So this is the secret that I'll let you in on. This kitchen.
It's essentially a hallway. A lot has changed since you last saw it.
Hello! New year, new house. I am back this year with renewed energy and to tackle on some bigger
projects in this house. I have a lot of goals set for this new house and then I realized that
we didn't do a house tour since the empty house tour when we first well before we even moved in
we're starting at the door. Oh my gosh I did the exact thing in the first video, into the house.
A good point to jump off of is the entryway. The entryway is barely practical at this moment. We
have a coat rack, we don't have any shoe racks up in the front and it has a kind of a strange layout
where leading this way it goes into the kitchen and leading this way goes into the basement.
Currently we are using what's right in front of us which is the platform to the next level to
put all of our keys. This is the width of what I can fit as a coat rack or shoe rack area,
and I guess I could set up something on this side as well. I was thinking of doing a little built-in
shoe rack here or maybe like an l-shaped thing because this is not a used area. All the tiling
I'm not really sure. I would love to switch it up but it's kind of like a should I, should I not,
because slate is gonna be such a pain to demolish. Post pro Letitia here. I just found out that you
can paint slate tiles which makes so much sense since it has such a rough surface, paint probably
adheres to it really well. So I think I found my solution that doesn't involve too much demolition.
This will take us into the kitchen. This kitchen is going to be the project of the year, I hope.
I'm really hoping in terms of budget and logistics we'll be able to do the kitchen this year. This
is what I've been dying to fix, this kitchen. From my initial plan of getting new cabinets and fixing
all the appliances, I'm scaling it down quite a lot. I was thinking of maybe doing a two-tone
thing because it's a sunken kitchen, I think maybe we'll paint the upper cabinets to match the wall
and then just lightly stain the lower cabinets. This backsplash needs to go. This counter needs
to go. Look at our airfryer, slow cooker it is humongous. We also so desperately need
to figure out a way to get the vent running back outside because the microwave is above the stove.
Currently when you turn on the vent it just blows air back inside so depending on how much we can do
ourselves and how much we can afford in terms of getting new appliances but that all comes with
planning a kitchen renovation. Then on this side we have these glass cabinets that really shrink
the whole height of the house but on this corner is where I would really love my breakfast nook,
because every anybody that comes over including myself, anytime somebody's in the kitchen
we're sitting on this stoop. Whether it's making coffee or somebody's cooking somebody is always
here. The kitchen is such an important part of our family and it's such a social aspect of our family
that we need a seating area and it's just where the sun is hitting all the time it's a great place
to set up a bench and maybe the bench will have storage to compensate for this getting replaced,
and then a very narrow small table. That's it. I'm hoping that's not like aiming too much. Oh
and the floors. I think stefan is team vinyl floor here tile there, and I think I'm team tile
all the way. Vinyl flooring is amazing it's completely waterproof we're so happy with it
and I think it'll hold up well in the kitchen. We won't have any problems when it comes to spilling
and it's incredibly easy to clean, but tiling is also waterproof
and easy to clean so who knows which direction will go. Let me know what your
opinion is are you which team are you on for this then we head into the bare dining area.
It's completely empty. You can see how empty it is based off the echo. Oh I forgot my mom got me
a lucky cat. I asked for like a ceramic legit lucky cat for my birthday and these are really
hard to find they don't make ceramic lucky cats anymore. Back to being on topic, this dining area
is kind of a stumped area for me. We do like to host so a dining table is great but then
on a regular basis when we're eating we eat at the coffee table in front of the tv, because we
are dinks and we can do whatever we want. This boob light which is like the bluest of whites.
The bluest of whites! There's a lot of potential for this space the only thing that I don't know
what to do is you know how to make it multi-use so that there's something for us to work with when
we're not using it. Otherwise it's essentially a hallway, but from here we move to the best room
in the house, I think. And that is my living room! I would say this is the most complete room of the
house but we're still missing a few details. The rug is holding up great, still sheds like a german
shepherd. The white part of the fireplace, not bad. I don't know if I'll get around to it, that's
kind of like a nice to have but to finish and tile this fireplace, though I still think a mantle is
in due. On this side, our couch. I see people sit on their couches to watch tv all the time and
I wish I was that good of a person but I don't know how to sit on a couch. We watch the tv like
this. I'm not even close to the coffee table at this point. I'm drinking my drink, and I want
to set it down somewhere. What I'm going to do is just build a couch table to go back here.
So I want my house to work for me not me working for my house. Now we head upstairs.
Actually before we head up too far, the very first project that's going to be done in 2022
is the staircase and the staircase seems kind of like not that dramatic of a makeover,
but there's actually quite a lot that needs to be done that includes this hallway. Right now it's
so very obvious that it doesn't match the rest of the house and we need to fix it so that it becomes
part of the house and something that people just don't notice but there are also design elements
that can be enhanced like all along the wall there can be artwork put up. Okay this is the year that
I'm gonna commit to putting up artwork, this is it. No longer are we gonna have artwork sitting
on the ground waiting to be hung up because I am committing, I hope. It also leads us
into the rest of the house. Stef just ran into the office but he actually is put at work from home
indefinitely. I don't love it, it's just nice to film with some privacy. This is his sanctuary.
Before this it was one of the kids room. This one was the plum purple room. I'm fine with
not doing anything to this room because it's his office he gets to do whatever he wants with it.
There's car parts in and out of this room and it's a very practical room that will get banged
up a lot but if you move over to my side which is right next door, this is my office. A lot has
changed since you last saw it and this room started off beige. It was the baby's room,
there was vinyl stickers on the wall. Over here I have what used to be the closet. There's still
closet railings and closet doors. It's currently an open nook these are the stackable cabinets
that I got from ikea. I love this set. I have the desk facing the door this time
because I do not like my back facing the door. Layout wise I think this room is pretty good and
the walls definitely need life added to it as well and the desk needs to change. We both need to get
orthopedic chairs, doesn't matter if it doesn't look good it just has to work well. This rug
has completely changed the room. I feel like. The rug is from ikea it reminds me of a
school soccer field and I think this room could do with an accent wall. This side can be replaced
with something more dramatic. I don't know if this will happen this year but that's the idea
and then we head to the bedroom which is pretty much done. Let me just make the bed one sec.
So the bedroom I'm so happy with the nightstand. I still I think it was a great thing to do first
off the bat. In terms of the bed, this bedroom is still quite wide. I would love to get a king-size
bed. I was thinking at first to reupholster the headboard that the sorry girls made for us.
The pink and then the pinkish beige that's currently on the wall is obviously not a great
contrast. Now this side of the room, Stefan's side is looking kind of bleak I understand. He has a
small side table from ikea that also has storage. This is where we hide condoms. Light fixture that
I had bought a long time ago is a dangling light fixture so if this is the exterior of the house
and this is the roof the roof line is coming to meet here that's this corner. So if Stef were to
crawl into the attic and go into this tiny corner he'd have to be searching around in the dark
in the insulation to try and wire through this dangling light. So we got the okay to finish off
our closet. Little adjustments only made to the primary bedroom but then there are the washrooms.
An ensuite two-piece yeah two-piece ensuite has everything you need including
a very cold ceramic toilet. I've kept this art up I don't know why it drives me nuts. I think
this bathroom could be a very fun diy project so depending on how the kitchen renovations go
this one will be my next one or this one will be my first one. I think this is a great small room
for me to get into. It has the same slate tiles as the main bathroom out here and
the entryway downstairs. This I think would be so fun to turn into a colorful bathroom. It's small,
I could work with wallpaper, I don't need to worry about steam because there's no shower.
Now the main bathroom around the corner. This bathroom is a mix of interesting colors.
The tile is like a pea soup yellow. so this is the secret that i'll let you in on.
We have been casually looking at houses here and there. This is a starter home and we're gonna stay
in for a few years. We were thinking we could sell in this market for a pretty good profit and then
upscale into something bigger not bigger house, the house is a great size if not maybe layout
could be different but it's the garage. It's not looking like it's gonna happen for us. I just
really feel for people trying to get into their first homes right now the game is it's sickening,
not in the rupaul way. Going back to topic again this brings back to all the listings that I've
been looking at it really breaks my heart to see how many old houses have been completely
modernized and completely wiped of personality and character for the new like all gray. There is
such a thing as monochrome with intention and then there's you know contractors that come in just to
flip houses and they'll do whatever can they'll do whatever that costs the least but also sells the
easiest. I have become very determined to hold on to this yellow bathroom tile and keep it. The only
problem with this yellow tile is that it has a lot of built-in fixtures and if I were to take it out
I won't be able to find replacement tile to tile in all these areas. This isn't a this year thing,
because I've determined that the pea soup yellow is going to stay. I'm going to try my hardest to
keep the pea soup yellow. We want to do enough to the home that it adds our personality to it,
but also strike a balance so that we don't have to undo too much, if we're trying to put the house
on the market and make it appealing for a wider audience. I just want this house to tell a story
and reflect the love that we put into it. When the sellers sold us this house they sold it to us the
lower bidder because they knew that this was our first time home and I want to keep that respect,
and I want this to be a good home for the next family. So I'm going to be doing a lot to this
place and it's going to be doing a number on me. There's going to be a lot of new trials this year.
It's all about attempting bigger projects, getting out of my head and just getting into
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