FULL TOUR (+ plans!) of the School We're Turning Into Our House!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2024
- It's taken us two years to get the school to this point, and we've still got a ways to go! Keep watching to see some of the plans we've got.
~ - Extra Context from this Video- ~
•Check out my other video that shows more of the construction progress / timelapse from the last two years as well. :) ( • 2 YEARS (in 7 minutes)... )
•My video on how I stripped and refinished all the old school doors ( • RESTORING OUR SCHOOL D... )
•My tutorial on making custom floor mosaics (schoolhousehomestead.com/how-...)
•If you're in central Indiana and want a list of the contractors / businesses we've used so far, I put them in a list here! (schoolhousehomestead.com/cont...)
•In this video I made some of the renderings using Photoshop's new generative AI tool. It can be a bit quirky, but it was completely blowing my mind. If you want to make some renderings of your own, I highly recommend this video that has excellent tutorials. ( • Generative Fill in Pho... )
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I love when people are able to reuse an old property while keeping some of the historic charm. It’s going to be such a beautiful home.
It may not many much to anyone else, but I love the fact that you’re still calling the building a “SCHOOL”. So much respect and luck to you and your family.
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@@niaj7400 Because so many old classic buildings have been destroyed and removed from our memories.
I love that the school's history is not going unnoticed!
Anyone who grew up in a small rural town has had the dream of turning their school into a house. Love it
That double height laundry area is a great opportunity to add racks for air drying that can come down for use and back up for airing up and out of the way. The mechanism is used often for wheelchair bound closets but would adapt well to this application.
Oo I'll look into this! I've had hanging racks in NY, and have some ideas, but ty!
I’ve seen drying racks often in English homes.
@@Schoolhousehomesteadwhile thats all open add in a floor drain in that laundry room. If one of those water hoses ever pops even if its 15 years later youll be prepped for it.
@@Schoolhousehomestead I’ve been curious as to how you’ll address window treatments!
@@PLS.54 That's a problem for future us- but I love sewing! My mom was a seamstress.
Love it, good for you! I’m 70 years old and about 30 years ago I begged and pleaded with my wife to turn an old gas station and garage into a home. The owners only wanted enough money to cover the closing costs. At the time a house restoration guy I knew estimated the cost of construction at about $150k. That seemed too high to my wife and eventually I had to give up the dream. The buildings were razed later. I kept all of the pictures and drawings we’d done and now my wife regrets her reluctance. We recently got ahold of an old lake house and remodeled and updated it. It’s nice and I’m proud but the memories of the old gas station still haunts me. Particularly on nights when I’m having trouble sleeping.
Good luck to you.
I have always wanted to buy an old school and turn it into a house; that never happened, so I live vicariously through these kinds of videos LOL. My late husband's uncle and aunt raised 8 kids in a remodeled school. They kept a lot of the original features, including a fire escape slide from the second floor. They covered it and made it a fun slide for the kids. The huge blackboards in the main room were also kept, because they homeschooled. I just fell in love with that house! One downstairs bathroom was made into the boys' bath, and the other one for the girls. The kitchen was actually on the second floor, which I thought was really unusual. But it worked for them!
We had a local school rehabbed for apartments! The builder went to school there and didn't want the stone building torn down! It turned out really nice! He tore it apart and kept all of the doors etc. The apartments are huge and he made carports with walkways for the owners! In Trappe, Pa. suburb of Philadelphia!
Great way to preserve a great old building, and creating new homes at the same time.
This is so cool!! Can’t wait to see it all finished.
Thank you!!
This looks so fun and inspired. Thanks for bringing us along. Like everyone, I have a suggestion. Once the grading is complete and you know where your garden will be, ask local arborists or chip drop for wood chips. They will compost and improve your soil so when you actually get to put in a garden, you will have a head start.
Thank you!! Great minds- you sound just like my father in law, just put all the leaves on top of the garden in a fenced in little area. :) Didn't think about doing something like that for the whole yard!
Hey you know what, if that building is "dual zone", since your husband is a doctor, if he ever wants to go into "private practice, you can section off a certain section of the building for the practice and even bring in others into the practice as it grows. i.e. nurses, theraperists, etc. Just a suggestion. :)
This video popped up as a 'suggestion' and the algorithms were right. I love seeing how people turn old unused historical buildings into new creations. I look forward to seeing how it progresses, it looks amazing already!
I can’t wait to see it as you complete it. Building a home is such a hard but rewarding task. I love how you are taking something old and almost discarded to turn it into a beautiful place to raise your family
I went to school in a Canadian prairie school house very like yours. In that town my family lived in the functioning train station, as my father was the station agent. I still think that was a pretty darn cool childhood and I wish I could have turned that building into a home for my kids to grow up in.
I would love that much height in my laundry room. I'd have a huge drying rack that could be raised and lowered on pulleys. :D
You guys take the words “old school” to a whole new level! ❤
Thank you for restoring and reusing a building that would otherwise go to the landfill. Our country needs more people like you.
You’re so much braver than I am. This is a home that will be in your family for generations. I had my doubts when I saw the first video and how it was. Too far gone to save. I’m glad you saw what it can be.
So glad you are saving this place.. i watch another guys channel that purchased a Buster Brown shoe factory.. 70,000 sq ft.. i think that's how I found your channel
.. Anyways, thx for bringing us along on another adventure and take care my friends and God Bless...
My husband’s very small (100 residents) home town has an old high school similar to yours, but it still has a gym and indoor bathrooms. The town renovated two classrooms and the bathrooms. One classroom has a kitchen and dining area now that can be rented. We use it for our large family gatherings at Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, and the kids can go play in the gym.
Great idea to preserve the building, and beneficial the the town residents.
If you have space in the basement, I'd put an apartment for each kid. Now they can be guests/grandparents or even on Airbnb. But I wish I had the space to let my kids know that our house is that--ours the whole family's, not just my husband's and mine, they will not be pressured to move out (though it's fine if they do) and if I could have an apartment for each of them, that could accommodate them with a future partner that would be great. Later, I could move into one of the apartments and their family could move into the main house. My dad was born on a farm that had two houses on it a big house and a small house. And it worked like that. When his older brother got married, my uncle and aunt lived in the small house. When their third child was born and my dad (the youngest was the only one left at home, he and his parents moved into the small house and my uncle's family moved into the big house. This had been going on for several generations, but unfortunately, the lifestyle of the 80s brought it to an end. My grandparents were the last to live in the small house. I feel like families lost their way and I'm so happy that you guys moved back to your hometown and are re-surrecting the big extended family home! Keep up the good work and thanks for putting this on TH-cam for us to enjoy too.
often as children become adults and start their own families parents downsize and don't have capacity for the children to visit with their families your suggestion is a good idea
I don’t live that far away from you… I enjoy watching your progress!
Love that your thinking ahead to look after your folks. 😊
Love the ceiling heights. Would be my dream to do a 10 ft tall collage painting. I wish I had high ceilings and hugh walls. Your green choice is spot on. Beautiful
Hello fellow Hoosier!! This was a dream of mine way back in the day! I’m subscribed and anticipating the videos to come!! I don’t believe you or your children will regret living close to family and out of big cities! The country life is where it’s at!! God bless you and your family!!!
So happy to see you keeping the original look of the building. I LOVE brick.
I Love This So Much!! There are so many of these beautiful buildings scattered across Indiana.
I’m currently restoring my Grandparents 1847 brick four square that I am blessed to be able to buy back.
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Can’t wait to see your Amazing home.
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My architect hubby and I are fascinated by your project. So glad you're documenting it!
I love that you're renovating that old school into a home. My old high school in Wisconsin was torn down because no one would buy it and fix it up. Great plans! Looking forward to future updates as the build goes on.😊
Beautiful plans and sooooo much work. What a wonderful place for your kids to grow up in.
I'm so excited for you guys. I love people keeping the original buildings. History is so important to remember and embrace. It's funny when you say there weren't any bathrooms, my grandfather tells me outhouses were the norm....and that was in the 30's-40's. Well, thank you for the restoration videos. :)
This is going to be so interesting watching this schoolhouse become a house. There was a show on HGTV that featured old buildings become houses, soda fountains, jails, banks, fire stations, etc. I probably watched every episode.
Do you remember the name of the show? That sounds like a show i'd love!
That HGTV show has made me want to live in an old corner store and an old school!
So jealous of this project. This is gonna be one rad home when you're all done. LOVE ALL THE GREEN!
I would like to recommend you take a look at Eco-Lawn from Wildflower Farm in Canada for your grass in the backyard. It's slow-growing and drought resistant, so less mowing and maintenance. I mow about every 3 weeks or so.
Oh I am 10000% on board for this, thank you for the rec!!
WOW that was a Nice Rec!!! Mister Line? You Get NEIGHBOR of the YEAR AWARD! ....Make That CENTURY! Mrs. Grisson, I would LOVE to se you Palladium windows on one side. I think there used to be some,....? I THINK I saw the brickwork outline. But on the other hand, doubtful. @@Schoolhousehomestead
It might be a cool idea to have all the different animals reflected in paintings throughout the house. Turkey painting in the bedroom, cows in the kitchen, sheep in the office etc.
The mosaics are gorgeous!!! It’s getting there!
So cool. I would have the family room open to the kitchen. It’s so nice to be all together. Then I would make a small morning room for those times someone might want an intimate quiet spaces to read, have a private conversation, meditate…
Yes a family room as part of the kitchen. A place for kids to hang out for homework, TV while cooking is happening.
ok...just stumbled upon this video and I SO SUBSCRIBED immediately! What a great journey this will be but I wouldn't have bothered if the person doing the video wasn't likeable. LOL...And I immediately thought what a pleasant person with a warm, speaking voice and great common sense. Plus your graciousness towards the parents was another sign that this was a person I'd spend time with. Looking forward to meeting all the cast of characters and of course all the work that will be happening. I suspect we'll all be schooled in the weeks/months to come. Go forth and conquer.
Oh my, I just now discovered this by accident. Definitely subscribed immediately and look forward to seeing your progress!
I'm looking forward to future videos. What an amazing project. I love seeing old buildings refurbished.
Thank you!!
Beautiful old school. The architecture and craftsmanship is spectacular
I think it’s so cool how you are honoring the history of the building while making it your own and functional moving forward, love seeing the journey of it!
I've only recently found your TH-cam videos. I quickly run through them all. I've been looking forward to seeing the plans which you've shown here. I love the layout I think it's going to be awesome in the end.
Love seeing your changes! It will be a splendid space to call home!!!
I love your plans! Such a fabulous old building.
Such a cool building!
It will be an amazing home!!🤗💜
I live in Springville, Indiana, and recently came across your TH-cam page. To say I'm obsessed is an understatement. You have really kept the integrity of the school. I wait excitedly for every single new update. ❤❤
I'm so excited for you guys. Thank you for the update!❤
Can't wait to see how you progress...so exciting!
I really love this! They just don't make buildings like this anymore so I'm glad you're retaining a lot of its historical charm. Welcome back to Indiana! I live on the southWEST side of Indianapolis near Moorseville, so hey neighbor! I have a friend who lives in Franklin and she loves it there. We belong to a Conservation Club where we camp down in Nineveh, IN, just south of Franklin. Love that area!
Thank you for this! I have been yearning to see the layout and plans for the schoolhouse. Kudos to you and your husband for repurposing this historic building, and for sharing your journey for the rest of us!
Thank you for sharing this process and progress. So enjoyable! We'll done!
Your design choices are wonderful! I love the floor tiles. 💕
Beautiful! I can't wait to see the finish look so far it's amazing, beautiful.
What an awesome project. Watching from Central Illinois, thanks for taking us along.
One of the few home tours that didn't make me confused or dizzy! Great video!
What fun! Your plans are wonderful.
Thank you for such an incredible update! We've been watching your journey from Melbourne Australia, and love how you're breathing new life in to an old beauty x
Painted such a good picture and was so easy to understand the layout. Can't wait to see it finished!
What an amazing journey so far. I love the vision you have for this structure. You're so lucky to have so much natural light, too.
I legit had a dream I bought an old school last night! I assume it’s because I really love these videos, thanks for sharing with us. 🫶
I’m living vicariously through you! Thanks so much for sharing!❤
This will be an awesome home. Thank you for updating us.
I just started watching your channel a few weeks ago. I grew up in Lafayette, Indiana and never heard of Franklin. What an exciting adventure yall are on. Cant wait to continue along and see the school house finished!
Wow that is amazing .So happy for you both.
Good luck with this wonderful makeover.
What an awesome thing to do!! Your home/school is cool!! Congrats 🎉
Keep going!!! This is going to be beautiful can't wait to see it all finished please keep the updates coming in the meantime 🙏
I’m from Williamsburg, Indiana and your schools reminds me so much of the elementary school I went to about 54 years ago. This is so much fun to watch. Thanks for sharing!
Great plans. Love watching your progress.
So glad you are saving this beautiful building.
At the front door when the plywood comes down put up glass. A breeze way and area to collect sunlight in the winter. Love the basement being so sunny
Wow! What a project! It is going to be so fantastic when it's done. I look forward to seeing it.
Great job explaining the future design. I could really (and truly) visualize it!
This looks great! Thanks for taking us on this journey with you.
So I come across your video just now, and you are living my dream! I have always looked at old, interesting, unconventional structures to make a home in, and schools have always been #1 on my list! I will be living vicariously through you, so I am so excited to follow along in your journey! Good luck!!
Thanks for sharing your plans!! Looks like the tough work is almost done and you'll get to see it come together soon!!!!!
I love love love this idea! I’m living vicariously through you. Wishing you all the best with your project and I can’t wait to see more videos and the final results. 😊
Thanks for bringing us along! What an inspirational task! Love the way you will be using green in the school!
I love your school house home ❤ Looking forward to following along and seeing your updates and progress 😊
Lookin great, can’t wait to see more progress
It's a lot of fun following this journey of yours. Thanks for creating these videos that we enjoy so much.
Love the updates! Can't wait to see the finished home/school.
Thank you so much for sharing your fascinating renovation of the school house! I grew up in Indiana, and my siblings and I actually started school in a building very similar to this one. The school was in North Manchester, Indiana in 1958. (That ages me! Lol) I love the plans for the apartment downstairs for parents! That used to be the accepted norm, but doesn't happen much anymore! And, just the reason you want a big house? Kudos to you and your husband to celebrate family and friends! Looking forward to your next video!
Such a gorgeous building! It's so great you get to turn a piece of history into your future home. This is such an inspiration, I hope to be able to do this kind of thing one day, turn an old empty building into a wonderful home.
Thank you for sharing your journey! I lobe watching the progress!
Holidays are going to be Beautiful!!
What an awesome home!!! I used to live in an old 1 room schoolhouse converted into a little home in Texas. I loved it had such character and awesome spirits! Good luck on your adventure!
I'm also a New Yorker translated to Indiana. I still love all the fields and open space. It took several years to adjust but now it's been my home for longer than NYC. I look forward to seeing your dreams come to fruition! So glad I saw your channel. Best wishes.
Pretty amazing! It's really a great vision some people can pull off in remodels. Good luck!
Skating rink!! Our full basement growing up was a skating rink till we needed more rooms for us 5 kids. It was amazing!
Thank you for the tour . I’m a 70 year old Hoosier native living in Florida. This school reminds mew of my early years in some schools just like this .👍😀
Just so amazing! I hope in the end you'll share final cost and all the details.
It's looking absolutely amazing, I can't wait to see what it looks like finished.
Such a cool project!!
I love watching people crazier than me 😂
This is going to look stunning when you're done!
Beautiful to see all the before plans.Congrats on getting this far from 1st seeing it in an email😍All the best to you and your family on the future memories you will create in your "School HOUSE❤
Very good old building. Can't wait to see how it looks when completed.
There are 2 schools in the town I live in that were turned into homes...1 school is now a church/Christian School, and it was the school I went to for a couple years....the cafeteria was in the basement. Right above the cafeteria was the Kindergarten classroom, then down the hall was 1st, and 2nd grade....3rd grade classroom was next to the kindergarten classroom. 4th and 5th grade were in a modular building...and the library was also in a modular building. I was only at that school for a couple years, but I have so many memories of it because it was an old building, the cafeteria in the basement was really cool, and being below ground it made for a good root cellar too for vegetables and fruits...wasn't anything made in that cafeteria out of boxes...the cooks made everything from scratch back then, and I had the experience of helping do dishes, serve food, etc. quite often...loved it, and miss that old school. When they closed it down, it sat empty for many years, then a group bought it, renovated it, and reopened it as a church and Christian school, so even all these years later its still being used as a school.
Can’t wait to see the finished product! All the best and good luck to you guys! Such a wonderful feel good kinda story!❤
You thank us for watching, I want to thank you and your family for rescuing the "cool house" this will be absolutely incredible. Looking forward to more updates.
Very nice. Thanks for sharing your journey.
ooh - been looking forward to an update & video!!!!