A Home Tour!! (finally lol)
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- Опубліковано 11 лис 2021
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Nothing like finally having your home ready to show the internet... the week before you move out. AH WELL. (ain't that just the way) After 5 or so years of people asking for a home tour, here SHE IS! This house means so much to me and we are so sad to leave it behind, but also so excited for our next chapter??? It's a LOT of different emotions, I'm tellin' ya. Anywho, I hope you enjoy!! Here's to the NEXT JOURNEY!!
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Oh and also it's worth noting, my house is usually NEVER this clean don't be fooled 😂We had to have an appraiser come by so we went into FULL cLEANING MODE and figured it was a good time to do a house tour lolol
Thank you Rachel for this video! It touched my heart and I know exactly how you feel. All the emotions✨♥️✨what color did you and Nick use for your kitchen cabinets?
And your bathroom?
You have made your grandmother very, very proud. 🥲 So much love to you😘✨♥️
We know the feeling you two are you going through. We just moved into a new home and its got the hubby bummed out.
Making the most of the super-clean is a great idea
Hey, why not take advantage of a crazy clean home? Looking forward to seeing you create new projects in the new house! Hopefully you find a nice cozy corner to once again become “floor troll”...that...sounded odd...
Please get a p.o. box for your new place. I have seeds to share!
When we sold my grandma's house, which had absolutely been a hub for our family for my entire life, I had to stop by and drop off a key that I found a week after closing. The last couple of years, the house had been so empty and quiet, which just felt wrong because there were ALWAYS people there. When I stopped in to drop off the key, there were a dozen people laughing in the kitchen, making dinner and playing games. It made me feel sooooo much better about losing touch with that house, because now I know that the house is full of joy and love again.
This is so beautiful and i hope Rachel knows her house will be a beautiful place for a new family to make new memories.
That's so sweet
I had a very similar experience after selling my grandmothers home that had been where my aunts/uncles/mom grew up and congregated. When it was sold, my grandfather was in his 80's and needed someplace smaller and closer to family. A newlywed couple bought it. I was very pleased a year or so after it sold to drive by and see that there was a little swing set outside and a grill and that the garden was taken care of and the house looked lovely. It made me so happy to know it was housing another growing family. Once you get over seeing the house empty of your things, it's healing to see the house full of new life and being cared for.
Oh wow 😢
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We’re very complex, as humans. We can feel sad or even guilty about renovating and selling a home that has been in the family for decades while simultaneously being excited and happy for new beginnings. I’m sure this move is very emotional, and wish you the best of luck! Cant wait to see the new property & how you make it your own! 💫
What Liza said ~ stay strong!
yeah honestly!! for most of my childhood we lived in the same house that my grandparents bought in the 70's, 3 generation have lived in there and we moved out in 2010, still to this day thats the house that i still refer to as "The House" and my grandma for the past few weeks has been getting ready to sell it and im honestly kinda sad about it but I'm young and about to graduate college, its not like i have the money to give her that she needs
This! The "heart stuff" was so relatable for life in general and not just moving, and this comment nailed it! "That's life."
I love the contrast between Rachel's old, vintage, soft decor and her husbands modern, smart-house, RGB vibes.
Whats rbg?
@@dirtnbloodnotherkids red green blue- all the LEDs lighting in rgb lol
13:04 Rachel: “This is where...the napping happens”
Me: *whispering* “the nappening”
It nappens
Me: Echoes a whispered “the nappening”
I thought she said, "This is where the nappies happen". Nappies are English for diapers.
Glad I'm not the only person who refers to it as "napping" 🤣
Omg 💀
“Would sell my soul for a huge decorative mirror”
The Demons at Anthropology:
“Write that down, write that down!”
Rachel has ambitions to become the Snow Queen 😂❄️
maybe she can make a snow queen dress... but make it vintage
Crying laughing over this one!🤣
‘Nick won’t let me get any farm animals’
I guarantee Rachel will have chicken and lambs by the end of next year.
🤣🤣
But seriously! chickens are the best! regular eggs and compost machines.
Absolutely yes! Just like "the good life"
Rachel would probably love being a Chicken Mom. Micarah can give advice!
I have chickens and I can attest that they are the cutest little gremlins
I cried a good bit as an imagined montage played thought my head of all the family thanksgivings, christmases and birthdays we spent there.... so many fond memories.
Then the video ended and I remembered I'm not part of your family and I've never been there.
The feelings were real though.😩😭😅
So happy for you about the new place, and praying for peace and comfort as you leave behind such a dear chapter in your family's story 💕
omg a crossover!! Been in love with yours and Rachel's channel, and I had always wondered if you two are friends since your likes and hobbies allign really well! So glad to see you here 😳
i had the same feeling, literally felt like i was part of this journey for a bit 😭 i love your content i love to see my favorite youtubers talk to each other 🥰
When my parents moved from my second childhood home, part of the sale agreement was that my parents got to take my Dad’s office door with them. That’s where they had our heights marked. My Dad than installed it in the new home so they could keep marking the heights of their grandkids.
You’re completely right. Document those special heart happy moments.
Whenever I pass my childhood home, I wave at it and say "Hello House"! It was built in 1962. I know the new family has made improvements and are loving it as much as my family did. It's hard, I know. Just wave and say "hello house" when you pass it by, and smile at your memories!
I do something similar with my great aunt's house, it sold just before I was looking for a house so it's out of the family now, but have a lot of good memories there, and it's close enough I occasionally pass it in my travels
I do this whenever I get the chance to pass by my grandparents' old farm; the place where my dad grew up and so many memories!! Little bittersweet, but ultimately satisfying whenever I get to do it.
I do this when I pass by places I used to live. I also say hi and wave to my great grandparents when I pass by their graves. It feels really good to acknowledge those memories and feelings
That is actually a really good idea...
"Would sell my soul for a nice, huge decorative mirror" - Dorian Gray approves
LOL!
Dorian Grey had a painting in the attic….
@@therealhellkitty5388 I talk about the sentiment, my friend
Nick's personality really shines through in this video. ^_^ Also I can't help but cry when you cry--I can only imagine how conflicting the feelings must be. Your home is so beautiful and I hope you're even happier in the new one!
Lovely seeing you in the wild! I love your music so much, I put it on blast on a Medieval themed birthday the other day, and everyone loved it very much and had fun with it. 🥰
When my family moved out of my childhood home, I remember sitting in the corner of my empty bedroom and crying my eyes out. That room had been my safe space for so long, and it was incredibly hard to let it go. What makes me feel better though, is that the house was bought by another family with a little girl. I hope she enjoys my bedroom just as much as I did. I think about her sometimes, and I hope she is doing well.
Rachel: plays mobile games to escape reality and forget the outside world exists.
Me: puts on Rachel's videos to escape reality and forget the outside world exists.
Indeed...😁🍁🍂🍁
Here! Here!
I love how we can see Nick in the mirror, patiently filming his beloved Rachel
Isn't it even the first time we get to see him?
@@quadergum145 Nick's been in other videos (the camping trip thrift haul and I think her Jack Skellington video) but we don't usually see him behind the camera
I’d so hoped to purchase my grandma’s home when she moved in the 80’s, but the timing wasn’t right. When my family went back to visit Lincoln, NE for the last time we drove past the house and the new owners were kind enough to let us see the remodeling they’d done. One of the most wonderful days of my life because I was with my mother (who’s now been gone for fifteen years) and the owners had done such a beautiful job of updating but keeping the character - just like you did, Rachel ! Hold tight to the memories, they’re even more special when you reach my age.
I'm from Lincoln! My family has been living in the same house there for over 50 years
I totally understand what you’re saying about that bittersweet feeling. The best way I can explain how it feels to me is that I’m a hobbit and I’m leaving my hole in the ground to experience all that I can. It’s hard to leave a place that comforts you and holds good memories, and eventually say goodbye. But you’re leaving for a new comfort. It’s a new start and another journey. Just don’t forget to take your silverware with you :)
I realize we've actually seen most of the house just by being regular viewers of your channel, but I really enjoyed the tour. Your grandma would be proud of how you've cared for it.
So are we just going to ignore that Rachel's virtual farm is called Farmer Maggot's?
*hehehehehehhe*
She's a hobbit. It tracks.
Lol Saw that. My virtual farm is called tarnation farm. 👌
I felt you getting choked up at the beginning and knew I would tear up with you by the end of the video. Give yourself permission to be thrilled about the next step in your journey, but also allow yourself to grieve and let go. You will always have fond memories of that home for so many special reasons and the extra love and care you gave it will make it special for the people who live there next. ❤️ Can't wait to see a tour of the new house!
Hope she keeps an eye on her cabbages. I hear wild Brandybucks and Tooks are very partial to them. 😆😉
When we sold our first house, we went back to do a final clean and I'm standing in front as my husband locks the door, mop in hand, ugly crying. I loved our next house and it ended up being my favourite house of any I have lived in. So when you are standing outside ugly crying, I'll be there in spirit!
The great thing about this home tour is that you can always revisit it in a moment of nostalgia and reminisce all the wonderful times your family had there.
I tried puzzling the rooms into a logical house for so long and now... I get a Floorplan... Ok
hahahaha mystery SOLVED
I know I’m so grateful she put in a floor plan, I love seeing floor plans and figuring out where everything is
@@sinabaur9150 me toooo
It was the Victorian tree house episode that brought me into this adorable community!
Aww yay!! 🥰🥰
Same here. Hopefully I make a calm garden spot at my new house (granted I have neighbors but they have fences)
Me too!
Me too!
I will most definitely miss that wonderful sunroom. People build those here in Florida and I hate them here cause they're only nice in January or February and too hot otherwise but Rachel's always looked so inviting and inspiring 🌿❤️🪴
Appreciating the Nick cameos in this - I love how you guys truly worked together to make the house updated and beautiful.
The thought of having the responsibility to be the ones to let go of a family home is so huge. I'm glad you and Nick are able to let go for yourselves and your family, and I can't wait to see the new place! I'm vicariously living through you while my husband and I also try to buy a place, the market is rough
Finally I can fit all the puzzle pieces together after being so curious about your home. Thank you for satisfying all of your shamelessly nosy subscribers :D
I recently purchased my grandparents' house and I've never had such a complicated relationship with the place I lived in. It's mine and yet it's still their's. Even after 3 years, I can still smell my grandma here, my grandpa's handy work is still everywhere. Living in a family home is a privilege I'm endlessly grateful for, but I don't know if it's ever truly feel like my own. I hope you're new house feels like home quickly and that it brings your family joy for many years to come!
okay but have nick tells us about the books he can "tell us everything about" LMAOOOO
"We have a decent sized backyard..."
Literally 20 times the size of my back garden. 😭
I love how she shows a floor plan. Every house tour needs to do this too !!!
I'm not crying, I just have some old carpet dust in my eyes ;__; You really did a wonderful job with maintaining and upgrading the house, and I'm glad it's going to a new couple that you can trust in. The good thing about having used certain rooms as work areas for your videos is that now you have extensive visual documentation of those spaces, and revisiting them is a way to relive memories more vividly than if you hadn't recorded as much. Best of luck with the move, whenever that happens!!!
I’ve been scouting Zillow, wanting to move, mostly just feeling restless. When you said “There will come a day when we leave, and we won’t have any reason to come back here” that just hit me between the eyes. I don’t think I want that yet, not after hearing you say that 😭
You summed it up perfectly! I hate that we sold our home of 48 years!
You’ll know in your gut when it’s time. Doesn’t make it easy, but at least easy-er. ❤️
Frodo is so cute in the backyard like "momm frow the vrisbee." Rachel falls into the leaves Frodo drops frisbee "rude"
I have moved house 12 times throughout my life so far, and I’m only 25. No matter what the situation was, the house was never “finished” until it was being photographed for someone else. Some things, man, they never change.
Military family. Mother used to be afraid of "finishing" the unpacking because Dad would come home with orders for a PCS (permanent change of station) within a month of that last box being unpacked and the last picture or curtain being hung.
I'm on home #16 with 30 years of life (and I'm not even in a military family). But I think this one will be a keeper for awhile. 🏡 💕
I love how when Rachel is discussing how terrifying the back of the basement is there is a CASUAL SKELETON chilling to the right popping his skull out
As a born and raised Floridian- the idea of a basement just blows my mind still. Like. We have attics but most aren’t really…. Useable or practical. Like, you CAN shove a few boxes up into one if you’re willing to go through the effort but it’s mostly just a hot, humid, crawl space with insulation and wooden beams with rusty nails sticking out. But a BASEMENT? You have a WHOLE OTHER FLOOR of space that you can walk around and utilize. And then some (all? No clue) have that cool but creepy looking outdoor entrance???
Just, totally mind boggling. XD
My Dad is about to sell my childhood home. In the last 5 years, he's had awful tenants who have destroyed the place I grew up (took my first steps, learned to read, threw Barbies off the deck as a coming of age ritual), and I might not have been inside in a long while, but the house in my memories is the one that makes me tear up, knowing that's gonna be leaving our family. It's a legitimate grieving process, so definitely feeling solidarity with y'all.
Honestly, this house was its own character appearing in your videos week after week. The evolution it went through reflects how much you cherished it so the emotions you’re going through makes sense. Cue us all doing our best Rachel Green impersonation: “It’s the end of an ERA!!!”
👏🏻😭
The way I started crying as soon as I saw Rachel tearing up
Had to pause the video and make a cup of tea, but I totally understand why you haven’t made a home tour video until now. As a UA-camr and influencer you already have so much of yourself and your life in the open for anybody to see or possibly judge. And I’m sure you’d want something as intimate as your home for
yourself and not for the whole world to view.
But I’m super excited to finish watching the video and probably get some decor inspirations. Congratulations on the new house!!! I hope it brings nothing but happiness ❤️
Update : your house is freakin adorable!!!!!!!!! I love it!
Hahaha yeah idk it just never felt ~ready??? Thank you bb you're the sweetest 🥰🥰
i thought the same thing, like hey, now that she's moving, it's like... safer? to show her house. cause it won't be hers for too much longer anyway.
@@rachelmaksy I hear that. My house is never "ready"
I had same thoughts. I remember that one live Q & A video a while ago when sooooo many people on live chat requested house tour and I remember feeling really bad for Rachel to feel this awkward obligation to do this, and I am so relieved that she is only doing this now when they are soon moving. Personally I think it is really awkward to ask a youtuber for house tour, I feel like it's pushing boundaries of privacy way too far. After all we are strangers to Rachel, you don't come up to a stranger on the street asking them to show you their house. Also, she is just a person, I don't think some of viewers really understands it that even when someone is having 1kk subscribers in they daily life they feel like a regular person, not a celebrity, so viewers should not ask for more that they are given.
Man, I wouldn't do a house tour on social media if I were an influencer. I've heard some horror stories of people being able to find out addresses just from glimpses out of windows. People are insane. I hope Rachel doesn't put too much of her new place online, actually.
Ugh, we sold my grandfather's house in the summer after he passed away at the beginning of the year, so I totally understand that way of emotions of realizing that you have to let go but you don't really want to.
I hope that we get to see you do a decorating video in your new home, whether that just be accessorizing an area or maybe doing another wall painting video.
It's hard to leave behind a family home. It helps to remember that it wasn't the place, but the people that mattered and those memories of spending time together will be with you long after any house or object is demolished.
I wish you (and the new residents) well and hope you all have fun settling into your new homes!
Excuse. Me. Y'all got secret book light switches and NOT making a tutorial about it?
I raise a cup in solidarity with you, Rachel. I am currently cleaning out my grandmother’s home - who recently moved to an elderly facility - and while it’s exciting to see how much better the house looks cleaned up and knowing a new family gets to live there, it’s all a sad nostalgic feeling. Knowing I will never see the house of my grandma anymore, the house that was part of my childhood and the home of my grandma for 40 years.
We sold my grandmother's house several years ago, but we stopped by with her recently to look back on old times. Damn, do I miss going there, even though it was for family gatherings I never particularly wanted to be social at. There was a stone staircase leading up from the basement to the back garden, which I thought was a shadowy, scary but also intriguing sort of magic.
'This is my pride and joy'
Nick in the reflection: 'Aww shucks'
Oh Rachel, I'm so relieved to hear you share your complex feelings on moving. My mother sold my childhood home 4 years ago (which my grandparents had built and my dad grew up in) and I thought I would never be upset (she has hoarding problems and the house was a huge issue of resentment and chaos), but I cried like a baby when I realised I would never step foot inside it again. I get the excitement about the new house, but I'm glad you're taking the time to process those mixed emotions. Incidentally, on my most recent visit to my family, we drove past our old house and seeing someone outside, we stopped by. They let us come in and showed us around and they seemed really happy there, so it helped me lay some of my unresolved feelings to rest. Thanks for the house tour, you've done such a great job on the house and I'm sure you'll make your new home even more spectacular.
I hope the new homeowners can stay there for multiple generations. Then the house will become "grandma's house" for that family's children
Oh, that is such a sweet thought 👏👏👏
Oh that bit at the end about "never having a reason to come back"... the FEELS. Sending many virtual hugs!
We felt the same way when we had to sell our grandmother's house. I kept reminding myself that the house deserves another happy family to come to it with their hopes and dreams. I guess it's silly to think of a house deserving something, but it just felt right. Your new house gets to be there to hold your new memories, but it doesn't mean that the old memories are gone! They are just in your heart and mind.
This was such a beautiful goodbye letter to your house. I’m so happy to see you grow and change. Many many positive vibes and love for you in your new home.
Well said.
Nick bookending his life in that house with Rachel was made that much more illuminating with the implementation of that mystery book activated light switch.
My grandparents have also lived in the same house since the 60s. Out of everyone in my life, they are the only ones who continue to live there.
We lost my grandpa last week and I realized that the house will never feel the same again because he wont be there to greet me with a cheerful "howdy doody".
It's interesting to see how places can hold so many memories and emotions for us.
There are no words of comfort. May time heal you and bring you peace, dear.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I miss my grandpa everyday.
My husband and I rented my grandparents' home for a few years before we bought our house. It felt like a gift, a way to feel a connection with them still. I was so emotional at the end of this video because it brought back so many memories. It's no longer in our family, so I absolutely understand your feelings! Some nights when I can't sleep I still "walk through" the house because I never want to forget it, and I'm so lucky that I lived there and know it so well. So excited to see your new home. ❤️
I just wanted to say, Rachel's sentiments at the end of the video really touched my heart. For me it was so hard to say goodbye to my family's 100 year old farm house. It was a place that felt safe & warm, and was wrapped in so many fond memories of get-togethers, holidays, and more. After the loss of my grandfather in 2010, I think the idea of leaving a place he and other members of the family, built from the ground up really stung. Though our circumstances weren't exactly the same, I think the feelings still apply. With that being said, I think watching Rachel talk about the feelings her and Nick were experiencing really hit home for me. Thank you for being so open and vulnerable. Sending so much love and kindness your way as you move. Oh, and one last thing, I think that your grandmother would be so happy for you both as you take such a big leap into your future! Love from the Midwest! ❤️
As a Finnish person, the way Rachel pronounces sauna makes me happy haha
I’m half Finn and thought the same exact thing
Me too! In-laws are of Finnish ancestry and I learned this after meeting them.
I literally just wrote the same comment and dangit, you were first :D
I was just about to comment the same!😄 SAUNA as it should be👌
ahahh same I came down to see if anyone commented about it!
I so totally agree that the bedroom wall mural and the corner with the table and mirror is the best in the house. Your painting is wonderful and I hope that you can create the same beautiful space in your new house!
I moved around so much as a kid (and adult, thanks to apartment living in an expensive city) that permanency was a rare concept- but having to assist in selling my grandmother's house, which she'd lived in since the late 40s, was so so hard. Knowing it would be the last time I got to see it was rough, and I still get emotional about it. You're gonna love your new place!!
Somehow I always thought the bedroom was upstairs, I'm mindblown haha. I love how you managed to bring out the most of every little corner and I'm sure the new owners will love this house just as much as you do! Thank you so much for the tour
(Kind of off topic but we sold our house this year and my dad was super sad because he loved the apple trees so much. The new owners promised to send a basket of apples every year which was like the cutest thing ever)
That’s so lovely! 🍎🍏
"Same turtle, different shell." ❤
That's something a dear friend once said to me when my heart broken after my grandparents moved out of the house I considered to be a childhood home of mine.... It helped me so much, because even though I know the shell can mean so much, the things and memories within those walls are things we can carry with us to the next shell ❤
I can relate to how you feel saying goodbye to the house. My grandparents just passed within 5 weeks of each other. They built their home in the mountains with their own two hands. My family and I have so many good memories there - I wish I could buy it and keep it in the family. Thanks for sharing your ~feelings~ as it has helped me in this difficult process of letting go!
Both sets of my grandparents passed within a few years, and both had hand built their homes. It was sad to let go of this childhood memories
“Use the rewinder - rewinding on the tape player wears it out.” Said my dad constantly 😂📼 good times
My dad said the same thing!
I've followed you for so long, i feel like I'm watching a friend embarking on a new adventure :') I understand that it must make you sad to leave this house behind, but the memories will stay. And a new beginning, someplace you'll fill up with new memories, clothes and dog toys will do you all so much good
Small thing, but the brief moment when Rachel said "sauna" with a correct Finnish pronunciation, I got really happy :)
Your lovely little chat at the end, about leaving your house, your grandmother's house is really so moving and lovely and intimate, and I'm so glad you shared this. We're in the exact same situation. We're just about to move out of my grandmother's old house and I feel like you've summed up exactly how it feels to leave behind a piece of your personal history but also to be so excited for your new beginning. And I *might* have shed a little tear or two. This was honestly one of my fave vids that I think you've ever done.
When my grandma died, my grandpa moved in with his sister because living in that home and town was too painful for him. I used to drive by it and just let the memories soak in and relive them. So much of my childhood happened in that home and it's hard to move on, but those memories never really leave you!
I was almost shocked how perfectly you said sauna for a natively english speaking person (I'm from finland, hi, we have tons of saunas and regard them as our invention) 😂 loved this home tour and good luck with the moving! 😊
Meanwhile, as another native English speaker I was like "wow she pronounces that funny." Good to know the correct pronunciation!
As a fellow Finn, I was just about to say the same thing, I was watching this while drinking tea and sort of just listening when the perfect pronunciation of "sauna" plopped into an otherwise very typical American sounding sentence, and I almost made a spit-take. Impressive 👌
I am glad I scrolled down the comments before writing my own congrats on the "sauna" (another Finn here!). This makes me curious, maybe Rachel has Finnish roots and the correct pronunciation runs in the family?
It was interesting, like a word of Finnish dropped into an English sentence. :D I like it.
I think it should be also mentioned that sauna is originally a Finnish word, not just a funny way how Finnish say sauna. I was weirdly shocked how perfectly pronounced sauna just dropped there out of nowhere 😅
It's more than OK to feel strangely wistful when moving -- good luck for everything upcoming! 🍀
Not me tearing up when Rachel started talking about her grandma in the end
Rachel, you need to help us! My partner and I have become totally obsessed with that cabinet you're showing off at 8:00! We've been bickering over it's construction for the last half hour. We don't think it's a humidor or an ice chest but we're pretty determined to find out. Could you post some pictures of the piece, especially the back?
Wow look at Rachel posting early today!! Soooo excited for the chachachachanges in your life and finally getting to see your home 😍🥰
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You ever watch You’ve Got Mail, when Meg Ryan’s character is leaving her and her mom’s life-long business behind. Kicks me in the feels so hard. Your home is so adorable. I’m awful at decorating the home. Would love some videos on this subject in your new home ❤️
I recently sold my childhood home(that I inherited after my mom passed away). Being there for the last time was a deeply emotional experience, and I found that writing a letter to the house helped me to process it. I sat in my old room and wrote down all the reasons I loved the house and would miss it. I thanked it for protecting me and for giving my family a home, and I apologized for leaving. The process really really helped me get closure, and I would highly recommend it. You've put so much love into your beautiful home, and it will be a difficult process to move on, but it will always be with you in your heart! I hope you can get through this emotional transition period with strength
“Ok Vampire Weekend”. This is why we follow Rachel.
My biggest thing I'm sad about is the main bedrooms mural. I really hope you do it again in the new house. 😢
I always love it when Americans (not only Americans, but mostly Americans) talk about houses being too small and here I am sitting in a one bedroom tiny apartment where I bash every part of me on sharp edges because I have too many books.
No shade to Rachel though! It is about what you are used to and differing expectations. The old house is charming, and you have both put a lot of work into. I am sure your new place will be even more so. :)
ETA: to be clear this is not a criticism, I really do love seeing differences in housing.
Oh, worry not, plenty of Americans live in tiny apartments. I live in New York City for college and my apartment is a broom closet.
@@Betsyschugar Tiny apartments unite! Poorly phrased on behalf. I know they do, but there is a particular style of house that is often considered small in the US that always astonishes me. :)
I was going to say the exact same thing. Obviously we tend to fill the space we have and then feel like it isn't enough, but my place is about half of this and I have neighbours who have TWO KIDS in an apartment that's just a little larger. Not judging, just marveling at how different our perspectives can be based on what we're used to.
Same. Never using the dining room, and needing more than 1 bathroom for 2 people felt very foreign to my European ears 😂
hehe I was looking for a comment like this, london and the UK homes are a lot smaller, i have lived in tiny spaces, now in a one bedroom flat with combined kitchen and living space and minimal storage its definitely frustrating living in small spaces.
The "I'm so excited...and sad. But also hungry...and too many emotions" and the "I don't know" counter were all too relatable. 😂
I feel the pain of losing your grandparents house, my dad's parents house was a vintage dream, you would have loved it. She had a gorgeous victorian style dollhouse she did herself, an old gumball machine they kept filled, a tiny tv on a plant stand in the kitchen, and 3 rooms upstairs, the red room had an old typewriter and her bridal porcelain doll collection, the blue room had wicker furniture and teddy bears having a tea party, and the pink room had all the cutest old knick knacks and I miss it
Knowing Rachel and her love for all things nostalgic references, I was fully expecting an MTV Cribs -esqued opening. Not disappointed 😂🙌🏼💜
A lot of packing to do . The thing is sometimes you pack everything bring it to the new place and then it doesn't work! 😒
Having moved a lot I can tell you with absolute confidence that crying is definitely part of the process. Leaving a place where you were happy hurts, even when everything is going right and you love & are excited about the new place. If you find yourself occasionally agreeing with the cat that the proper response is to hide in a closet and hiss at people it's not because there's something wrong with you.
You worded it so well - the bitter sweetness and the weight of being the one’s to be giving up something that has sentimental value for the entire family. I’ll also be missing all the beautiful nooks and corners of this house but I am beyond excited to see the new house and the andventures it will entail.🥰🥰
Coming from someone who's moved about eight times before the age of twenty, I understand the strange mixture of gut-wrenching heartbreak from the prospect of leaving a home you've loved for so long, and the excitment and anticipation that comes from entering a new chapter with a new one. Topped with the fact that you and your family have a lot of sentimental attachments to the place, I can't even begin to imagine the sadness you're feeling. This video is really an amazing display of your bravery even in times of adversity and your big heart! I hope both you and Nick really enjoy your last days there and the days to come in your beautiful new home! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Rachel,
It was nice to see your home for the last time, and all in a fluid tour. We have seen most of the rooms ( maybe not yours and Nicks offices??) for sure your bedroom when you did the beautiful mural, your sun room when you cleaned it out and decorated it, even your bathroom when you went over your hair routine, even you kitchen when you made a pie! I will miss you there, and understand your full range of emotions. Not that my opinion matters in the least, but I feel you are definitely doing the right thing for you and Nick - Frodo & Binx too - happy parents happy pets. Okay , we all know as long as they have you two and food their good, but that was a cute sayìng!! It sounded encouraging, sorta.
That was really good advice to take photos,and make a record of your special places, feelings in the house! I am going to borrow that advice to share with my patients.
Can I say, even though I realize you can't possibly read all these post. But at least I know I put it out into the world and it's directed to you... You have really handled yourself with strength, grace, humor, and honesty about this being not only hard work, but an emotional rollercoaster! I am deeply enpressed by/with you and I believe your honesty has been good for people and you have empowered them to do something in life even if it's hard.
I can' t wait to see a tòur of your new home!! Please do it soon,don't make us wait years!!! Pleasssssssse😩
Yes, I am a aware you can't possibly read all these, but I am going to ask because I am hopping one of your other adoring fans , that are a lot more tech savy than myself and willing to help an older technically challenged fan out. I sent you an email to what I hope was to the correct one, regarding about 30-40 yards of beautiful velvet. I had told you how I order a BOLT each of 3 different colors. Needless to say I have extra and would like to gift you some. I was thinking 10-12 yards per color would be useful for you to make something as a craft or sew along with us. I don't really know the proper protocol. Please help me if you can.
Rachel, I am so happy for you!
I wish you so much love, laughter, heath and happiness in your new home.
With so much love,
Audri
you're good people, Audri
commeting so more people see it, like it and hopefully Rachel sees it hehe
How very sweet of you to wish to gift Rachel with such lovely material, Dear Audri. Wishing you many Blessings.
@@Sara-to4qg how sweet of you! Not only do "we have fun here" the people here are wonderful!
@@Sara-to4qg I am hoping it works! Regardless, thank you so much for helping to get it out into Rachel land. I am counting on someone very UA-cam savvy to say, you just do this & that and send it here. Only for real 😄. I hope you have the best & happiest of all the Season can bring. I wish this for all Rachel's followers, with a extra bit of sweetness to the thoughtful people helping me to, gift Rachel velvet!!
In the spirit of kindness,
Audri
As a Finnish person I love how Rachael pronounced sauna the correct way 😂
Was gonna about to say that. 🇫🇮🇫🇮
Wait, not everybody pronounces sauna like that?
@@minuiy9746 No. Foreigners always say Ikea and sauna wrong.
This is coming from a native speaker that knows only one foreign couple (Rachael and Jun) who have actually corrected themselves because apparenlty Japanese people know how to pronounce things.
@@marialindell9874 That's interesting cause I'm not Finnish. I'm a Polish person and I always pronounced sauna like that. I checked it and apparently I also pronounce Ikea correct. I'm glad that in my country we don't mess the pronunciation that much 😂
Yooper for the US and we all pronounce it correct. No surprise though, because we are the second largest group of Finnish people in the world.
Her sentement about how selling the house makes her feel reminds me of how we felt about selling my grandma's house when she moved into a care home.
When I saw the lights change in Nick’s office I paused, rushed to my husband, and showed him that clip 4x in a row, exclaiming “I think you’d like this in your office!” I had similar feelings when my family finally sold my Nana’s house… It’s a really difficult thing to process and I still drive by that house occasionally and remember all the years visiting and/or living there. Exciting things are ahead and good to savor, and I think it makes the happy moments of new houses even better when there’s the somber moment of leaving a family house. Hope the last days in this one are so, so good and enjoy the new one!!
Hugs. Your grandma would want you and your husband to be happy. The fact that you have the channel totally document and keep the memories alive. Also buying a house and moving is emotionally crazy. Ups downs and all arounds!
My grandma's farmhouse is over a hundred years old and she has lived in it since she was 19 (she's now 84). I have told my family members that help her run the house/land that before they sell it I want a chance to buy it. I of course hope my grandma is comfy there for at least a few more years, but I cannot think of ever parting with that house. It has seen four generations of our family and I have a dream of renovating it so that I can hand it down to my kids or someone else in my family to treasure. It's where I got married and all my family members have built their houses on the surrounding farmland. It's literally the center point of our whole family.
[Day of moving]
New people: *pull into the driveway*
Rachel and Nick: "Here are the keys."
New people: *pull off high-end latex masks to reveal they are, in fact, Rachel's cousins*
I appreciate the vulnerability, I think the places we live pick up a little of our spirit. I bet the house thanks you for your family's happy times and wishes you well on your next adventure.
I had the really crummy thing of having my Grandpa's funeral this week.
He spent his entire life in the same place (until last year where he was too sick and got moved into a bungalow in town).
We had the lovely thing of being able to reminisce of the farmhouse where we all grew up on and the memories we all cherish. I find it hard being near there anymore as the new owners have demolished the garden to put a road in etc.
Change can be a good thing but also hard to confront. 💛
I feel you. When we left my mothers house after her death, the new homeowners sent us pictures of her prided garden being torn up. I never want to drive past there again...
My grandmother's home has been the heart of the family for as long as I can remember. We all gather for holidays, birthdays, an other celebrations at her house. Hearing you talk about VHS, the den room, and even the sunroom where the kids get to eat all brought back good memories. I'm in my early 20s, and I'm thankful it's still a place we can all gather and have fun.
I feel this so hard -- my husband and I just closed and moved into our first home this week, and while we're so excited for this next chapter, it was kind of sad to leave the apartment where we had all these big life events happen (bonding with his family, getting engaged, getting married, major victories, etc.). When we left, it felt important to thank the space for being our sanctuary during so many pivotal moments for us, and to be aware that it was likely the last time we would ever stand there. Too many moments pass us by without us realizing how important they are, so it's nice to be able to stand still for a second and really appreciate one chapter ending as another begins.
I never thought I'd be so emotional about someone who I've never actually met moving to a new home, but here we are. I am so happy for you and Nick though, and I can't wait to see the new place! I would also love decorating/home reno project videos in the future!
As a Finnish person I really appreciate the pronunciation of the word 'sauna'. 10+/10, deserves chef's kisses.
Rachel pointing to her neighbors homes describing them as very “close” made me laugh because that would be a dream yard out here in Los Angeles, you have to pay upwards of $1 million to afford a yard space like that out here 😭. Anyway, the home is very beautiful, can’t wait to see how you make the new home your own ♥️
I live alone in my grandma’s old 60s ranch style house and I can empathize so deeply with your bittersweet feelings over moving, I know when the time comes for me to leave here eventually it’ll be really tough for me too - you guys put so much love into the house and it shows and I’m sure your grandmother would be so proud❤️ Good luck in your new home adventure💕✨
After looking at Rachel's closet once again, I started thinking that she could sew Nick some things 😂
My grandfather passed away at the end of September and thus my grandparents' house went up for sale shortly after, because no one in my family could afford the taxes involved in the land transfer. They were the original owners in the 50s, having raised my mother and aunt there. My dad was absent for most of my life so my grandfather stepped in a lot when my mom needed help, and my sibling and I stayed there a lot in my childhood. I relate hardcore to the heart stuff at the end and I think it's part of an extended grieving process to let go of things that you need to outgrow. These places held us tenderly and it's a blessing to live in a time and place where photos and such allow us to remember and bring these things forward so viscerally.
so Nick is the Sanderfan AND has a full set of Wheel of Time hardbacks, I heartily approve =D Really interesting seeing all the updates you did to the house (and very encouraging to someone who may be looking for her own house in six months or so and will only be affording older houses xD) and very excited to see more of your next place!
Dearest loveliest Rachel, it's such a wrench leaving somewhere that means so much to you. You do not owe the past your future.
You are going to build the loveliest life in the new house. 💚🌿
Ooh I love that. "You do not owe the past your future."
What an encouraging statement. I hope our beloved Rachel sees your comment and finds peace and comfort in it as they move forward into a space that will allow them to grow, and that they'll truly be able to call their own. 💚💚💚
@@danibee I really hope so too 💜💜💜