Sowing some seeds and working on the kitchen floor/Renovating on lake Como

[@LindaWaring-cb5uq]

It's going to be the most beautiful kitchen ever. I re-watched the kitchen planning episode again and now I can see it coming to life. Great job guys.

[@hilda4114]

Everything is coming together beautifully. Your DYI projects are amazing and turning the house into your dream home that you both created by yourselves vs hiring contractors or others. Alot of hard work, long hours but your vision is coming to life...and so far its beautiful.

[@earthmama8384]

Oh my goodness, Alla! I am in awe of your flowers…I’m especially fond of dahlias… they’re just gorgeous! Your decision to focus on the garden early on is paying off in spades! Aren’t you guys just over the moon with how your kitchen tiles are turning out? I swear you are a visionary creative! When you are finished restoring your house will you ever accept paying guests? My daughter hasn’t been to Italy and I think she would fall in love with it, too, like I did many years ago!

[@sergio.i]

Thank you! To have a bnb It's a requirement to make a touristic license for the house first, it would be possible only in a quite a distant future. But area is full of bnb anyway - so she can easily find accomodiation nearby. ❤

[@leighlaaltilio6672]

No harm in trying that is how you learn!! You are still the dream team, the floor is looking great!!!

[@imeldapurcell9919]

I have the same problem with Cats soiling my garden flower beds. When I cut my roses back, I use the clipping on the flower beds, as the cats don’t like anything with spikes. It has worked a treat for me. So when the weeds grow I just rack off the rose cuttings and weed, and then put the roses cuttings back on the flower beds. It is free and environment friendly.

[@trinitystarclararose7118]

I am truly enjoying your more interactive videos among you and Surgi your home and your life it creates a better viewing experience. It was so gratifying to watch you in your bedroom doing your day-to-day routines and as I watched you I’m thinking how far you have come you and Sergi from the beginning of your renovations when you started with a screwdriver trying to do the walls and floors I almost gave up right away watching because it was excruciating to see you struggle and put so much of your energy in such a futile way. In fact, I unsubscribed. Then I went back to watch you again, and I saw you making your life a little easier, better tools to help you make a smoother transition. So I subscribed again and I’m glad I did because I saw your growth and great accomplishments and how much you have learned the both of you and watching your personal growth. And got to know you more, even if it’s from a distance.😊 I can’t stress enough congratulations 🥂🍾in capital letters you made that house a home, and eventually a business and a place to entertain family and friends all around the world. Bravo, brava Alla & Sergie, just think the next phase of your renovations on the first and second floor will be a breeze compared to your main floor and I’m smiling right now I know it won’t be a breeze but it’ll be so much easier and so much more fulfilling to see it move along much faster. I do love your kitchen floor it’s looks amazing and your kitchen looks dreamy especially when it’s all finished sit back and enjoy your accomplishments you deserve it. 💝🌈🇨🇦

[@conniebaldino1081]

I don't know if I told you...I love the kitchen floor! You and Sergi remind me of my husband and I when we bought our first house. It's so exciting! Love from Kansas City, USA!♥️♥️♥️♥️😘

[@Kerrie-AnneBruce]

So glad you choose dahlias for the garden they are such a beautiful flower and great variety of colours, ❤

[@gloriaoppen8412]

You have so much patience! I will have to renovate my new home next month and don't have the patience anymore.

[@smpoir3114]

Halo Alla & Sergi. Floor is looking great. I could not imagine it at first. What a great idea to cut off big bottles to make some 'cloches" . How lucky you are to still get fresh flowers out of your garden. Here in southern Quebec, I'm just across the Vermont border, my flowers are all gone except for the large hydrangeas. I love watching your progress

[@bonniehollingsworth1996]

Cherie is happy to be the only Project Manager now. 😉 She probably does miss Bruce, however 😢 When the tiles are finished you will look at them everyday and remember that it was a difficult project, but so satisfying. ☺️ The dahlias are amazing. They flourish when other flowers are done for the season 🌸

[@neutonrenda2303]

You guys really understand what the house needs to be beautiful. If you'd have taken all the imperfections out of those tiles you might as well have used new. It looks perfect, love watching.👍❤

[@maryannknox7158]

Gorgeous little garden and such a lovely clean up of the walkway Alla!

[@ruthnoronha8206]

I’m glad you did the grouts thing again. I think I missed it the first time and I couldn’t find the right video. It looks really good and hopefully a much easier process… though nothing is easy in these old homes.

[@glenyscallaghan1195]

Everything looks beautiful, when you think how it was, you have both worked wonders. ❤❤⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@maxinepearce4909]

Great job on the floor

[@cmp7777CeliaP]

So have you all moved in permanently now? I love seeing how you're getting the house to a stage to live in & you'll be able to accomplish much more being there. The floor is looking great & youre just so happy now you're living there.🧡🧡🧡

[@cmp7777CeliaP]

It's 10.20pm here in Australia

[@CountryLady1752]

I have a bottle cutter set and we have had it for 3 years & it still has not cut evenly around.We did notice the Champagne 🍾 bottles are thicker then the wine bottles if we were your neighbor I would give it to you..hope everything works out and your place looks amazing🙏🏼💙🐕🐾

[@neutonrenda2303]

Love the temporary anti cat measures, hopefully it will help.👍

[@tinanagel1133]

I remember cutting bottles with a friend of my mother's when I was a child. The woman put a wire around the bottle and ran an electric current through the wire which made the glass click and break in the way you spoke of. I don't know what she used to send the electricity through the wire though. It was a little box with a knob on top that when she turned , the wire became red hot!

[@annettesharrock1236]

Such beautiful Dahlias Alla . The floor is nearly there well done😘

[@karenlund4342]

Love to see your hard work paying of, the kitchen floor is looking great. If you have no luck with glassbottles, you can cut of plastic bottles, in different sizes, to fit plants. I know, they are not as pretty as glass ones. Good luck.

[@abigailgerlach5443]

The kitchen floor looks better and better. You've both put in long hours and it's paying off.

[@katherinespencer2633]

Your home looks so beautiful!

[@judithierino1377]

Love your show you are so talented , there are plants that you can get that deter cats also spray citronella or a cat spray from hardware store

[@judithierino1377]

I was thinking that inside the cupboard in the kitchen ,if you saw off the existing boards and leave about an inch all way around for support for a newer shelf it will be tidier

[@lindamounts2193]

I am guessing Bruce went home. Is Cherie happy to be Queen bee again or does she miss him? Kitchen floor looks great! It all looks incredible.

[@andreawalser1166]

Wow, great things happen😊

[@belindagordon8042]

I just saw your little letter box i didn't see you make this please show us it looks gorgeous ❤

[@wmomente]

Your attention to detail is superb

[@neutonrenda2303]

Soldering iron.👍

[@martyashley3601]

😊😊

[@missisvaskova]

Добрый вечер! Я видела как из бутылок делают вазы. обматывают вокруг бутылки веревку смоченную какой-нибудь горючей жидкостью, поджигают, бутылку держат щипцами: рядом стоит ведро с водой, веревка горит и опускают бутылку в ведро с водой, она откалывается по линии горения. Насколько действенен метод не знаю, нлопо законам физики вроде все ок! Удачи! Покажите результат обязательно, я тоже захотела колпак из большой бутылки!

[@debbiewilson3993]

When cutting glass never go over your cut more than once. After scoring the glass tap along the cut line gently and it should crack off. Dipping the glass cutter in a little oil makes it cut smoother. Good luck

[@felicitypeirson9481]

Take the big bottles to a glass cutter.

[@peggywhite93]

Best non-toxic weed killer: 1 gallon white vinegar, 1 cup table salt, 2 to 3 Tbsp liquid dish soap. Let mixture sit in hand pump sprayer for 10 to 20 minutes for salt to dissolve. Works great for keeping weeds down on and around walkways. Works best on sunny days.

[@felicitypeirson9481]

Where is Bruce the two dogs were gorgeous together.

[@alyssmith5456]

Please tell me how the layout is for your kitchen like do you have a stove think maybe a dishwasher

[@TheMarsh777]

Love you guys!!! Just saw the front door. Doesn't the door need to be stained? Or painted? It is so pretty, but ...

[@sergio.i]

Step by step we will be there

[@myriamp.1628]

I miss Bruce 😢

[@andreawalser1166]

What makes the guestroomproject?😊

[@sergio.i]

Our friend stayed a couple nights - it was fine, now this room is empty and we are continue with the other projects - kitchen is most important now.

[@neutonrenda2303]

ANY excuse to get to the nursery for plants.😂

[@ruthnoronha8206]

Have you moved in completely yet? Can you touch on that?

[@hilaryraza4561]

Find a glass cutter in your area

[@sergio.i]

No, I will learn to do it myself. Actually we met one glasscutter in Bellano - very interesting and kind gentleman, but he is closing his business this year

[@hilaryraza4561]

Well done 👍,never give up

[@marthaizaguirre6363]

Eye protectors and work away from anywhere the dog walks PLEASE!!! 😵‍💫

[@ruthnoronha8206]

Soldering tool it’s a type of welding.

[@pambrzoska]

I saw a video .. she tied twine around the bottle & burned it, then dunked it into ice water.

[@felicitypeirson9481]

Soldering iron.

[@Hope-fv3kf]

soldering iron

[@grammasgardenofideas5081]

Soldering iron

[@sergio.i]

omg yes! I had amnesia with this word! 😂