Let there be LIGHT - Making Stone Wall Light Features - Restoring a Stone House

[@ellesnd4579]

I would definitely be tacky and put miniature furniture and scenes in those nooks. Adorable either way

[@Iloathsnow]

Of course they are worth three days of work😍 You will soon forget the work but enjoy the lights forever.

[@carolvanrooyen4929]

They are like miniature caves. Imagine tiny people living in there! ❤

[@paulaburatto629]

Saaaaame, I instantly thought of adding miniature hidden things there, like a small library, just like those book nooks portray.

[@daviemaclean61]

Or a sleeping bear

[@enjaw9479]

Yes please! ❤

[@julianweeks326]

or a couple of tiny sleeping bags and a camp fire.

[@1whitecottagelife770]

Remember the closet people in "men in black "?

[@bettybryson9637]

Love the mystery of it that draws you to peer deep into the wall. There might be treasures!

[@etiennelabeille]

Perfect for Christmas. Add to one of the niches, a miniature manger, a donkey, wise men....

[@sharonmaddox3390]

I like what you have done but I would have used them to display treasured items. A shell, a fossil, a beautiful tile or bottle. glass would look amazing with the light shining through it. Love your house. Thank you for your hard work.

[@MAKEDOGROW]

I think in the future we’ll also add objects … perhaps some beautiful relics we hope to find when we get to the real decorating phase

[@speliotis]

I'd like to see Quartz or amethyst crystals in the ports.... Sort of a magical surprise

[@containyourlife]

Your hard work has paid off! If it were me it would have been battery operated dimmer lighting with a remote control.👏

[@mr.defected]

You could place a nice geode at the back of those wholes

[@marygonzalez3113]

It looks beautiful!! Your persistence and patience paid off. What wonderful offset lights and peek holes into the interior wall. I am in awe of your skills, both of you. Good luck on the rest of the projects you will tackle in the future.

[@the.artist.donaldb]

LED strip lighting would work to create ambiance without over lighting those spaces. Probably a good idea to finish those interior spaces with your hemp lime mortar too.

[@joannewachel2505]

They look like little works of art. I love them.

[@ShirleyFoshee]

BEAUTIFUL❣❣❣ I think you need a Teeshirt saying, "FIDDLELY❣"

[@suepumphrey1559]

Oh good, another video from Make Do Grow!😅

[@fenman1954]

As a retired electrician I was screaming at yours keep that screwdriver away from the finished surface, my ocd kicked in when I saw the scratch on the wall.

[@KiwiBabz]

Same here. Then we saw the scratch! What the heck😮

[@maureenmcgrath4664]

Beautiful, well done. Definitely worth all the effort. 😊

[@chantaln6843]

The light in the nook is absolutely beautiful… well done 🎉

[@rudymazar5266]

I like the idea of the light coming from the wall covered with rocks. Leaving it as natural as possible. Well done

[@KayMcFall-g4c]

Use a RGBW LED with a dimmer. Tunable light so you can choose the Lumen temperature. Comes in a bulb or tape or rope. If you use tape you can hide it surrounding the opening. Or put the light in the back and use a frosted acrylic pane in front of it. With the Red Green Blue and White you can change to any color.

[@alysonpillinger7863]

Those little fairy type lights people put in bottles would look good in the nooks and would hide what's going on behind

[@Bobrogers99]

Your niche lights have a practical use as well as being aesthetically pleasing. They can serve as night lights, enabling you to navigate the room without turning on the main lighting.

[@MAKEDOGROW]

Exactly 😀 … when we’re sneaking around trying to find the hidden wine 😂

[@machellep1]

@@MAKEDOGROW what barbarian would hide the wine ?

[@MAKEDOGROW]

@@machellep1 😂🤣🤣

[@margaretlovelock7031]

Absolutely fantastic‼️

[@jessejames5375]

Very nice lighting. Patience is key. Well done both if you. Beautiful project as always. 😊

[@mompuff]

You two are awesome!! Very gifted & perfectionist!! I ❤️ how well you work together!! Simply beautiful & extremely unique!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Ferruccio001]

Except they are in🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 🇵🇹 ❤ 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺

[@florentinalily]

you could place a piece of glass or parchment - painted. to filter between the bulb and the room to evenly diffuse the light?

[@MsCookiemonster0]

Lovely result. Finished light much better than the original one put in. Soft light without the glare.

[@Marc-mo8bt]

You could use a block of Himalaya salt to soften the light.

[@Journeyman76524]

Fit socket to end of each nook. Then get short length cluster fairy lights in warm LEDs, green or black cabling. Plug fairy lights into socket ball up fairy lights and place in the nook hiding the socket. It'll look amazing and you can change fairy lights out easily. Edit. Turned out really good. I like the way it features a view of wall construction rather than just pretty lighting.

[@michellerassp4730]

Nice dimensionality. Very unique and warm art installation. ❤

[@nicarazzi]

It’s going to be a characterful kitchen. Next is the floor - how exciting.

[@luminyam6145]

This is the same thing as sanding those beams, fiddly work but damn, the results are spectacular. I love those little niches. 🥰

[@susanB24F]

Love the nook lights! Worth the 3 days

[@hwinny2]

It’s cool that you can change your display to Christmas villages, geodes, crystals or clear stones, or anything for any holiday or seasons. I love what you all do!!!!

[@j.n.sloane]

Beauty often takes longer to achieve but the enjoyment lasts even longer. I really like your Moroccan tavern. Perfect for your courgette wine. Saludos desde Asturias.

[@samday9328]

Put the candle holder for the "flame" candle into a wooden base; don't forget you will have to change these bulbs occasionally!

[@alicekenworthy9603]

Stunning result !!!!! Well done Guy and Kylie 👏👏👏Durban SA🇿🇦

[@paulm.8554]

Totally worth 3 days of effort! You'll never get tired of admiring your handiwork.

[@LifebyBertie]

Fiddly yes, otherwise absolutely amazing. The addition of the rocks gives it more dimension, great idea!!! Cheers Bert

[@DinSF]

Never underestimate what lifhting can do. And in saying that its an art and science knowing how to light an area. We used a sheet of 1/4 inch plastic and cut it to size and put in front of the light for something similar in our house. The fitted plastic helps decrease the blinding from the light bulb, but still shows the depth and uniqueness of the lighting area, while helping to decrease dust and drafts. The light in the wall is nice when you only need a little bit of light or a night light. We love ours.

[@kasiaimichael]

It looks beautiful, you should be both proud of yourselves!

[@pattirichardson4956]

Stunning. I'm in love. I can picture you guys sitting there in the evening. In Canada our light switches are same. Push up to turn on. Push down to turn off.

[@נעמהלוי-ע8ל]

Your perfection on details,is showing out. But,as you make and do..its growing 😅. But its beautiful and very unique!

[@lorimontcalm9086]

Looks marvelous! Everything takes longer than expected!! Hugs from 🇨🇦

[@amdo5873]

Beautiful. Looks like mini caves on display. 😊

[@deborahbasel184]

The lighting nooks look beautiful. Well worth the time taken.

[@rowandowland1391]

The nooks look lovely. Just a suggestion....Place the globe behind a piece of brass metal shaped to the size of the nook opening that has a pattern of holes punched through it for the light to penetrate.

[@catherinecampinos5331]

Lighting plays such a big part in how a room feels to me, what you have done is gorgeous

[@jaccirdesign]

Fabulous little light holes. (?) My grandson would say it would be far better with a couple of his dinosaurs dwelling in those caves though. 😁

[@celiapereira5223]

The light nooks look very cosy, well-done you both👏👏👏

[@ruthnoronha8206]

The lights look awesome!!! It was tricky but you both sorted it out! It’s such a nice feature. If the light feels sharp, a piece of frosted glass on the inside might disperse the light. But as is it looks very warm and cosy.

[@sharongaines3043]

Your nooks are really exceptional and with a few candle on a dinning table you will have the most romantic of rooms to eat your meals in. Your both multi talented, you should be so proud of each other. All in all, MAGNIFIQUE. 💕💕💕Xxxx

[@doucelait1]

The light and stone looks lovely 🥰

[@constancestine1020]

I seriously believe Kylie and Guy have the patience of Jobe’s entire family!!! I doubt most of us would be able to replicate the overall effect. Both of you are so supportive of each other allowing your creative selves to sore. Love, love, love the “end” product of which will be copied and marketed by some enterprising young finisher coming to your favorite DIY network! Crack on, can’t wait to see what you do next!🏚️💕

[@johnledger4230]

Wonderful job on the nook lighting. The switch orientation thing is europe wide. It is actually considered safer. before rocker switches, the toggle switches were also up for on. If you want to turn something off in a hurry, the natural action is to swipe down.

[@AlfonsoAguirreART]

Before they had glass on the windows, Old romanesque churches in Spain, would use a semi transparent milky stone. If you use that as a cover for the wall holes, you don´t need to render anything. also, the light would be so much softer and as the holes are covered by this stone glass, no dust will get in there. no vaccumming inside the walls.

[@nspires1]

They look fantastic! Great work (as usual). They have an element of a Japaneses rock garden. (I hope they aren’t too much of a pain to maintain, dust, change bulbs, etc)..

[@eugenianovillo4136]

Hi you guys! I think the Himalayan salt lamps would be amazing on those bucks in the wall. They look like a warm quartz stone❤

[@happycamper4329]

Mica on top of the hemp while still wet so it sets at same time. Mica would give it a beautiful hue.

[@arwelwilliams6954]

You two must be very happy to see the light at the end of the tunnel with this particular project. The nooks would be perfect for some Lego characters😂

[@hwinny2]

They’re soooo beautiful!!! Your home is becoming stunning. Wow, it will be a masterpiece of art and cozy home when your finished! 🏠

[@Esme451]

I've seen some very cool lighting using terracotta roof tiles with the lights behind them.

[@JerryBowen-jx5hy]

You need some lovely glass Christmas ornaments in the nooks or something similar!

[@wendyironside1637]

Use the ceiling puck. Then you can put a lovely piece of pottery in the recess. ❤️

[@theSeaHag]

I love the nook lighting. It makes a beautiful ambiance. Now I just want to swag them with some holiday greenery and a big red bow! 😍

[@lynh8378]

Those nooks are just lovely. Nice work!

[@paulalayland1]

You could hide mini figures in the back off-the-peg nooks, it would be so whimsical!😅

[@mariarichmond4179]

I love it. You will have many mixed memories when living with the lights.😊😊😊❤❤❤ unique

[@tonileggate]

Getting there and looking really very good. Undo, redo = perfection.

[@VeeHart-m6b]

You can paint the bulbs. Check out Escape to the Dream, restoring the Château.

[@jaccirdesign]

I was thinking exactky the same. Just watched that episode.

[@dawnfitzgerald2951]

What a beautiful feature . The history of your house in the walls. I love the nooks. Great job.❤️🇨🇦

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

I love this, it is exactly right for the property. So soft and pretty. 👏👍💝

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

Love a smooth passageway

[@elisaferreira7244]

Oh my goodness it's beautiful and absolutely gorgeous

[@sherry2836]

Another great job mixing modern style with old world architecture. I can't help myself but I would paint a pair of eyes at the back.

[@lizwilson6633]

Loving the illuminated nooks. They will be lovely on an evening sitting cosy in the room xx

[@cindypickett8167]

Saw Guy fixing the scratch, oh well. The lighted nooks are absolutely fabulous and unique.

[@leahlemieux6410]

The cubbies look lovely and warm! I can picture you eating dinner with those little. Vey nice!

[@tejolisboa]

Very cool. However, I foresee those holes giving shelter to some small creatures… They look very cozy

[@deborahpalm7657]

Very magical fairy nooks.

[@Mandy_wv8st1cb2k]

How clever. Love how you’ve just left some loose rocks there. When you first started leaving the loose rocks there I thought it would look unfinished but you were so right. It makes it look so real and magical😊

[@ruthlarson6334]

Undo, redo. I recall an interview with an MIT professor talking about teaching/learning, and how much of learning relates to ‘unlearning’. Same concept in action and appropriate for your new t shirts. I saw a shadow quickly cast in one of your nooks during a reveal and thought it reminded of a little mouse darting….perhaps a little ceramic mouse in one of your nooks for a bit of whimsy (or terror depending on one’s phobias). 😂

[@MAKEDOGROW]

There’s a quote from someone (no idea who) that goes something like …. if you’re not making mistakes you’re not stepping out of your comfort zone enough (I think it also applies to fear, which is often the result of not wanting to make mistakes). We’re definitely stepping out of our comfort zone, almost daily 😀 I think we’ll try to find some nice Portuguese artefacts to display in the nooks at some point

[@richardrynko]

Put the light behind a polished translucent stone to soften the light, and give a nice visual effect.

[@jonathanleonard1152]

I think you could have tiny wall sconces on either side or a single over hanging tiny light just above the opening. In the nook could be a tiny stuffed doll set of mouse family.

[@GeologicalNerd]

Personally, I would have placed semi translucent chunks of agate or chalcedony to hide the lights. That way the inside could be finished with the lime and hemp to seal it and refract light. You also have to think of how to change those bulbs when they blow. Excellent work!

[@shwarry]

Greetings from Cascais! I've been lime plastering on my place in Portugal this morning! great work, you have inspired me to give it a go myself. I also love the way you work through problems, so easy to follow your logic. Been following you for ages!

[@janicerhoades]

The Escape to the Dream folks in France used glass paint to get the soft warm color they wanted for lightbulbs.

[@214carlisle]

Oh your nooks are so pretty. What ambiance!

[@sashacat53]

It looks beautiful guys. Well done. I do like the rocks in the cavities.

[@BJHolloway1]

They look very good, well done - hard work always pays off.

[@sudoym3484]

The wall turned out really beautiful.

[@nataliarau5129]

This looks sooo cool. Just stunning! The lights make the room very special

[@lindacarruthers3423]

An excellent result I would say. Those little illuminated niches bring a lot of life to the room and are very uniquely pretty. clever old you lot .

[@713flores09]

I was thinking about bring out a wall sconce from the hole. This designer in California bought a home that was very very old. Not made a stone. But he had very old sconce from the medieval times. I thought that would be great to hang there.

[@mightymarf265]

I would try a "nest", or a loosely balled-up string of tiny Christmas lights in each hole; maybe in an amber color? Just to see how that works out. This might save you having to "finish" the inside of the hole.

[@cjames282]

Well worth the fiddling! It looks amazing.

[@tylerbarrett6652]

Looks very nice... conveys warmth... like there is a fire inside the walls/foundation heating the rock... but then we see you in your hoodies, looking like you are FREEZING. Looks great! and maybe when you get some heat in there it will LOOK like it feels great.

[@sovereigns1grace]

I like a bit of bling so I would add an appropriately colored crystal rock or two to each nook. Love this concept. Makes for a very unique space!

[@theprojectcollector7260]

Make small diorama’s inside. Create an image of you two lime rendering the walls, or dwarfs with pickaxes. 😂

[@alybridgwater3282]

Ever thought of putting glass on the front of the holes my friend as different colours and its amazing and she done it in away where you can take the glass out to change the light bulb when necessary

[@flowersflowers473]

Warm fairy lights on a copper wire might also look nice in there.

[@maryannfrazer4693]

WOW!! That nook lighting is FABULOUS!!!

[@kdclothes]

They ARE like miniature caves. I really like them. You have given me some ideas for my old walls in my taverna. hmmmm. These videos are always entertaining. BTW the light switches are the same in Italy as yours. I also thought it should be the other way round.I like the fun you are having along with the hard work. Looking forward to the next one. Merry Christmas in Portugal from Italy