Glad you discussed rubbish storage. Strangely, that's one of the things that most narrowboat videos seem to skip over and I'm always wondering where it all goes in between drop-offs.
I have watched a large amount of narrowboat videos and I will say this is one of the best interior designs that I have ever seen. It does not look like the average narrowboat inside.
Hi Both, First time viewer. Liked the chilled pace you showed us around. Like the idea re shoe store under kitchen units, may try that idea on my boat, thank you. Brill space you life in, Well Done you X🐰x
The colors are absolutely beautiful - well chosen & so soothing ! Way too many 'decor' thingys for my taste - flowers, statuettes, nick-nacks etc....clogs up the space, altho we all know how this happens with Xmas gifts & can't resist purchases when shopping ! But the space is really well thought out - kitchen is lovely, apart from the lack of a big frig/freezer - one of my beefs with these boats as well as the narrow living room that I find psychologically daunting - why I could not live on one ! It is just about the nicest boat I've seen on youtube tho ! You are obviously both into being tidy which is why it works - too many couples are tidy/messy combinations which makes life hard however you live - somebody is always running around fixing what the other half messed up !- so you are a great couple from that perspective & I would say lucky you ! Congratulations on a really lovely home !
Hands down your narrowboat renovation is the best one I have seen on RU-vid. It is amazing what you have accomplished. You have turned your narrowboat into a beautiful home.
@@MarkHarper-ek8ss Hi Mark we did the video tour together just as we renovated it together. It's our boat that we made into our home over an 8 month period. We do all our videos together and it was created to show our subscribers the end result of all our hard work..together! Thanks for watching nethertheless 😉😊
Wow! Beautiful. I've loved watching the whole process. Did I miss you explaining the name you chose? "Assumption is" (why and what it means to you)? Safe travels, I love the vlog.
Thank you. Story behind the name: planned to call the boat Reflection. Hence the youtube channel name choice, but its unlucky to rename a boat when it's in the water so it's original name from the previous owner was 'Assumption is'. When the boat came out of water we were preoccupied in sorting out other factors that the survey had revealed and before you know it she was back in the water again and we had missed the opportunity to rename. Since then the name has kind of grown on us and we are going to stick with it 🙂🤪
Agree, Beautifully done and sacrificing space to fit bigger bed, all makes logical sense as you spend more time in bed then walking through the narrower gap. Superbly done.
Not sure how you come to be on my suggestions list, but thank you for a wonderful video. Your home looks lovely and also very relaxing. Thank you for sharing 🙏😊
Oheer! im looking for ideas to avoid steep steps for my old dog, i really like your layout, he would lay on that seat happily while i navigated the boat, yep im gonna sort my steps out asap 👍 thank you for posting the tour
We have just found your vlog. We watch quit a few. We are really enjoying yours. The singing and Ernie’s boots are great. You did a fabulous job on your boat. Love the colors. ❤❤❤❤
Hi Karen, welcome along on our journey with us. Lovely to have you join us. Thanks for watching. Hope you had a fab Xmas. Wishing you a happy new year 😀
What an amazing home you have. What started out as a boat , is now a luxury liner!!…quite an achievement….wow …you should be so proud of what you have done . Thank you Liz , Paul and Ernie for sharing your home and your new life. You guys are the best narrowboat channel on you tube …definitely the one to watch … thank you and enjoy the spoils of your hard work .. amazing . 🏴🏴
I love u 2 and Ernie the dog. Lovely boat and home. Beautiful u have thought of everything. Love to see some of your art work. Had to laugh when u said Colin the cactus I have jake the cactus
A beautiful family , a beautiful and comfortable boat, a beloved dog is all that people need for happiness ! You guys are great ! Big greetings and best wishes from the Russian city of Astrakhan.
Hello from Summerville Oregon USA. Clearly a labor of love, the work you've done is great and the boat is beautiful. A lovely lifestyle choice living on a narrow boat. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Martin. That was on the list to do but it was a job that got pushed to the bottom of the list as we didn't get any over bearilingly hot nights on the boat this summer. Hopefully it can be top of list for next summer 😀
Almost reminded me of a submarine in terms of width and length. You’ve made it very comfortable given it’s size. I loved when you opened the side hatch and all that natural light came into the boat. I noticed your dog doesn’t just plop down anywhere but neatly folds into one side tight to the sofa.I prefer hearing the technical stuff like amps generated, liters burned, how many liters in the water tank,but still appreciated your tour, thanks. Max in New Orleans
Such a beautiful houseboat! The interiors are perfect, love the kitchen. I've always wanted to live on a houseboat, I have some lovely ones in my hometown which was by the water. I would happily live here :) Well done both!
This is the nicest narrow boat I have seen so much storage love your style art work and ornaments so cosy and modern I’m green with envy, i thought it was just me that loved chopping g boards love the way you display everything it makes it look like home from home ❤
This is my dream and this is just how I imagine mine would be very well done to you both soon enough I will be in the same position. Congratulations love it.
@@uponreflection it is a beautiful home on the water. I mean, I wish mine to look like that, but I don’t think it will be totally to your spec but it just shows you what you can do. Very well thought out I want to live off grid I want to slow down and not just be a number for the government but that’s another story. Very impressed. I wish you all the best in life and in health.
You have really put your stamp on your floating home, I love the decor and the layout. Ernie seems to have issues with his paws, funnily enough so did my sons dog, he had grass seeds buried in his pads that the vet had to get out. He now wears boots if he goes out , it helps his sore paws and stops him chewing them. See you next week.
You've both worked so hard and it looks beautiful. Can I ask where you bought the vinyls from. I'm looking to having one for our Stern in the form of lyrics. Thanks x🎉
Lynn here on Hubby's phone mines playing up 😏, Hiya were new subscriber's , we watch quite a few boat people and yours as just popped up on the phone , you've made a really good job of your boat , but I think the star of the show as to be your dog , absolutely gorgeous 😂, Im quite nosy so might I ask a few questions, oh go on then 😂😂😂, just dont answer if you find tgem too personal its fine , how old are you ? a bit personal 😂, how old is your dog ? How long have you been on the water ? , what do you do for funds ? Who do you watch on the boats ? We watch Ben and. Emily with Alan the cat , Wez and Amy , Narrowboat Will and there's a few more too 😊, what part of the canals are you mainly on ? Maybe I should give you a rest now 😂😂😂😂, Thanks for sharing, looking forward to watching your travels , Take Care xx👍🤗
Hi there Lynn, thanks for subscribing. I'm 46, Paul is 57 and Ernie has just turned 1. We both took early retirement and are living off savings at the moment. We got the boat in August last year. And have been renovating her at weekends. On 27july we moved onto her full time and left the marina she was at in August this year to continously cruise the network. We do have a q&a vlog think it's number 35 and 36. That may give you more of an insight to how and why we came about living on the water and there are also a whole playlist of videos that shoe you the renovation work we have carried out on the boat. We watch pretty much the same vloggers as you, Heidi the pirate, boattime, Julie and Martin on rhapsody in blue, barrowboat will. All of those. We are currently on the oxford canal which you will see coming up in our next few vlogs and over time we plan to do the whole network. We move at the moment every other day or so. We love it so far. Think I've answered all your questions but I can't see them at the same time as I'm typing the reply so if I've missed any just drop another comment to us. Thanks again for subscribing and we hope you continue to follow us on our new adventure 😀
@@uponreflection we certainly will, we are in Yorkshire, do you think. you will get up this way , we've visited Whaley Bridge a few times , we don't live near there , were nearer the Sheffield one , but we like to visit the basins in the countryside 😊, we've been Skipton a few times too , Thanks for your reply , looks like ,I've a lot to watch , Brilliant, looking forward to it , Take Care and Stay Safe 👍🤗
It looks amazing, what you have done to it from day one to now is nothing short of a miracle. You must be proud of your achievements. Please keep the blogs coming, as I would like to follow your travels on the UK canals, and rivers, you are a very entertaining couple, not forgetting ernie of course. Good luck to you all.
Thank you so much Geoff. We will of course keep the vlogs coming and we look forward to having you along on our future journeys on the Waterways (although rivers, May be a while as we've not got the confidence to tackle those yet🤣)
Love your narrowboat, it’s beautiful. And I noticed the external paintwork. Looking very shiny. 😊 Will you share with me the internal colour - the green? We have a small narrowboat with oak panels. I’m happy to keep the oak but husband is thinking of painting it. If we do I’d like the same colour as yours. Also - I know you’re retired but are you doing any work on narrowboats? We have a small boat, needs a bit of internal work and I love yours!
Thank you so much for your comments. The paint is a dulux colour Match paint the code is DX-BZ42DCDWKX we coloured matched Lick paint Teal03. Unfortunately we having a rest for a while so no work for us 🤣 but always happy to help with colours and blends etc, just send me a message through Instagram. 😀
@@uponreflection Understand, enjoy your rest, well earned. Thank you so much for the colour code, husband may be right on the colour. It is amazing what you have done.
Hi Guys, just found you and subscribed, I'm looking at getting a boat in a few years, been getting loads of great information and tips from you all on the canals, I'm doing homework here, back at school, I'll be sixty when I get the chance to hit the water so I've got to get it right first time, your boat is a design I've liked from the rear, as a friend would say ( don't be rude 🤣) I mean a cruiser stern, then galley/ lounge, wet room, bedroom, your boat looks amazing, big high fives for what you have achieved. BUT !!! da-da-da. Your bow is longer than any I have seen with a cruiser stern and I love it, a lounge fore and aft, and storage in the bow, that would be great for coal in the winter, my big question is what style of boat is this?? Because it seems a really great shell for someone to build on for continuous travelling. Sorry if I've taken up your time, but many thanks, Nige 👍👍
Hi there Nige, thank you so much for watching and for you comment. Good luck on the start of your boating journey in a couple of years. You are going to love it. Our boat was built in 1999 by brofabco Ltd. I haven't really got any more information about the boat buildings than that if I'm honest. 😀
