrobes but if you are hanging onto and up cycling the remaining units try something called ESP Owatrol. It is a primer great for melamine/veneer- creates a chemical bond that the paint will stick to and then spray the doors/use a foam roller for a good finish. If that sounds like too much work, there are companies that will make doors for the carcasses e.g. Custom Fronts but not sure about shipping to ROI. More of a hassle but less work than a big paint job. Flip the bowed shelves and put a piece of aluminium channel on the back to stop any future bowing. Not worth replacing for 1 degree! The Vitruvian man is a wonderful analogy for how busy you get during a reno! Also- hope you get the sign for the bathroom ( when Etsy remove the hold on the sellers’ earnings) - I assume it is because you also love The Labryinth and poor Hoggle getting stuck in the Bog of Eternal Stench?!
Lol I ordered an Emma mattress yesterday and today you release a discount code.. 😢 just my luck haha
I would seriously consider returning the one you ordered and reordering with the discount code because (if you don't have to pay for the shipping costs when returning) it could be a fairly easy way to save loads of money!
You always stunning melanie love you're channel you are a beautiful person awesome video
I'm Dutch so I would never pronounce van Gogh as Van go or Van Goff.😂 I always find it funny when foreigners try to pronounce it. Apparently our G is hard to pronounce for a lot of people. Also the a is different.
How do you pronounce it? 😊
15:09 Thomas if you is in truble blink 3 times
Van Gogh is pronounced like van Gogggg, not: ven goh or ven gof. Sorry, just wanted to say that because no one ever says in in the Dutch way. Love your videos 💖
Thomas you’re going to give your guests nightmares 😂
Thomas is becoming handsome with muscles by all housework day by day
Walk in wardrobe - instead of painting could you stick fablon/vinyl on it until you can afford to replace the units?
Haha 😂 just watched another minute of footage.. uh oh 😆😆😆
Oooohh do I see Bat Girl Ren?
Your dad is so Irish! But then I got used to your accent quickly, Thomas is in the middle. My dad is Irish and I can’t hear his accent. Though he’s been in England for years and I was born hearing his accent
yeh nah I couldnt live in the house im renovating...its just a no haha