Thank you all SO so much for the feedback on the empty house tour & the fireplace situation … as you’ll see in the video, we took your advice and asked the original owners for photos of the original stone that’s been covered up! 😍😍😍
You are soooooo beautiful! I really wish for more updated skincare and makeup routine video , prepping for the wedding and makeup too. You shared about a lotion to beautify alabaster skin , I wish to know what you use for your complexion and anything to prevent the breakouts , favourite sunscreen, moisturiser, cleanser and serums for the Spring/Summer 🥀🥰🧚♀️✨
I REALLY hope you have a PLAN-B, not a stretch to consider that within your lifetime, Ukraine-like situations will come to all of Europe... (all-eggs-in-1-basket-?) -_-"
ah Mel I don't mean this in any kind of patronising way but you're SO good at this, your videos never feel forced at all and I could honestly listen to you talk about anything. I was even glued to your skincare one and that topic really isn't my bag anymore. I can imagine you have a super sucessful skincare line or something. I always find your videos honest and uplifting because of your attitude to life and even when you're going through hard times, the way you share about them is so valuable. I'm so excited to see everything house related, would love to see ones with you and your sister in law discussing the designs for the house, and super interested in the rebuild of the utility and your dad's pad - we bought our first home in December and it's going on 90 years old and there's a fair bit needs doing, knowing where to start and who to get in first is a bit overwhelming! But follow your nose on what you want to share and make, I'll be clicking regardless xx
Older house just have so much more character than a newer house will ever have. I'm definitely holding out buying a home until I can find a nice pre-loved one like yours in my budget
My parents bought a really old almost derelict house when I was a baby because they couldn't afford anything else and it took them 20 years to start caring about having matching appliances because everything else took priority. But now, after 22 years, my mum is starting to redo the rooms 1 by 1 again because things need updating. A home is never really finished but I think that's fun! Good luck with your house x
As someone who plans to buy a house in a few years time, this was very helpful information. Also you look especially stunning, Mel! That color top, your makeup, and your hair combine perfectly!!
Your hair is just incredibly, sorry getting distracted by how utterly beautiful you look 💛 You are just so natural, telling stories, such a beautiful storyteller. Really enjoying the videos about your wonderful house, could listen to you for hours.... not to mention Thomas too. Wish you all the love snd happiness x
As an American living in Ireland I have noticed that Ireland has mastered the catastrophe of the 'working poor'. Irish people are working full time positions and aren't able to save money to buy a house because rent is too high as well as the cost of living. It's honestly so heartbreaking.
@@lynncrf Absolutely. I was hearing stories before Covid19 that in Hobart (Tasmania) the new homeless are people with jobs, either under employed or full time employed, living in tents. So many people from mainland Australia bought up the houses on the island and they get more money being used sporadically as Air BnB's than as houses for actual residents. No one needs more than 2 houses, I find it very unethical. I don't need more than 1!!
The rents are absolutely criminal! You are expected to pay more in rent for a property than you would be paying in monthly mortgage repayments! Landlords are making enough to pay their mortgage back (from those renting) AND sometimes the amount leftover constitutes a second wage! It means a lot of us end up juggling multiple jobs for many many years … for some, it means sacrificing the prospect of starting a family which devastates me (house vs child! ). One can NOT afford massive rents forever, at least when you buy, you have security in retirement, and for many it means emigration. It can mean living in the family’s spare room forever. It’s so, so sad. Like what about people who don’t want to marry, or who haven’t met anyone they want to buy a house with? Because they spent years and years spending every waking hour working/sleeping in order to make rent? 😫
@@melaniemurphyofficial It really is so sad. The older I get the more I understand that so much of life is luck. We were extremely lucky to have acquired a house in 2013 at the literal bottom of the market, but it was luck only. Young people nowadays are in such a terrible situation. ☹️ It's even worse for single young people - they have no chance at all. Yet up until circa 2000s single people could buy houses in Dublin. It sucks for everyone.
I don’t normally comment on things but I just wanted to say I love your content/videos, they’re such a comfort. I’m also SO happy for you Melanie, it was 100% fate. Your happiness about this new chapter with your beautiful family is contagious and I’m so excited to see how your new home develops!!! One day I hope to know that amazing feeling of finally being a homeowner and having my own space with my loved ones too (right now it feels so depressingly out of reach, but alas, one day!) Ps. The unexpected Zelda music and references have absolutely made my morning 😍😂💚✨
Gratulation on your house, its lovely! My video idea: Because you mentioned starting another business, I'd be interested how to start your own business or how you go about it (what kind of support you need, what kind of financial security system, how to plan time wise, such things)
It’s so funny as an American to hear you talking about walking to shops and 15 minute drives to work! Lol, I’m sure most Americans would agree that being able to walk to a store is almost unheard of and commutes to work can easily be an hour or more. I’m so so happy for you guys though, this house looks perfect for you ❤️
Very happy for you and your family. Personally, I love watching renovation shows, so something like that would be awesome so we can all follow on the progress you're making. Good luck with everything!
Home buying is wild right now. We started the process this year in the southwest part of the US, and our agent told us we need to have 5-10k cash over asking price in order to be competitive. That's 5-10k in addition to the down-payment (around 7k) and closing costs (around 5k) . I think we're going to have rent another year 🙁 even with good jobs and good credit there just aren't enough houses to go around and the prices have gotten so high. Congratulations on your new home, Mel! I can't wait until that's in our cards, but I'm willing to be patient 😊 *edited to add. I know these numbers may seem totally low compared to Ireland im not sure what the standard price is there. I know everyone has different experiences. But for the typical market here, it's wildly expensive.
I feel like I’ve gone through the Pandemic with you. Baby Pan was born on my bday and it’s been wild to use that as a marker for how we’ve both grown during our trip around the Sun! I know you are nervous about your new book (finally here!! Omg is it real???). I have never in my life made a pre order for a book but I celebrate you so much. Congratulations on facing all of your growing pains- it looks absolutely gorgeous on you. 🌸
Oh my GOODNESS Kalina this made me cry! So emotional today! 😭👏🏻❤️ Thank you thank you so much for the beautiful support it means the absolute world! Xxx
I'm so excited for you and this new chapter with your family. The orginal fireplace looks amazing. I lived in a new build like 10 years ago. It was energy efficient but missed character. Currently looking for a flat on my own and in Scotland the bidding wars are just mental. It starting to feel impossible to do it alone.
So super happy for your family! I would love any videos about entrepreneurship & solo business advice-especially stuff for beginners. Videos about freelance writing too. I watch all your content though even if it doesn't personally interest me!
My boyfriend and I just bought a house! It's my first house and his 2nd. It's also an old house and has such great characteristics. We really wanted a fireplace and we found newer houses don't have those often? It's also about 70% off the grid which is amazing! I'm so excited to decorate. The previous (and only) owners' decor taste is horrendous haha
Omg I am so SO happy for you! 😍 And YES so many newer homes don’t have fireplaces! It was around 2014 that they essentially banned the open fire here … I can’t imagine winter without a fire! Absolutely adore fireplaces! How else is Santa supposed to get into the house!? 😂😂💚
Wow your hair really looks great! can you give us an update on your postpartum hairloss journey? Are you still taking the viviscal supplements and has it stopped falling out/grown back to its original thickness?
Question about the fireplace: If you do decide to tear out the mahogany hearth to utilize the original stone one, can the mahogany one be repurposed? Perhaps to be used in another room, or in the Murphey Wing? It would be a bit of a shame if it couldn’t be used elsewhere as it is so very beautiful. 💚
Unrelated, but your hair is looking AMAZING! I remember you had some problems with thinning after your birth, but right now your hair is so shiny and lucious! Congrats!
My husband and I just bought a house, it’s over 100 years old and sat for a long while without anyone. So it is requiring quite a bit of work to get it up and running before we can move in. I live in southern Illinois (USA) in a small community but the new house is farther out on a acre, with great views and it’s our own! While it’s scary the amount of work it is going to require but it’s also so exciting!
Excited to see any and all new home owner content! Especially remodels, buying furniture, things that go wrong, etc. We are hoping to buy by the end of this year... So nervous and excited!
My grandma has lived in the same house since the 1950s. My grandpa never updated anything. The house needs soooo much work. Plumbing, electric, insulation, windows. The list is never ending but they were the only owners of the house.
Awww goodness! 😭 Yeah it’s super super important to update over the years as you live in a home … I know a few older ladies in similar situations! Their homes are so, so cold 💔
My house is over 100 years old and the living room looks so much like your inspo pic for your office. Including the pink velvet chair! Have you thought about adding any renovations for the future dog?
Omfg I love the money pit reference! When my husband and I moved into our new old home I had to make him watch it for the first time because it really does feel so relevant. 😂
Oh Melanie, enjoy every second ♥️♥️ My husband and I moved into our old house (the best houses!) when my daughter was 2. She’s 17 now and applying to universities and I just don’t know where the time has gone. I wish for so many good days for you and your family in your new home 🤗
Awwww DARLING thank you so much for the beautiful well wishes 🥰 It’s frightening how quickly they grow, I can’t imagine what it must feel like seeing your baby turning 17! 🤯 xxx
My partner and I ended up compromising on our current home and could not be more in love with it! It's a semi-detached house which I was a bit skeptical of at first (we are Canadian and detached houses have been established as "the norm" for a long time). Our place has great soundproofing though and our connected neighbour is a sweet older woman (who I'm sure is thrilled we are introverted cat people since the last owners had 2 loud dogs, haha). Here's to your exciting new chapter Melanie! 🥂
So excited to see what you do with that gorgeous stone fireplace, i can just picture it with a stove and wooden mantle!! By the way your hair looks incredibly healthy! :)
Radiogram👌👌👌 girl those are badass! Had one growing up loving these videos. Side note… your hair 😍 looks amazing and healthy . Totally meant to be for sure! Every star aligned for you guys:) so wonderful your first meeting and how it turned out perfectly! Take care ☘️
We also have a radio/record player furniture thing. We connected our tv to it to use as speakers (sound bar idea) and the sound is fantastic! It's actually not hard to do if there is an audio in for a tap deck or something. Then you just need a specially made cable to connect it.
Older houses are so often built better. Good bones, as they say. Sounds like a lot of work for you guys but will be so worthwhile :) I also Dream of the day I can buy my very own house, that can live in as is, but can also extend and fix up as time goes on. One day....one day :P
I'm so happy for you to finally have your own home. I'm from North co dublin as well and i understand how difficult getting housing is. I'm moving into an apartment shared with my sister her boyfriend as well as mine soon. Side note: your hair looks so thick and shiny now! I know you had issues with hair loss post partum but you'd never be able to tell now!
My mam and her partner just bought the house we live in a little over a year ago now, and it's about 50/60 years old. They were looking at new builds during covid but that fell through due to them only affording it with the help to buy scheme on new builds, but the restrictions meant the houses wouldn't be built and ready to move into in time to use that scheme. This is a lovely house that they've bought don't get me wrong, but they've already spent a fortune on it! I personally think they'd paid a bit too much for it to start, but that comes down to location as where I live there's the main village/small town (where we live) plus surrounding villages where there isn't as much there and therefore house prices are lower. So far they've had a rewire, all the central heating updated, a new bathroom, walls plastered and decorated and new carpets in the majory of the house. And it's not finished, they plan to get the kitchen done, redecorate the bedrooms and also knock down the utility room extension and rebuild it. Similar situation to you, it's poorly built, there isn't any mould but it's single brickwork and not really possible to keep as is as they're wanting it to become all one big kitchen. Seeing all this and the money going into it is making me lean towards getting a newer build when the time comes for me to look for my own home (the way the economy is, if the time comes!😅🤞🏻)
It’s so so good that you are having this experience to help you make the decision ahead of time! 👏🏻❤️ It really can cost a fortune depending on what needs doing … thankfully we can do ours up over time, the only urgent things = part of the roof & extension rebuild! The extension is the only badly built part of the whole house we are SO lucky - the rest of it is so solid! But like your family we need to do all that stuff over time like plastering/floors/new kitchen etc etc and it’s going to add up over the years! Because we are no longer saving for a house, now we can spend that spare income on renovations! If our monthly budget was tighter I absolutely would have opted for a new build for the energy efficiency alone 😍 It’s just so important to be aware of these hidden costs. People often buy and soon later SELL older houses as they weren’t anticipating the costs, and can’t afford them! xxx
@@melaniemurphyofficial likewise with my mam and her partner, the house already looks like a completely different house, and it's looking lovely but it's going to be a few years down the line before it's completely finished! I'm also put off from renting where possible as they've gotten their mortgage later on in life and therefore their monthly repayments are a lot higher than if a younger person were to be repaying a mortgage. Good luck in your new home and I hope the work process is as smooth as possible, I'm so excited for you and Thomas finally owning your own home! ❤️Xxx
I get so chuffed for you and the family realizing your dream!! 💛💛💛 I just bought a little studio apartment for myself and even the pain of renovating that is almost too much, can't imagine having ti do it in a whole house 😂 sending hugs!
Your house is beautiful! I really love ittttt, and it becomes more beautiful knowing that you have a beautiful family to live with, I'm so happy for u mel 💙 I hope you and your family are healthy❤
His name is Bilbo 😍 I rescued him when I was in uni, he had to stay with my dad during the pandemic when I moved into my in-laws so my husband and I wouldn’t be isolating away from one another during lockdowns… I missed living with him so much!
Less than 6 months is quick! Unless you did a lot of online research beforehand? I can be really indecisive about big things and my mum always says ‘if you have to think about it, you probably don’t want it’. Like finding excuses why you don’t want it, or thinking about the if/buts. So buying a house would probably take me ages!
I find it interesting that you classify your house as 'old'. I would have said it is on the newer side. I figure from your comparison anything previously owned is old?
I consider anything new to be anything built since the Celtic tiger! ‘Old’ to me means somewhere that needs a good bit of updating to be as energy efficient as modern builds, somewhere that was built in a way that newer houses aren’t, etc! X
Thank you for touching on available and affordable housing. Where I live, a 2-bedroom condo can cost you $500,000. A 4-bedroom house will cost you about $1 million. It's insane. I'm not yet at the age where I would consider buying a house. I would love to but rents are so high it's hard to imagine being able to save enough money for a deposit. Sure, one doesn't need to own a house, but what's the alternative? Ever-rising rent prices, shady landlords, investors that buy properties and then kick current residents to the curb so they can flip the apartments and charge more for them...
This 😫 Some people think I’m mad to have spent so many years ‘obsessing’ over owning, but that obsession got me here! And I am so RELIEVED! Because when I am in my mid fifties I won’t have to come up with a ton of money each month for rent OR for a mortgage as the mortgage will be paid off. If I live until I’m 90 like a lot of the women in my family, that’s an enormous chunk off stress that I’ve relieved my future self of. I encourage you to work towards owning slowly but surely … with increasing life expectancy I genuinely believe you are better off buying late than never! My monthly mortgage repayment now is absolutely less than what I’d pay renting for a similar size house and I’ve so much more freedom now - I can knock walls, can get a dog, and no landlord can come kick me out! There are definitely pros to renting especially when young when you might not necessarily want to be tied down … but long term I think buying is an excellent choice xxx
I love these videos but it also makes me sad because I’d love to return to Ireland, even with a deposit returning expats are treated very poorly within first 12 months & treated as investors so higher deposit etc (30-50%). It’d also be many years before buying as evidencing income due to self employment is also a thing (min 3 years). I’d have to be self employed due to lack of employment in the hse so considering buying in the UK & staying in the NHS. Would a vision board work for this one? Ireland will always be home.💚
Yeah it's crazy that people working hard on decent salaries can't afford to live in the area they feel at home in and people say 'get off your high horse and move down the country'. Like, I'm working and adding to the economy 😂 why is it a crazy idea to want to live close to family in a good area in Dublin haha
We bought a 70s house too and sure it ain't a new build but I also never considered it old before 😂 old houses to me are like georgian/victorian or even tudor!!
If your house already had a ton of work done to it before you moved in, it probably is comparable with modern homes! ☺️ Very possible! To me, a newer home is much more energy efficient / wouldn’t have plumbing & electrics in desperate need of updating … that kinda thing! Anything built in recent years I’d totally entertain but so many shite ‘new’ homes were built during the Celtic tiger times, so many just thrown together. They build houses very differently in recent years/different materials etc are used now than fifty years back! Those houses would be literal antique lol! In real estate speak, anything over 100 years old is antique and sometimes anything 30 years or more is ‘old’ or ‘older’, each time period brought different homes onto the market! If I bought a 50 year old car I’d definitely think of it as old … perception may depend on the area too! On our row there are really old houses as well as brand new ones and it’s very obvious when you look at them, at how ‘established’ the gardens are etc! xxx
I don't know if a 4 bedroom house with garden and room for grandad flat is really 'basic'... People on their 20s have never been able to afford that type of house before. I grew up in rural England in the 90s and only very rich people had 4 bedroom houses. Imagine a 4 bed near London!
I wasn’t describing this house as basic … ? I was referring to the fact that homes with 3 or 4 bedrooms are costing up to 600k, 700k, 800k in parts of Ireland, and even financially successful people can’t afford them x
@@melaniemurphyofficial Well you said 'if pretty successful people are unable to buy a pretty basic 3/4 bedroomed house', while talking about yourself. And you said in your other video that 4 beds was a must for you for your first ever house. I'm just saying no one your age has historically ever been in the position to buy a 4-bed house 🤷♀️
@@indy2316 I am 32 … family of mine (including my parents) bought 3 beds & 4 beds in their early 20s! 🥴 But yeah - that specific sentence obviously wasn’t about me, I was speaking generally about people who are struggling to buy pretty average homes (this many bedrooms is what you’d need for an average family with 4-5 people, parents included)
@@melaniemurphyofficialWell maybe the Celtic Tiger had something to do with that... I'm the same age as you, I grew up in a fairly well-off village in the countryside around London. Literally everyone's parents owned 3-bed maximum. Most of the time they were 2 beds with an office. You're trying to live outside the capital of Ireland, it just normal, it always has been.
@@indy2316 my parents & family who bought decent sized Dublin homes for like 30k / 40k bought in the late 80s. The situation we’re in now is absolutely unique, things have never been as bad as they’ve been for the past decade & only getting worse 💔
Can you do a lot yourselves? Or do you have to hire people for all these renovations? My fiancé is super super good at making and fixing and electricity and everything, and I am handy as well (though lees) working together is such a delight! We don’t own a home and probably won’t for a long time; but when the time comes we want to do a lot ourselves.
Something I'd love to know is how you generated a credit score as a freelancer, given that officials can be a bit twitchy about recognizing people in our line of work!
Just living a couple of years in Ireland and still find the obsessions of Irish very strange to own their own house. Sure, the renting laws are rubbish, but coming from the continent it is so unusual to think about ever owning a house unless you have a very stable living situation is certainly not on the table (unless you inherited it). Probably a good reason not to plan to life here for the the long-term.
Everyone deserves to have the option of owning a home! It’s a very hot topic for good reason. Of course owning isn’t suited to everyone, but everyone should absolutely have the option. Bad governance is why we’re in the situation we’re in now, in Ireland!
It's also to do with renters rights. I don't understand things fully. But landlords in Ireland can kick you out of rented accommodation with like a month's notice. And you're not going to want to invest in doing b the place up if your not confident you'll be able to stay in that accomodation for a long time. Obviously, if you had kids it would be added stress worrying about possibly being told to leave. Also rent is generally a lot more expensive than a mortgage
Well personally I don't understand why anyone would willingly set themselves up as a renter for life. I can't imagine the stress of trying to make rent when you are on a pension or knowing that the landlord could kick your 80 year old self out onto the street.
We also opted to buy an older home (60s) where I am the new builds look pretty but are such poor quality when you get down to it that I refused to even look at them.
I’ve had 2 new builds now & have had so many issues in both!!! Luckily under the 2 year builder warranty but still such a hassle. They really are just shot up with no attention to quality. x
Thank you all SO so much for the feedback on the empty house tour & the fireplace situation … as you’ll see in the video, we took your advice and asked the original owners for photos of the original stone that’s been covered up! 😍😍😍
Video idea: A tour of your pinterest or vision board for the house/garden! Maybe I am nosy… or just old lol
@@paula7450 I included some shots in my ‘how to make a vision board’ video but I could definitely go through plans! 😍❤️
You are soooooo beautiful! I really wish for more updated skincare and makeup routine video , prepping for the wedding and makeup too. You shared about a lotion to beautify alabaster skin , I wish to know what you use for your complexion and anything to prevent the breakouts , favourite sunscreen, moisturiser, cleanser and serums for the Spring/Summer 🥀🥰🧚♀️✨
What serum were you applying on your beautiful face? Will your skincare change for Summers? Melanie Murphy
I REALLY hope you have a PLAN-B, not a stretch to consider that within your lifetime, Ukraine-like situations will come to all of Europe... (all-eggs-in-1-basket-?) -_-"
ah Mel I don't mean this in any kind of patronising way but you're SO good at this, your videos never feel forced at all and I could honestly listen to you talk about anything. I was even glued to your skincare one and that topic really isn't my bag anymore. I can imagine you have a super sucessful skincare line or something. I always find your videos honest and uplifting because of your attitude to life and even when you're going through hard times, the way you share about them is so valuable. I'm so excited to see everything house related, would love to see ones with you and your sister in law discussing the designs for the house, and super interested in the rebuild of the utility and your dad's pad - we bought our first home in December and it's going on 90 years old and there's a fair bit needs doing, knowing where to start and who to get in first is a bit overwhelming! But follow your nose on what you want to share and make, I'll be clicking regardless xx
Ahh Kelly this is the SWEETEST comment! 🥺❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Older house just have so much more character than a newer house will ever have. I'm definitely holding out buying a home until I can find a nice pre-loved one like yours in my budget
My parents bought a really old almost derelict house when I was a baby because they couldn't afford anything else and it took them 20 years to start caring about having matching appliances because everything else took priority. But now, after 22 years, my mum is starting to redo the rooms 1 by 1 again because things need updating. A home is never really finished but I think that's fun! Good luck with your house x
I'd love to see actual decorating videos like how you will arrange your office and stuff like that :) Congratulations, the house seems lovely!
As someone who plans to buy a house in a few years time, this was very helpful information. Also you look especially stunning, Mel! That color top, your makeup, and your hair combine perfectly!!
Your hair is just incredibly, sorry getting distracted by how utterly beautiful you look 💛
You are just so natural, telling stories, such a beautiful storyteller. Really enjoying the videos about your wonderful house, could listen to you for hours.... not to mention Thomas too. Wish you all the love snd happiness x
As an American living in Ireland I have noticed that Ireland has mastered the catastrophe of the 'working poor'. Irish people are working full time positions and aren't able to save money to buy a house because rent is too high as well as the cost of living. It's honestly so heartbreaking.
Sadly it's become a global phenomenon in recent years. Much of Europe, the US, Canada, and Oz is simply impossible to buy in.
@@lynncrf Absolutely. I was hearing stories before Covid19 that in Hobart (Tasmania) the new homeless are people with jobs, either under employed or full time employed, living in tents. So many people from mainland Australia bought up the houses on the island and they get more money being used sporadically as Air BnB's than as houses for actual residents. No one needs more than 2 houses, I find it very unethical. I don't need more than 1!!
The rents are absolutely criminal! You are expected to pay more in rent for a property than you would be paying in monthly mortgage repayments! Landlords are making enough to pay their mortgage back (from those renting) AND sometimes the amount leftover constitutes a second wage! It means a lot of us end up juggling multiple jobs for many many years … for some, it means sacrificing the prospect of starting a family which devastates me (house vs child! ). One can NOT afford massive rents forever, at least when you buy, you have security in retirement, and for many it means emigration. It can mean living in the family’s spare room forever. It’s so, so sad. Like what about people who don’t want to marry, or who haven’t met anyone they want to buy a house with? Because they spent years and years spending every waking hour working/sleeping in order to make rent? 😫
it is not just Ireland.... and tbh Melanie is very lucky to afford a house like this one at her age
@@melaniemurphyofficial It really is so sad. The older I get the more I understand that so much of life is luck. We were extremely lucky to have acquired a house in 2013 at the literal bottom of the market, but it was luck only.
Young people nowadays are in such a terrible situation. ☹️ It's even worse for single young people - they have no chance at all. Yet up until circa 2000s single people could buy houses in Dublin. It sucks for everyone.
I'm so glad you're excited to do videos again! Sometimes it really does take a change of environment for things to feel like they should
I don’t normally comment on things but I just wanted to say I love your content/videos, they’re such a comfort. I’m also SO happy for you Melanie, it was 100% fate. Your happiness about this new chapter with your beautiful family is contagious and I’m so excited to see how your new home develops!!! One day I hope to know that amazing feeling of finally being a homeowner and having my own space with my loved ones too (right now it feels so depressingly out of reach, but alas, one day!) Ps. The unexpected Zelda music and references have absolutely made my morning 😍😂💚✨
Gratulation on your house, its lovely! My video idea: Because you mentioned starting another business, I'd be interested how to start your own business or how you go about it (what kind of support you need, what kind of financial security system, how to plan time wise, such things)
Your hair is simply gorgeous. Oh the colour, oh the shine, oh the oh
It’s so funny as an American to hear you talking about walking to shops and 15 minute drives to work! Lol, I’m sure most Americans would agree that being able to walk to a store is almost unheard of and commutes to work can easily be an hour or more. I’m so so happy for you guys though, this house looks perfect for you ❤️
Very happy for you and your family. Personally, I love watching renovation shows, so something like that would be awesome so we can all follow on the progress you're making. Good luck with everything!
Home buying is wild right now. We started the process this year in the southwest part of the US, and our agent told us we need to have 5-10k cash over asking price in order to be competitive. That's 5-10k in addition to the down-payment (around 7k) and closing costs (around 5k) . I think we're going to have rent another year 🙁 even with good jobs and good credit there just aren't enough houses to go around and the prices have gotten so high. Congratulations on your new home, Mel! I can't wait until that's in our cards, but I'm willing to be patient 😊
*edited to add. I know these numbers may seem totally low compared to Ireland im not sure what the standard price is there. I know everyone has different experiences. But for the typical market here, it's wildly expensive.
I feel like I’ve gone through the Pandemic with you. Baby Pan was born on my bday and it’s been wild to use that as a marker for how we’ve both grown during our trip around the Sun! I know you are nervous about your new book (finally here!! Omg is it real???). I have never in my life made a pre order for a book but I celebrate you so much. Congratulations on facing all of your growing pains- it looks absolutely gorgeous on you. 🌸
Oh my GOODNESS Kalina this made me cry! So emotional today! 😭👏🏻❤️ Thank you thank you so much for the beautiful support it means the absolute world! Xxx
you are CRAZY to do anything with that amazing fireplace as it sits now. It is soooo beautiful! Love your new home and your channel.
I'm so excited for you and this new chapter with your family. The orginal fireplace looks amazing. I lived in a new build like 10 years ago. It was energy efficient but missed character. Currently looking for a flat on my own and in Scotland the bidding wars are just mental. It starting to feel impossible to do it alone.
So super happy for your family! I would love any videos about entrepreneurship & solo business advice-especially stuff for beginners. Videos about freelance writing too. I watch all your content though even if it doesn't personally interest me!
I'm so excited for you all! The house looks amazing and I can't wait to see it transform!
New Zealand is the same. Buying a first home is literally impossible. The price of homes is out of control, this is now matched by rental prices.
My boyfriend and I just bought a house! It's my first house and his 2nd. It's also an old house and has such great characteristics. We really wanted a fireplace and we found newer houses don't have those often? It's also about 70% off the grid which is amazing! I'm so excited to decorate. The previous (and only) owners' decor taste is horrendous haha
Omg I am so SO happy for you! 😍 And YES so many newer homes don’t have fireplaces! It was around 2014 that they essentially banned the open fire here … I can’t imagine winter without a fire! Absolutely adore fireplaces! How else is Santa supposed to get into the house!? 😂😂💚
I genuinely find your house absolutely beautiful! I am so jealous it's my dream place 😭
I just started a new job at a nursery which I'm loving so much!! I resonate to your videos on a whole new level now
Wow your hair really looks great! can you give us an update on your postpartum hairloss journey? Are you still taking the viviscal supplements and has it stopped falling out/grown back to its original thickness?
So happy that you found such a lovely home 💚 also Mel, your hair is looking AMAZING 💚
Question about the fireplace: If you do decide to tear out the mahogany hearth to utilize the original stone one, can the mahogany one be repurposed? Perhaps to be used in another room, or in the Murphey Wing? It would be a bit of a shame if it couldn’t be used elsewhere as it is so very beautiful. 💚
Unrelated, but your hair is looking AMAZING! I remember you had some problems with thinning after your birth, but right now your hair is so shiny and lucious! Congrats!
This was awesome love hearing about all your fun house adventures ❤️
My husband and I just bought a house, it’s over 100 years old and sat for a long while without anyone. So it is requiring quite a bit of work to get it up and running before we can move in. I live in southern Illinois (USA) in a small community but the new house is farther out on a acre, with great views and it’s our own! While it’s scary the amount of work it is going to require but it’s also so exciting!
Excited to see any and all new home owner content! Especially remodels, buying furniture, things that go wrong, etc. We are hoping to buy by the end of this year... So nervous and excited!
We just bought a house too! Haven’t moved in yet but your videos are getting me so excited!
Eeep CONGRATULATIONS 😍😍😍
So happy fir you guys your house is so gorgeous. I’d love some day in the life & morning routine and food videos plz
My grandma has lived in the same house since the 1950s. My grandpa never updated anything. The house needs soooo much work. Plumbing, electric, insulation, windows. The list is never ending but they were the only owners of the house.
Awww goodness! 😭 Yeah it’s super super important to update over the years as you live in a home … I know a few older ladies in similar situations! Their homes are so, so cold 💔
My house is over 100 years old and the living room looks so much like your inspo pic for your office. Including the pink velvet chair!
Have you thought about adding any renovations for the future dog?
Ooh gorgeous, I love properly old houses!
Omfg I love the money pit reference! When my husband and I moved into our new old home I had to make him watch it for the first time because it really does feel so relevant. 😂
We watched it one night too after moving in and we were properly CRYING from laughter! 😂😂❤️
Oh Melanie, enjoy every second ♥️♥️
My husband and I moved into our old house (the best houses!) when my daughter was 2.
She’s 17 now and applying to universities and I just don’t know where the time has gone.
I wish for so many good days for you and your family in your new home 🤗
Awwww DARLING thank you so much for the beautiful well wishes 🥰 It’s frightening how quickly they grow, I can’t imagine what it must feel like seeing your baby turning 17! 🤯 xxx
@@melaniemurphyofficial it’s absolutely wild! And makes me feel very old 😂😂
My partner and I ended up compromising on our current home and could not be more in love with it! It's a semi-detached house which I was a bit skeptical of at first (we are Canadian and detached houses have been established as "the norm" for a long time). Our place has great soundproofing though and our connected neighbour is a sweet older woman (who I'm sure is thrilled we are introverted cat people since the last owners had 2 loud dogs, haha). Here's to your exciting new chapter Melanie! 🥂
Oh my goodness I am SO beyond delighted for you! 🥺😭👏🏻 Good soundproofing is THE ONE!
So excited to see what you do with that gorgeous stone fireplace, i can just picture it with a stove and wooden mantle!! By the way your hair looks incredibly healthy! :)
Radiogram👌👌👌 girl those are badass! Had one growing up loving these videos. Side note… your hair 😍 looks amazing and healthy . Totally meant to be for sure! Every star aligned for you guys:) so wonderful your first meeting and how it turned out perfectly!
Take care ☘️
Awh I still just cannot get over it! 🥰😭❤️
We also have a radio/record player furniture thing. We connected our tv to it to use as speakers (sound bar idea) and the sound is fantastic! It's actually not hard to do if there is an audio in for a tap deck or something. Then you just need a specially made cable to connect it.
SUCH a good idea! 😍👏🏻
Older houses are so often built better. Good bones, as they say. Sounds like a lot of work for you guys but will be so worthwhile :) I also Dream of the day I can buy my very own house, that can live in as is, but can also extend and fix up as time goes on. One day....one day :P
YESSS the walls are like rock solid in the house, soundproofing is sooo good 😍 xxxxxx
Your hair looks amazing!
I'm so happy for you to finally have your own home. I'm from North co dublin as well and i understand how difficult getting housing is. I'm moving into an apartment shared with my sister her boyfriend as well as mine soon. Side note: your hair looks so thick and shiny now! I know you had issues with hair loss post partum but you'd never be able to tell now!
My mam and her partner just bought the house we live in a little over a year ago now, and it's about 50/60 years old. They were looking at new builds during covid but that fell through due to them only affording it with the help to buy scheme on new builds, but the restrictions meant the houses wouldn't be built and ready to move into in time to use that scheme. This is a lovely house that they've bought don't get me wrong, but they've already spent a fortune on it! I personally think they'd paid a bit too much for it to start, but that comes down to location as where I live there's the main village/small town (where we live) plus surrounding villages where there isn't as much there and therefore house prices are lower. So far they've had a rewire, all the central heating updated, a new bathroom, walls plastered and decorated and new carpets in the majory of the house. And it's not finished, they plan to get the kitchen done, redecorate the bedrooms and also knock down the utility room extension and rebuild it. Similar situation to you, it's poorly built, there isn't any mould but it's single brickwork and not really possible to keep as is as they're wanting it to become all one big kitchen. Seeing all this and the money going into it is making me lean towards getting a newer build when the time comes for me to look for my own home (the way the economy is, if the time comes!😅🤞🏻)
It’s so so good that you are having this experience to help you make the decision ahead of time! 👏🏻❤️ It really can cost a fortune depending on what needs doing … thankfully we can do ours up over time, the only urgent things = part of the roof & extension rebuild! The extension is the only badly built part of the whole house we are SO lucky - the rest of it is so solid! But like your family we need to do all that stuff over time like plastering/floors/new kitchen etc etc and it’s going to add up over the years! Because we are no longer saving for a house, now we can spend that spare income on renovations! If our monthly budget was tighter I absolutely would have opted for a new build for the energy efficiency alone 😍 It’s just so important to be aware of these hidden costs. People often buy and soon later SELL older houses as they weren’t anticipating the costs, and can’t afford them! xxx
@@melaniemurphyofficial likewise with my mam and her partner, the house already looks like a completely different house, and it's looking lovely but it's going to be a few years down the line before it's completely finished! I'm also put off from renting where possible as they've gotten their mortgage later on in life and therefore their monthly repayments are a lot higher than if a younger person were to be repaying a mortgage. Good luck in your new home and I hope the work process is as smooth as possible, I'm so excited for you and Thomas finally owning your own home! ❤️Xxx
I get so chuffed for you and the family realizing your dream!! 💛💛💛 I just bought a little studio apartment for myself and even the pain of renovating that is almost too much, can't imagine having ti do it in a whole house 😂 sending hugs!
You are glowing! Congrats gal x
Would love to see videos of before and after every room its renovated , i love your hair ! looks so pretty.
Your house is beautiful! I really love ittttt, and it becomes more beautiful knowing that you have a beautiful family to live with, I'm so happy for u mel 💙
I hope you and your family are healthy❤
Wait omg I love your cat! So stinkin cute with the floppy ear
His name is Bilbo 😍 I rescued him when I was in uni, he had to stay with my dad during the pandemic when I moved into my in-laws so my husband and I wouldn’t be isolating away from one another during lockdowns… I missed living with him so much!
Happy you are all together again!
Looking at you and I felt like my own dream just came true ^ ^ my role model!
Love it Xx Just want to see your journey so exciting and excited for you ♥️♥️
Your hair 😍 so blessed
Less than 6 months is quick! Unless you did a lot of online research beforehand? I can be really indecisive about big things and my mum always says ‘if you have to think about it, you probably don’t want it’. Like finding excuses why you don’t want it, or thinking about the if/buts. So buying a house would probably take me ages!
Older homes has the most and most characteristic features
Looking forward to following your journey❣️🏡❤️
I find it interesting that you classify your house as 'old'. I would have said it is on the newer side. I figure from your comparison anything previously owned is old?
I consider anything new to be anything built since the Celtic tiger! ‘Old’ to me means somewhere that needs a good bit of updating to be as energy efficient as modern builds, somewhere that was built in a way that newer houses aren’t, etc! X
Yayyyyy i'm early!! Love you Melanie ♥️
Holy shit Mel your hair is looking STUNNING!!💚💚💚
Thank you for touching on available and affordable housing. Where I live, a 2-bedroom condo can cost you $500,000. A 4-bedroom house will cost you about $1 million. It's insane. I'm not yet at the age where I would consider buying a house. I would love to but rents are so high it's hard to imagine being able to save enough money for a deposit. Sure, one doesn't need to own a house, but what's the alternative? Ever-rising rent prices, shady landlords, investors that buy properties and then kick current residents to the curb so they can flip the apartments and charge more for them...
This 😫 Some people think I’m mad to have spent so many years ‘obsessing’ over owning, but that obsession got me here! And I am so RELIEVED! Because when I am in my mid fifties I won’t have to come up with a ton of money each month for rent OR for a mortgage as the mortgage will be paid off. If I live until I’m 90 like a lot of the women in my family, that’s an enormous chunk off stress that I’ve relieved my future self of. I encourage you to work towards owning slowly but surely … with increasing life expectancy I genuinely believe you are better off buying late than never! My monthly mortgage repayment now is absolutely less than what I’d pay renting for a similar size house and I’ve so much more freedom now - I can knock walls, can get a dog, and no landlord can come kick me out! There are definitely pros to renting especially when young when you might not necessarily want to be tied down … but long term I think buying is an excellent choice xxx
I love these videos but it also makes me sad because I’d love to return to Ireland, even with a deposit returning expats are treated very poorly within first 12 months & treated as investors so higher deposit etc (30-50%). It’d also be many years before buying as evidencing income due to self employment is also a thing (min 3 years). I’d have to be self employed due to lack of employment in the hse so considering buying in the UK & staying in the NHS. Would a vision board work for this one? Ireland will always be home.💚
Looking forward to your journey
Yeah it's crazy that people working hard on decent salaries can't afford to live in the area they feel at home in and people say 'get off your high horse and move down the country'. Like, I'm working and adding to the economy 😂 why is it a crazy idea to want to live close to family in a good area in Dublin haha
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The Tom Hanks clip killed me 😭😭🤣🤣
We bought a 70s house too and sure it ain't a new build but I also never considered it old before 😂 old houses to me are like georgian/victorian or even tudor!!
If your house already had a ton of work done to it before you moved in, it probably is comparable with modern homes! ☺️ Very possible! To me, a newer home is much more energy efficient / wouldn’t have plumbing & electrics in desperate need of updating … that kinda thing! Anything built in recent years I’d totally entertain but so many shite ‘new’ homes were built during the Celtic tiger times, so many just thrown together. They build houses very differently in recent years/different materials etc are used now than fifty years back! Those houses would be literal antique lol! In real estate speak, anything over 100 years old is antique and sometimes anything 30 years or more is ‘old’ or ‘older’, each time period brought different homes onto the market! If I bought a 50 year old car I’d definitely think of it as old … perception may depend on the area too! On our row there are really old houses as well as brand new ones and it’s very obvious when you look at them, at how ‘established’ the gardens are etc! xxx
I’m so early for once love you Mel❤️
I don't know if a 4 bedroom house with garden and room for grandad flat is really 'basic'... People on their 20s have never been able to afford that type of house before.
I grew up in rural England in the 90s and only very rich people had 4 bedroom houses.
Imagine a 4 bed near London!
I wasn’t describing this house as basic … ? I was referring to the fact that homes with 3 or 4 bedrooms are costing up to 600k, 700k, 800k in parts of Ireland, and even financially successful people can’t afford them x
@@melaniemurphyofficial Well you said 'if pretty successful people are unable to buy a pretty basic 3/4 bedroomed house', while talking about yourself. And you said in your other video that 4 beds was a must for you for your first ever house.
I'm just saying no one your age has historically ever been in the position to buy a 4-bed house 🤷♀️
@@indy2316 I am 32 … family of mine (including my parents) bought 3 beds & 4 beds in their early 20s! 🥴 But yeah - that specific sentence obviously wasn’t about me, I was speaking generally about people who are struggling to buy pretty average homes (this many bedrooms is what you’d need for an average family with 4-5 people, parents included)
@@melaniemurphyofficialWell maybe the Celtic Tiger had something to do with that... I'm the same age as you, I grew up in a fairly well-off village in the countryside around London. Literally everyone's parents owned 3-bed maximum. Most of the time they were 2 beds with an office. You're trying to live outside the capital of Ireland, it just normal, it always has been.
@@indy2316 my parents & family who bought decent sized Dublin homes for like 30k / 40k bought in the late 80s. The situation we’re in now is absolutely unique, things have never been as bad as they’ve been for the past decade & only getting worse 💔
Your hair is just WOW
I’ll have to show how I did it in a vlog, so many comments about it! Got a curling wand in Boots for 40 quid! X
Can you do a lot yourselves? Or do you have to hire people for all these renovations? My fiancé is super super good at making and fixing and electricity and everything, and I am handy as well (though lees) working together is such a delight! We don’t own a home and probably won’t for a long time; but when the time comes we want to do a lot ourselves.
My husband was a builder and is veryyy handy around the house! And I’m 100% up for doing as much as I can myself too 🥰
Your hair is beautiful!
I am so beyond eggcited for you! Gah.
What app do you use for gardening?? I can't keep anything alive and need a good resource for how to care for plants:)
It’s called ‘PictureThis’ I find it sooo helpful!
Something I'd love to know is how you generated a credit score as a freelancer, given that officials can be a bit twitchy about recognizing people in our line of work!
baby pan is so big holy moly
I know I can’t get over it! 😭😭😭🥺
@@melaniemurphyofficial also love the plans for your office, pink and green together is just sooooo pretty 😍
Just living a couple of years in Ireland and still find the obsessions of Irish very strange to own their own house. Sure, the renting laws are rubbish, but coming from the continent it is so unusual to think about ever owning a house unless you have a very stable living situation is certainly not on the table (unless you inherited it). Probably a good reason not to plan to life here for the the long-term.
Everyone deserves to have the option of owning a home! It’s a very hot topic for good reason. Of course owning isn’t suited to everyone, but everyone should absolutely have the option. Bad governance is why we’re in the situation we’re in now, in Ireland!
It's also to do with renters rights. I don't understand things fully. But landlords in Ireland can kick you out of rented accommodation with like a month's notice. And you're not going to want to invest in doing b
the place up if your not confident you'll be able to stay in that accomodation for a long time. Obviously, if you had kids it would be added stress worrying about possibly being told to leave. Also rent is generally a lot more expensive than a mortgage
Well personally I don't understand why anyone would willingly set themselves up as a renter for life. I can't imagine the stress of trying to make rent when you are on a pension or knowing that the landlord could kick your 80 year old self out onto the street.
I’m so excited for all the house updates 🥰🥰
Hihi! Im new to ur channel but im kinda curious are u still friends with gloom/ kassie?
We also opted to buy an older home (60s) where I am the new builds look pretty but are such poor quality when you get down to it that I refused to even look at them.
I’ve had 2 new builds now & have had so many issues in both!!! Luckily under the 2 year builder warranty but still such a hassle. They really are just shot up with no attention to quality. x
@@FavouriteMercy0 such a common problem! Some are just fucked together & terribly planned out 😩
Obv the dad helped pay because they are stuck with him haha
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