Thank you, Shannon! First time I've ever bought a sponsor's product. I was not aware of Craftsy, but am really excited to explore its offerings. There's cooking too! Love your channel and all the various ways you show how to be creative. Best, from Orlando
At my local dump, we have a 'free shed', where people can leave things for others to scavenge. Like 'take a penny, leave a penny' dish, but for old furniture and dusty books. 😂
We used to live fairly near the local dump, they had an amazing system. They checked every vehicle on entry to see what you had, more often than not they would direct you to put it somewhere ' because someone will want that'. We took two old cabinets and a few hours later saw two men carrying them home! The two at the dump were so nice too and the place was kept spotless.
We have a cute little thrift store at the county dump, with proceeds going toward recycling education. Old furniture, leftover paint and lumber, power tools, vintage sewing patterns - apparently they've diverted over a million pounds from the landfill since 2016. Plus municipal composting, which means they can compost things like meat and dairy that aren't safe to compost at home, and residents get as much free compost as we want for our homes. I'm really happy our county prioritizes this kind of thing, and wish more did! I'm sure staffing and managing it all takes quite a bit of money, but it's so cool.
Picture rails are also super practical with plaster walls. You don't have to worry about damaging a big chunk of plaster to hang a picture! I grew up in a 1901 Queen Anne house with the original horsehair plaster and now live in a 1926 Tudor Revival and picture rails are SO much easier to deal with.
We installed a picture rail in my modern apartment. It's amazing. So much easier to hang pictures in lots of ways, freedom to change them often with no new marks. Totally taking it with us when we move.
@@NatalieCrafts If you ever want a gallery wall without a million holes they are the best, also so much more secure of you have large and heavy art. I'm glad he came around. I wish they were more common so they would be less expensive.
Mold abatement suggestion: run an ozone generator in the basement when you next leave the house for a few days. Worked wonders on our moldy waterlogged bathroom.
I love the idea of revealing the marble around the fireplaces again! I love gorgeous stonework! I disagree, though, that you would have to style the entire room to be moody/somber to match with it. I think the contrast of a dark fireplace with a lighter room could look fantastic, and would help make the fireplace the centerpiece while preserving the light from the windows. If you want it to feel more integrated, keep the majority of the other furnishings/decorations light, but bring in small touches of dark with things like a throw pillow or darker stained wood side table. And since there is white and yellow/gold in the marble, white trim will immediately make it feel cohesive, as well as things like golden yellow throw pillows or bright brass lamps and picture frames as well.
For future reference- on occasion the US navy uses Coca-Cola to loosen rusty stuff. Your problem was different but it’s always good to have a little knowledge . Good luck with your adventures!
O.M. G. That light fixture! It's like the perfect mix of art deco and art nouveau. I can't wait to see it restored and installed in the house! Loving watching the "discovering antiques" content.
The clip at the end with Cannelle having rolled in something nasty is so real! 🤣 Dogs will just go do their own thing and come back with "mystery nasty", and cats will come back "mystery wet". The adventures are endless
As a slave to 4 feline overlords, I am laughing my 🍑 off at the "mystery wet" comment. Funny because it truly is true... Though with 2 girls who love chilling in the house & 2 adventurous outdoory bois - I can say the outdoor mystery wets are always the most worrying... 😆 #whathaveyoubeenuptothistime 🤣
@@aliciavelice3806 Or if you live in a house approximately the same vintage as Shannon's, they may find them in the house in the middle of the night and come into the bedroom singing their full-mouthed song of triumph right before hopping onto the bed and depositing the mouse corpse between you and your spouse. Yeaaaahhhh. I love my cats, but that was, well, something I hope never happens again.
Too bad there isn’t a wood stove in the basement. You need to keep windows open down there .. look into some kind of temporary wood burner..cheap homemade whatever ,and pipe going out window if necessary .. whatever.. it will be dry in days!,,, haha frustrating isn’t it.
How heartbreaking, losing all those photos, along with the phone!! I glad you were met with a virtual hug, from your supporters, when you got home. As you list all the things you want to do with the house, I get tired just hearing about it! Especially stripping all that woodwork! I tackled that project in my first houses, kitchen cabinets back in 1976. I swore I would Never do it again!!! You are so brave jumping in feet first learning how to do so many different skills! Good luck! Your Cannell looks like she is in doggy heaven romping in the yard chasing sticks!!!
A idea for you wood, get 2 cinderblocks & 4 2x ? Place wood in holes will tilt out ward then place your wood in it... will have more air flow & keep them out of dirt
I swear, if I ever get a dog sibling for my cat, it will be a corgie. Canelle is too cute to be allowed ❤. Especially her confused face, when you said snacks and then, no snackage was forthcoming!
As someone who had a corgi ( and wants another one) I can guarantee that you will love it. But beware! They are smart! You need to be one step ahead of the little Einstein!
The lamp at about 23 minutes. use baking soda and water. Make a paste and use a toothbrush. I used it to restore my husband's great grandfather's bolero tie. It made it look like new. Do not use vinegar.
I can confirm that it'll change the patina and probably make it shine like a new penny. Ooh. Shannon could test the cleaning options on old U.S. pennies if she has some.
Definitely don't have old US pennies, but will be starting with dry toothbrush, then either a touch of dish detergent or baking soda... agreed that I don't want to change or remove the patina!
You are a amazing person 😍 Don't doubt yourself 🥰 Don't pay attention to the negativity. I support you two all the way! There are a lot of people that support you in every way! ❤️🙏
In our 140 year old house that has sandstone hillside for some of its walls, we not only have a sump pump, but had to invest in a nice dehumidifier, what a huge difference it’s made!
I had the same problem in my crawl space (due to high water in Lake Erie a few years ago). You really can't do much until the water problem is solved. You're doing everything I did: dehumidifier, fans, heat and a sump pump. You might consider (one day) cementing the basement 😀
Hubby and ai bought an old historic house years ago. The fireplace was poorly designed, and belched smoke into the house. We bought a fireplace insert, and the smoke issue was better, but most of the heat went up the chimney. Then, we got a wood stove. Much better! Smoke went up the chimney! Heat radiated off all of the surfaces. The wood stove has a built in blower, to move warm air, but this was the only heat source in the house. So hubby put a fan behind the stove to blow across the hot surfaces and move warm air to where it was needed. Plus, a second blower on the stove pipe. You might consider a wood stove too. You’ll be glad you did.
I agree. I have wood stove in family room and fireplace in living room. No comparison. I got a fan to sit on top of the wood stove that runs off heat only. Major move!! Helped moved the heat so well!!
I renovated an 18th century cottage a while back and had the same issue with all the wood trims, doors and fireplaces. The fireplace stone had been plastered over and needed lime washing to get the plaster off. I started stripping wood myself but soon learned it was cheaper to get the doors dipped. They went off with 200 years of dirt and paint and came back as natural wood. This left me time to be able to strip the baseboards and other trims. I know you are renovating on a budget- so was I, but when I balanced the cost of electricity for heat guns, chemical paint melter stuff, and the fact the dippers did multiple doors at once- I signed up!
Yeees, I came to say the same! Especially if there is lead paint, much better to have them dipped. I would try calling around paint or hardware stores to see if they know of a company if Google doesn’t produce a lead.
@ShannonMakes a video or two ago I mentioned some sash clamps we have that I wished I could pass onto you but there's an ocean in the way! We only got the sash clamps because we had internal doors dipped and some of them had to be reglued afterwards. The clamps held everything together whilst the glue took.
Some of my favorite restorations on my old 1874 house are the brass hinges and door knobs. Stripping of them of multiple layers of paint is so satisfying and the door operates much better without all the paint. Every door, even a painted one, needs a bit of jewelry in the form of beautiful shiny old doorknobs and hinges. ❤
In our home, built in 1929 Tudor style, oak was used in the living room and dining room. Fir was used for woodwork in the bedrooms. My husband stripped the wood in his office and the fir is very pretty with a low lustre varnish.
Thank you for sharing! I love your channel. 70 years young and envious of what you and your significant other are doing. I love what you are doing. Blessings to you both 🙏 😊
Our Restoration Nation here on TH-cam might be a good resource for some of the things you need guidance on. They focus on restoration of homes like this style.
I’ve just started watching your videos and I am sort of going backwards in this series but I also tend to just jump around in the sewing videos. But I have been loving your content and I am totally subscribing for future updates because I love your sense of humor. My heart goes out to about your phone, I think I would die if I lost mine I try to backup my stuff regularly just to be safe. Also can I just say the little lamp with the flowers and crystal dangles is to die for and I personally would love to get my grubby lil paws on it!
Yea, definitely a reminder to back-up your things regularly, learn from my mistake 😭🤣 Welcome aboard, glad to have you here, and hope you continue enjoying not just new videos but the old ones as well!
There are many folks that love working in yard. My church has a Tuesday at Two "club" where we get together for crocheting, but also knitting, embroidery, quilting,etc. So yay! We love to see stuff!
Great fun video as always. All of your historic preservation projects sound really good, but THOSE FLOORS! How absolutely gorgeous and amazing they are. I've never seen floor boards placed in that pattern.
Thank you for posting how much time you spend editing at the end of your videos. You deserve to be recognized for your hard work! Also, i am so sorry that you lost your phone! That's heartbreaking! ❤
Thanks for another great installment. Anyone else getting Zelda vibes? I saw the fans pointing to the ceiling in the basement and instantly felt I need to grab my parasailer and fly across that room!
You are SOOO welcome for the small contribution to repair your home! So sorry for the phone incident😢. Canal is gorgeous, she cracks me up with her adoration of STICKS!!😂❤ PS the yellow lamp base would make good butterfly/bird water feature - just add a small plate & some good glue!🎉😮
I'm so excited to see what you reveal as you remove the layers of paint from all the things! I would love to be able to restore an old abandoned house and find all of the wonderful things. The yuck on Cannelle is so relatable!! We have a cream golden retriever & he LOVES to roll in all the disgusting stuff 🤢
You CAN break threadlock! You might need a "cheater bar", an extension on the active wrench handle and a stable vise to hold the other side. It's abasic lever action, the longer the handle, the more force applied. You can also go to a local machine shop and ask the guys to take pity on a homeowner and see if they can move it for you. They've got all the proper set up.
...but I don't have a cheater bar, nor a vise grip, nor a table steady enough to handle a vice grip (and yes, I am aware how mechanical advantage works)... so epoxy did the job very serviceably
my home was built in 1917, here in Melbourne Australia..I think it is referred to as a California bungalow..when I renovated it back in the 1990's we stripped the old plaster off the lathes, leaving the lathes intact...I figured it would as strength behind the walls, and at the time, two growing sons..I figured one is less likely to put ones fist through a wall if it is more solid...we removed the lathes from the ceilings though..we used plaster sheets on the walls and ceilings..I allowed my sons to strip their walls because I figured, how often does a kid get to trash their room..chuckle..I bought my home back in 1997 and after 27 years I still own/occupy my home..it's about to go through a second reno..as it is now heritage listed I can only reno internally..I love my house...and for a short while there I had my hot little hands on my title deed, that was until I remortgaged my home to do some much needed repairs..so I know what is involved with reno'ing an old home..
Oh mum, mum throw the stick lol. Shannon throws logs 😂. Miss Corgi butt wiggle and paw tapping is so cute. I am so sorry your phone was stolen. I wish I could knit, as I know my husband would really love that style of sweater.
I like the Art Deco light you found in the attic. Definitely 1920's/30's era. Looks like it might be a copper color under all the dirt? Will be cool to see how it turns out. :) Also I am over my covid finally, YAY! :D
Your end conversation with Cannelle reminded me of my small dog. She was the best at finding the most rancid dead frog or soupy-est racoon poo. 😂😮. I empathize (and giggled)❣️
I love that you do soooo much of the physical work. You didn’t wait for Phil to stack the wood, you did it yourself! I mean you are a circus performer and need those muscles to perform but sooo many restorations where women have purchased the house involve a man doing 90% of the hard labor!! And you really stack the wood so beautifully…..
I love these videos 🥰 I hope you've solved the basement damp & mold issue since filming since I know you're basically showing us a peek into the distant past at this point. I can't wait for us to catch up so we can gossip about home renos in real time. I spent my week off caulking and painting 6" tall baseboards that I made myself with a router because it would have been $$$$ if I bought it at the store. It feels good to be wrapping up some jobs.
Hi, Shannon. I am so sorry about your phone. Good find on the paint. I hope that you get the basement dried out. Canelle has the cutest wiggle but❤️ Take care❤️
Shannon, you could try spray painting some of those lamps in a plain color, or wrapping in twine. How about a crochet or knitted lamp cover? A cable knit lamp??😂
I have learned castor oil works wonders on restoration. I saw a video of someone restoring something very old and rusty. They gave it a light sanding and cleaned the residue away. Then they coated in castor oil and left it for 24 hours or more. I tried it out and had great results. If I can find the link I will share it.
Hope your ventilation efforts are successful. Thanks for the link to the sweater pattern. I think that its design, coupled with the gorgeous color, is what grabbed me in the last video. Also, thanks for a new author. I’m going on a fairly long road trip next week and a new audio book will help me through the radio deserts between my Idaho home and Yellowstone National Park!
If you find two lamps that a similar you can spray paint them with a metallic paint such as Rustoleum - I use blackened bronze - to make them a pair and Walmart type stores will have shades that a bright and clean and fairly inexpensive.
I just can get enough of Canelle ❤her little dances are so cute. I wanted to get my daughter a corgie for her 13th birthday but I couldn't find one. So we got her the Shih tzu she asked for instead. That chandelier is a crazy cool find. I can't wait to see what you do with it once you get it all cleaned up. So much fun. I really liked the glass lamp. It's a shame that it didn't fit on the bedside table. Maybe you will fins something better next thrift hual. I'm totally digging all the little finds each week. Hopefully you have the mold under control by now. It's so hard to get it out once it rears its ugly head. When we remolded our house back in California we had issues with the roof leaking over the bathroom and laundry room. That part of the house was an addition in its history and the roof was not up to code as there was none at the time. It came down about 8 inches and was flat with no slope. Being g as the house was located under 3 very large oak trees, the leaves tended to pile up on the corner right where the corner of the old roof met the flat addition and as a result water would pool up and come through the roof and walls. As you can imagine that led to mold. Onmy we didn't know about this when we bought the house. The first winter was an El Nino year and one morning I walked into the bathroom stepped in a pure of water and got shocked when I flip on the light. We spent 8 years battling the mold and trying to seal the roof right there since we couldn't even afford the permit to have a new roof constructed. Something about the verbiage of the laws that labeled our house as a historical monument since it was built in the 20's. 🙄 we finally found something that sealed it and we were able to get the mold taken care of. It was a long and tedious process. So I feel your pain.
Shannon - I hope you read this one…..I have a house on the coast of Maine…that had your problems and it has taken me 30 years to figure out what to do…..first have you ever heard of a heat pump water heater. Big Big game changer….I know you are on a budget and scrounged a water heater…..our state provided a deep discount on them because they are cost effective….and they dehumidify the air at the same time……look to see if Nova Scotia has an energy discount for this one….when it was introduced our plumber went around and told everyone about it and installed them everywhere people had mold problems…which was everywhere in my town. Totally changed the environment of my basement. They do make noise with the fan going on and off….but to me it’s the sound of mold going away. You should get two for both sides of your home and maybe putting the other one on the first floor and the other in your basement . Secondly you need to divert the rain in your yard from your basement….french drains do not cut it…look at your rain pattern…are you getting one to two inches in a short time? How many inches are you getting in a year? When the rain comes down is it a flood like situation? French drains will be over whelmed. You need to dig a two or three feet ditch around the back of your property going to the side and then the front for the water to go down hill onto the street. Rent one of those small back hoes for the day. You will see a stream of water when it rains flow around your home. And the prettiest wild flowers will grow in the ditch. Your drain pipes from your home should run at least five or six feet away from the house. You need to extend them or catch the water in a rain barrel and reuse it. Now for changing the environment that the mold is in. You need to keep the basement as dry as possible and heat will help as you have realized using the propane heater. You are going to have to use that occasionally all the time. You’re a racking up cost with propane and electricity with all the fans. Please consider…putting a tiny wood stove hooked up to the chimney in the basement…you will be drying that out long term. And wood is cheap, safe and easy. You are also going to spraying mold long term. Use vinegar (not bleach or tea tree oil) 1 to 1 in a bottle. You will be spraying less and less. Know the difference between molds for different ways of messing with their environment. Know to keep the windows closed on muggy days to keep the mold spores out. Also put a thermometer with a humidity measure (you can get cheaply from hardware store )in the basement and first floor. Your humidity is going to be 80% and above all the time given your proximity to the sea. Compare the two thermometers and know if the basement is higher you need to heat and or dehumidify more. Be aggressive with black mold. Water sealing paints on walls in the basement only work a little bit. Off this topic….and on to heating upstairs living room…yes everyone loves light in winter…but the storm windows only go so far…sometimes you are going to have to use drapes to be warm. And light from a woodstove is light. We also have a solarium with a glass roof. Works great for 3 seasons. Passive solar is great. We don’t heat it. But you could. Scavenged solarium porch would be a great diy project for you. Wishing you the best….artists make the very best problem solvers …innovators …you both have this.
Your "3 shade" art deco chandelier could be a Virden Co. There might be 3 thick pieces of 1920's glass that fit it in the attic. The bulbs would light up the glass. Probably a yellowy color by now. Hope you find them!! 🤞🏻
How I’ve cleaned items such as your hanging light is ketchup and a soft rag, when you get it to your liking use a damp soft rag to wipe off the ketchup. Good luck!!
For information about plaster see videos from The Second Empire Strikes Back. He's restoring the plaster in a house in St Louis. Several of his videos go into the details about materials and methods. He also stripped tons of woodwork and talks about all the products he tried and what worked best.
I don't have the patience to sit through his videos, unfortunately. Fortunately the basics of plaster repair and restoration are pretty straightforward! 🥳
When you get to the plastering side of things remember a lot of much older houses used Lime Plaster. Apparently plasterboard and gypsum plaster can cause a lot of issues with moisture. Lime allows the walls to breathe and let moisture out and air in. Whereas more modern plasters don't which is what causes damp issues etc.
Most Australian houses don't have basements (or attics) so its really intersing to see what issues they can have and how that affects the rest of the house.
Cannelle is so adorable pumping his paws on the ground in anticipation of his stick being tossed. What a bummer about your phone. I hope someone finds it. The RCMP are pretty amazing. They reunited me with a lost purse years ago.
Hi Shannon! Firstly, I'd like to teach you a Yiddish word: "ongepotchket." It means gaudy and overdone, which is exactly the way you feel about the previous owner's lamp taste. It's actually a very useful word; there isn't an equivalent in English. Second, I am a Jeweler, and while that is not the same thing as an antique lamp restoration specialist, I may have some tips for cleaning. I would start by scrubbing with soapy water and a soft (hair or plastic bristled) scrub brush just to get off the dirt. As long as the metal doesn't stay wet for an extended period, the patina shouldn't change. If you need something a little tougher, an old jeweler's hack is to try toothpaste, because it is created to be both very gentle, but also slightly abrasive. Just as a warning you may or may not need, the lamp is most likely plated cast iron rather than solid copper alloy. This means that it's even more important to not keep it wet, but also that if you end up using the toothpaste you want to still pay attention that the plating (if that's how it's made) doesn't get worn away. Finally, as far as dating your lamp goes, it looks like a hybrid between art nouveau and art deco. The styles certainly overlapped and it's not uncommon to see something kind of in-between. My best suggestion to try to rationalize a rough date without being a lamp style expert is this: when electricity was new and novel, people who had it flaunted it. because a light bulb can face any direction, while a flame can only face upwards, many electric chandelier makers faced the lightbulbs downwards as a kind of conspicuous consumption. I see that your bulbs face upwards. As electricity became more popular, gas chandeliers began being converted to electricity. If your lamp has signs that it's been converted, it is probably an earlier date. If not, it may be as new as the 1930s or so, because once electricity became more standard, designers stopped bothering to face all the lightbulbs downwards.
Oh goodness, those cracks in your bedroom doors are taunting me too - I'm not sure I'd be able to hold myself back from having fun peeling paint all day.
Gorgeous sweater! My gosh, you're so talented. I'm mostly (but not only or always) in it for the house stuff, so it's nice to see a bit of your other jams on a house vid.
I’m so sorry you lost all those memories. That happened to us years ago with a computer. It literally made me sick to my stomach losing photos of my kids. Those wood floors are absolutely beautiful. You should be so proud of all the things you’ve accomplished with the house on your own. I know when I see the black work pants that some hard labor is about to be done lol.
For the hanging lamp I'd say see if you can find an old crock pot that it will fit in. Then just fill it with water and dish soap and leave it on low overnight. It works really well for painted hardware. Just remember to lable that crock pot as not food safe afterwards.
that works well with paint, but I don't think it works for rust... in fact, I suspect it'd aggravate the situation 😭 Already have a hardware crock tho!
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Love your channel and all the various ways you show how to be creative. Best, from Orlando
This is terrific! Thank you!
At my local dump, we have a 'free shed', where people can leave things for others to scavenge. Like 'take a penny, leave a penny' dish, but for old furniture and dusty books. 😂
We used to live fairly near the local dump, they had an amazing system. They checked every vehicle on entry to see what you had, more often than not they would direct you to put it somewhere ' because someone will want that'. We took two old cabinets and a few hours later saw two men carrying them home! The two at the dump were so nice too and the place was kept spotless.
I do wish that more places had this!!
we have one too that we call the "swap shop"... some seriously good stuff there!
Our county has a free shop. Stuff absolutely free!
We have a cute little thrift store at the county dump, with proceeds going toward recycling education. Old furniture, leftover paint and lumber, power tools, vintage sewing patterns - apparently they've diverted over a million pounds from the landfill since 2016. Plus municipal composting, which means they can compost things like meat and dairy that aren't safe to compost at home, and residents get as much free compost as we want for our homes.
I'm really happy our county prioritizes this kind of thing, and wish more did! I'm sure staffing and managing it all takes quite a bit of money, but it's so cool.
Hahahaaha love how all dog parents say '...what did you roll in' and their dogs just look super proud.
Picture rails are also super practical with plaster walls. You don't have to worry about damaging a big chunk of plaster to hang a picture! I grew up in a 1901 Queen Anne house with the original horsehair plaster and now live in a 1926 Tudor Revival and picture rails are SO much easier to deal with.
We installed a picture rail in my modern apartment. It's amazing. So much easier to hang pictures in lots of ways, freedom to change them often with no new marks. Totally taking it with us when we move.
@@armedvsokord My husband was a bit confused when we first moved in, but he's come around!
@@NatalieCrafts If you ever want a gallery wall without a million holes they are the best, also so much more secure of you have large and heavy art. I'm glad he came around. I wish they were more common so they would be less expensive.
My grandma was a flapper. She loved anything with flowers on it.
Try 7j0 y@@NatalieCrafts
Mold abatement suggestion: run an ozone generator in the basement when you next leave the house for a few days. Worked wonders on our moldy waterlogged bathroom.
Great idea!
I love the idea of revealing the marble around the fireplaces again! I love gorgeous stonework! I disagree, though, that you would have to style the entire room to be moody/somber to match with it. I think the contrast of a dark fireplace with a lighter room could look fantastic, and would help make the fireplace the centerpiece while preserving the light from the windows. If you want it to feel more integrated, keep the majority of the other furnishings/decorations light, but bring in small touches of dark with things like a throw pillow or darker stained wood side table. And since there is white and yellow/gold in the marble, white trim will immediately make it feel cohesive, as well as things like golden yellow throw pillows or bright brass lamps and picture frames as well.
These are wonderful suggestions!
@@TreasureDeal thanks!
For future reference- on occasion the US navy uses Coca-Cola to loosen rusty stuff. Your problem was different but it’s always good to have a little knowledge . Good luck with your adventures!
O.M. G. That light fixture! It's like the perfect mix of art deco and art nouveau. I can't wait to see it restored and installed in the house! Loving watching the "discovering antiques" content.
Isn't it STUNNING!! I freaking love it, hope I can find the original shades for it too
@@ShannonMakes there’s just something about the *lines* from that era! Gorgeous.
The clip at the end with Cannelle having rolled in something nasty is so real! 🤣 Dogs will just go do their own thing and come back with "mystery nasty", and cats will come back "mystery wet". The adventures are endless
As a slave to 4 feline overlords, I am laughing my 🍑 off at the "mystery wet" comment. Funny because it truly is true... Though with 2 girls who love chilling in the house & 2 adventurous outdoory bois - I can say the outdoor mystery wets are always the most worrying... 😆 #whathaveyoubeenuptothistime 🤣
Also cats have the mystery dead things lol Only they bring them home in tribute.
@@aliciavelice3806 Or if you live in a house approximately the same vintage as Shannon's, they may find them in the house in the middle of the night and come into the bedroom singing their full-mouthed song of triumph right before hopping onto the bed and depositing the mouse corpse between you and your spouse. Yeaaaahhhh. I love my cats, but that was, well, something I hope never happens again.
The corgi tippy taps are the cutest little things 😊
Too bad there isn’t a wood stove in the basement. You need to keep windows open down there .. look into some kind of temporary wood burner..cheap homemade whatever ,and pipe going out window if necessary .. whatever.. it will be dry in days!,,, haha frustrating isn’t it.
Another great idea!
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Beautiful sweater you knitted. Very talented.
Thank you! 😊
How heartbreaking, losing all those photos, along with the phone!! I glad you were met with a virtual hug, from your supporters, when you got home. As you list all the things you want to do with the house, I get tired just hearing about it! Especially stripping all that woodwork! I tackled that project in my first houses, kitchen cabinets back in 1976. I swore I would Never do it again!!! You are so brave jumping in feet first learning how to do so many different skills! Good luck! Your Cannell looks like she is in doggy heaven romping in the yard chasing sticks!!!
A idea for you wood, get 2 cinderblocks & 4 2x ? Place wood in holes will tilt out ward then place your wood in it... will have more air flow & keep them out of dirt
Oh Shannon, I'm SO SORRY about your phone. I hope some miracle happens that it's found and returned. ❤
thank you, me too!
If you have the option-add the ’find my phone’ feature..it has saved me several times
I swear, if I ever get a dog sibling for my cat, it will be a corgie. Canelle is too cute to be allowed ❤. Especially her confused face, when you said snacks and then, no snackage was forthcoming!
Same. It's the fluffy butt & the sploots everytime she lies down for me... Cannelle is just too darned cute!
As someone who had a corgi ( and wants another one) I can guarantee that you will love it. But beware! They are smart! You need to be one step ahead of the little Einstein!
The lamp at about 23 minutes. use baking soda and water. Make a paste and use a toothbrush. I used it to restore my husband's great grandfather's bolero tie. It made it look like new. Do not use vinegar.
Can confirm to not use vinegar. It'll take off the patina and make it shiny like a penny.
I can confirm that it'll change the patina and probably make it shine like a new penny. Ooh. Shannon could test the cleaning options on old U.S. pennies if she has some.
Definitely don't have old US pennies, but will be starting with dry toothbrush, then either a touch of dish detergent or baking soda... agreed that I don't want to change or remove the patina!
I often use toothpaste to clean old brass, silver, copper, etc :). It is a gentle polisher and won't ruin the finish.
You are a amazing person 😍 Don't doubt yourself 🥰 Don't pay attention to the negativity. I support you two all the way! There are a lot of people that support you in every way! ❤️🙏
In our 140 year old house that has sandstone hillside for some of its walls, we not only have a sump pump, but had to invest in a nice dehumidifier, what a huge difference it’s made!
Honestly, I just love how you solve problems in such a cost efficient and DIY way. Your approach to making (crafts and home) is inspirational!
Thank you very much!
Bless your heart sweetie! ❤️
I had the same problem in my crawl space (due to high water in Lake Erie a few years ago). You really can't do much until the water problem is solved. You're doing everything I did: dehumidifier, fans, heat and a sump pump. You might consider (one day) cementing the basement 😀
UV light may also be helpful in eliminating mold.
Hubby and ai bought an old historic house years ago. The fireplace was poorly designed, and belched smoke into the house. We bought a fireplace insert, and the smoke issue was better, but most of the heat went up the chimney. Then, we got a wood stove. Much better! Smoke went up the chimney! Heat radiated off all of the surfaces. The wood stove has a built in blower, to move warm air, but this was the only heat source in the house. So hubby put a fan behind the stove to blow across the hot surfaces and move warm air to where it was needed. Plus, a second blower on the stove pipe.
You might consider a wood stove too. You’ll be glad you did.
I agree. I have wood stove in family room and fireplace in living room. No comparison. I got a fan to sit on top of the wood stove that runs off heat only. Major move!! Helped moved the heat so well!!
We lived in an old house with no working fireplace so we inserted a wood stove into the space worked so much better. We have done that twice.
I renovated an 18th century cottage a while back and had the same issue with all the wood trims, doors and fireplaces. The fireplace stone had been plastered over and needed lime washing to get the plaster off.
I started stripping wood myself but soon learned it was cheaper to get the doors dipped. They went off with 200 years of dirt and paint and came back as natural wood. This left me time to be able to strip the baseboards and other trims.
I know you are renovating on a budget- so was I, but when I balanced the cost of electricity for heat guns, chemical paint melter stuff, and the fact the dippers did multiple doors at once- I signed up!
huh, interesting... what does one google to see if there are door dippers nearby?! I've never heard of that, you can color me intrigued!
Yeees, I came to say the same! Especially if there is lead paint, much better to have them dipped. I would try calling around paint or hardware stores to see if they know of a company if Google doesn’t produce a lead.
@ShannonMakes a video or two ago I mentioned some sash clamps we have that I wished I could pass onto you but there's an ocean in the way! We only got the sash clamps because we had internal doors dipped and some of them had to be reglued afterwards. The clamps held everything together whilst the glue took.
Some of my favorite restorations on my old 1874 house are the brass hinges and door knobs. Stripping of them of multiple layers of paint is so satisfying and the door operates much better without all the paint. Every door, even a painted one, needs a bit of jewelry in the form of beautiful shiny old doorknobs and hinges. ❤
Cannele's comment at the end of "kay, but stick?" is so accurate 😆
I am in love with your fur baby. He is such a little cutie and seems like he has a sweet disposition.
In our home, built in 1929 Tudor style, oak was used in the living room and dining room. Fir was used for woodwork in the bedrooms. My husband stripped the wood in his office and the fir is very pretty with a low lustre varnish.
Thank you for sharing! I love your channel. 70 years young and envious of what you and your significant other are doing. I love what you are doing. Blessings to you both 🙏 😊
Our Restoration Nation here on TH-cam might be a good resource for some of the things you need guidance on. They focus on restoration of homes like this style.
Yes! I agree! I thought of them with the mold and repairing the original windows.
I’ve just started watching your videos and I am sort of going backwards in this series but I also tend to just jump around in the sewing videos. But I have been loving your content and I am totally subscribing for future updates because I love your sense of humor. My heart goes out to about your phone, I think I would die if I lost mine I try to backup my stuff regularly just to be safe. Also can I just say the little lamp with the flowers and crystal dangles is to die for and I personally would love to get my grubby lil paws on it!
Yea, definitely a reminder to back-up your things regularly, learn from my mistake 😭🤣 Welcome aboard, glad to have you here, and hope you continue enjoying not just new videos but the old ones as well!
I never heard of picture rails. That sounds very intriguing.
There are many folks that love working in yard. My church has a Tuesday at Two "club" where we get together for crocheting, but also knitting, embroidery, quilting,etc. So yay! We love to see stuff!
Awww...I feel you on the loss of photos etc. Remember there's a silver lining under all misfortune 😊
The lampshade holder is called a harp. Years ago I refinished wood floors in an old house. Yours look like they will be gorgeous.
Great fun video as always. All of your historic preservation projects sound really good, but THOSE FLOORS! How absolutely gorgeous and amazing they are. I've never seen floor boards placed in that pattern.
I know, 3 weeks large to the party, but I might recommend using an ozone generator in the basement. It will take care of any mold issue you will have.
Three weeks? Or just under a year? Cuz this was filmed back in July of last year 🤣🤣 I appreciate the sentiment though, even if it's not timely
Thank you for posting how much time you spend editing at the end of your videos. You deserve to be recognized for your hard work! Also, i am so sorry that you lost your phone! That's heartbreaking! ❤
Thanks for another great installment.
Anyone else getting Zelda vibes? I saw the fans pointing to the ceiling in the basement and instantly felt I need to grab my parasailer and fly across that room!
Oooo! I feel like the black marble would lend a really cozy vibe to a room. I'm definitely here to see how that comes out. 😁 Loving this series!
Yeah, I think if you pull some accent colors out of the marble to tie it in, you could easily keep a lighter feel and still show off the marble!
I love the glass lamp.
You are SOOO welcome for the small contribution to repair your home! So sorry for the phone incident😢. Canal is gorgeous, she cracks me up with her adoration of STICKS!!😂❤ PS the yellow lamp base would make good butterfly/bird water feature - just add a small plate & some good glue!🎉😮
Thank you for the pattern Shannon, much appreciated. I love what you are doing. You and Phil are amazing people.
You have such restraint not peeling that paint omg 😂😭
Right? I would have to leave the house to avoid the temptation until the ead testing stuff arrived
I love cable knit sweaters! Ive made several Aran fisherman knits! So beautiful and warm. ❤❤❤❤
I'm so excited to see what you reveal as you remove the layers of paint from all the things! I would love to be able to restore an old abandoned house and find all of the wonderful things.
The yuck on Cannelle is so relatable!! We have a cream golden retriever & he LOVES to roll in all the disgusting stuff 🤢
I have a corgi too and these videos make me so happy♡♡ I'm also a diy er, maker, doer, and lover of vintage I feel like kindred spirits
You CAN break threadlock! You might need a "cheater bar", an extension on the active wrench handle and a stable vise to hold the other side. It's abasic lever action, the longer the handle, the more force applied.
You can also go to a local machine shop and ask the guys to take pity on a homeowner and see if they can move it for you. They've got all the proper set up.
...but I don't have a cheater bar, nor a vise grip, nor a table steady enough to handle a vice grip (and yes, I am aware how mechanical advantage works)... so epoxy did the job very serviceably
my home was built in 1917, here in Melbourne Australia..I think it is referred to as a California bungalow..when I renovated it back in the 1990's we stripped the old plaster off the lathes, leaving the lathes intact...I figured it would as strength behind the walls, and at the time, two growing sons..I figured one is less likely to put ones fist through a wall if it is more solid...we removed the lathes from the ceilings though..we used plaster sheets on the walls and ceilings..I allowed my sons to strip their walls because I figured, how often does a kid get to trash their room..chuckle..I bought my home back in 1997 and after 27 years I still own/occupy my home..it's about to go through a second reno..as it is now heritage listed I can only reno internally..I love my house...and for a short while there I had my hot little hands on my title deed, that was until I remortgaged my home to do some much needed repairs..so I know what is involved with reno'ing an old home..
plaster - do the walls first to get "experience" then see if you want to tackle the ceilings because the ceilings are HARD to do
Agreed. I did the walls in my 1929 house and they were hard enough that I would not have tried to patch the ceilings with anything but drywall.
Oh mum, mum throw the stick lol. Shannon throws logs 😂. Miss Corgi butt wiggle and paw tapping is so cute. I am so sorry your phone was stolen. I wish I could knit, as I know my husband would really love that style of sweater.
I saw that clear glass lamp. That is my style too.
Blow heater are great to dry... it's a ventilator + a heater and does both at the same time
I like the Art Deco light you found in the attic. Definitely 1920's/30's era. Looks like it might be a copper color under all the dirt? Will be cool to see how it turns out. :) Also I am over my covid finally, YAY! :D
Your end conversation with Cannelle reminded me of my small dog. She was the best at finding the most rancid dead frog or soupy-est racoon poo. 😂😮. I empathize (and giggled)❣️
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I love that you do soooo much of the physical work. You didn’t wait for Phil to stack the wood, you did it yourself! I mean you are a circus performer and need those muscles to perform but sooo many restorations where women have purchased the house involve a man doing 90% of the hard labor!! And you really stack the wood so beautifully…..
Thank you very much!
I love these videos 🥰 I hope you've solved the basement damp & mold issue since filming since I know you're basically showing us a peek into the distant past at this point. I can't wait for us to catch up so we can gossip about home renos in real time. I spent my week off caulking and painting 6" tall baseboards that I made myself with a router because it would have been $$$$ if I bought it at the store. It feels good to be wrapping up some jobs.
Hi, Shannon. I am so sorry about your phone. Good find on the paint. I hope that you get the basement dried out. Canelle has the cutest wiggle but❤️ Take care❤️
Love the puppy sploot at the end 😊. She is such a sweet girl ❤.
Shannon, you could try spray painting some of those lamps in a plain color, or wrapping in twine. How about a crochet or knitted lamp cover? A cable knit lamp??😂
Or use air dry clay and press knitted yarn into it for a long lasting very cool lamp? Xx
It is a very pretty sweater.
The sweater is gorgeous I crochet and I wish my stitches look as good as knit. Love it and the sleeve.
I have learned castor oil works wonders on restoration. I saw a video of someone restoring something very old and rusty. They gave it a light sanding and cleaned the residue away. Then they coated in castor oil and left it for 24 hours or more. I tried it out and had great results. If I can find the link I will share it.
Hope your ventilation efforts are successful. Thanks for the link to the sweater pattern. I think that its design, coupled with the gorgeous color, is what grabbed me in the last video. Also, thanks for a new author. I’m going on a fairly long road trip next week and a new audio book will help me through the radio deserts between my Idaho home and Yellowstone National Park!
Hope you like it! As I said, bit of a grim ending, but very good read and lots of true amazing historical women in the pages
@@ShannonMakes Her other titles looked interesting too.
If you find two lamps that a similar you can spray paint them with a metallic paint such as Rustoleum - I use blackened bronze - to make them a pair and Walmart type stores will have shades that a bright and clean and fairly inexpensive.
Denizens of youtube always want to see Canelle. This is correct
💓💓💓 Omg you're gonna make me cry with the wishlist part!! You're awesome, Shannon.
I just can get enough of Canelle ❤her little dances are so cute. I wanted to get my daughter a corgie for her 13th birthday but I couldn't find one. So we got her the Shih tzu she asked for instead. That chandelier is a crazy cool find. I can't wait to see what you do with it once you get it all cleaned up. So much fun. I really liked the glass lamp. It's a shame that it didn't fit on the bedside table. Maybe you will fins something better next thrift hual. I'm totally digging all the little finds each week. Hopefully you have the mold under control by now. It's so hard to get it out once it rears its ugly head. When we remolded our house back in California we had issues with the roof leaking over the bathroom and laundry room. That part of the house was an addition in its history and the roof was not up to code as there was none at the time. It came down about 8 inches and was flat with no slope. Being g as the house was located under 3 very large oak trees, the leaves tended to pile up on the corner right where the corner of the old roof met the flat addition and as a result water would pool up and come through the roof and walls. As you can imagine that led to mold. Onmy we didn't know about this when we bought the house. The first winter was an El Nino year and one morning I walked into the bathroom stepped in a pure of water and got shocked when I flip on the light. We spent 8 years battling the mold and trying to seal the roof right there since we couldn't even afford the permit to have a new roof constructed. Something about the verbiage of the laws that labeled our house as a historical monument since it was built in the 20's. 🙄 we finally found something that sealed it and we were able to get the mold taken care of. It was a long and tedious process. So I feel your pain.
Your videos so interesting and fun. You do great work on the home and editing of videos.
Thank you so much!
Please get a carbon monoxide detector with that propane heater going 🙏
Shannon - I hope you read this one…..I have a house on the coast of Maine…that had your problems and it has taken me 30 years to figure out what to do…..first have you ever heard of a heat pump water heater. Big Big game changer….I know you are on a budget and scrounged a water heater…..our state provided a deep discount on them because they are cost effective….and they dehumidify the air at the same time……look to see if Nova Scotia has an energy discount for this one….when it was introduced our plumber went around and told everyone about it and installed them everywhere people had mold problems…which was everywhere in my town. Totally changed the environment of my basement. They do make noise with the fan going on and off….but to me it’s the sound of mold going away. You should get two for both sides of your home and maybe putting the other one on the first floor and the other in your basement . Secondly you need to divert the rain in your yard from your basement….french drains do not cut it…look at your rain pattern…are you getting one to two inches in a short time? How many inches are you getting in a year? When the rain comes down is it a flood like situation? French drains will be over whelmed. You need to dig a two or three feet ditch around the back of your property going to the side and then the front for the water to go down hill onto the street. Rent one of those small back hoes for the day. You will see a stream of water when it rains flow around your home. And the prettiest wild flowers will grow in the ditch. Your drain pipes from your home should run at least five or six feet away from the house. You need to extend them or catch the water in a rain barrel and reuse it. Now for changing the environment that the mold is in. You need to keep the basement as dry as possible and heat will help as you have realized using the propane heater. You are going to have to use that occasionally all the time. You’re a racking up cost with propane and electricity with all the fans. Please consider…putting a tiny wood stove hooked up to the chimney in the basement…you will be drying that out long term. And wood is cheap, safe and easy. You are also going to spraying mold long term. Use vinegar (not bleach or tea tree oil) 1 to 1 in a bottle. You will be spraying less and less. Know the difference between molds for different ways of messing with their environment. Know to keep the windows closed on muggy days to keep the mold spores out. Also put a thermometer with a humidity measure (you can get cheaply from hardware store )in the basement and first floor. Your humidity is going to be 80% and above all the time given your proximity to the sea. Compare the two thermometers and know if the basement is higher you need to heat and or dehumidify more. Be aggressive with black mold. Water sealing paints on walls in the basement only work a little bit. Off this topic….and on to heating upstairs living room…yes everyone loves light in winter…but the storm windows only go so far…sometimes you are going to have to use drapes to be warm. And light from a woodstove is light. We also have a solarium with a glass roof. Works great for 3 seasons. Passive solar is great. We don’t heat it. But you could. Scavenged solarium porch would be a great diy project for you. Wishing you the best….artists make the very best problem solvers …innovators …you both have this.
I would use Bar Keepers Friend on that gorgeous Art Nouveau lamp.
Your "3 shade" art deco chandelier could be a Virden Co. There might be 3 thick pieces of 1920's glass that fit it in the attic. The bulbs would light up the glass. Probably a yellowy color by now. Hope you find them!! 🤞🏻
Yea, me too! I'll keep an eye out in the attic for them!
Cannels happy stick dance is so cute! I hope things are going well. I wait excitedly every week for the next episode 😉
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How I’ve cleaned items such as your hanging light is ketchup and a soft rag, when you get it to your liking use a damp soft rag to wipe off the ketchup. Good luck!!
For information about plaster see videos from The Second Empire Strikes Back. He's restoring the plaster in a house in St Louis. Several of his videos go into the details about materials and methods. He also stripped tons of woodwork and talks about all the products he tried and what worked best.
I don't have the patience to sit through his videos, unfortunately. Fortunately the basics of plaster repair and restoration are pretty straightforward! 🥳
Bar keepers friend for the light
I love your videos! They are so entertaining. I would restore the marble fireplaces back to original. They would be stunning.
Corgie baby is very cute. He has a wonderful personality. Wished I was a neighbor, I'd Corgie sit anytime.❤
When you get to the plastering side of things remember a lot of much older houses used Lime Plaster. Apparently plasterboard and gypsum plaster can cause a lot of issues with moisture. Lime allows the walls to breathe and let moisture out and air in. Whereas more modern plasters don't which is what causes damp issues etc.
Yes, I'm aware (also, good luck sourcing original materials 💀 nobody likes doing things the long ways these days)
Most Australian houses don't have basements (or attics) so its really intersing to see what issues they can have and how that affects the rest of the house.
Love the Corgi sploot at the end. 😉🥰💕 And thanks for the craftsy offer. Looking forward to using it!
You are so welcome!
Love watching your house come alive.
I really love how you are willing to try to fix/do anything :) you're a very inspiring person :)
It’s so fun to contribute to your project! Thanks for giving the opportunity to do it.
Thanks again!
What an amazing job you did on that sweater. I absolutely love it!❤❤❤ Class
Thank you so much!
such lovely work in that house, it's wonderful that you are treasuring them.
Sorry to hearabout the mold problem.
Cannelle is so adorable pumping his paws on the ground in anticipation of his stick being tossed. What a bummer about your phone. I hope someone finds it. The RCMP are pretty amazing. They reunited me with a lost purse years ago.
Here I’m sitting in Switzerland and loving your renovations
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❤😊totally enjoying all these videos 😊
Hi Shannon! Firstly, I'd like to teach you a Yiddish word: "ongepotchket." It means gaudy and overdone, which is exactly the way you feel about the previous owner's lamp taste. It's actually a very useful word; there isn't an equivalent in English.
Second, I am a Jeweler, and while that is not the same thing as an antique lamp restoration specialist, I may have some tips for cleaning. I would start by scrubbing with soapy water and a soft (hair or plastic bristled) scrub brush just to get off the dirt. As long as the metal doesn't stay wet for an extended period, the patina shouldn't change. If you need something a little tougher, an old jeweler's hack is to try toothpaste, because it is created to be both very gentle, but also slightly abrasive. Just as a warning you may or may not need, the lamp is most likely plated cast iron rather than solid copper alloy. This means that it's even more important to not keep it wet, but also that if you end up using the toothpaste you want to still pay attention that the plating (if that's how it's made) doesn't get worn away.
Finally, as far as dating your lamp goes, it looks like a hybrid between art nouveau and art deco. The styles certainly overlapped and it's not uncommon to see something kind of in-between. My best suggestion to try to rationalize a rough date without being a lamp style expert is this: when electricity was new and novel, people who had it flaunted it. because a light bulb can face any direction, while a flame can only face upwards, many electric chandelier makers faced the lightbulbs downwards as a kind of conspicuous consumption. I see that your bulbs face upwards. As electricity became more popular, gas chandeliers began being converted to electricity. If your lamp has signs that it's been converted, it is probably an earlier date. If not, it may be as new as the 1930s or so, because once electricity became more standard, designers stopped bothering to face all the lightbulbs downwards.
Thank you! I welcome the tips from an expert in a related field!
Oh goodness, those cracks in your bedroom doors are taunting me too - I'm not sure I'd be able to hold myself back from having fun peeling paint all day.
Gorgeous sweater! My gosh, you're so talented. I'm mostly (but not only or always) in it for the house stuff, so it's nice to see a bit of your other jams on a house vid.
Thank you!
Went straight to order that book! I'm constantly on the hunt for a good read!
HAPPY CORGI !!!
I’m so sorry you lost all those memories. That happened to us years ago with a computer. It literally made me sick to my stomach losing photos of my kids. Those wood floors are absolutely beautiful. You should be so proud of all the things you’ve accomplished with the house on your own. I know when I see the black work pants that some hard labor is about to be done lol.
I'm new but this is my third video I've watched.
I’m definitely on board with your selection of the glass lamp. No doubt you will find a perfect spot in the house for it.
For the hanging lamp I'd say see if you can find an old crock pot that it will fit in. Then just fill it with water and dish soap and leave it on low overnight. It works really well for painted hardware. Just remember to lable that crock pot as not food safe afterwards.
that works well with paint, but I don't think it works for rust... in fact, I suspect it'd aggravate the situation 😭 Already have a hardware crock tho!
Enjoying your house restoration
Thank you! 😊😍💜