House Tour: An Abandoned 1870 Victorian Mansion

Laine gives you a tour of the latest work done on the downstairs of The Little House in Louisville, Georgia and the design decisions we've made.
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[@sharon7351]

I'm in the process of viewing all of your videos and during the entirety of this one, I cried my eyes out. 😭 We mourn the loss of Louise and what could have been. 💖

[@sunny-tk3ot]

hey friends! it might be worth investing in a clip on microphone for future vids :) the visuals are lovely and the facts and updates about louise are fascinating, but it’s a bit hard to understand what laine is saying in the large, echo-y rooms sometimes

[@rightupurally7197]

I was about to type in the same thing!

[@toria165]

Thank you for the update! Holy cow, this house is going to be gorgeous.

[@MsLeahSweet]

I'm loving the sass! It makes the video very entertaining and this was very detailed, great tour of the house!

[@2manyroberts]

So sorry for your loss, however what a gem that you were able to document the historic periods and evolution of Louise's journey, she was a Grand Lady!

[@laineeden]

It was struck by lightening in July and burned to the ground

[@leslierozon2318]

What a labour of love! Thanks for the tour!

[@michellepace5509]

This was so exciting to watch! I just love old houses,,anything old or vintage actually! I am going to stay glued to your channel because I can not wait to see the progress you make on your glorious project home!

[@OurRestorationNation]

Thank you so much for watching! We will continue to show progress up until the day we open for business.

[@amycavin168]

Y’all have done so much work! Thanks for sharing!

[@bethreaves403]

I love the joy you have in your voice and facial expressions when describing the house details and when telling the history. But when watching this video your great joy made me feel very sad, because I saw the video of Louise after the fire before I saw this video. The loss of Louise makes me want to cry. 😢

[@carrie3928]

I love almost all of the houses that they have done but Louise is my favorite. She was freaking huge, and I think unique in many ways. I would love to live in a house exactly like that!

[@amoliver1234]

Loved the tour! Can't wait to see upstairs.

[@jdaywork2693]

Cool to find this channel! God bless your guys' efforts!

[@troistishadeluxe8240]

Thank you for the update. Louise is coming right along 🙂

[@rosemason2071]

Thank you for the tour. I love watching the work. As you go through the house i try so hard to see you in the part my grandmother lived in. Today the master bedroom looks almost like it could be except the tiny closet and drawers on the side. I also don’t remember a fireplace in her room.

[@dianaeveland]

That butlers pantry is the biggest I've ever seen. I'm maybe just a little jealous. 🥰

[@kate2352]

What exactly is a butlers pantry?

[@sharong8511]

@@kate2352 A butler’s pantry is where the fine china/porcelain dishware was washed and stored. Silver items such as cutlery and trays were polished here. It was also used as a staging area where all the food would be checked twice before serving to the family and guests if any. Possibly glassware was stored here also. Wines would be opened here. Think of it as a place where everything was deemed perfect before being served.

[@kate2352]

@@sharong8511 oh ok thank you so much! That really cleared it up I was so confused at first.

[@deannanewton3144]

our butler's pantry has a pass-through cabinet to the dining room. Instead of having to open the door to take food out, I guess the maid could hand the food when it was ready through the little pass through door to the dining room. we have a call bell also under the kitchen table that the people could step on to call the kitchen to say to bring the food out

[@sharong8511]

@@deannanewton3144 That’s fascinating about the little bell push on the floor. First time I’ve heard of this. I grew up in a 1950s very basic house: 3 BR 1 BATH so I love to see and to read about how other people live, now and long ago. I used to visit relatives in a Craftsman bungalow in the city as a child so I love the Craftsman style but there are so many beautiful houses.

[@07Rennie]

You all are doing such a great job. Everything is being done very sensitively. Thanks for sharing your insights.

[@heidihalderman1118]

The tour of the fire damage made me sick. I can’t believe the pain of loss I had. I had seen this tour first. I had no idea of what was coming for Louise. As I’m typing this, the feeling is coming back. It is a tragic loss to history. I desperately want the restoration to happen. So sorry for your loss. I still want to cry. I’m saving this video because I don’t want to forget Louise.

[@Vixen781]

Very nice, love how the cabinet with drawers is built into the wall.

[@randyandjoanepp5480]

I so admire your passion and vision. You really have a gift for seeing the diamond in the rough. Thanks for sharing this journey, I’m looking forward to following the progress.

[@disneykells793]

AMAZING again....Loved the tour and history😊💙

[@timemachine7026]

Super excited to see how the plaster works out. I get heart palpitations looking at it!

[@OurRestorationNation]

Same here!

[@carmenkraft9311]

Love this! Thank you for the tour!!

[@OurRestorationNation]

You are SO welcome!

[@candyce2692]

I am entirely in awe at this house. So many people would have demolished Louise instead of putting in the work to save her. I’m so excited to see this project come along!!!!!

[@michaelkiser7405]

we are so comming down to stay in louise someday... i want to meet her lovely owners.... you guys rock ... :-)

[@claudiobudal3543]

Thank you for this fantastic house.

[@barbarabell6805]

Loving your videos on the great work you are doing! Sometimes the sound quality is not the best due to the large rooms and distance from recording source. Just an FYI cause I really don't want to miss any of the great info and history you are explaining!

[@OurRestorationNation]

Barbara Bell I know you’re right. By using the audio on the camera and no off camera mic we definitely have sound issues. I clean it up as much as I can but we may look into other options.

[@gopherfan118]

@@OurRestorationNation I work with EQ soundboards a lot and when editing sound especially with echoes you're essentially taking away most of their original voice. Since it's the same frequency range in the echo it affecting the original audio source also. When there is feedback there isn't really much you can do to improve it without taking away the quality of the sound. It's somewhat better to leave it unedited as it won't affect the original voice and muddy it up. It's extremely difficult to edit out in post as that is affecting the voice itself when it isn't the voice it's the echo that seems to be the issue. It takes some work but how I would go about it is by wearing a LAV microphone or something that could plug into the headphone jack of a phone and use a voice recording app there. Another option would be to try to funnel the sound that bounces off the walls away from the microphone, I could see this being achieved with something as simple as a cup around the microphone, something that would be similar to a monodirectional microphone so that way it will only pick up sound that is directly in front of the microphone. A plastic cup could do the trick as a cheap fix, but I would experiment around with trying to create a way that that extra sound that bounces off the walls won't reach the microphone. A more expensive option would be to use a shotgun microphone or a lavaliere microphone for getting that one source of sound. I'm just giving you a could options to try to help. I'm loving the videos and I hope you're able to find a fix soon. If an external microphone isn't possible I would not try to cancel out the echo in the room and leave the recording as is since it does effect the voice quality. I look forward to seeing more videos from you all.

[@ECapo-uw2cl]

Love the phone in the pantry.

[@Myloveforyou.]

Just found you! Love it! Keep up the good work❤️

[@OurRestorationNation]

Welcome!!!

[@vickiehadd4324]

I’m a woman in Michigan. I demolished a two story house 30 years ago. I ripped down plaster and lath in every room. Had wiring replaced as it was tube and spool. Insulated dry walled. New roof. Jacked up the house as floor was tilted in one room. Took me almost two years. Had to tear down walls upstairs and downstairs. Complete overhaul in bathroom. I’ve had the experience and will NEVER do it again lol. Very very hard work.

[@sacredlovetarot1971]

I would like to make my pre reservations for 2 night stay please lol ❤❤❤❤❤❤ I am so ready to come and say hello to the little family and the little house ❤❤❤

[@OurRestorationNation]

Dragonfly Tarot I love it! 🥰 it may be a little early to book reservations, but we are making good progress!!!

[@sacredlovetarot1971]

@@OurRestorationNation take my money anyway, I am determined to be the 1st lol

[@stephaniemize321]

Love your videos!

[@carmenbecktel7509]

Hope you do a follow up to show completed House. Keep us informed of Bed Breakfast Grand opening dates.

[@ellahayes7233]

Beautiful.💕 I wondered why the drop ceilings? Energy reasons or old ceiling damaged? Seems crazy, costly and labor intensive.

[@clairepan8963]

I'm wondering the same!

[@xFattyCakeSprinklesx]

I can't speak for Louise bc idk...but most houses with dropped ceilings, horrid covered over fireplaces....was due to trying to save on heating/ cooling... I cringe whenever I see either. It takes so much away from the original beauty of these old homes.

[@OurRestorationNation]

It’s hard to say what shape the plaster was in when the drop ceilings were put in but there are several reasons that they would have done it. Damaged plaster that they didn’t want to repair, less area to heat and cool but also many ceilings were lowered in the 50s and 60s because high, decorative ceilings were no longer in vogue.

[@amyharris4420]

Looking good 👍🏻. A quick suggestion; the sound echoes in those large rooms and makes it difficult to understand you sometimes. Can y’all do some audio updates? That’s all. Thanks for all y’all do. ❤️

[@hollargirl-w1e]

It is heartbreaking to re watch this knowing how close Louise was to getting restored by people who cared so much but also knowing how it ends.

[@OurRestorationNation]

We still can’t watch these....

[@lisaveenstra7098]

wHAT HAPPENED??

[@hollargirl-w1e]

@@lisaveenstra7098 Lightning struck and ignited a fire. The house was destroyed after they were deep into the renovations. It was/is heartbreaking.

[@lisaveenstra7098]

@@hollargirl-w1e oh my goodness that is horrible. Thank you for responding :)

[@LaurenOliviArt]

Were you able to save the medallion at 4:15 ?

[@OurRestorationNation]

Luna Roja we won’t finish the plaster until much later in the project, but the medallion is still sound and we should be able to keep it intact.

[@amysbees6686]

UNBELIEVABLE progress!!! My 2cents about the kitchen chimney: get rid of it! Instead, use that as a "run" for a commercial ventilation system over a commercial range (may be required for a commercial application). Such an awesome kitchen! The space so lends itself to designated function areas (e.g. prep, cooking, clean up).

[@judiewagner6473]

Such a blessing you have all of these videos! ❤ #Bittersweet 😢

[@MsBlackhawk69]

So heartbreaking that this dream restoration will never happen now.

[@grmcrckr25]

White shoes in a construction site! You are so bold!

[@farrahyu6318]

How much do you usually budget for your home reno? I am in the process of purchasing a Queen Anne Victorian home and it needs a total reno. This will be an amazing home! Can’t wait to see the finish product (:

[@OurRestorationNation]

If they need all systems roof, electrical, plumbing, and foundation you’re looking at as much as 200k. Depending on the size of home and how much work you do yourself. We have usually tackled homes that require 120k to 175k that’s why we have to buy them cheap.

[@farrahyu6318]

@@OurRestorationNation Thank you so much for the info! New subscriber here! More success to your channel (:

[@breabeyrouti7834]

Haha! Shows toilet..."this is the dining room!" 🤣

[@sharynalbertson6264]

I know this is very very much after the fact of Louise’s life, but I have just now found your channel. Let me begin by saying I cried a lot when you lost Louise, maybe because my middle name is Louise, who knows. It broke my heart. But in watching the videos about her I have a few questions, if you would be willing to to answer. I was an adult before either of you were born and have a deep love for older homes. The home I grew up in, which I still own but don’t live in, was a farm house built in 1897. The farm is up for sale but I am salvaging some doors and windows to put in my mother in laws quarters in the near future. Now, my questions…would you comment on the wood trim of the windows and doors, they look as if the had their own swag at the top. And do you know the square footage of her originally? The two of you are so adorable. I love watching your videos.

[@OurRestorationNation]

I’m sorry but I’m not sure what you mean by swag? The trim on the windows and doors has no additional adornment if that’s what you mean? The house was 5500 square feet .

[@sharynalbertson6264]

I’m sorry I don’t know how to describe what I mean. The tops of the door and window frames were not straight up and down on the outside edge. From the glimpses I got it looked like the upper outside edges down from the top a few inches were longer by a fraction of an inch than the more interior wood next to it with three or four consecutive pieces toward the inside of the frame each being a fraction of an inch shorter. It gave the effect of a curtain valance that “cascades” or swags down.

[@sharynalbertson6264]

On your video touring Louise’s downstairs, at time stamp 57-60 seconds the closet door to Laine’s left it is visible. And it may be that this effect is mostly on the doors.

[@OurRestorationNation]

Ahhh yes. That window trimming is very common in Greek Revival, Gothic Revival and Italianate design. All of those design styles overlap each other run successively. It’s not a “common”’design, but is one we see in homes of those periods (1850-1870)

[@sharynalbertson6264]

Thank you. It is beautiful and I love the effect. I had never seen it before but then I've not seen inside a huge number of older homes before. Your instructional videos on things like cleaning old hardware and dealing with lead based paint have been so helpful as my farm house has much of both. The window glass in the large weighted windows is original too. Theres a special feeling looking through glass that isn't perfect and at times seems to be wavy. The farm is being bought up by the state to build an interstate highway and we have only a few months to salvage what we want, and dismantle a massive 120 yr old barn to keep some of the timber from it. We are finding Indian arrowheads, small cannon balls and bits of pottery buried under the barn floors, we didn't know was there. Then there's relocating it all to another state. Big job!! Especially for an older person like myself who doesnt know what she's doing.🤪 Thank you again for the information. I love your show. God bless you both.

[@chrislarsen2684]

Just found your channel this morning and trying to catch up...How many projects do you work on at a time??? I can't count them all...I never know what state you are in...Busy, busy, busy...

[@OurRestorationNation]

We stay pretty busy. We currently have rehabilitations going in two houses. Helen in Helena, Arkansas and Willa in Louisivlle, Georgia. We also have several projects going at are home in Conway, Arkansas. We are still working on getting a home in Starkville, Mississippi. The video here is Louise that was unfortunately struck by lightning and burned to the ground.

[@chrislarsen2684]

@@OurRestorationNation OMG - how horrible....I guess I haven't made it that far in the videos....So sorry about that...

[@sweetjeann]

She's a beauty!

[@morganhendler5770]

Who were the uninvited guests? I just watched an explore video that was really well done. It brought me here, is that who she’s talking about?

[@laineberry2637]

Morgan hendler no- someone has broken in and destroyed a door since we bought the house

[@machellep1]

Holy cow, how big is this place ?

[@OurRestorationNation]

It was 5200 sf but unfortunately it was struck by lightning and burned.

[@machellep1]

Ah, so sorry. Didn’t realize this was the one that was lost. Such a loss.

[@rosajimenez7777]

Can I come and help you guys restore a home? I would love to do that!

[@sherryshelton199]

Love the house! A bit hard hard to understand you tho as there is an echo. 😊

[@Sherene54321]

I wonder why previous owners put in so many drop ceilings, even covering up a beautiful medallion, and installed linoleum over their wood floors. Was that the trend?

[@OurRestorationNation]

Those were typically cheaper fixes than restoring the original.

[@tanyabarker4406]

It’s very hard to hear what you are saying because of the eco, but love the house.