Workshop Transformation in Our Abandoned German House 

What A WEEK ! We did that

Love Ellie’s resting deadpan face! Then she lights up when it’s funny! 😂 ❤ you two!

A pressure washer may be an asset. I love Ellie’s humour…….shaking the paint in the background while Maddie appeared to be oblivious ha! You girls are an inspiration 🐨🦋

Ellie was having way too much fun destroying things. The new tool shed looks awesome! Nice work you two!

You make a great couple! Ellie is a real character.

Ellie (AKA Wreck It Ralph) is hillarious.

Why do I feel it’s therapeutic to watch somebody else clean and fixed to see the before and after😂 Absolutely amazing for you two to be tackling this huge project. It’s so fun to watch what you accomplish every week. thanks for sharing . 💚

Oh I am loving your videos. Best for me on RU-vid now. You two are so beautiful and kind

I cannot believe how much stuff was left in that house. That makes your job so much harder! If thus us what the shed looks like the house will be beautiful. It looks so well built. You did such a careful respectful job😊

That green door and the steps are beautiful!

Those little pewter and ceramic plates you have hanging up - I have some I bought as well during my travels in Germany. I stayed in a small town near Essen in Nordrhein Westphalen. I still have those little plates on my hutch today, all these years later. :)

I am loving these videos and cheering you on as you two work so hard cleaning out the old, wiping away generations of spider webs, repurposing where possible, taking stuff to be recycled, scrubbing, painting and transforming the space into what truly is both functional and attractive. I can’t wait for the next video.❤️ Also, Eliza is looking right at home. So sweet.

So proud of you gals! Great Job! Give each other a Pat on the back! Cheers!

From a dirty old tool shed to a wonderful transformed area for you to work from for the rest of the house.amazing job girls keep up the good work

Maddie, You and Ellie make such a great team. Both are crazy but in a good and funny way, never change.

Wow that's such a transformation. You're ready for bigger things with that room set. Good job 👏👍❤

Wow it looks so good! I was recently watching a video from the vanwives, they were working on the ceiling and Crystal got something in her eye and got a chemical burn. I normally don't wear protective eye gear when painting but will be from now on, especially when working on the ceiling and looking up. Anyway, just wanted to pass along. So excited for the garden! ❤️

Wow, what an improvement! Can't wait to see what you'll be doing with the rest of the house!

YOU GO MADDIE! Y’all are killing it! You and your other half are doing so great…. That area is truly dreamy and so beautiful

Good job in redoing your work shop. The satisfaction you get from swinging a big hammer and destroying what is needed to do what you want with the work shop. It is good to have a organized work space to know where everything is. Good to see your wearing masks. Alot of work but when your completely done .How rewarding it will be.

who would have thought that a girls' trip to Guatemala would be where you met Elli! what a pretty home. proud of you ladies in rolling up your sleeves and cleaning and beautifying this place up

I love your new work space. It looks great! I am glad you did it. It is much cleaner and now no so dusty. I would probably have done the same too. Much more organized. Thanks for posting Maddie. Eileen

The bloops are almost always my favorite part of the videos :)

Loveee this series! I miss you both so much ❤

Wow, it looks fantastic! All your hard work paid off!! Love how you two laugh together… and work well together too. ❤️❤️

Something to consider, especially for work-spaces, is electrical outlets. Personally I consider two outlets for every running meter of wall to be a good base line. Also, regarding the placement of outlets, you are still young, limber and flexible. But with ageing you loose that, and then the accessibility of outlets becomes much more important. Again, my personal preference is for outlets to be placed at a height of about 80-100cm instead of the more commonly seen 20-30cm. With the low placement you have to bend over or stoop down to access and use the outlets. Which is made even more difficult when they are hidden below and/or behind furniture, not to mention to being more susceptible being kicked or bumped by feet or moving furniture. In my opinion, having outlets easily accessible also enhances safety if something fails somehow. Especially in the kitchen you should consider installing more outlets, what with all the appliances that are part of a modern kitchen: Wasserkocher, toaster, microwave, coffee maker, Eierkocher, mixer, sandwich maker, waffle maker, etc. Using power strips, though possible, clutters up the countertop, and constantly plugging and unplugging appliances (especially in the middle of food prep) gets messy and risky. Congratulations on prepping your first workspace. Having the proper tools for the job just makes the job so much easier.

Nicely done! And I love how much fun you two seem to be having along the way!

Looks great! I bet it was extremely satisfying. I’m loving this home reno series, but could I request just a little more Eliza? Love to all 3 of you❤

i am loving this new series, you guys are so inspiring❤❤❤

You two are a great team👍💚💚

You two look like you are having so much fun, are so adorable. The toolshed looks great. Love the green.

RU-vid girls are adorable. This was such a great video. What a nice transformation for your shed. 🦋🌟💚

Aldi. A grocery store. Has shopping carts that you put a quarter in the slot on the cart to use it and when you are done, you put the cart back and get your quarter back.

You two are hard workers and work so well together. The workshop turned out so clean and organized. Great job

I really love how you saved the art print and the other little pieces. Great space!

What an amazing transformation 👏🔥🔨🔧🪛🧹🪣✂️🔌

Success! One room complete, many more to go. I’m sure the progress feels good. 😎

You two are fun together. And you have so much energy!

Love the green colour! Great work gal's! 👏

Brandishing brooms with loving smiling faces. Thank you Maddie and Ellie (sp) My life is complete with you two sharing your lives. Thanks😂🎉❤🎉

Nice work, you two. A nice tidy workspace that will serve you well for years to come.

If you put window boxes on stair risers it makes a nice multi level herb garden. Ellie realy needs a demolition saw. (Saws all)

Beautiful and I LOVE you integrated what was already there- that makes it extra special. Be kind is the way!

Woohoo such an achievement! Am sure you will be so inspired now to tackle the rest of your plans with the spick and span toolshed to back you up. You two make a great team.

I get that you're nervous! But like in all builds, you'll have successes, you'll have many more fails ahah, but eventually it'll work. Trust the process (that was my mantra in the numerous moments of discouragement when renovating my apartment!) 💪

Hi Maddie... I'm very impressed with the decision to clean up the tool shed first and foremost; very smart thinking. This tool shed will be central to all your upcoming renovations over the next few years. Cheers from Canada.

Job well done! That organization will really help you get your jobs done more efficiently!

Absolutely LOVING these videos! You guys are awesome

Looks good. Ellie in the background of some shots is so cute! I could watch these type videos all day everyday! Good job!

Wow! What a transformation! That turned out SO GOOD! I love that green paint 💚

Love your enthusiasm, the house is going to look so cute once its done :)

That green is such a beautiful color in that space! Y’all did an awesome job! Such a transformation.

Looks great, Maddie! The only thing is, in order for it to be a PROPER workshop, you need to add some cobwebs back in, spread a bunch of sawdust around, disorganize everything, and scatter around a couple dozen empty beer cans! Only then will it be truly perfect! ;) Seriously, great job to the Dynamic Duo!

Amazing accomplishment! I am in awe of the two of you and proud of you!

You both are blossoming before our eyes. Beautiful to witness. So happy for you both!❤

Hay there you too when you get done moving that heavy stuff you have some good muscles. Love both of you ❤❤

I’m impressed by how much you got done and how good it looks. Fun video!

Uyen Ninh makes some hilarious videos about life in😊 Germany including recycling. She moved there from Vietnam after falling in love with a German tourist.There are metal bins in my area you can drop off clothes. There was some controversy because some looked like they were charities, but they were not.

Great job ladies - I think it's a perfect balance between practical and aesthetic. The green door and steps are a nice highlight, and my only suggestion would be to add some lighting over the workbench. Now I'm really looking forward to seeing what you make of the rest of the house!

I loved your van life content but this is so satisfying! I don’t want it to end!

Super Inspirational. I purchased my first home a few months ago, and overwhelmed with useless treasures left by the previous owner who passed away in a hospital and (adult) kids took what they wanted and left the rest for me to deal with. But got a good price, but going to tackle the shed this weekend with a few friends after watching this video. #SheShed

If you're going to do a lot of spray painting,you can get pistol grip handles that snap onto the nozzle.They're so much easier on your hands.

🔴 A quick tip to you both lovely ladies when painting. Get some buckets of water and placed in the room while decorating and the water will absorb the paint fumes. That is a trick when I was a youngster many moon's ago.

Like so many have said here...I am really enjoying you and Ally "enjoying" make your new home your own. "Youth" helps for all that energy you put out. It's looking great!!! Can't wait for the next installment 👋👋👋

Looks amazing! I love the contrast of the beautiful green door and steps and the white walls; love the art, the plant in the corner... Well-done!

I feel like I hit the jackpot. Both you and Elli in the same place is awesome.

Making your space yours is really important. It's nice to have the things that you like around.❤ Very impressive! It looks so good! You two are having fun even though it's kind of grueling work.😁

Great job, ladies! That was a lot of work! I can't wait to see what else you two renovate!

This DIY Reno series is fire

A French car, Euros, metric system... I almost feel back to the old country. You two seem to have so much fun doing the renovation, and you sure keep yourselves busy. Van life Maddie would have spent a long time filming the purple lilacs on your property, but renovation Maddie has no time for that. They stay in the background (for the moment). That was a really fun video 🙂

Does Ellie have a RU-vid channel, she's a hoot, and if the sign off at the end of each video is "Be kind", I will be very happy! That, strangely, was a lot of fun, I wasn't expecting that particular dirty project to be! I know it's boring of me but I love my white walls, painting things clean is a balm for me. I forgot to think that the DIY store would have everything in German but of course! Perhaps you could teach a few German words, that might be fun? Can't wait to see what you do with the garden! Will there be some verticality to make use of space? Water collection vs local water tax; is water metered, there? Anyway, can't wait!

Team work makes the dream work...

This house is not abandoned at all after ur hard work 😊

Looks sooo good! When we were renovating our little tiny home it really did always feel like there were was never enough hours in the day AND things always took so much longer than we thought! Sending love to you two!

It looks amazing! Great job! I can’t wait to see what is next.

You go girls! ❤️❤️👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

You guys did a great job.

You guys have so much energy! I get tired just watching you. I'm sure you will be successful in renovating that house and work space. Good luck!

YOU GUYS ARE ROCKING MADDIE MISS YOU IN THE STATES BUT LOVE YOUR NEW ADVENTURE SUPER JOB ON THE TOOL SHED

Nice job! I'm so excited to see your other projects.

By the way, when you try to drill into the brick wall, if it doesn’t easily go in, it might be because you’re drilling into a pebble. Sometimes they mix small pebbles into the cement to make a brick walls. Not just sand and cement.

Love what you guys did. Very awesome can't wait for more 😊 haven't been to Germany since 1998 so been since high school for me. Definitely would love to see the sites for sure

You guys did a great job in that room !

Wow great job 👍😁

Looks great ladies. Nice work!

Always look forward to your videos hi from ontario canada

You two did a great job. I spent several years painting people's homes so it was fun watching you two paint. Surprisingly you didn't get as much paint on yourself as I thought you might lol. I'm eager to see how things go with the rest of the house.

What an amazing workshop makeover! It was such a smart idea to do that first so that everything is organized for when you tackle your house projects. That workshop went from a kind of scary place to a lovely room anyone would want to spend time in. Love the artistic touches! Now on to the garden! Just a side note, I'll be on the same continent as you in just three days, leaving for Paris and the Loire Valley. We can't wait!

You guys did such a great job. Way to go ❤❤

The tool shed looks so lovely! You two have very good aesthetic sense :)

I am so impressed ! You did an amazing job girls !!! It was fascinating to see it come together ! Thanks for sharing Maddie . Sure a big difference from your art ! Love from your Dutch friend in California still Dutch

Yes Maddie, you missing something ;-) You had the drill in drill mode only. Nice for wood but not for brick wall. You see the knops near the front? there you switch to drill hammer mode. way more easier to get the job done ;-) But please only use it for brick and stone. Otherwise yes the correct bit can help too :D all bits for stone have little flat wings on their heads. golden ones normaly for wood and the black ones are for metal. In the mean time you both doing great. Do your thing your way and don´t let you get distracted. One week for this stuffed room is nothing. So well done

It turned out amazing! You guys have vision. Great job guys.

Really smart to start with a nice clean efficient work shop!! Love this Reno!

It now looks like a place you can take your time in and get some work done, rather that wanting to run screaming out of. Great job!

Yeeeh girls you're hired!!!! Looks great🎉🎉🎉

Good job you two!! Love the toolshed space. Looks like a place where you can get work done now. Love the green door and steps!

Hiyya Love the lights Green door & steps Wood storage The bloopers 💚

Beautifully done! I love that y’all recycled, reused, and refurbished so much. It is a perfect blend of the past and present that will help craft your future projects. I’m excited to see the next reno!!! 🔨🛠️🪚🧰🔩🖌️

Pro tip - you can use the round top of a small key (padlock, eurolock) for the shopping carts instead of a coin, just angle it in 👍