Thanks for name dropping "Plaster Magic"! This is the solution for our failing plaster in the powder room ceiling. Love the wallpapers! Bravo!
@Tracy-d4b6 ай бұрын
Perfection ❤ Wallpaper choices are perfect and so is the phone!
@rosemaryt32796 ай бұрын
The dining room is absolutely beautiful. I love that the woodwork is a lighter shade than what you typically see in older homes. The light fixtures are incredible. Love the old telephone too.
@kennethcrace61816 ай бұрын
I'm loving your posts. Very educational and humorous. Thanks for sharing. Ken from Indiana
@lisaknell18096 ай бұрын
I ❤ the dining room wallpaper. It looks great with that beautiful woodwork!
@helen19626 ай бұрын
Very nice, great ideas.
@michellereed24686 ай бұрын
That wallpaper is perfect!!! I love it and what an amazing idea you had with that phone!! I enjoy your videos and your humor!!
@stephaniemize3216 ай бұрын
I love your choice of wallpapers.
@kellyschroer21146 ай бұрын
Love the clever idea of hiding the thermostat! Well done! And the wallpaper is beautiful!
@jenpink42986 ай бұрын
Oh my gosh, this house is magnificent! I don’t know when you started work on it, but clearly I’m gonna have to go watch some more of your videos to catch up😂
@AdamHoffman-lt7eq6 ай бұрын
An old house owns me too, the paper looks awesome!
@jenpink42986 ай бұрын
This is my first video from your channel and I have serious heart eyes for that wallpaper 😍
@greengold76486 ай бұрын
"Hey honey, whatcha doin'?" "That will be another project." LOL! You folks are an absolute joy to watch, listen to, and learn from, as you show us the restoration of your exquisite Barber home! Like many other viewers, I, too, hope to restore a Barber home someday. Your videos are the best as I learn many new things through your labor of love. Thank you for the uploads as always! You guys are the BEST! Keep up the GREAT work and never lose that unique and quirky sense of humor! THANK YOU!!!
@narellefialkowski22706 ай бұрын
Such a beautiful room. Thank you for sharing.
@georgiasmalley89846 ай бұрын
Like the wall paper in the dining room.
@Goldie...6 ай бұрын
Love how the dining room turned out! Wall phone was a great touch!👍Looking forward to future projects around the house!
@karen4you6 ай бұрын
I'm glad Iowa has wonderful homes to restore. Like the way you hid the modern thermostat!
@Tracy-d4b6 ай бұрын
You could actually have one of those phones on each floor and connect them. They will work and you'd have an intercom.
@JamesABeckHouse6 ай бұрын
@@Tracy-d4b that is a great idea 💡
@Tracy-d4b6 ай бұрын
@@JamesABeckHouse growing up in East Texas in the 1970s, there was a family who had some of these old phones and did this. It worked 💪
@donnettevanwagoner70976 ай бұрын
LOVE❤ the burgundy & gold wallpaper! ❤. Phone in the dining room? That was the first movie I thought of.
@nanasewdear6 ай бұрын
The phone in the dining room reminds me of one of my favorite movies, "Meet Me In St. Louis". The boyfriend calls from New York and the entire family is privy to the conversation as the daughter shouts into the phone, because it is (of course) long distance.
@icemancometh86793 ай бұрын
I don't remember that part but I do remember when they went around lighting all the gasoleers.
@nanasewdear3 ай бұрын
@@icemancometh8679 Sometimes I lose the plot because I'm obsessed with the old house details!
@MordentMordant6 ай бұрын
The dining room is beautiful! I cannot wait to see how the rest turns out. Love it
@danielnichols78176 ай бұрын
I super enjoy your videos! The humor is on point. Also, that red wallpaper is perfect for the space. On a Victorian house tour. The dining room had red wallpaper. Because, and I quote, “red promotes digestion.” Whether that be true or not??? meh. Anyways love the house and cool to see the progress. It gives me the motivation to keep working on my house.
@KeiPalace6 ай бұрын
Red does encourage appetite, and speed is yellow, that's why all fast food restaurants are in red and yellow! (or white)
@lauries65176 ай бұрын
Love the "Meet me in St. Louis" photo to prove your point!
@JamesABeckHouse6 ай бұрын
@lauries6517 KZbin wouldn't let me use the clip which was funnier but still got the point. Glad you caught the reference. Thanks for watching
@lauries65176 ай бұрын
@@JamesABeckHouse We always wanted to restore an old house, but we have been in this 1978 ranch for 30 years and are still just keeping up with repairs. We go into old houses (100+ years) that are being torn down and rescue doors and trim and anything else salvageable. We give it away or sell some but just want to keep it out of the landfill. The last house had hand hewn two by fours with the bard still on two sides. LOL.
@jilljohnston96276 ай бұрын
This is just beautiful! I love the wallpaper! I took piano lessons in that house as a child and feel a connection even though I haven't been in that house for 30 years! Thank you for all your hard work and sharing. I love seeing the transformation and miss my hometown.
@aronleegould69806 ай бұрын
Please show us your DIY's...Love the wall paper!!
@JamesABeckHouse6 ай бұрын
@aronleegould6980 will definitely be showing more moving forward since catching up from previous projects before starting the channel
@silverhairinabigfootsilver67666 ай бұрын
We hid one of the land line phones in our old telephone when we had a land line, so you had to open the bottom to answer the phone. Our old house was in Oak Park, IL. We still have the old phone but now just a wall decoration and something for hubby to bang his head on.
@janhaley12126 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the video! Love that you put William Morris wallpaper through the house. Perfect! The dining room looks wonderful! And the phone is awesome. You definitely wouldn’t want it in the parlor. Looking forward to seeing your future videos. Hope you get some sweet corn soon! My husband drove up from Texas once and bought 200 ears, mostly for friends. A few great corn parties, too. Take care, Jan
@joycedudzinski94156 ай бұрын
I was thinking about you guys and wondering when you would post another video again and here one shows up. Thanks for sharing 😊
@JamesABeckHouse6 ай бұрын
@joycedudzinski9415 thanks for watching
@moodyga406 ай бұрын
beautiful home my suburb were i live is called Fairfield
@jeffreyhepner24676 ай бұрын
What about a picture rail.😮
@JamesABeckHouse6 ай бұрын
The top molding and trim we we installed in the next video doubles as a picture rail.
@YesImoutantiquing-kq2yn6 ай бұрын
What a great idea!! and yes "We know" lol 😜
@KeiPalace6 ай бұрын
Great way to hide the thermostat, but I wondered, why did you go with antiqued/distressed looking William Morris paper and not new WM paper as it would have been installed in the house? Both of course would look just fine.
@JamesABeckHouse6 ай бұрын
@KeiPalace good question as we did look at both. But found that there was just something too new/perfect about it that just seemed off and prefer patina and imperfection over perfection.
@blaineberkley6 ай бұрын
Did you think about lining up the patters horizontally between the rooms so your eye doesn’t “jump” as you go from one room to the next?
@JamesABeckHouse6 ай бұрын
@@blaineberkley absolutely
@kathrynnewhall56876 ай бұрын
Do you ever have open house/tour days? We live in Anamosa and would love to come over and take a closer look at your incredible work.
@JamesABeckHouse6 ай бұрын
@kathrynnewhall5687 yes we have this past year we did 2 of them one was for Christmas homed tour. You can follow us on Facebook for details and other news
@adelaidemorningstar18706 ай бұрын
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@moodyga406 ай бұрын
the phone would have been a statement look how much money i have I'm important
@khanysafan17056 ай бұрын
I’m really liking your channel. Love your house. But, I have to say, the “Whach ya doin’?” Is kind of annoying.