Work, Relax, Cherish: One family renovation story / Renovating a 110+ y.o. ABANDONED farm in Belgium 

Was joy to see you again and how you manage. I am from Finland and 74 years old widow woman. Good luck to you I wish.

I remember when your videos started, Illia had trouble with English, but now he is fluent!!!! I really enjoyed this video! Hope you will do it again.

As a viewer from the beginning, I have enjoyed the bier tasting and talks. Makes me feel like old friends chatting. One day, you and your viewers will be relaxing in the newly finished salon, listening to the fire crackling, having a bier, thinking......"Can you believe we did all the work ourselves ?

Seeing you both sipping beer, answering questions, seeing the perfectionist Ilia working (😉), seeing a happy couple: Thank you so much for this video, I enjoyed it! ❤

Have been watching from the beginning. I don’t think anyone thought it would be so extensive,but at least you know you will have a home good for the next 200 years.

Some night in the future you will lie awake in the FarmHouse -deHoeve - and then you will remember your careful work restoring that Big House and be glad that you did everything with such absolute thoroughness. Have cold one and relax!

I watched from the beginning. I would not csll this a renovation, but a high standard well thought over rebuild. I enjoyed each vlog. Your farm will be breathtaking beautiful. Everybody understands that you, Marina, can't do much, help in this phase. Once floors are in, electricity, water etc in, you can help with drywall ceilings etc. It's your house, thank you for sharing and witness the process.

Lovely to catch up with you again. I enjoy all the "thinking out loud" and find your thought process enlightening. It's nice to see that there's many angles to every challenge hear the options explained. The beer reviews are fun especially as you're providing history and backstories to the beers. Thank you!

This old house has a lot of issues that have to be solved with care and understanding, good job is to stay calm but motivated! Proost!

Progress is NOT “slow” for only 2 people working (part-time) on such a huge restoration! Ilya reminds me of myself (can repair anything). Keep it up!❤

I so much enjoy the videos including the weather and landscape. Such beauty there in your corner of Belgium. You are a wonderful couple. I wish you every blessing.

Nice video. And i like how you both promote our beers. Ilia, no worries, you are doing a great job as construction artist. You get the job done. Marina, no doubt you are totaly busy with the video's post production, your job, the kids, ... Doing good, the both of you.

I've been watching since the beginning and I so appreciate that you continue to share this journey with the Internet!

My husband and I regularly wear our De Hoeve shirts with pride! We enjoy being supporters. Thank you for sharing!

Sooo happy to see you have reached your 100k subscribers.

You can't really measure progress with a time schedule. “I was taught the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.” - Marie Curie, pioneering physicist and chemist

Het offer dat jullie nu brengen ,zal in de toekomst zeker goed gemaakt worden. 👍👍

We are always so grateful for your sharing. You are our favorite RU-vidrs!!!!!

Such a hard-worker! pretty dedicated. TY for sharing.

So happy to see the lady of the house again. Was worried that something had happened. Appreciate your answer to my question.

Will you show us your life in tiny house once?) Very interesting how you settled there!

My favorite part is seeing you relaxing and enjoying a beer together. You’ve worked so incredibly hard and deserve a rest once in awhile. Best wishes!

I would like to see updates on how the tiny house is working for you and the caravan. We saw the reveal months ago but I’m sure you’ve made changes to make the spaces work for your family.

You are doing great guys and we all really appreciate you taking us along on your journey. The house is going to be fantastic. xxx

I've always hated filling in cracks and gaps. I get as much on the floor as I do in the cracks.😊 I get real nervous when I see someone working up high. I'm glad you found a solution so you did have to work above the stairs. When I was a senior in high school. Our class took a trip to the Anheuser Busch brewery in St Louis, Missouri USA. I got really sick smelling the odors.So I'm not a fan of beer. But the beers that you show with the different flavors are probably a lot better. I always enjoy Q&A sessions. This one was great. Thanks for sharing with us. I would like to see more.

It’s great you have these videos to share in the future. Such tedious work is the great result. Thank you for sharing your skills, family, gardening and your home.

We have remodeled many houses, but you can never foresee how long it will take. It will always take twice as long and twice as much, usually more. We bought our latest house in May of 2019. We are not done and now it is time to paint again. That will cost at least $1000 USD and we are hoping to have volunteer help. A man or woman should see good for all of their hard work. Solomon.

Y'all had me at "....drink some delicious beer" 🍺😋 Must be wonderful to have all these small breweries to sample such a wide range of Beer. Also, his wife knows that when he isn't seeing things her way all she has to do is go freshen up and put on one of her sun dresses. He softens his position right away 🤣

Illia and Mariana that was outstanding I found the beer explanations very well and I love the work Illia is doing and watch it step by step and have watched from first video till today and we'll watch till finished you are a sweet couple and also watched the family grow up and they are getting big thank you for sharing and your time

@6:07 love the light play on the wall. The window silhouette was gorgeous

Translation of the name of the beer is Strong(straf/straffe) Hendrik (Henry). So this is a strong beer named after the son of the brewer of the beer. I think you have a great beer glas collection. I hope you will expose all the glasses in the future.

You guys are the cutest couple ever! It was So nice to see you both in front of the camera. I'm sure what you are doing is very hard but it will all be worth it in the end. You may be spending less time with your kids but they are always learning and will never forget how hard you both worked to make a nice home for them.

I also have watched since the beginning. Just wondering, which room do you see as the first one to be completed? The one where you can walk out, shut the door and declare DONE!!! Then on to the next one😂…

Easy to see why your friends want more of your time. Both of you are interesting and pretty darn nice. We enjoyed this Q&A. Do make more. Also would like to see a few technical explanation videos. Our children enjoy seeing your children in the video's, as do we. All-in-all you've got a good video series here. My wife says you have the best music on RU-vid. As for me, I like the beer tasting and story telling video's. 👍👍👍

You are doing a wonderful job balancing your family, work and remodeling life. We will be here as long as you are.

Illia you always do the most beautiful work. Just a pleasure to watch. Always love your beer breaks. Marina always explains the beer and where it is made. Interesting. Smells of goat cheese. "Not my favorite cheese". ha ha You two are so funny. Thanks I enjoyed this video. I have a question. How did the two of you meet?

from the sewer to the rafters thankyou

Thank you! I had several of these questions myself, so it was fun to hear your answers.

Danke für eure Videos. Ihr macht das immer sehr spannend. Ich freue mich über weitere Folgen und zu sehen, wie die Baufortschritte voran gehen.

Thanks for the video!

Thank you 👍

I loved this video. Every now and then, it is nice to see you guys relaxed, enjoy a beer and have conversations about the projects and how all of this affects your lifestyle. I am so grateful to be part of your journey. ❤ 🇨🇦 🍻

always enjoy your Q & A's

The beer seems to make you relaxed Marina as you said Illia is usually right!! Tell him to make a note of the date and time so he remembers the day in the future! If you have any gaps with load baring beans etc you can use old slate tiles as they are thin and super strong. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

well i guess such an project is more like a marathon or two or three rather than a short sprint... it is very important that you work on your schedule in your tempo, do not listen to people who wants you to rush... haste makes waste...

Thank you. I love your vids.

There is nothing better than when you open a bottle of cold beer with a tool at work :) And the beautiful feeling that you deserve a beer after a job well done :)

I really like Ur time outs

Very interesting video. Especially the beer! Immediatley Googled my nearest stockist!! 😄😄😄😄

Greetings from Oz 🇦🇺 I love the beer 🍺 review……. I have visited Bruges in Belgium 🇧🇪……. Beautiful City !!! One day we will get back to Belgium and who knows ?? , You may be set up as a Bed’n’Breakfast by then. I would love to review a refreshing beer or 2 🍻🍻 with You if We do. Cheers 🍻

Thanks for the Q&A. Helps explain some things.

I have Ben following you since the beginning of this project. It is so amazing to see all of the hard work transforming this farm to a beautiful home. Hard work and determination pays off. See you next time.

Ilya, you look like a mid-western American in those shorts! Nice!

Leuk om jullie weer eens ouderwets een biertje te zien drinken! Een goede gewoonte. Waar heeft Iliya het speciaalgereedschap gelaten? Ik bedoel de flesopener!

And she has a new coif!

That was a fun video guys! Entertaining till the end‼️🤗❤️👍love the format ‼️👏

Excellent beer discussion. My mouth was watering all the way through.

Loved the format. Really enjoyed this video. You have made great progress- can’t wait for the next videos

From the beginning I have watched all of ur ups/downs. What a journey both of you have taken on. Very proud of you both. I love watching ur videos. I also can’t wait for u to be relaxing in ur new home!💗😘

Brilliant vid, Absolutely love watching these and have seen them all from the start. You are doing so well and I especially love seeing you both try the beers - love my beers too, only downside is when you show us them is I can't get hold of most of the ones you try lol. I do enjoy you answering questions too - we need more questions and answers please. Have to say, you both look great together, sat there tasting beers and having a laugh but knowing you're still renovating but having a break in between. Illia has come on so much since from the start where he barely talked and was shy to now where he explains everything, has a laugh and also gets on with it. I always look forward to your videos! Thanks for sharing them with everyone 🙂

Good job on the wall. You two are an adorable couple! 🙂♥️♥️♥️

Well earned biers! Prost!!!

Great job fabulous catch up.

Your beer reviews made me thristy so I had to fix a drink to watch the rest! lol I love the relationship that you two seem to have with lots of humor and matched goals. I love that you put your family first. Parental leave? Omgosh. I would have loved that when i was a young mother. That is such a progressive wonderful thing! The U.S. is so behind when it comes to vacation, mental health, and family time off. btw, Your gardens are so beautiful and the house is shaping up nicely.

I Love the Beer Tastings!

speedie cows, still my favorite watch.

I do love when you share with us.

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing many blessings to you and your family. Keep safe in all you do

Really liked the question and answer part. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and perspective.😊😊😊

not in a hurry just be safe

Thank you very much for posting and sharing. Very sweet to see you both in an unscripted tete a tete.

thankyou

This was a true insight into the impact of the project, your commitment to it but such a lovely view of your love and relationship. Good one guys! I think we really neeed to get you over to the Uk and sampling some English Beers!!!

Keep on as you are. Love the banter, too. Looks like there are two more cows. ❤🎉😊

I love the questions and answers. It's fun to see you two relaxed and being spontaneous.

Nice upbeat relaxing video, nice to see the beir chats return. Thank you for sharing!

I wonder where your extended family members are now and how they are doing?

@18:53 May I suggest: "Marina, the Liaison Officer of project De Hoeve".👴🤗 @19:53 Ilja, put yourself in their shoes. Then what?👴😁 @24:58 Its fine. For me, I'm happy the way you seem fit, it's your channel, please don't ruin it by changing "on demand".👴😳😨

There are no quick fixes. You might as well take your time e and do it right. Old houses are very cranky when you try to bring into the new century. Keep going.

Just started watching during recovery from surgery. I love your vibe! Workshop suggestions from my own experience working on big things inna crowded space by myself: put locking wheels on everything, especially the drum sander stand. Use the winch to help raise the drum sander, then wheel the stand under it. Get a label maker and label all the grey boxes to make it easier to find the small items.

I always enjoy when you do beer tasting. Keep up the great work on bringing the old farm back to life.

I truly enjoy watching your remodel . Has school started back there ? I think it's great . When you have your children helping with the house . Those memories are forever .

I can never taste half the stuff they mentioned in beer😂

I love the exposed old bricks and old beams just beautiful, you do such a good job with the mortar, i know it’s going to last a lifetime.

A Great Story, a Great Project and a Great couple!

I think you do this more often, it was fun to watch and learn. Thanks.

I hope that after you move into your house that you have a day where we can come and drink beer with you!

Been watching from the beginning, love your video.How is your garden have you planted fruit trees and what type.love your accent. Greetings from South Australia.

😲There’s a beer pipeline? Grab a shovel and start digging Illia , a few plumbing fittings and a few lengths of pipe and you could have endless beer on tap , cheers 😅🍻

Like I use to tell my kids, if you two don’t stop bickering I’m going to stop this car! 😊 don’t worry about how long it’s taking, just enjoy the experience. One day your children will be showing their children the house and pointing out how mom and dad did this and that. As my old trade school teacher used to say to tell me, so l’ll tel you. Ilia, you do good work, not much, but good. 😊 🙏🏻

It is a long Way.....but it is worth it ! And... Rome was not build in one Day. Enjoy the Time together and every step you take ! 👍🍀❤

Congratulations for your work, your courage and the smile of our hostess ! 😊 See you soon with great pleasure

I love a strong beer.... needs a salty piece of bread and a bit of cheese 😊 it's nice seeing you two relax.

Take your time. Slow and steady. I renovated our home 8 years and that took a lot of strain on the family.

Men are function first, form second. Women are form first, function second. A marriage is the balancing of those opposites.....you do it well. Thank you!!

Yaraslava Mahuchyk 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 👍👍 Olympic Gold Medal 🏅!!!

When do you think you’ll be living in the farmhouse? What is your long-term plan?

I love all the formats, and I love that I don’t know which one it will be! I’ve enjoyed you folks as a parasocial relationship.

QUESTION: How is living in/between the caravan and the tiny house going? Do you or the kids prefer one over the other?

Thank you