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Living my dreams
Hi, I'm Suzi and after living in my van for three years, travelling across Europe I decided to make a new life in Portugal. In 2022 I bought and renovated a previously abandoned village house in the seaside resort of Vieira de Leiria. However, after encountering my dream home in September 2023, an old stone house in Monsanto, I decided to sell my house in Leiria and move to Monsanto, 243km north east of Leiria. The inside of the house, barn and adega needed a complete renovation and the vinyard and orchard need bringing back to life.
I invite you to come along on this journey with me and I hope that I can inspire you to follow your dreams, whatever they may be. Hit the SUBSCRIBE button and join me.
If you're an environmentally friendly brand looking to work with me please reach out
EMAIL: suzimussell@mindfulvanlife.com
INSTAGRAM: suzimussell
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WEBSITE: www.mindfulvanlife.com
Hi, I'm Suzi and after living in my van for three years, travelling across Europe I decided to make a new life in Portugal. In 2022 I bought and renovated a previously abandoned village house in the seaside resort of Vieira de Leiria. However, after encountering my dream home in September 2023, an old stone house in Monsanto, I decided to sell my house in Leiria and move to Monsanto, 243km north east of Leiria. The inside of the house, barn and adega needed a complete renovation and the vinyard and orchard need bringing back to life.
I invite you to come along on this journey with me and I hope that I can inspire you to follow your dreams, whatever they may be. Hit the SUBSCRIBE button and join me.
If you're an environmentally friendly brand looking to work with me please reach out
EMAIL: suzimussell@mindfulvanlife.com
INSTAGRAM: suzimussell
FACEBOOK: profile.php?id=61564386261964
WEBSITE: www.mindfulvanlife.com
Renovating an old stone kitchen into a Tiny House - Old Stone House Renovation
This week I have made good progress with stripping the paint from the walls and my car tent arrives but do I make it to the Douro valley?
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Thank you for being here and please do give the video a LIKE and if you can possibly bear to watch the adverts a little as it really helps to support my channel so that I can continue to share my experiences. I thank you for your support, it is so important to me.
I love hearing from you so please do leave me a COMMENT. I read and answer them all.
If you would like to support me in any way below is my PAYPAL and Buy Me A Coffee link. Maybe you would like to help me buy another tree or plant. I would be so grateful.
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Wine grapes are good to eat.
I noticed in other properties the Portuguese have the solid metal doors. They are so …not attractive at all. Why do they use these metal doors.
Stool looks great
Great work admirable
Take it from someone who is having health problems. Take care of your health. 😊
Yes. Please be careful. Here are some things to know about silica dust in plaster: Health risks Inhaling silica dust can cause serious health problems, including silicosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and lung cancer. Respirable silica Respirable silica dust is so fine that it can be invisible in normal lighting, and it can enter the deepest part of the lungs. Really any dust from concrete, sand, stone, wood, etc can contain Silica and/or just dangerous when samsung, grinding,, cutting & chipping.
O vaso da planta precisa de um prato para não estragar a madeira
Beijos quer atenção
He gets lots of attention 😀
Leave it the same color it looks 👍 good
Good chance that’s lead paint use a mask and safety glasses plz
I am using now 🙏💕
😅 Suzi, i think that your ye old kitchen door could reflect your personality by being painted with a rust preventing paint in YELLOW. White wrought iron and once decorative glass scrubbed make a decision about painting that white as well??? But, one drawback is that a pastel colour might in time show the rust again...🙄 So prep very well, whatever you decide!!😊
I agree Nicolette, preparation is everything 😀💕
I would pick up the shade of green in the glass
I think stick to the gentle old colour, too bright will soon become too harsh on the eye 😊
Yes, I think you are right 😀💕
Maybe an olive green for your door would compliment your lovely courtyard.
Will you be painting with lime paint?
Hi! Maybe something brighter but dark like burnt orange?
Maybe 😀💕
Good morning, Suzi, a stunning vintage blue, with white painted wrought iron, will pop against the stone. What a lovely design ! Our very old house was traditional white, so the monument dark green worked well, but the blue sky and stone and " the old kitchen" is a feature. Some lovely shades online if you type in " vintage blue colours". Your gueridon must be made of a good wood, as it has that pretty detail. Glad you preserved it. Be interesting to know which varieties of vines you have as the previous owner made wine. The trend now is to use different field grapes adding a sweet one as well. Do you envision, once you have cared for them and they are producing more of a crop, to have a boutique winery? Or sell your grapes to local producer? How special is that! Ps, your Wedgwood blue fireplace colour is lovely!🌼🍇🥂pps, and dont forget a big vintage door handle!!
Hi Nicolette, I am loving your colour ideas. I hope that in the future I may have enough grapes to produce some wine for my own consumption. I have a neighbour who makes his own so I can always give my grapes to him in exchange for a few bottles 🍷💕
Awesome! When you can, do write down the name/ names of your grape varieties, please. I have planted a table grape, late fruiting, called" Crimson". Del. My gr grandfather planted grapes in 1890's and now a vintner makes a best seller from them. Lots of small vineyards on farms, tucked away and now their wines are sought after by collectors. 🍇🥂
When you have time, and to inform yourself about wine matters...read online, Eben Sadie, winemaker. The old vine project, with Rosa Kruger, and how they discovered hidden farm vineyards...I see there is a dream tree wine..you have one as well outside your adega! Good name for your wine perhaps, "dream life, Portugal"?🤫☺️
How about putting a small bathroom next to kitchen and the small room in back could be the bedroom. Then that would leave the rest for small living room and dining room.
Thank you for the idea Veronica although I feel the back room is too small for a bedroom. My plan is to have a sofa bed in the main room. Let’s see 😀💕
Love the door colour as is.
Actually I do too 😀💕
Ola’Suzi have you check to see if that paint is not lead paint you might need to check it to see if it’s ok to taking the paint off the walls it’s the old part of the house please put your mask on honey please get that paint tested for lead at your paint store please ✌️👍🤙❤️🇵🇹❤️
Hi John. I’m wearing a mask now. 😷 Thank you for your advice and concern 😀💕
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You really should be wearing a safety mask to protect yourself from lead paint and asbestos.
Now I am using 🙏💕
If, like me, you are a certain age, it's heartwarming to see the white paint scraped off the old kitchen chimney to reveal a faded lavender colour, and that pant is probably a colour wash. Can't say it was ever my favourite colour, but it is so reminiscent of the 1970s. Yes, to keeping the kitchen doors the same colour, like a grey green.
I love revealing what lies beneath. I will be painting the first coat white. After that let’s see. Grey-green has two votes 😀💕
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Remove that piece of glass from the door then paint it and then put it back with new putty. Very simple and easy job to do. Should be videos of doing that on TH-cam.
I agree that that's a good idea, but watch out that old putty can be very hard, and so the danger in glass removal in any old frame is that you might easily break it.
If you don’t need the fireplace for heat you could either put really big candles in it or put some logs in with some battery powered fairy lights .
It’s going to be needed for heat. I will buy a black metal fire basket to go in the space. There will definitely be some candles too 😀💕
Well done, I love the blue in old kitchen. Not sure about the green doors but looking good.
Thanks for your thoughts Katy. I think a pale blue for the fireplace would look nice 🩵
Raquel is right. Please consider a mask. Dust is very insidious, and you will be inhale small amounts down into your lungs. You certainly work hard. Well done
I have started wearing one now 🙏💕
The plant stand is lovely. Maybe place the suculent on the bottom part and place a bigger plant on the top ❣️😊 The fireplace looks much better. You did a great job with the cleanup. I woukd suggest painting the door a yellow mustard color. Hugs to Beijos ❣️🐈❣️ Relax at camp site 👍🥰👍
Nice ideas and I will give a hug to Beijos for you 😀💕
i love the blue spec patina on the fire place chimney, creates an old feeling, i would not render that but seal it with a light stone sealant
Yes, I liked it too 🩵
Go brighter on the door. Another greenyellowish color. Idk
Thanks for your colour vote 🙏💕
Id go Bright Sunshine Yellow 😊
How about a compromise? Sandstone yellow, whatever that means 😂💛
Fantastic work, Suzi, you are such a hard worker, you inspire me to get on with my jobs, thank you😊. Fireplace is beginning to give rewards. Grapes look delicious. No dream room this week. Working too hard on the olde kitchen ? The cat is super funny 😅. Looking forward to seeing how the tent works out 🎉
Thank you, it’s been hard to motivate myself with scraping paint but this week will be something a little more exciting. A few days away and I will be excited to get back to it 😀💕
I think your pretty painted toes are attracting kitty LOL. I had a stray ginger cat show up at my property one time. He loved sleeping on my porch in my chair. I let him, started feeding him and calling him Rojo Bonito. Then, every time I'd try to leave the house or come back inside, he would start to bite the tops of my feet. I had to start carrying a tennis racquet with me when I go outside just to gently nudge him away from my feet LOL
You could be right. I love this story of yours 😀💕
I would change the door glass to clear. And just put a poly on top of the fireplace and keep that beautiful blue patina!
Thanks for the ideas 🙏💕
A lighter blue would be nice
The Green on the inside of the doors is nice and continues your kitchen theme ! I also love the Mediterranean blues. Love the plant stand 😊
It seems this week is all about the colours 😀💕
Bom dia Suzi sempre dando o melhor adorei as uvas obrigado ❤
Thank you Luisa 🙏💕
Hi Suzi. Just a thought. Are you planning to add any windows in the old kitchen? If not, you could change the glass/glazing in the door (though really pretty) to transparent one. It would brighten up the interior 🌞.
Not adding a window as it’s a lot of work to break the stone wall. I have another idea to bring more light into the room 😀💕
Your home is beautiful!
Thank you Susana 🙏💕
Put this in Google and it will tell you what you can use Briwax for "what can I use Briwax furniture wax for"
Just sand of all old varnish off, get a decent furniture wax and apply, neutral Briwax or finishing wax, you can use a cloth or brush to apply, if you use a cloth scoop some wax in your hand so your body heat melts it a little to make it go further, you can even use on stone or metal with a brush to reduce dust or rust, it will look darker at first but go lighter, keep the cloth you use in the tin, a 5kg tin will cost but is cheaper in long run, you can even put it on Leather, but I use cheap hand cream for shoes, bags and gloves, enjoy
Thanks for the information. The linseed oil seems to work wonders 😀💕
A lighter green or terra-cotta color would be nice for the door. Great progress in the old kitchen! 😊
Thanks for your colour sharing Lydia 🙏💕
Terracotta colour!
I’m thinking terracotta floor tiles 😀💕
Good job done so far on the room Suzi , the room is starting to look good and will look great when finished well done.😊😊
Thanks Donald, each week, little by little the improvement will show. Fun times ahead 😀💕
Suzi- nice watching you but please use a mask and wet the walls to minimise the dust
I’m now doing both these things 🙏💕
I’d paint the doors a leaf green to bing the garden in, or black, or also depending what colour your internal walls will be , so it “flows” . I saw the inside of the door is green ….some lovely green tiles in the hearth perhaps? I’m loving watching this , it’s so exciting 🥰
Great colour choices Susan. I’m excited too about how this space will turn out 😀💕
Suzi A small cheap shop vac would be great to suck up the dust as you hold the hose next to where you are scraping and using a wire brush. That way you will avoid a lot of the airborne dust. Wear a mask girl God knows 2hat you are breathing. One thing i'm kind of shocked at is when you had the house redone that you didn't have a door cut to that old kitchen area. Must be you never really intended to use that area when you had the house redone or maybe you just didn't want to spend the money when you had the house redone which I can totally understand. But that is a nice big room and will be a nice spot in there for guests to stay.
I always wanted to have a self contained place for guests to stay so I maintain my own space and privacy and my guests can have their own space too 😀💕
it might be better to use the blue you used in the pool and that would give it some uniformity and brighten up that corner
I think I will go for a lighter blue Deborah. Let’s see 🩵
In the words of Shakin Stevens - All I want to do is join the happy crowd behind the GREEN DOOR. Great progress this week Suzi I love your green door and the blue is beautiful around the fireplace it would be lovely to carry on the traditional colours ..Good luck this week hope all goes well for you .
Thanks Pamela. I definitely think it’s going to be a happy place. I think the light blue on the fireplace would look nice 🩵
@@dreamlifeportugal Total confidence in you Suzi whatever you do it will be beautiful