Jack Leaves! Change of Plans! Exciting Chick Update! Renovating 100 yr old French home | Episode 24 

An island bench is the center of the action. I agree with both you and Jack about the kitchen sink, I think you will use it more in a prep area than over by the window unless you love doing dishes with a view, it's really out of the way, most of its use is in prep. What about if you move to where the half non-moving wall is that's staying, before the start of the island bench. Right on the side of the center of the action!

Your dad has a really good idea! Having your own suite is important, especially as it’s already configured so well for your needs! I can see how your kitchen, living room, bath/utility area deserve a refresh for your growing family. And using the upstairs for kid’s bedrooms, bath and tv/study room seems like a longer term-situation. Funny how one tweek changes so many other things! But, it all sounds like it answers your growing questions while at the same time, adding some more time and space to enjoy your current home -before tackling the larger projects in the big house! Q: If you have a stair-way in the living room, do you need another one in your private suite? Your utility closet wouldn’t mind a few more feet for storage?! Have a sweet family reunion! Cheers! 🎉

Great video Becks who needs Jack? 😶 I joke I joke I know how much he was missed! The plans are sounding good can’t wait to see it all soon… 😍

Hi Becs! You did well on your own with the kids this week😊. I hope Jack got some rest because he has A Lot to do when he gets home😅. I think your starting plan is a good one but I’m sure there will be little tweaks here and there but we all have Total Confidence in both of you! I personally think that your kids are having the Best childhood ever! Such freedom and the water so close by, Mom & Dad working things out together, learning how to do so many things by hand and heart, gardening, building. I know you would like things more organized inside but that will happen eventually and in the meantime you get more time with them while they are so young. These are very special years. Tell Jack we missed him too❤❤❤

Absence makes the heart grow fonder 😊. I think you will have to clone Jack for all that work. Ambitious but with two of you on the job …… certainly attainable.

given that you seem to have 3 access points from out side could you not change the kitchen door into a window and put the sink there, this would then allow wider access from the living area.

Great video well done 👍 🎉

Use dormers or skylights for those back rooms to give you natural light

Oh Becs you're so lovely! Jack we did miss you. Absolutely love tuning in each week! Thank you for sharing your beautiful life with us all.

You did a marvelous job! I like your dad's idea and you kitchen concept, but I think the window should stay where it is because raising it will ruin the aesthetic of the outside facade. How about Jack could put in a short window over the sink since he did such a fabulous job on the first one? Really enjoying your channel!

You did amazing Becs. Well done on looking after the kids, chicks, designing, dog and cat as well as filming and editing. Thank you so much for coming to our BBQ and Avangelines present. It was the first one she opened. Take care and see you all soon Rob and Lisa

What wonderful people you are surrounded by for seeking you out and returning your property. Not many people unfortunately, would do that. I placed a carton of eggs on the roof of my car whilst loading my shopping, the eggs stayed on the roof until I very nearly reached my home, and all of a sudden they shot off the roof. I never put anything on the roof of the car again. 😂 We've all missed Jack. I bet he gets a huge welcome home from you all. Enjoy your Sunday together.

Well done Bec's you held up the fort beautifully....whilst hubby is gallivanting around Spain ...lol...but then again us Kiwi's like gallivanting all over the world...great vlog keep up the great work...best of luck with Reno version #......

I remember your dad completely removating the old farmhouse in bulawayo and you and Peps living in a construction site for a few years, you loved it! Your kids will be the same

Also, so happy you got to spend time with Rob and Lisa at ‘Escape to France-Charente ‘. They are both great people. Rob does a thousand different things and Lisa has the beginnings of a terrific vegetable garden. I love seeing good people meeting up with other good people. ❤❤❤

Lovely vlog Becs, I enjoyed hearing about your plans too. Yay for summer

Kids are Resilient. They’ll be fine and having to share a bedroom is a good thing. I say make two houses, because then you’d have a rental property that would bring in extra cash which can offset some of your expenses. You wouldn’t even have to rent it out full time, you could always rent it out in the high seasons .

Didn't hear the Magic words, "lintel beams". Always use when a wall is removed. Tap over the stove used often in commercial kitchens.

i have done the same with my wallet putting fuel in i had a kind person return it with all the money i had earlier got out the cash machine .It certainly puts panic mode in when you loss it good you got it back 🙂

Chicken poop is amazing for the garden and lawn. Good use of space, what's behind the door to the left of the kitchen? can you put a small laundry/bathroom in there?

Love your videos - watching from NZ. Wondered if you'd thought about keeping your living areas where you've renovated, and turning your current living areas into the master suite - as it wouldn't need to be so open plan?

Kids are super resilient, I wouldn't worry too much about that . How lucky your wallet & documents fell into honest hands 😊. I think your dad has come up with a solid plan ✌️

Love the two of you and your family ❤

Goodness! So glad you got your wallet back. I, learned a long time ago-- NEVER put anything on the hood or top of car. Experience is a tough teacher...

Lesson learned….you’ll never absentmindedly put your bag or wallet on top of your car again. All’s well that ends well…..what a relief ! Many years ago my husband and I were in the US and did a cross-country road trip from Boston to Santa Fe New Mexico. Somewhere in Texas on a highway in the middle of nowhere , an oncoming driver started flashing their headlights at us and pointing up. We pulled over and I realized I’d left my bag on the roof of the car. Miraculously it was still there along with lots of cash, our passports, etc. Mon dieu 😧 I learned my lesson. Remember that kids only really care about being with their parents and loved. Only adults get unsettled about it. Don’t worry 😉

Would your new master en suite not be walked through to get to the stairs & bedrooms upstairs? Would the master bedroom not work in current kitchen rather?

Wonderful home design ideas. I had wondered why you were planning on living in such a small home. (I've wondered why so many Brits renovate large French properties into fairly cramped homes?) If you can afford it, you might want to get a home design software that will show you 3D walk-around renderings, saving a lot of guesswork. I like your plan to open the fireplace wall, add a post/pillar and use it as a counter/bar/worktop. I agree with another viewer that you might consider turning the outside door into a window, for more work surface. Turning the new-build area into master suite and office seems to be an obvious use of the two cottages. As for light: here in the US we have tubular skylights that can turn corners and funnel a small shaft of light indoors. I was wondering if one of those tubes could be sent down an inside wall where plumbing/electrical already run, and illuminate those rear walls, especially in the sitting room.

I thought that you making the two houses for gites for extra income when you live in the manor house

Can you use the barn for the laundry ?

It's nice to change plans and ideas BUT think about all the hard work your hubby did getting that kitchen area done,pipes ans electrical work done to change now plus its close to your sitting outdoor area??? Your house but it makes more sense to leave it where it was planned to go you could swap and put your bedroom where the kitchen is now

great you got everything important back, would that have happened in the UK, probably not

hey what does Jack do for work?

Roosters have thicker legs and will look you in the eye more and longer tails

Try tying string on your finger . Will remember.wallet