Lol we lived on 40 acres for 3 years…the creek flooded,the ladybugs overtook us for months, lost a cat to the larger critters, and the mowing…when I wanted to paint that wonderful homemade cabinets that’s when hubs said “let’s sell”…moved to a subdivision in the city lololo with a pool and LOVE it.
I know this is an older video, so you may not even see this. But I wanted to say that this is what I love about you, Angie, that keeps bringing me back to watch your videos. You actually feel genuine and down to earth. You seem like a nice, quirky, fun lady who I'd appreciate having as a friend if we knew each other. I know you say often that you're "not everyone's cup of tea" or that you feel sometimes like you have to tone yourself down. But don't, honey. You're great just as you are. Hugs from a Southern gal currently living in Canada.
For the white cabinet conundrum, consider doing white on the uppers and a more forgiving color on the lowers. We did this in my kitchen and it kept the room bright but allowed the bottom ones to get dirty without looking trashy. Toddler + dogs + cats + me cooking like a muppet = messy 😂
Ooooh yes I’m considering this for my future kitchen renovation. It’s definitely a great solution to reduce mess with kids. I’m also planning to mainly have drawers in my lower cabinets rather than cupboards, as I’ve heard from so many people that it’s better for storing pots and pans etc.
I love when you make videos like this. I honestly can’t keep up with influencers who only show the beauty of their lives. Makes me feel so incompetent. Thank you for always being honest. Honesty makes you so relatable.
Your realness and honesty is why I come back each week to watch what you create. It is so much better for my mental health to follow people like you, who share a bit of the good and a bit of the bad, than those who only share the good. ❤
I literally just got home and made a cup of coffee after spending $400 at the vet for my dog….. lol.. and then opened this video! Thank you for always keeping it real Angela!! 😊
If you do a stain with a green base to it, it will help with the orange color. If you follow Andrea from pine and prospect she redid her floors to cover up the orange in her floors and she has a good tutorial on covering up the orange. To me the extra effort to get what I picture in my head is always worth it because it takes more time in the long run if you start again because it’s not what you originally want.
Facts….no one talks about how if you get rain for weeks on end …that all your animals stink and look a mess even if you try to not let it happen 😒. That your kitchen is a disaster when the garden is producing like mad and your behind on preserving it all. Love this post sooooo very much ..I could go on and on about this too😂😂❤️
Love your honesty about this life. And hope that rash heals fast! A suggestion based on past experience, think hard about trying to change the woodwork. It is an overwhelming job to do and if you don't change every bit, the continuity of the house is gone. Lighten paint, wallpaper, curtains, decor, etc. and you can more easily ignore the wood tones you're not fond of. Curtains in the entryway will disguise the wood without painting. And living in the south too, I would never lose a ceiling fan! Good luck with your decisions. With your busy family and life, keeping your decorating projects as simple as possible can keep your sanity!
Love the ‘warts and all’ aspect to the vlogs. Regardless of what country you live in, house/apartment/farm, rented or owned there are always a bunch of things that need fixing, painting and sorting out. I think everyone can relate and i for one feel like at least it’s not me when I watch your day to day. Thanks as always ❤
With the kiddos, I would stay away from marble countertops. They require a lot of maintenance and also stain easily. I would suggest quartz that looks like marble.
Oh my gosh, love this so much. We’re in an older home as well and I’m so glad you’re sharing the nitty gritty. The ceilings/walls/baseboards can be so hard to keep white! Man!
5 years ago we bought a 1911 farm house with 50 acres I love it all but I totally understand! My kitchen has 3 walls of windows so we tinted the windows to keep it from heating up…works great without coving the windows up.
Thanks for posting this video ❤ Sometimes I watch TH-cam videos and then I feel bad because I feel like everything is just awesome in their life. I guess I let my self get “weak-minded at times.” Thank goodness, that you keep it real!That is why I enjoy your channel.❤
I enjoy your realness and honesty. I watch some homestead YT's BECAUSE they do the day to day grind stuff. Chickens got out again? How did they? How did you fix it? It's nice to see the good, the bad, and how you fixed it! Keep up the fabulous work! And I hope you're feeling better!
We are getting ready to remodel our kitchen as well, we have the yellow/orange red oak. I want to do almost the exact same thing that you wanted to do, we are going to strip the bottom cabinets, and turn it into more of a darker brown oak to get rid of the yellow/orange. And then paint the upper cabinets cream with a brick backsplash. The only difference in my kitchen is that the countertops won’t have gray in them. It’ll just be a cream with brown/beige veining. I definitely think you should take a cabinet door and strip it and see if you can figure out a way to keep the wood.
Hi, Angie. My son had reaction to poison oak or something recently and Silver Gel really helped with that. I'm not a doctor, just a mom but it really calmed his skin and made everything heal pretty fast.
I highly recommend this as well, loved the results on my dining room hutch! I mixed general finishes gel stain with the grey tone and the brown walnut tone
Being real is always a good idea! Thank you! A point missed by most kitchen redos, my mum was a commercial/residential painter and rehab expert for 40 years. She is also a fine artist as I am. We were always puzzled as to why people don’t match their countertops (unless you are replacing them), this is important. Lol! Just thought I’d throw it in for you. ❤ Best wishes
I just renovated my kitchen used the IKEA shaker. I just love it! They are super easy to keep clean. Everything wipes off with a damp rag. I can send pics, if you would like. My old kitchen was sooo dark, but now it is so light & bright! My contractor liked them so much that he is going to use them in his kitchen.
Yes! We are one of those families who is totally growing a ton of our own food and we have a really beautiful place, too. BUT there is a ton of dirt, sweat, and tears that people don't see!
We have 90s golden oak and I put briwax on it and they are so much better. It doesn't require sanding or stripping. It is a great alternative to getting rid of the wood tones. Briwax is a colored wax.
There are many of us out here who just know there's not enough hours in a day to do all the things some videos show. Impossible. I do what I can and figure maybe tomorrow I'll get to it. ❤
I can imagine renovating and living in an older home is labour of love. It’s definitely full of hidden problems that the beauty of older homes and more rural properties can hide. Thanks for sharing the highs and lows 😊❤ 🤲
Hi Angela, the secret to keeping your room cooler is to stop the sun reaching the glass, you maybe better with outside blinds to prevent the sun actually hitting the windows😊
Amen, sister! Thank you for being real. My family just bought an 11 acre farmhouse built in the 90s that was neglected for the last 8 years. We are in month 2 of repairs, maintenance and and paintings. Along with the rest of life. Farm life is not to the faint of heart.
I think the people that have that easy breezy look to their channels, typically are more minimal with clothes, household items, decorating, etc. Always getting boxes of all the things creates a huge job of keeping track of inventory and always dealing with deciding what to keep and where to store it. Ginger Zee from Good Morning America decided she wouldn't buy any clothes for a year. Her point was that we all have too much "stuff" and it creates a huge problem for our environment. It really made me think about how I can make changes and be content with what I have. I'm slowly realizing that less is more!😊
Gosh, thank you for being real! Please share the good, the bad, the ugly, the amazing! I was romanticizing homestead/farm life with animals (i grew up on a crop farm) but I am realizing that so many people are only showing the beauty of it and I would have been BLINDSIDED by the reality.
I believe that the majority of the people who watch you would rather see the true life you lead. In all honesty, there was a period of time when I stopped watching you because you veered off from that content and it just did not interest me. It is helpful to see how others cope with the trials of life. It can be inspiring and relatable to see how the ups and downs of life are handled. I mean, I am not going to walk to the top of a beautiful mountain or take a dip in a cold stream at 5 in the morning. That is not reality for most of us. We are going to get up and take care of our homes and family. I do not take discussing the truth of life as complaining but being honest and not fake. There is enough fake on TH-cam.
Ive seen really beautiful ceiling lights w fans!!! (For ur entry way!). How about light molding & upper cabinets w darker lowers? Like some tone of gray?
As a large homeschooling and hobby farming family its all about priorities. I would love all the flower gardens manicured and the property with no "junk" lying around but the reality is that family, education, livestock, and vegetable gardens are more important then the property always looking pretty. I wish I could have it all but I'm too tired - lol
As someone who is not gifted at fixing 100 yr old problems, I really appreciate seeing a little of the REAL DEAL. Also, now slightly terrified of caterpillars. 😮😂
I laughed so hard when you yelled out “hello” after you heard a noise, and knowing that your alone in the house. I’ve done the same thing too! Especially when I know the rest of the fam is out and it’s just me and the animals 😂
I too have sunny windows and I have learnt to cover them from the outside. Avoids them heating up!!! Even temporary. Throw a couple of sheets over the windows on the outside. I live in France and he se many homes have shutters for this reason.
I need both... the beauty to keep me going and the truth to keep me grounded. It's nice when we see you in the "honest" videos when you are cleaning or doing a project with sweats, no make up and kids/animals running around or when I see a basket or two of laundry sitting out. It's like, okay, she's not always TV ready and neither am I. There is a freedome in seeing people in my simalir lifestyle doing their best but not being perfect.
We hired a professional to paint our cabinets because they would get it right the first time and we were scared. They told us that the right primer is the key to success.
I would either strip the reddish tone of the window frames to neutralise them a little or I’d leave them as is(they look gorgeous in contrast with your blue walls and your furniture colours. Either way I’d put some skylight windows in the ceiling of the entryway and they come in thermo-regulating glass these days so that would brighten up the room without overheating, especially once you put up the drapes and blinds. I totally relate to you on struggling to decide on home renovations and decor, it can be such an expensive and potentially permanent decision. I’m super indecisive with these things as well. 😊
This is going to be the strangest comment I have EVER made but thew same thing happened to Appalachian Homestead when her male goat peed on her leg and it tore her leg up with contact dermatitis and it looked SO much like this. She said the thing that helped so much was this stuff you can get at Walgreens called Domboro Medicated soak rash relief. I am praying that you heal fast!!
I painted all of the wood trim in our old house high gloss black. I was so scared about how it would turn out, but it looks gorgeous! Even the previous home owner loved it.
Thank you for being real! We live a 1934 Tudor home…..we thought it was in great shape-and except for roof, basement, brick recalled, fireplace needed tedone (it was leaning terribly, multiple trees cut down, so many were deal, the pool pump died soon after we moved in……oh and so much more!!!!awe hate that we have to do major things instead fun redos….a new kitchen 1930s were great, but a new kitchen is highly wanted and needed, but money goes other places!
For the wood casements on the windows -- General Finishes Gel Stain!! Maybe try the walnut. Quick scuff sand the wood and then apply directly over old finish. You can apply one coat or multiple coats. It will work really well to change the tone of the wood.
We had the same orangey wood around all our windows and doors. Tried sanding and staining one room to see how it would go. Yeah we painted them all white. 😊 😊
Love your channel, girl! Thank you for being you and real, I think you have great balance and do so with humor!! I've used Varithane Sunbleached stain on wood that was too warm and it worked well to neutralize the warmth.
I painted all the wood in my house from stain to a creamy off white color. OMG! I wished I’d NEVER started the project about halfway through. SO MUCH WORK! I’m happy with it, but LAWD! Wore me out and took forever!! Hope your rash is better. Those caterpillars are pretty, but danger! Danger! Yikes!!
Moss green and earth tones complement red tones. Search “redwood colour palette”. Can then saturate more colour in furniture and rugs which will distract from the tones of wood but still look cohesive.
I would leave the wood and not paint it. With the children and the dogs the paint will chip and then you will have an added stress. Maybe puting in brighter lights would help.
Amen & Amen….sadly we were almost destroyed financially by our last property…some days I wish we could have stayed and made it. I’m happy for you and admire your ability to persevere. I envy that your parents moved closer which is huge. We petitioned our family to do that, and it wasn’t in the cards. but then again, God had a different plan and moved us out west
I live in a 1906 house with original, single panes windows. Our house was hot in the summer! I added a UV blocking film to all of them and it made a HUGE difference in temperature. We purchased it at lowes. No one can tell it’s on the windows. If you need more info I can share more.
Hi; Just a thought, you could always just get an estimate to find out the cost of having your cabinets & or all that dark wood stripped. Pros (they have all the know-how, the equipment, they make & clean up the mess=IT’ DONE (could even get estimate re: paint & stain, they spray it; so it’s done so quickly! Take into consideration, the mess, the frustration, the chaos your kitchen would be in: you’d still need your kitchen asap. Just a thought. -SANDY - Good Luck!
Lol Omgosh the first several minutes are spot on! 🤣 We bought a beautiful very old home and we’ve had multiple big leaks happen (your ceiling looked very much like ours) and both AC units went out, etc etc. We thought it would be easier for sure. We rented for 9 years previously and sometimes we say maybe we should have kept renting. Lol But we really were tired of renting. And wanted our own space. But hugs girl! It’s tough! It does feel never ending! Omgosh I kept laughing so hard when you sang that song! 😂😂😂
This is how we roll too! There are seasons that feel like I excelled at certain things and other seasons when I fail, or probably better worded, those things are just not front and center. Love your videos!
Was thinking the front room you were thinking of painting white. Instead of white we did a cream/light yellow and it does brighten but still feels calming. And we have a wall of windows like that but we don’t have the sun on that side so we just keep it open. Love seeing real farm life talk because then it makes me feel better about our farm life too lol The asking the dog to get the wrapper made me 😅. Hope your rash heals well.
You really need like 8 or so can lights up in that inner room area! That’s what we had to do in our moderately bright living room and it made a huge difference. Those inset can lights with natural / soft white bulbs.
Complaining and sharing are two diff things haha I appreciate it all... we all want to be inspired.. sure see something improve.. work out.. change for good but appreciate you keeping it real. And to note reality isn't bad.. problems aren't bad.. well. you know what i mean.. we should not feel embarrassed for having things to deal with.
I hope your rash goes away quickly. Praying for you, CR, your babies, your farm animals and your home to be healthy. You need a cord on your driveway that rings in your home when a vehicle drives in a driveway to alert you. I love white. ❤ I love your decorating ideas.
Sometimes it's easier to knock down and rebuild then renovate an hold house. I always liked your authenticity. You are a good person and you tuber. Keep it up. ❤
Maybe try to paint all the walls white and leave the orangy wood. I think that could be super pretty😊maybe you have too many colors in mind but try to visualize just white, and that woold would pop up as a nice detail instead of being all too much
I would hire someone to at least sand the floors. It is very difficult not to make sander marks in the wood. I speak from experience, a bad experience. Also, I don’t know if you have looked into oil finishes for the floors but if not do check into them. I will never finish my wood floors with anything else. They are great. We used the Rubio Monocoat system and love it! The oil hardens the wood which would probably help with your beautiful pine floors.
Thank you for sharing your ceiling.....I am so self-conscious about the mold or leak stains in my old home! I just do not have the time or funds to replace or repaint it now❤❤❤
Amen Angie, but we all know the beautiful videos are not for real !!! We started out with a farmstead all in, then we decided to scale back ! Way to much as a homeschool family! Kids have to get to activities etc! Life happens and let me say being authentic is very inspiring ❤ Love your humble motherhood , thanks for being sincere and normal 😊🙏🏻🇺🇸✝️
Ugh I APPRECIATE and respect you SO MUCH. As a newly engaged aspiring homemaker with a brand new home, you set a reasonable expectation and attainable goals for me🥰 I don’t have a homestead, but I have a home now! And I’m trying to learn how to cook, clean, maintain and honestly just survive on my own LOL. And Angie, I can’t tell you how much you have helped me to get excited about doing that!❤️💕❤️ but more importantly, doing it in a realistic way and not setting goals for myself that are in fantasy land. Fantasy goals are unattainable goals, they aren’t reachable and they create Shame which is the least effective emotion. Thank you for all that you do, we love you🥰 Also, sharing the difficult stuff isn’t complaining, imo. It’s just being real! Complaining is going on and on over and over about the same thing. Something you never do❤️
I love your videos! Especially when you keep it real. 😄 Here are my suggestions: for the kitchen, do the upper cabinets in white and the lower cabinets, a dark blue or green. For the living room area, white would be nice for the window frames, and I would paint the walls white or a light beige all the way to the ceiling. The room will look taller and brighter overall. Hope that helps! ❤
White wood would look nice. I find that the cooler tone of the wall paint is exacerbating the orangy tone of the wood. A warmer wall paint might actually tone it down.
I think there is a difference between being considered a ‘farmfluencer’ and having everything aesthetic and having farm animals that are just pets. Then there is the reality of actually having animals and a farmstead. It’s not aesthetic. It’s expensive if they are just pets. It works for some, sure. If there is plan or money being made someway. But it’s not realistic that way and it’s expensive. Which isn’t really the purpose and intention of having a farm/farmstead/homestead.
I feel this in my old house soul 😂 we purchased a 100 year old home in town 6 years ago and have replaced or fixed everything from the foundation to the roof. Now we are moving back on acreage in the country. We are building a smaller, newer home. I dont care about the character anymore haha
We live on an acreage. We are currently living in a hotel while the house is repaired and the septic is replaced because we aren't on city sewage. We literally had a house of 💩. The walls and floors had to be replaced.
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Lol we lived on 40 acres for 3 years…the creek flooded,the ladybugs overtook us for months, lost a cat to the larger critters, and the mowing…when I wanted to paint that wonderful homemade cabinets that’s when hubs said “let’s sell”…moved to a subdivision in the city lololo with a pool and LOVE it.
I know this is an older video, so you may not even see this. But I wanted to say that this is what I love about you, Angie, that keeps bringing me back to watch your videos. You actually feel genuine and down to earth. You seem like a nice, quirky, fun lady who I'd appreciate having as a friend if we knew each other.
I know you say often that you're "not everyone's cup of tea" or that you feel sometimes like you have to tone yourself down. But don't, honey. You're great just as you are. Hugs from a Southern gal currently living in Canada.
I miss the videos with you interacting with all the animals! Would love to see an update video of the farm/animals! Love your family!
Me too!
I was thinking the same thing.
Some animals we‘ve hardly ever seen (Shetland Pony Mom and Baby for example) 😢 And there must be soooo many updates on the others!
Same, miss the animals.
I was just thinking this earlier this week!
Thanks for being real. It's refreshing to see a TH-camr being real! When there is so much pressure to be perfect and measure up to others.
For the white cabinet conundrum, consider doing white on the uppers and a more forgiving color on the lowers. We did this in my kitchen and it kept the room bright but allowed the bottom ones to get dirty without looking trashy. Toddler + dogs + cats + me cooking like a muppet = messy 😂
Ooooh yes I’m considering this for my future kitchen renovation. It’s definitely a great solution to reduce mess with kids. I’m also planning to mainly have drawers in my lower cabinets rather than cupboards, as I’ve heard from so many people that it’s better for storing pots and pans etc.
I love when you make videos like this. I honestly can’t keep up with influencers who only show the beauty of their lives. Makes me feel so incompetent. Thank you for always being honest. Honesty makes you so relatable.
I WANT THE REAL MESSY STUFF!! Signed, a 125 year old farmhouse owner
Your realness and honesty is why I come back each week to watch what you create. It is so much better for my mental health to follow people like you, who share a bit of the good and a bit of the bad, than those who only share the good. ❤
I literally just got home and made a cup of coffee after spending $400 at the vet for my dog….. lol.. and then opened this video! Thank you for always keeping it real Angela!! 😊
Your authenticity is remarkably refreshing! Keep keepin’ it real, Sista! You are a gift!
If you do a stain with a green base to it, it will help with the orange color. If you follow Andrea from pine and prospect she redid her floors to cover up the orange in her floors and she has a good tutorial on covering up the orange. To me the extra effort to get what I picture in my head is always worth it because it takes more time in the long run if you start again because it’s not what you originally want.
Facts….no one talks about how if you get rain for weeks on end …that all your animals stink and look a mess even if you try to not let it happen 😒. That your kitchen is a disaster when the garden is producing like mad and your behind on preserving it all. Love this post sooooo very much ..I could go on and on about this too😂😂❤️
Love your honesty about this life. And hope that rash heals fast!
A suggestion based on past experience, think hard about trying to change the woodwork. It is an overwhelming job to do and if you don't change every bit, the continuity of the house is gone. Lighten paint, wallpaper, curtains, decor, etc. and you can more easily ignore the wood tones you're not fond of. Curtains in the entryway will disguise the wood without painting. And living in the south too, I would never lose a ceiling fan! Good luck with your decisions. With your busy family and life, keeping your decorating projects as simple as possible can keep your sanity!
Love the ‘warts and all’ aspect to the vlogs. Regardless of what country you live in, house/apartment/farm, rented or owned there are always a bunch of things that need fixing, painting and sorting out. I think everyone can relate and i for one feel like at least it’s not me when I watch your day to day. Thanks as always ❤
Oh my goodness! That caterpillar did a number on you! Thanks for sharing that this can happen. I hope you’re feeling better ❤
With the kiddos, I would stay away from marble countertops. They require a lot of maintenance and also stain easily. I would suggest quartz that looks like marble.
I speak for all of us when I say…..we needed this. Thank you ❤
Oh my gosh, love this so much. We’re in an older home as well and I’m so glad you’re sharing the nitty gritty. The ceilings/walls/baseboards can be so hard to keep white! Man!
5 years ago we bought a 1911 farm house with 50 acres I love it all but I totally understand! My kitchen has 3 walls of windows so we tinted the windows to keep it from heating up…works great without coving the windows up.
Thanks for posting this video ❤ Sometimes I watch TH-cam videos and then I feel bad because I feel like everything is just awesome in their life. I guess I let my self get “weak-minded at times.” Thank goodness, that you keep it real!That is why I enjoy your channel.❤
I enjoy your realness and honesty. I watch some homestead YT's BECAUSE they do the day to day grind stuff. Chickens got out again? How did they? How did you fix it? It's nice to see the good, the bad, and how you fixed it! Keep up the fabulous work! And I hope you're feeling better!
And that’s what sets you apart and I hold so much respect for you-your honest,humble,no B.S and not sorry for spilling the tea ❤
We are getting ready to remodel our kitchen as well, we have the yellow/orange red oak. I want to do almost the exact same thing that you wanted to do, we are going to strip the bottom cabinets, and turn it into more of a darker brown oak to get rid of the yellow/orange. And then paint the upper cabinets cream with a brick backsplash. The only difference in my kitchen is that the countertops won’t have gray in them. It’ll just be a cream with brown/beige veining. I definitely think you should take a cabinet door and strip it and see if you can figure out a way to keep the wood.
Hi, Angie. My son had reaction to poison oak or something recently and Silver Gel really helped with that. I'm not a doctor, just a mom but it really calmed his skin and made everything heal pretty fast.
General Finishes has products that you can add over the existing stain and change the wood tone. No stripping - it's amazing!
I highly recommend this as well, loved the results on my dining room hutch! I mixed general finishes gel stain with the grey tone and the brown walnut tone
My hutch before was really orange
Being real is always a good idea! Thank you! A point missed by most kitchen redos, my mum was a commercial/residential painter and rehab expert for 40 years. She is also a fine artist as I am. We were always puzzled as to why people don’t match their countertops (unless you are replacing them), this is important. Lol! Just thought I’d throw it in for you. ❤ Best wishes
I just renovated my kitchen used the IKEA shaker. I just love it! They are super easy to keep clean. Everything wipes off with a damp rag. I can send pics, if you would like. My old kitchen was sooo dark, but now it is so light & bright! My contractor liked them so much that he is going to use them in his kitchen.
Yes! We are one of those families who is totally growing a ton of our own food and we have a really beautiful place, too. BUT there is a ton of dirt, sweat, and tears that people don't see!
We have 90s golden oak and I put briwax on it and they are so much better. It doesn't require sanding or stripping. It is a great alternative to getting rid of the wood tones. Briwax is a colored wax.
Maybe patch test this too
There are many of us out here who just know there's not enough hours in a day to do all the things some videos show. Impossible. I do what I can and figure maybe tomorrow I'll get to it. ❤
I’ve been stung by those fuzzy
Caterpillars, the green and black ones. Feels like fire!
I can imagine renovating and living in an older home is labour of love. It’s definitely full of hidden problems that the beauty of older homes and more rural properties can hide. Thanks for sharing the highs and lows 😊❤ 🤲
Go with 2 toned cabinets for sure!! Lighter on top and a deeper color on bottom. Brightens and modernizes at the same time
Hi Angela, the secret to keeping your room cooler is to stop the sun reaching the glass, you maybe better with outside blinds to prevent the sun actually hitting the windows😊
How about trees outside as well to provide shade? We have this same issue, but outdoor blinds wouldn't last through a single winter where I live 😂
Amen, sister! Thank you for being real. My family just bought an 11 acre farmhouse built in the 90s that was neglected for the last 8 years. We are in month 2 of repairs, maintenance and and paintings. Along with the rest of life. Farm life is not to the faint of heart.
I think the people that have that easy breezy look to their channels, typically are more minimal with clothes, household items, decorating, etc. Always getting boxes of all the things creates a huge job of keeping track of inventory and always dealing with deciding what to keep and where to store it.
Ginger Zee from Good Morning America decided she wouldn't buy any clothes for a year. Her point was that we all have too much "stuff" and it creates a huge problem for our environment.
It really made me think about how I can make changes and be content with what I have. I'm slowly realizing that less is more!😊
I appreciate the realness in your videos. It helps to know the truth behind the beautifully put together videos.
Gosh, thank you for being real! Please share the good, the bad, the ugly, the amazing! I was romanticizing homestead/farm life with animals (i grew up on a crop farm) but I am realizing that so many people are only showing the beauty of it and I would have been BLINDSIDED by the reality.
I'd paint the windows in the front room white, and keep the fan. Even with the blinds/drapes, I think you'll need it. Just get a really pretty one :)
I believe that the majority of the people who watch you would rather see the true life you lead. In all honesty, there was a period of time when I stopped watching you because you veered off from that content and it just did not interest me. It is helpful to see how others cope with the trials of life. It can be inspiring and relatable to see how the ups and downs of life are handled. I mean, I am not going to walk to the top of a beautiful mountain or take a dip in a cold stream at 5 in the morning. That is not reality for most of us. We are going to get up and take care of our homes and family. I do not take discussing the truth of life as complaining but being honest and not fake. There is enough fake on TH-cam.
Ive seen really beautiful ceiling lights w fans!!! (For ur entry way!). How about light molding & upper cabinets w darker lowers? Like some tone of gray?
As a large homeschooling and hobby farming family its all about priorities. I would love all the flower gardens manicured and the property with no "junk" lying around but the reality is that family, education, livestock, and vegetable gardens are more important then the property always looking pretty.
I wish I could have it all but I'm too tired - lol
As someone who is not gifted at fixing 100 yr old problems, I really appreciate seeing a little of the REAL DEAL. Also, now slightly terrified of caterpillars. 😮😂
We love you for keeping it real Angie!
I laughed so hard when you yelled out “hello” after you heard a noise, and knowing that your alone in the house. I’ve done the same thing too! Especially when I know the rest of the fam is out and it’s just me and the animals 😂
Thank goodness!!! I need some real life issues… It helps to understand that life is messy and beautiful altogether….
So refreshing! I love your authenticity! ❤❤❤
I too have sunny windows and I have learnt to cover them from the outside. Avoids them heating up!!! Even temporary. Throw a couple of sheets over the windows on the outside. I live in France and he se many homes have shutters for this reason.
I LOVE the warm wood tone!!! KEEP it, please!
Had the same issue for the painting windows white. It’s a game changer. Go for it you won’t regret it!
I need both... the beauty to keep me going and the truth to keep me grounded. It's nice when we see you in the "honest" videos when you are cleaning or doing a project with sweats, no make up and kids/animals running around or when I see a basket or two of laundry sitting out. It's like, okay, she's not always TV ready and neither am I. There is a freedome in seeing people in my simalir lifestyle doing their best but not being perfect.
oh no! I am sorry about the caterpillar!
We hired a professional to paint our cabinets because they would get it right the first time and we were scared. They told us that the right primer is the key to success.
I would either strip the reddish tone of the window frames to neutralise them a little or I’d leave them as is(they look gorgeous in contrast with your blue walls and your furniture colours. Either way I’d put some skylight windows in the ceiling of the entryway and they come in thermo-regulating glass these days so that would brighten up the room without overheating, especially once you put up the drapes and blinds. I totally relate to you on struggling to decide on home renovations and decor, it can be such an expensive and potentially permanent decision. I’m super indecisive with these things as well. 😊
Also…thank you for keeping it real. I feel the same, always look at everyone’s homes and think how the hell, kids and dogs/animals are messy x
This is going to be the strangest comment I have EVER made but thew same thing happened to Appalachian Homestead when her male goat peed on her leg and it tore her leg up with contact dermatitis and it looked SO much like this. She said the thing that helped so much was this stuff you can get at Walgreens called Domboro Medicated soak rash relief. I am praying that you heal fast!!
Red blouse looks amazing on you!! It's mad what different colours do to people - dying to have a colour test so I can know 'my colour'
I painted all of the wood trim in our old house high gloss black. I was so scared about how it would turn out, but it looks gorgeous! Even the previous home owner loved it.
Thank you for being real! We live a 1934 Tudor home…..we thought it was in great shape-and except for roof, basement, brick recalled, fireplace needed tedone (it was leaning terribly, multiple trees cut down, so many were deal, the pool pump died soon after we moved in……oh and so much more!!!!awe hate that we have to do major things instead fun redos….a new kitchen 1930s were great, but a new kitchen is highly wanted and needed, but money goes other places!
For the wood casements on the windows -- General Finishes Gel Stain!! Maybe try the walnut. Quick scuff sand the wood and then apply directly over old finish. You can apply one coat or multiple coats. It will work really well to change the tone of the wood.
Total respect ❤
💯 agree reality of this lifestyle is not all calm aesthetically pleasing days. Thank you, not many show the reality.
We had the same orangey wood around all our windows and doors. Tried sanding and staining one room to see how it would go. Yeah we painted them all white. 😊 😊
I come to watch you. Cause you are real.
You are speaking the truth.
Love your channel, girl! Thank you for being you and real, I think you have great balance and do so with humor!! I've used Varithane Sunbleached stain on wood that was too warm and it worked well to neutralize the warmth.
We have a farm and I agree with you. I also feel this way about homeschooling.
I have to agree. We starting homeschool next year and already told myself thats bot reality. Bad and good days are real in all aspects in life.
I painted all the wood in my house from stain to a creamy off white color. OMG! I wished I’d NEVER started the project about halfway through. SO MUCH WORK! I’m happy with it, but LAWD! Wore me out and took forever!!
Hope your rash is better. Those caterpillars are pretty, but danger! Danger! Yikes!!
Yes!! Paint the window trim white! It will look stunning!
Moss green and earth tones complement red tones. Search “redwood colour palette”. Can then saturate more colour in furniture and rugs which will distract from the tones of wood but still look cohesive.
I would leave the wood and not paint it. With the children and the dogs the paint will chip and then you will have an added stress. Maybe puting in brighter lights would help.
This is why we love you Thank you for keeping it REAL…that said, I lose interest at these big unattainable channels!
Amen & Amen….sadly we were almost destroyed financially by our last property…some days I wish we could have stayed and made it. I’m happy for you and admire your ability to persevere. I envy that your parents moved closer which is huge. We petitioned our family to do that, and it wasn’t in the cards. but then again, God had a different plan and moved us out west
I live in a 1906 house with original, single panes windows. Our house was hot in the summer! I added a UV blocking film to all of them and it made a HUGE difference in temperature. We purchased it at lowes. No one can tell it’s on the windows. If you need more info I can share more.
Farm life is tough. My dad was always fixing things.
Hi; Just a thought, you could always just get an estimate to find out the cost of having your cabinets & or all that dark wood stripped. Pros (they have all the know-how, the equipment, they make & clean up the mess=IT’ DONE (could even get estimate re: paint & stain, they spray it; so it’s done so quickly! Take into consideration, the mess, the frustration, the chaos your kitchen would be in: you’d still need your kitchen asap. Just a thought. -SANDY - Good Luck!
Lol Omgosh the first several minutes are spot on! 🤣 We bought a beautiful very old home and we’ve had multiple big leaks happen (your ceiling looked very much like ours) and both AC units went out, etc etc. We thought it would be easier for sure. We rented for 9 years previously and sometimes we say maybe we should have kept renting. Lol But we really were tired of renting. And wanted our own space. But hugs girl! It’s tough! It does feel never ending! Omgosh I kept laughing so hard when you sang that song! 😂😂😂
No white cabinets I had adults and they were always dirty I would never have white again and I painted them never never again
This is how we roll too! There are seasons that feel like I excelled at certain things and other seasons when I fail, or probably better worded, those things are just not front and center. Love your videos!
Was thinking the front room you were thinking of painting white. Instead of white we did a cream/light yellow and it does brighten but still feels calming. And we have a wall of windows like that but we don’t have the sun on that side so we just keep it open. Love seeing real farm life talk because then it makes me feel better about our farm life too lol
The asking the dog to get the wrapper made me 😅. Hope your rash heals well.
You really need like 8 or so can lights up in that inner room area! That’s what we had to do in our moderately bright living room and it made a huge difference. Those inset can lights with natural / soft white bulbs.
Complaining and sharing are two diff things haha I appreciate it all... we all want to be inspired.. sure see something improve.. work out.. change for good but appreciate you keeping it real. And to note reality isn't bad.. problems aren't bad.. well. you know what i mean.. we should not feel embarrassed for having things to deal with.
I hope your rash goes away quickly. Praying for you, CR, your babies, your farm animals and your home to be healthy. You need a cord on your driveway that rings in your home when a vehicle drives in a driveway to alert you. I love white. ❤ I love your decorating ideas.
Sometimes it's easier to knock down and rebuild then renovate an hold house. I always liked your authenticity. You are a good person and you tuber. Keep it up. ❤
Maybe try to paint all the walls white and leave the orangy wood. I think that could be super pretty😊maybe you have too many colors in mind but try to visualize just white, and that woold would pop up as a nice detail instead of being all too much
I would hire someone to at least sand the floors. It is very difficult not to make sander marks in the wood. I speak from experience, a bad experience. Also, I don’t know if you have looked into oil finishes for the floors but if not do check into them. I will never finish my wood floors with anything else. They are great. We used the Rubio Monocoat system and love it! The oil hardens the wood which would probably help with your beautiful pine floors.
lol the lights...... well UPSIDE DOWN PINEAPPLE! maybe enough said? lol
Thank you for sharing your ceiling.....I am so self-conscious about the mold or leak stains in my old home! I just do not have the time or funds to replace or repaint it now❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing the truth! I've been watching your videos for years and enjoy them.
I work in the forest in Uganda and I’ve had that with caterpillar stings many times and it is the worst!!!
Amen Angie, but we all know the beautiful videos are not for real !!! We started out with a farmstead all in, then we decided to scale back ! Way to much as a homeschool family! Kids have to get to activities etc! Life happens and let me say being authentic is very inspiring ❤ Love your humble motherhood , thanks for being sincere and normal 😊🙏🏻🇺🇸✝️
The wood windows and doors are so pretty! A dark brown stain would look really nice
Ugh I APPRECIATE and respect you SO MUCH. As a newly engaged aspiring homemaker with a brand new home, you set a reasonable expectation and attainable goals for me🥰 I don’t have a homestead, but I have a home now! And I’m trying to learn how to cook, clean, maintain and honestly just survive on my own LOL. And Angie, I can’t tell you how much you have helped me to get excited about doing that!❤️💕❤️ but more importantly, doing it in a realistic way and not setting goals for myself that are in fantasy land. Fantasy goals are unattainable goals, they aren’t reachable and they create Shame which is the least effective emotion. Thank you for all that you do, we love you🥰 Also, sharing the difficult stuff isn’t complaining, imo. It’s just being real! Complaining is going on and on over and over about the same thing. Something you never do❤️
I love your videos! Especially when you keep it real. 😄 Here are my suggestions: for the kitchen, do the upper cabinets in white and the lower cabinets, a dark blue or green. For the living room area, white would be nice for the window frames, and I would paint the walls white or a light beige all the way to the ceiling. The room will look taller and brighter overall. Hope that helps! ❤
Finally!! Keeping it real,love you so much more for this🥰♥️ makes me feel normal and able to face my problem knowing everyone else has issues too😊
I would definitely save the wood. I think it’s worth having a specialist come out to do the window frames, door frames, cabinets, and floors.
White wood would look nice. I find that the cooler tone of the wall paint is exacerbating the orangy tone of the wood. A warmer wall paint might actually tone it down.
I think there is a difference between being considered a ‘farmfluencer’ and having everything aesthetic and having farm animals that are just pets. Then there is the reality of actually having animals and a farmstead. It’s not aesthetic. It’s expensive if they are just pets. It works for some, sure. If there is plan or money being made someway. But it’s not realistic that way and it’s expensive. Which isn’t really the purpose and intention of having a farm/farmstead/homestead.
I feel this in my old house soul 😂 we purchased a 100 year old home in town 6 years ago and have replaced or fixed everything from the foundation to the roof. Now we are moving back on acreage in the country. We are building a smaller, newer home. I dont care about the character anymore haha
You are so right about the imaginary world of homesteading, its a illusion, cause its a lot of work, costs a lot of money and it's never ending! LOL
While it would still be a huge project, I’ve seen some really amazing transformations with All in One stain! It goes over existing finish.
You poor thing!! That looks awful!! I had no idea that they did that. Love your real life stuff.
We live on an acreage. We are currently living in a hotel while the house is repaired and the septic is replaced because we aren't on city sewage. We literally had a house of 💩. The walls and floors had to be replaced.