Let the kitchen makeover begin! 

Just tile the entry way since it’s a wet area and use whatever wood you can save from that parts to replace the wood bits that have holes in them. You can do it!!

Hi Elise, I am mold expert...please do not attempt to save the moldy floor by the front door! It must be removed, with the door open and while wearing a very high quality mask. You could do a nice tile design in the entry...very common here in the states to do that in entry ways so that peoples wet shoes in winter do not muddy up the rest of the floor. I am also concerned about the big mold spot in the kitchen and I believe there is more in the basement you showed. Ideally this should be handled by a good mold remediation company. The plaster needs to be removed, not spray/ cleaned and/or painted over. And please dont use bleach on mold..,its actually really bad for it...thats why it always grows back worse. Whenever you see mold, it has to be removed and replaced not cleaned! There should be containment put up during any mold removal (like thick plastic hanging around the area, windows open, Hepa air scrubber on). otherwise the mold spores go flying all over the place (you can't see this with the naked eye but they land on other areas and cause mold to grow there eventually). In general once the mold has been taken care of and you are moved in, I would recommend you get a 50 pint or higher dehumifier, one for each floor, to keep humidity levels between 40 and 50%. Anything higher and you can get mold growth just from enviromental moisture. I also highly recommend the company Air Doctors air purifiers. Again one on each floor would be great. This is how you make sure you don't have continual mold issues, as well as ensuring that wherever those orginal leaks came from, you inspect to make sure they are acutally fixed. You wouldn't want to do all these repairs then get the water running and find out theres still issues. Never take the sellers word for it that some water issue has been fixed. Having clean air to breath is so important to our health! Being in this industry I have seen first hand all the determental effects that can happen when someone is living in mold. Hope you guys can prioritize getting the moldy area remediated asap and ideally before you move in. Best of luck!

The good part about the front entrance parquetry being moldy is you can think of doing something amazingly creative as an entry welcome to the house. In keeping with the parquetry floor it could be an a mosaic out of different colour woods or use Pinterest again to see entrance floors. Love all your progress and the room looks so wonderful and cozy with your fire going

Sweet Elise...my husband and I have remodeled a very large number of homes. The best piece of advice I can give you at this moment is to make a makeshift worktable, out of scrap wood. Just make two saw hoarse and top it with a sheet of plywood. This will allow you to work on your projects at a standing height. Plus, you can move it to the area you are working in so easily that you won't have to bring the work to the table...you can take the table to the work. It will save your back and believe me this is important.

One thing I can say about you is that work don't scare you off. You are not lazy. What a virtue. 💕

Hello I think it’s a good idea to save the beautiful wood floors and just putting a nice tile on the entrance and then let the wood floors throughout the Entrance😊

Perhaps you can remove the wood from the entry area at the door/stairs only and place tiles? Then you can use some of the undamaged planks you removed to patch the ares with the holes. Love the green!💚💚💚

I would do a victorian tiled entry for the molded area, I think it would work well with your aesthetic, and that way you don't need to worry about mold in the future. Also for the holes, you can either tear out the piece of wood with the hole (since they are so small) and put in a new piece that you salvaged from the damaged areas, or make it an accent piece and get smaller pieces that fit in the grove and stain them darker.

You are the hardest worker I’ve ever seen! Please tell me boyfriend is helping😢🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻. I’m feeling a bit protective of you❤️❤️. Sweat equity my friend! You are earning your place in that house! I admire you for all you do!👍🏻👍🏻🤗🤗❤️❤️

I Love that beautiful shade of green! I also use green in my home with vintage pottery, plants and fabric. It’s a happy, peaceful color❤️

I LOVE the green you chose! And how you are transforming this house. Elise, I’m starting to think you are Superwoman!!! What a talented beautiful person! 🌹❤️💐

Love the colour you have chosen for the kitchen cabinets, it is very bold and complements your hair beautifully. Don't worry about the odd holes in the floor, fill them with wood filler and when you decorate you can cover these, if not, it adds character. Tiles in the entrance way would look lovely.

Well done getting rid of all the old flooring, loved the “victory bow” when you threw the last piece into the trailer. Your kitchen is going to look fabulous, I can tell that already. X

I think we all agree that we are super excited to see the house transformation. I love to see how much creativity and work you and your family put in this project. Thank you so much taking us with you. 🏡❤

This will be so much fun to follow you along on this huge project!

Great choice of color! Rich and not-too-dark, not-too- light….and it brings the outdoors in beautifully. It’s good to see you have that moment of satisfaction with how they are going to look…encouraging for sure. Your reward for all the hard work is coming! Oh, a little (or a lot) of wood filler & stain goes a long way for holes…and the entry would be a natural place for some fancy tile or beautiful stone… or even brick. Rugs!

Great episode Elise! The green is gorgeous and I can imagine plants and lights, and all the little touches you will add to restore character to the house. The floors give it character already😍

I've never seen someone repaint cabinet doors without removing the hinges before

Lovely green! The hallway would look amazing with some cool patterned tiles.

A few suggestions as we renovated our house too a couple of years ago: *use knees padding (unless you don't mind having callous, crocodile skin around your knees😁) *invest in a couple of saw horse that you can use for painting cupboards, doors etc, without breaking your back/knees *use harwear gloves not just because of the paint or chipping nails, but because you actually risk to get splints and chemicals in your hands *you don't need to wash the cupboards before sanding them but you need to wash them afterwards. *they sell some kind of fillers for those holes in the floor in brown colour and you can't see the holes anymore once you have filled them. We have used them too. They work pretty much like those fillers you use for plaster walls but these are specific for wood.

The house will be so beautiful! So happy for you.

Ooh, I love the green shade! We had the same struggle this summer, picking the right shade for our house. It’s light blue now and I hate it! So we tried like 8 different shades of green and FINALLY found the perfect one! And it almost look exactly like the shade you picked, hahaha! Btw just cut out the rotten part of the hallway floor and replace it with some cool tiles. It’s great for wet and muddy shoes. And there is wood filler on tube you can use to fill in the holes. Love following you and your adventures Elise! See you next time 😊

We rented a house once that had heated slate floors in the entryway. It was great for drying the wet from shoes and melted snow in winter. 🇨🇦

When you sand the parquet save the sawdust and mix it with wood glue and use it to fill the holes.

The green color choice is beautiful! A great pop of color when so many people just go basic. I love it!

Hello, white vinegar "kills" mold, not sure about it that will save the floor. Large holes can be filled using wood dowels and filler, I am sure there is a RU-vid video how to out there somewhere. Don't be discouraged, I think there are things to fix even the most horrid looking floor issues, People recover from massive floods all the time. :D Good luck Miss Elise,

I was always sure that you would paint your kitchen green, I love the shade that you’ve picked. That floor by the door may begin to dry out now that you’ve removed the laminate, I’ll keep my fingers crossed that you can save it. ❤️🌻

That green is so you! Back in the 70s I had green paneling on one wall in my kitchen and strawberry pattern wallpaper on the other walls. It was very cheerful and cozy. Can’t wait to see your finished kitchen❤

Love the green! I enjoy listening to your charming voice & accent while I work on jewelry & crafts. Looking forward to your landscaping ideas in the spring. 🇺🇸

The sound of the cars outside would drive me nuts in that place.

You have done a great job, washing then rubbing down the kitchen door, it really is soooo important to do this before you paint them, to get a good job, so well done. You need to take out the mouldy floor by the door, and put a recessed mat in there instead. Great what you are doing.xxx

I think the best option would be like a design in front of the door with tiles on the floor and then if you can actually save a few pieces that you remove where you are going to put the tiles you can reuse them and interchange them with the ones that have holes in the other place, I hope you can understand what i mean, that way the wood its the same and would not look weitd if you replace the pieces with holes with completely new wood hahaha lots of love i would totally love to literally go help you do diy renovations at your home just like diy buddies hahaha good luck with the rest of the projects!

Lovely tune, air on a G string whilst you were painting, was my going up the aisle wedding tune

I knew it would be green, you gravitate towards green a lot and I am with you girl. Love the color!

Love your colour choice. Have you considered hiring a large sander to do your wood floors? It will make them beautiful

Wow! That's the most beautiful color! 😍

To fix the holes, you can mix sawdust (from sanding said floorboards) with wood glue, and pour it in the holes. 😊 It is all looking so good Elise 🏡 Oh and airing the wet floor and bleach or vinegar will help the mold.

Gotta get a scrapper and a heat gun, that old glue on the stairs will peel right up!

To cut down on Road Noise maybe a Wooden Fence with scrubs to absorb the Noise 💚🏡

Your are lucky to have this incredible transformation on video. It's the little details and many changes made that can be forgotten along a big project. I am so happy to see your life's journey. Well done,lovely lady.🌷

Bold move with the green paint colour on the cabinets. Can't wait to see the end result! :)

Based on my remodeling experience... deal with all moisture issues, repairs, and mold first thing (most likely using an experienced contractor), then hire professional people to sand floors, fill in holes, and do any staining. There are many things DIY folks can do renovating a home, but water problems and getting the floors right are best left to professionals since they are likely to save you money and problems long term.

I love the color of the cabinets! It’s beautiful. I’m so happy for you. You’re inspiring me to redecorate my home. Thank you 😊 I wish you made more videos even with no audio. You’re home is going to look amazing. Thank you again. Sending many blessings your way 🌻

You could cut out a section of the rotted flooring and add a brick or stone tile as a entryway area. The green cupboard's will be a vibrant touch. Nice

It feels so good to accomplish something, doesn’t it? Can’t wait to see the finished kitchen.

I anxiously await every update on the new house and get so excited when I see a new video up!

You can use tiles in that front area. It's also easier to clean if you walk in with wet shoes. And, it will add a bit of spice to the home

I’m loving that green!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Love the green. All the doors of the farm where I grew up have the same colour. It might be nice to do some of the details on the kitchen doors in a slightly different green shade. It would add a nice contrast, balance and style to them. Maybe a lighter green?! Also for the floor in the entrance, if you can’t fix the holes in the floor maybe you can fill them with something sparkly or beautiful. Like glass?! Make them a feature that talks about the history of the house.

Hi good day, i miss u cottage videos so much... I hope ull make your small cottage there at your new home/garden space i missed it so much. Good luck in ur home reno. God bless... Im Tessa from Philippines 🇵🇭

maybe you could put a nice vintage tile down by the door where the floor is damaged

You could take some wood and make a spike with it and hammer/glue the spikes into the holes. Once dry you can saw off the extra. Fill any extra space with wood filler. You could also replace the wood at the door with tile.

My mom's kitchen had green cabinets and white wallpaper with ivy on the walls. It was lovely

I didn't realize how much work you were doing, alone😢 You are fierce and they didn't deserve you.

All of the floor repair ideas are great. Just a tip we do here in the states when painting, if you'll be using primer or white, have it colored a shade lighter than your main choice, that way you may not need to paint twice. Really looking forward to all your progress this winter, not to mention the new garden come spring.

Love the green you chose WOW😱💚

Bet ya would’ve loved an electric sander for all those cabinets huh!😉

Fix the holes with wood putty and cut out (square) the moldy wooden floor and put in a marble or granite slab or even fun tiles at your front door it will look nice with the herring bone pattern.

Absolutely LOVE the green! Fabulous! 💚💚💚

Tile mosaic in the front entry would look great and be practical

You can use a technique to fill the holes with a special woodfiller, sand it, stain it and oil it like the rest of the floor.. For the moldy entry I would buy old tiles and give them a metal frame of brass or silver.

I love the colour, perfect choice 💚💚💚💚

Amazing how you are so dutiful in making your videos.. I’m watching this again after your announcement of moving from this location after only a month.. You must have already known you were moving during the making of this video.. I wish you well in whatever direction you take from here..

You're so inspirational, Elise! Thank you for taking us on the journey. ♡♡♡♡♡

I love green everywhere!

Omg your outfit at 17:00 is sooo cute and that 70s green is to die for ❤

Rent a floor sander. You can replace the individual boards, sand and the test out stains that would blend them the best.

i used matte polycrylic to seal my cabinets 2-3 coats and it worked perfectly

Yasssssssss absolutely love the green !!!!

The hate the main stairs for your struggles with them. Have you tried heating the laminate to soften the glue so it is easier to pry up? I’ve used this technique for wallpaper and kitchen counter laminate. You may have to rent the steamer machine but it’s so worth it🌻. I love the green🌿

The damaged planks can be fixed by hiring a woodworker, all he or she's got to do is replace the damaged wood. It will cost you but at the end will be worth it because they know what kind of wood to put in its place to match the rest of the floor. If I was you, I would do it in a heartbeat. Also, maybe you could put a vinyl mat, the one people use under the writing chair of the office to prevent the chair from scratching the floor, to protect the floor underneath. The door if water is an issue from outside.

I love ur vibes and creativity. You work super hard.. 🙏🏻🥰🇵🇷

Lub lub lub the kitchen door green.. watching from Australia

Making a full width covered porch with stairs in middle coming from the front rather than the side would sweeten the front facade of your lovely home!!!

Why on earth did they ever cover up that parquet flooring in the first place is beyond me. Hope you can regain their originality. Love what you are doing!!!

Maybe remove the damaged wood by the door and replace that whole area at the bottom of stairs with tile. It would look intentional and serve as a drop zone for wet boots and shoes. It could be really beautiful with so many tile sizes and styles! You could even lay the tile in the same pattern as the wood floor in the rest of the house

You might want to consider putting in some tile at the doorway that will cover up that moldy wood flooring. Or something that is not going to absorb water.

Your videos bring me so much joy. I’ve been watching on and off for probably 5+ years now, and it’s always so relaxing. You are truly inspiring.

you could always lift the wood flooring by the door and lay ceramic tiles which would be easier to clean and use some of the wood that you lifted to replace the pieces with holes in

I love the green you chose! Looking forward to seeing mor of the transformation from an abandoned house to a loved home. Thank you for sharing ❤

Wow 😍 love that color on the cabinets! So excited to watch what y’all do in the new house. I agree with everyone else, pick a cute vintage tile for in front of the door and then try to use some salvaged wood to fix the holes.

I knew it! I knew it! Before you turned the lid around I said GREEN! And imagined that type of green. It's cute to see how much we've gotten to know you through watching your videos. This new phase of your life with your boyfriend, the wonderful house, the renovations, is all very exiting! Thank you for sharing it with us, and all the luck in the world!

Since you started your house renovation I started watching you frequently again It‘s been so long and it feels good to see your videos 🥰

I absolutely love the green colour you selected!! Definitely very 70's looking!!

Love the green color!

I agree with the other comments. How about tile, or other water-resistant floorings in the entry and use any good boards you take up to repair other areas of the floor that might need it.

What a hard worker you are! I like everyone’s ideas about tiling the front of the entry way in decorative tiles and using any wood that is ok to fill your spots where wood is missing. I hope your kitchen has good light from windows so that the green cabinets don’t make it too dark in there. With the right lighting they will be bright and cheery.

The „new“ old floor is more than amazing! Well done! I am sure that you will sort out that rotten patch at the entrance door, maybe with a half circle of tiles, granite, mosaic etc All the best!

You need a big work table ….two saw horses and large piece of plywood….so much easier to paint . 😊

What a beautiful home. It is perfect for you and your boyfriend. God is so good if we wait for his perfect timing. You are a blessed young lady. I am very much enjoying all your ideas and hard work you are putting in on this project. Thank you for sharing. 😍😍😍

Hey Elise! Just wanted you to know I sent you a package here from the U.S and I can't *wait* for you to get it 💕

Just a suggestion because your always putting so much time into painting things. You should get a paint gun. It’s super fast and easy and it’s reloadable so you can fill it with different paint colors ! I think that would be a good investment for you (:

Wow the color is awesome! As I see you walking around outside and on the deck, I can only imagine what a wonderful garden space you will have👍👏So much work goes into renovating - you are doing great 💃

Absolutely put down some beautiful tiles in part of your entry! Easy to clean and water safe!

Yes yes that's the most beautiful green 💚 your kitchen is going to look amazing.

Omg count down and still no packed apartment 😂😂 my stress levels are rising kitchen cupboards do look spiffingly great though 🧚‍♀️

You're giving me anxiety scraping those cabinets on the stone! Everything is so cool

The green for the kitchen is absolutely gorgeous 💚

That green is absolutely stunning. I LOOOOOVE it so much 😍😍😍😍 fantastic choice

I love the color! 😃