FAIRYTALE English Cottage TRANSFORMATION! (lots of before & after timelapses)

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[@maryannguess7115]

Hi Julie, yall did a great job on old vines..Langdon is a cutie pie...great helper too.. you have made a great start on cleaning up the outside of keepers cottage.flat sheets are wonderful for bedding, duvets, curtains, etc.. 👍 great job, now grab a sweet tea and dinner. enjoy ur nite.♡

[@taiikomochiyuurichin1459]

When it comes to upgrading bed linens remember that two "pattern" flat sheets can be sewn together to make a duvet cover which can give you greater choice than having to buy a complete set. And bed pillows can be made from solid color flat sheets that complement. It is less hassle at redecorating than having to repaint. Get the flat sheets at bed linen shops that allow you to select what you want in making up a set or even try finding them at charity thrift shops. That way your pillow covers do not start to look tired as compared to the fitted or flat sheet used on the bed.

[@justice-jb5ld]

Like your idea!

[@Tom-gn3yt]

@@justice-jb5ld it is a way of using from previous sets those parts of the bed linen that are little used and you do not want to toss them.

[@Ev_deGallery]

Oh my gosh

[@maryannchaisson6742]

What a great idea! 🇨🇦👏👏💐

[@karolynmcelwain7857]

Are you planning to remove or neaten up the heavy vegetation on the outside of the cottage?

[@spongebobsqueeze]

The cottage is coming along beautifully. At first I thought dividing the windows and making two bathrooms would be a mistake but now It is easy to see that It will likely work well and still be very charming. I am really looking forward to the next cottage repair and remodel video!

[@taiikomochiyuurichin1459]

You can never have "two" many bathrooms!

[@DrBLReid]

The Great English Clean Up!

[@chrislarsen2684]

I love seeing you do flea market finds for your homes...So cool...

[@MappertonLive]

More to come!

[@Jinjerella]

Is it possible to leave the passion flower on the edge of the patio and create a structure there that it can grow up? It'd be a shame to lose all of it. It's so pretty. Or pull up some of the bricks and replant it somewhere else?

[@afolsom685]

My word! What a difference. Now that they have room to breathe,, they'll probably be happy come spring. I must say, tweed and plaid reads more gentleman's cottage. Not so much fairytale cottage.

[@pmm3112]

WOW😮 There’s a beautiful fairytale cottage underneath all that greenery! The fairytale is coming to life and living up to its name. Timelapse makes it look so easy. How long did it actually take you both to conquer that imposing mass of vines? This is a stunner ❤ of a cottage. When can I book my stay???

[@susieque933]

In Alabama, we call the passion flower may-pops or wild apricots😊. They grow wild here and the ripe fruit is delicious!

[@Susan.I]

Is the house not in jeopardy having all these vines growing on the stone?

[@donnakeehn4710]

I have passion flowers on my property herd in Middle Tennessee. Yoh can eat the fruit that will come after the blossom. Love the reno.

[@GoingGreenMom]

I thought letting stuff grow on the walls caused problems with leaks and integrity of the walls due to the roots or whatever anchoring into the mortar?

[@k.j.2481]

Pruning the plant is necessary every year to keep control of it and for it to remain healthy. Most of America does not have the damp weather as the UK, or wood worm rot, and the age of the buildings. It's hard to understand, plants grow back and cost is low, but building maintenance and materials is always costly. You are on a budget to restore and also to use the building as an income. Great job. You are making history for your family.

[@tullybee9344]

Hi Julie, loved seeing the updates on the cottage, it’s coming on really well! Please may I ask the make of the drapes in your landing ( model run way) at Mapperton? They are beautiful! Thanks so much!

[@MegaVthompson]

I live in SW Florida, 🌸 and I have the same beautiful colored Passion flower❣️ It’s an attraction to butterflies, so I have mine growing up palm trees❣️ They also spread wildly within the grass & garden‼️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@lisbetwood7762]

The cottage looks so sweet already.

[@katherinebopp2021]

Julie you are doing wonderful work. Sensible, hard working , and most importantly appreciated by your Mapperton family, friends and workers included. Your values sparkle. ❤

[@MappertonLive]

Thank you so much!

[@taiikomochiyuurichin1459]

Julie's workpeople are doing beautiful work.

[@longwaytotipperary]

Wow! You are a Jill (Julie) of all trades! I ❤ how you immerse yourself into all aspects of maintaining and updating the manor!

[@taiikomochiyuurichin1459]

She needs to get heavy tools that are better suited to her ability to swing, mauls and hammers come in different weights.

[@LedgerAndLace]

Passion flower is a relaxation and sleep aid. You could harvest it and sell as tea in your shop. Passion fruit is also delicious!

[@loriparsons2320]

Love your videos. I would love it if you had a lot more content in your videos to make up for the ad in the videos that take up quite a bit of content time. I know why it's important for revenue, but it's disappointing to get so little actual content.

[@MappertonLive]

Noted!

[@karleinegraham446]

Julie, you are the embodiment of something Lady Colin Campbell said on her channel namely that the aristocrats are sensible men, who marry beautiful and CAPABLE WOMEN who can help them to manage and care for their inheritance of real property. I love to see when you reveal how past generations care for things like the swimming pool. You fit so well into your adopted country. From Jamaican in New York, USA.

[@pamporter5752]

“Lady” Colin Campbell whose husband has wanted his title back for years after learning shortly after the marriage “she was born a he”. She is a horrible women who pushes her venom in books based on nothing but envy, rumor and innuendo.

[@Grandmotherof3]

Well put! Julie is such a strong capable woman!

[@daphneoakes8389]

So impressed with how hard both of you worked on the overgrowth. Great job!

[@ladydelahaye]

Julie this is fantastic 🥂🌼🇺🇲✨️ adore you !!! Mapperton is amazing and I always love what you wear!💕Godspeed everyone 🕊

[@justice-jb5ld]

Well, it just needed an easy prune not that much to my taste, but the good news is that it will grow again.

[@taiikomochiyuurichin1459]

Let's hope a freeze does not come through.

[@rosemariedeschenes7013]

What difference shaving it all back makes. That looks like more than a year’s worth of growth. Nice start and it will look amazing once the overgrowth gets sorted. Thanks for sharing 😍😘

[@555pghbob]

11:00. I was wondering if you had considered conserving the bricks in that wall for other possible projects or repairs? Isn't it valuable to use period specific materials as much as possible? Just curious!! Great video, as usual, Julie!

[@missglenellen]

That jasmine must be like a bottle of French perfume in late spring!

[@davidpankratz142]

For where u live and how hard u work your fashion sense fits your business love the cottage choices too

[@joannadavis6716]

What does Landa say about what kind of insulation the plants gave the cottage in cold weather? Seems the growth would deflect wind and rain? Perhaps insulate from heat in summer also? I understand keeping the plants away from the gutters.

[@LC-bb6jd]

Sophia is a natural Super model! She is beautiful but I can see she is very happy with her farm work. Great job ladies.

[@MappertonLive]

Thank you so much!

[@sharronandrews7675]

Such a full episode! Nothing better than time lapse filming to show us all of your hard work. Loved the shopping and fashion show mixed in. This cottage is going to be beautiful! We have quite a way to go, so we will see you in your boiler suit soon. I hope!❤

[@MappertonLive]

Thank you so much!

[@marybeebe4293]

I'm wondering if you've done a episode of Thomas Edward Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) where he was living at the end of his life where he died isn't he buried somewhere in Dorset

[@ceeceescarpulla8869]

Hi. Not sure if you’re still looking at the comments but you have a great source for passion flower tea. So wish I had that!!

[@tummleycottage3779]

You must have taken those clothes straight out of the packaging. You should have ironed them. Not a good representation of Beaufort and Blake clothing.

[@AvaT42]

What a difference that made with all the greenery gone!! And it will look even better once the brown stuff is gone too!

[@stefaniesombaty8980]

Please tell me how Sophie looks like she combed her hair with an egg beater but looks more glamorous than a true Supermodel aka, models of the 80's and 90's? I bet she's even endearing when she burps! So not fair!!!!!

[@MariVictorius]

Egg beater 😂 yes she still looks amazing anyway. Lucky girl.

[@sandyhossman7771]

I love the plaid chair and the dining chairs. Great prices! Oh Julie love your red boiler suit, very fashionable

[@ellenwood719]

Wonder Woman! I can't believe you sledgehammered that wall!

[@asmrhawaii]

It looked more like shearing a sheep! A question about the Passion vine. We have the vines in Hawaii and welcome them for their Passion Fruit that we call Lilikoi. It makes a wonderful juice and a concentrate that is used to make other delights. We put it in our iced tea and make smoothies. Does your Passion Vine make the fruit? If so, you really want to get those and juice them. You can freeze the pulpy concentrate to pull out and use through the year.

[@DrBLReid]

BTW how did you adjust to the lack of ice cubes for drinks and cokes served at room temp? When my oldest Son went to Scotland one summer, this was different for him us he missed the Table Wine of The South, Sweet Iced Tea! He made his own Sweet Tea but it was not as good he said as Luzianne Tea Bags for Sweet Iced Tea.

[@teresaproano7984]

Landis and Julie, fabulous job, want more… thanks for sharing🎉

[@ashleygriffin]

Those flowers grow all over Santa Monica, California... when I was little someone told me they were "clock flowers" and the "hands" in the middle would move to tell the time.

[@nrsrchd]

Passionflower is medicinal for rest and anxiety, used in tea and tinctures.

[@MsJet1]

You should be wearing safety glasses, but you got the wall down!

[@reezagibbons465]

Both of them are models, very very beautifully gorgeous women :)

[@MillieOsborne]

The vines are great for wreath making for your workshops

[@georgeappleton9469]

LOve The Music Guys!))) Love your glasses too Julie, along with your red boiler suit of course!)))) Jacqueline

[@TexasHomesteaders]

Yes. We have passion flower in America. Looking good.

[@taiikomochiyuurichin1459]

In many grocery stores the fruit when in season is commonly found. Of course also at the farmer's markets.

[@margaretbischoff5349]

Please put on safety glasses, Julie. Have to save those pretty eyes.

[@1_viewer]

I have passion flower vine in my yard in northern California. A friend has passion fruit vine( delish with vanilla ice cream)

[@gaelliott61]

I just watched the channel Josie (formerly JosieLdn) and she watches your channel, lives in the Cotswolds and raved about that second cardigan Sophie modeled. This was so fun.

[@lisalife7994]

Formerly The fashion mublr

[@gaelliott61]

@@lisalife7994 That too.

[@aliciabalchin4559]

The cottage is beautiful, l would love to stay there, wonderful .

[@karenmcdvitt3160]

Super cute cottage! looking forward to renting it out after it’s completion. 😍

[@cjp592]

I love the catwalk. Great job ladies!!! I think I made a mistake calling this property. It’s an estate. Sorry Mapperton. Estate!!!

[@dotwillcoxson5352]

We are in Australia and a visiting English farmer called our 300 acre property an ‘estate’. A bit fancy.

[@tambracarswell9896]

I live 100 miles north of Tampa, FL. We have beautiful passion flowers in our horse pasture!

[@austyn7570]

Julie! Where did you get your “boiler suit”?!

[@virginiacharlotte7007]

As pretty as it can be , I think it is wise to never have creeping plants growing up against a house. it can just cause sooo much damage to the structure.

[@LadyLJOII]

Oh how exciting. I love that kind of shopping. Another idea, I have a small collection of Scottish Shortbread tins I have picked up here and there. I use them for containers for stuff, mostly the longer tin for pencils, etc. They are Scottish themed and bright and portray historical legends. a burst of fun. I either display them in a glass fronted cabinet or in drawers to hold my stuff. A little bit of festive, I can hear the bagpipes when I look at them. That is a clever prop for the doorway until the brick is moved and the doorway secure. Sewing class tip; When you join any two items like sheets or other stuff and don't want the seam in the middle, you use one entire sheet in the middle section, and cut the 2nd one to size on either side of the middle. That makes it smooth in the middle and its a better support for the item on the sides as well. The middle of a piece of fabric can get a lot of seam stress on it and it shows more. That word pun was accidental, sorry. 🙂Or you can get fancy and create a wide border all around with a contrasting fabric. The vines growing outside the cottage are quite wooly on there, aren't they? Growing like gangbusters. Be careful of wasps, I got stung once getting too close to a passionflower vine once. The wasp was so quick I barely saw it but it did sting. I survived. 🙂 They may have a nest in there somewhere. Memories....if you had a stone fence or something the vines could grow all over, I would prune them back and transplant them to an area they can really expand in. Cuz they grow pretty quickly and you will have to monitor it if you leave it there.....and a stone fence covered with honeysuckle or passion flower vines would be lovely and even winter garden interest with the vines. Just an idea. The image of the vine/leaf covered cottage reminds me of the musical Hair. lol. oh dear.

[@LadyLJOII]

Some ppl waft smoke around and in vines before they get started, just to lull any flying stingies that may be lurking in there, minding their own business...

[@wendyallen5105]

Yes We have Passion flowers.. in the USA ! goggle it.. they are a religious flower🙏

[@marciaharmon]

What happened to cleaning the bath tub?

[@janelletrinca7468]

Love the clothes! I am going to get some for sure! What fun you two had.

[@TheMoriahCarnahan]

Beautiful! That is hard work trimming, especially working above your head. Great work!

[@MappertonLive]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@milaszczecina5553]

Loved the music in this 💖 stunning editing in this 💖loved the fashion show! Julie have you ever resilvered an antique mirror? Random i know

[@MappertonLive]

Not yet! But good question!

[@taiikomochiyuurichin1459]

Resilvered for aesthitics or purpose. Believe it or not but collectors wuld rather have the original distressed mirror than a resilvered glass. Maybe go half way and have a new mirror cut for it and save the original for the collectors? It is not cheap to resilver with what is thw costs of siver these days.

[@rachelpatten8889]

Hard hats?! The cottage is really cute and has come a long way.

[@Innperlenburg]

Hugely enjoyable. Julie, you're a gem.

[@LCamp-cr7fs]

It looks a little „shorn“ right now, which was to be expected as it was quite overgrown. Next spring, it will be great.

[@melissaphillips3088]

This cottage is beautiful but it will be amazing after you and your team get done Julie. It is so exciting!!

[@MappertonLive]

It really is!

[@catlovestofly3976]

oh my gosh the little fashion show was a nice surprise!!!!! The cottage is coming along nicely.

[@waynejones750]

Can’t wait to see this cottage finished.

[@Oliver-Can]

Oh Julie ı dearly think you are the most hard working lady in history ever you are like nonstop ı literally admire you 😊😁☺️. By the way ı think there is a new title unlocked for you “Lady wall basher” 😆

[@rhondamartin3575]

Oh, I love honeysuckle! Amazing trimming on the foliage! Beautiful! Great job everyone!

[@scarter8137]

My favorite part, shopping with Julie, love Antique/Vintage/Thrift stores! I was dressed and ready to go … but you left me hanging 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Susan.I]

She fits so well in all the clothing!

[@taiikomochiyuurichin1459]

She does look fit to form in the clothing but somehow i think knowing her size and getting that info to the supplier so that julie can share it with us has something to do with it. What about the guys walking the floor?

[@waltercook4868]

I've never seen ladders like the ones you were using to give the vines a haircut. They are shaped like the Eiffel Tower and look nice and sturdy. I've not seen them here in the U.S. The British are clever! You might have a market for them across the pond.

[@taiikomochiyuurichin1459]

Then you have not seen much old time fruit tree harvesting that use tripods, just that they generally are made of wood.

[@waltercook4868]

@@taiikomochiyuurichin1459 True. The weather is harsh where I am from and there are not very many fruit trees.

[@shelaghjackson9577]

Those are fruit picking ladders. The company that cuts our big hedges uses them too, here in 🇨🇦

[@Tom-gn3yt]

@@shelaghjackson9577 you can get into the shrubbery and trees more than with the four legged ones. Just like in cedar house rules but in wood.

[@rosemarielee7775]

Look at Henchman ladders. Expensive but sturdy and feel very safe.

[@christinalogan311]

Absolutely wonderful to watch this transformation. 👍

[@margaretdevery6547]

Julie, this episode was particularly exciting for me, as I'm doing something similar at the other end of the world, in New Zealand. I'm not as young or as energetic as you, but I'm loving doing it myself. Your followers always have terrific tips to save £££, so I thought I'd add some. I've stripped & oiled lots of wooden, beaten up furniture we thought wouldn't make it, but they've turned out just gorgeous. I'm using a locally made tung oil, which is heatproof, waterproof, brings up the grain beautifully & best of all, doesn't yellow. My latest TV watching activity is knitting mats & dish cloths made from old t-shirts cut into yarn & knitted on big needles. I want to weave a floor rug next. Happy renno-ing, Julie & Luke & everyone on the job at Mapperton Live

[@reneemullen2142]

I think the vines are runing the brick and stone work. If you want vines, take them off point up the brick and stone work. Later, put latice fencing away from the masonry walls.

[@AmyBee4]

I love that boiler suit. I want one now.

[@28105wsking]

I think you will have to take all the vines down, Julie. At Manjushri, we found the vines had grown right thru the walls into the bedrooms. One of the roots was almost 20 feet long! They just destroyed the brickwork. and the leaks they caused destroyed the front-facing wall. They all had to be cut back in order to repair and restore. Sad, but necessary. If you cut back, but keep a low bush on either side of the doorway, they will quickly grow back in just a few years, but your underlying wall will then be healthy and safe. Ivy is beautiful, but really destructive to the bricks/stones and mortar. I'm so sorry. I love that vine-covered cottage look too.

[@carolmiller848]

I love your restoration videos and your incredible eye for antique treasures. I only wish I was there shopping with you!! I love antiquing!

[@28105wsking]

You know all those elegant portraits you have all over the main house? I think that shot of you in your red jumper standing on top of that small pile of rubble, with your right foot on top of an old brick just like the Virgin Mary steps on the snake in classical art, and you are holding onto those support pipes-with the sledge hammer hanging from your left hand - that would make the best portrait of the American Viscountess of Mapperton in her true element! You look wonderful! Its you! A single shot that's really you! Take that! all you sparkly, black cocktail dresses! A woman of substance, indeed!

[@laurareutter6928]

Roots and tendrils of climbing plants will penetrate the surface of buildings, leaving the stone, brick, stucco (or other) damaged. Then moisture gains entry into the topmost layers. Freeze-thaw cycles cause cracking and spalling and the cycle continues. Not good for historic properties as charming as it may look : (

[@lestermagnuson939]

Cover-alls boiler suit is a little posh

[@lynda.grace.14]

Well, she IS a Viscountess. The earrings matched, if you noticed...

[@maryannguess7115]

I ❤️ love it and it's not from wAlmart..lols...Sophie did a great job modeling.cute outfits♡

[@LCamp-cr7fs]

A boiler suit is one of the least posh clothing items I can think of 😆

[@howardboyer9092]

Ah yes from the overgrown cottage make some mint julip and a honey suckel drinks with 1800 wiskey

[@valentinarodoracio8145]

What a beautiful cottage. It’s dreamy! Passion flowers do grown in the states we had them in California, and have a vine here in Idaho. When we were children they grew along our fence, we used to call them Space plants (outer space), we’d tell our nana martians planted them not her, we were wicked ! 😬🥴🤣😂

[@mariayelruh]

Julie, you are like Queen Elizabeth. She wore bright colors so she could be seen. You bright boiler suit means everyone knows when you are around... because you stand out!

[@pheart2381]

A bit of a tricep workout there. That would have taken me 3 days wielding that hammer!

[@nativetexson]

Any idea when the vegetation was last trimmed? Some of the stems looked like they may be "a few years" old. Great job-

[@megvogl9829]

What's new with the Keeper's Cottage? I'm loving the transformation, but it's been a while.

[@howardboyer9092]

Wow 1,000 pounds for that beautiful Queen Ann chair is that nearly 1/2 of a ton??

[@nadeansimmons226]

Passion flower is considered an invasive weed in most places in NZ

[@michaelenemalanowski422]

Great video, but PLEASE wear safety glasses during demo. You only get one set of eyes.

[@Iseeyou317]

Oh my ❤Quite like Sophie ❤you should have much more of her lovely on the show ❤very enjoyable to watch you too ❤let’s hear and see more of sophie

[@howardboyer9092]

Yep Julie you are a real wrecker with that sledge hammer you need to sing wrecking ball by Mile Cyrus

[@pennyhaldeman5626]

Safety glasses should always be used, I'm blind in one eye, I can promise you don't want to be.

[@luciaroslingshaw2112]

I think you need a small hand saw to cut things back more. Or you will be doing this every year.

[@howardboyer9092]

Ohh my gosh such a beautiful cottage Juile could you come be my interior decorator for the cabin I am getting ready to build??

[@TheRealCora]

love the channel and videos but that repeating whistling music is reallllly annoying

[@samflower31]

The cottage looks great! I love vines, but they are so difficult to manage.

[@Mrs.Charlene]

Love the clothes!! The solid blue shirt would look fantastic under the plaid shirt. Tuck in the solid shirt and leave the plaid one open, almost like a jacket. Cardigan is so cute!!

[@MappertonLive]

Great idea!!