Converting the Hay Loft at Our Abandoned Farmhouse in Piedmont Italy - Young Couple DIY Renovation

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Hi everyone! Just wanted to say a BIG hello and welcome to our new subscribers and viewers. Thanks so much for watching and following our journey renovating this gem into our Italian Dream House! 🤩

[@DanaFelch]

Hello from Arizona

[@susanneking2524]

Hello from Portland, Oregon! Those views…

[@miket7226]

Its Mike from Chateau Sallandrouze, i just wanted to say, that view is absolutely stunning. Im jealous. Good luck to you two. Love your channel. ❤

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thank you so much Mike! 😍

[@lesley2110]

Great to see you back!....I’ve just caught up.....

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thanks Lesley 😊

[@MarcoLangeveld]

Great and positive episode with a beautiful burrata served at a prestine location..................Priceless view👌

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thank you so much Marco 😍 giant burrata and a great view is an unbeatable combo 😅

[@thebermudaangle9958]

Oh those views!! ❤

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Cant get enought! 😍🙏

[@carolynkennedy7772]

SO much hard work you're doing you guys! YES...the VIEW is your motivation, and your meal looked FABULOUS! KUDOS! 💕

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thanks so much Carolyn ❤️❤️❤️

[@MattTHoward]

Another amazing video. It's really coming along.

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thank you Matt 😁

[@lindamounts2193]

Wow! You guys accomplished a lot! Good job 👏

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thank you! 😃

[@OKuusava]

That question is thumbnail "do we ever finish it?" Of course not, even if get new big house, it has something to fix for end of times. We we were thinking of buing a house, our friend said that "old houses, it is all time-living! There is no moment of free." Thumbs up of getting upstairs concreted! Plenty hard work, even with powerr-nuts!

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

So so true! Thank you! We’ll take a few weeks to finish that slab for sure. It’s such hard physical work and we dont want to burn out again 😅🫣

[@michellecbauer]

The cantina is looking fantastic and you are making so much progress with the hayloft. So jealous of that burrata you were tucking into. Congratulations and enjoy!

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thank you so much Michelle! We’re so excited to finally start up there 🥳🥳 believe it or not but I buy these giant burratas at LIDL and they are SO good 😂🙏

[@mickeybailey1108]

I so appreciate the shots of the Alps in the distance, this is such a beautiful place in the world. Once we get our similar hayloft remodeled we will have a great view of the Alps from the upstairs. My son's place is so similar, it is one big, long building rather than an L shaped place like yours. Life is meant to be a great adventure, it seems you have found this in your life.

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thank you so much Mickey! And you’re 100% accurate 😊🥳

[@pranatitrivedi9340]

It looks so amazing already !! 😍🎉 You know what could help you with the watering of concrete slab - jute rags / cotton rags spread it on the slab and water it heavily. That way you only need to do it once a day. It’s a construction technique used here in India. Also, if you knock down that wall with holes - it’s going to give such a beautiful view 😍😍😍😍 but obviously that could be a later on project. Can’t wait to see all the progress !!! 😍😍😍😍

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thank you so much! Yeah we’ve hear about that now and if we would have had any old carpets that would have been great 😂👌 all walls will stay up in the stable since we’re in a UNESCO world heritage protected zone and cant make big external changes to the house. We also love it the way it looks now 😊

[@niklas8630]

Nice! That place will be an awesome place for apperitivo and wine :)

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thank you Niklas! That’s what we’re planning for 🥳🥳

[@terrymorton9941]

Ive finally caught uo on your videos....I now feel like Ive experienced the begining of your wonderful journey.... I especially love the before and afters pics well done you both. 🤘

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Aaaw thanks Terry! You’re a part of the community now for sure 😍 we’re also on Instagram with almost daily updates (if you dont want to wait for the weekly ones here).

[@terrymorton9941]

@@OurItalianDreamHouse I am a patient man where quality and renovations occur Im retired now so no rush with a trowel or a chisel or any deadlines but I do miss it 😃

[@andreamalik2961]

Wow, the hayloft is going to be incredible & probably very enjoyable cool & shade x

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thank you so much Andrea! That’s what we hope. The summers here get crazy hot so shade is definitely needed 😂

[@alemassa6632]

Hi guysssss!!! Keep it up!!

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@marleneyoung6575]

Nice progress. Amazing how you guys have learned to do so much on your own.

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thank you so much Marlene 😍 haha we didnt have the money to pay other people to do it, so we simply Had to learn how to do things ourselves 🙈

[@VillaAroldi]

Amazing job guys, turning the upstairs area into a dining room is an excellent idea! Haha, we also had old eaten corn cobs mixed with our hay on the loft, god knows what has been going on upstairs.

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thanks Henrik! Cant wait to serve you guys dinner up there 😁

[@VillaAroldi]

@@OurItalianDreamHouse Any time!!

[@melissaeden1219]

Great idea for the hayloft!

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thanks Melissa! 🥳😊

[@MrAllstar]

nice progress guys 💪🤛

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Thank you 🙌

[@The_Rising_Phoenix_]

10:03 do you wanna keep that Look of the Facade? It might look good to remove the terracotta blocks in the middle section and install 3 identical glass doors there to enjoy the view. Is it possible to build a metal staircase on the outside right of the house, like a fire escape in the USA?

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Good questions! Due to be in a Unesco protected zone we have to keep the facade reasonably the same. It's possible to have big glass doors put in, but the planning permission and approval process is not the easiest. Often you have to put the glass behind the terracotta bricks and leave the bricks in place. Plus, at the moment we don't have the budget to complete that kind of project 😊

[@lieselottegronemann9148]

Vilket slit💪ni är fantastiska❤️

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Taaaaack ❤️

[@karlcx]

have you considered taking out that middle section of obscuring bricks to open up the view further?

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

No. We’re in a UNESCO protected zone so making too big external changes to an old building like that is not allowed. The bricks are also typical for this Piedmontese cascina and we love them!

[@posugglan]

Min farfar brukade lägga gamla trasmattor på betongen och vattna för att det inte skulle bli för torrt. Så håller liksom trasmattorna fukten❤️

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Megabra idé!

[@LittleChena]

After everything is done you will move permanently there?

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

That’s not the plan 😊

[@susannekeienburg5609]

I really do love your videos. But the music is always horrible

[@OurItalianDreamHouse]

Hahaha. In swedish we say “smaken är som baken - delad”.