I just love how you choose one thing from your house to work on at a time. When i first saw your house tour i was overwhelmed for you and wondered how on earth you would renovate it all while living there but you make it look so fun.
I'm just not sure everyone can TRULY appreciate the work this takes unless you have reno-ed an old house yourself. The grit of disintegrated old foam carpet backing, the feeling of levering those flaking layers of flaminated floor cloverings, removing thousands of bent nails and staples, the smell of old wood when you cut it. You are doing a FANTASTIC JOB! I just love your house and the tale it tells. You are writing beautiful new chapters for it!!
God damn, you get it!! It’s a HASSLE and trying to FILM IT while I’m SWEATY and FRUSTRATED and aTIRED is tough haha but it’s a pleasure to share these videos and I’m glad I’m making them for myself too to watch back when I’m 60 and I’m like “look how tough I was in my youth!!”
@@ArielBissett beat ya to it! I'm 65! I've ( my ex-husband and I) - redid a 1950s brick duplex with a beautifiul sun room with glass French doors, and then we had a house built- sooo boring, NEVER felt like a home. Then divorced and bought a1930s Sears catalogue house ( yup -that was thing) and went to my local vo-tech school and learned basic electrical,woodworking tools, plumbing and other basic and redid it myself. Loved it!! I now sold it all and hitthe road in an rv. Been trying to get to Nova Scotia for TWO FREEKIN YEARS!! but covid had other plans. SOOO happy for you sharing your reno with us!! Thank you!
@@allentowngal4769 OMG, I'm obsessed with your comment and the fact that you actually lived in a Sears catalogue house!!! I watched an old documentary on them and couldn't believe it. I was sharing with my mom all of the different style homes you could choose out of a catalogue?!?!? It literally blew my mind. Apparently (or at least according to the doc) they were really well built as well as they put a lot of craftsmanship into them in those days.
My two cents as an art conservator in training : Blues can be very tricky to work with, blue pigments are prone to metamerism, which is basically when colors seem to match under one lighting condition, but look completely different under different lighting. So getting a good match to that picture would be tricky, as it might work well in the store, but not anymore once you get home ! And you should always wear a solvant proof mask when working with paintstripers. They can contain very dangerous chemicals (we avoid them at all cost in the studio because they're quite dangerous) and even with an open door, you're working right above where you apply the stripper, so you're right above the fumes and end up inhaling just as much solvant ! The amount of work and the attention to details you're putting into your house is admirable, it's always a pleasure to watch your videos !
Metamerism, wow. I learned a new word today, thank you! That makes a lot of sense about blues. In some historical sources, sapphires that were blue in daylight would be noted to appear black under candle light; we know now that this has to do with sunlight containing a higher amount of green light, while candle light has a lot more red. I could totally see the specific chemistry of a blue paint and how it absorbs light making it hard to match in different circumstances!
@@kristenfader2088 Currently doing my Master's in Switzerland on archaeological and ethnographic objects conservation. Did my BA in Paris. What about you ?
Absolutely, paint stripers should not be inhaled! We invested in really good masks made for these type of fumes and use them not only for such aggressive solvents. Rather safe than sorry. It is uncomfortable at the beginning to wear the full shabang, but you quickly get used to wearing it. Even the good masks are absolutely affordable and it pays to get the best when you are redoing a whole house. By the way, if one has many old doors that need to be striped, one can also have them picked up by a professional who dips them into a bath of solvent and bringt them back all ready to be painted.
Yes indeed is a difficult color. You need to look at large samples through all times of the day for several days to see if you still like it under all kinds of light conditions. Same with other saturated colors.
Other people on RU-vid: Yeah so, we painted the room white but the doors are a little bit of a different white. Ariel: I´m gonna paint it all green! Love your desition! Please keep going!
@@ArielBissett I just bought an old house too! I would be so so grateful if you should share the paint color information for my local paint store to match!!
I love that the Ariel neutral is to paint the whole room green. It looks so amazing, your style is so outside of my comfort zone and yet I am in love with every single room
My favorite thing is that you’re not taking this glorious old house and trying to force it to look like a modern minimalist house. It’s so artistic and beautiful 😍 I just adore what you’ve done with it!
I love that that green and oh my god that hand rail is beautiful. The only thing i think i would of done differently is make the floor a dark wood like the hand rail. Just to balance it out. I can't wait to see what you do with the upstairs section though. :)
This is exactly what I was thinking! I love the colour and the reno was amazing, you're learning so much and gaining so many skills!! But I feel like the floor or ceiling or moulding needs some definition in a darker/lighter green, white, black, brown? The floors matching the spindles would be amazing!
I agree that the floor shoudl've been different, maybe the doors and trim as well. I got kind of nausceous looking at all of that green on the floors, wall, doors, *and* ceiling.
@@SailorDee What matters the most, though, is that Ariel loves it!! And it seems like they do! It might not be to everyone's taste, but their own eclectic style is their own and I'm happy they love it!
When you were first sitting on the stairs I thought to myself “woah that post and hand rail are so beautiful.” Then you said you were going to keep them and I couldn’t help but feel giddy haha. It turned out so great! Seeing your green couch through the green doorway also brings me so much joy! This turned out amazing!
This came out so beautifully! I'm renovating a 97 year old craftsman style home, and your videos have been a huge inspiration! I gush about these to my husband all the time. We actually just recently (as in two weeks ago) painted the hardwood in our living & dining room. I had a "safe" color all picked out (blue-grey), but once I was at the store picking out the exact shade, my husband just leaned towards me and whispered, "what if we did purple?" So now our living and dining room floors are lavender! It's amazing how much it feels like I'm a character in a story now, and I know it never would have happened without your influence, so thank you for taking the time to make these videos and share them
Renovating a staircase while it is in use. There should be an award for that. But then, you have the reward of a job well done. It's gorgeous. (Also truly appreciate your fearlessness with color!)
Hi! Looks grand! Amazing how the finish on the spindles matched the newl post perfectly. You are working so hard. Maybe it's time for a mini house tour of the rooms you've redone. Also, next time you need to strip paint, use EASY OFF NO FUME oven cleaner. It totally works!! No fumes, and works great.
I think the stairs would look amazing with a runner coming down, either cream or a maroon dark red color. Also I really wish the floor would have been stained to match the railing, but I have no idea the conditions of the flooring soooo love it all anyways and love how you're making this your dream home!
The floor and the amazing baseboards and molding of the doorwys stripped of paint and stained to match the railing would be close to original glory of the home! Those massive baseboards and moldings in wood tones is what dreams are made of
So excited commented before watching the video. Audible gasp and shouted to my sis "Ariel just uploaded a staircase video" This series is such a joy Ariel we love it and you! ☺☺🖤🖤🖤
That banister and the “new” spindles look AMAZING! The whole time when you put the new spindles in I was thinking “please don’t paint them, please don’t paint them, please don’t paint them.” It looks so good! Thank you also for including that the colour is in reality more of a sage colour because in that footage it totally changes the feeling of the room. Beautiful colour. Your Father has such a soothing voice. Can’t wait to see more.
That drill-dowel-sandpaper tip is Life Changing!!!! As a crafter I want to send your Dad a virtual high five/hug/kiss (outpouring of gratitude of his choice).
that staircase already looked hundred times better without the carpet omg,the green and dark wood together look so beautiful, im convinced ill do this in a house if i ever get one.
I would have thought an all green room would be horrible. But, wow it looks great… you kinda have a Victorian vibe going on. The stair bannister looks beautiful. Your doing a great job on your house.
I think the green works so well because the banister is red and the rooms adjacent are pink/reddish and so colour theory wise, it checks out! Also, you've gotta love a good rug and that is a GOOD rug
This is BY FAR the best room makeover that you have done so far. I am just blown away by how amazing it turned out! I have to admit that I didn’t trust your vision for the space when you were at about the midpoint of the renovation-it looked a mess. But wow! Was I ever wrong to doubt! Someday if you can find a chandelier on Facebook marketplace, this room deserves a sparkly lighting centerpiece.
I saw a story recently about Mt. Vernon , President Washington's home, they found the original paint color of this room so they restored it. It was an vibrant emerald and the trim, ceiling, mantle everything was painted because that's what colonials did. So you're beautiful entry is a revival of a bygone era. I truly think you did an amazing job, just gorgeous especially looking through to the color of the sofa.
If you work with paint stripper or stinky paints or even opening a drain, get a proper respirator- the kind the people who lacquer cars have. They are actually easier to wear with glasses than the tight corona masks we have nowadays, because they have a vent downwards, so no fogged glasses. And yes, you can wear them when opening disgusting stuff to XD. I put them on changing the u part of my sink.
Really good job! I hope you get a dope chandelier off FB for the entry way, i think that would add so much contrast and charm. The house is looking so cool!
I love seeing you choose things for your house that you love and enjoy, and aren't focusing on whats currently "trendy" (not that that's a bad thing necessarily, but there's a lot of channels of people re-doing the same rooms over and over to keep up with whats in style!). I feel like your house is going to age beautifully because you love every item inside of it! Also your videos always help with my anxiety, you've created a really kind atmosphere. Thank you for all of your work!
I appreciate how your interior design choices are entirely your own, and not exactly like all the current trends. As much as I love a lot of the homes we see nowadays, it's refreshing to see someone style a home in a unique way :) keep it up!
Never would have painted the ceiling green! 😳 I would have left it white for height & light. I also would have painted the insets on the side of the staircase white. But hey, it’s your house! 😃 Live these design vids!!!
I think, if the monochromatic look was the intent, using the darker green version of the paint on all the moulding would give better contrast. That banister/railing looks a little out of place, I think the room would look more cohesive with another variation of that green as an accent color
Yes, the area is looking quite dark overall. I'm all for tons of color in rooms but like hallways and staircases light and neutral. But just getting rid of the old carpets was bound to make it look a ton better and the new spindles do look great.
I would love a video on how you are handling the renovation with your chronic pain. I have chronic pain and I feel like it keeps me from doing so many things so your videos are very inspiring!
I was trying to explain to my parents that I want my future house to look like yours. They don't know who you are 😂 But I explained the magic you're bringing into your home while you make it your own and the bold color choices and the warmth and personality 🥰 I love it so much and I love seeing your house renovation journey!
It's really beautiful. Personally I would have changed out the light fixture because you have a gorgeous medallion on the ceiling that just needs something more then a generic circular light fixture. I really wish you would have painted the trim along the side of the stairs a different color so they could pop and not blend in.
I just want to say! I've watched three or four of your reno videos today & I LOVE the delicate classical music behind your timelapse shots! There's just something about the juxtaposition of the hard work & the beautiful and whimsical music, like feminity and hard work are not dichotomous- if that makes sense hihi
Honestly I threw this video on to have Ariel's voice in the background because it's so soothing but then when I flipped back to the video and saw that shade of green...HUGE heart eyes!! It's so beautiful!
the green works so well as a transitional colour from the living room to your study and especially it compliments the green couch so well!! you guys did such a good job
Uhg I was held in nervous suspense as you started to paint the floor in the same color. But I love how it came out!! You were so right to paint every detail that beautiful shade, and how clever to paint every other stair haha. Keep it up
Getting rid of that ugly old carpet is so satisfying, so thank you for that! 😂. Also, I'm obsessed with the new spindles! I recently just remodeled the stairs in my old house, and painted everything white, except the tops of each step is black, and it turned out so beautifully! Can't wait to see more of your home reno videos to inspire me to continue renovating my home!
Bo Burnham’s casual existential dread playing in the background while you painted your Emma (2020) house is a mood™. It’s been my mo for months now as well…
Beautiful work!!! I love how you leave the original features but still have fun with the space. Its so vital to leave the original features in these structures but you can still have fun with them :)). Also I noticed you have BEAUTIFUL original windows which I hope you keep! Its a myth that old windows are obsolete and not very efficient. They just need to be reglazed and weather stripped which you can find so many articles online on how to do your self! It would be cheaper and better in the long run to keep the old windows. Replacement windows are cheap and if they break you have to replace the whole window and they only last about 15 years. Old wood windows last hundreds of years if maintained and can be repaired and restored indefinitely, not to mention the quality of materials and wood are impossible to get today. Sorry I am blabbering on about this I am just very passionate about this subject because so many home owners chuck their original windows which ruins the integrity and look of historic homes and these original windows cannot be replaced. :)
This is probably my favorite renovation you have done so far!! This look AMAZING!! I love the color you chose and the banister looks so beautiful! What a beautiful beautiful room!
Your house and all the colours are reminding me more and more of the Nanny McPhee house from the movie and that's the biggest compliment because I've always been obsessed with that house wanting to live there myself
Omg you should hang some crystals in front of wherever the sun is coming from ( if it’s a window in the curtains or in the chandelier in front of the door.. that will creat a lot of little rainbows the lighting is just awesome for this
I wasn't sure about the green paint at first but you've convinced me that painting floors is *chef's kiss* and that color looks like it always belonged there. Absolutely love the finished look (especially with your Christmas decorations!) and I'm excited to see the rest in this series.
Even though my personal style is much less colorful, I just love how you're designing this house! It's got so much character and you can clearly see the love you're putting into the whole process. Really beautiful, keep up the great work! ✨
It turned out amazing! I do think that wall going up the stairs needs some art, but totally agree that it needs to tie into the upstairs. Looking forward to seeing more progress from your house. Your fearlessness with color is inspiring me!
