Budget Indoor Pool Makeover Part 1

[@Vincentianbeauty]

Your honesty shines through like a beacon I mean how many influencers on social media say “we actually don’t have any money for…” this 60 year old loves your channel - thank you for being YOU

[@mutindijacobs]

I must agree with you. Emma’s honestly is so refreshing, it’s one of the reasons I keep coming back to her channel. The ‘consumerism at all costs’ that is being pushed by other influencers is just exhausting and I do my best to avoid it. Kudos to Emma

[@alphaandomega1332]

Amen.

[@caryslauren3057]

I'm renovating a house in Italy at the moment and it's helping me so much to hear you normalise budgets and running out of money which you NEVER hear influencers talk about! Thank you ❤

[@EmmaHill]

Budgets just ruin all the fun ☹️😆😉

[@VeeLondon1449]

♥️ Emma have you considered using solar panels to heat the pool all year round. Overall It’s really cost effective, using clean free energy.

[@ihogenhuis960]

Good idea! Roof enough to put them on..

[@hollyssimplelife1634]

Needs sunshine and expensive to purchase

[@VeeLondon1449]

@@hollyssimplelife1634 It is light, not heat/sunshine that generates electricity and too much sun/heat can actually hinder the electricity making process. High temperatures can actually reduce the efficiency of electricity production, so although the solar panel will absorb both light and heat, it is the really light that it wants.

[@schelmvomosterholz7182]

That sounds like a really good idea 👍 I hope Emma is reading this!!

[@aliceinwonderland.2080]

Hi Emma. The pool is a big project and as envious as I am of having such an amazing indoor facility,I can appreciate the high cost of keeping one up and running. I really admire the amount of thought and hard work you put into each of your renovations and makeovers and also how you do the best job without breaking your budget. I hope you get some enjoyment from the pool and you’ll be able to see over the next couple of years whether it’s worth keeping it.💖🌸

[@sallyannc3176]

In the UK having an indoor pool can often devalue a property and can make it more difficult to sell, for the reasons you give. With the current hike in electricity prices they will be VERY expensive to run!

[@gillianbarker5194]

Great job!! Putting that chic minimalist touch on the old "farmhouse" style. You never fail to impress me, Emma.

[@jocannon8190]

I love that you've partnered with Little Greene. After watching the transformation of your last house, I was inspired to try their paint myself and now I can't imagine using anything else, it's just such wonderful quality and so easy to apply. I've just painted my new office in Loft White and Tea with Florence (and painted the horrid orangey pine furniture with Lamp Black). I'm a one-man army and I'm so proud of how wonderful it looks!

[@Luuve]

The way you and Simon meticulously take care of every little detail in the house is wonderful to see! You guys have really made me look at the smallest things in my house when I'm revamping a room. Thank you!

[@katb7375]

As soon as the paint started going on the wall, my jaw dropped. It looks worlds better! I know it was a pain, but it looks amazing. Great job!

[@jayjaytailor]

I have to take my hat off to you Emma; you are a real grafter! It was an excellent outcome!!

[@moniquezwart1961]

Hi Emma, we live in the Netherlands and we have an outdoor swimming pool! It is great for exercising😉 we don,t run the pump the whole time, only when the sun is shining because we get free electricity from our solar panels. We also use the sun to heat our pool. I think when you are going to use your pool you want to keep it👍 great job👏

[@NatiHerron]

What a huge difference, so much brighter! Mini resort vibes!

[@constancewright1404]

I don’t want to be the one to plant the seed 🌱…but I feel like Simon should sand all the wood 🪵 to remove all the yellow tones in the wood, paint it with a tinted green paint which would counteract the yellow undertones and leave you with a grey/washed wood!! This room with some updated lighting, plants, a lux towel warmer, some fans for summer - would just be such a treat to have.

[@constancewright1404]

Notice how I said Simon should do the sanding 😉…. He’s tall and it’s only fair lol 😂

[@bridgetdickert5040]

What an improvement! I’m always so impressed by your cutting in technique. I’d rather stick a fork in my eye than paint, I’m incredibly bad at it, but you always do a wonderful job. I hope it all comes together as you want it, and that you get to enjoy the pool this summer. You and your DIY skills are really amazing!

[@valhoff3]

Oh, how I second this sentiment!

[@carolineholzwarth6360]

I am so impressed with your tenacity. That is a JOB!

[@jillblunt692]

What a transformation Emma, painting the brick has made such a difference, it’s looking really bright and fresh now. Looking forward to the final reveal! Enjoy the rest of your weekend 😊

[@wjm6749]

Your face just brightens up with your hair up. Love it. Good luck with pool makeover. It will be beautiful as usual!

[@nataliehaigh4259]

The hard work you’ve clearly put into this is very motivational! I wish I had your energy and eye for what will look amazing xx

[@eleanorbesly9868]

Always amazed by how indefatigable you are! Great job, and doesn’t it look so much fresher, brighter and better! Can’t wait to see part 2! We’ll done, Emma!! 👏👏👏

[@memem8530]

3 minutes in and I LOVE and appreciate your honestly and realistic approach to home renovation! I have unfollowed certain influencers who were talking about spending thousands of pounds on their home renovations and spending a fortune on changing aspects of their houses so frequently as if they were just spending pennies! It is so refreshing to find an authentic and relatable content creator!

[@EmmaHill]

Thank you, I think everyone just has a different budget, some have much bigger budgets than we do which is fair enough but I totally understand that this isn’t relatable.

[@chilibandit6660]

So satysfying to see this getting clean! You are right, the paint around the pool is not for wet conditions. Love that you both do soo much renovation yourselves! Would love a video on putting in the tiles should you decide to keep the pool.

[@susanm9824]

You both have so much vision, talent,... and patience!♥️🏡

[@Jessmsheppard]

I’m so glad you addressed that things take time especially when it’s an expense like renovations or home upgrades!

[@teresaburrows1118]

Emma you are such a hard worker and the results are always so good painting a brick wall is not an easy job well done it will be another project to be proud of .

[@lu_re7198]

Wow! 👏🏻😃 Indoor lap pools are the best! Have fun swimming.

[@lynnmichelle5482]

Wow what a transformation! The whole area has been uplifted by painting the bricks and looks so much cleaner, lighter and airier. All those days of painting, so worth it 👌 😌

[@WW-mq9gh]

Oh my goodness - hats off to you Emma you have worked so hard on the pool house, can’t wait to see the end result.

[@ceri_noyce]

Loved this! The only swimming pool makeover I’ve ever watched 😂

[@asagarcia]

Your work capacity is impressive and the pool room already looks much more welcoming!

Wow the white paint makes a huge difference to the brightness of the room and great colour choice 🤍🤍🤍

[@lithopheliax61x5]

great job - great effekt without changing too much. a pool is such an added bonus, especially if you - or the people who will buy the house from you, if it is not your forever home - grow old, it is actually such a good exercise possibility. therefore, even if you find out you dont use it - maybe you could consider mainly covering it with other flooring, so that it can be reactivated if at any point that becomes more opportune. love the renovation vlogs!

[@hijlaa]

Omg what a job. The paint really lights up an otherwise kinda sad looking poolroom. Would've requested to bulldoze the entire thing if it was me having to do all that. 😂

[@staceytrewart4544]

Always impressed by the work you are both doing to transform all aspects of your home ❤️❤️❤️

[@pippade-negri8111]

Wow Emma! What a mission! My ocd kicked in when the bull nosing was flaking, but mixed with the horror of what a pants job stripping that lot off will be 😳. It’s looking fab tho, and I am imagining what the final reveal will look like. Lordy you have slogged your heart out in there! What a trooper! Love tou you, Simon and the fur babies ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️xxxxx

[@olgaantoshkin9636]

Such a lovely transformation Emma! It already looks so much better, brighter, and more inviting. Once the pool house is more aesthetically pleasing, you'll want to spend more time there and enjoy the space and the pool itself. I have a pool as well, an outdoor one, not heated, and we use it usually from mid/late May till like mid-September. The rest of the year the pool is empty and covered so that way we don't need to run the pump or maintain the pool itself if we're not using it. I also just prefer to fill the pool each year with new fresh water for the season. The pool can be quite costly but once you get the hang of it and you learn how to take care of it and maintain it yourself it is so much easier and more cost-efficient. Waiting for part 2 😊

[@kateleeder7191]

Wow … sooooooo much work to do the pool room ….. you two are rockstars for doing this …. Looking forward to Part II

[@JoR00ke]

Goodness you really are an inspiration Emma. My house is full of those jobs where I say 'why did I start doing this' 🤪. You're definitely doing the right thing with the tarting up for now reno. Give it a year or if you're really busy doing the rest of the house give it two years before you decide on if you keep the pool, you need free leisure time to really understand if you'll use it or not. Can't wait for part 2 x

[@anaguerra663]

What a difference some paint did to the light. It looks so bright.. Can't wait for the finishing details..as you have great style this mini makeover would turn that pool in a spa heaven.. Thank you Emma for showing us the real pain it was to paint and scrub and sanding all that..☺

[@superjules21]

I would never give up a pool. I know it's not cheap to keep it clean and stuff but it's soo great to have one and just swim and relax or do a swim workout.

[@EmmaHill]

I think sometimes that’s the benefit of hindsight 🙊 We have used it once since moving in and we thought we’d use it all the time. Maybe as the Summer goes on we’ll use it more but as we have our favourite gym equipment next door it’s not really being used for fitness.

[@6601va]

Absolutely fantastic video. Thank you for always providing brilliant content. So calming and lovely to watch. Really hope you, Simon and the pups are well ❤️

[@deelot1]

Well done - all the hard work paid off!

[@anncleary8148]

Great job, not easy, you’re not afraid of a bit of hard work.

[@elisiaw5515]

SUCH a satisfying makeover! 🙌🏼 honestly you’re amazing the way you get stuck in and tackle every obstacle- I’d have taken one look and needed a big only lie down! X

[@caralum]

Emma, your attitude & work ethic - I love it! 💛 Looking forward to part 2 - already so much progress! 👏

[@olgayakovenko6369]

This is a huge job you guys are doing diy. Can imagine how tired you are. Lots of support to you and wishes to enjoy your new home!🌸

[@michellemartin383]

WOW....What a difference already. Looks Great!! Oh and thank you for not falling in the pool, I would’ve definitely fallen in. As I was watching you walking around the pool, found myself saying out loud be careful, oh be careful.... yikes lol 😬

[@Frick_79]

Oh my god, when you were showing the flooring and the cracked grout and the peeling paint etc I thought this is going to be a massive undertaking. Plus I was constantly worried you’d fall in as the walking room on one side of the pool doesn’t look that wide, never mind trying to paint in that small space 🫣 Congrats on the partnership it’s perfect for you. The labour you put in def paid off, the wall looks so much brighter, cleaner and more modern. A job very well done as always 👏🏻👏🏻.

[@EmmaHill]

There were a few close calls where I almost fell in 🤣

[@Frick_79]

@@EmmaHill hope those are saved for the bloopers lol 😆🙊

[@jacquelinejones5790]

I love the way you just get on and do stuff including the Yuk Stuff. Looking like lots of progress and can’t wait for Part 2 😉

[@EmmaHill]

The yuk stuff is always the most satisfying 😉🙊

[@ccoolstuff1]

Hi Emma, you are a great diyer if that's a word. So much work but the pool room is looking wonderful. I do hope you will take the time to enjoy a few swims before , just in case you decide to get rid of the pool. You will still have one beautiful room when you are done with the painted brick and the gorgeous ceiling wood. You are a star❤💘💖

[@belleogilvie5172]

Offffffft monster job!!!! Well done, looks amazing!!! 👍🏼😊

[@gracedarlenemcpherson9079]

Oh Emma! Your poor knees probably ached! You & Simon are very hard workers. And the results are always stunning.

[@EmmaHill]

My knees were fine, my hands on the other hand (pardon the pun) 🤣🤣🤣

[@mumslondonlife5907]

Loving your videos 💞

[@suzannebouse8747]

Really enjoying your house renovation vlogs you have great taste and if it’s worth doing not only is it worth doing well but waiting until you know what you want and have the budget to carry it out Anything else is just a waste of money Looking forward to the next couple of years to see your house evolve

[@mariateresinhagiotollemend9260]

Ótimo trabalho! Muito boa a escolha desta cor... A casa está ficando muito linda! Great job! The house is getting is very beautiful! Adoro ver vídeo da casa...

[@hipsmelissa]

Good job Emma 🤩 I can picture the end result and it looks amazing!

[@angieguest8903]

Great stuff Emma it's looking great 👍😊 best wishes to you Simon & the fur babies 💕xx

[@tigrezz0852]

Oooh job well done Emma 👏🏼 can’t wait for Part 2!

[@leslin-8142]

It really is a beautiful transformation!!!

[@annemacsween1534]

The pool room looks so much better, Emma! It's so clean looking 😍. What a big job though 👏 xx

[@Amacott99]

Too funny😂😂😂😂But it does look amazing and would be INCREDIBLE for kids. Oh the pool parties…and the plants you could put in there. Amazing.

[@arabellamagnolia3013]

Keep the pool if you can….as you age it will be a wonderful low impact exercise facility…lucky you

[@EmmaHill]

We won’t be here when we get to that age 🙊

[@Mike90543]

Emma, let me tell you about electricity prices. 👧, my rates are crazy. Love the pool renovation. You are our DYI fashion Queen. Lots I didn't know from the U.K. climate perspective. Awesome video, Em!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️!.

[@crissolmontiel]

I hope you get to enjoy it this summer!

[@Faithb73]

Always love any of your makeovers. This one is no different. Just lovely, and clean as usual. Can’t wait for the complete finish. As for the keeping of the pool, definitely see (if you use it enough to justify that) and if you find that you do, may I suggest down the road, investing in a couple solar panels and converting the boiler to electric and then the cost would only be maintenance and I’m pretty sure as meticulous as Simon can be, he’d even have the care of pool cleaning (mixing of chemicals) down😂……. It’s a wonderful room, whether you end up keeping it, or turning it into a garden room or studio later. I could see either of those. ❤️

[@EmmaHill]

We’re definitely giving it time to see how much we use it, we don’t have the money to change it right now anyway so it makes sense this way. The pool chemicals are my forte, I do the testing with the special gadget and all the adjustments, I’m almost a pool pro now 🤣

[@Faithb73]

@@EmmaHill that’s amazing. I mixed my chemicals for my small above ground pool and turned the water muddy green😂😂 I am not an expert!

[@carolynoquinn4573]

Wow! BIG difference in pool house.

[@weisabunny]

1st comment, yay!!! Whyyy is that so fun 🤪😛🤣🤣🤸🏽‍♂️🙌🏼💕

[@angiecowell5619]

I too love your content Emma, thank you for putting out such great videos. Btw how you didn’t fall in the pool on that far side amazes me! I’d have been in straight away 😂. Looking forward to Part 2.

[@EmmaHill]

There were a few close calls 🤣🙈

[@bernadettehooper4318]

The tiles, ah. Perhaps someone will have dealt with that problem before and have some ideas for you. Th "new look" for the brick is such an improvement. A "lick of paint" is the best impact for your time/money. As always, your dedication and practicality shine.

[@dreamersruleNOW]

Wow! Looks amazing! Excellent 🏆 love the bright sunny feel🏝🌺🙌🌴🥇☀️🌸🏖

[@BozenaJustina]

You did a great job!

[@jgray4234]

If you decide to no longer want the pool, will you have it filled in and still make use of the room>? Everything's looking great Emma. I really liked your last video fashion choices. I really liked the shorts and how different yet stylish they were.

[@adibaker.adibaker]

I can’t wait to see how you style it!

[@kb1527]

Good job, dont envy you painting bricks. We painted a beack mral on our wall but its an out door pool as we live in Queensland. You need a solar power heating for your pool then the mat traps all the heat in nicely.

[@Ccgemini]

As usual you did a great job.

[@chrissengemmill6024]

WOW - a pool! The doggies would have so much fun! Invite their buddies over and have a real fiesta! lol. The painted wall looks AB FAB!!!! Paint the door too?

[@missviiolaaaa]

Impressive but Hard Work!!! I rate you both a Lot!

[@Ni_kki__]

I think you did an amazing job Emma!

[@coolpersonlolollloll3540]

Thank you for sharing!❤️

[@mrsdjmarcer1985]

these videos are the best!

[@inedaxoxo5023]

Wow it looks so much better the dedication u put in is amazing 🤩,so proud of your hard work 😓 well worth it

[@laurabrown9364]

I have travertine and it can be cleaned with Bon Ami. Eco friendly and amazing for cleaning it. The cracks can be repaired with travertine filler. Travertine is “young” marble and naturally has holes they use this filler and then either hone or polish the travertine.

[@evijabozinska296]

Oh, I feel your pain with brick wall…me and my oyfriend bought the house last year and we had dark brown/red bare brick fireplace, which I’ve decided paint white…oh, well, eventually it is white 😄 Your pool house looks way much better with painted walls :)

[@drikool3597]

impressive all you both do, great couple. To the flickery painting / humidity ...have you checked if there is any infiltration coming from outside , on that side of the pool room?

[@msveejay75]

Great Job, Emma!!!!!

[@ds7675]

Someone may have already suggested this but perhaps investing in a dehumidifier would be the answer to help eliminate the humidity from the pool water and keep walls and ceilings from absorbing so much and in the end causing loads of problems.

[@paulacampbell5263]

Hi Emma, You doing A Good Job..👏 and this is only Part One..😊👍

[@carolynoquinn4573]

Yay here comes Emma!

[@karenp4042]

Could you not use solar panels for the heating and running of the pool? Also, we have a pool in America and do the cleaning ourselves and the maintenance of the chemicals in the pool with a kit you can get. All of this will cut the costs for you perhaps. Love having a pool. Having a swim every day is a lovely routine 😍

[@kevinrainey5181]

A product called “CLR” which stands for calcium, lime & rust may remove the rust from the tiles under the rusty towel bars.

[@EmmaHill]

Amazing thank you!

[@pw4200]

I honestly admire the graft you and Simon both put into things! Personally, id gt rid of the pool and make either a summer house or extend te gym x

[@EmmaHill]

We’ll give it the year to see how much we use it, we don’t have the funds to do anything else with it now anyway but if we decide to fill it in then we’ll transform it into a self contained annexe so add maximum value.

[@carmengrauwels]

Sunpannels for the pool & rest of the house. Is that something you both looked at? I don't know the rools or the paperwork that goes in there in Brittan bc i'm not from there i'm from Belgium. Also do you get subsidies from gouverment etc..? Have a lovely day too everyone who reads this. And to all Brits & every other country that has her as her Majesteit 🇬🇧🥂 You can full up the cracks if you go for painting the floortiles. But aslong you not sure weither to keep the pool or not i would just: clean, refresh but not changing or replacing things But if you disside to not keep the pool then you can make a very cool & chill chilling space by keeping the wall & ceiling, breackout the windows & that intire thing. Blackwash the ceiling and joanna on the walls & ... however you both want it... lots of options there

[@Britbabe53]

Great transformation!!

[@juliemkphotography9279]

Emma, I love your channel! The paint looks great! Just wondering why you did not use a roller with the appropriate texture? Maybe you have a reason. Also, maybe look at a lime wash for the tile as it sinks in instead of staying on top like paint.

[@EmmaHill]

I did use a roller specifically for brick, maybe the painting parts were too quick for you to see as we like to speed things up 🙊 but I also needed to use a brush because I found it easier to fill in certain gaps x

[@jeanrenn5269]

You should look into an on-demand hot water heater. They are way cheaper for a small pool than a boiler. Speaking from cold Nebraska weather experience…

[@autumnmancuso1313]

I hope you enjoy the pool, when it's completed.

[@KennyFortaleza]

Omg well done Emma! That looked like a weeks worth of painting for me. 😭😭

[@-MEL16-A.O.C]

What a work 💪💪💪 well done !!!! It's brighter and it looks so clean,new and fresh 😳 I love the fact that you keep the wood like it is ,it matches so well with the "linen wash". Bises 😘

[@mariawelling4194]

Hi Emma, one side gets some sun, which doesn't allow the moister to settle, the other side retains more moisture be

[@mariawelling4194]

because of less sun..sorry for the typo error..

[@laurabrown9364]

I use BON AMI on my travertine floors. I don’t know if you can purchase this in the UK. It is amazing for travertine.

[@thesoftlife1033]

Great job!!! We have an outdoor pool and always had pool service or my husband took care of it. Well, sadly the pool company didn't have service techs over the winter and my husband moved ahead of the kids and I for a new job. Pool care has fallen on me😳😳. It's difficult at best and defeating and money draining at worst.

[@annieyahu676]

Maybe a beautiful mural on the wall with potted plants...maybe later ❤️