My name is Bill Miller , I actually worked on that school in 1973 and 1974 for a small heating and cooling company out of Greenwood. Solder lady and her daughter were going to move in there.We were putting the furnaces in at that time. I’ve passed that place a million times over the years and wondered what they did to the inside. Glad to see your fixing it up.
I have lived in Mooresville,Indiana all my life and have noticed that there are alot of abandoned structures like this. They usually get demolished for new construction because people do not want to take the extra time to rebuild these precious time pieces of history. Kudos to your family for taking the time and spending the money to save this school for the landfill.
The old brick, combined with painted walls will be absolutely beautiful! I'm so happy for you, that you were able to save so much brick and hardwood flooring. I know it's five times harder to "remodel" old spaces, than to just build from scratch. The fact that you are able to save the school, will make all those who attended in the past, very happy!
Canadian gal here, seen my first pop up on my facebook this morning, was enthralled, now, I watch and see the history and all the beautiful work going into preserving it, I Love It !!! TY for sharing this journey with us all.
It is fantastic that you are embracing what the building has to offer (high ceilings, large windows etc.) rather than fight against it like the previous owners did. It will be an exceptional home. The kids' bedrooms are crying out for loft beds or play spaces.
I'm so invested & love every video! I can't wait until it's completed & y'all get to move in and maybe?? We get vlogs or new videos?? Either way, this has been one of my favorite channels since you've started!
This is such a cool project!! Posting any vid to youtube is an incredible boatload of work! The fact you are taking the time to not only do this enormous project, but record and post it, more then doubles your efforts. The amazing part about that is you will have all this footage of where you started to where you end. That will be worth everything!! This is going to be the coolest house ever to live in. Plus you are saving a part of IN history that, most likely, would have otherwise been lost.
Hurray for drywall! One can really start to envision living in the rooms once there is drywall. The original floors that can be saved and restored are going to be GORGEOUS 😍
Your plan and dream is amazing and the changes are really beautiful. Not sure how the very high ceilings will be like but, it is a school to home afterall. Patience, love, hard work and dream…so proud of you
I can’t get enough of your updates and process videos. You are making fantastic choices: raising those ceilings, keeping that amazing brick, opening these incredible spaces, etc. I admire what you are doing and love that you are sharing the process with us!
I always get so excited when I see you’ve posted a new video! The school/house is coming along so beautifully. I just love it! Thanks for sharing it with us! 😍
Oh, that is looking FANTASTIC! I'm sure you are really excited about how much it's beginning to look like your vision! I loved the part that showed the workers putting up the dry wall! Seeing the painters fast forward as well would be hilarious! I recently remodeled my 100 year old Indiana farmhouse including the floors. After removing linoleum, carpet, and sub floors, I discovered original wood floors in the whole house! I refinished them myself, and they turned out absolutely beautiful! I'm definitely looking forward to your next video!
I believe it is because bedrooms are for sleeping and do not need to be big. Likely utility related choice because controlling temperature there is more important for comfortable sleepy time. Just a guess. Also kind of a struggle once you start expanding the rooms because the four large rooms in the corners. They are divided to make the bedrooms and you’d end up having one bedroom somewhere else or smaller.
I found a bedroom shot in a more recent video. There was a DeWalt hole auger case that I also own. It is 26 inches wide. I used a dimension finding website and laid in the known length of the case. The bedrooms looked small but they’re larger than they looked on the floor plans. When a man was standing in there you could see the scale of the space. If the bedroom had a large bed on it we’d see how big they really are in reality. Online image dimension thing gave me rough dimensions that were really big in the width at 15 feet and that was the short distance. The long dimension is low 20 or even 39 feet but with a chunk taken by the walk-in closet. The camera angle and room had hidden area. Making estimating futile or speculative at best.
Love watching your videos. I’m an American living in a small village in SW France and love watching people work on their old houses here. The exposed brick is gorgeous and I can’t wait to see the floors!
I've seen a similar school turned into a home. They did a beautiful job so I'm looking forward to how you furnish and decorate all the precious" in your home. So far I'm blown away by the kitchen. Luv it.
It's looking more and more like a house ! It's exciting \o/ I love how you credit the various teams of contractors working on the house (not just in this video, either). It's very clear that you are passionate about this building, but you're also acurately depicting the group effort required to bring this school into the 21st century, and it's heartwarming to see :)
A SERIOUS group effort, for sure. My construction specialty is shop vacc'ing and stripping paint off old doors, so need to call out the folks doing the skilled stuff. 😂
Thank you for sharing! I am so excited for you. This is going to be a spectacular home. I love how you are opening it up….so many possibilities. Anxious to see the future landscaping as well. ❤
I love seeing the progress you've made with your new schoolhouse home, and look forward to seeing each and every video you share. Can't wait to see it after it's finished!
I watch for your videos and I am enjoying seeing it all come together. I am thinking that your heat bills are going to be phenomenal in this building. So I think you should make a couple of rental spaces in the basement. I don’t think I would rent to families, but maybe a small business. Like CPA office or whatever. I just had to stick my big nose in and say something. Anyway I had hardly wait to see it finished. Good luck to you.
So cool you decided to save this building! It takes a ton of money so it's so awesome there are people like you that can and will do this! I'm really enjoying seeing the documentation of the progress. Thank you!
Your home really hits me in the feels. I LOVE old buildings and have wanted to renovate and live in a building just like this since I was probably 10 years old. You guys are an inspiration! I LOVE your content!!
I agree with many of the comments about the bricks. They are awesome looking n so happy you decided to expose them. When installing the drywall n muddying it had to take many hours of taping n muddying but it’s beginning to look like a home. I did have a hard time figuring out the before n after of each room. Doesn’t really matter I’m liking your idea of the design. Want thank you for sharing this wonderful journey you n your family are investing in. It’s going to be a huge undertaking but there is happiness n light at the end. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍🌟🌟
It's looking more and more amazing with each video, I'm very impressed! Everything is really coming together and isn't looking choppy or cobbled together at all. It looks very appealing and comfortable, even the basement area. The ceilings in the basement look tall and consequently the space doesn't look cramped or like a dungeon.
I had a friend who lived in a similar sized and age school house i loved staying there overnight ! To say it was haunted is an understatement, but a happy haunting, the sprits seemed to romp thru out the school house, crazy sounds of footfalls as if children were playing especially at night but sometimes even during the day...always had a warm happy feeling when i experienced the phenominon. I think Kurt Vonnegot wrote somewhere that his idea of heaven was that you got to choose a certain time and age of your life as your heaven, and that always came to mind...
Thanks for sharing with us the wonderful progress tht has been done on the school! I think it all is coming together and will look wonderful. I like everything u all r doing to the school ( ur home)l. Can’t wait to see Whts next! See ya next time
I am so glad you didn’t choose to DIY this. My eyes roll a lot when a project this large is taken on Willy nilly. Thanks for the update. I am so excited you have found solid contractors for this endeavor. It looks so good!
I went to a high school in rural Illinois in the early 70's that was a tad bigger than this with 2 floors above a basement. I think it was built in the late 1800s', so about the same generation of builders, I suppose. I always thought it was really cool and it looked a lot like your new home with those TALL ceilings and windows. It was destroyed by a tornado some years after I graduated, and I wish now I'd gone back to see it before that happened. I drove by it several times when visiting my folks who lived there till the 90's, but I wish I'd gone back inside for a quick walk-thru. I found myself smiling at the drone video of the outside and then many of the inside shots as well. I know your new home will serve you well, and it will be a great place to raise your kids, too. Congratulations and thanks for the video!
The original wall at the top of the master bathroom left me imagining a partial mural (added to the repaired section) of a village, while still being able to leave the original paint untouched.
You're really making progress! The size of the rooms like the kitchen doesn't seem that large until you see a human in it and then it becomes clear that the kitchen is a biggggg room! Looking forward to the next video!
I say this each time, but it's really very exciting to watch your progress. I'm glad this video was a longer one. I was thinking... seeing that your bedroom closet is so tall, it would be very cool to incorporate a chain and pulley arrangement to raise and lower a shirt rack/bar or shoe rack to add functionality and character to the space? There might be other areas in the house where something like this could add the cool factor too?
Oh yeah!! I was considering something like that, those are the fun things to brainstorm. Right now still in the not-so-fun-but-so-necessary brainstorm phase haha
What an incredible transformation!! I am beyond happy and excited for you and your family!! I am absolutely in love with old buildings, and schools in particular. I don’t know exactly why but they are awesome structures aren’t they! I’ve gutted and remodeled several 100 or so year old homes. It’s a complete understatement to say that they have their own “quirks” and challenges. But daaaamn it is so rewarding to salvage things and breath new life into a structure that was so meticulously hand crafted at one time. I cannot wait to see more footage of how each of your projects take shape ❤️
It is so nice to see a young Dr and his family doing something ambitious like this! My husband has been gone for 11 years, but he was an oncologist from the university of Florida. We were in practice in Maine and never had a chance to do anything like you're doing But I do admire your ambition. How fortunate to be in your hometown and have parents nearby. I'm sure they have been a big help as sounding boards and stepping in with help with the children when necessary. Keep us posted as I'd love to see what it looks like as you get it finished would like to suggest muted quiet, neutral colors in your rooms, two brighter color, the tracks from the antique architecture of the school building. This puts the emphasis on the walls in the windows and the flooring, which I would assume is what you would like to emphasize. bright cheerful colors help raise the mood of the family particularly in the winter. I know the temperatures can be everything from awful to wonderful. I went to school in Terre Haute for both junior high and later to the HOSPITAL school of nursing. I have a great grandchildren now, but none are ambitious enough to even look at doing what you are doing. I wish you lots of success with your venture. I'm sure someday it gets you down, but it will soon be over and you will always have the memories in your children in the middle of this crazy world of your school house home! love to you all Betty in Southern Ohio now! ❤ 😂 👋🏼
*Wow!* It's come such a long way. When the drywall goes up, it's always a milestone! About the paint on the ceiling: your drywaller is correct, but there is one thing that can mitigate the appearance of ripples on the ceiling. Be sure to choose an *absolute flat* finish instead of eggshell, matte or semi-gloss. A dark, flat paint will absorb light, so it's always the finish of choice if there are imperfections in the ceiling. You could always try to paint a small part of the ceiling in a flat paint and live with it for a few weeks, observing how it looks at different times of the day.
I can't wait to see the kitchen, when finished. Such a great job from your dry wall experts. Match the light grey in the brick this color hides a lot of imperfections, plus a low sheen on the ceilings.
I would still harden for climate crisis ...do solar...create water catchment, maybe even a wind system! I can imagine orchards and gardens and a LOT of trees to plant....your children are so fortunate!!. This is so fascinating and how amazing a project. What a dream come true!!!
I used to live in Indiana I used to live in Warsaw Indiana I’ve also lived in Indianapolis as well as Bloomington Indiana but anyway that’s neither here or there 12:10 I’m glad it wasn’t painted grain it kind of worked out because even though in a previous video you show us a picture of your inspiration on why you wanted it to be half green I thought that was a horrid ideal and that it would look tatty… so the fact that the ceilings had all of these waves and unnatural curves and dips it’s kind of a blessing because to me personally it wouldn’t look good now I know this is your home and renovation and probably your forever home and you’re doing what looks best for you but that would’ve made it look I don’t know it just doesn’t the vision wasn’t giving what you thought it was going to give it wasn’t giving to me at all what it needed to give for that ideal to come together the exposed brick is beautiful even the drywall the exposed brings it together in a more elegant more natural and beautiful way that’s just my opinions perfectly but I am enjoying your renovation and seeing the ideals and nuances that you guys play with to create this finish product I’m not gonna lie your channel and the most recent video popped up in my recommended and after a couple of seconds I decided to go back and watch your older videos and make my way up to your current videos so I don’t miss anything with that being said it is interesting I wish it would have been more renovating that we would’ve seen instead of you coming back here and there in certain videos where things are already completed but I am still very much intrigued and enjoying the process of observing I think so far you’re doing a great job even though you rambled on a lot and reiterate things over and over instead of just displaying updated projects it’s still very entertaining and intriguing and speaking of Indiana I lived in Indiana for about seven years before I just recently moved out to Virginia I hate it out here in Virginia Beach lol I didn’t care for Indiana but I liked it a hell of a lot better than what I do now I am people take the chance to do what they want to do I’ve always dreamed of having my own little Homestead where I have chickens and goats and sheep and my own fresh fruits and vegetables and live off of the land I love projects like when people built their own RV #VanLife or #BusConversion even tiny homes when people just take unique things and create a whole Nother purpose out of it it’s great
How wonderful that you could save this building, we have a school near us that we’ve looked at several times similar in size and probably time. It’s just too far gone unfortunately it was really cheap when we looked at it. Six months ago idea for your slightly wavy ceilings stilluse something like one by threes or fours on the ceiling purposely cut so that they make a rolling effect on the ceiling kind of like thin on one of the board and wider at the other and have them change directions every so often
I always enjoy seeing the updates! I drove past your project (not a stalker) and realized I had been to an auction a couple years past, at the farm across the road from you. The place looks way better now, even with the construction going on. Can't wait to see the next update!
This is phenomenal! I cannot imagine undertaking such a huge project but it looks great. Lots of hard work for sure but it's gonna be awesome once it's all finished. Can't wait to see how it all turns out.
I’m so excited for you I can only imagine your own excitement. It is looking amazing. I too have exposed brick in my home and love it especially in my kitchen. I love the way it invites warmth and character.
Awesome, so glad you’re repurposing this nice old building. I’m sure there are a few folks still left in the area who attended it. They’d love to see the inside when finished.
I hope you keep the wall and ceiling colors more neutral to keep it light and airy. It's such a beautiful space, would hate to see it over powered by oversaturated colors. Leave that for the decor and furnishings. Love these videos!
Hello, Love following your journey. Just a tip I thought I'd pass along take off the stickers on you new windows, because if they get cooked on by the sun they will be so very hard to get off, trust me I know. It seems like a small thing but it will make your life so much easier if you do it now. Take Care
YES. happy Friday!! I've seen some negative comments on tik-tok - please ignore them. You are doing awesome work and I am very excited to see how this thing turns out!!
I went to school in a building like this. I would love to have one of those old coat racks where we put our books and coats with the cubby holes. reminiscent of my elementary days
Wow this is so exciting to see. Come together. The room height is soooo lush. Wow those kids are going to have soooo much fun! So glad you are working with the old colours. I love the white really as it's so bright but bits of coloured walls with original colour, green with pink stripe at the top would be sooo lush. And the blue in the kids area on that one wall would be so nice ❤
![CAMPปลิ้น | EP.82[2/2] เมาท์มอยกับ 3 สาวเพื่อนซี้ ที่พร้อมขยี้พ่อหมีได้ทุกเมื่อ](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Wwn7WnylNtQ/mqdefault.jpg)
My name is Bill Miller , I actually worked on that school in 1973 and 1974 for a small heating and cooling company out of Greenwood. Solder lady and her daughter were going to move in there.We were putting the furnaces in at that time. I’ve passed that place a million times over the years and wondered what they did to the inside. Glad to see your fixing it up.
Oh wow small world!!
Invite him back for a tour and make a video
Do you make good barbecue?
That was a good decision to keep and restore the brick, it's so beautiful! The drywall is really transforming the place, love it!!
I have lived in Mooresville,Indiana all my life and have noticed that there are alot of abandoned structures like this. They usually get demolished for new construction because people do not want to take the extra time to rebuild these precious time pieces of history. Kudos to your family for taking the time and spending the money to save this school for the landfill.
Also because older buildings usually have asbestos which causes cancer and is very difficult and expensive to get it removed!!!
@@LJHLU I hope they got it out of this building
@@Miaaiu She said they tested for all that it came back negative.
I love the exposed brick. The larger windows made such a huge difference!
Great old building. So much character. I like all the high ceilings, spacious rooms, lots of natural light…
The exposed brick work is so beautiful! What a wonderful place to renovate and call home.
Love that you are sharing this process with us. I am so excited to see the house completely finished. It’s so fascinating to me.
Same
The old brick, combined with painted walls will be absolutely beautiful! I'm so happy for you, that you were able to save so much brick and hardwood flooring. I know it's five times harder to "remodel" old spaces, than to just build from scratch. The fact that you are able to save the school, will make all those who attended in the past, very happy!
Nothing ages as wonderfully as brick
So So true! I love my interior brick!
This is so awesome! You should frame some "before" pictures and do a gallery wall in one of your entrances or just in an area that appeals to you.
Canadian gal here, seen my first pop up on my facebook this morning, was enthralled, now, I watch and see the history and all the beautiful work going into preserving it, I Love It !!! TY for sharing this journey with us all.
I cannot tell you how happy it makes this New Yorkers heart to see you guys appreciate exposed brick walls and work so hard to restore them ♥️
It is fantastic that you are embracing what the building has to offer (high ceilings, large windows etc.) rather than fight against it like the previous owners did. It will be an exceptional home. The kids' bedrooms are crying out for loft beds or play spaces.
I'm so invested & love every video! I can't wait until it's completed & y'all get to move in and maybe?? We get vlogs or new videos?? Either way, this has been one of my favorite channels since you've started!
Thank you!! And have no idea about the vlog-style yet, but I feel like the projects will never ever end so there will be lots of project content haha.
This is such a cool project!! Posting any vid to youtube is an incredible boatload of work! The fact you are taking the time to not only do this enormous project, but record and post it, more then doubles your efforts. The amazing part about that is you will have all this footage of where you started to where you end. That will be worth everything!! This is going to be the coolest house ever to live in. Plus you are saving a part of IN history that, most likely, would have otherwise been lost.
Thank you for saving this building and our shared cultural heritage
I really like the brick and all the natural light. It looks really nice.
Incredible transformation!!!!! I'm soo happy for you and your family!!!! Your town is fortunate to have you there to save that piece of history!
Love seeing this come to fruition! Cannot wait to see the finished product. It is looking beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
Hurray for drywall! One can really start to envision living in the rooms once there is drywall.
The original floors that can be saved and restored are going to be GORGEOUS 😍
Thank you for taking us along on your journey. I'm an Indiana girl too.
Iving in Florida now.
I love your updates and I absolutely adore all the exposed brick work.
Your plan and dream is amazing and the changes are really beautiful. Not sure how the very high ceilings will be like but, it is a school to home afterall. Patience, love, hard work and dream…so proud of you
I can’t get enough of your updates and process videos. You are making fantastic choices: raising those ceilings, keeping that amazing brick, opening these incredible spaces, etc. I admire what you are doing and love that you are sharing the process with us!
This house is going to be absolutely amazing when complete!
I always get so excited when I see you’ve posted a new video! The school/house is coming along so beautifully. I just love it! Thanks for sharing it with us! 😍
Truly magnificent…..the exposed brick, all of the drywall, the amount of light and those old doors. Awesome ❤❤❤❤
Oh, that is looking FANTASTIC! I'm sure you are really excited about how much it's beginning to look like your vision! I loved the part that showed the workers putting up the dry wall! Seeing the painters fast forward as well would be hilarious! I recently remodeled my 100 year old Indiana farmhouse including the floors. After removing linoleum, carpet, and sub floors, I discovered original wood floors in the whole house! I refinished them myself, and they turned out absolutely beautiful! I'm definitely looking forward to your next video!
I always look forward to your updates. Things are really shaping up wonderfully.
The ceiling being white brightens the room up so much so i am voting white for the ceiling! Would look very classy :)
The rooms are really starting to take shape with the drywall. Beautiful brick.
Beautiful renovations. I just don't understand, with over 4,000 square feet, the kids bedrooms are so small...why?
I believe it is because bedrooms are for sleeping and do not need to be big. Likely utility related choice because controlling temperature there is more important for comfortable sleepy time. Just a guess. Also kind of a struggle once you start expanding the rooms because the four large rooms in the corners. They are divided to make the bedrooms and you’d end up having one bedroom somewhere else or smaller.
I found a bedroom shot in a more recent video. There was a DeWalt hole auger case that I also own. It is 26 inches wide. I used a dimension finding website and laid in the known length of the case. The bedrooms looked small but they’re larger than they looked on the floor plans. When a man was standing in there you could see the scale of the space. If the bedroom had a large bed on it we’d see how big they really are in reality. Online image dimension thing gave me rough dimensions that were really big in the width at 15 feet and that was the short distance. The long dimension is low 20 or even 39 feet but with a chunk taken by the walk-in closet. The camera angle and room had hidden area. Making estimating futile or speculative at best.
Love watching your videos. I’m an American living in a small village in SW France and love watching people work on their old houses here. The exposed brick is gorgeous and I can’t wait to see the floors!
I've seen a similar school turned into a home. They did a beautiful job so I'm looking forward to how you furnish and decorate all the precious" in your home.
So far I'm blown away by the kitchen. Luv it.
Loving that you are sharing this adventure with us. I am fascinated with the entire process.
Many blessings to you and your family, thank you for sharing your journey 🙏🏿💗💕
It's looking more and more like a house ! It's exciting \o/
I love how you credit the various teams of contractors working on the house (not just in this video, either). It's very clear that you are passionate about this building, but you're also acurately depicting the group effort required to bring this school into the 21st century, and it's heartwarming to see :)
A SERIOUS group effort, for sure. My construction specialty is shop vacc'ing and stripping paint off old doors, so need to call out the folks doing the skilled stuff. 😂
@@SchoolhousehomesteadHey, the vision is all you guys, though !
Thank you for sharing! I am so excited for you. This is going to be a spectacular home. I love how you are opening it up….so many possibilities. Anxious to see the future landscaping as well. ❤
I love seeing the progress you've made with your new schoolhouse home, and look forward to seeing each and every video you share. Can't wait to see it after it's finished!
Thank you for sharing.Love that you have kept all the brick.So much work and love put into this home.
Keep up the good work! I love seeing what you are getting accomplished.
All the exposed brick is gorgeous. I am glad you are giving the building a new purpose.
So beautiful!!! I'm blown away and can't wait to see how you continue to improve this building!
I watch for your videos and I am enjoying seeing it all come together. I am thinking that your heat bills are going to be phenomenal in this building. So I think you should make a couple of rental spaces in the basement. I don’t think I would rent to families, but maybe a small business. Like CPA office or whatever. I just had to stick my big nose in and say something. Anyway I had hardly wait to see it finished. Good luck to you.
So cool you decided to save this building! It takes a ton of money so it's so awesome there are people like you that can and will do this! I'm really enjoying seeing the documentation of the progress. Thank you!
Your home really hits me in the feels. I LOVE old buildings and have wanted to renovate and live in a building just like this since I was probably 10 years old. You guys are an inspiration! I LOVE your content!!
I agree with many of the comments about the bricks. They are awesome looking n so happy you decided to expose them. When installing the drywall n muddying it had to take many hours of taping n muddying but it’s beginning to look like a home. I did have a hard time figuring out the before n after of each room. Doesn’t really matter I’m liking your idea of the design.
Want thank you for sharing this wonderful journey you n your family are investing in. It’s going to be a huge undertaking but there is happiness n light at the end. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍🌟🌟
It's looking more and more amazing with each video, I'm very impressed! Everything is really coming together and isn't looking choppy or cobbled together at all. It looks very appealing and comfortable, even the basement area. The ceilings in the basement look tall and consequently the space doesn't look cramped or like a dungeon.
I had a friend who lived in a similar sized and age school house i loved staying there overnight ! To say it was haunted is an understatement, but a happy haunting, the sprits seemed to romp thru out the school house, crazy sounds of footfalls as if children were playing especially at night but sometimes even during the day...always had a warm happy feeling when i experienced the phenominon. I think Kurt Vonnegot wrote somewhere that his idea of heaven was that you got to choose a certain time and age of your life as your heaven, and that always came to mind...
Appreciate you sharing your journey with us! Excited to see the next update !
Thanks for sharing with us the wonderful progress tht has been done on the school! I think it all is coming together and will look wonderful. I like everything u all r doing to the school ( ur home)l. Can’t wait to see Whts next! See ya next time
I love this project. You’re so courageous!
Keep it up!
I am so glad you didn’t choose to DIY this. My eyes roll a lot when a project this large is taken on Willy nilly. Thanks for the update. I am so excited you have found solid contractors for this endeavor. It looks so good!
It's gorgeous! I love the love and care you guys are pouring into this place. What a dream project!
Beautiful . . . your refinished doors look so nice and I love how you have designed the whole thing.
I went to a high school in rural Illinois in the early 70's that was a tad bigger than this with 2 floors above a basement. I think it was built in the late 1800s', so about the same generation of builders, I suppose. I always thought it was really cool and it looked a lot like your new home with those TALL ceilings and windows. It was destroyed by a tornado some years after I graduated, and I wish now I'd gone back to see it before that happened. I drove by it several times when visiting my folks who lived there till the 90's, but I wish I'd gone back inside for a quick walk-thru. I found myself smiling at the drone video of the outside and then many of the inside shots as well. I know your new home will serve you well, and it will be a great place to raise your kids, too. Congratulations and thanks for the video!
The original wall at the top of the master bathroom left me imagining a partial mural (added to the repaired section) of a village, while still being able to leave the original paint untouched.
Wow. You've made a lot of progress.
You're really making progress! The size of the rooms like the kitchen doesn't seem that large until you see a human in it and then it becomes clear that the kitchen is a biggggg room! Looking forward to the next video!
I say this each time, but it's really very exciting to watch your progress. I'm glad this video was a longer one. I was thinking... seeing that your bedroom closet is so tall, it would be very cool to incorporate a chain and pulley arrangement to raise and lower a shirt rack/bar or shoe rack to add functionality and character to the space? There might be other areas in the house where something like this could add the cool factor too?
Oh yeah!! I was considering something like that, those are the fun things to brainstorm. Right now still in the not-so-fun-but-so-necessary brainstorm phase haha
What an incredible transformation!! I am beyond happy and excited for you and your family!! I am absolutely in love with old buildings, and schools in particular. I don’t know exactly why but they are awesome structures aren’t they! I’ve gutted and remodeled several 100 or so year old homes. It’s a complete understatement to say that they have their own “quirks” and challenges. But daaaamn it is so rewarding to salvage things and breath new life into a structure that was so meticulously hand crafted at one time. I cannot wait to see more footage of how each of your projects take shape ❤️
It is so nice to see a young Dr and his family doing something ambitious like this! My husband has been gone for 11 years, but he was an oncologist from the university of Florida. We were in practice in Maine and never had a chance to do anything like you're doing But I do admire your ambition. How fortunate to be in your hometown and have parents nearby. I'm sure they have been a big help as sounding boards and stepping in with help with the children when necessary. Keep us posted as I'd love to see what it looks like as you get it finished would like to suggest muted quiet, neutral colors in your rooms, two brighter color, the tracks from the antique architecture of the school building. This puts the emphasis on the walls in the windows and the flooring, which I would assume is what you would like to emphasize. bright cheerful colors help raise the mood of the family particularly in the winter. I know the temperatures can be everything from awful to wonderful. I went to school in Terre Haute for both junior high and later to the HOSPITAL school of nursing. I have a great grandchildren now, but none are ambitious enough to even look at doing what you are doing. I wish you lots of success with your venture. I'm sure someday it gets you down, but it will soon be over and you will always have the memories in your children in the middle of this crazy world of your school house home! love to you all Betty in Southern Ohio now! ❤ 😂 👋🏼
Such a nice update! Looks like the weather is behaving this season. It's really coming together now. So excited to see the next part!
*Wow!* It's come such a long way. When the drywall goes up, it's always a milestone!
About the paint on the ceiling: your drywaller is correct, but there is one thing that can mitigate the appearance of ripples on the ceiling. Be sure to choose an *absolute flat* finish instead of eggshell, matte or semi-gloss. A dark, flat paint will absorb light, so it's always the finish of choice if there are imperfections in the ceiling. You could always try to paint a small part of the ceiling in a flat paint and live with it for a few weeks, observing how it looks at different times of the day.
Such an undertaking. So much fun to watch. Thank you for sharing.
I can't wait to see the kitchen, when finished. Such a great job from your dry wall experts. Match the light grey in the brick this color hides a lot of imperfections, plus a low sheen on the ceilings.
I am so happy for you guys. What a great life you will have in this old school♡
This is an exciting renovation!!!
Wow it's amazing what drywall does to a place. It's coming together so nicely!!
I would still harden for climate crisis ...do solar...create water catchment, maybe even a wind system! I can imagine orchards and gardens and a LOT of trees to plant....your children are so fortunate!!. This is so fascinating and how amazing a project. What a dream come true!!!
I’m honestly envious of this project on so many levels. Your amazing work and love for this house 🏡 is truly inspiring! ❤❤❤
I used to live in Indiana I used to live in Warsaw Indiana I’ve also lived in Indianapolis as well as Bloomington Indiana but anyway that’s neither here or there 12:10 I’m glad it wasn’t painted grain it kind of worked out because even though in a previous video you show us a picture of your inspiration on why you wanted it to be half green I thought that was a horrid ideal and that it would look tatty… so the fact that the ceilings had all of these waves and unnatural curves and dips it’s kind of a blessing because to me personally it wouldn’t look good now I know this is your home and renovation and probably your forever home and you’re doing what looks best for you but that would’ve made it look I don’t know it just doesn’t the vision wasn’t giving what you thought it was going to give it wasn’t giving to me at all what it needed to give for that ideal to come together the exposed brick is beautiful even the drywall the exposed brings it together in a more elegant more natural and beautiful way that’s just my opinions perfectly but I am enjoying your renovation and seeing the ideals and nuances that you guys play with to create this finish product I’m not gonna lie your channel and the most recent video popped up in my recommended and after a couple of seconds I decided to go back and watch your older videos and make my way up to your current videos so I don’t miss anything with that being said it is interesting I wish it would have been more renovating that we would’ve seen instead of you coming back here and there in certain videos where things are already completed but I am still very much intrigued and enjoying the process of observing I think so far you’re doing a great job even though you rambled on a lot and reiterate things over and over instead of just displaying updated projects it’s still very entertaining and intriguing and speaking of Indiana I lived in Indiana for about seven years before I just recently moved out to Virginia I hate it out here in Virginia Beach lol I didn’t care for Indiana but I liked it a hell of a lot better than what I do now I am people take the chance to do what they want to do I’ve always dreamed of having my own little Homestead where I have chickens and goats and sheep and my own fresh fruits and vegetables and live off of the land I love projects like when people built their own RV #VanLife or #BusConversion even tiny homes when people just take unique things and create a whole Nother purpose out of it it’s great
How wonderful that you could save this building, we have a school near us that we’ve looked at several times similar in size and probably time. It’s just too far gone unfortunately it was really cheap when we looked at it. Six months ago idea for your slightly wavy ceilings stilluse something like one by threes or fours on the ceiling purposely cut so that they make a rolling effect on the ceiling kind of like thin on one of the board and wider at the other and have them change directions every so often
You are doing one of the coolest things possible, and I love seeing your progress in these updates. Thank you.
I always enjoy seeing the updates! I drove past your project (not a stalker) and realized I had been to an auction a couple years past, at the farm across the road from you. The place looks way better now, even with the construction going on.
Can't wait to see the next update!
This is phenomenal! I cannot imagine undertaking such a huge project but it looks great. Lots of hard work for sure but it's gonna be awesome once it's all finished. Can't wait to see how it all turns out.
I’m so excited for you I can only imagine your own excitement. It is looking amazing. I too have exposed brick in my home and love it especially in my kitchen. I love the way it invites warmth and character.
Awesome, so glad you’re repurposing this nice old building. I’m sure there are a few folks still left in the area who attended it. They’d love to see the inside when finished.
I hope you keep the wall and ceiling colors more neutral to keep it light and airy. It's such a beautiful space, would hate to see it over powered by oversaturated colors. Leave that for the decor and furnishings. Love these videos!
Hello, Love following your journey. Just a tip I thought I'd pass along take off the stickers on you new windows, because if they get cooked on by the sun they will be so very hard to get off, trust me I know. It seems like a small thing but it will make your life so much easier if you do it now. Take Care
YES. happy Friday!! I've seen some negative comments on tik-tok - please ignore them. You are doing awesome work and I am very excited to see how this thing turns out!!
I’m loving following this adventure. Can’t wait to see it finished, as I know you are.
I really admire your vision for this old school; amazing.
I can not wait to see when it is all done. I love all the exposed brick looks absolutely amazing. Won't lie I am envious!
Kudos to you for taking on this project. I love the progress videos. Thank you.
This is amazing. I 💕 love your vision. I can't imagine how labor intensive it is to do that much drywall. It is looking so nice and yes like a home.
Thank you for sharing your progress. I love the exposed brick. It’s going to be amazing!!!
What an amazing project! It's going to be such a beautiful home. Thank you for sharing.
I have never been so excited to see a house built before. It is really coming along and can't wait to see your finished school turned into a home. :)
YAY!! A new video!!
I went to school in a building like this. I would love to have one of those old coat racks where we put our books and coats with the cubby holes. reminiscent of my elementary days
Yall are living the dream, and I’m so excited for y’all!
love this house and your videos.
WOW what a journey! I so admire your dedication and hard work.
Transformation is incredible.
Can’t wait to see you decorate!
What’s your style?
Beautiful brick and original flooring
Keep your eye out for a duster on an extra-long pole to get spider webs off the corners of those high ceilings. It's gonna look great!
So much progress. It's really starting to come together. Love your videos.
Wow it’s really turning into a house. Great job by everyone involved. Keep these videos coming. 😊
Wow this is so exciting to see. Come together. The room height is soooo lush. Wow those kids are going to have soooo much fun! So glad you are working with the old colours. I love the white really as it's so bright but bits of coloured walls with original colour, green with pink stripe at the top would be sooo lush. And the blue in the kids area on that one wall would be so nice ❤
Thank you for letting us see this awesome progress.