Having lived in an well insulated home in a very sun-exposed, warm climate with zero fans or AC, I highly recommend getting 100% linen curtains to cover the windows in summer. This quick fix easily brought our house temperature down by 15 degrees. The linen still lets the light in but does wonders for blocking the heat.
I ALWAYS WATCH YOUR VIDEOS, HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY. BUT FOR SURE, THE BEST PART OF THIS VIDEO WAS WHEN YOU ALLOWED YOURSELF TO TAKE TIME, SMELL THE ROSES AND ENJOY EVERYTHING YOU HAVE WORKED SO HARD FOR. AWESOME JOB.
Youre doing a lot more than building a home and teaching your kids a pile of new skills that they wouldn't otherwise have. Congratulations on your accoplishments to date. You've inspired me endlessly.
Ashley, you and Johnathan have done an excellent service to your children in the way you have raised them. What an amazing family you have created. Words fail to express how much we as your followers appreciate and respect you and your family. May God bless you and keep you in His heart.✌🏻❤️🙏🏻
I was going to recommend the same thing! Apply the paste, cover it so the volital oils don't evaporate, and let that sucker sit overnite. Anything else is an exercise in frustration! It comes in a spray now?! That is just 🤪! How I wish I had known that you were going to do that I could have given you a "heads up!"
If I'm remembering correctly, a friend in Abilene did the cover in plastic and then left wet towels over it overnight. Her son didn't even use the scraper or wire brush on most of it. She was thinking that the spots that needed a second application were the original paint that had been painted over several times?
Yes to the plastic cover! Also: a friend puts sawdust over the goop just before she starts the actually stripping process, the sawdust sucks up the paint debri. The final step is sanding or going over the surface with steel wool to get it smooth before painting on the primer.
Take the door into shade …..after spraying with remover cover with clingfilm and leave overnight as the mild stripper is really weak ! Hope this helps ! Keep up the fight !!!!
The variation of music in your videos is amazing!!!! I enjoyed the video. Thank you for sharing! 💜 I think people usually lay Saran Wrap on top of the citrus strip to keep it from drying out.
@@-XtraCredit- I’ve never really thought about that. I was just stating what I’ve seen people do. Do you know of an environmentally friendly cover option? Just in case someone would like to try it.
Is the water collection going well this year? The tanks and the berms? Those little $30 swamp coolers really work, not so much the whole room, but personal comfort is fine. LOVE the coke bottle cap floor.
The chimes on the floor moment made my day ❤ love y’all- thanks for always bringing a smile to my face with your content ❤ Much love from Middle Georgia!
Painters usually overlap the paint on exterior glass a quarter inch up the glass panes from the bottom. That means water flows off; if you just make the painted edge exactly where the wood and glass meet then water can get into the joint and cause rot. Hope I explained that OK. Love your work!
Better help is good, kitten therapy is the BEST! Lol! 😂❤ Ashley, your finish work on the dome is beautiful! I also love the dresser that Adeli picked out, so gorgeous.😍 Have an amazing week and I love you guys! 😊❤
You are probably the 3 rd channel I follow that is sponsored by "Better Help". I often wonder if everyone actually uses the services, and if they really get something out of it. I'm seriously thinking about giving them a try. By the way, congratulations on the sponsorship 🎉🎉🎉 Back to the video... So excited to see the bed build. You are so creative, and I just can't wait to see what you do. So close... (Although, you're probably finished, and we just haven't seen it yet)
Feeling your frustration, Ashley. I always start out with eco-friendly stripper. Then I ALWAYS lose patience with it and switch to the nasty but effective kind. Grrrrrr. And be careful about sanding and scraping old doors and furniture. More often than not, you're dealing with lead paint.
You guys are doing such a great job, everything is looking absolutely beautiful ❤ I hope your daughter really appreciates everything you've put into this dome for her. My suggestion would be to put a canopy over the top of that door, so you give it some shade which will make it a little bit cooler.😁
Ashley I so respect your work ethic. It’s too late for this time, however, if you use stripper cover it with Saran Wrap just lay a layer on it helps keep the stripper from evaporating so fast. And unfortunately the toxic is stronger. The dome is looking beautiful. I am so happy to see you taking time for you and friends. Your homestead is a looong term project. As always thank you for great video.
So I have used the citrus strip and found unless you have perfect conditions you have to lay a super thick layer to get anything out of it. I have used a sand blaster as well it works well they have mediums for striping paint of all different surfaces. There tends to be more sanding involved but I didn't mind cause it seemed to work faster even with extra sanding. Plus with a sandblaster you can use it on a lot of things for refinishing. Plus gentle abrasive can frost you glass if you want too.
Watching you with the door makes me doubt that you ever considered quitting on the Homestead. I see so many little things you could use a good Dremel on. Especially since you all are so attention to detail oriented. This was a great video and that door was worth it. easy for me to say while sitting on my butt in the AC.
A Mom's Love .. everything about this video is landscape amazing from kittens to beautiful sky.. your family always leave me smiling.. much Appreciated 👍 👍 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 👍 .
My granduncle used a mixture of wasching soda, soap, fine sand mixed with water to get old oilpaints of wood. Mix a paste, spread it on the painted wood, let it sit for a few hours and scrape it of with a spatula. Repeat this, if necssary. Finally sand of residue paint with sandpaper.
All lovely, and impressive work. Next time you are trying to strip paint like that, try to do it at least in the shade, and after sunset or or shortly after dawn if possible. You could also 4 point spread large wet piece of cloth on a tall frame or between two trees, clothesline, etc. frame upwind of your project. Breeze or wind will cool the area as it passes through the cloth and over item. When I try to do something I've never done before, I try to understand how long it should take, and then quadruple at least. LOL For projects I'm already proficient in, I try to give myself time and a half to double when planning for time. So much can come straight out of left field and throw you off your time table. Good luck in the future.
You remind me of my mommy she was so talented with rocks and plaster paint concrete and putting all together. Its so good to see someone love their kids by giving yourself to them .God bless your heartand god have his hand on you and ur family. Thanks for letting us see into ur world of home.😊
its says BETTER HELP.. what that should entrail is they help you with any thing that is.. psychological.. not what like after the Q&A on the site... and a plan seleted.. and they got you a therapist it went something like this. Psychologist: Hello.. Me: hi Psy: how are you today? Me: its evening here. Psy: Where are you? Me: i am in Singapore. Psy: oh Sorry.. are you there visiting? Me: No i live here. Psy: Am Sorry that area is not in our preview: Me: Axsqueezeme? Psy: teet teet teet- audio recording comes on "the number you've dialed is not responding.. please try again later" Better HELP should say.. ITS US/CANADA service only.
Sorry it didn't cover your area. I'm sure it can help people in there coverage area. Everybody needs a little help now and then. I'm glad Ashley talked about it. It's tough at times for everyone.
When using citrus strip it works better if you use Saran Wrap while it is still wet. Takes less coats and scraping. I am sure you will have to strip something in the future so I hope this helps.
I would have thought you would have put in a ceiling fan. The hut looks great. I wish i could live there. I would require an AC because i’m a lightweight. Ha.😊
Dang it! I loved the “before” on the door! Omg! Those kitties are darling! Future mousers, perhaps? The floor is amazing!! 👍👍 The stripping of the door would probably go faster if you could keep the stripper from drying out. 😖 Love your project, there, in the Sonoran Desert.
TIP FOR COOLER DOME- cover the windows with either insulated curtains- or shutters. My family has used a variety of window covers to help maintain heat in winter, coolness in summer. Old quilted bedspreads work great! Mount inside window frame, a wooden dowel with closet wood dowel holders, one circular, the other circular, but with an opening for wood dowel to slip in and out, for changing, or washing curtains. There is a silver reflective insulating fabric available, to enclose between layers off fabric, reflective side aimed outward, but white fabric on outside of reflective insulation, then whatever decorative fabric you want on the inside. You can make these roll up/down, or fold up/down to open and close window covers. Itmakes a huge difference in temperature inside, and less heat is needed in winter, less cooling required in summer. Awnings, like shade sails were designed to keep homes cooler in summer, too. Fabric awnings can be designed to fold up and secure, or remove in winter, back in place for summer. Each shade layer adds cooling effect, for more comfort.
💙🇺🇲 I'm just curious (no judgment here), but why was a dark color used on the dome (other than Adelaide likes it)? Dark colors absorb the heat and the Light colors deflect it, so i would think the better choice would have been some lighter color.😊 love you guys! 💕 🙏💙🙏
Watch this video about thermal mass transfer to understand how sunlight passes warmth through earthen walls. The color doesn't really have any affect on this process. ua-cam.com/video/CoTlFLG_clY/v-deo.html
So glad you made time for good food in Tucson! Where did you find the dresser? Looked like the store had lots of choices. The floor is starting to look like leather...love it and the added benefit of chimes when you clean! Also, thanks for speaking out about the importance of mental health and an avenue to try. You are a blessing!
Stripping those old doors can be very time-consuming I know it took me a week (in a shop) to strip seven coats of lead paint of two doors to make a kitchen island. God Bless from your Canadian Friend.
To AC her room. Barry about 100-200' of pipe about 4'+ underground. Connect into the hut at a low point. Vent high. As the room heats the ground will cool the outside air and vent into the room as the hot air escapes through the exhaust vent. Keep critters out with copper wool at the pipe inlet. Winter or cold nights the ground helps heat the air maintaining a stable temp,
I swear I'm sweating just watching you! I don't know where you get all that energy. Doing this on top of all the usual daily stuff you have to do that we don't see. You are impressive! Frankly, you are all impressive!
If you have to strip paint again, they make a drill attachment that is a wire brush. You have to be careful not to gouge the wood but you have to do that with a scraper too. It makes getting paint off so much easier.❤❤
I see you all working together, which in this day and age is impressive. Bravo on teaching your children that hard work gets you the things you want. Also, you are a machine lady!! The amount of work that you alone do is impressive. I know that you have said that sometimes it’s too much and you want to give up. Maybe that is the time to take a break for a bit and re charge the batteries, work will always wait for you. Thank you for your videos. Your family is an inspiration.
Everything you do always turns out GORGEOUS!!! Next time you do a strip project, maybe try wrapping the door or whatever it is in plastic wrap. I’ve had some luck with doing it that way. Especially when you’re using something with minimal chemicals.❤️❤️❤️
Why does EVerything ALways take longer than you think it will? I really can't even think of any exceptions. It's like it's a corollary to Murphy's Law or something. It gives me a lot of sympathy not only for you but also for your children since they've obviously noticed the challenges you must overcome with every little step you take. On the other hand, I'm really excited for you that you're so close to finishing your daughter's new digs. I was also really pleased to see you opening your gate the new way. (I pictured you giving your guests the code instead of either your guests having to go open it the old painstaking way or somebody having to trek out to the gate and open it. Maybe you feel a little safer now on your property too since there's no place on earth that's really safe.) Maybe you're removing the thorns in your sides one at a time. I sure hope that you have a sense of accomplishment with each completed project!
all the recipes come from My Mom and our dairy farm unless stated otherwise In the summer we would have family and friends come over for a Bar-be-cue which included Barbecue meat from animals we raised and butcherer ourselves. The old fashion Ice Cream cranks (at least 2) with old towels for one of the kids to set on and several people to turn the crank. After my Mom died I took her Brown recipe box and any other special recipes and saved them to my Recipe files. I also took her favorite recipes from all her Farm Journal cookbooks and put in my file. Along with a Family Recipe book I made years ago of each of my brothers(3) and sisters (2) and mine and made it for each of my brothers & sisters and their children and my Mom for Christmas presents. I am so glad I did because both my parents are dead and my oldest sister and 2 of my brothers. Now my 3 teen grandchildren will have those recipes. Recipe for: Butter Pecan Ice Cream From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar 1 envelope Knox gelatin 1 Tbsp. cornstarch 4 cups milk 3 beaten eggs Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. vanilla 1/3 cup butter (cut up) 2 cups whipping cream 1 cup packed brown sugar 3/4 cup chopped toasted pecans Recipe instructions: Combine sugars, gelatin and cornstarch in large pan. Stir in half of milk. Cook till mixture thickens. Stir one cup of mixture into eggs yolks. Return to pan, cook 2 minutes. Stir in butter and whipped whipping cream and pecans. Cool and freeze. Chocolate Ice Cream makes 1 gallon From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson Ingredients: 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup flour 1/2 tsp. salt 4 squares (1 oz. each) chocolate, cut up Ingredients: 4 cups milk 4 eggs, beaten 2 cups (1 pint) heavy cream 2 cups Half & Half 2 Tbsp. Vanilla Recipe instructions: Combine sugar, flour, salt and chocolate pieces. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over low heat until thickened and chocolate has melted. Add a small amount of hot mixture to eggs and mix well. Return to hot mixture. Cook and stir 1 minute. Remove form heat and chill. Add heavy cream, half & half and vanilla to custard. Turn into 1 gallon freezer can. Freeze as directed with your freezer. Four-Three Ice Cream Makes 1 gallon From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson Ingredients: 3 cups heavy cream 3 cups milk 3 cups sugar 3 cups pureed ripe strawberries Juice of 1/2 of a lemon 1/2 tsp. salt Recipe instructions: Combine heavy cream, milk, sugar, and salt. Turn into a 1 gallon freezer can and churn-freeze 10 minutes. Mix lemon juice with pureed strawberries. Open freezer can and add pureed strawberries. close container and continue freezing as directed with your freezer. Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream Makes: 1 gallon From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson Prepare Vanilla Ice Cream without adding vanilla. Freeze until mixture starts to thicken. Open freezer and stir in 1 1/2 cups fresh crushed lightly sweetened strawberries. Continue freezing until hard. Fresh Peach Ice Cream: Prepare Vanilla Ice Cream using 1 Tbsp. vanilla and 2 tsp. almond extract. Freeze until mixture starts to thicken. Open freezer and stir in 1 1/2 cups fresh crushed lightly sweetened peaches. Continue freezing till hard. Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream - woodland paper (1990's) From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson Ingredients: 4 cups Half & Half 4 cups pureed fresh strawberries (or frozen strawberries, thawed) 1 cup sugar 1 tbsp. vanilla extract Ingredients: 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1/4 tsp. salt 3 cups whipping cream Recipe instructions: Combine pureed fresh strawberries, half & half, 1 cup sugar, and vanilla; cover and refrigerate. Beat eggs 2 minutes on high speed in a mixing bowl, Add 1 cup sugar and the salt to the eggs and beat for an additional 2 minutes, Stir in whipping cream. Transfer to saucepan and cook over medium heat until mixture begins to simmer, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours. Thoroughly combine chilled strawberries and custard mixture using wire whisk. freeze according to manufacturers directions. All the recipes come from My Mom and our dairy farm unless stated otherwise In the summer we would have family and friends come over for a Bar-be-cue which included Barbecue meat from animals we raised and butcherer ourselves. The old fashion Ice Cream cranks (at least 2) with old towel for one of the kids to set on and several people to turn the crank. After my Mom died I took her Brown recipe box and any other special recipes and saved them to my Recipe files. I also took her favorite recipes from all her Farm Journal cookbooks and put in my file. Along with a Family Recipe book I made years ago of each of my brothers(3) and sisters (2) and mine and made it for each of my brothers & sisters and their children and my Mom for Christmas presents. I am so glad I did because both my parents are dead and my oldest sister and 2 of my brothers. Now my 3 teen grandchildren will have those recipes.
Hi ashley... for future use a little homenade stripper: take soda NaOH, make a 30% solution or less. In the fluid you mix a little bit of wallpaper glue already gelatinous, not the powder. ( you can also take a prepared wallpaper glue and just add NaOH. For me works best half/half gluepaste/ sodafluid) With that paste you can apply it and then cover it with plastik ( in contact with the gel) so it doesnt dry too fast. Maybe you can even add glue to that ecological stripper. Important: rinse it thouroghly after being done with water and NEUTRALISE the stripper with some mild acid like citronacid or vinager. Till your next stripping experiment. Ah.. naoh does not go well with oak and walnut both turn black. All the pinekind of woods will be fine. always stripping IN THE SHADOW!!
Can I share what I've learned about chemical paint strippers?: 1) They only work when wet, so in a desert you'll need to keep in the shade at the very least 2) If you wrap the item up in cheap kitchen cling film after applying the stripper it will stay wet for WAY longer (cling film is cheaper than paint stripper by a mile!) 3) If you're doing it outdoors, go for the strongest stripper you can find - the VOC fumes are nasty, but outdoors it's bearable and works. Your time is the most expensive part of a job like this. Nuke it, nutralise it, relax and enjoy!
I do recommend rinsing down the door with a 50/50 mix vinegar/water on the door after using the caustic soda based stripper... Just to neutralize the caustic soda (probably) soaked into the wood...
Ashley, you are so very beautiful ! An incredibly beautiful person, as you are a quintessential Madré/Creator. As a mother to such wonderful humans, a loving wife to such a fortunate Hubby, creating and nurturing family both humans and four leggeds, home, homestead and community. A true artist in EVERY aspect of your life, expressing your authenticity, vision, passion, incredibly beautiful design sensibility and your many aspects of craftwomanship. As an artist that has been creating life, family (my "kids" all in their 30'now), home, community, etc. Ashley, I recognize your unique and extraordinary beauty ! My adult "kids" are in their thirties now, but when we were all much younger and our days were packed with life, there were times or moments of overwhelm, the urge to run, moments of wanting to throw in the towel, tears from exhaustion or an urge to discover a primal gutteral expression while stretched to a max demand. I've had and have a life that I love and I have been so very blessed along the way, but the challenging moments and or seasons as an extremely creative person of both family, endless projects and authentic life are all just a part of it. I am so very proud of you and for mentioning self care of reaching out beyond your closest peeps for expression, pondering and insights with therapy. A choice of self love and high level health and wellness as you're professionally juggling many things and so dynamically. May you take sunsets perhaps, if even for a moment to acknowledge your personal BEAUTY and yes then (as I assume you do) all of the vast beauty around you...... May the joy of love and creating always fill your heart as you smile as precious as the Sun, Tara
Really looking forward to seeing the full build finale. Your determination (Ashley) and energy over the years is motivating, encouraging and allows the viewer the opportunity to follow your lead and take on projects one never imagined they would. (despite anxiety and doubt) Touché Tiny Shiny Family
Yay, getting Adali's home done! Great, 30 minutes to finish applying the base coat all the way around. Yum, delicious food in the big city, dresser under bed and color paint for door! Nice find! That does sound like chimes sweeping the floor! Cool! Plastering is done! Take the night off Ashley! The kittens are soooo cute! So are the kids (baby goats). I hope that citrus paint stripper works well. Good, it's bubbling up. Good sign. Good idea to test the concrete stain under the bed! I like the dark too! It always takes longer than you think it will! You have to have a great time with your friends. Yay, three coats are enough. I do really like the look of that door! I love the automatic gate! The harsh chemical strippers do work well. It's going to be hard around all those pieces of glass. Good thing the rain went around you. It looks good stripped. I like that color on the door. Is that the same color as the milk room cabinets? Thanks for this video Longnecker family! It just keeps getting better and better!
You are such a devoted mom, and I can see the love in your daughter's eyes when she looks at you. Your work is outstanding and beautiful. I have only one concern..the long term effects of all this work on your back. Please, please remember...though you are in your 40's, your back is taking a beating, and life long back pain can be and often is crippling. I speak from experience. My life as I knew it is gone thanks to my back...lower spine to be precise. Go slower. Never lift heavy objects alone. Take more breaks instead of pushing for job completion. Remember...an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure.
Hi I am new here. I came across your channel a few weeks ago and am enjoying the content. You probably think I am crazy, but is Ashley any relation to Chrissy at Paragon Ridge ranch? You two could be twins. You look and sound so alike.
Future reference, the best stripper that I know of is red devil lie mixed in water. You can look it up to find the exact ratios. It works wonderfully, and is the cheapest latest strip would that I know of.🙏🕊️🥀🌹🌻🌼☕💜❤️
"It's like Chimes on the floor" just the most simplest things can bring a huge smile! Thank you for this Ashley, Love your family! 💛
Having lived in an well insulated home in a very sun-exposed, warm climate with zero fans or AC, I highly recommend getting 100% linen curtains to cover the windows in summer. This quick fix easily brought our house temperature down by 15 degrees. The linen still lets the light in but does wonders for blocking the heat.
I ALWAYS WATCH YOUR VIDEOS, HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY. BUT FOR SURE, THE BEST PART OF THIS VIDEO WAS WHEN YOU ALLOWED YOURSELF TO TAKE TIME, SMELL THE ROSES AND ENJOY EVERYTHING YOU HAVE WORKED SO HARD FOR. AWESOME JOB.
Youre doing a lot more than building a home and teaching your kids a pile of new skills that they wouldn't otherwise have. Congratulations on your accoplishments to date. You've inspired me endlessly.
Girl, you work so hard for your kids! You’re a fantastic mom! The dome, is beautiful. The door is turning out great and love the door color. 🦋
Ashley, you and Johnathan have done an excellent service to your children in the way you have raised them. What an amazing family you have created. Words fail to express how much we as your followers appreciate and respect you and your family. May God bless you and keep you in His heart.✌🏻❤️🙏🏻
Nothing more relaxing than a lap full of kittens! I love all the sweeping shots of the land, sky and animals. It shows why you love living there!!!
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I used citrus strip on my kitchen cabinets. It worked way way better when I covered in plastic after application and let it sit overnight.
I was going to recommend the same thing! Apply the paste, cover it so the volital oils don't evaporate, and let that sucker sit overnite. Anything else is an exercise in frustration! It comes in a spray now?! That is just 🤪! How I wish I had known that you were going to do that I could have given you a "heads up!"
If I'm remembering correctly, a friend in Abilene did the cover in plastic and then left wet towels over it overnight. Her son didn't even use the scraper or wire brush on most of it. She was thinking that the spots that needed a second application were the original paint that had been painted over several times?
Yes to the plastic cover! Also: a friend puts sawdust over the goop just before she starts the actually stripping process, the sawdust sucks up the paint debri. The final step is sanding or going over the surface with steel wool to get it smooth before painting on the primer.
Totally agree. Plastic speeds up the progress and stop it from drying out.
Kindness of parents. You made your daughters privacy a priority. It's lovely, a wonderful gift to your first born.
Take the door into shade …..after spraying with remover cover with clingfilm and leave overnight as the mild stripper is really weak !
Hope this helps !
Keep up the fight !!!!
The desert heat is evaporating the stripper before it can penetrate the paint to loosen it.
Put Stretch foil over it , keeps the moist ...😎
Melt my heart with those kitty's Ice Blue eyes! Dome looks great, great work. Stay hydrated my friends!
The variation of music in your videos is amazing!!!! I enjoyed the video. Thank you for sharing! 💜
I think people usually lay Saran Wrap on top of the citrus strip to keep it from drying out.
@@-XtraCredit- I’ve never really thought about that. I was just stating what I’ve seen people do. Do you know of an environmentally friendly cover option? Just in case someone would like to try it.
"Its like the floor has chimes" ❤😂❤
Oh my goodness, the kittens are so cute. You all work so hard and have incredible strength. Thank you, Ashley, for sharing better help.
Is the water collection going well this year? The tanks and the berms?
Those little $30 swamp coolers really work, not so much the whole room, but personal comfort is fine.
LOVE the coke bottle cap floor.
Absolutely love the floor stain!! Oh and that door. Wowza. Beautiful.
The chimes on the floor moment made my day ❤ love y’all- thanks for always bringing a smile to my face with your content ❤ Much love from Middle Georgia!
The bottles in the dome create the most magical effect😊. I love the floor chimes…makes cleanup all the more pleasant
Ashley, next time you have issues like this with stripper, try covering it with plastic wrap. It will keep it from evaporating too quickly.
Painters usually overlap the paint on exterior glass a quarter inch up the glass panes from the bottom. That means water flows off; if you just make the painted edge exactly where the wood and glass meet then water can get into the joint and cause rot. Hope I explained that OK. Love your work!
I think toxic stripper is a good name for a band
Better help is good, kitten therapy is the BEST! Lol! 😂❤ Ashley, your finish work on the dome is beautiful! I also love the dresser that Adeli picked out, so gorgeous.😍 Have an amazing week and I love you guys! 😊❤
You are really a great mom. I love watching you guys.
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IF you ever do stripping paint again. Wrap it in saran wrap after applying chemical. Nice job 🏠 Have a lovey 4th 🇺🇸 of July
You are probably the 3 rd channel I follow that is sponsored by "Better Help".
I often wonder if everyone actually uses the services, and if they really get something out of it.
I'm seriously thinking about giving them a try.
By the way, congratulations on the sponsorship 🎉🎉🎉
Back to the video...
So excited to see the bed build. You are so creative, and I just can't wait to see what you do.
So close... (Although, you're probably finished, and we just haven't seen it yet)
Feeling your frustration, Ashley. I always start out with eco-friendly stripper. Then I ALWAYS lose patience with it and switch to the nasty but effective kind. Grrrrrr. And be careful about sanding and scraping old doors and furniture. More often than not, you're dealing with lead paint.
I love how you find joy in the small things Ashley.
Keep your stripper wet. Either spray it or put plastic wrap on it and a shade! It is drying to quick to work!
You guys are doing such a great job, everything is looking absolutely beautiful ❤ I hope your daughter really appreciates everything you've put into this dome for her. My suggestion would be to put a canopy over the top of that door, so you give it some shade which will make it a little bit cooler.😁
Stripping paint always a mystery. Sometimes comes off fine with one go.
Others not so much. Everything looking good. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🌻
Ashley I so respect your work ethic. It’s too late for this time, however, if you use stripper cover it with Saran Wrap just lay a layer on it helps keep the stripper from evaporating so fast. And unfortunately the toxic is stronger.
The dome is looking beautiful. I am so happy to see you taking time for you and friends. Your homestead is a looong term project. As always thank you for great video.
So I have used the citrus strip and found unless you have perfect conditions you have to lay a super thick layer to get anything out of it. I have used a sand blaster as well it works well they have mediums for striping paint of all different surfaces. There tends to be more sanding involved but I didn't mind cause it seemed to work faster even with extra sanding. Plus with a sandblaster you can use it on a lot of things for refinishing. Plus gentle abrasive can frost you glass if you want too.
Watching you with the door makes me doubt that you ever considered quitting on the Homestead. I see so many little things you could use a good Dremel on. Especially since you all are so attention to detail oriented. This was a great video and that door was worth it. easy for me to say while sitting on my butt in the AC.
I would have LOVED to have that bedroom as a young lady. It's turning out fabulous!!
A Mom's Love .. everything about this video is landscape amazing from kittens to beautiful sky.. your family always leave me smiling.. much Appreciated 👍 👍 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 👍
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My granduncle used a mixture of wasching soda, soap, fine sand mixed with water to get old oilpaints of wood. Mix a paste, spread it on the painted wood, let it sit for a few hours and scrape it of with a spatula. Repeat this, if necssary. Finally sand of residue paint with sandpaper.
All lovely, and impressive work. Next time you are trying to strip paint like that, try to do it at least in the shade, and after sunset or or shortly after dawn if possible. You could also 4 point spread large wet piece of cloth on a tall frame or between two trees, clothesline, etc. frame upwind of your project. Breeze or wind will cool the area as it passes through the cloth and over item. When I try to do something I've never done before, I try to understand how long it should take, and then quadruple at least. LOL For projects I'm already proficient in, I try to give myself time and a half to double when planning for time. So much can come straight out of left field and throw you off your time table. Good luck in the future.
Really a good video. Look forward to seeing her move in.
Wow the floor looks nice
Ooo, Ashley!! More kittens to carry around in your overall bib!!❤❤❤ Beautiful color on the door!! What a labor of love ❤
I love all the colors in the dome. You are doing great work with everything.
It's a really cool door... lots of effort, but I think it's worth it. Great job.
The door you are renovating is awesome, worth the slog ❤
There is perfection in the imperfections!!
You remind me of my mommy she was so talented with rocks and plaster paint concrete and putting all together. Its so good to see someone love their kids by giving yourself to them .God bless your heartand god have his hand on you and ur family. Thanks for letting us see into ur world of home.😊
Coffee and Tiny Shiny. Best way to start the day. looks amazing.
Really do hope you tested paint for lead. Cuz lead dust is very bad for us. And, I care.
We're removing the paint
its says BETTER HELP.. what that should entrail is they help you with any thing that is.. psychological.. not what like
after the Q&A on the site... and a plan seleted.. and they got you a therapist
it went something like this.
Psychologist: Hello..
Me: hi
Psy: how are you today?
Me: its evening here.
Psy: Where are you?
Me: i am in Singapore.
Psy: oh Sorry.. are you there visiting?
Me: No i live here.
Psy: Am Sorry that area is not in our preview:
Me: Axsqueezeme?
Psy: teet teet teet- audio recording comes on "the number you've dialed is not responding.. please try again later"
Better HELP should say.. ITS US/CANADA service only.
Sorry it didn't cover your area. I'm sure it can help people in there coverage area. Everybody needs a little help now and then. I'm glad Ashley talked about it. It's tough at times for everyone.
Ashley, are you the energizer bunny's mother ? You just keep going and going ! You guys are go getters ! Awesome family love!
When using citrus strip it works better if you use Saran Wrap while it is still wet. Takes less coats and scraping. I am sure you will have to strip something in the future so I hope this helps.
A celing fan would be better and push the air around good but get one with long base on it
Not a good way to mount a bracket into the earthbags at the top of the dome at this point. Maybe if we had cleated a board in while building.
I would have thought you would have put in a ceiling fan. The hut looks great. I wish i could live there. I would require an AC because i’m a lightweight. Ha.😊
That floor looks amazing with the color and the bottle caps😊
Dang it! I loved the “before” on the door!
Omg! Those kitties are darling! Future mousers, perhaps?
The floor is amazing!! 👍👍
The stripping of the door would probably go faster if you could keep the stripper from drying out. 😖
Love your project, there, in the Sonoran Desert.
Definitely
TIP FOR COOLER DOME- cover the windows with either insulated curtains- or shutters. My family has used a variety of window covers to help maintain heat in winter, coolness in summer.
Old quilted bedspreads work great! Mount inside window frame, a wooden dowel with closet wood dowel holders, one circular, the other circular, but with an opening for wood dowel to slip in and out, for changing, or washing curtains.
There is a silver reflective insulating fabric available, to enclose between layers off fabric, reflective side aimed outward, but white fabric on outside of reflective insulation, then whatever decorative fabric you want on the inside.
You can make these roll up/down, or fold up/down to open and close window covers.
Itmakes a huge difference in temperature inside, and less heat is needed in winter, less cooling required in summer.
Awnings, like shade sails were designed to keep homes cooler in summer, too. Fabric awnings can be designed to fold up and secure, or remove in winter, back in place for summer.
Each shade layer adds cooling effect, for more comfort.
Cover the paint stripper with plastic so it does dry while it's working
💙🇺🇲 I'm just curious (no judgment here), but why was a dark color used on the dome (other than Adelaide likes it)? Dark colors absorb the heat and the Light colors deflect it, so i would think the better choice would have been some lighter color.😊 love you guys! 💕 🙏💙🙏
Watch this video about thermal mass transfer to understand how sunlight passes warmth through earthen walls. The color doesn't really have any affect on this process. ua-cam.com/video/CoTlFLG_clY/v-deo.html
Have you all ever done a video explaining why you picked land in the desert to live on?
Just recently did a 4 year recap and talk about it some ua-cam.com/video/ameanzBbF0g/v-deo.html
Plastic wrap on top of stripper keeps it from drying out while working
OMG, the kittens are so cute!!!😊🎉❤
will she move into the big house when its done? i have used the citrus paint remover and it never works good!
String up some glass and stone beads to drag on your bottle caps. Be that would sound really cool.
That dome looks amazing!
So glad you made time for good food in Tucson! Where did you find the dresser? Looked like the store had lots of choices. The floor is starting to look like leather...love it and the added benefit of chimes when you clean! Also, thanks for speaking out about the importance of mental health and an avenue to try. You are a blessing!
Stripping those old doors can be very time-consuming I know it took me a week (in a shop) to strip seven coats of lead paint of two doors to make a kitchen island. God Bless from your Canadian Friend.
You are such an inspiration and amazing family ❤❤
To AC her room. Barry about 100-200' of pipe about 4'+ underground. Connect into the hut at a low point. Vent high. As the room heats the ground will cool the outside air and vent into the room as the hot air escapes through the exhaust vent. Keep critters out with copper wool at the pipe inlet. Winter or cold nights the ground helps heat the air maintaining a stable temp,
The building is already built, we're not going to add tubes for the 2 months it's hot.
I swear I'm sweating just watching you! I don't know where you get all that energy. Doing this on top of all the usual daily stuff you have to do that we don't see. You are impressive! Frankly, you are all impressive!
Maybe use a heat gun to soften the paint on the door.
Heat guns have always worked for me w the most difficult paint sticking!
Suggestion for future paint removal, use a heat gun. It will come right off.
Wow its looking fabulous 👌 🎉
Love your videos! They really show the work you put into them!
Those kittens are adorable M
... your greatest impact is... for a great number of people...An oasis of some serenity... in a world of... churning chaos
If you have to strip paint again, they make a drill attachment that is a wire brush. You have to be careful not to gouge the wood but you have to do that with a scraper too. It makes getting paint off so much easier.❤❤
Strip the door under shade cloth..???
What are the monthly temperature averages (highs & lows) for your homestead?
Feel free to look it up - we're in Cochise County, AZ
It looks like a Truli in Puglia Italy.
The door is looking beautiful!!!
I see you all working together, which in this day and age is impressive. Bravo on teaching your children that hard work gets you the things you want. Also, you are a machine lady!! The amount of work that you alone do is impressive. I know that you have said that sometimes it’s too much and you want to give up. Maybe that is the time to take a break for a bit and re charge the batteries, work will always wait for you. Thank you for your videos. Your family is an inspiration.
Y'all are such an inspiration! Tears of joy watching your family grow and making memories. Just wanted to say thank you! God bless! 🙏
You sure have a beautiful place out there! Thanks for sharing!!
Everything you do always turns out GORGEOUS!!! Next time you do a strip project, maybe try wrapping the door or whatever it is in plastic wrap. I’ve had some luck with doing it that way. Especially when you’re using something with minimal chemicals.❤️❤️❤️
Hey Look!!!! Nuuddles. ha ha They look funny. Have fun.
That's a great name for their sleeked down appearance! I love that! Thanks for saying that!
Mini portable a/c! Arctic air& others available on z Amazon.... I don't like using Amazon. But.....
Why does EVerything ALways take longer than you think it will? I really can't even think of any exceptions. It's like it's a corollary to Murphy's Law or something. It gives me a lot of sympathy not only for you but also for your children since they've obviously noticed the challenges you must overcome with every little step you take. On the other hand, I'm really excited for you that you're so close to finishing your daughter's new digs. I was also really pleased to see you opening your gate the new way. (I pictured you giving your guests the code instead of either your guests having to go open it the old painstaking way or somebody having to trek out to the gate and open it. Maybe you feel a little safer now on your property too since there's no place on earth that's really safe.) Maybe you're removing the thorns in your sides one at a time. I sure hope that you have a sense of accomplishment with each completed project!
all the recipes come from My Mom and our dairy farm unless stated otherwise
In the summer we would have family and friends come over for a Bar-be-cue which included Barbecue meat from animals we raised and butcherer ourselves. The old fashion Ice Cream cranks (at least 2) with old towels for one of the kids to set on and several people to turn the crank. After my Mom died I took her Brown recipe box and any other special recipes and saved them to my Recipe files. I also took her favorite recipes from all her Farm Journal cookbooks and put in my file. Along with a Family Recipe book I made years ago of each of my brothers(3) and sisters (2) and mine and made it for each of my brothers & sisters and their children and my Mom for Christmas presents. I am so glad I did because both my parents are dead and my oldest sister and 2 of my brothers. Now my 3 teen grandchildren will have those recipes.
Recipe for: Butter Pecan Ice Cream From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar
1 envelope Knox gelatin
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
4 cups milk
3 beaten eggs
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. vanilla
1/3 cup butter (cut up)
2 cups whipping cream
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
Recipe instructions: Combine sugars, gelatin and cornstarch in large pan. Stir in half of milk. Cook till mixture thickens. Stir one cup of mixture into eggs yolks. Return to pan, cook 2 minutes. Stir in butter and whipped whipping cream and pecans. Cool and freeze.
Chocolate Ice Cream makes 1 gallon From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
4 squares (1 oz. each) chocolate, cut up
Ingredients: 4 cups milk
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups (1 pint) heavy cream
2 cups Half & Half
2 Tbsp. Vanilla
Recipe instructions: Combine sugar, flour, salt and chocolate pieces. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over low heat until thickened and chocolate has melted. Add a small amount of hot mixture to eggs and mix well. Return to hot mixture. Cook and stir 1 minute. Remove form heat and chill.
Add heavy cream, half & half and vanilla to custard. Turn into 1 gallon freezer can. Freeze as directed with your freezer.
Four-Three Ice Cream Makes 1 gallon From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson
Ingredients: 3 cups heavy cream
3 cups milk
3 cups sugar
3 cups pureed ripe strawberries
Juice of 1/2 of a lemon
1/2 tsp. salt
Recipe instructions: Combine heavy cream, milk, sugar, and salt. Turn into a 1 gallon freezer can and churn-freeze 10 minutes.
Mix lemon juice with pureed strawberries.
Open freezer can and add pureed strawberries. close container and continue freezing as directed with your freezer.
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream Makes: 1 gallon From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson
Prepare Vanilla Ice Cream without adding vanilla. Freeze until mixture starts to thicken. Open freezer and stir in 1 1/2 cups fresh crushed lightly sweetened strawberries. Continue freezing until hard.
Fresh Peach Ice Cream: Prepare Vanilla Ice Cream using 1 Tbsp. vanilla and 2 tsp. almond extract. Freeze until mixture starts to thicken. Open freezer and stir in 1 1/2 cups fresh crushed lightly sweetened peaches. Continue freezing till hard.
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream - woodland paper (1990's) From the Kitchen of: Esther Alderson
Ingredients: 4 cups Half & Half
4 cups pureed fresh strawberries (or frozen strawberries, thawed)
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
Ingredients: 2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
3 cups whipping cream
Recipe instructions: Combine pureed fresh strawberries, half & half, 1 cup sugar, and vanilla; cover and refrigerate.
Beat eggs 2 minutes on high speed in a mixing bowl, Add 1 cup sugar and the salt to the eggs and beat for an additional 2 minutes, Stir in whipping cream. Transfer to saucepan and cook over medium heat until mixture begins to simmer, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours. Thoroughly combine chilled strawberries and custard mixture using wire whisk. freeze according to manufacturers directions. All the recipes come from My Mom and our dairy farm unless stated otherwise
In the summer we would have family and friends come over for a Bar-be-cue which included Barbecue meat from animals we raised and butcherer ourselves. The old fashion Ice Cream cranks (at least 2) with old towel for one of the kids to set on and several people to turn the crank. After my Mom died I took her Brown recipe box and any other special recipes and saved them to my Recipe files. I also took her favorite recipes from all her Farm Journal cookbooks and put in my file. Along with a Family Recipe book I made years ago of each of my brothers(3) and sisters (2) and mine and made it for each of my brothers & sisters and their children and my Mom for Christmas presents. I am so glad I did because both my parents are dead and my oldest sister and 2 of my brothers. Now my 3 teen grandchildren will have those recipes.
Hi ashley... for future use a little homenade stripper: take soda NaOH, make a 30% solution or less. In the fluid you mix a little bit of wallpaper glue already gelatinous, not the powder. ( you can also take a prepared wallpaper glue and just add NaOH. For me works best half/half gluepaste/ sodafluid) With that paste you can apply it and then cover it with plastik ( in contact with the gel) so it doesnt dry too fast. Maybe you can even add glue to that ecological stripper.
Important: rinse it thouroghly after being done with water and NEUTRALISE the stripper with some mild acid like citronacid or vinager.
Till your next stripping experiment.
Ah.. naoh does not go well with oak and walnut both turn black.
All the pinekind of woods will be fine.
always stripping IN THE SHADOW!!
Gel-paste Citra-Solve!
That's funny what she said toxic stripper😂
I guess it's funny because it's sooo true!
I love watching all your projects. Awesome family
Is there a such thing as a micro mini split that could be for the dome?
No not really. Evap cooler is most likely the way to go. It's only going to be a little uncomfortable a few months out of the year.
Can I share what I've learned about chemical paint strippers?:
1) They only work when wet, so in a desert you'll need to keep in the shade at the very least
2) If you wrap the item up in cheap kitchen cling film after applying the stripper it will stay wet for WAY longer (cling film is cheaper than paint stripper by a mile!)
3) If you're doing it outdoors, go for the strongest stripper you can find - the VOC fumes are nasty, but outdoors it's bearable and works.
Your time is the most expensive part of a job like this. Nuke it, nutralise it, relax and enjoy!
Oh Ash, it's gorgeous, amazing art is what you produce ❤️
It's beautiful outside your home. Beautiful one day perfect the next. So inspiring ✨👏👏
I do recommend rinsing down the door with a 50/50 mix vinegar/water on the door after using the caustic soda based stripper... Just to neutralize the caustic soda (probably) soaked into the wood...
Ashley, you are so very beautiful !
An incredibly beautiful person, as you are a quintessential Madré/Creator. As a mother to such wonderful humans, a loving wife to such a fortunate Hubby, creating and nurturing family both humans and four leggeds, home, homestead and community. A true artist in EVERY aspect of your life, expressing your authenticity, vision, passion, incredibly beautiful design sensibility and your many aspects of craftwomanship.
As an artist that has been creating life, family (my "kids" all in their 30'now), home, community, etc.
Ashley, I recognize your unique and extraordinary beauty !
My adult "kids" are in their thirties now, but when we were all much younger and our days were packed with life, there were times or moments of overwhelm, the urge to run, moments of wanting to throw in the towel, tears from exhaustion or an urge to discover a primal gutteral expression while stretched to a max demand. I've had and have a life that I love and I have been so very blessed along the way, but the challenging moments and or seasons as an extremely creative person of both family, endless projects and authentic life are all just a part of it. I am so very proud of you and for mentioning self care of reaching out beyond your closest peeps for expression, pondering and insights with therapy. A choice of self love and high level health and wellness as you're professionally juggling many things and so dynamically.
May you take sunsets perhaps, if even for a moment to acknowledge your personal BEAUTY and yes then (as I assume you do) all of the vast beauty around you......
May the joy of love and creating always fill your heart as you smile as precious as the Sun,
Tara
Beautiful work! The greening of the homestead is lovely.
Really looking forward to seeing the full build finale.
Your determination (Ashley) and energy over the years is motivating, encouraging and allows the viewer the opportunity to follow your lead and take on projects one never imagined they would. (despite anxiety and doubt)
Touché Tiny Shiny Family
You have a beautiful face Ashley, an awesome bubbly personality and very talented ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Love You. You are wonderful
Yay, getting Adali's home done! Great, 30 minutes to finish applying the base coat all the way around. Yum, delicious food in the big city, dresser under bed and color paint for door! Nice find! That does sound like chimes sweeping the floor! Cool! Plastering is done! Take the night off Ashley! The kittens are soooo cute! So are the kids (baby goats). I hope that citrus paint stripper works well. Good, it's bubbling up. Good sign. Good idea to test the concrete stain under the bed! I like the dark too! It always takes longer than you think it will! You have to have a great time with your friends. Yay, three coats are enough. I do really like the look of that door! I love the automatic gate! The harsh chemical strippers do work well. It's going to be hard around all those pieces of glass. Good thing the rain went around you. It looks good stripped. I like that color on the door. Is that the same color as the milk room cabinets? Thanks for this video Longnecker family! It just keeps getting better and better!
You are such a devoted mom, and I can see the love in your daughter's eyes when she looks at you. Your work is outstanding and beautiful. I have only one concern..the long term effects of all this work on your back. Please, please remember...though you are in your 40's, your back is taking a beating, and life long back pain can be and often is crippling. I speak from experience. My life as I knew it is gone thanks to my back...lower spine to be precise. Go slower. Never lift heavy objects alone. Take more breaks instead of pushing for job completion. Remember...an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure.
Hi I am new here. I came across your channel a few weeks ago and am enjoying the content. You probably think I am crazy, but is Ashley any relation to Chrissy at Paragon Ridge ranch? You two could be twins. You look and sound so alike.
Future reference, the best stripper that I know of is red devil lie mixed in water. You can look it up to find the exact ratios. It works wonderfully, and is the cheapest latest strip would that I know of.🙏🕊️🥀🌹🌻🌼☕💜❤️