I have an idea how to help the 3rd floor heat issue! There is a cling film that you can buy online that you spread over the window glass that helps to prevent that, it's a UV blocking film. It still lets in light, but helps to prevent the room getting so hot from the sunlight. It's fairly inexpensive, you can find it anywhere online, and it peels right off, if your landlord wants it removed after you move out. I would definitely look into that, because that room is incredible, I would spend 99% of my time in the house in the 3rd room floor!
Yes, I have used this in apartments and it really helps! I liked it because I could still enjoy the view, versus having curtains drawn all day. And they easily pull off when you move out.
This absolutely works, but it will be very expensive for a window that size. Also the room is hot because it is directly under the roof and you can't change that.
@@carboncookie lol, no, it is pretty inexpensive, you can get sheets/rolls of it and cut it to size. Also, no, the heat is mainly due to the greenhouse effect via the window glass, as Vika stated. Not sure why you are being so negative.
@@sophiophile Nope, the heat is mainly due to UV rays entering the room, hitting the floor and losing energy, so the rays are largely unable to exit through the glass. I can find a source explaining the greenhouse effect if you like.
I don't think I have ever seen you smiling so brightly and looking so lovely, happy and content. Agatha is also looking so happy and healthy. Such a warm and beautiful family. I hope you find the home of your dreams.
It's a beautiful thing to raise children in the countryside, they love the free spaces and peace to explore! What a great house, Georgia looks like an amazing country. good luck with trimester 3 in your new home! With blessings from Scotland!
Anyone accustomed to any country, from any class, would be comfortable and happy to live in this Georgian house. You found a real gem! The Sauna Room could use a ceiling fan.
Vika! What beautiful country home! It is so big and I especially like the third floor and of course, that it is surrounded by nature. I know you like that too! Thank you for sharing it. If you ever do another house tour, I would love to see more of the surrounding area. Much love to you Vika, Tolya, Agata and the little one.
This place is beautiful and your face lit up when showing it, which was so very sweet! I wish you and your precious family all the happiness! Much love ♥️
This was such a nice video. I can see why you love the house, especially the third floor with the amazing view. The suggestion of the UV blocking film is excellent for reducing the temperature. It must feel like a palace compared to the two apartments you had before. Your family and friends will be so impressed! Getting 3 videos in one week has been a real treat for your viewers. You’re spoiling us but we love it! Greetings to Tolya and Agatha. You look relaxed and happy. Best wishes from San Diego!
I think a fan and the UV blocking window tint will be soo helpful for upstairs! Or if one of the windows open, a window AC would be great but probably fairly expensive, and I know Vika mentioned she didn't want to buy much.
Your country house is beautiful and so "homey". I'm sure you, Toyla, Agatha, the new baby and all your guests will make lots of new memories there. I'm so happy for your family.
Your house is beautiful!! You seem so much more relaxed, calm and happy. I am so happy for you and your family and really hope all continues to go well for you all. Much love from USA!
Open the windows in the cool of the morning and get some inexpensive blackout curtains or reflectives for when the sun is intense. Such a perfect house. You and your family are delightful. Agatha seems to be looking very healthy these days.
It’s a gorgeous house!! I love the third floor! I think if you got some dark curtains that will keep the heat out if you keep them closed during the day and open the windows at night to get the cool air. Either that or get a window air conditioner.
I was thinking the same thing. I would also try a fan in the window pulling air from the room out during the day and then turning it around to pull air in at night. Is there an attic above that room? Some houses have an attic fan that removes heat that rises in a house. Maybe ask the landlord?
Yes dark curtains and a fan I reckon. We have a similar problem with a very hot 2nd floor bedroom where the afternoon sun shines right in, and cats so we can't open the windows too much. We find that pulling the curtains over half the window during the hot part of the day really helps. We also open windows in that room and other rooms to get a through draft and we have a fan.
The countryside is perfect for children. Lovely house! I agree, the 3rd floor is amazing! The view! Excited for you and your summer/autumn plans with fam and friends.
I am so very glad Victoria you have finally found a suitable home and you have really have been blessed as it is a truly lovely house. It is so good and practical that it is furnished as well so you do not have to spend your time, energy and money on looking for furniture. I am just so relieved for you all, you have a home now and you can relax and not think about the past now but just focus on the future. How beautiful is the top floor of your house!!. You could make this into a retreat area at night-time for you and your husband, with some lovely lamps and a sofa and eat lovely food whilst gazing at the stars! Wonderful to see you so happy, calm and rested.
I love looking at house tours too! My fiance says I'm nosy 😆. It is a beautiful house. I'm sure Agatha will love playing in the garden. It's so good for children to have and enjoy a garden. You are looking very well in your pregnancy. Take care my lovelies!
1st you look even more lovely being pregnant, 2nd the house looks great, love the kitchen. Considering the quantity of visitors you have coming soon, makes sense to rent a house. And of course a house in the country is always better for kids.
As for the upstairs attic, like others, I would recommend dark curtains, floor fan and also a dehumidifier. A good one will absorb much of the moisture in the attic.
I LOVED the house tour 🏡 I too love watching house tours especially in different countries so I can see the differences and similarities of the properties compared to the U.S. The 3rd floor is my favorite space. It’s view is stunning! If you could get a portable A/C unit that would help cool it down.
Thank you for sharing your country house stay with us. The third-floor loft room is so beautiful! Seeing your joy at the spacious kitchen and bathroom and having a dishwasher for the first time takes me back to the first time I rented a house after I moved to a small American college town for my first post-degree job. As someone who has moved frequently, I completely agree with you that it would be more practical if more rentals came completely furnished. Enjoy these comforts and enjoy being able to share these little comforts with family and friends.
In addition to window film one option would be to put the most powerful box fans you can find blowing OUT of the attic through a window, blocking off the rest of the window opening. Set the fans to blow out, since hot air rises and you also get heat via the windows and roof. If the fans are strong enough it will blow hot air out of the room and draw cooler air up from lower parts of the house. When it’s cooler outside than in, reverse the direction. If humidity is part of the issue a portable dehumidifier can help. Window AC units are more expensive but a good last resort option if the landlord will allow.
You look so happy and well Vika, it is lovely to see. You are blooming with your pregnancy as we say. The house and grounds are beautiful and so much space too. Lovely to see your excitement at having your family visit. So happy for you all. Love from Scotland ❤️🏡🌳
A simple temporary window solution for the attic room is to line most of the window frames with aluminum foil. This completely blocks the light. Leave some open to still enjoy the view. But if you needed to keep it cool so maybe use it for guest sleeping, it will help very much. We learned this trick from an old Alaskan because we could not sleep in Alaska with the sun shining 24 hours. This house will be perfect for all your company. Blessings
You guys hit the jackpot! The house is wonderful & more modern than I expected for a country house. It seems perfect for your family at this time in your life. I laughed when you said you wanted a dishwasher in the future. Once I rented my first apartment with a dishwasher, there was no going back. Blessings to you & your family. The move to Georgia seems like a great decision for you.
Some ideas to keep the top room cool. Close the windows during the hottest time of the day. Use light curtains like a linen fabric. Ceiling fans. Air conditioning but can be expensive. Beautiful house Vika and Tolya.
Hello Vika! I am very happy for you and your family that you found a lovely home in the countryside. I can see on your face that you are no longer stressed. You seem to be at peace now and I thank God you are all safe and sound. Agatha is growing and is so sweet. Toyla... such a gentle and caring husband and father. Thank you for the tour you gave us of your home and I'm sure when your relatives and friends come to visit...you will be the perfect hostess. Take care of yourself when you go up those stairs. Hold on to the rails (always the "mother" in me) Anyway...I had alot of fun with you in your new home. Hugs n kissies from Las Vegas, Nevada USA. Looking forward to seeing your next video.
Here is another possible way of keeping 3rd floor cooler. If you do not want to buy an portable air conditioner the UV film or dark drapes to cover windows will also help. I would also buy window fans big ones that I square and fit in window. I would place it during day taking hot air out and at night turn fan around so cool air comes in. They use to make fans that had switch to reverse flow so you do not have to turn fan around. Also I am sure husband can find a way to secure fan in window or buy cheap table for fan that brings fan close and two window height. I would also open balcony door and place another fan there to draw cooler air in house while upper fan is drawing hot air out. Just be sure to make a gate so baby will not go on balcony alone. When I lived in 2nd floor of a house the two fan idea took heat out of apartment in about 30 minutes. Good luck. I enjoy your videos.
I looked through some of the comments but not all, so I am not sure if anyone has said this, but just in case this is helpful in any way: I live in Canada, so I am speaking from a context where the roof and walls are insulated, so your mileage may vary. Here is how we worked with passive cooling for 12 years was: a) open the windows wide when the air is cool in the early morning (could be VERY early morning) b) when the air outside is heating up in the morning, close the windows to keep the cool air in c) and, at that time, close the curtains or blinds over all windows that will receive sun for that period of the day. The thicker/denser the curtains, the better. Obviously, for this to work, there need to be windows that can be opened, and curtains or blinds to cover the windows. And, as some people have pointed out, insulation in the house, and trees outside of the house, greatly facilitate this process.
Beautiful house! We have 2 rooms that get way too hot in the Southern California sun, I installed blackout and thermal curtains in one that we keep closed during afternoon while sun is in that window, but we can keep open during the morning. The other room is used as an office and doesn’t have much of a view anyway so I put a blackout vinyl on almost all windows, keeps the room MUCH cooler.
I like to open all the wibdows at night so the house cools off, then close it up during the hot day. Not sure if that will work where you are, though. Depends on the climate and on the house. Another idea is to have a powerful fan in a window on the 3rd floor, sucking hot air out. If you leave a door or window open downstairs, you will get a good draft going up and out.
You look so beautiful! I think country life agrees with you. Keep taking care of yourself--- and congratulations on finding such a beautiful home for you and the family to stay in while you await the birth of your new and precious child. ❤️❤️❤️
I love my dishwasher too! Sometimes I kiss it! I’m glad to find someone else who loves her dishwasher! Your darling husband looks so pleased with himself after he opens the door for you. Your family is so cute! So glad you found a great place to live! Wishing you well from Kyoto, Japan!
I'm so happy you have found such a lovely place to stay. The top floor is hot because of the windows and also because warm air comes up from the rest of the house and the temperature builds up. I suggest buying some cheap large bed sheets in a pale colour to pin over the windows. Get a couple of metal hooks and put them on the sides of the windows to let you tie back the sheets when you want to see the view outside. (Use: Ribbon? Plaited wool? Even rope?) Also, if you buy a floor standing fan, it will stir the heat and help too. Maybe open a window a little at night if it's cooler then, and safe to do so. Have a lovely summer XXX.
This house is lovely! I like that it comes furnished, what a great feature. When we just had our 1st kid we were in a 2bd apt. Then when we had our 2nd, I really got into nest mode and was like I need more sppacceeee! So then we got a 4bd house, which was the same monthly price to pay because we moved out of a city apt to a suburb house. I hope ya'll enjoy your country home 🥰
I grew up in the countryside and it is truly a blessing to do so!... It is also wonderful to move to the countryside in the spring time!! I am wishing you all luck and love!! Warmth from Nenne in Sweden
The house is amazing! After being in an apartment, I can just imagine how happy you and your family are to have found your special place to share this time with friends and family! ❤️💜💚💙🧡💛
Vika, I just have to tell you how amazingly beautiful you are. You are a glowing and shining light full of positivity and kindness! :-) I adore every video of you and your wonderful family, your worldview and what you believe in. You truly deserve all the best and I wish you and your family a magical time in your beautiful new home! Lots of love from a Russian rooted but in Germany living fan ❤️
Good for you and your family! I am happy that you are settled for the season and that you will be surrounded by nature and the love of family and friends.
If you can buy a portable fan, you should be able to use the loft for sleeping and/or a workspace. It may keep the room more cool. The house seems perfect for your current needs.
I couldn't help feeling so enthusiast and happy for you during the tour. You really deserve a such sweet place. It's absolutely stunning, and the amount of natural light entering the house and making it so pretty is insane. I wish you all the best for these Goergian times, thanks for sharing some pieces of them with us.💜🦋🌱🌞
What a lovely country house for your family and for your hosting requirements. You have truly taken the lemons you were served and made lemonade from them. So inspiring. Best wishes for your life there from Arizona, USA.
Great house tour. I love the attic room too. The view out the huge window is awesome. What about fans blowing the hot air out the windows? I have no idea if that would work but it might be worth a try. Might it be cooler in the fall? I’m so glad you are settled for a while and enjoying the house.
Just a paradise! This place is really wonderful and peaceful surrounded by a marvellous nature and Agata willl be certainly happy to stay there. Your home looks very wide and well furnished and the view from the third floor is extraordinary. Moreover it is suitable for hosting your family and that of your husband, besides your friends. Georgia is a country worth visiting, really a jewel and you deserve all the best and this place is truly a great place where to live comfortably. Thank you for sharing this awesome video.
Hello Victoria. I have some comments on the heat in your beautiful loft. I live in a part of Australia that is a bit warmer than Tbilisi, but not too much. And I sleep in a loft similar to yours. Unfortunately, it gets hot even after building it to keep out direct sunlight. I have the UV filtering film suggested by some, but it only keeps out about 1 degree centigrade of heat. We built our house with an eave to keep the window shaded in summer. If your loft receives direct sunlight through the windows there is little you can do to stop it heating the room. In addition to the UV film, we close our curtains on hot days and we have a vent in the ceiling to help hot air escape. We don't run an air conditioner in our loft because it is large and we don't want to spend too much money on electricity. We also insulated the roof with the thickest insulation we could buy at the time. With all these strategies the room still reaches up to 30 degrees centigrade by the end of the day from the direct sunlight on the roof. I can tolerate the heat best if I sit in front of a fan that blows air over me, and I keep a damp cloth nearby to wet my skin from time to time. Above 30 degrees, it becomes too much of a stress for children, and old people like me, to be in the heat for too long, even with the fan. Luckily, with the windows open at night, it is cool enough to sleep most nights, even when the day reaches 38 degrees outside. I don't know if there are insect screens on your windows, but they are essential for me sleeping with the window open because we have mosquitos.
Oh wow Vika!!! (I just thought oh brilliant another video to see!) What a fantastic house you guys have found. So many great features. I can't tell you how great it makes me feel to see you look so happy after the uncertainty of leaving Russia. I absolutely love your house. And your really becoming bigger with your pregnancy. Your totally Glowing. May God continue to bless you, you all really deserve this xx I am so happy for you I just sat and smiled all the way through that. Even talking In response at times. I'm sure I'm going mad. Really enjoyed seeing your tour xx Take care 🙂 💕
I have lived in hot apartments before. The secret is to keep the sun out during the day and then opening the windows at night and letting the cool air in. You MUST seal it up before the sun rises, though, and put blackout curtains to keep the heat out during the day. Don't even use lightbulbs, as they generate heat. I used to have a nightlight on the end of an extension cord during the day. In the evening though, tear down the curtains and throw open all the windows and let the cool breeze in! Once the heat is in, it's trapped though, and impossible to get it out. You can't let it get in in the first place.
I'm trying to figure out if I've ever seen a kitchen that big in the house of anyone that I've ever known. Maybe my friend's sister... But it's so modern and it has so many cabinets and there's so much counter space and you can't hear the emphasis in my voice as I say this It's just amazing. Actually I have lived in some houses with larger kitchens that they never had any countertops and there was no place to work and I put a box of stuffing mix in the refrigerator one day by accident. And then I couldn't find it because it doesn't belong in the refrigerator. But I was in the middle of cooking something and I lost it. And I love your rat house. It's really cool and I love the color. And I've only gotten as far as the rat house!
Oh!! If you’re not too busy PLEASE take us around to see Georgia!! When I was a teenager back in the 1970’s a family of immigrants moved into the apartment above us. They were from Georgia and I have always longed to see the country they spoke so highly of.
WOW !! IMPRESSIVE !! Now that you have a taste of country life, you & your family will never want anything else !! I like the rule that all house rentals must be furnished !! Practical Thinking !! Beautiful house !! Another great video !! Well Done !!
Beautiful family home. I love that you all get to enjoy the beautiful nature. Thank you for sharing. I’m glad you are all safe and able to live your lives together. I’m excited for you to have your family and friends visit. Love Emily from Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
What a wonderful home for your hosting. I’m seeing this a year later so know you have your two beautiful baby girls now! God bless and thank you for sharing with us, we love you all!💕
I've been following your Videos for a while and I am so happy that you finally have a beautiful place to settle down and thrive! All the best for you and your family❤
What a beautiful country home and a fantastic place to start this new phase of your life with your expanding family. You look so happy and relaxed, I certainly admire your strength and positivity.
We use tension curtain rods & add blackout curtains to help sleep later after the sun rises. Also these help reduce heat in the room. Your house is huge! I love the size of the kitchen!
The dark coloured bedroom is the exact same colour we have renovated our Church hall on the bottom half of the walls with mushroom walls above it.Grey shagpile and grey upolstered seats. It's a very beautiful home you have here.Wishing you every blessing for the future!
I enjoy your videos a lot, Viki, and am always so happy when I see that another one has been posted. To help cool down the upstairs loft, you can try opening the windows during the night when it is cooler outside. Of course, it's good if there are screens on the windows so that bugs don't get in. Then, when it starts to get warmer in the morning, close the windows until the temperature is the same outside as in. The other thing to do is to keep the direct sun out of the room--to do this, you need a heavy-ish curtain to draw over the windows during the time of day when there is direct sunlight.
I LOVE your house! So spacious and comfy!! And the country setting is divine. Such a beautiful view from that attic room!! I agree with other posters who've suggested thermal drapes. It will make a big difference--that, and perhaps the landlady would let you install a wall or window unit air conditioner? We don't need central air here in coastal Northern California, but we do have a window unit in our bedroom and it makes summer nights so much more comfortable. It was so nice to see a more playful video from you too. You guys were having fun with the camera, love it! I realize it's important not to share too much of your direct location, but thank you SO MUCH for showing us your home!
Vika, you look absolutely beautiful and happy. I’m please to see that you’ve found a home you’re satisfied with that will allow you to host your family and friends. God bless you all.
I have an idea how to help the 3rd floor heat issue! There is a cling film that you can buy online that you spread over the window glass that helps to prevent that, it's a UV blocking film. It still lets in light, but helps to prevent the room getting so hot from the sunlight. It's fairly inexpensive, you can find it anywhere online, and it peels right off, if your landlord wants it removed after you move out. I would definitely look into that, because that room is incredible, I would spend 99% of my time in the house in the 3rd room floor!
Yes, I have used this in apartments and it really helps! I liked it because I could still enjoy the view, versus having curtains drawn all day. And they easily pull off when you move out.
This absolutely works, but it will be very expensive for a window that size. Also the room is hot because it is directly under the roof and you can't change that.
@@carboncookie lol, no, it is pretty inexpensive, you can get sheets/rolls of it and cut it to size. Also, no, the heat is mainly due to the greenhouse effect via the window glass, as Vika stated. Not sure why you are being so negative.
@@sophiophile Nope, the heat is mainly due to UV rays entering the room, hitting the floor and losing energy, so the rays are largely unable to exit through the glass. I can find a source explaining the greenhouse effect if you like.
I just want to add, that is can be bought from any of the chinese sites / apps for very cheap. Vika can easily find it :)
The longer hair looks so good on you and the pregnancy give you a special glow. This place is very beautiful-😍
I don't think I have ever seen you smiling so brightly and looking so lovely, happy and content. Agatha is also looking so happy and healthy. Such a warm and beautiful family. I hope you find the home of your dreams.
It's a beautiful thing to raise children in the countryside, they love the free spaces and peace to explore! What a great house, Georgia looks like an amazing country. good luck with trimester 3 in your new home! With blessings from Scotland!
It is clear that you are happy and relaxed in this home. What a beautiful place to grow a baby. I am glad for all of you.
you need to make more videos I cant wait un til the next ones.
Anyone accustomed to any country, from any class, would be comfortable and happy to live in this Georgian house. You found a real gem! The Sauna Room could use a ceiling fan.
Vika! What beautiful country home! It is so big and I especially like the third floor and of course, that it is surrounded by nature. I know you like that too! Thank you for sharing it. If you ever do another house tour, I would love to see more of the surrounding area. Much love to you Vika, Tolya, Agata and the little one.
I’ve never ever clicked a video so fast in my life! Thanks for keeping us in touch and this house is gorgeous with such a different atmosphere!
I am with you! As soon as I was notified, I watched it!
Thank you, Vika! I am blessed with your sharing your experiences and family.
Me too I thought oh great 😃 xx
This place is beautiful and your face lit up when showing it, which was so very sweet! I wish you and your precious family all the happiness! Much love ♥️
The house is gorgeous! Perfect for family life and entertaining guests. Glad you are all doing fine and enjoying the peace of country life
This was such a nice video. I can see why you love the house, especially the third floor with the amazing view. The suggestion of the UV blocking film is excellent for reducing the temperature. It must feel like a palace compared to the two apartments you had before. Your family and friends will be so impressed! Getting 3 videos in one week has been a real treat for your viewers. You’re spoiling us but we love it! Greetings to Tolya and Agatha. You look relaxed and happy. Best wishes from San Diego!
I think a fan and the UV blocking window tint will be soo helpful for upstairs! Or if one of the windows open, a window AC would be great but probably fairly expensive, and I know Vika mentioned she didn't want to buy much.
Your country house is beautiful and so "homey". I'm sure you, Toyla, Agatha, the new baby and all your guests will make lots of new memories there. I'm so happy for your family.
Yes! I would totally love to live there.
Your house is beautiful!! You seem so much more relaxed, calm and happy. I am so happy for you and your family and really hope all continues to go well for you all. Much love from USA!
Open the windows in the cool of the morning and get some inexpensive blackout curtains or reflectives for when the sun is intense. Such a perfect house. You and your family are delightful. Agatha seems to be looking very healthy these days.
It’s a gorgeous house!! I love the third floor! I think if you got some dark curtains that will keep the heat out if you keep them closed during the day and open the windows at night to get the cool air. Either that or get a window air conditioner.
I was thinking the same thing. I would also try a fan in the window pulling air from the room out during the day and then turning it around to pull air in at night. Is there an attic above that room? Some houses have an attic fan that removes heat that rises in a house. Maybe ask the landlord?
Yes dark curtains and a fan I reckon. We have a similar problem with a very hot 2nd floor bedroom where the afternoon sun shines right in, and cats so we can't open the windows too much. We find that pulling the curtains over half the window during the hot part of the day really helps. We also open windows in that room and other rooms to get a through draft and we have a fan.
The countryside is perfect for children. Lovely house! I agree, the 3rd floor is amazing! The view! Excited for you and your summer/autumn plans with fam and friends.
I am so very glad Victoria you have finally found a suitable home and you have really have been blessed as it is a truly lovely house. It is so good and practical that it is furnished as well so you do not have to spend your time, energy and money on looking for furniture. I am just so relieved for you all, you have a home now and you can relax and not think about the past now but just focus on the future. How beautiful is the top floor of your house!!. You could make this into a retreat area at night-time for you and your husband, with some lovely lamps and a sofa and eat lovely food whilst gazing at the stars! Wonderful to see you so happy, calm and rested.
I love looking at house tours too! My fiance says I'm nosy 😆. It is a beautiful house. I'm sure Agatha will love playing in the garden. It's so good for children to have and enjoy a garden. You are looking very well in your pregnancy. Take care my lovelies!
Absolutely lovely, and so perfect for children! Thank you for sharing, as it’s nice to know everyone is ok and very much thriving! 💐
1st you look even more lovely being pregnant, 2nd the house looks great, love the kitchen. Considering the quantity of visitors you have coming soon, makes sense to rent a house. And of course a house in the country is always better for kids.
So happy to see you and your lovely family. What a beautiful house in the countryside, very peaceful and bright!
Welcome to Georgia! Happy to have you in our country 🇬🇪
What a beautiful place for you and your growing family, and your visitors. I'm so very happy for you 💜
As for the upstairs attic, like others, I would recommend dark curtains, floor fan and also a dehumidifier. A good one will absorb much of the moisture in the attic.
Looks like a beautiful house. I love that it’s out of the city and gives you more space especially for Agatha to run around and enjoy
I LOVED the house tour 🏡 I too love watching house tours especially in different countries so I can see the differences and similarities of the properties compared to the U.S. The 3rd floor is my favorite space. It’s view is stunning! If you could get a portable A/C unit that would help cool it down.
If the humidity is sufficiently low, a swamp cooler should be enough
You are SO inspiring and your videos refresh me each time. Thanks for being so authentic. ❤️
Thank you for sharing your country house stay with us. The third-floor loft room is so beautiful! Seeing your joy at the spacious kitchen and bathroom and having a dishwasher for the first time takes me back to the first time I rented a house after I moved to a small American college town for my first post-degree job. As someone who has moved frequently, I completely agree with you that it would be more practical if more rentals came completely furnished. Enjoy these comforts and enjoy being able to share these little comforts with family and friends.
Beautiful, just beautiful. Blessed family and it’s a great pleasure watching. Всех благ вам!
In addition to window film one option would be to put the most powerful box fans you can find blowing OUT of the attic through a window, blocking off the rest of the window opening. Set the fans to blow out, since hot air rises and you also get heat via the windows and roof. If the fans are strong enough it will blow hot air out of the room and draw cooler air up from lower parts of the house. When it’s cooler outside than in, reverse the direction. If humidity is part of the issue a portable dehumidifier can help. Window AC units are more expensive but a good last resort option if the landlord will allow.
You look so happy and well Vika, it is lovely to see. You are blooming with your pregnancy as we say. The house and grounds are beautiful and so much space too. Lovely to see your excitement at having your family visit. So happy for you all. Love from Scotland ❤️🏡🌳
A simple temporary window solution for the attic room is to line most of the window frames with aluminum foil. This completely blocks the light. Leave some open to still enjoy the view. But if you needed to keep it cool so maybe use it for guest sleeping, it will help very much. We learned this trick from an old Alaskan because we could not sleep in Alaska with the sun shining 24 hours. This house will be perfect for all your company. Blessings
Love the House!! So Kind of you to Show all of us. It's just Lovely!
God Bless each of you, Love and Hugs by the Truckload 😙😙😙😙❤❤❤❤🐕🐕🐈🐈
You guys hit the jackpot! The house is wonderful & more modern than I expected for a country house. It seems perfect for your family at this time in your life. I laughed when you said you wanted a dishwasher in the future. Once I rented my first apartment with a dishwasher, there was no going back. Blessings to you & your family. The move to Georgia seems like a great decision for you.
Some ideas to keep the top room cool. Close the windows during the hottest time of the day. Use light curtains like a linen fabric. Ceiling fans. Air conditioning but can be expensive. Beautiful house Vika and Tolya.
Hello Vika!
I am very happy for you and your family that you found a lovely home in the countryside.
I can see on your face that you are no longer stressed. You seem to be at peace now and I thank God you are all safe and sound. Agatha is growing and is so sweet. Toyla... such a gentle and caring husband and father.
Thank you for the tour you gave us of your home and I'm sure when your relatives and friends come to visit...you will be the perfect hostess.
Take care of yourself when you go up those stairs. Hold on to the rails (always the "mother" in me)
Anyway...I had alot of fun with you in your new home.
Hugs n kissies from Las Vegas, Nevada USA.
Looking forward to seeing your next video.
Here is another possible way of keeping 3rd floor cooler. If you do not want to buy an portable air conditioner the UV film or dark drapes to cover windows will also help. I would also buy window fans big ones that I square and fit in window. I would place it during day taking hot air out and at night turn fan around so cool air comes in. They use to make fans that had switch to reverse flow so you do not have to turn fan around. Also I am sure husband can find a way to secure fan in window or buy cheap table for fan that brings fan close and two window height. I would also open balcony door and place another fan there to draw cooler air in house while upper fan is drawing hot air out. Just be sure to make a gate so baby will not go on balcony alone. When I lived in 2nd floor of a house the two fan idea took heat out of apartment in about 30 minutes. Good luck. I enjoy your videos.
I looked through some of the comments but not all, so I am not sure if anyone has said this, but just in case this is helpful in any way:
I live in Canada, so I am speaking from a context where the roof and walls are insulated, so your mileage may vary.
Here is how we worked with passive cooling for 12 years was:
a) open the windows wide when the air is cool in the early morning (could be VERY early morning)
b) when the air outside is heating up in the morning, close the windows to keep the cool air in
c) and, at that time, close the curtains or blinds over all windows that will receive sun for that period of the day. The thicker/denser the curtains, the better.
Obviously, for this to work, there need to be windows that can be opened, and curtains or blinds to cover the windows. And, as some people have pointed out, insulation in the house, and trees outside of the house, greatly facilitate this process.
Beautiful home! That kitchen is gigantic! So much space!
I love your home Vika. I hope that you and your family are always healthy, happy and peaceful.💐
Those views are life! 😍
It's a perfect house for hosting, I'm so glad you've been blessed with this house. Such perfect timing.
Tfs & take care 🌺
Beautiful house! We have 2 rooms that get way too hot in the Southern California sun, I installed blackout and thermal curtains in one that we keep closed during afternoon while sun is in that window, but we can keep open during the morning. The other room is used as an office and doesn’t have much of a view anyway so I put a blackout vinyl on almost all windows, keeps the room MUCH cooler.
Beautiful!!! I love that room upstairs as well! Wishing you many happy days here! 💖
I like to open all the wibdows at night so the house cools off, then close it up during the hot day. Not sure if that will work where you are, though. Depends on the climate and on the house.
Another idea is to have a powerful fan in a window on the 3rd floor, sucking hot air out. If you leave a door or window open downstairs, you will get a good draft going up and out.
You look so beautiful! I think country life agrees with you. Keep taking care of yourself--- and congratulations on finding such a beautiful home for you and the family to stay in while you await the birth of your new and precious child. ❤️❤️❤️
I love my dishwasher too! Sometimes I kiss it! I’m glad to find someone else who loves her dishwasher!
Your darling husband looks so pleased with himself after he opens the door for you. Your family is so cute!
So glad you found a great place to live! Wishing you well from Kyoto, Japan!
You look and sound so happy! You and your channel
are a bright spot in my day. May God continue to bless
you and your beautiful family.
Random comment, but I love Vika’s hairstyle in this video ❤
I'm so happy you have found such a lovely place to stay. The top floor is hot because of the windows and also because warm air comes up from the rest of the house and the temperature builds up. I suggest buying some cheap large bed sheets in a pale colour to pin over the windows. Get a couple of metal hooks and put them on the sides of the windows to let you tie back the sheets when you want to see the view outside. (Use: Ribbon? Plaited wool? Even rope?) Also, if you buy a floor standing fan, it will stir the heat and help too. Maybe open a window a little at night if it's cooler then, and safe to do so.
Have a lovely summer XXX.
Hurray!! Vika you look so happy, you and your family deserve this so much. Looking forward to seeing your family!
I’m exactly like that….. the minimalist and the person who enjoys hosting so much.
This house is lovely! I like that it comes furnished, what a great feature. When we just had our 1st kid we were in a 2bd apt. Then when we had our 2nd, I really got into nest mode and was like I need more sppacceeee! So then we got a 4bd house, which was the same monthly price to pay because we moved out of a city apt to a suburb house. I hope ya'll enjoy your country home 🥰
I grew up in the countryside and it is truly a blessing to do so!... It is also wonderful to move to the countryside in the spring time!!
I am wishing you all luck and love!!
Warmth from Nenne in Sweden
I really enjoy your videos, youre so charismatic but real. hope you guys the best of the world 🥳
Vika, I'm so glad you found the country home. Take care. Love your videos.
The house is amazing! After being in an apartment, I can just imagine how happy you and your family are to have found your special place to share this time with friends and family! ❤️💜💚💙🧡💛
Vika, I just have to tell you how amazingly beautiful you are. You are a glowing and shining light full of positivity and kindness! :-)
I adore every video of you and your wonderful family, your worldview and what you believe in. You truly deserve all the best and I wish you and your family a magical time in your beautiful new home!
Lots of love from a Russian rooted but in Germany living fan ❤️
Good for you and your family! I am happy that you are settled for the season and that you will be surrounded by nature and the love of family and friends.
Wow! That's beautiful and definitely ticks the boxes of your needs! The garden is so lovely! So pleased you have found such a perfect home
This is amazing! Such a beautiful place to host family and friends
If you can buy a portable fan, you should be able to use the loft for sleeping and/or a workspace. It may keep the room more cool. The house seems perfect for your current needs.
Thanks for the update. Looks very nice! Hope you guys are enjoying it.
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I love dishwashers. I can't imagine a big family living without one. Thank God for dishwashers, washing machines, etc.
“It was complicated and not very legal” this made me smile
The room at the top is gorgeous! The beautiful view! I can see why it is your favorite!
I couldn't help feeling so enthusiast and happy for you during the tour. You really deserve a such sweet place. It's absolutely stunning, and the amount of natural light entering the house and making it so pretty is insane. I wish you all the best for these Goergian times, thanks for sharing some pieces of them with us.💜🦋🌱🌞
What a lovely country house for your family and for your hosting requirements. You have truly taken the lemons you were served and made lemonade from them. So inspiring. Best wishes for your life there from Arizona, USA.
Looking beautiful and rocking that baby bump! You’re glowing! So happy for you!
Great house tour. I love the attic room too. The view out the huge window is awesome. What about fans blowing the hot air out the windows? I have no idea if that would work but it might be worth a try. Might it be cooler in the fall? I’m so glad you are settled for a while and enjoying the house.
It’s a great house for hosting lots of family & friends 😊
Thank you for sharing these little pieces of your life with us ❤️
Just a paradise! This place is really wonderful and peaceful surrounded by a marvellous nature and Agata willl be certainly happy to stay there. Your home looks very wide and well furnished and the view from the third floor is extraordinary. Moreover it is suitable for hosting your family and that of your husband, besides your friends. Georgia is a country worth visiting, really a jewel and you deserve all the best and this place is truly a great place where to live comfortably. Thank you for sharing this awesome video.
Hello Victoria. I have some comments on the heat in your beautiful loft. I live in a part of Australia that is a bit warmer than Tbilisi, but not too much. And I sleep in a loft similar to yours. Unfortunately, it gets hot even after building it to keep out direct sunlight. I have the UV filtering film suggested by some, but it only keeps out about 1 degree centigrade of heat. We built our house with an eave to keep the window shaded in summer. If your loft receives direct sunlight through the windows there is little you can do to stop it heating the room. In addition to the UV film, we close our curtains on hot days and we have a vent in the ceiling to help hot air escape. We don't run an air conditioner in our loft because it is large and we don't want to spend too much money on electricity. We also insulated the roof with the thickest insulation we could buy at the time. With all these strategies the room still reaches up to 30 degrees centigrade by the end of the day from the direct sunlight on the roof. I can tolerate the heat best if I sit in front of a fan that blows air over me, and I keep a damp cloth nearby to wet my skin from time to time. Above 30 degrees, it becomes too much of a stress for children, and old people like me, to be in the heat for too long, even with the fan. Luckily, with the windows open at night, it is cool enough to sleep most nights, even when the day reaches 38 degrees outside. I don't know if there are insect screens on your windows, but they are essential for me sleeping with the window open because we have mosquitos.
Oh wow Vika!!! (I just thought oh brilliant another video to see!) What a fantastic house you guys have found. So many great features. I can't tell you how great it makes me feel to see you look so happy after the uncertainty of leaving Russia.
I absolutely love your house. And your really becoming bigger with your pregnancy. Your totally Glowing. May God continue to bless you, you all really deserve this xx
I am so happy for you I just sat and smiled all the way through that. Even talking In response at times. I'm sure I'm going mad. Really enjoyed seeing your tour xx
Take care 🙂 💕
I have lived in hot apartments before. The secret is to keep the sun out during the day and then opening the windows at night and letting the cool air in. You MUST seal it up before the sun rises, though, and put blackout curtains to keep the heat out during the day. Don't even use lightbulbs, as they generate heat. I used to have a nightlight on the end of an extension cord during the day. In the evening though, tear down the curtains and throw open all the windows and let the cool breeze in! Once the heat is in, it's trapped though, and impossible to get it out. You can't let it get in in the first place.
Your home is so lovely! Thank you for allowing us to view it!
I'm trying to figure out if I've ever seen a kitchen that big in the house of anyone that I've ever known. Maybe my friend's sister... But it's so modern and it has so many cabinets and there's so much counter space and you can't hear the emphasis in my voice as I say this It's just amazing. Actually I have lived in some houses with larger kitchens that they never had any countertops and there was no place to work and I put a box of stuffing mix in the refrigerator one day by accident. And then I couldn't find it because it doesn't belong in the refrigerator. But I was in the middle of cooking something and I lost it. And I love your rat house. It's really cool and I love the color. And I've only gotten as far as the rat house!
Spaciba for showing us, Vika! I am so happy for all of you, you'll have an amazing time in this house! :D
What a lovely house! To be in the countryside with plenty of space is such a blessing.
I love natural light. Lots of windows, especially large ones are always something I look for in a home.
Dear Victoria, you look positively glowing! The house is very nice indeed :)
So very happy to see you and your beautiful home! You look very happy, just glowing ❤️
Oh!! If you’re not too busy PLEASE take us around to see Georgia!! When I was a teenager back in the 1970’s a family of immigrants moved into the apartment above us. They were from Georgia and I have always longed to see the country they spoke so highly of.
WOW !! IMPRESSIVE !!
Now that you have a taste of country life, you & your family will never want anything else !!
I like the rule that all house rentals must be furnished !! Practical Thinking !!
Beautiful house !!
Another great video !! Well Done !!
Thank you for showing your beautiful new home. May you and your family have much happiness. God Bless. x
Beautiful family home. I love that you all get to enjoy the beautiful nature. Thank you for sharing. I’m glad you are all safe and able to live your lives together. I’m excited for you to have your family and friends visit. Love Emily from Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
What a wonderful home for your hosting. I’m seeing this a year later so know you have your two beautiful baby girls now! God bless and thank you for sharing with us, we love you all!💕
So happy for all of you! I care about you and wish you the best..a great grandmother in Michigan, USA😊
Wow, so exciting - your FIRST house!!! Congrats, Vika 💙💙💙💙
I've been following your Videos for a while and I am so happy that you finally have a beautiful place to settle down and thrive! All the best for you and your family❤
What a beautiful country home and a fantastic place to start this new phase of your life with your expanding family. You look so happy and relaxed, I certainly admire your strength and positivity.
We use tension curtain rods & add blackout curtains to help sleep later after the sun rises. Also these help reduce heat in the room. Your house is huge! I love the size of the kitchen!
Yay another video! 🤩🥳 Thanks Vika! What a beautiful house! 🏡 I love the huge kitchen and all of the windows! 🥰😍
Light eater shades would do the trick, close off those windows entirely during the day…the house is beautiful, enjoy it❤️
WOW!, beautiful home. So different than your apt. Keep the updates coming. Sending all best wishes
The dark coloured bedroom is the exact same colour we have renovated our Church hall on the bottom half of the walls with mushroom walls above it.Grey shagpile and grey upolstered seats.
It's a very beautiful home you have here.Wishing you every blessing for the future!
I enjoy your videos a lot, Viki, and am always so happy when I see that another one has been posted. To help cool down the upstairs loft, you can try opening the windows during the night when it is cooler outside. Of course, it's good if there are screens on the windows so that bugs don't get in. Then, when it starts to get warmer in the morning, close the windows until the temperature is the same outside as in. The other thing to do is to keep the direct sun out of the room--to do this, you need a heavy-ish curtain to draw over the windows during the time of day when there is direct sunlight.
You look so happy! I am thrilled for you and your family to be blessed with this home during this time in your life.
I LOVE your house! So spacious and comfy!! And the country setting is divine. Such a beautiful view from that attic room!! I agree with other posters who've suggested thermal drapes. It will make a big difference--that, and perhaps the landlady would let you install a wall or window unit air conditioner? We don't need central air here in coastal Northern California, but we do have a window unit in our bedroom and it makes summer nights so much more comfortable.
It was so nice to see a more playful video from you too. You guys were having fun with the camera, love it! I realize it's important not to share too much of your direct location, but thank you SO MUCH for showing us your home!
You look very happy!!! Your house is just beautiful! There's nothing better for children to grow up in the country side! Stay blessed 🙏🙏🙏
Vika, you look absolutely beautiful and happy. I’m please to see that you’ve found a home you’re satisfied with that will allow you to host your family and friends. God bless you all.