Hello, welcome to our new house, come in. I am so excited to give you a full house tour
today. We moved in just three days ago, so please excuse any boxes that we haven't unpacked
yet or very empty rooms, but I know you guys are so excited to see it, and I really wanted
to show it to you as well. So, this video is actually going to be the first in a series
of house videos. We're going to be sharing all of our renovations, room transformations,
before and after, and we're just so excited for the project. If you're not subscribed
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But today, I'm just going to walk you around like you're here, and we are going to start
out in our hallway, which, it's just so exciting to actually have a hallway. If you guys know
my last house, we used to just step right into the front room. I actually shared on
my home Instagram account last night, that it's been so nice to actually have a little
entrance space for all of the shoes and the coats and the kids and the bags. Yeah, and
it's, well, we think it's beautiful and we also have loads of space under the stairs,
so I'm sure you guys already can tell what's I'm probably going to be doing with this space,
maybe a place for coats, for shoes, for all the stuff. There is quite a bit of space in
here already for our vacuum and random bits, but we'll definitely be coming up with some
kind of cool system. This room here is our new front room. We see
this as being a bit of an adult sitting room or a second TV area. It's already really beautiful,
it has these bay windows that let in loads of light and it's probably going to be one
of the first rooms that we do up because all we're going to really do is add some carpet
and new furniture. At the moment, we've put our couch there, but we think we'll probably
have two sofas or maybe a chair. If you guys have any ideas, as I'm walking around, please
comment below because I always think you guys have the best ideas. We've got a working fireplace,
which is beautiful, but obviously it's very empty at the moment, but that is our front
room. This room here is going to be the boys' playroom
slash games room as they get older. This room is actually so much bigger than we remember.
When we viewed the house, there was a massive sofa in here and lots of furniture and also
this massive fireplace as well, so it actually felt quite small, but now that it's empty,
it's huge. I've put all the boys' toys in here, although we haven't really unpacked
and there's still so much space, but in the future, we actually are thinking about taking
all of this out. This house has three fireplaces and it's very imposing. We might take that
out, let me know what you think, and then we might actually have a pool table. Having
three boys, we thought we could have a pool table and then also maybe a sofa, sitting
area. Obviously while they're little, we'll have all their toys out and they can obviously
play with them, but as they get older, maybe we could have a gaming area and they can have
all their friends round. It can very much be their space and I will be able to close
the door on it, so it will be amazing to have this.
If you come through this door, you will see that I finally have my own office space, which
I am so excited about. I used to have a desk in our front room and it wasn't ideal, but
now I've got all of this space. This is a total mess at the moment, but I plan to have
a desk and chairs and maybe a little area to do voiceovers. Yeah, really excited about
having this. Then if you come into our new kitchen, there's
a few features in here that I really wanted to show you. We actually love the color of
this kitchen. It's not that different to our old kitchen and she actually left me the paint,
so it is Farrow and Ball, Elephants Breath and we love this storage all along this wall.
Whatever we do renovation-wise, we think we're going to keep some form of storage here because
it's amazing for all of the cookbooks or the boys' crafting stuff. We have a lot in here.
Then over here, we have a big oven, which we've been a bit scared to use. It's gas,
isn't it? And we've never really had a gas oven before, but it looks great. We love the
way it all looks. We currently don't have a fridge. We are waiting for a standalone
fridge. That is actually arriving tomorrow and there's loads of counter space. We like
all of that, but we think we are going to move the kitchen and this is actually going
to become a bit of a utility area, but more on that in a second.
Then if you come through this door, there is actually a little WC. Our downstairs toilet
is in here, which we thought was a little bit random that the toilet is off of the kitchen,
but it is really handy to have. We have a big American-style fridge coming
tomorrow and it's going to sit here and we are so excited because we've been living day
to day buying food fresh, and luckily it's been cold outside so our butter is on our
front porch but in the meantime, we've had a freezer here, we've got our tumble dryer
here, and is a lovely kitchen, but it's actually not as functional as our old one. When you
are making food or a cup of tea over here, the only drawers for all the cutlery and the
utensils are actually over here, so you have to come all the way over here. It's not as
usable as our old kitchen and it's actually probably a 20 year old wooden kitchen been
painted beautifully. There are quite a few bits that are falling apart, so we will be
changing the location of the kitchen, but obviously it's amazing to have in the year
until we do that. Off the kitchen, there is another living area
where we've been spending most of our time. We have put our dining table in here for now
and our old sofa as well. The boys are currently watching a movie because they're already on
half term, so they're just hanging out but I really wanted to show you this fireplace
as well. Again, it's a working fireplace, we think it looks amazing, and we'll be so
nice and cozy in here. There's also double doors to the garden, which I will show you
in a second. Then over here, there is a conservatory. When
we actually looked around the house, he had his dining area and everything in here, but
it's a tiny bit cold, you know what conservatories can be like, so the main renovation, I guess,
that we're going to do is pretty much the same as what we did in our old house and that
is to knock down the old conservatory and just make it like a proper building. This
will actually be going, but Jackson has been playing in a little bit up until then. Obviously
we need to speak to builders and everything but what we would really like to do is eventually
when this is a proper building, have the kitchen in this space. You'll be able to do the washing
up and be looking out the window at the kids playing in the garden. That's the main plan
at the moment. Okay, so I've just got my jacket on because
I really wanted to show you the garden, but it's not a very nice day out. It's really
gray and windy, so I just hope you can hear me out there, but it's one of the main reasons
we bought the house. It's so nice to have this outdoor space. We brought our old garden
furniture with us and we put them here on this terrace. Obviously, that is the conservatory
there and then we have all of this grassy area for the boys, which is just so much more
lawn than we had before. To give you an idea, that goal there was the width of the grass
area in our old garden, so you can see how much bigger, how much more space they have.
With three boys who all really love the outdoors and football, I just know that this space
is going to be so well used and loved as well. We're definitely going to have to learn how
to look after real grass because we used to have AstroTurf and also the previous owners
were really into gardening. There's really mature plants all down the side, so we're
really going to have to look after it and try to become green-fingered.
Then if he comes to the end, there is the most beautiful view and this little summer
house as well. When we viewed the summer house, they actually had a little sofa in it and
they would come down here and have coffee and stuff. You also get the sunset here as
well. It's just a really special outdoor space and as I said, one of the main reasons that
we decided to buy this house. Yeah, so what we're not sure what we're going to do with
this summer house just yet, but it has actually got some amazing storage in it as well for
all of the lawn mower and gardening tools, so that's actually really, really helpful.
Then you've got this amazing view over the back. You get wild deers running past and
little animals. As I say, you also get the sunset here, so it's really special and lovely
to have this view. If you come up the stairs, the first thing
that you see is this huge landing. It is so much bigger than our old hallway. Actually
we really thought about it that much, but it's really nice to have this space. At the
moment, all we've done is put our huge mirror in here, but when we viewed the house, I remember
the lady saying that she does her keep fit here, so I have visions of myself doing yoga
in this space. But also quite cool thing in this area, because obviously it's in the middle
of the house, so it could be quite a dark area, but they've actually got these tunnels
in the ceiling that actually go through the loft and into the roof. That is actually sunlight
coming through there and when we went into the loft, we saw the tunnels and we were like,
"Ah, so they're called light wells, aren't they?" There's some light wells in here, which
is quite cool. But now I'll show you Fraser's room. This
is Fraser's bedroom, he's our eldest son, and this room was actually the master bedroom,
but we're going to be renovating a new master bedroom, so I kind of wanted to put the boys
into their rooms from day one. I just felt like with so much change, they could just
stay where they are and then we can move around. But it's such a beautiful room. It's got these
huge bay windows there. We're a bit unsure how to do blinds and curtains for that area,
so if you guys have any ideas, I would love to know in the comments below, but we were
thinking maybe we could put a desk in that area or a little sofa. The people who were
here before actually had a little chaise lounge there, which looks amazing. Then he's also
got great storage over here. We may change the doors, but actually they're fine and it's
so nice that he's got all of this space for his clothes.
This is the en suite on Fraser's room. Obviously because he has the master bedroom, this was
the master en suite and it's absolutely huge, but it was just a couple living here before
us, so this was the main bathroom that they used so it's even bigger than the family bathroom.
It's got a jacuzzi bath, which the boys have been loving. This is what they've been using
most of the time. It also has a shower over there, but because it is so massive, we are
actually going to make it a Jack and Jill bathroom. We're going to take away the bath,
then we are going to put a door here, and then that is going to go through to Caleb's
room, so they're actually going to be able to share this space.
If you come into Caleb's room, the first thing that you will see is that he's got a really
good en suite as well, and then he's also got some amazing storage here, and then this
is his bedroom area, but we are actually going to be knocking out all of this storage and
the wall and en suite to double his bedroom in size. We just didn't feel like we needed
so many bathrooms, another bathroom to clean and because we're going to make him and Fraser
have a Jack and Jill he'll still have an en suite, but his room will double in size. When
we actually moved in, both me and Matt looked at each other and we were like, "Oh my God,
this room is smaller than we remember." We were like, "Have we done the right thing?"
But it's actually going to be one of the first ones that we renovate, so we're excited. This
room's going to have a big change in it. So yeah, all of this is going pretty much. Then
he'll have a door, sorry, over on this wall here. I think it might be here or maybe here
into that bathroom. Obviously the window's going to stay. We might
put a little desk area here and then maybe we can have some wardrobes across this wall.
On the day that we've moved in, we actually asked Caleb if he would prefer to have this
bedroom here or Jackson's bedroom because obviously Jackson's only four years old, he
really doesn't care which room he has but Caleb just kept saying that he was so excited
to have a secret door to Fraser's bedroom, so he's really excited to share that en suite
with him, but I think because Matt and I are both second children, we're really mindful
of stuff like that so we gave him the choice. This is Jackson's new bedroom. If you saw
his old room, then you will know that it was literally the size of this single bed, it
was like this big. This is so much more space than he's used to and it's brilliant, he's
got some good floor space to play with his toys, he's got this beautiful big windows,
which brings in so much light when it's a sunny day. He's also got some great storage
over here on this wall. We're definitely going to keep this storage, we might just change
the doors, but we're keeping all of his clothes in here as well as some of our clothes. There's
also great stories for all of his books as well.
This is our family bathroom. This is what Matt and I and Jackson have been using most
of the time. It has a shower and then it also has a big bath as well. It's in really good
condition. I feel like no one's ever really used it, but it's not completely to our taste.
This is bedroom number four. This is our room until we do any kind of renovation. It's a
really good size, it has amazing storage over here, and when we moved in, I feel like we
should have maybe put the bed a little bit over that way towards the window but what
we love about this bedroom is it has the most amazing views of our garden and beyond.
This is bedroom number five. At the moment, all it has in it is some boxes and some clothes,
but eventually we hope to incorporate it into our new master bedroom, but also still have
a guest room as well. Getting a fifth bedroom was one of the main reasons that we moved.
We both have family that live abroad and that visit. Matt's dad lives in Spain and all of
my family live in Canada and it seems crazy to say now with the current situation with
no one being able to visit, but it will be so nice to have a space for family to come
and stay. Love the windows in this room. Again, it has that beautiful view over the back garden.
Right? So I think that is everything that I wanted to show you guys in the new house.
Thank you so much for watching, I really hope you like it. Let me know what you think in
the comments below and I also want to say a massive thank you for all of your love and
support while we were moving. I couldn't believe how many of you guys were also so emotionally
attached to our old place, but hopefully you'll enjoy seeing this one and what we do with
it as well. Thanks again and I'll see you in my next one. Bye, guys.