Can this be ORIGINAL?

[@marykaren7542]

I love how you two use your circus talents, rather than getting a ladder! :)

[@ShannonMakes]

Quicker and easier! 😂😂

[@ideamissing]

I wish there was a way to see when people hit the Like button, because i would imagine there was a MASSIVE like-spike in that moment!

[@marykaren7542]

@@ShannonMakes for sure! HAHA!

[@mvrooks]

yes, Shannon did an amazing dismount. Phil is her scaffolding.

[@Kimberly-lp4nh]

@@ShannonMakes I love the acrobatics too, but would highly suggest handing the power tool (or any tool) down to your partner first so they can put it down somewhere before you come down. It's always possible, no matter how good you are, that as you change position, a hand activates a tool, or you have to adjust a limb for balance and the tool becomes a dangerous weapon. There could even be something on the floor you don't notice that makes him move to adjust and keep his balance, which makes you adjust and, same thing. I saw a remodel show where someone had a proper ladder and set up everything correctly, but something unexpected made them fall, the tool in their hand was centimeters from literally taking their eye out. Just offering as a suggestion because we all want to see you safe.

[@poodlegirl55]

My husband and I are in our 70s and married for 50 years this year. Besides raising two wonderful humans, saving multiple houses is our proudest accomplishment. We did one more in our retirement. Save the houses!!!!

[@karenklucas923]

Nice..the new builds sure aren't built good anymore.. I'd much rather buy an old house. I'll be 70 .my house is over 100 years old. Nothing special..but it's HOME

[@samd.2207]

Yay! Good to hear! My husband and I 41 years together and on our 5th house 😃

[@marshawargo7238]

​@@karenklucas923 & neither are new marriages! People who get married now a days don't even try to make them work. It's too easy to just give up & quit. Work on an antique house & find out what a happy marriage is & at the end you'll have something to be proud of that others admire & wonder how you did it. (I was married in 76 but it only lasted until 02 because he died but I really think that we would have made it quite a long time till the end) You have to work for something good! (I think Shannon has what it takes❤!!!)

[@karenklucas923]

I loved fixing up things . Making new out of old ..I was married 47 years. He worked came home and that was it

[@terrylnlt]

Nice moves to stabilize the ceiling lol

[@slightlycrummy]

Circus performer old home restoration is now my favorite genre of old home restoration ❤

[@ShannonMakes]

Truly, what more could you ask for? (well, a side of corgi, I suppose 😉)

[@thizizliz]

1. Saving that amazing building is fantastic. 2. love the idea of framing scraps of wallpaper 3. Hooray for hot showers and clean clothes. Good for you.

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you!!!

[@nomymother]

Framing scraps of the wallpaper is a really nice idea, but also, Christine McConnell (❤) has recreated, digitised and reprinted wallpaper found in her house and that was really impressive (and I expect, pricey)!

[@junkersc10]

Was just thinking...ooh, you could frame the wallpapers... and then you said it❤

[@smplyjenn]

I’m glad you got the property instead of the developer, history is worth saving.

[@ShannonMakes]

fully agreed!

[@JenInOz]

I watched a fascinating documentary last week about Melbourne (where I live) and how so many historic (Victorian/GoldRush era) buildings were demolished in the 60s & 70s because they didn't like the aesthetic of the 1880s etc. :-( (don't know if you can watch it anywhere other than Australia, but it's called The Lost City of Melbourne and is on SBS on Demand here in Oz.)

[@ShannonMakes]

the internet is amazing, I might be able to find it somewhere!

[@phyllisstein1837]

That corgi in the window would def make a great merch design.

[@ShannonMakes]

Most definitely

[@Nwladylaura369]

I miss my corgi Shasta girl. 😢

[@chrysanthemum8233]

I bet neighbor Tim is DELIGHTED that someone is finally fixing up that house. He must have been watching it slowly crumble for years, thinking about what as waste it was.

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

A developer low bid my current house and was annoyed when I bought it on the cheap. Ditto my old 1912 house in Texas. By the time we cut all the trees back and removed rotted carpets... neighbors thought we put in 60 grand. Not. Sometimes you save not just a house, but a neighborhood. My mom took a small old house, and added a flowerbed. Suddenly the neighbors added flowers and started painting too. My 1912 house did the same.

[@ShannonMakes]

Love that!!!

[@susanmagalas3074]

We too bought an old and unlovely house circa 1900. Once we started working we noticed that several of our neighbours also starting improving their properties. In the same way that one awful house impacts a neighbourhood, one reno can have a ripple effect too. Spread beauty - it's good for your soul!

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

I created 100k equity by inspiring the neighborhood ❤

[@vernieplummer5148]

You climbing out of that tiny space behind the dryer once again reminded me of your incredible athleticism. Even though you’re not doing masterful feats of entertaining art, you probably don’t even realize how often you use that training and those muscles. Both of you just look so elegant when you do these things that are really hard for the average human.

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you!

[@feltaria9177]

When I found historic wallpaper in my 1878 house in the UK, I sent a sample to the Whitworth art Gallery in Manchester and they not only dated it for me as Festival of Britain (1950’s) but also kept the sample in their collection which I was overjoyed about. They may not have extensive expertise on Canadian wallpaper but I bet they’d be able to signpost you to the right place.

[@ShannonMakes]

ooh thank you!

[@grammykcutter6374]

As I read the comments I'm surprised to see how many 70 plus year old are watching your adventure. I don't know why it should surprise me, I'm 75 and enjoying watching you both labor with love renewing something that had been forgotten. There is nothing better than hard work with a goal to make a home. Really enjoying your channel and it has become my Friday morning wake up call.

[@nicolethijs5428]

Same here, 74 year old… we are the generation that has time to watch!

[@cosmiccoyotedog-doreenb9605]

@@nicolethijs5428 Same here, 71 yo, love old things. And young folks with a passion and a love of saving the history.

[@julielumsden5184]

I’m 78 and I enjoy watching channels that save houses, the main reason is my husband and I remodelled several houses in our younger years.

[@aherring10]

87 here.

[@lindaroyal8161]

73, live in Florida - love old house renovations, I'm obsessed.

[@Seiaeka]

Someone else already suggested Christine McConnell, so I'll just double up here. However, you can also take pictures of your old wallpaper, digitize them, and get them printed for private use from a company like Spoonflower. I hate large developers. They ruin everything for the sake of profits. It's frankly disgusting. I also of am of the opinion that someone should not be able to own more than one residential property per county, no more than 10 per province, and houses that are already single family homes cannot be changed into duplexes or more. Large companies should not be allowed to own single family homes, and businesses shouldn't be taking up single homes unless the owners are also living in that home.

[@ShannonMakes]

Well on the first principle that large developers can be the worst, I tend to agree, they often are. My landlord in MTL, who owns many properties, is the meme of a classic, penny pinching, asshole scumbag of a landlord. However I am gonna disagree about single family homes being turned into duplexes - that's literally one perfect way to solve the housing crisis. By splitting it into two apartments, you're now allowing two (or more) families to live there, and helping the housing crisis.

[@jilbertb]

​@@ShannonMakes And if you make yours back onto a duplex, or more, you'll get a tax credit from the province. 😊

[@halleyangell655]

Something tells me Tim might be interested in renting out the second half of the duplex when you guys are ready. 😂

[@ShannonMakes]

hahaha

[@niniemecanik]

Tim and Phil sounded like they had so much fun exploring 😄 I loved that vibe

[@lovealwaysmom]

There was that pirate moment. ☠️

[@ShannonMakes]

It's the best vibe!

[@AwkwardBirb]

“It’s a pirate thing!” Made me laugh out loud oh my gosh you were so right to guerrilla film that 😂😂😂

[@ShannonMakes]

🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️⚓️

[@fianorian]

Only you would come up with that solution for reaching the ceiling. Envious? Who...seventy year old me?

[@jjez61]

Seeing flexy-bendy-circus performer Shannon assist the knee-lift to get out from behind the washer made me feel better about having to help my 62 year-old less flexy knees get over things. Thank you for another fine DIY episode!

[@jezanne]

Exact same thought here…and she has the same Kenmore washer that I bought more than 20 yrs ago who still work fine!

[@VeretenoVids]

I cracked up at that moment because I recently had to unfold myself from behind our new dryer after hooking it all up and my exit was not anywhere near as graceful.

[@petapendlebury9024]

For us it was Phil's ability to bend double with straight legs - my OH hasn't been even close to being able to do that for decades! Definitely gave us a giggle 😃

[@Glowing_cactus]

That was an impressive manoeuvre!

[@TheTruthisalive]

Tim the Neighbor is a great addition to the show!❤

[@elvisneedsboatsbennett2455]

As an owner of a house built around 1896ish, I have a very important piece of advise...always completely finish one room at a time. If you partially finish something and say"this will work for now", no. It will never be finished. I have lived in this house for 9 years. There is still a spot in the kitchen where you can't walk because of rot. The chimneys are not fixed so the fireplaces are still boarded shut. I still have no flooring at all in the master bath, only plywood subfloor. There is fiberglass bug screen stapled completely over all the windows because we never got around to making screens for those because 6ft tall x 2ft wide screens are not something you can just pop over to the hardware store and buy. We just recently started fixing the doors so they close properly and still we've only done three before a porcelain doorknob fell of and now we have to find one that matches the others. Just finish one room at a time before starting another one. It's the only way to keep your sanity.

[@ShannonMakes]

Unfortunately that is very much not an option for many reasons here in the house. Its true that there's no more permanent solution than a temporary one, but fortunately we've got plenty of time and motivation, and a drive for near-perfection, so I'm not too worried about it.

[@metaphoricallyspeaking45]

Sage advice. We are on out fifth year here and…….no room is 100% done.

[@kerri3946]

I loved that you saved it from demolition. Its not always about profits. It is about history and beauty and homes that make the soul happy.

[@ShannonMakes]

Here here!!

[@caitriley1255]

I … love… your practical life application of your acrobat skills 😂

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you!!

[@Truffles-fk3du]

I find it 100% HYSTERICAL that getting a step ladder just takes too much time. Rather than a step ladder, "hey honey, come here!" And not just doing that thing, but it's both faster and more stable than a step ladder. Truly, I absolutely LOVE that about you two!

[@ShannonMakes]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kellytroy7602]

That developer coming to visit is almost spooky. The would be destroyer checking out his prospective victim 😬

[@ShannonMakes]

right?!

[@zanesutherland406]

I’d have been so pissed inside to see a potential house murderer poking around. I have little to no respect for people who tear down old houses truly.

[@saraa3418]

Restoration Nation has a ton of resources about old houses including tours and restoration vlogs. They are very knowledgeable about architecture and decoration and would probably have some good thoughts about your wallpaper

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you!

[@annenl7tz]

Once upon a time (about 50 years ago). We lived in a cabin that we brought water in 15 gallon jugs a day. We lived there for two years(we also had an outhouse for toilet duty. When we got into our new house I turned on the hot water tap and stared and laughed with glee for about a half hour. It was Marvelous darling, simply Marvelous.

[@ShannonMakes]

Simply Marvelous!! 💦🚿🧼

[@bowerbirdstyle7661]

You could photograph the wallpapers and make a collage of them on your computer then print it out and frame it.

[@ShannonMakes]

Yea, true!

[@judycullen1111]

Fabulous progress Shannon ! I just love the idea of putting the old wallpaper on display. Never mind the negative comments. Those who can do and those who can’t criticize! Keep up the great work it is such an adventure!

[@leilasmila]

Our moving straps come with sliding buckles and a chest harness, which means you carry the weight on your torso and shoulders rather than arms! They're so so useful!

[@christinahaythorne3633]

I've lived without hot water for 6 months. I'll never take it for granted again

[@lapoppy4801]

Love that Cannelle is part of your videos. Every time I see her on the screen, I start to reach my hand out to pet her. ❤

[@ShannonMakes]

That’s too cute! 🥰🥰

[@sarahrastley2761]

I love that you went to the dump and came back with more

[@ShannonMakes]

A classic Shannon Makes move, if I do say so myself 🤣

[@toriladybird511]

It's my guilty thing to do too 😂😂😂

[@ShannonMakes]

@@toriladybird511 my people!

[@Howulikethem23apples]

I love that you saved the house!! And i love that you are saving the windows. And i love the acrobatics! And the dog! And the fact that now that the trees are being cut, the house can breathe again. Thank you for a wonderful video 💗

[@ShannonMakes]

You're very welcome!

[@Howulikethem23apples]

@@ShannonMakes :)

[@faitparchristine]

That Art Deco lamp is everything 😍

[@ShannonMakes]

isn't it tho!?

[@carolbulmer8253]

Good morning! I’m loving everything about this video… the art deco lamp, the hot water shower, Canelle, Phil and Tim conversation, shoring the falling plaster… everything❤️❤️❤️

[@ShannonMakes]

Yay! Thank you!

[@katieyoung7271]

I’m enjoying your journey so much!!! My husband and I are restoring a 1916 Mid-Western bungalow in Minneapolis and it’s so exciting seeing other people who love old houses and their many troubles and treasures.

[@ShannonMakes]

Oh that's so fun!! I have family in Saint Paul, so I know the area... best of luck with your bungalow!!

[@beth_winegarner]

Watching you and Phil do acrobatics to reach the plaster on the ceiling is perfect.

[@ShannonMakes]

♥️💚💙

[@ShannonMakes]

I should clarify that I’ve already tried water/steam when it comes to removing the wallpapers and that does NOT work… the paper just disintegrates😢

[@annahackman2539]

I've heard of some people actually cutting out a portion of the wall that has the wallpaper on it so they don't disturb that bit of it. I'm on a search to find a wallpaper similar to yours.

[@jeansando6849]

Can you get some really good high resolution pictures of the wallpapers? I know you’d rather save the pieces, but good pictures may help the preservation?

[@violetofthevalley]

I think your best bet might be to get well lit, high resolution photos of the paper and let the original go (sadly).

[@dawn5227]

Who knew circus skills are what is needed in a house renovation 😂

[@ShannonMakes]

🤣🤣

[@colleenmasse9368]

I love ur sense of humor. U r so positive . Ur quirky.....in a great way. Love how u stand ur ground, but in such a way no one gets offended. ❤

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you!!! (well, some ppl get offended, lol, but they're not the type of people we want in our community anyways)

[@ushere5791]

@@ShannonMakes ❤

[@colleenmasse9368]

True...keep it positive. Maybe they can learn from you. 😊

[@ccoeurjoli]

Quel plaisir de regarder cette vidéo… en prenant le thé et petits gâteaux 😊 Vous êtes audacieux, adorables et persévérants et pleins de bonnes idées, pertinentes 👍🏻 Le résultat sera spectaculaire et tant mieux si vous donnez l’exemple au voisinage 😉 Vous faites du sauvetage de patrimoine ! Astucieux aussi d’avoir filmé bien avant de nous montrer … le montage vidéo est très bien 👍🏻 Vivement la suite !! 🌸🌸🌸

[@kalka1l]

@@ShannonMakes’the people who mind don’t matter and the people who matter don’t mind’ is the best wavelength.

[@xime1899]

About the developer showing up... My bf and I saw a house being sold in a horrible state but it had original 1920-30s hardware and other history in it that I would have LOVED to restore and fix. The house was so much cheaper than the apartment we ended up buying but it's because the work that needed to be done to make it livable was beyond what we could afford. It makes me sad every time I think about it but I hope someone like you guys gets it and restores it properly. Thankfully the house is in a row so it can't be demolished without ruining the whole row of houses it's attached to. The others are also already remodeled so my hope is that it will live on. 🥰

[@armedvsokord]

I love that you made yourself a furniture dolly for the radiators. I imagine it will come on handy a lot. My parents have had one for years and people have offered to purchase several times. This has been so fun to follow along. I hope your having a blast with your house.

[@ShannonMakes]

An absolute blast!!!

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

I have a skateboard from the 90s that has moved furniture , buckets of apples, and sports apparel far more ofthen than it's ever gotten to be a skateboard...

[@nicolesneedle3868]

Thank you so much for saving a house that has such strong Anne Shirley vibes and sharing the journey with us!

[@ShannonMakes]

You are so welcome!

[@eternalbookwyrm9481]

I am so glad you got the house!! To see that house torn down and gone would be a crime!! All that history gone? I would have saved it too in your spot!!! I don't like house killers when it isn't really needed. That house is so fixable.

[@MJ-en5hi]

I can't believe this is only episode 5, You guys have accomplished so much! Thank you for all the time and effort you're putting into sharing everything with us 💜

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you so much!

[@gcordier1]

I love that you rescued your house. Newer construction by "developers" is generally nowhere close to the quality of the old.

[@ShannonMakes]

So true, unfortunately

[@VSMStuff]

Nice to see I'm not the only gray hair who watches your channel. 😆 I have been watching your channel for a pretty good while now, and I have to say I am IN LOVE with y'all fixing up this grand ol' gal. I've fixed up many a house in my days, going back to when I lived with my parents, and their 100 yr. old house. If I was rich I'd send you two a big check to ease your financial load for sure. Sadly, no lottery winner am I. 😢 Thank you for being so entertaining, and taking me on your sewing, dumpster diving, and now old house adventures, with Corgi butt thrown in for good measure. Sending best wishes, and good vibes your way. ❤

[@emilysmith2784]

Isn’t it funny that in the uk a duplex is a 2 story flat (Apartment) and what you have we would call semi-detached.

[@meliaclark1087]

Squeeee! Thanks for sharing the Defenstration Station. It made my day that you liked the idea, friend.

[@ShannonMakes]

heheh of course!!! It was so good!

[@colleenmasse9368]

YES!!! Christen McConnell is fabulous. I mentioned her in the live. Don't know if it's feasible,but it's something to look at. She is a very talented lady.

[@WhirlyGirl_2679]

I am laughing so hard at Tim. As someone who has lived in the Maritimes my whole life, this is how we are. For the most part, if we take a shine to you we will be friends for life and be the first on the scene to help whenever required. The only remuneration expected for lending a hand will likely be beer; lots and lots of beer! 😜 You guys are doing a spectacular job, congratulations on all the progress you have made thus far. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ShannonMakes]

Love that!!! We offered him beer, he didn't want it 😳 So we bought him a new chain and more gas when we were finished with it instead!

[@WhirlyGirl_2679]

@@ShannonMakes- What?? No beer?? Tim’s maritimer card is in danger of being revoked! 😂😂😂 Seriously though, watching you restore this house to its former glory is so very interesting. I wish you every success in this giant endeavour. ❤

[@wanderingoff13]

My family moved into a house built in the 1840s when I was a teenager. The first six months was a revolving door of random guests - our family, members of the family who previously owned the house, historical society people, contractors, neighbors, the occasional random passerby who noticed somebody new sitting on the porch. We all got very good at doing house tours and it was pretty fun to hear all the stories of people who had spent time in the house over the years. Not sure if anyone had as much fun as it sounded like Tim was having though!!

[@ShannonMakes]

Omg… SO many house tours!!

[@ushere5791]

2:50...you squirming your way around the laundry machine and slithering on top of it reminds me of times i've slithered, slunk, twisted, contorted, climbed, and wormed my way through tight spaces, like unlocking a friend's suv's driver's door from the back hatch, to help dear ones in a pinch. if only we'd thought to capture some of that goofiness on video...

[@cayjadoobirsingh2519]

You two are so cute together! Phil, love your pj’s. I’m so enjoying this journey with you. My hubby, before we retired, bought and remodeled houses. Some of them were pretty old. He could never cut corners and it always had to be pretty! ❤

[@pattytramonto3103]

Good girl, Shannon, for saving the house! You had a "feeling" when you purchased sight unseen!

[@susannechinn647]

Oh Shannon, I appreciate running water and hot indoor plumbing so much. As an infant my family lived on an Aboriginal Mission (Reservation) in the desert of South Australia where the only water we had was shipped in. Mum, said she had to put enough water away for drinking and cooking. What was left, she washed by hand the laundry. That water was then used to mop the floors, then reused again to water the few vegetables and flowers she tried growing. When I lived in Thailand 42 years ago, I had to wash all the family wash, by hand squatting down at a big metal basin with a wooden wash board. Our bathing was done by slushing water over the body with bowl. The water was collected in concrete “tub” in the corner of the bathroom. The toilet was a squat Asian style version which you flushed by tipping water with the bowl. I love your corgi she is so endearing and entertaining. We got to enjoy a free circus show as a bonus today, this 62 year lady who has broken her back ( but with much hard work learned to walk again) is so jealous of your athletic abilities. ❤ I am so grateful for indoor plumbing. I loved my washing machine so much, it must be the best invention ever.

[@missmagic707]

5:34 the little puppy whimper 'Sticks?' killed me! So cute!

[@ShannonMakes]

Right‽?!

[@crinkle2649]

Indoor plumbing is one of the best things ever

[@kristenpeters4434]

Awww! You didn’t have to share that- really kind of you Shannon 💕

[@ShannonMakes]

No, too kind of YOU!!

[@Nessi-dances]

Yay, save the house! Also, YAY, for hot running water! 💜

[@ShannonMakes]

Yay!!!

[@sallygradle413]

When acrobats do home renovations! Way to use aaaaall of your skills and talents!

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you!

[@prosie1968]

You and Phil could start a side gig of house renovation acrobatics. A compilation set to music perhaps?

[@angelanice]

Living in an RV where the water heater very poorly runs on propane, I definitely understand what it luxury a good hot shower is ❤

[@ShannonMakes]

YES! Thank you!

[@SIC647]

I love that you added the moving *click* visual sound effects. So funny and really shows the amount of work that you put into editing. Edit: 10:49 for anyone who missed it. And notice the falling *clang* shortly after too.

[@ShannonMakes]

hahaha I wasn't sure if anybody else would actually know what that sound *was* but it's so iconic to me, the wee corgi and her toenails scooting around under the level of the camera.... just HAD to draw it to everyone's attention! Glad you appreciated it, and thanks for saying something! It takes SO long to put these together, that it's (selfishly) really validating for it to get noticed!

[@damogranheart5521]

​@ShannonMakes I don't think it's selfish that you want people to notice cool or homey things! Most people like to know that others are truly paying attention, and they are not standing in the wilderness shouting about their hopes and dreams with no one to care. You are working on a dream and that is marvelous! We drove by S.R.Harris in Brooklyn Park late yesterday afternoon and I thought of you and Phil and your little Shortstop! Menard's has women's leather work gloves that I have used for years! I do yardwork, gardening, and the odd home repair job. Years ago, I worked at a horse stable. Better the gloves should get cut than your hands. Blessings on all of you and on your endeavors!🦉🫖🐈‍⬛📚🖖🦋🕊🏕💪✂️🕊📬🌲

[@sonipitts]

Yesss!!! It was so cute! And I could literally picture that Corgi butt wiggle passing by. 😁

[@SIC647]

​@ShannonMakes You are very welcome. The quality of your videos is really good, tv-show quality. While I primarily watch your content because it is very interesting, the video quality is a delicious bonus. (For a comparison, I also watch PeelingAwayTheClutter, who jokes about her famously bad camera angles and low quality. But I also watch her, because just like you, she is a great storyteller).

[@gingermonette7455]

So glad you got hot water! A hot shower/bath is truly one of the greatest creature comforts.

[@ShannonMakes]

It really is! 🚿

[@susanmccallum5512]

Bless your heart, I'm so glad you saved this darling house. This is so awesome. And by the way. Your sweet little doggie is so good and so sweet.❤ sending big hugs to you and kisses to your sweet little doggie.

[@ShannonMakes]

She really is the best, thank you! 🐶🐶♥️♥️

[@ragdollyally]

You and Phil are just the best team, what a fun episode, sneak filming the boys too 😂 LOVE that you have such a great neighbour! It’ll be fascinating to know what was under Tim’s house, and I bet it’ll make you feel even more proud to be saving your own. I’m in awe of how you can tackle just about anything that crops up! Thanks for sharing this video, I especially enjoyed the adorable corgi content ❤

[@ShannonMakes]

Thanks so much!! :-D

[@mikkileon6380]

I just really wanna thank the two of you for saving this old gorgeous one of a kind special homes❣️❣️❣️

[@ShannonMakes]

Our pleasure!

[@tiffanytomasino335]

I'm glad you have gotten so much support for this endeavor. Thank you for sharing ❤

[@blueiris6813]

"Speak Friend and Enter" or it's the "Defenestration Station" for you!! Love the graphics, and everything about this episode/series!

[@ShannonMakes]

🥳🥳🥳

[@jeanmullins3284]

❤❤❤So glad you have saved your house from destruction!! Will be interesting to see what was next door in its hay day!!!❤❤❤

[@lindagoesel3815]

So enjoying coming along with you on this journey, brings back so many memories. I pray you both have strong minds, hearts and backs😅 to keep this going and you dreams start to become reality. Totally blow off all naysayers, their jerks. Can't wait for next installment. ❤❤ you're such a hoot.

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you so much!

[@lindametcalf9169]

THANK YOU for saving this house! I am living vicariously thru you and your mate. ❤

[@ShannonMakes]

You're welcome!

[@annpolese3160]

The floral wallpaper reminds me of 1910 reproduction wallpaper.

[@hollywebster6844]

I was also thinking that wallpaper had a Victorian vibe. It would make sense, if the fashion was slower to arrive in that town, latest fashion paper was more expensive or whoever picked out the paper really loved that pattern. They also might have had the same paper in a previous home or even had leftover paper from a previous home.

[@annpolese3160]

@@hollywebster6844 wallpaper styles also tended to last longer due to the expense as well.💖

[@tinitime2]

Aaaaaah! The killer teddy bears! Lol. Just having a little laugh. Love the pj’s

[@susanmagalas3074]

Thank goodness you saved the house!! You're right about the developer and it always breaks my heart when I see those old houses left to rot for so long that they are not salvageable. I also kills me to see a new build plunked in next to an old gem - with all of the planning permissions required I am stunned municipalities allows it.

[@cherylhuot4436]

Love the idea of framing the old wallpaper!!

[@ShannonMakes]

I think it could be lovely!!

[@rmlrhonda]

It's so great to see your progress. And I love that you are saving this grand old dame!

[@ShannonMakes]

Me too! Thank you!

[@EAhighlander-vf7rr]

I am so glad to see a young couple restore an old, old house. Previously I had said that you were brave to take it on…..but that was the 60 year old, tired me talking. My arthritis ( incidentally, from a performance career) and my years of trying to get several older houses restored and declutterred was telling my brain that this was too hard….but I was being selfish……I think it’s wonderful that two enthusiastic youngsters want to restore this beautiful house. It would be (in its restored state) a house I’d want to live in… we need more young passionate people like you and Phil to restore what is already built, rather than people like the developer guy looking to make quick bucks on a (probably inferior quality) new build after (possibly wasting resources) pulling down a serviceable (after renovation) house. Beauty is for keeping the old. 😂

[@ShannonMakes]

thank you 🤗

[@TreasureDeal]

That beautiful brass lamp with what looks like a silk shade is so awesome!❤

[@mariehud7382]

It drives me crazy to have to wait a week but here we go…thanks for the fun

[@ShannonMakes]

hahaha... I mean, it literally takes me that long to edit them 🤣😭 You're welcome!

[@mariehud7382]

I honestly don’t know how you get it all done…

[@asilverfoxintasmania9940]

Yay for progress! Love the use of circus training to fix the plaster so you can eat safely!

[@tinagleeson7813]

Shannon. Absolutely LOVING the renovation/restoration content. Like most of your subscribers, I am so VERY pleased that you and Phil are working so diligently to bring this glorious lady "back to life"!! May I ask a totally un-related question? Is that a Kangaroo on your grey hoodie?!?! (As a "Down Under" subscriber, I have to admit that an Iconic Australian Marsupial was the LAST thing I was expecting to see on a Canadian Circus star, restoring a house is Nova Scotia!! LOL)

[@ShannonMakes]

Yes, it is a kangaroo! Thrifted hoodie, the brand is something like "Kangol"

[@anieth]

This is so much fun! The Stitchery raved about you. We're here for you!

[@ShannonMakes]

Nice!!!

[@lindahutchings5394]

So glad you are saving your beautiful house. We are enjoying your progress.

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you so much!

[@MaryR1231]

I am so excited to see your house come to life again. You both are amazing taken this on.

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you!!

[@ulla.umlaut]

I feel your narrow doorway feels. I took the stops off our basement door frame (door having been removed and kept in the garage before I even bought the house) so we could get appliances and furniture up and down just a skosh easier. On the wallpaper and decor styles: I run a Theatre that was built in 1922. While it currently decorated in a way that is inspired by the 20s art deco, because it's in the midwest of the US and was built early in the 20s, there is basically no chance that the original decor style would have been that cutting edge for the time. It was built as a vaudeville house at the very tail end of that being a thing at all, and was converted to film very quickly, so it might have been more nouveau and then moved to a deco transition as they changed it over, but it's hard to tell. It's really easy to assume that everyone loved what we think of as the "current" style for a given year or time period, but decor styles move slowly, and personal tastes differ from the hot new thing. I suspect your house would have been decorated in the way that someone middle aged living in a smaller town at the time would have liked and had available, and that likely would have been a somewhat "dated" victorian look, maybe influenced somewhat by nouveau, but maybe not. I hope you get great input from wallpaper enthusiasts, I know Christine McConnell has reached out to some experts in the past while researching what she's found in her house.

[@SIC647]

You are so right! And it is the same with clothes/fashion. My one great grandmother was famously oldfashioned, and I have photos of her from the late 1930s where she wears clothes from the 1910s. No reason to update when you have perfectly servicable clothes plus she didn't like the "short" (below knee) skirts.

[@ShannonMakes]

On a somewhat unrelated note, have you ever seen the Fox theater in Detroit (or any of the other Fox theaters by Howard Crane)?? They're absolutely stunning and wild... "Siamese Byzantine" style that looks like it came straight off a Jumanji board!!

[@moxielouise]

Fellow Midwesterner, where are you? I'd love to look up your theatre

[@bobbie9066]

I'm sure you've had (and still get) plenty of "why not just demolish/rip out the floor/plumbing/house and just replace it?!", but I really love that you're repairing this and even letting me live vicariously through you doing so. A lot of the world economics have moved on to encourage replacement over repair (yay capitalism /s) and we've already made so much excellent stuff that can just be repaired and updated!

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

I love looking at your cute, happy, little dog. Thank you.

[@ShannonMakes]

Thank you too! 🥰🐶

[@naDu4653]

I had to rewind a few times to watch that lift and easy down several times. It’s like you do it all the time 😉

[@ronimiller1875]

You two make an amazing team! Thank you for saving that beautiful home and thanks for letting all of us tag along on your journey!

[@ShannonMakes]

Our pleasure!

[@miriamjames4140]

I am loving following along! I just wanted to say I loved that you included the editing time (I’m not sure if this is new of just the first time I caught it), it really drives home how much work this all is!

[@ShannonMakes]

Oh thank you! Last week I had the "edit by" part (because some ppl think I have an editor, which I very much do not), and then I thought "hmm, you know what'd be fun? To post my editing hours (which I sometimes do track, for kicks)... very glad you enjoyed it!

[@TinaSpencer-mr1cp]

Fantastic idea to save the wallpaper and display it in your house. I love all things old.

[@cindabearr]

Shannon! Your hair! I've never seen your hair down before -- it's BEAUTIFUL!! 💕

[@RoundMtnDryGoods]

I love old stuff too. So glad you are saving this beauty!

[@ShannonMakes]

thank you!

[@ShakespeareDoomsday]

I’ve been binging this series while ironing 4 yards of linen fabric (3 yards down, 1 to go). I love watching the neighborly bromance blossom! I relate so much with things being made for taller people, too. I’m just under 5’ tall with a long (average) torso and ridiculously short legs, so when I drive I have to put the front seat as far forward as it can possibly go. I seriously doubt that I would even be able to drive an American car. My boyfriend’s exercise bike doesn’t adjust short enough so I have to use a pillow or two to push myself forward, which makes the seat super short. And don’t get me started on chairs in general!

[@ShannonMakes]

ooof the short person struggles! I'm not even *that* short, and I struggle, but I do have a friend that's just under 5' as well and it's rough for them!

[@susansmart8086]

Got a giggle when I saw you using Phil as scaffolding. Then I wondered, did you have to take time out of your house working schedule to work out/stay in shape for your night job?

[@kalka1l]

Just FYI I had to click ‘Notify Me’ on two separate occasions (7hrs apart) to make sure I did not miss the video going live.

[@ShannonMakes]

Yes, apologies, that's my fault; there was an error on the first upload, and I had to delete the video file and re-upload a new one 😭😭 Sorry for the inconvenience

[@kalka1l]

@@ShannonMakes Oh no! Here I thought I was making sure I alerted you to a YT hiccup. 😬 Sorry!

[@lindaroyal8161]

I just love your videos, get so excited when I receive a notification. Yeah - on the water hook up! Very glad to hear you'll be devoting an area/wall to all the memorabilia you're finding in the house. Hope you save one of the radiators, can make a top for it to display items as well, and it's a part of the original house. I think the rads are pretty cool looking and would make great plant stands in many of the rooms, good energy to keep them. Love the lamp you scored, very beautiful. Interested in hearing about the neighboring houses that were torn down, that information and photos can also go on the memory wall. Question - have you considered giving the house a name with a cool plaque near the entrance? Sounds like a great neighbor!

[@LadyWiggin]

I absolutely love your home and am so happy you rescued it from demolition. People today always want new construction and that’s not always the best either. I love the idea about the wallpaper gallery. I love your enthusiasm and commitment to preservation and I’m here for it! Good luck and I’ll be tuning in every episode as this progresses. I love your finds

[@ShannonMakes]

♥️♥️Thank you!! ♥️♥️

[@janedewarray3970]

I love what you are doing. I have had rheumatoid arthritis since I was 25 years old. So I have had to plan my whole life around what I could physically do. But I appreciate you saving this home. Can't wait to see next episode.