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Christen Thykjaer
Italy
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 7 มี.ค. 2011
On this channel I renovate an old stone house in Italy, tend to the land and a bit of bonsai. I'm still a beginner in these subjects, but strive to learn as I go. I've moved from Denmark to Tuscany in Italy, to pursue the dream of coming closer to nature.
I'll be posting all the projects I do weekly every sunday.
Hope you'll enjoy it.
I'll be posting all the projects I do weekly every sunday.
Hope you'll enjoy it.
#43 All About an Olive Tree on a Kitchen Island
This week has been all about my idea of an olive tree going through our kitchen island, which I have sort of achieved, with some bumps along the way. Also I have pruned some fruit trees, received the scaffolding for the renovation and started making a new coat rack.
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#42 Restoring Door Canopy, Bamboo Lamp & Kitchen Island Tree Project
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This week I do various small projects; A bamboo lamp, restoring canopy, we collect chestnuts and have them for dinner, plant beans and start the tree on top of our kitchen island project. Hope you enjoy! christenthykjaer
#41 Timelapse Week: Repairing Terracotta Pot, Weeding & Bonsai
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This week I've tried to make as much timelapse as possible; I've been weeding in the vegetable garden, a lot of bonsai pruning and wiring, growing new hammer handle and repaired a big old terracotta pot.
#40 I Spilled The Beans And Cleared Our Courtyard Preparing For The Renovation
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Rainy week clearing stables continues, cutting grass, emptying courtyard, repairing sun bed, making box for the house's grounding, making tomato sauce, ficus bonsai, planting palm trees, pancakes and fixing bar tables in the garden. Last but not least I apologize for the missing sound on the timelaps'.
#39 Frustrating Week: Hanging Lamps, Fixing a Window And Emptying Stables
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I do a lot of boring stuff that I have been postponing for quiet a while; such as fixing the broken glass in our bedroom window, hanging lamps and emptying the stables so we can begin renovating soon. Also I plant some trees, do a bit of bonsai, have a look at the renovation plans and other small projects. In the end the video end up being a bit tragic comic, so that is fine..
#38 Cleaning Out Basement, Planting Trees, Bonsai
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I fix our bamboo sun bed, I begin cleaning out the basement to prepare for the renovation of our two stables. Furthermore I plant some trees trying to turn our garden into a botanical for trees and manage to find a little time to do some bonsai.
#37 We Are Now Married, Olive Wood Pipe and Knife, Hiking
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Lots of wedding preparations in this weeks video, also replaced the battery in the tractor, we got married with family and friends around us, new tripod, and my fathers friend finished the pipe made from my own olive wood and he also made a knife from it, which was a cool unexpected surprise.
#36 Rain day and Q&A
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This week is Q&A, and I can't say this enough, but thanks for the amazing questions, they have been fun to answer.
#35 The bar is done and extending the tractor shed
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This week has again been all wedding preparations with two bigger things being the bar and then we started extending the tractor shed in case it rains at our big day. The Q&A is still next week.
#34 Wedding preparations and friend visit
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First of I'd like to apologize for not including the Q&A part just yet, it will be in episode #36, thanks for all the great questions. This week has been all wedding preparations; finishing the bar table and making small tables around the garden to make cozy places to hang out for our guests, moving dirt around and repotting some tomatoes.
#33 Making dinner table with a build-in bar and covering up mini pool
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This week I cover up the mini pool and build a dinner table with a build in bar. Also there is a lot of small projects in between and a bit of bonsai. Also I might do a Q and A in the next video if there is enough questions in the comments on this on, so feel free to ask me anything about the future or past.
#32 Redneck swimming pool and fencing
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In this weeks video I do some fencing in order to keep the animals out of our vegetable garden and a much needed way to stay cool in these hot days of summer; the redneck swimming pool.
#31 Pergola finished and stone stairways work continues
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This week I finish the wedding pergola, collect more rocks for Walt's second stone staircase, pick vegetables, setup irrigation again and a bit of bonsai. Last but not least we practice the wedding waltz, which wasn't my proudest moment.
#30 Cutting down bamboo and stone stairway
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This week we have picked up a lot more bamboo for the Pergola, and I have fixed some old tools. Walt has almost finished the first stairway and we have harvested our first two zucchini's. Also we have cooled down by visiting the waterfall nearby.
#29 Bamboo pergola almost done and making stand for tomatoes
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This week we have had some very helpful friends spending their vacation helping us prepare for the wedding. We made great progress on the pergola for the wedding, furthermore I have made a tomato stand.
#28 Setting up irrigation and preparing car for camping
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#28 Setting up irrigation and preparing car for camping
#27 Harvesting fruit and building wedding pergola
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#27 Harvesting fruit and building wedding pergola
#26 Vegetable garden and plum harvest
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#26 Vegetable garden and plum harvest
#25 Extractor hood done and vegetable garden begun
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#25 Extractor hood done and vegetable garden begun
#24 Furnishing office/living room, sowing grass and working on bonsai
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#24 Furnishing office/living room, sowing grass and working on bonsai
#21 Scrap metal sculpture and olive wood
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#21 Scrap metal sculpture and olive wood
#20 Back in Italy and garden preparations begins
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#20 Back in Italy and garden preparations begins
#19 Kitchen Island done with marble slab on top
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#19 Kitchen Island done with marble slab on top
#18 Spray painting and setting up the kitchen island
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#18 Spray painting and setting up the kitchen island
#17 The kitchen island is taking shape
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#17 The kitchen island is taking shape
#16 Setting up new oven/stove and working on with the kitchen
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#16 Setting up new oven/stove and working on with the kitchen
#15 Refitting bathroom and living room plans
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#15 Refitting bathroom and living room plans
Looks cool, the outlet would have looked better on the cabinet of the island out of sight. It’s distracting and takes away from the organic beauty of the branch.
please get a dolly so you don't break your back carrying things like that coathanger. Love how the tree on the island turned out. It is always different in reality than in our dreams or visions but don't be too hard on yourself, on camera you cannot see the screws and it looks cool! Be proud!
Very cool. Imperfections add to the character.
I love your idea. That’s the sort of concept I would tackle. Be proud of it! I think it looks beautiful.
Hind Sight, possibly you could have scribed the base when it was on the counter? Very awkward item to handle. Maybe you should have turned the receptacle the other way? End product looks very nice! 😊
Great job on the canopy and tidying up the garden, making ultimate use of everything you grew!
Thanks for noticing the general tidying up this week. I like the aspect of trying to use everything 😊
It must be nice to have a personal barber! 😊 What did you make with the tomatoes, I guessed soup. You really made an improvement to the canopy! Have a great week! 👍
It is very nice to have a personal barber, although she is never satisfied with the result, she'll get there some day. Yes just a tomato sauce, that we can use during the winter for soups and various dishes. Thank you and likewise.
Good work on the canopy 👍🏽🥰💯
Good morning Christen 🥰 30:25 I was thinking that you can pressure wash that cement block wall and it would really make a difference in the video . Aesthetically.just a thought 😉 I loved the bamboo lamp it’s really cool 🥰
It is a good point, I plan to put tiles on it, we are going to make a little garden down there. It is a nice little hot spot during winter. I am glad that you like the lamp, I’m also getting around to liking it.😊
What is the glue you used for the pot?
I used Bostik Polymax Original Express, which is terracotta colored.
@@ChristenThykjaer Thank you!
I’m enjoying your channel. Very relaxing and peaceful. You’re smart inserting pleasant background audio during your time lapse. So many others use very heavy abrasive audio that immediately causes me to fast forward through it. Please keep doing what you’re doing
@@workerbeast Thank you so much for the encouragement it means a lot. I like the time lapse to be peaceful like when I'm working, so again thanks for noticing. I'll keep going💪
Hi Christen, It's great to see you managed to find time to do some relaxing bonsai! 👍 Have fun.
Hi Martin, I couldn't agree more with you. I'll try to have fun, you too.
great job on the terracotta pot!
Thanks, very satisfying and fun!
Have a great week! Nice job on the pot! I love hearing the church bells, do they ring every hour ? 🤠
Thanks Tom, now that you ask I'm not sure about the bells, I'll keep better attention, but I don't think every hour. I think it is at 08.00, 12.00 and 18.00. 😊
I’m so glad to wake up early and see that you’re video is uploaded 🥰💯👍🏽
You're so sweet Woop, thank you for always watching! 😊
Fantastisk energi. Dejligt. Knus
I like what you did with the palm tree 👍🏽😉💯🌴 I can’t wait till you plant the vines! Or did you already do that?🤔
Thank you Woop, I haven't planted vines yet, that is a project for the future. 😊
Don’t spill the beans 😄 Not sure about the Bonsai business - it just seems like excessive pruning.
If you wrap your green tomatoes in brown paper they will ripen in a few days. 😊
Thank you for the tip Tom, I did not know that. 😊
Or put them in a bowl and place a few red tomatoes, bananas, or apples with them and cover the bowl with a dish towel. The other fruit will provide a scent that will ripen the green tomatoes.
@@kaasgaafnl Nice I obviously didn't know that either.
great job on clearing out the patio and planting the trees! Pretty please pressure wash your patio, it would make for an epic transformation video.
Thanks my friend, pressure washing the concrete is definitely on our to-do-list, but with winter and renovation incoming I think I'll wait until next year.
"Den hænger da fint" followed by the hearing protection immediately falling down, had me dying with laughter. It almost looked like a staged comedic sketch. Keep going Christen!
@@rasmusbrgger2607 I agree, couldn't help my self but to leave it in, even though it looks set up. Stine has no idea what she is talking about 😂
I would like to have a bonsai maple tree but they are impossible to find where I live.
If you ever come to Tuscany you can have one, I grow them from seeds and cuttings, pretty easy ones you get the hang of it.
Keep on keeping on my young friend! We have 1600 feet of basement that I am working on making a bathroom, workshop, and sewing room for my wife. I will be 81 the end of October. Cheers! 🤠
I will, it can't always be fun. 1600 square feet, now that is a proper basement. I guess you are a great example of the fact that if you keep yourself busy you'll age like a fine wine. Good job Tom!
Sorry for your frustration wit the lamp. Have you tried plastic anchors that expand when you run the screw in?
Yea some days are like this. Yes I used those, the plaster is just very fragile but I'll try some different kinds when the lamp has fallen down.
Good morning. Coffee with you and Martin! You may want to put some wax on the bottom of the drawer so it slides easier. 😏
Morning Tom, I can see that you'll have to wait with Martijn, hope I'm enough until tomorrow. You think I can use a candle?
I have lived almost two years in my current house and still have lights to hang. Although it is frustrating you are unable to work on the things you want to when the weather turns, all those small things you do inside and in clearing up do stack up and make your life more comfortable one step at a time.
Totally agree, these projects are great for postponing. But when you are done, it will indeed feel very good.
I love that spot in the sun on a small table YOU make me jealous You guys are great
It is a nice little place for a break, I'm glad you also enjoy our breaks.😉
I enjoyed the video. Beautiful place to live too.
I'm glad you enjoyed it Mark, I actually just gave up on this tree as a bonsai a couple of days ago and planted it in our garden, hopefully it will make a great garden tree. We enjoy living here, it is very beautiful.
"0m40s" I`ve seen him do this before
Hahahahaha
clearing out basements, garages etc. is always a project I personally procrastinate but it so nice and rewarding when those things are done. Great job, can't have been nice a job with all the dust and cobwebs. Hope you feel better soon!
It is nice and rewarding indeed, just needed to get it over with. No it wasn’t too nice.. I think I prolonged ny sickness a bit with the mast.
Oh Christen, now I have to catch up watching all your videos!!🥰 which I don’t mind at all.
Haha Woop, you are the best! Thanks for the follow on insta and all the likes. Much love
24:01 that there is a fire salamander🦎 it’s so beautiful! Thank you for this video . I truly enjoyed the beautiful views from the hike . And congratulations again 💑 on your nuptials.
So beautiful indeed! It was a pleasure making it, I'm just happy you want to watch it. Thank you so much 😊
Tillykke til jer begge to💞her fra Danmark🇩🇰 Jeg kommer selv fra Viby J og syntes det var på tide, at jeg gav lyd😉
Tusind tak Henrik, det var pænt af dig at give lyd og et endnu større tak skal der lyde for at følge med. Jeg har brugt mange timer i Viby området ude på erhvervsakademiet. 😊
Congratulations to you both 😊
Thank you so much 😊
How are the Newly Weds doing? 😂 A battery Kill switch is always a good idea. I just replaced the battery in our 2020 Ford Edge. $400.00, Included disposal of old one! 😢 You should make a didgeridoo out of the larger Bamboo! 😂
Hi Tom, we are very good, still a bit overwhelmed but in a good way. I've also been a bit under the weather, I think my body finally saw it's chance to get sick after the last couple of months work. Exactly I figured it was a good idea to install a kill switch, when I'm going into a period were I won't be using it much. Yiiks, prices are just going up these days, I wonder who is making that profit? 🙃 The didgeridoo suggestion is hereby added to my notes, thanks 😆
Congratulations! What a beautiful beginning to the next chapter in your lives.
Yes indeed, that is a great way of putting it! I've got a lot of work ahead of me.
Congratulations again! The two flies one smack is also a dutch saying, in English it goes "killing two birds with one stone" or that is the one that comes to mind. Cool gifts and can't wait to see what you do with the stables.
Haha, thank you and thanks for the correction, maybe I'll try to make it trend in English. Can't wait to get started either, we'll have a meeting this week with the contractor.
Congratulations mate! That's excellent news
Thanks mate, glad to hear that you are alive 😅
What a lovely property and land, love and best wishes for your future endeavours. The setting for the wedding is beautiful,what a lovely couple you are.XXNorma England.❤❤
Thank you so much Norma, you are far too kind!
Thank you for your responses👍🏽 I pray you get no rain! And it will be sunny 🌞 all day . Have a wonderful wedding you both and hire a videographer 😉
@@woop2235 Ofc, least I could do when you took you time coming up with great questions. 😊
Yesss 🔥 Oh man that olive oil is going to be incroyable, can't wait
Hope it is going to be good, maybe not since it my first time, but I'll get there some day😅
Hope you had a beautiful wedding day with all your friends, family and loved ones. Thank you for sharing!
We did have a great day both weather wise and love wise😊
Congratulations on your future wedding, when is it ? I am so happy for you both, good luck in your future together. Love how you have achieved so much, it will pay off in the future.Norma United Kingdom xx🎉
Thank you Norma, it was this past saturday😊
Wishing you both all the best and congratulations on your special day. A lot of preparation has gone into your wedding, it will be glorious day for all your guests as well. Norma in England.xxxx🎉
Thank you for saying that Norma, I'm sure it will be great! ☀
It is looking great! Keeping my fingers crossed for you guys to have excellent weather on your wedding day. Such days fly by, make sure you also enjoy every moment.
Thank you so much for crossing fingers, right now the weather forecast looks fine, no rain. We'll try to enjoy it as much as possible, even though time will fly as you say. 🤞
You must have been a Boy Scout, "Be Prepared!" Best wishes for you and your bride. Praying for good weather. 😊
Haha I was a boy scout, good observation, probably why I love nature so much. Thanks for the prayers Tom, we're going to need them! 😊
Хорошие слова сказал ваш друг, будьте похожи на себя. Эта серия показала неожиданный момент, оказывается вы можете сказать "заткнись" своей даме сердца 😂
Haha, you are very right, it is just hard to be yourself on video. I have to work on that. I did say that yes but I hope that it is obvious that it wasn't too serious. 😄
Endeligt en rigtig gæstestjerne, der har styr på planerne for dig. Og aldrig har der været snakket så meget om penge, siden hans ankomst til din kanal. Det ser spændende ud Christen og meget fedt at høre det har taget fire uger med de bambuspinde og ikke en uge. Ment på den måde, det jo går meget hurtigt i en video og seeren får mere den reelle tid med. Jeg tager til Tunø havnefest i weekenden og kommer selvfølgeligt til at mangle dig der. Ønsker jer et skønt bryllup og hils ! :)
Sorry at jeg ikke har svaret bro, TH-cam har gemt den her kommentar, så jeg ikke kunne se den. Nej typisk ham at snakke om penge. Fire uger med bambus pinde, mit liv er ret hårdt. Jeg håber du havde en god tur til havnefest, vi skal alle sammen afsted næste år. Tak vi havde et fantastisk bryllup.
I really enjoyed the banter with you and Kasper. It shows more of your personality. Just remember, you are always your own worst critic. Showing the imperfections makes it more realistic and relatable. All these things you make are done by handcraft. They should have character. If everything were perfect you could've bought it in a factory, it is part of the charm. Give yourself some grace! the land is really taking shape for the wedding. Looking forward to seeing all the lights hung as well. Enjoy the process!
You got it spot on as always Tamara. I will enjoy the process thanks for the insightful comment!
Hallo Christen, mir hat dieses Video sehr gut gefallen. Dein Freund Kasper hat dazu sehr beigetragen. Es war nicht so "Bier Ernst" wie man bei uns sagt. Du musst auch nicht den Vergleich mit Martijn anstellen. Jeder soll so sein wie er ist. Ich wünsche dem Brautpaar eine schöne Hochzeit und habt viel Spaß 😀🍷🎂🎉
Hallo mein fruend, vielen danke. That is as far as my German goes these days, I've forgotten it all for italian. I'm glad you enjoyed the fooling around me and Kasper did. Also you are spot on about the fact that I should be my self instead of trying to be Martijn. 😅