1 Year Renovation Timelapse | Abandoned Farmhouse to Incredible Home | Amazing Transformation!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ธ.ค. 2022
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The past year we've been working hard to turn our dreams into reality with this huge renovation project. This video documents many of the highs along the way and showcases a lot of the progress we've made. There's still a long way to go, but we're steadily restoring this house back to it's former glory.
Renovating an abandoned farmhouse in Italy doesn't come without it's difficulties, and having this video as a reminder of how far we've come in one-year is truly fantastic.
Our Story:
We sold our apartment in Stockholm, packed up the car and headed for Piemonte. After a couple of months searching for the right house we came across Our Italian Dream House and immediately made an offer. Four weeks later (just three days before Christmas) we signed the contract and had the keys.
It's now early 2022 and we have begun work on the epic renovation that stands before us. We are mortgage free and have a very limited budget so plan to take on as much of the renovation ourselves as possible - follow us on our journey as we turn an abandoned Italian farmhouse into our dream home.
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Amazing! Your courage to leave your country and to undertake the renovation of an abandoned house, the amount of money, energy and determination are all amazing. Enjoy every second in your home.
Thank you so much 😍
I can not describe how rewarding it feels to go through this kind of adventure. I hope you enjoyed the process. I have spent over 40 years doing similar work. It makes me so happy to see a novice do so well. Hope to see you there as my son and I go looking for a home for him.
Aaw, Mickey. Thank you for your kind words. That's so exciting. Is he hoping to buy a property in Piemonte specifically?
WOW 😲👍 great job 👍
I'd love to do this but the logistics seem daunting: where do you dump all your debris? Where do you find power tools and plaster and tiles? Who makes the custom doors? How do you find all these things in the new country where (I assume) you don't speak the language?
Wow, wow, wow. You must be excited and proud, you should be. It's hard to believe it's the same place, absolutely stunning already. ❤
Thank you so much!
Great job! We were remodeling a house and every time we were hauling some piece of it out to the trash a neighbor would say "and that's why you bought this house, because you loved it so much."
Hahaha, love that
Well, I think that people who have not remodelled an old property have very little understanding for that no matter how much you love something, it's not worth keeping if it's in too bad condition.
We would have loved to keep both the terracotta floors and the green terrazzo, but then we would have to live in a house without heating or electricity (since they put the tubes for all of that under the floor) and the outer wall would risk separating from the rest of the house and fall down on the neighbour.
We also learnt along the way that it's so hard to judge the real state of things at the viewing. We absolutely overestimated the condition of the floors and plaster for example. Oh well, lesson learnt the hard way haha
@@OurItalianDreamHouse Well if it were in great condition it probably would have been out of your price range is how I look at it. My husband and I have something we always say to each other when working "take out anything that isn't a nice house." We also repeat our neighbors words and laugh! We have remodeled eight houses in our 49 year old marriage, still doing one now in our 70's, it gets in your blood.
How wonderful to see two people working side by side to achieve their dream. Fantastic work. The grey colour on the walls looks disturbing though but other than that is perfect.
Thanks! Luckily our walls are not grey but green.
@@OurItalianDreamHouse grey - green is the same devil...awful coulor for interior walls but other than that is brillinat. your hard work is paying off. One day when all is done you will look back with pride.
I just fell in love with the bathroom tiles, it's amazing how beautiful it looks. Great transformation in such a big project, you guys have done really beautiful work.👍❤
Love all your positive comments, thank you so much for your support!
I'm EXHAUSTED after watching that!!! 😉 You guys have done an AMAZING job! Looking back, I bet you can't believe all the progress and change...it looks fantastic! Kudos and bravissimo! 💕
haha thanks Carolyn, a lot happened in a year! Some days it feels like we are standing still and not making any progress, but looking back at this really puts everything into perspective and reminds us how far we've come 😊
Un,ottima lavoro avete fatta!!
Grazie mille! 🥰
Excellent work guys, can't wait to see what you do with 2023!
Thanks Henrik, let's hope that 2023 is a good year for both our projects 😁
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Love your choice of tile with the herring bone pattern, it fits the house and looks amazing.👍
Thank you! 😊
OMG that Bathroom is stunning!! I can not wait to see the whole place redone!!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Fingers crossed the rest of the house turns out as nice as the bathroom 🤞😅
Absolutely incredible you guys! Congratulations on a year of such hard work and such great results.
Thank you so much! 😁
Hi Emily and Edward, we have now watched almost all of your videos and you guys are so great. Really inspiring to watch this series! Thanks a lot for sharing your renovation progress.
Hi there, thanks so much for watching our videos, we’re glad you’re enjoying them and we really appreciate you taking the time to write a comment to us 😁
Well done guys- you’ve done so much and looking terrific. Can’t wait to see your next reveal. Good on you!
Thanks so much! 😊
this is great! So happy you decided to share your progress with the world! good luck in 2023!
Thank you so much!! 😊
Just watched you guys for the first time. Great job! Looking forward to more videos! 😊
Welcome aboard! And thank you so much 😍
Bravo. Glad you are both on the same page forging ahead. Place looks Fab!
I got to November and said omg! Words fail me with what you have achieved, looking fabulous now though, great vision of what you want your home to look like…. Beautiful ❤
Such a wonderful transformation so far! Bravissimi! Happy 2023 to you both 🥰🤗🤩
Thank you so much Marisa!
Congratulations 🎉 You saved a piece of history! I’m always happy to see this. And, beautifully done. Love the color of the windows.
Thank you so much Jamie!
I just love how in sync you guys are. Amazing transformation ❤
Thanks so much! 😍
Oh my goodness…. What a transformation! I could feel your delight when uncovering coves in the walls that give such interest to a wall.
Thanks Patty, the transformation has be so fun to see and this video even reminded us of how far we’ve come! 😁
Absolutely beautiful you lovely lucky people l wish all the luck in the world and for the future enjoy your lives together and stay safexx.
Wow, thanks Jane! ❤️
Long Hours/Hard Graft equals a Fantastic looking house, thank you for sharing - stunning. :)
Thanks so much for the lovely comment and support! It definitely takes a lot of time and work to bring these rundown Italian farmhouses back to their former glory 😅
So jelli. Your place is going to be a show piece when completed. So glad you saved the original cement/ceramic tiles for a future project. I also see you have made a start on the rental accommodation build - glad you got the additional resources to get started on that.
THANK YOU Alison. That's so kind of you.
Well, we actually don't have the time and energy to clean them up and reuse them but our window maker happily adopted them so we were super happy they found a new home.
So are we. We still cant afford to decorate or furnish it but at least it will be structurally safe 😅
Oh my god, soo much work and what a change!!!! Congrats! I’ll come to cheer when you are finished and relaxed…☺️🥳
Haha thanks Evelyn!
Definitely ''feel good'' viewing.
What a compliment, thank you Ann!
A joy to watch - it really is.
Going to be such a wonderful home in a glorious area of
Italy.
Cheers
THANK YOU!
W O W!!! What an undertaking!!! It will be wonderful to see it in it’s full glory! And to know that your exceptionally hard work, and that of your friends is paying off!! Magnificent!!!!
Aaaaw thank you so much! ❤️
Fantastisk film vilket sammandrag av ett års slit. Vilket team ni är. En stolt mor❤️❤️
Tack Mamma!
That’s amazing! You’ve achieved so much. Congratulations 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥂
Thank you so much, Barbara!! 😁😁
Wow what a beautiful transformation. Can't wait to see the final results.
Thank you 😊
very good job guys!
I wish you a happy new year and I'm waiting for your next video!
Great to watch the progress. It must feel soooo rewarding. Hope you'll be finished soon and we can see the final outcome. Upwards and onwards! Nice work.
Thank you so much Josh. It truly does. We actually got pretty shocked when we looked back at our "before"-videos 😅
SO DO WE. Thanks again.
Looks amazing - that BATHROOM! :O
You guys are heroes. Well done!
Thanks Bob
Very nice work ~ it's great when homeowners take control of their own projects as it helps them appreciate what it takes to build a home. Bravo!
So true, we now really understand the hard work that goes into construction and building a home. It’s been a really hard but satisfying process so far. Thanks for watching and for your comment 😊
How incredible ❤❤❤❤❤
Brilliant roundup - you have achieved such a lot in a year. It really is coming together.
Thank you! 😊🙌
WOW! You guys took on and slayed a monster! Kudos to you both, that's a LOT of work. You dun good.
Thanks so much! 😁
Congratulations on the work accomplished! All the best for 2023 ☺
Merci beaucoup e grazie mille ragazzi! Happy new years! 😍
Brilliant transformation 👌Well done👌👏
Thank you so much 😊
You have such beautiful taste! A wonderful job, well done.
Thank you SO much Tracy 🙏❤️
Wow, incredible job, well done, can't wait to see more!
Thank you so much, Kelly! 😊
such an inspirational video
Excellent.
Hard work and making progress. Enjoy seeing your accomplishment.
Thanks so much! 😁
Amazing hard work!
A lot of hard work but the results are fantastic.Can’t wait to see the rest.
Thank you so much Patricia!
Absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you! 😁
Watched again! Love the bath
amazing work! i hope you are proud. great video
Looking beautiful!
Thank you Elisabeth!
Well deserved pat on the back!! Excellent, video! Love the lime wash in bathroom. Looks amazingALL of it!
Thanks so much! 😊
Absolutely amazing! 💯 ❤ and respect from South Texas!👏👏👏👏
Thanks Juan! 😊
Well done to you both. Great work
Thanks Jim!
Nice. You are having quite an adventure!
This is amazing!! Congratulations xxx
Thank you 😁
Very big step.
Congratulations
Thanks a lot! :)
Amazing attention to detail with beautiful work. Looking forward to more videos. Happy New Year.
Wow, thank you Cynthia. Happy new year!
Exhausting watching this. Congratulations on such hard work and teamwork.
Thanks Norman!
I'm following you from the first video in this beautiful adventure in your 'italian life' and you know it. You also know that I'm your n° 1 Italian fan!! Keep it up guyyyyyyysssssss!!
grazie mille ❤
Just amazing!
Thank you 😊
This is AWESOME!!! LOVE EVERYTHING!!!❤❤❤🙌🙌🙌🇮🇪
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Bravo, vraiment formidable.
Merci bcp Olivier :)
Amazing transformation!!
Thank you!
It looks amazing really well done .🌟🌟
Thank you so much for your very kind comments Rose! Happy to have you following our journey!
What a fabulous job. You guys are amazing. I definitely would have made some different design and decor choices, but we are all different, and that’s ok.
Thanks!
Una casa senza bidet è come un cielo senza stelle.
HAHAHA. 😂
caso*mai - Infatti! Bravi comunque...
Must be 3rd time I’ve watched this video…love it and rewatching the progress 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏽
Aaaw, thank you Paul! ❤️
Unbelievable teamwork.
Thank you 😊
Wow, the more you strip away the walls… the beauty of the building reveals herself…. Love this 🔨👍💥🎉
Nicely put Colin, there’s definitely something to the rawness of a building when you strip it back!
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That is a HUGE amount of labor investment.
I'm wondering...why not keep the beautiful terra cotta tile flooring in that large room...? 🤔 ...Granted, I'm only 6+ minutes into the video...and I see that you did eventually begin salvaging them, rather than smashing.
The bones of the farmhouse are incredible. Those ancient bricks! 😍
I was glad to see you finally got a WHEELBARROW!
Those enormous terrazzo tiles are gorgeous. The completed onsuite/bathroom: 👍🏻
Love the tiled patio.
Thank you so much! 😊
The reason we remove the terracotta tiles is because the floor under needed reinforcing (eg remove the old sand and loose cement and replace with a proper concrete slab). The tiles had also been painted with several layers so it was impossible to remove them without having several tiles breaking.
Big pat on the back, watched you from the beginning, you both have achieved so much.
Thank so much Maxine, we really appreciate you coming along on the journey with us. 😊
happy new year... and more work to come... very exciting... thank you ...
Thank you! happy new year!
Fantastic work looks amazing, the bathroom is gorgeous. Look forward to seeing more of your progress.
Thanks so much 😊
So many of the things you were doing I didn’t like but then when it was done it was gorgeous!! I love it. That terrazzo bathroom is breathtaking.
Wow what a bargain and well done on this amazing renovation 😊
Thank you so much Angela!
Brilliant job !!👍👏👏💪
Thank you! 😁
Great job! You should be so proud
Thank you 😁
Wow!
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Excellent!!! Love it!!! Keep up the great work!!!! :)
Thank you. We’ll keep going as long as we can 😁
Truly a beautiful job
Much good luck to you in the New Year 🥰👍
Thank you! You too 😊
You accomplished allot in 2022! Congrats!
Thank you! 😊
Very interesting⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bravi !! 😃🙌
Thanks Artur 😍🙏
NICE WORK...NICE RESULTS!!!
Thanks Matt 😊👍
It looks great.
Thanks 😁
A huge year 😜🥴🥵 many compliments from the Dolomites in Italy
Thanks so much Raffaella! 😁
Good Lord…guys….
What a Teameffort and success….
It’s amazing what you able to do if you put your mind to it…. KUDOS
Wishing both of you all the best of spirit and success for a very happy year to come….
Haha thank you so much Monika. Happy new year! 🥰
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Wow! Just subscribed ❤️. Greetings from Leawood, Kansas USA
Amazing. Thanks so much for subbing! 😍
Congratulations guys love you. Lola England
Thanks Lola! 😍
fantastic job
Thank you very much 😊
Yes the travertine flooring ❤
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Great Job well Done Bravo
Grazie mille!
Beautiful!
Thanks so much 😊
Thanks so much 😊
Alot of work Gr8 Job!
Thank you so much Steve! 👍
Very nicely done 👍
Many thanks 😊
Vilket jobb, vilken resultat.
Stort tack Firouz!
admire the dedication to strip off all walls and floor
Haha that was the best part 😂
WOW, what a big job that was for both of you, the amazing transformation that was. Was wondering why such dark walls? It makes the space smaller when there are dark walls. Keep up the wonderful work and happiness for everything to go well into the future. Love, Peace, and Happiness to you both.
Rewatch the part of the video where they are applying the dark paint. You will see that the dark portion of the wall appears to look farther away from you than the older white portion. Dark paint can make a wall visually recede and actually increase the apparent size of the room.