Not How I Expected to Start 2025: DIY, Cooking, and Unpacking Christmas 🔨

[@HenrisDaddie]

Lovely chandelier and a lovely father for re-wiring it and installing it. A lovely son who appreciates his dad.

[@ashmazzina]

He’s the best!

[@Shopaholic2000]

@@ashmazzina Dad's are good like that aren't they😉 You did make me giggle when you were manoeuvering the tree and trying to pause the vlog at the same time. Happy 2025 to you, Chad, Dougal and family. x

[@christophermaulden733]

A Dad that helps his Son , and with no yelling and arguing , is a good Dad . Tell Dad for us he's a good man and commendable . Dad is a man of few words ( at least on camera ? ) and Ash is a man of many words . 😁👍 The lighting fixture looks great and your Dad did a great job . 👏

[@scottstanley8349]

Thank you, Dad!! Love your videos.. It makes comfort in this crazy world we live in...❤❤

[@debrajclarke]

So happy to watch your videos again, hope you feel better soon Ash,. Thank you Dad !

[@mortimernerd1TestChannel1]

Hi Ash & Chad, Thank you so much for finally posting a video after your last Christmas Vlog. I want to thank you guys for all your hard work and dedication to produce your many videos. It is very clear from the "back story" information you provide for your videos that you put a lot of time and effort into making them and I'd think that sometimes you might wonder if it's worth the effort. Well, as for me, all your efforts are certainly appreciated; I enjoy them very much indeed! Thank you soooo much. By the way, my name is Rick, and I'm writing this at 4:00 am on 5Jan2025 from San Francisco, CA, USA.

[@robertdunbar2434]

Rick, thank you for your great comments. I fully agree with you. I truly enjoyed and appreciated each video that Ash and Chad produced. Wishing you a Happy New Year from New York City, Robert.

[@shirleymclean5895]

Agree. Notable that others are blatantly copying this channel. However, original is best. Thank you for the lovely footage. Best to both for 2025 xxx

[@MarisaPaola-um5yb]

I enjoyed reading your comment Rick, and agree. Happy New year, good health & happiness, from Melbourne Australia 🌏🦘

[@trudiegordon6327]

Your dad wonderfully restored a chandelier - amazing and brought an antique back to life that is wonderful.

[@missy4663]

Ash, your father has the patience of a saint. I would have been swearing the house down trying to find that elusive joist. Happy New Year to you all!

[@ashmazzina]

He is a very patient man 😂 Happy New Year! 🎉✨

[@noahcasteleyn3206]

The conversations with Chad while installing the toilet seat, and with yourself while your dad was drilling the holes had me ROLLING lol! This is exactly what I needed to start this new year! Thanks guys

[@ashmazzina]

😂🫶🏻

[@sandiecavendish9722]

I didn't expect to see you pushing your father up into the attic and you fitting a loo seat in a video. I'm laughing so much, keeping it real as always. Happy New Year to you all.

[@ashmazzina]

Honestly me neither 😂 Hapoy New Year 🎉✨

[@HeatherDixon-u3r]

Having parents with skills is wonderful. You are lucky he is an electrician. Ty Dad.

[@Barb6106]

Beautiful home-you will be finding needles for months! The holidays are fun, but the clean, open home is such a refresh. Enjoy your channel

[@shireenriazikermani1894]

Love seeing the behind the scenes with your dad helping you! It just shows that we are all just muddling through but we can make it work ❤

[@sdmsdm7926]

that's really nice of your Dad to help out with that, I wish my father was still around, I miss him every single day of my life....

[@stevetilley2693]

Very good to have you back and with such a lovely vlog - a brilliant combination of food, tidy-up and real life. Wishing you both a very Happy New Year! 😊

[@teresahalliday3680]

How lucky you are to have such a talented Dad...thank you Dad. Your tree in front of the radiator could be why it dried out so much, unless your radiator wasn't on...then you just had a really dry tree!😁 Glad to see you back for 2025...hoping you have a great one! BtW, you use the BEST music...beautiful but unobtrusive.

[@alexandrafingleton7407]

So glad the boys are back!

[@ashmazzina]

🫶🏻

[@prettypeony1841]

I love the vibe of your videos. I am so happy to have them back ❤

[@ashmazzina]

Thank you so much!

[@annettedelahunty3899]

Thank you Dad🌷

[@ME-fo7si]

It’s a soft close lid 😀mines the same. Looks so much better.

[@ashmazzina]

1000x better!

[@ME-fo7si]

@ I’m in the process of renovating my home, it’s wonderful watching what you plan and do. Even though it wouldn’t work where I live, I still really enjoy watching your determination to make your home yours.

[@trudiegordon6327]

I use loppers to reduce the tree and put the bits in a bin bag to take to the garden to use for mulch and compost. I don't have the radiator on in my upstairs sitting room and have a stove fire for when I sit in there so with a radiator you are better off with a fake tree for sure as the needle loss is higher. I pay a bit more but there is less loss after 5 weeks. The tree I get comes from Scotland and a non drop and exciting to go and get I have to say. What I like is you don't have to appear super efficient and film the fun bits like slippers and getting the tree caught - real and I like that about your filming and personality.

[@alexanderallan215]

Happy New Year Ash & Chad , I hope 2025 will be a productive & healthy one. Well done Ash , you did an excellent job with the ebony seat. I definitely prefer it to the previous one. Chad did well , in choosing it. I look forward to your future videos, I hope you are staying warm & safe , with all the snow ? ⛄️

[@EvasNan2020]

Dads are the best! Also can we appreciate the chilled Dougal on his bed and munching on his bone when all around him was chaos! Happy New Year to you and yours Ash x

[@CLH2137]

Did you water your tree every day? It's a pain, for sure, but daily watering will likely hold off the drying out thing. Also, if you wanted to get a tree stand that's the next size up, that would also help with the staying power of your tree.You'll likely still want to water daily (until you see that the tree stops taking water). I think you're awesome, and you do you (1000%), but, in case you prefer a fresh-cut tree over a fake one, I have great luck with a larger tree stand (by which I mean one with a larger water reservoir) and daily watering. Both of which help me ensure my fresh-cut tree keeps going most of (usually all of) the holiday season (thanksgiving through sometime week between Christmas and New Year's day. Love your content. I think you guys are great.

[@ShirleyParton-n1u]

Happy New Year to you and Chad. Love your channel.X

[@SebastianDégardin]

Dear Ash, Happy New Year to you and your lovely mate(s), as well as a speedy recovery from your illness. Your intro to this new video, showing London with sublime music, is a great start into 2025. Looking forward to your story.

[@brokgrl85]

My Balsam Hill tree was the best purchase i made for my first Christmas after closing on my first property. Highly recommend it! They ship fast and provide storage bag for the tree and extra set of lights. Chandelier is exquisite. Perhaps put it in a dimmer to soften the brightness especially since it's the bedroom? Just a thought. Thank you Dad lol & Happy New Year!

[@claireskinner9077]

Happy New Year Ash and Chad! I was hoping we’d hear from you again soon! How lucky are you to have a clever dad Ash! He must have been a huge help when you were first renovating the place! I look forward to seeing what you do with the kitchen design!

[@lindakoch7431]

so great to see you both back - i missed your videos. The music is incredible. huge thanks

[@ashmazzina]

Aww, thank you! Have a lovely Sunday 🥰

[@selinamarieabele8646]

Thank you, this is the vibe I need for the new year, beautiful

[@ashmazzina]

You are so welcome, Happy New Year 🎉✨

[@selinamarieabele8646]

@@ashmazzina 🥰

[@AnnetteLudke-je5ll]

I really lived this episode so much,especially your fight with your Christmas tree. Mine is still waiting because in Germany we throw them out after the7th January.Happy new Year.

[@johnphillips3054]

Happy New Year, Ash and Chad, hope you guys are having a great week. Looking forward to the next video.

[@trainsupporter9088]

Your videos are so nice to watch...great content always. Thank you.

[@ashmazzina]

So nice of you, thank you!

[@heathermuckersie3945]

Aww so happy your back❤ to Chad and Dougal .All the best 2025xxxx

[@trudiegordon6327]

I have always had a real tree but agree that false is easier and you can put it up at any time but there is storage too. Mice in the loft may have a chew. It is something I have been debating too. The smell of a real tree is wonderful. Tricky one. Love the colours ie dark grey and gold in the sitting room as it is very regal and soft on the eye. Loving the home ones and taking down the Christmas stuff and I will be introducing Spring into the home and garden with daffodils and bulbs and catkins and an amaryllis bulb which I give as gifts and love to have for the next few months growing and the exotic flowers are wonderful.

[@celiaellen3408]

Thanks Dad! Wonderful to see the great relationship you have with him.

[@MargueritaMcDonnell]

Looking forward to 2025 house content Happy New Year

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

When to pull down the Christmas decorations is not an issue for me because I rarely ever install them! Thank you for the video!

[@MZig-rw7su]

A dog with a tail that is up revealing itself and then toilet seats.... what an enchanting video

[@miachambers830]

What a delightful way to start out my Sunday morning.. and 2025…!, Your videos don’t usually evoke “laugh out loud” responses from me…. But this one has…! I must go back and revisit the whole thing and find out what made it so entertaining. It was genius… I was a little sorry you did the removal so early.. but that’s your prerogative. It consumes more space than you’re willing to give up .. I understand. I do think balsam trees are a good idea. I am a purist, at heart, but succumbed and purchased an artificial tree several years ago …and have never looked back…! Kudos to your father (for the patience of Job) repairing and installing your chandelier..!! All the best in 2025..!

[@JackanoryJones-b3e]

Happy New Year Ash - hope you and Chad find your dream property this year and Bravo Dad - great job. Aren't Dads just wonderful x

[@tedkite4684]

Omg Ash has us hanging out in the loo….and now we have a toilet seat fitted for a king! Happy New Year’s Ash and Chad

[@helenbailey8419]

The music you played while preparing the food and taking the garland off the banister...perfect.No words needed.

[@andreastieff]

Omg the mess! And the fire hazard. Artificial,pre-lit tree all the way. The fresh garlands are lovely and probably nicely fragrant.

[@trudiegordon6327]

Love the way Dougal tucks himself in the fireplace and gets cosy. I do think a grate in there and some candles and lights would be lovely but what would Dougal do? - perhaps lie in front of it. One tip put the pine bits straight into robust black bin bags to carry out to the garden to save all the needles which are not great to stand on and find for months on end. Your garlands were lovely and cleverly put together. Very festive.

[@ednatucker5445]

Hi Ash...It's nice to start the New Year watching your channel. You are doing great in your selected content and I look forward to watching even more. First, you have a great dad with great skills...you must treasure both! As a FYI...your toilet seat is gorgeous, but it is a "self-close" one so you don't have to force it. I've noticed that your home is very rich in dark colors...so decorating will be interesting!LoL! Btw, the dinner look so delicious! Enjoyed the video!

[@helenbailey8419]

😊😊How lovely to see Dougal out on a walk😊😊

[@maggiehernandez7670]

Finally !!! I kept checking twice a day to see if u had posted a blog !!! 😂😂 Welcome back , thank you for making ur channel so Interesting !! I enjoy it very much and look forward to all your videos !! Watching you faithfully from across the ocean , San Antonio, Texas USA

[@Geodtz]

I had to follow once I saw your interaction with your Dad. Oh so lovely

[@helenbailey8419]

🎉🎉😊😊the music you used to film the guards,beautiful.Sorry to hear you have been ill.THRILLED YOUR DAD DID THE CHANDELLIER

[@daleduerden1185]

Chandelier looks lovely ,your dads a star,love putting Christmas decorations up but hate the job of taking them down,see you Thursday

[@ashmazzina]

Thank you! 🫶🏻

[@lynndixonsilva9961]

Beautiful chandelier ~ you're so lucky to have a caring dad! Re: toilet seat cover, good job ~ it's never occurred to me to have a different colored lid! LOL looks classy!

[@afountainpenawakening]

Happy New Year Ash and Chad. Great to see you back on YT, looking forward to many more fun videos in 2025. The chandelier looks really good, your dad did a great job, and without swearing 😅

[@annawright5440]

So funny - my husband spent 3rd Jan ( his birthday ) fitting a soft close new toilet seat and the fittings were too wide - ages filing them down! Very rock and roll.

[@PatriciaMacNeal]

Hi Ash, I have binge watched all your episodes over the last few days. Love your channel 🤗

[@Mary-d7u8l]

I hope you are feeling better. It is amazing how nice everything looks after you get out all of the decorations. Your dad is seems so kind and patient. Thank you for taking the time to share so much. Your hard work is appreciated. Happy New Year!🎉

[@greenphoenix687]

Well done Ash's Dad... Dad's are always so useful aren't they? :D I invested in my first quality lit artificial tree this year. Mainly because I always feel so sad about killing a living tree. Im so happy I made that decision as it looked great, realistic and it was easy and mess free. I still had a bit of live garland around for the aroma tho. Happy NY to you, Chad, Dougal... and Dad.

[@malcolmgrant4149]

Thank you so much Dad!!!!!!!!!!😊

[@pineconesacorns3118]

Happy New Year! Loved your Vlogmas content and hope that you had a wonderful holiday. How nice to have your dad help with your diy projects! The chandelier looks lovely.

[@lolastanley7057]

I think the ceilings would be better finish if you add some cornice, specially for the type of decoration you have. X

[@pamelapattison7921]

poor dad ,what would we do without them

[@ashmazzina]

😂

[@timothyj1966]

Dad's are the Best! I miss mine! Lighting looks nice!

[@sammychan7432]

Your Dad is so handy😊

[@ashmazzina]

He is!

[@agnesgosling3347]

Dad thanks for dealing with the chandelier.👍👍👍

[@ashmazzina]

😂🫶🏻

[@OnlyLoveCan38]

Thanks Dad! Gorgeous toilet seat, superb chandelier and that recipe look so scrumptious I could smell the herbs all the way across the pond!😊

[@helenbailey8419]

The lounge looks lovely,winter is a good test for the colours you used❤❤❤

[@edwindutchguy3108]

The bit of hanging the chandelier with your father is so relatable for me. I did these kind of things also with my father. Hope you feeling fine now and I am looking forward to your videos this year. Oh and you have a cute laughter 😉

[@markstephens4202]

For two very working class lads you have done very well for yourselves. Wishing you all the best for the coming year.

[@shirleymclean5895]

Blimey, what century do you live in! lol

[@impamiizgraa]

Utter cringe.

[@denismichaeljames]

Your Father did a nice job of your ceiling Rose, rewiring and installation. Nice touches these, a must for period homes. Lighting and light switches really do matter and stand out. Do look at that loft ladder, people falling from Lofts is sadly all too common. It even happened to me being careless because the ladder was too short. I was lucky, my ankle wasn’t broken. But causality said to me, we see it too regularly. I was out of action for a while, severe sprain. Be careful.

[@PamPerks-tb6lh]

Hi ash strangely satisfying watching you take the tree and garlands down I don’t think Ive ever seen such a mess 🤣definitely a faux next year I bet!

[@LizaZee]

Looking forward to all the new videos, Ash. Love the chandelier!

[@manmasher]

We have a Balsam Hill tree and it’s quite good for faux. We have allergies and real trees became impossible. Happy New Year!

[@CLH2137]

Thank you, dad!

[@andrewbroughton1132]

Hi Ash, what a brilliant channel, definitely my 'go to' one on YT every time! Great to see you doing these kinds of menial jobs, too.. keep it up! You're also very televisual, by the way, excellent presentation and a great personality, you should be a model! Happy New Year to you both! ❤

[@hollygoodson6025]

He is every dad 😂

[@christophermaulden733]

Not mine unfortunately 🙄.

[@gjbaan2860]

Love the dad segment - full of love.

[@Katrine_Green]

Ash, I love your channel even more now!!! Falastin means Palestine and as a Swedish Palestinian subscriber this means everything to me. Btw we have kind of a similar interior style and I can't wait until I share it on my KZbin channel.

[@carollee4356]

Your home is lovely!

[@marijapavelic]

Have a happy, blessed and healthy new year! Thank you for shearing you life with us

[@kateforsyth1133]

Thank you dad❤

[@agnespm4181]

Happy New year to you both ❤

[@ashmazzina]

Happy new year!!

[@catherineHuve]

Thank you for this video and happy new year 2025 to you and your family 🌺

[@ashmazzina]

Happy new year! 🎉✨

[@maynardgreenhouse]

Wonderful to see a new video from you. I’ve only started putting away a few things but i did so much less this year. I have one suggestion for you and hope you don’t take it wrong. You should learn how to wire lighting from your dad. I regret so much not learning more DIYs from mine.

[@rddietrich]

Thank you, Dad!

[@robertt4176]

Balsam hill nordmann fir is THE tree to own min 8ft if you can It’s a stunning tree prelit and beautiful without any decoration

[@CherylMay-s5l]

A small wrench would be helpful with a project like the toilet seat. 😊 Looking forward to following you for the new year. Love the new chandelier, great find.

[@robertdunbar2434]

Ash, thank you for today's video. I loved all your Vlogmas videos, and I know you put much time and effort into creating them. Wishing you and Chad a Happy New Year. From NYC, Robert.

[@cliffordr961]

Thanks for the New Year's video. I noticed the difficulty your father had getting into your attic. Have you considered installing a pull-down folding stairway in the attic access space? They are very common here in the U.S. but perhaps not so much in the U.K. Happy New Year 🌟

[@helenbailey8419]

❤❤a good toilet seat is vital..its the small seemingly unimportant things that are so calming and make a comfortable home..literally in this case😊😊😊😊

[@tombrett5553]

Well done dad 👏👏👏

[@ashmazzina]

👏🏼✨

[@Captain-KTS]

The man & the myth is back & with a plan! Great video Ash, fancy toilet seat! It sounded like Chad had reservations of you doing it by yourself, lol. Maybe get those individual bulb shades for the new light? Cheers Kirk

[@brookeshannon1279]

I definitely recommend a Balsam Hill Christmas tree! This was my first year with mine and it was so easy and quick to put up. And it looks beautiful! They have some decent sales throughout the year as well

[@juliebrooke6099]

I have a telescopic ladder to get up into my loft which works well. I’d prefer a proper fixed loft ladder really but the hatch is very awkwardly placed partly over the bannister and stairs so it wouldn’t work. It looks like you’d have space for one and I think it would be a useful addition.

[@charlesblack1086]

Ash the toilet seat is a quiet closer. That's why it goes down slowly. Don't force it. I have one like it and I made that mistake at first too.

[@lorr4bs7777]

How you put that chicken in the oven dish cracked me up. Was like you were putting something very carefully into bed Lo 😂

[@carolscott9973]

I wasn’t grossed out at all with you showing your toilet on KZbin. Everyone has a bathroom (I know you said you don’t like your bathroom, but on camera it looks beautiful; I love the moody, dark colour) and if there are people like you who are willing to show the rest of us how to make it look beautiful, then I for one appreciate that. I also love the mahogany toilet seat.

[@mouniabelle]

Happy new year 🎉 this year is just going to get better after the toilet seat installation 🎉😅🎉

[@stevenreid1796]

Happy New year 🎉 😅🎉to you guys and your dog ❤

[@timward3116]

If you bought several more toilet seats like that one and put four legs (perhaps something curvy and Victorian) on each, you'd have a remarkable set of dining room chairs that, when not in use, could tuck away quite nicely! And because they would match the seat in the bathroom, you'd have a lovely, unifying, elegant continuity that would amaze guests! By the way, the music you chose as background for the toilet seat installation was perfect! I love your channel and your home, by the way. I hope that you know that I was just joking. But that really is how nice your toilet seat is!

[@JLgG2454]

Happy New Year to You both. Just an advice if I may -- Never fast close or forcefully close a 'soft-close' toilet seat or it will break. I know it requires a certain habit-forming call for patience, but at close to 200 Euros per seat, forcing it can prove costly! Just initiate the closing gesture and leave the room, the rest will be taken care of. Jean-Louis

[@kimdeutsch7880]

Sending well wishes Ash ❤