Hey everyone, I wanted to mention a few other details. You may have noticed how modern our furniture is - this will change in time. Our last house was considerably newer. Also, the house was painted grey before we moved in, we are working on changing that as I go room-to-room sanding down the walls and making them smooth again.
Love the house Ken ! Thankfully the floors weren’t screwed with lol ,also I wouldn’t be surprised after seeing that door, might be chestnut instead of oak, very common in that era.
Thank you. I cannot believe the number of houses in my neighborhood that have been trashed by developers. They call it gentrification. I call it slummification. Cheap work, bad design. In 20 years it's just going to be a mess. Thank you for doing this. It takes some interest and some respect for the integrety of the design of a building.
Yea people can barely afford homes as it is, and buying stuff that was made cheap is just going to result in things needing to be fixed sooner and more frequently. Quality is only for the wealthy now, everyone else is either getting cheap or expensive crap.
Same thing going on in my neighbourhood. There's this one house beautiful 1915 home for sale. Its been totally gutted with no original charm or character left. Cheap and basic looking fixtures, awkward wall and ceiling cut outs, no more wood work, only the dinkiest thinest baseboards and trim. GRAY FLOORS!!! A really sad looking flip house. And way over priced. The only "good" thing about it is that it's been sitting on the market for over 100+ days.
I owned a 1920’s era house that had similar “modernization” work done on it. Cheap plywood boarded up the old fireplace wall, including the matched pair of windows on each side, like yours. The ceiling in the dining room had large cracks and a poorly built bookcase was bolted into one corner. I spent hours bending over the top of a ladder, reaming out the cracks with a can opener and then filling them with plaster and sanding them down. We removed the bookcase and old carpeting to reveal lovely hardwood floors and found a lovely patterned glass chandelier from the same period as the house to install where a modern one had been placed. There were so many other projects we took on but but by bit we worked on returning the house to its former glory. I wish now we had kept it but we moved on. It’s such an act of love to restore these beauties!
As someone who has been involved in bringing older homes closer to their origins most of my life, I am so happy to see you sharing this adventure. I know it's not all fun, but the feeling as each room is done is so truly rewarding.
Thank you for the peak into your life. Our first home was a craftsman and we were the 3rd owners. We lived there for 20 years and I still miss the spacious rooms and large closets. I hope you enjoy the journey in restoring your new home.
Hi Ken and Dalton, thanks for inviting us into your home ! The house is very nice now, but we know that when you both finish with your project, the house is going to look as it was before when it was built. I always look forward to your videos!!❤
Thank you for inviting us into your beautiful home. Love the house and your plans for it. However, the careless disposal of the glass by the former owners will haunt me....perhaps forever.😮 And the Velcro was quite puzzling. Lol. Greetings to Dalton and your beautiful kitties as well. Please continue to share your progress. I enjoy your videos immensely.
It would infuriate my mother (an art history bach with interior design associates) and sadden (and provide a job for) my step uncle (who does stained glass as a job).
Thank you for buying this house! I wanted to cry when I saw what was done to it during your tour. They threw out art glass and a chandelier? There should be civil penalties for stunts like that. It would have taken little effort to donate. Yes, I would appreciate watching as you go through the process of renovating. Best luck to you. Looks like quite an endeavor to replace what was ripped away. Love your conservatory idea for the back part of the house. Love love love all that you plan to do. Best wishes!
Congratulations on your Arts and Crafts bungalow find, Ken! When I bought my 1928 home in 2005, I immediately subscribed to "American Bungalow" magazine and ordered every back issue they had available. They've been an invaluable resource ever since.
You are speaking my love language: Frank Lloyd Wright, William Morris and Craftsman style. These are my all time favorites in design. Anxious to see the progress on the house. The craftsmanship of this era is so beautiful, wish all the best in your endeavor. Plus, I love cats. Yes, please take us through the process, especially the dining room. It’s going to be grand.
Ken and Dalton I just loved this video. This one had my ears more than any other. If the walls of your Arts & Crafts home could talk, they would sigh with happiness that you are restoring the soul of the home, after so long. Yes, please post restoration videos. the conservatory in the back sounds so intriguing. I can't wait to see what you design. If only these "developers" would watch even the first 60 seconds of this video, they could learn so much that has gone over their comprehension. It delights me that you are saving this house. I love the pink blanket too, and seeing the cat! What a wonderful home you have chosen, to do your creative works.
Please continue with this series of videos. I love seeing how someone reimagines their personal home. In you and Daltons' case, your taking it back to the early part of the 1900s! So please.....continue showing us what you'll be doing. I'm most interested in seeing how you'll convert your rear deck to a sun room. Will you tile the floor? I'm also interested in seeing your second floor addition!
I can't believe someone would just throw a Tiffany chandelier into a dumpster. That's a mind-blowing level of ignorance! It's very likely that there was a fireplace originally in that living room for heat purposes. Fireplaces get removed all the time because flippers don't want to deal with them. It's a good thing the house is in your hands now and you'll be able to restore it to its former glory. Thanks for sharing! And P.S. - I hope you share updates!
I was delighted to hear your house is in Oak Park. My mother was born and raised there in the early 20th century. Yes, please share updates. Such a beautiful home! And cats! 🥰
I loved this video with your amazing plans of restoration. Please keep up updated as you get into the project. This is going to be so much fun - I love Arts and Crafts homes. I use to own one and I think it owned me!! lol I can't believe someone would throw out that beautiful chandelier - heart braking!!! The idea of the fireplace is fabulous!! This is really a diamond in the rough - just waiting for your loving touches. Congratulations to both of you!
YES YES YES, I would love to see videos of you restoring the home, Craftsman homes are my favorite for all the reason's you mentioned here, and your plans are perfect in my eyes. I like your kitchen and just a few changes/nods to the craftsman style are all it needs. Congratulations to you both on finding this gem.
Hi Ken, thank you for showing us your house. I restored a small Victorian house built in 1898. A lot of damage had been done to the house including having to remove 7 layers of paint. It was a lot of work but a labor of love ❤️ . Yes, I’d love to see your house and it’s restoration. Thank you again.
I grew up in arts and crafts home , not far from you 😊. I loved the original stained glass with leaded glass window, chandeliers, spiral staircase of heavy wood with built in bookcases everywhere w stained glass ❤ I still love that style of home ❤.
This is terribly exciting. My partner and I restored our 1920 craftsman. The City's assessor said we were lucky to have all the original millwork. Actually we replaced the horrid MDF with period appropriate wood. It was worth the money.
Haha, Miss Roscoe’s blanket, I love it. Our cats favourite thing is a length of organza which they stole from the base of the Christmas tree one year. They think of it as a invisibility cloak. It’s so much fun playing with them hiding and scuffling around in the organza 😂❤
Oh my! THEY THREW OUT A TIFFANY LAMP?!?!?!?!?! I hate developers with a passion. I love old houses too, and in Winnipeg where I live there are plenty to choose from but so many have been messed up by developers and flippers. I was so lucky to find the 1933 house that I purchased three years ago...almost all of the original features are intact and the gorgeous oak millwork on the main floor has never been painted. It even has all of the original doors and hardware. It's nice to finally put a face to the voice, and I love what you and your partner are planning for your home. Seeing your kitties in the background was an added bonus! I look forward to seeing updates as your work progresses.
Thank you for giving us a look at the private side of your life. Good luck to you and your partner as you restore your new home. We would love to see your progress as time goes by. I am very excited to see your very nice home transformed into your dream home.
Congratulations Ken and Dalton on finding this charming house with so much potential! We live in a second empire Victorian which we're gradually preserving all the original features and restoring back to good condition. It takes a lot of patience but it's worth it! It would be great if you show all of us the work in progress as you tackle each project!
Congratulations on finding that beautiful home and inviting us all see it. It would be great if you can take us along as you embark on restoring some the rooms. Best wishes to both of you in that new house.
Congratulations on your new home and thanks for sharing a tour of it with us viewers. As you've asked, I'd enjoy seeing videos of the renovation as it progresses. I've always wanted to own a home like yours, but it's well beyond what we can afford; so watching you fix yours up will allow me to live vicariously. BTW, thanks for introducing us to your partner and cats; it was nice to meet them. Your tiger striped tabby looks a lot like ours. :)
Hi, everyone, Ken here. Welcome to my house. Youre very good at these walk throughs. Very glad you're bringing this home back to what it was. Glad to know you appreciate period. That fireplace and booksheleves will look nice. I love that you want the dining room to be your show stopper. Great idea for a house that period.
Thank goodness This House is in Your Hands! Oak Park architecture is famous the world over, (I'm Australian) and to see what has been done to the home is heart breaking. Wishing you all the best as you restore it to its former glory.
Love the house and love your cats!! Thanks for showing us your home. I love Craftsman homes, and look forward to seeing you return it to its former glory.
The craftsman house design is one of my favorites. I am so happy that you are fixing it back to semi original. I have complete faith that you will breath new life in it. Congratulations on your purchase and new/old home. I cannot wait to see what it will become. Please keep us updated. Thank you tou!😊
Love the house! I am looking forward to see your work and what you have done so far is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your house! Congrats to you both!! I just adore the cats!!!
And I have to say it, the compromise you and your partner Dalton have is excellent. I love that basement and with your eye for detail it’s going to be amazing
Ken, congrats to you & your partner on your new home! Also, had to mention how soothing your voice is, like ASMR. Would definitely be up to watching you restore your home 😊
Ken and Dalton, This House is so fortunate to have you as it’s new owners as the transformation is going to be incredible! Thank you so much for sharing your personal life with us, because so many channels have one person in them and never a peep about anything outside of their channel. It is just nice to know something about the people that we watch. I understand that security is very important and there are a lot of crazies out there so privacy is very important, so I don’t know what I’m saying. It’s completely up to the creator to decide and I’m sure happy that we get to know you a little bit better!
Thank you so much! While I try to keep the focus of the channel off of me and on the topic of architecture, I was just so excited to share my restoration plans! Thanks for joining me on this journey, cheers!
It was so nice to see the house that you bought... I love arts and crafts bungalows and it would be wonderful to watch you restore your new old house...
We have a contemporary of yours, (1917) single story Arts & Crafts. It is one of the very few homes in our neighborhood that hasn't been demolished and McMansioned. While ours is nowhere near as lovely as yours, and has stalled at several previous owner renovations, we are lucky to have cove ceilings and a hallway arch. I am really looking forward to seeing your renovation work. Also, big fan of your cats!
So excited for the prospects of your renovations❗️ The room that would be the most the most interesting renovation is the front room with the addition of the mantle~thank you for sharing your house with us❣️
I'm a big fan of the Arts & Crafts style home. The paint colour choice used on this magnificent house is one of my favourites. Your plans to renovate and bring back the original rooms and style will add to the splender of your home. Please keep us up to date when it is finished!😊
Really glad that you’re returning it to it’s former form without compromising it too much. I live in the uk and have never even been to the US at all but your videos are amazing and have made me look into way more into historic American Architecture to an extent I didn’t before and that’s a true testimony to both of you. I would like to know what is your favourite building which you have previously covered?
20:06 Ken I absolutely love your videos. As a history and architecture buff I so look forward to your videos. I live in NYC and am fascinated with all your meticulous research - it’s a shame this city is so quick to tear down its history. I was thrilled to watch the video on your own home and to see your partner. I hope you post more videos on the evolution of your home. Although I’m not a fan of arts and crafts style, I greatly appreciate your dedication to bringing your home back to its glory days. I wish you and your partner all the best in this journey and do hope you show us the evolution as it unfolds.
Hi Ken & Dalton! It's so nice to put a face to the voice! Thank you for inviting us into your home. It's just as charming as you. I enjoy your content so much and I look forward to seeing the finished project.
Absolutely love this episode! Thank you for sharing your home with us and it’s nice to finally get to meet your partner! Congratulations to you both for a great home and can’t wait to see what you do to it over the years.
Ken & Dalton. Thank you for sharing your home & answering my question! 😊 I think most of us want to follow this process with you, it'd be great! I love the bathroom. I think the living room will be pretty interesting! Hello to the kitties! 😺
The format with you in the video is great! Seeing your new home and learning about your plans is perfect since we recently purchased a 1914 home, similar to your new home! Although we are working with a "period decorator", hearing your ideas really helps! We have some very similar situations as you described and about to take on a small addition that will also incormporate building out the basement too. As your plans happen, it would be great to see updates as you go! BTW, the home we purchased, like yours at first, was not even close to what we invisioned but really glad we did the purchase! Thank you
This is so wonderful. I’m so glad you found this house, and it found u as well. I’m hoping you’ll keep us up to date on your progress! And YES if very much like to see you doing the restoration.
Hey Ken, I think that your bungalow is charming now & will be spectacular once you get all the restoration done!!! I'd love to follow along as you transform this home!!! 👍👍🙂
Thanks to you and Dalton for sharing your home with us. It has great bones and the perfect new owners to bring it back to it's former Arts & Crafts glory. I have no doubt the house is very happy you are there! I look forward to seeing updates as your plans come to fruition, and will be curious to see which William Morris wallpaper you select for the bedroom, as his designs have always been a favorite of mine.
Thank you for your kind words of encouragement! I'll make sure to post updates as we finish each major project. I've had some luck finding some more affordable reproductions, hopefully the samples will look as good in person as they do online!
I honestly gasped when you pulled off that VELCROED piece of wood 😆 I've never seen that as an installation method. Ever. Even back when I was in high school and building play production sets, we still used a hammer and nails. To think someone couldn't be bothered with THE most basic carpentry skill... Always amazes me the levels of corner-cutting some builders / developers will go to 🤦♀
I love this so 💗 As the owner of a 1931 "kit house" that some guy rudely added a poorly-constructed addition to in ~ 2000, I appreciate deeply your "but whyyyy" struggles. From the "what did this snubbed off gas line used to light?" to the original crystal door knob I found in the yard, unraveling the mysteries is endlessly fascinating (and, at times, frustrating lol). I would totally watch your transformation videos with the same rapt attention with which I watch your other content :) Thank you for inviting us into your home!
As a native Chicagoan (who has moved away, sadly), I know you’re going to love it there, and OP is super special. Congratulations! Love meeting your partner and kitties, and YES- we want more updates and vids as you work on the bungalow!
The house looks great the way it is. Just do ONE project at a time and then move on to the next project. Don't fall into the trap a lot of people do where they rip apart the whole house and then run out of energy, enthusiasm or money and give up.
Hey everyone, I wanted to mention a few other details. You may have noticed how modern our furniture is - this will change in time. Our last house was considerably newer. Also, the house was painted grey before we moved in, we are working on changing that as I go room-to-room sanding down the walls and making them smooth again.
@ThisHouse Please consider reducing the background music. For this headphone user, I could barely hear your voice over it. Thanks
Thank you for the feedback. I'll look into that. Cheers!
@@ThisHouse Thank you so much! I really appreciate it as I’m partially deaf. This means the world to me! Thank you!
Love the house Ken ! Thankfully the floors weren’t screwed with lol ,also I wouldn’t be surprised after seeing that door, might be chestnut instead of oak, very common in that era.
Yes I would like to see it restored.
I screamed WHAT when I heard someone threw out a Tiffany & Co. art glass chandelier.
I nearly lost my breath when my neighbor was telling me about it
Oh goodness I did too.
Heartbreak 😢
It was painful to even fathom
I'm hoping someone came by who rescued it: I would have!
Thank you. I cannot believe the number of houses in my neighborhood that have been trashed by developers. They call it gentrification. I call it slummification. Cheap work, bad design. In 20 years it's just going to be a mess. Thank you for doing this. It takes some interest and some respect for the integrety of the design of a building.
New reno works use sub mass produced materials that will disintegrate in only a few years, they only look good brand new.
Thank you for such a wonderful comment. You're so right!
Yea people can barely afford homes as it is, and buying stuff that was made cheap is just going to result in things needing to be fixed sooner and more frequently. Quality is only for the wealthy now, everyone else is either getting cheap or expensive crap.
Same thing going on in my neighbourhood. There's this one house beautiful 1915 home for sale. Its been totally gutted with no original charm or character left. Cheap and basic looking fixtures, awkward wall and ceiling cut outs, no more wood work, only the dinkiest thinest baseboards and trim. GRAY FLOORS!!! A really sad looking flip house. And way over priced. The only "good" thing about it is that it's been sitting on the market for over 100+ days.
I owned a 1920’s era house that had similar “modernization” work done on it. Cheap plywood boarded up the old fireplace wall, including the matched pair of windows on each side, like yours. The ceiling in the dining room had large cracks and a poorly built bookcase was bolted into one corner. I spent hours bending over the top of a ladder, reaming out the cracks with a can opener and then filling them with plaster and sanding them down. We removed the bookcase and old carpeting to reveal lovely hardwood floors and found a lovely patterned glass chandelier from the same period as the house to install where a modern one had been placed. There were so many other projects we took on but but by bit we worked on returning the house to its former glory. I wish now we had kept it but we moved on. It’s such an act of love to restore these beauties!
As someone who has been involved in bringing older homes closer to their origins most of my life, I am so happy to see you sharing this adventure. I know it's not all fun, but the feeling as each room is done is so truly rewarding.
Lots of hard work, but totally worth it!
Look at those floors! Ken, you must be so excited! And the cats are perfect!
Thank you for the peak into your life. Our first home was a craftsman and we were the 3rd owners. We lived there for 20 years and I still miss the spacious rooms and large closets. I hope you enjoy the journey in restoring your new home.
Thank you so much for inviting us into your home! I am looking forward to following your restoration journey (you have exquisite taste)
I love your dedication to restoring your home. I especially love the fireplace area how cozy. Good luck and may you win the lottery Ken!
Hi Ken and Dalton, thanks for inviting us into your home ! The house is very nice now, but we know that when you both finish with your project, the house is going to look as it was before when it was built. I always look forward to your videos!!❤
Thank you for your words of encouragement! I'll post videos as we finish restoring each room. Cheers!
Gut wrenching that they threw the chandelier and glass windows into a skip!
Absolutely!
I think I’m going to cry. What a travesty.
It was a reproduction.
Would absolutely love to watch you bring this house back to it's former glory!! ❤
Thank you for inviting us into your beautiful home. Love the house and your plans for it. However, the careless disposal of the glass by the former owners will haunt me....perhaps forever.😮 And the Velcro was quite puzzling. Lol. Greetings to Dalton and your beautiful kitties as well. Please continue to share your progress. I enjoy your videos immensely.
I'll make sure to post updates, cheers!
I wonder if that velcroed stile is hiding a movable panel for access to under the stairs.
It would infuriate my mother (an art history bach with interior design associates) and sadden (and provide a job for) my step uncle (who does stained glass as a job).
Congratulations! I hope we get a peek as you transform this beauty!
Thank you for buying this house! I wanted to cry when I saw what was done to it during your tour. They threw out art glass and a chandelier? There should be civil penalties for stunts like that. It would have taken little effort to donate.
Yes, I would appreciate watching as you go through the process of renovating. Best luck to you. Looks like quite an endeavor to replace what was ripped away. Love your conservatory idea for the back part of the house. Love love love all that you plan to do. Best wishes!
Congratulations on your Arts and Crafts bungalow find, Ken! When I bought my 1928 home in 2005, I immediately subscribed to "American Bungalow" magazine and ordered every back issue they had available. They've been an invaluable resource ever since.
You are speaking my love language: Frank Lloyd Wright, William Morris and Craftsman style. These are my all time favorites in design. Anxious to see the progress on the house. The craftsmanship of this era is so beautiful, wish all the best in your endeavor. Plus, I love cats.
Yes, please take us through the process, especially the dining room. It’s going to be grand.
Congratulations!
As a 32 year owner of an original 1921 California Craftsman, I appreciate your restoring a remuddled arts and crafts beauty.
Ken and Dalton I just loved this video. This one had my ears more than any other. If the walls of your Arts & Crafts home could talk, they would sigh with happiness that you are restoring the soul of the home, after so long. Yes, please post restoration videos.
the conservatory in the back sounds so intriguing. I can't wait to see what you design.
If only these "developers" would watch even the first 60 seconds of this video, they could learn so much that has gone over their comprehension. It delights me that you are saving this house. I love the pink blanket too, and seeing the cat! What a wonderful home you have chosen, to do your creative works.
Thank you for joining me on a tour of my home, I'll make sure to post updates! Cheers!
Yes Ken, VLOG your Restoration/Renovation! I think that would be a fun addition to the current Video Lineup.. ❤😊
Yes, would love to watch as you do the work!! Such potential. Love the cats!
Awesome! Thank you!
I can't wait to see how you restore this home. I hope you will give us updates on it as you go. It is a beautiful home.
I’ll make sure to post a few updates as each room is finished. Cheers!
Please continue with this series of videos. I love seeing how someone reimagines their personal home. In you and Daltons' case, your taking it back to the early part of the 1900s! So please.....continue showing us what you'll be doing.
I'm most interested in seeing how you'll convert your rear deck to a sun room. Will you tile the floor? I'm also interested in seeing your second floor addition!
Yes, we would love to see the transformation.
Congratualtions
I can't believe someone would just throw a Tiffany chandelier into a dumpster. That's a mind-blowing level of ignorance! It's very likely that there was a fireplace originally in that living room for heat purposes. Fireplaces get removed all the time because flippers don't want to deal with them. It's a good thing the house is in your hands now and you'll be able to restore it to its former glory. Thanks for sharing! And P.S. - I hope you share updates!
Can you imagine how beautiful the tile around the fireplace was?
I was delighted to hear your house is in Oak Park. My mother was born and raised there in the early 20th century. Yes, please share updates. Such a beautiful home! And cats! 🥰
Hi Ken, the Craftsman style is my favorite. So glad you are restoring it with love and care. Yes please I’d love to watch you restore your home.
I'll make sure to post videos as I complete each major restoration project. Cheers!
I loved this video with your amazing plans of restoration. Please keep up updated as you get into the project. This is going to be so much fun - I love Arts and Crafts homes. I use to own one and I think it owned me!! lol I can't believe someone would throw out that beautiful chandelier - heart braking!!! The idea of the fireplace is fabulous!! This is really a diamond in the rough - just waiting for your loving touches. Congratulations to both of you!
Thanks so much for the tour of your lovely home. Absolutely love William Morris prints!!! It will be gorgeous in the front bedroom.
YES YES YES, I would love to see videos of you restoring the home, Craftsman homes are my favorite for all the reason's you mentioned here, and your plans are perfect in my eyes. I like your kitchen and just a few changes/nods to the craftsman style are all it needs. Congratulations to you both on finding this gem.
Thank you so much! Cheers!
Hi Ken, thank you for showing us your house. I restored a small Victorian house built in 1898. A lot of damage had been done to the house including having to remove 7 layers of paint. It was a lot of work but a labor of love ❤️ . Yes, I’d love to see your house and it’s restoration. Thank you again.
It's lovely! So sad about the glass and the chandelier. Thanks for sharing with us and the best of luck to you! ❤️🏡
Thanks so much! 😊
I grew up in arts and crafts home , not far from you 😊. I loved the original stained glass with leaded glass window, chandeliers, spiral staircase of heavy wood with built in bookcases everywhere w stained glass ❤ I still love that style of home ❤.
I'd love to see updates of your progress with your new home - which is gorgeous btw!
Thank you! Will do!
This is terribly exciting. My partner and I restored our 1920 craftsman. The City's assessor said we were lucky to have all the original millwork. Actually we replaced the horrid MDF with period appropriate wood. It was worth the money.
Glad to hear that about your house!
I sure hope you share your journey on restoring your home. Arts & craft homes are my favorite
It's so nice to actually see you again. It's been awhile
Haha, Miss Roscoe’s blanket, I love it. Our cats favourite thing is a length of organza which they stole from the base of the Christmas tree one year. They think of it as a invisibility cloak. It’s so much fun playing with them hiding and scuffling around in the organza 😂❤
Oh my! THEY THREW OUT A TIFFANY LAMP?!?!?!?!?! I hate developers with a passion. I love old houses too, and in Winnipeg where I live there are plenty to choose from but so many have been messed up by developers and flippers. I was so lucky to find the 1933 house that I purchased three years ago...almost all of the original features are intact and the gorgeous oak millwork on the main floor has never been painted. It even has all of the original doors and hardware.
It's nice to finally put a face to the voice, and I love what you and your partner are planning for your home. Seeing your kitties in the background was an added bonus! I look forward to seeing updates as your work progresses.
Your house sounds gorgeous! I hope to be able to bring it back to that state! I'll make sure to post updates! Cheers!
Thank you for giving us a look at the private side of your life. Good luck to you and your partner as you restore your new home. We would love to see your progress as time goes by. I am very excited to see your very nice home transformed into your dream home.
Congratulations Ken and Dalton on finding this charming house with so much potential! We live in a second empire Victorian which we're gradually preserving all the original features and restoring back to good condition. It takes a lot of patience but it's worth it! It would be great if you show all of us the work in progress as you tackle each project!
Thank you! I'm so glad to hear that you are restoring yours! I'll make sure to post updates as we finish each room/major project. Cheers!
Congratulations on finding that beautiful home and inviting us all see it. It would be great if you can take us along as you embark on restoring some the rooms. Best wishes to both of you in that new house.
Congratulations on your new home and thanks for sharing a tour of it with us viewers. As you've asked, I'd enjoy seeing videos of the renovation as it progresses. I've always wanted to own a home like yours, but it's well beyond what we can afford; so watching you fix yours up will allow me to live vicariously. BTW, thanks for introducing us to your partner and cats; it was nice to meet them. Your tiger striped tabby looks a lot like ours. :)
Hi, everyone, Ken here. Welcome to my house. Youre very good at these walk throughs. Very glad you're bringing this home back to what it was. Glad to know you appreciate period. That fireplace and booksheleves will look nice. I love that you want the dining room to be your show stopper. Great idea for a house that period.
Thank goodness This House is in Your Hands! Oak Park architecture is famous the world over, (I'm Australian) and to see what has been done to the home is heart breaking. Wishing you all the best as you restore it to its former glory.
Love the house and love your cats!! Thanks for showing us your home. I love Craftsman homes, and look forward to seeing you return it to its former glory.
The craftsman house design is one of my favorites. I am so happy that you are fixing it back to semi original. I have complete faith that you will breath new life in it. Congratulations on your purchase and new/old home. I cannot wait to see what it will become. Please keep us updated. Thank you tou!😊
I can't wait to see your finished product, that's a nice house.
Thanks! I’ll make sure to post some updates. Cheers!
Love the house! I am looking forward to see your work and what you have done so far is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your house! Congrats to you both!! I just adore the cats!!!
Ken, love love LOVE your delivery, information, voice, attitude, information.
And now you’re doing a reno! I’m so happy ☺️☺️☺️☺️
It’s going to be beautiful! I can’t wait to watch the transformation!
Cheers!
And I have to say it, the compromise you and your partner Dalton have is excellent. I love that basement and with your eye for detail it’s going to be amazing
What an excellent video, and so nice to see you BOTH on camera! I look forward to seeing your renovations!
Ken, congrats to you & your partner on your new home! Also, had to mention how soothing your voice is, like ASMR. Would definitely be up to watching you restore your home 😊
Thanks for letting us into your home and passion for your own architecture. I really enjoyed seeing your ideas and future plans. ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is so gratifying to see. I wish more people would do what you are doing.
Hopefully we can inspire others to do the same!
Ken and Dalton, This House is so fortunate to have you as it’s new owners as the transformation is going to be incredible! Thank you so much for sharing your personal life with us, because so many channels have one person in them and never a peep about anything outside of their channel. It is just nice to know something about the people that we watch. I understand that security is very important and there are a lot of crazies out there so privacy is very important, so I don’t know what I’m saying. It’s completely up to the creator to decide and I’m sure happy that we get to know you a little bit better!
Thank you so much! While I try to keep the focus of the channel off of me and on the topic of architecture, I was just so excited to share my restoration plans! Thanks for joining me on this journey, cheers!
You bet I’ll follow your journey Ken!
Thanks for letting us into your home. I'm looking forward to when the fireplace and the dining room are finished.
Thanks for joining me for the tour! I’ll make sure to post a few update videos as I reach the various restoration milestones. Cheers!
It was so nice to see the house that you bought... I love arts and crafts bungalows and it would be wonderful to watch you restore your new old house...
We have a contemporary of yours, (1917) single story Arts & Crafts. It is one of the very few homes in our neighborhood that hasn't been demolished and McMansioned. While ours is nowhere near as lovely as yours, and has stalled at several previous owner renovations, we are lucky to have cove ceilings and a hallway arch. I am really looking forward to seeing your renovation work. Also, big fan of your cats!
So excited for the prospects of your renovations❗️ The room that would be the most the most interesting renovation is the front room with the addition of the mantle~thank you for sharing your house with us❣️
I'm a big fan of the Arts & Crafts style home. The paint colour choice used on this magnificent house is one of my favourites. Your plans to renovate and bring back the original rooms and style will add to the splender of your home. Please keep us up to date when it is finished!😊
Thank you so much for this!! Many houses across the US are in need of this unfortunately.
Hopefully I can inspire others to the same. Cheers!
@@ThisHouseYes I hope so too! Arts and Crafts is one of my favorite historical house styles.
Love the home. Can’t wait for the resurrection of some of the rooms.
You have a beautiful home. I love this channel, happy to be in a community that loves old homes. ❤
You all have a wonderful home and I’m glad you’re going to give it back the character and dignity it deserves. Thank you for the tour!
What a beautiful home! Congratulations! And your plans for renovation sound great!
Thank you so much!
Really glad that you’re returning it to it’s former form without compromising it too much. I live in the uk and have never even been to the US at all but your videos are amazing and have made me look into way more into historic American Architecture to an extent I didn’t before and that’s a true testimony to both of you. I would like to know what is your favourite building which you have previously covered?
Fantastic question! It is really hard to pick a favorite, but the house that most recently made my top ten list is Drayton Hall.
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Ken I absolutely love your videos. As a history and architecture buff I so look forward to your videos. I live in NYC and am fascinated with all your meticulous research - it’s a shame this city is so quick to tear down its history. I was thrilled to watch the video on your own home and to see your partner. I hope you post more videos on the evolution of your home. Although I’m not a fan of arts and crafts style, I greatly appreciate your dedication to bringing your home back to its glory days. I wish you and your partner all the best in this journey and do hope you show us the evolution as it unfolds.
This is such a cool idea! Glad to see the promotion and practice of restoration. Hope everything goes well!
all the changes that happened to this house are so unfortunate. It is great to know someone will make it beautiful again.
Hi Ken & Dalton! It's so nice to put a face to the voice! Thank you for inviting us into your home. It's just as charming as you. I enjoy your content so much and I look forward to seeing the finished project.
Absolutely love this episode! Thank you for sharing your home with us and it’s nice to finally get to meet your partner! Congratulations to you both for a great home and can’t wait to see what you do to it over the years.
Thank you!! 😊
Ken & Dalton. Thank you for sharing your home & answering my question! 😊 I think most of us want to follow this process with you, it'd be great! I love the bathroom. I think the living room will be pretty interesting! Hello to the kitties! 😺
The format with you in the video is great! Seeing your new home and learning about your plans is perfect since we recently purchased a 1914 home, similar to your new home! Although we are working with a "period decorator", hearing your ideas really helps! We have some very similar situations as you described and about to take on a small addition that will also incormporate building out the basement too. As your plans happen, it would be great to see updates as you go! BTW, the home we purchased, like yours at first, was not even close to what we invisioned but really glad we did the purchase! Thank you
Sounds like you're doing it the right way! I'll make sure to post updates as we reach milestones in the restoration process. Cheers!
Omg! I can't wait to see your vision become reality ❤ Please keep us updated 🙏
Will do!!
This is so wonderful. I’m so glad you found this house, and it found u as well.
I’m hoping you’ll keep us up to date on your progress!
And YES if very much like to see you doing the restoration.
I love that you"re doing this! I'm am so here for it.
Cheers!
Ken, you made my day. Yes, I want to see all the renovations! I love all your plans.
Yay! Thank you!
Wow you’re plans are absolutely magnificent. I am soo looking forward to this journey
Hey Ken, I think that your bungalow is charming now & will be spectacular once you get all the restoration done!!! I'd love to follow along as you transform this home!!! 👍👍🙂
I’ll make sure to post update videos as I finish each room. Cheers!
@@ThisHouse thanks Ken!! 👍👍
So great to see the whole house and hear of your vision. Looking forward to seeing what you do!
Thanks to you and Dalton for sharing your home with us. It has great bones and the perfect new owners to bring it back to it's former Arts & Crafts glory. I have no doubt the house is very happy you are there! I look forward to seeing updates as your plans come to fruition, and will be curious to see which William Morris wallpaper you select for the bedroom, as his designs have always been a favorite of mine.
Thank you for your kind words of encouragement! I'll make sure to post updates as we finish each major project. I've had some luck finding some more affordable reproductions, hopefully the samples will look as good in person as they do online!
Good luck with your home restoration. Your plans are perfect. Can't wait to see the progress.
Thanks!
I'm so excited to see your vision come to life!
So so sooo excited for you!! You have been my inspo for real estate and building conservation. Stoked for your process in this!!! Best of luck
I honestly gasped when you pulled off that VELCROED piece of wood 😆 I've never seen that as an installation method. Ever. Even back when I was in high school and building play production sets, we still used a hammer and nails. To think someone couldn't be bothered with THE most basic carpentry skill... Always amazes me the levels of corner-cutting some builders / developers will go to 🤦♀
I can't wait to see the finished product 😮
Thank you for a look into your home🏡
Glad you could join me on the tour!
Most definitely want to watch the work as you do it, can't wait! Hi Dalton!
Awesome! Thank you!
Nice house. Good luck with the renovation.
Thank you!
Sounds like you have a good plan for the house. Cant wait until the next tour.
Cheers!
I love this so 💗 As the owner of a 1931 "kit house" that some guy rudely added a poorly-constructed addition to in ~ 2000, I appreciate deeply your "but whyyyy" struggles. From the "what did this snubbed off gas line used to light?" to the original crystal door knob I found in the yard, unraveling the mysteries is endlessly fascinating (and, at times, frustrating lol). I would totally watch your transformation videos with the same rapt attention with which I watch your other content :) Thank you for inviting us into your home!
Congrats your home is beautiful and I love your vision
I love your house! Thank you for sharing your journey with us. (And I adore your cats!!)
This is awesome! I am looking forward to the library reno.
I am too! Cheers!
Very nice to see your home and hear your plans for it. Respect!
I would love for you and Dalton to videotape each room that is being transformed 🤗
Great idea!!
As a native Chicagoan (who has moved away, sadly), I know you’re going to love it there, and OP is super special. Congratulations! Love meeting your partner and kitties, and YES- we want more updates and vids as you work on the bungalow!
The house looks great the way it is. Just do ONE project at a time and then move on to the next project. Don't fall into the trap a lot of people do where they rip apart the whole house and then run out of energy, enthusiasm or money and give up.