Housebarn ruin in northern Spain becomes family reunion home
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- About 15 years ago, Antonio Gutiérrez took a wrong turn and ended up in the mountains of Cantabria surrounded by cabins, or more specifically by cabaña pasiega. Beginning in the 16th century these "housebarns" were built in the region's high valleys to house livestock on the ground floor and people or hay on the floor above.
Enamored with the lush greenery and mountain valleys and paths (reminding him almost exactly of a favorite childhood painting), Antonio, and his wife, purchased a rundown cabaña and spent the next few years turning it into their family retreat.
The building's only occupants when they bought it were a pony and a few cows and goats and a collapsing roof meant it was on the verge of slipping into ruin, like the homes next door. The couple wanted to restore the home to be as authentic as possible so they hired local artisan and builder, Jose Manuel, who also happened to be the son of the previous owner. He added a new roof, cleaned up the limestone rock walls and added new wood flooring between floors.
The original building was actually two cabañas with a shared wall so they cut holes between the two and created one big family home large enough to house extended family and guests. The interior was furnished with castoffs they found in the streets of Madrid and donated by family and guests.
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Such a deep story that he relayed from 2:05. That was no mistake typing Cantabria instead of Asturias. That was your destiny. Your uncle’s picture made your soul yearn for a place you never knew existed but which you were led to find & which now brings you life giving peace. I found this video riveting... so enjoyed the visit to Spain. Thank you.
"When I think of this place it's like oxygen" Says it all. I'm humbled and lost in the beauty. I thought I wanted to comment on so many things about this gorgeous build, landscape and video but instead I'll just say THANK YOU !!!
Epic drone shot, lush greenery with overgrown ruins, incredible rebuild & history - GORGEOUS VIDEO! One of my favorites so far!
I couldn't have said it better J. Harrison... Thanks and Stay Well !!!
Absolutely loved mother's table! 12:55
Just watching this made my stress level go down. Love the all the quirky features.
what a gift this video is fir the viewer.. A small visit to lovely countrysude, a step back into history & appreciation, work & love to restore the old abd loved. Using tbe found. ALL of this was wonderful. I wish I could blink my eyes and ve there. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Appreciate the history lesson of why and where they were built. So smart to decide what is heaviest and what is lightest to work the land, and build the home accordingly. Also, the heating the top floor of the home using the heat from the animals below. So fascinating!
Esa cabaña es puro arte, es como un cuadro hecho hogar, se nota que el dueño tiene alma de artista, y el lugar es de ensueño, gracias por este video!
My maternal grandparents' summer house was one of the last places where you could just relax, just outside cell phone reception. It was peaceful, and my soul still rests when I think of that place.
My late paternal great-grandmother converted a stone housebarn on the outskirts of a tiny village in Lot-et-Garonne, France, into her home in the 1980's. Her kitchen used to be a pig sty. It was a wonderful place, and in my mind's eye, it's still an ideal rural retreat. The shape of the old stone house informed her room layout, and the kitchen and dining area was one large continuous space, with a long dining table built from an old oak that fell on the road leading to her house. She modeled her garden after a medieval description of the Garden of Eden, and was only a couple of plants short of having it completed when age finally forced her to sell up and move closer to family in Scandinavia. What was before informs our choices for what we do, if we just listen to our elders and let their lifestyle inspire us.
I’m always fascinated when people so fluently switch between languages in the same sentences or paragraphs. It is such a talent! This was delightful and the work they have done is amazing!! Thank you for sharing.
Dream home 🏡 on the country side 😍😍😍😍👌😊
Water flowing and trees balancing on the wind. Nature's greatest sounds
The drone footage, above the birds, was magical.
The birds are vultures.
The area reminds me of Ireland where I was born and raised until I was 6 years old. The comment he made regarding the silence, "there was a penetrating silence, what was beyond the darkens" that is exactly how I remember the wilds of Connemara as a child, I was terrified of the darkness, the wind and the one lone tree outside my bedroom window. Of course it didn't help that my grandmother would tell me the wind howling was the banshee trying to get in the house, she was very religious and superstitious.
Thanks for this.
What a spectacular setting.
What a culturaly rich and aesthetically fulfilling home.
Onward
This is a magnificent home! From the outside, it doesn't give the sense that it is so spacious inside... I love how it is surrounded by 'low' mountains - it's protected by strong winds yet it isn't threatened by avalanches! It's location is superb! If I were to live in a country home, which I wish I could, I wouldn't want anything more. God bless this family - may they always enjoy it in good health!
Thank you Kirsten, you have enriched my life with your videos. I travel and dream through them. I have never paid attention to Northern Spain but now I am love with it and dream of going there. I particularly love that you are filming in the rain. I love rain, finding it beautiful, nurturing, and healing, so filming in this way allows me to experience the atmosphere that envelops this place.
Kirsten, you and your team have done us a huge favor by posting this video. What a wise (and thrifty) family to rescue something stunning, save and restore the housebarn and make it a retreat.
However you found this story; huge thanks for sharing.
-Loved the whimsy!
-Drone and video work is spectacular!
Another treasure Kirsten! Thank you!
Yes love these sorts of homes. Reuse not from new. Nice history to them.
Senor, no abla Espaniol Amigo, la cabana es magnífico, gracias es Ingle's
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Great video! Beautiful valley, great people, beautiful valley!!, beautiful language!! "Me salve el valle."
Live in a place like this one, is something I've been dreaming for years. I hope It may happen when I get retired. In Spain, of course.
Breathtaking!! So many stories to be told, so many stories to be heard. It's like walking into a bubble of perfect calm and stillness. 🙏🙏🙏♥️
Great spot to unwind, this world is getting faster and stressier by the day... living among nature heals the soul
I also live in Cantabria, for 10 years now, in a little village in the mountains called Reocin de los molinos, in a restored house from 1802, it's the most beautiful nature, and people here, I moved from Denmark with my daughter, ❤❤
Cantabria la región más bonita de España, playas, montañas, ríos, los típicos valles verdes con las vacucas pastando, hermosos y mucha historia. Y se come de lujo!!
Noooo, te emocionantes mucho , en el norte de España, la propia Galicia o Asturias tienen todo eso , y luego está Andalucía, Castilla León, Navarra etc
Y comer se come de lujo en toda España, pero hay regiones con una cocina más amplia y variada que la cántabra, como la andaluza.
Country home transformation is great!.. nice renovation it's so relaxing looks elegant & beautiful..love the story so inspiring!..
Linda cabana, linda a paisagem, Refugio simplesmente perfeito.
It looks like a paradise. Beautiful place to live, plus i love rain
North Spain is stunning!
Ohmygosh very precious beauty, I would be happy if I can serve as a care taker inside that paradise 😍🌹🙏
This reminds me of my father native town in Algeria 🇩🇿. I often visite the town and whenever I see abandoned houses that I suddenly discover behind a small hill or next to the river made of rocks I keep thinking about the story of those houses and the people who lived there.
where in Algeria?
Some of the finest videos on utube. Watched these with fascination. Some of the most beautiful country in the world, and some of the most resourceful people ever. Its wonderful to see what real living is like. My father was raised on a farm and he instilled in me the same mind set of being resourceful and in harmony with the land and and nature. The stone buildings are a work of art no matter their age.
Que hermosura. Simplemente hermoso! Felicitaciones por este documental.
This man really knows how.. What a beautiful location and property
Gracias
The drone shot above the eagles is superb at 02:00 minutes in !
they are vultures
Antonio has an artist's eye and aesthetic in finding discarded common things and creating an environment that's wholesome and refined. What a pretty inviting place.
Estuve viviendo en California por 30 años y simplemente me canse de la misma monotonía diaria hoy afortunadamente vivo en Colombia me compre una finca pequeña donde puedo improvisar sin restricciones algunas. Simple mente soy feliz
Que tal en Columbia?
@@levis5669 muy lindo en este país
Hiciste bien. Estados Unidos va a entrar emn crusi
So cozy! Never would of imagined this kind of transformation.
I just visited the north of Spain, It is stunning, it is like a land straight out of a tale.
Maybe like a tale with a hero who fights windmills? :)
I love what this man envisioned and gave a new life.
My nan had a marble sink in the laundry growing up, I remember saying to her that it was a bit fancy for a farm house in rural Victoria Australia in the early 1900’s, but she reminded me that they didn’t have electricity for a fridge and marble was cool enough to store their meat in/on, also the laundry was built on the cool side of the house usually. Her father was stationed in Egypt in WW1 and learnt so many local building techniques. He built their home out of mudbrick when he came back and was ridiculed by local farmers that it would be washed away after the first rain, it still stands today almost 100yo. She was very proud of his achievement.
The country scenery and house in Spain is really beautiful.
I wish you happiness. 😊👍
un lugar maravilloso y una casa donde me gustaria vivir
I adore your videos. They are honest. Great picture. No music. And impressive housing stories.
Qué lugar tan hermoso!! Y que hombre tan creativo con el uso de objetos!!
Beautiful!! Big love from New Orleans Louisiana of music and Peace ◇ StephopalOpal..thank you for sharing..Enjoy this creative smooth day
Amazing home at beautiful place between beautiful mountains- this home after restoration is piece of art- great work
My family came from that area... Beautiful 💙
Thank you for showing us this. I would like much more detail, though, so as to help others trying a similar project. For instance: building permits (is the cabaña protected heritage, were they allowed or not to open bigger windows?, etc.); is there running water and a greywater system? Have they thought about insulation of walls, roof, floor? What would they change or improve, after the experience of living for some time in the cabaña. The type of information someone that builds would like and need to know. I hope that you consider this for future videos. Thank you!
Your efforts & thinking is highly appreciated. We have to keep & restore our past, I think it is way to save our earth & its resources. In fact I wish & pray god to help me in getting an old house to restore & spent my life doing agriculture in my village in India.
Gorgeous!!! 💚
Hello from Vietnam! I travel from your vlog ! Thank you so much❤️
The landscape looks so much the West of Ireland at times that it's shocking. I mean I could believe it was from a few angles.
And the people is very similar.That's why I love County Clare.Very similar culture,region and people.
Celt lands
Yes, Northern Spain has a strong Celtic tradition. They even play bagpipes in Asturias and Galicia.
Yes, so beautiful and green! I’m from Galicia and living now in Germany I miss that kind of landscape every day...and the ocean😫
This is definitely a dream come true! Love this video!
The stone work is so beautiful
When I think of a perfect house, this is what comes to my mind. Simply amazing.
A beautiful restoration in a beautiful place! Great clip!
Perfection. My dream.
It's absolutely fabulous. Excellent taste !!!👏👏👏
10:54 Un fantasma de la casa escucha Morrisey , que grandeee!!!
Chistonto aparte , un Sueño esa cabaña. Que obra de Arte han hecho. Los felicito !!!
Verry Beautiful place.....
"This curve protects us from civilization".
Wow what a transformation. Love the way they intertwined the old with the new
Espectacular. Jamás cambiaría un lugar como este, por el más ostentoso de la ciudad. Llevo años queriendo vivir definitivamente en un lugar tan maravilloso como este, y cada minuto que pasa sin lograrlo, es como un tiempo lamentablemente desperdiciado.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏totalmente de acuerdo..
With those worn stone fences it really plays with my imagination what history is behind it.
I liked nearly all of the reconstruction :) Good job and even better, mature life approach of the owner/host.
Such a beautiful place
I just received my oxygen to move through the day. Thank you for giving me the a wonderful video.
Oh Europe, so freaking beautiful...
This Backpack is called "cuévano".
Antonio talked a bit more about it. He said there are some versions with a space for a baby. Seems like a very accommodating backpack.
Krieger Zeigler so beautiful the way he re-purposed it! Also love the faucet light and tuna can switch... amazing work.
@@kirstendirksen yes, for hay, children, whatever. Im from Cantabria, very close to Valles Pasiegos. My wifes grandfather made a lot of "cuévanos" for selling in villages, very traditional.
@@sheronmechelle8672 its very common in Cantabria. Converting old ruined farmhouses in little hotels.
I have something similar, it has a strap down lid, they are made by a crafts woman in the area where I live.
Waaaawwwww la cabaña me ha encantado! Si fuera mia iria los fines de semana para desconectar de todo,tenemos un pais digno de disfrutar,yo soy del norte tambien,y lo adoro
Great renovation he has done. Amazing to see such architectural art. By the way, they hung a Bangladeshi map on their wall. Seeing this map made me happier.
A fantastic story. Thank you so much
Una belleza de paisajes, el norte de España es lo mas bonito del mundo
You're getting some beautiful drone shots, nicely done.
I would like to know how much it cost to convert this barn and how long it took to remodel the barn.
Hello George, I do not know exactly how much the investment could have been because it has been little by little and for almost fifteen years, we have recovered furniture, resorted to ingenious solutions and much, much patience. I will also tell you that we have enjoyed the process even though we did not have basic services in the first years.
@@antoniogutierrezhinojosa4945 Ballpark figures are fine. $100,000-200,000 etc. Whats the land worth + approximate improvements. I guess another way to do it is what did you originally pay for it + materials + labor and what today's appraisal might be.
@@antoniogutierrezhinojosa4945 a wonderful home. Indeed. Great way to live. Low stress & lots fresh air. Be Blessed
@@antoniogutierrezhinojosa4945 Beautiful work.
Looks gorgeous.
Gorgeous. Stunning. Peaceful.
My bonito eso es como tener un Tesoro, la cabaña es símbolo de refugío.( Disfrutalà) .Saludos de California
I love everything about this video, every square inch of it! Your work always inspires me Kirstin!
Interesting story on a gorgeous place!!! Amazing improvement of the house done so beautifully.
Esa es vida,odio el verano, aqui en Bs. As. donde vivo es muy caluroso y humedo ,no dan ganas de hacer nada . Con ese clima te dan ganas de trabajar tomar caldos calientes ,hacer artesanias ,escuchar musica leer ,felicitaciones ,a disfrutar .
Magical place with magical people!!
What a beautiful place - so peaceful and quiet. Great property and video
Gorgeous. This family is blessed
I’ve been watching you since you started your channel.
By far my favorite. Thank you.
Waving from Oregon.
Very beautiful place and great work!
Vaya está preciosa su cabaña, que previligiado es usted💗💗
what a beautiful setting and history....love it
Beautiful video. Thank you.
Wowowow ur videos r so relaxing and so beautiful to watch ,thxxxxx.
What a beautiful house.
Hermosa cabaña, en un entorno de ensueño!
Thank you you guys are one of my most favorite content creators on TH-cam
Realmente un lugar paradisiaco....Buen trabajo !!!!!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this place.....
Que hermoso lugar que bonito restauro Las casas de piedra lugar bonito para vivir la vida en la ciudad no es igual
La “viga central” de la que habla el señor realmente es una columna. Muy bello este proyecto.
Quiero irme a España, que hermoso un paraíso. Hermosísimo!!
Ven a Galicia😍😍😍