THIS is the home tour I want to see - not some sterile, clutter-free, lifeless show "home" that looks like it's straight out of a catalog. You can see the beautiful life lived here, and all of the fascinating little projects they've got going on, and how it's all it's own harmonious ecosystem, working with the surrounding nature, rather than against it. Gotta love that he prioritizes the home that nature provides, too! 🌻🌱🌼
Thank you for the comment. I think you hit the nail on the head. I am glad you appreciate Rik's house and the content that we create. Stay tuned for more to come! Take care!
To think that he created all that himself from scratch is amazing! Really incredible and he is so humble. The heating system is ingenious. Love the stairs to the the loft! Plus it's eco friendly and sustainable.
What a fun, quirky guy, he must be a blast to live with, never a dull moment...as an artistic woman, I could have so much fun in that funky house and yard...life is too short to be too serious...thanks for the tour, it was great fun...like people say about my home, it's not a tour, it's a field trip...!!!
Old refrigerators are a homesteaders best friend, as are old windows! I've used the frigs exactly as he has. I've used them with wire mesh over the top to brood baby chicks to keep them safe & because they're easy to clean. I've kept them upright, added extra shelving, and changed the door out to a salvaged screen door to make a dehydrator for herbs, medicinal plants, fruit, & tomatoes. I even used 1 as an outdoor bathtub! Necessity & frugality are definitely the parents of invention! (Yes, I know the quote doesn't go that way...😁)
does that part of vermont not have any building codes? so many places in the us would never allow this. this place is great with all the recycled materials used to build it. plus i also love the rustic feel and it just blends in with the landscape. this is a dream place to live compared to all the cookie cutter style houses with their tiny yards and neighbors in your face every where you turn, not to mention the noise pollution of said neighbors. great job, enjoy the fruits of all your effort and labor.
Thanks for the comment! The building codes in this area are extremely relaxed compared to the majority of the country. Especially in the urban environments.
Ahaha I said the same thing- what will the county say about all this do it yourself shelter idea- that would never fly here in Virginia - at least not in my county
Soon as he said Vermont i thought "Ok, yea- He'd actually be ALLOWED to build this there, lol." So much thought was put into this property ! Although,I do hope those chickens get to roam a bit & arent stuck in that little coop all year. ❤
Thanks for a great tour and for letting the homeowner do most of the talking. I love this interview style-we learn so much more AND get to see the personality of the builder/homeowner. You can tell he's got an engineers brain, artistic and wow those gardening boxes! I'm envious of his kale/greens he's growing-beautiful!
What a magnificent, divine gentleman. Balancing energy like a natural borne human alchemist. Outside the domain of commercialism for profit. Lovely video Sir, thank you for bringing it to us
I Love this organic House\Home! Everything about it is Enchanting! Including the owner , the dog and the cat! Love it! Ps: He should start a TH-cam channel! All the Best from Brasil! Just saw Rick´s youtube channel, Great!
We shouldn't he living surrounded by concrete our ancestors many hundreds of years ago lived within the land and off it, grew crop and shared within their community, this is what we need to go back to and only "we" can take control and make this change.
Very interesting house, I love the stair case and the shape of the ceiling, roof with all the natural tree material and the different shapes of the windows, it makes it all come together beautifully. Love the out door shower area, could be a little hard in the winter. Rick looks happy with his lot, well done to Rick and his partner, I wish them a long and happy peaceful life.
I love this home! Fireplaces are awesome - cave man tv LOL! The open shed by the computer room would be where I would want to hang an outdoor lounger. Then I would surf the web with my chromebook, but books are even better.
What a kind soul and very wise human to know♥️ Wishing him and his beloved a blessed long life filled with eternal heavenly joy, laughter, health and prosperity in all things!
This is sooooooo creative and just lovely. This man has so much peace, joy, youthful energy and love in his life. I’m very happy for him and his loved ones there. I’m in awe As an artist I’ve fallen in love with his space.
The mobile coop is genius. Will share. Have you heard of the Foxfire books? I have the series. If (when, ffs 😕) American civilization goes sideways, these books could be lifesavers.
To be able to acknowledge one’s weaknesses and design a suitable and healthy space with those in mind is simply brilliant. Thank you for sharing, so much inspiration and wealth of all kinds here. Much love
Such a cute house, I love all the natural elements inside and the stairs are cool- the bathroom sink in the shower trailer is super awesome. Great cottage
Actually I’m a huge Lord of the Rings / Hobbit fan of Tolkien’s books mainly not really a cosplay person or anything. But I know the books and the door was actually Green. But Green and Red go hand in hand much. So… Whatever. Super amazing house!!! Tolkien was all about real solid friendships / love as between friends / Kindness. And in that same spirit I would say that Red is just as good as Green. I wish my friends to be free and happy. And I would avoid sending them trouble even of the opinionated kind. Tolkien was a professor at Oxford university and specialized in ancient Icelandic Runes. So he was highly, highly educated indeed. A good friend of C.S. Lewis among many others was Tolkien. Amazing house though! I like how hidden it is. This man is highly unique. Yet it all works. He says it’s random but it all works and it’s highly efficient. Bravo 👏
This is what true happiness looks like, it really is.
I think you're right!
The door would drive me mad. But you're right, he does look happy.
This is a home...and he is an extremely interesting individual. I wish him and his lady friend , a long time of living it up.
Well said! I'm sure Rik appreciates your comment
Inspirational. Not all those who wander are lost. J.R.R. Tolkien
This 💙
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THIS is the home tour I want to see - not some sterile, clutter-free, lifeless show "home" that looks like it's straight out of a catalog.
You can see the beautiful life lived here, and all of the fascinating little projects they've got going on, and how it's all it's own harmonious ecosystem, working with the surrounding nature, rather than against it. Gotta love that he prioritizes the home that nature provides, too! 🌻🌱🌼
Thank you for the comment. I think you hit the nail on the head. I am glad you appreciate Rik's house and the content that we create. Stay tuned for more to come! Take care!
My kind of guy. 🎉
@17:20 "Make eggs not war" 😂🥚🐣
what a cool property! ❤
Haha YES! More people need to know this ☮️
To think that he created all that himself from scratch is amazing! Really incredible and he is so humble. The heating system is ingenious. Love the stairs to the the loft! Plus it's eco friendly and sustainable.
Rik is living such a beautiful life in this house, we love to see it ✨ the whole place is beautiful
We agree! Rik lives a beautiful life and has such a great outlook and attitude
W to Xxz@@CottageandCompany
When are we going to get affordable homes in the USA?
@@liveletlive0regrets I camped out in the mountains with my sons, saving money. 9 months later, PRESTO! I bought a home!
What a fun, quirky guy, he must be a blast to live with, never a dull moment...as an artistic woman, I could have so much fun in that funky house and yard...life is too short to be too serious...thanks for the tour, it was great fun...like people say about my home, it's not a tour, it's a field trip...!!!
Couldn't agree more!
Totally agree...
Lol,women only prefer money,I dont believe your bs
Whimsical, lighthearted, adorable!!! 🥰
Well said!
Lots of ingenuity here. The refrigerator raised beds are genius!
Old bath tubs and irrigation troughs work well... any recyclable planks, doors and decycled hot-tubs can do.... buckets....
Old refrigerators are a homesteaders best friend, as are old windows! I've used the frigs exactly as he has. I've used them with wire mesh over the top to brood baby chicks to keep them safe & because they're easy to clean. I've kept them upright, added extra shelving, and changed the door out to a salvaged screen door to make a dehydrator for herbs, medicinal plants, fruit, & tomatoes. I even used 1 as an outdoor bathtub! Necessity & frugality are definitely the parents of invention! (Yes, I know the quote doesn't go that way...😁)
@@billsadler3Cattle water tanks make excellent pools for smaller kids!
@@branwen8009 We grew up with a stock tank for a spa. Covered it in black plastic and it got up to 98-104 degrees by the evening.
That warm floor 🎉 is the best for cold days. ...Water magic😅
This homeowner is funnier than u would think. Cool place to live
Haha Rik is a funny guy!
I could only WISH to live in a place like this. It's so cozy and happy!
If there’s a river or lake nearby for fishing this would be a dream come true
does that part of vermont not have any building codes? so many places in the us would never allow this. this place is great with all the recycled materials used to build it. plus i also love the rustic feel and it just blends in with the landscape. this is a dream place to live compared to all the cookie cutter style houses with their tiny yards and neighbors in your face every where you turn, not to mention the noise pollution of said neighbors. great job, enjoy the fruits of all your effort and labor.
Thanks for the comment! The building codes in this area are extremely relaxed compared to the majority of the country. Especially in the urban environments.
Ahaha I said the same thing- what will the county say about all this do it yourself shelter idea- that would never fly here in Virginia - at least not in my county
Soon as he said Vermont i thought "Ok, yea- He'd actually be ALLOWED to build this there, lol." So much thought was put into this property ! Although,I do hope those chickens get to roam a bit & arent stuck in that little coop all year. ❤
The coolest tiny house ever!!!❤❤❤
It sure is!
Thanks for a great tour and for letting the homeowner do most of the talking. I love this interview style-we learn so much more AND get to see the personality of the builder/homeowner. You can tell he's got an engineers brain, artistic and wow those gardening boxes! I'm envious of his kale/greens he's growing-beautiful!
What a great place Rik has created, thanks for sharing. Cheers from middle earth (NZ)
Glad you enjoyed it! It really is! Cheers!
🤩 WOW! Just WOW!!! Extraordinarily beautiful. All of it. 💚🌳🍄💫
Thank you! Cheers!
What a magnificent, divine gentleman. Balancing energy like a natural borne human alchemist. Outside the domain of commercialism for profit.
Lovely video Sir, thank you for bringing it to us
Loved it, especially the mobile bathroom and the chicken tractor 👍
What an absolute amazing place. I would live there in a heartbeat ❤
I Love this organic House\Home! Everything about it is Enchanting! Including the owner , the dog and the cat! Love it! Ps: He should start a TH-cam channel! All the Best from Brasil! Just saw Rick´s youtube channel, Great!
Yes Rik Does have a youtube channel! The link is in the description. Glad you found it!
I have always been attracted to hobbit homes. Wish I had one!
They’re so cool!
Well done Rik love your home and life style 🙂regards from New Zealand
This house is just so cool! I love all the natural wood, vines, & roots! Such an incredible place. Good on you Rik! You're livin' the dream...
It's giving Brambly Hedge vibes and I love it!
haah yes!
I like rustic things. So this is beautiful to me.
We agree 😍
Man, I love your house. It’s perfect and it feels SO cozy. Really brilliant friend!
Thank you so much!
I love every aspect of your land and place! Thank you for sharing it with us. 🦋🦋🦋
So nice of you! Thank you for watching!
Creativity 100% love it!
It sure is! 😊
Great video! I'm glad he built the round door. It adds so much whimsy!
Us too! It does!
Ingenious design across all your land...I am amazed! Blessings to you from Ireland! Just subbed to your channel Rik!
Thank you very much!
This is a stunning house! And the land as well! Thank you for sharing !
Such a cool place and wonderful gentle living. ❤❤❤
Oh my, how I love this!!
Thank you for watching!
Magical. Wish everyone in the world would be neighborly and lived like hobbits. Maybe the world would be a happier place.☹️
Well said! We agree!
We shouldn't he living surrounded by concrete our ancestors many hundreds of years ago lived within the land and off it, grew crop and shared within their community, this is what we need to go back to and only "we" can take control and make this change.
@@jackielittle9203 Totally agree 100% The world would be much happier and united.
Wow, Wow, Wow!!!!!!!!! Loooooooooooove it!!!!!!!
What a lovely cozy home! I love your wood throughout your home!❤❤❤
Very interesting house, I love the stair case and the shape of the ceiling, roof with all the natural tree material and the different shapes of the windows, it makes it all come together beautifully. Love the out door shower area, could be a little hard in the winter. Rick looks happy with his lot, well done to Rick and his partner, I wish them a long and happy peaceful life.
Thank you! We appreciate your kind words!
I could be truly happy and content living there what a peaceful way to live.
I love this home! Fireplaces are awesome - cave man tv LOL! The open shed by the computer room would be where I would want to hang an outdoor lounger. Then I would surf the web with my chromebook, but books are even better.
Thanks Rick for allowing us into your space..Cheers!
I would live there in a minute ❣️
Same 😍
Me tooooo 💚
Love it, thanks for making the video and thanks Rick for showing us around your beautiful property. Peace and Love from NZ
Greetings and thanks for the comment!
I love this guy and his house.
Very artistic! Enjoyed the tour of homesite!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Very rustic .. very nice...
Paradise to me!😍😍
This is fantastic. I've always wanted to do something like this.
Made me smile the whole way through just really good.
Thank you for watching!
It must be so peaceful to live there, looks like something out of a fairytale.
yes it really does 🤗
Other then it's not set in the side of a hill, this is my dream place!! Love it!!
What a beautiful home and a nice guy, thank you for sharing this with us
Our pleasure! Happy you enjoyed the video!
This is an absolutely DREAM!!!! I Love it so much, exactly what i LIKE!!!!!!!! Much LOVE!!!!!
Rik sounds like a really nice guy .. btw .. he has won in life ..
Agreed ❤️
What a kind soul and very wise human to know♥️
Wishing him and his beloved a blessed long life filled with eternal heavenly joy, laughter, health and prosperity in all things!
Wonderful 👍 love this!!!
This is incredible. I'd live there in a heartbeat. So peaceful & beautiful. They are living the life. God bless them!
Rik is brilliant! Full of ideas & with lots to teach. He's created a paradise.
Love this tiny little home.
Us too!
Thank you for sharing you home and experience with me I'm so looking toward the direction you are living. thank you again.
Well said! Thanks for the comment!
Hermoso video! Es increíble lo que logró Rick con esta vivienda. Saludos desde san Luis, argentina 🇦🇷!
OMG. Love that bath house!
The coolest house ever !!! Wow o wow o wow !!!!
Wow! What a wonderful place! I love how you re-purposed many of your building materials.
I know, right!? Rik really has a talent for that. He’s so creative!
Somewhere in Hobbiton...love it
Bernie Sanders lives next door.
4:24 that’s called cob, old form of material right there. Shows its age and ease since he made it up himself! Great stuff that
Interesting! Thanks for the comment
Yes, I immediately thought of cob houses, also Adobe.
Beautiful hobbit home and set up 🧚♀️🩷
This is sooooooo creative and just lovely. This man has so much peace, joy, youthful energy and love in his life. I’m very happy for him and his loved ones there. I’m in awe As an artist I’ve fallen in love with his space.
I just love how you did your house, you are one smart cookie. Wow!
I love this! And thanks for sharing his link. Other channels don’t do that. ❤
Glad you enjoyed! And happy to share his channel. Hoping to give Rik the attention he deserves!
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.❤
the elderberry wine...
@ Oh my god, so this story gets even better.❤️❤️❤️
Greetings from New Hampshire! Love your house!!
Thank you!! 😊
The mobile coop is genius. Will share.
Have you heard of the Foxfire books? I have the series. If (when, ffs 😕) American civilization goes sideways, these books could be lifesavers.
I love this! It’s nothing fancy, but filled with love. It doesn’t take over the natural landscape, but blends in with it. Absolutely awesome!
We couldn't agree more!
Haha so cute ❤❤❤ “make egg not war” 😂😂😂 I really love this ❤
haha, If only more people felt this way ☮️
I love this place!
Creative generation-love it ❤
❤️
8:10 "COME FORTH WATER!!!"
To be able to acknowledge one’s weaknesses and design a suitable and healthy space with those in mind is simply brilliant. Thank you for sharing, so much inspiration and wealth of all kinds here. Much love
Love this so much!! Especially Bruskie!! All the repurposing and freedom of life in nature. How great!!
Well said Lucy! Thank you
How fun❤
Actually really cool,,who could ask for more 👍
Not that I’d live like this, but this place is genius!💪👍👏👌
And he’s an oddball, but incredibly practical. Wish I had a friend like him.
Wonderful...beautiful home.
Thank you so much. It really is! 😊
Such a cute house, I love all the natural elements inside and the stairs are cool- the bathroom sink in the shower trailer is super awesome. Great cottage
Looks really cool, thanks for the video! 😊👍
Truly cool house, especially the stairway.
Lovei it! Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome!
So artistic! Love it
Thank you! Cheers!
Love your beautiful home❤
Never grow up, completely. I like it.
Amen to that! ❤️
Actually I’m a huge Lord of the Rings / Hobbit fan of Tolkien’s books mainly not really a cosplay person or anything. But I know the books and the door was actually Green. But Green and Red go hand in hand much. So… Whatever. Super amazing house!!! Tolkien was all about real solid friendships / love as between friends / Kindness. And in that same spirit I would say that Red is just as good as Green. I wish my friends to be free and happy. And I would avoid sending them trouble even of the opinionated kind. Tolkien was a professor at Oxford university and specialized in ancient Icelandic Runes. So he was highly, highly educated indeed. A good friend of C.S. Lewis among many others was Tolkien. Amazing house though! I like how hidden it is. This man is highly unique. Yet it all works. He says it’s random but it all works and it’s highly efficient. Bravo 👏
that's the coolest chicken tractor i've ever seen! great idea, i'm building one tomorrow.
Brilliant mind! Beautiful place!
Yes indeed!
That house is beautiful
I adore this beautiful hobbit house!! Ingenious!!
i am quite envious of people who live in places where you dont need to bear proof and freeze proof things like chicken coops!