Thrifting for my DIY kitchen shelf, Greenhouse progress & Outdoor DIY & more!

I finally got to go thrifting and was specifically looking for items for my kitchen. I am painting my cabinets and want to now start adding some character into the space with decor but never like to buy new and want "treasures" instead. We are painting several rooms in the house, philip and the boys do an outdoor DIY for the horses round pen, we share greenhouse progress & more!

[@divinemiss4284]

Elysia, it's great to see you out thrifting again, I still miss the old dump runs and you turning trash to treasure. Wow! The boys are really growing up! Great you're able to give them their own space to have friends over. Philip you were having too much fun! Congrats on your sustained two wheeler! 😆🤣👍 God bless you all and I hope your seeds grow in abundance.

[@Hollybank5]

It’s so nice to see Philip and the boys having fun together !!! Phil popped a wheelie and almost took out the fence 😱. I’m glad it worked out in his favor 👍🤣 The greenhouse looks amazing ! Clean windows helps too !! I would think that with all the critters that will see your garden as an ‘ all you can eat buffet ‘… So figuring out a way to fence it in , wire it overhead would give you the best chance of getting to feed YOUR OWN FAMILY!!! 🙏 I love the shelves in the kitchen- so pretty ! I’m looking forward to seeing all the other surprises you have in store for us !!!! I hope the guys feel better soon and you too ❤❤❤

[@dianepereira1860]

You must have been a professional painter in a past life because you make it look so easy! Lol.

[@gailrhodes2859]

Love that you get to spend time with your mother in law aka mom!!! Hope everyone is on the mend ❤️‍🩹!!!

[@ChristinaMcIvorTina]

The cool thing about old houses is rooms can be easily repurposed. For future aging in place, we are putting a bathroom on the main floor with an accessible doorway and shower stall. I have many senior clients and this is often a necessity.

[@lisadodge6515]

It makes my heart so happy to see you and your family having so much fun and enjoying the life you have made there. I also love to hear Chase giggle lol. Hope everyone feels better soon, sending healing vibes your way.

[@Robindigsit]

Where there's a Phill, there's a way! 😂

[@lindajohnson7838]

When planting a garden in the middle of wild life…also plant companion plants that animals dislike…like garlic, onions, lavender, yarrow, rosemary Russian sage. They really help keep the critters at bay.

[@missemily3264]

Neat! So that must have been part of what they did back in the day. Would some of those companion. Plants help attract bee, butterflies and other pollinators as well?

[@lindajohnson7838]

@@missemily3264 yes …..lavender, cone flowers, thyme, bee balm, mint (container only as it spreads and can become a real problem)…..there is a list on line I’m sure. I am a master gardener in my north central state….I know you can get more suggestions and help from your county extension services. You can also put up whirring gigs and wind chimes. You must move these occasionally because, although the motion frightens wild life at first, they will eventually ignore it.

[@lisadeluca5714]

I love the idea of switching the rooms!

[@SpiritAscending]

Put in some half hoops and drape tulle over it bunched up on the ground. I saw a gardener do that and stopped everything from eating her garden. Their claws get caught in the net and they don’t like it. And it keeps crows off too.

[@eileenmetzkow8475]

TEAM WORK, MAKES THE DREAM WORK!!! Great job guys. Loved the homemade horse stall rake. Having fun while working. Loved it !!!😊🤟🏼💕🙏🏼

[@denisetarabori553]

These are all exciting changes and you’ve piqued interest and excitement to see it all happen. The menfolk were very entertaining in their pursuits with the round pen. Love the “rake” contraption. 😁 And they brought new meaning to rock and roll with their rock rolling! I smiled throughout this video and with your thrifting trip with Theresa (h or no h? ) I enjoy your whole family so much!! ❤🤟

[@IOSARBX]

Elysia English, Your videos always make me happy, so I subscribed!

[@ElysiaEnglish]

Thanks for subbing!

[@mikkileon6380]

I can’t wait to see all the changes you’re making and have fun for you to get to create your home as it evolves with you. I think you’ve made all the right choices and your strategy is paying off. Excellent job guys thanks for sharing with us.🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@colleenhaithcock216]

Wow what a rock!

[@ConservativeVeteran]

Gives new meaning to the phrase "ROCK and ROLL"....

[@barbaracarlson1331]

If you will check Garden Answer videos, you will see the tables they made for the greenhouse. Moveable and have hardware cloth so water and debris fall to the ground. Good hints from Laura. Just a thought.

[@anneyday3493]

I used cheap cattle panels to fence the garden, just zip tied together, and used steel t-posts at the corners to hold it up, then I zip tied chicken wire around the bottom of it. Easy, cheap, can be rearranged without much trouble. Keeps it pretty safe too. My fourth year in, I'm going to add hoops and plant covers due to the weird weather so I can cover for latent frosts. Good luck with the garden.

[@joyous2theworld]

This is what my parents did too to keep the deer out.

[@paulastrong7571]

That rock can be decorative. People pay so much for them here where I live and you have it free of charge, except for the labor! 😄

[@sarahdoherty8581]

Phil face when he takes his helmet off 😂😂😂

[@lindawatson8087]

My zone you don't plant until Mother's Day. Boys will be boys.

[@melodytwitchell4898]

Hi oh my everything going to be so beautiful when u get done cant wait to see the kitchen cabinets. Loves ❤❤❤

[@teresacamp3365]

I think animals will be the garden winners. We have deer,crow,rabbits can't grow or keep anything in the yard they will eat. If you have any Marine paint left coat or 2 on the table and shelves would help in green house. Thanks love you guys hope all you feel better soon !

[@gwendleburks8904]

I enjoyed the show so much!

[@kellieroth1710]

How I've missed you guys! Great job on everything!!❤

[@DiamondDustAndVerdigris]

Yay! A new English Video! 😁

[@diamondfire42]

Phillip, you said "where there's a will, there's a way." My Husband, Will, says you can do it!

[@ElysiaEnglish]

hahah thanks Will!

[@beverlylones9552]

The shelves look gorgeous! So sorry you all have been sick, prayers you all feel well! We don’t put anything out until May 15, here in East Tennessee! Your sons are growing up so quickly! Handsome young men! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@christinabrooks5991]

Nice to see you back in the thrift shops. Great finds. The boys are growing so fast

[@lindapeterson7166]

Hi Elysia Philip & boys,I love your kitchen shelves.I get so many ideas from you Elysia.Thank you!Your home & property are beautiful.I can’t wait to see all the changes you will be making!❤️

[@ElysiaEnglish]

Thank you so much!

[@carolkokx9638]

Yeah your videos up

[@TiffanieC85]

You should utilize your brook to be able to water your plants and such! At our house when we bought it the previous owner had already ran a small pipe from a pond that's way up in the woods and it runs all the way down to our house and our neighbors house and attaches to a spout on the side of our garage and because the pond is up the hill from us it's all gravity fed down to us so we don't need a pump or anything. We use it all summer to wash our vehicles and 4wheeler or water plants, we even use it to fill our pool, and then we unhook it in the winter. It's great so we don't need to use our well water.

[@pepperwa]

That rock is a monster! In landscaping, it’s called a “2 man rock” ==== Spendy landscaping focal point rock!

[@cathypurdy5853]

So much fun seeing you progress 😊

[@londawhitt6841]

😊👍👋 glad you all are feeling better.

[@sherriecollins1570]

Oh I've missed you guys! Love this with the whole family doing things and above all having so much fun doing it! TY again for making my day!

[@colleenhaithcock216]

scare crow statue would be a fun project!!!!!!!!! don't know how well they work!

[@debbralehrman5957]

Very impressive Gentlemen👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@susancastle1309]

Awesome

[@carolkokx9638]

So glad to see your video

[@shstuff52]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼ing you all are feeling better. Everything is looking gooooooddddd! Oh & ya might wanna watch “the big kid” on the 4 wheeler….😂😂😂😂😂😂. Gettin a lil wild there PHIL!!!😂😂😂. Cool finds shopping. ♥️💙💙💙🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@ellenbryant7679]

WOW. Looks Fabulous. Well Done!!

[@bs6281]

We used to use a bit of chainlink fence with concrete blocks on top and drag behind our riding tractor. Did a great job on our gravel drive each spring

[@claytoncochran3728]

Axe head is for cleaning off the side of a log when squaring it.

[@mwilliamson3989]

I live where we have a lot of rocks in my yard, big rocks. I call them dinosaur eggs. lol not as big as the one you broke your shovel on most of the time. But we can’t rent a tiller anywhere around here saying what city we live in truthfully because it will probably break their machines. So I loved and was thrilled to see them conquer the massive rock! Get it out of the horse corral and somewhere else! Great job! So sad about the shovel! And nice find that axe head. You wouldn’t want the horses to step on it. Everything is coming together so beautifully. Just love watching your channel and seeing the progress and the boys change and grow up! Delightful! ❤

[@amandamendoza4181]

So cute that your boys call it Fri-yay. My kids call it Fri-nally. 😂 love you guys can’t wait to see all the updates and especially the garden!

[@maryswift6014]

Love the kitchen shelf's ❤

[@ElysiaEnglish]

Thank you!! 😊

[@user-wf4ej9gf1y]

Love the English saga

[@chariot03]

Love watching all your content, you guys are so inspiring. You need a utility tractor on your homestead! It would help out so much. You guys do so much outside, and you do great! But if you had a utility tractor you wouldn’t have to work soooo hard, and free up time for other projects. Just a thought!

[@patriciawilliamsn9605]

What a lot of amazing content in this video. Lots of progress

[@wandalm7460]

Elisha you should really watch Robbie and Gary gardening easy. They are so great on producing awesome produce on the cheap. They have in the ground gardens but mostly container "chair gardens" they put totes on chairs and on the ground with drainage, filling them with branches leaves etc with food scrap compost etc and just topping with store bought potting mix. They also buy tule in bulk and cover their plants to keep animals out. It does not catch on birds feet either, they have tons of wild birds as well. Animals hate the feel of it and leave the plants alone, and cheap by the bolt online. Check them out. She starts seesd in everything, pencil boxes paper cups, pill bottles, tulle in a pot. Check them out.

[@lauradyer8532]

I have missed you guys. Glad all is well. Fun stuff is always happening on the English Homestead. 🤟

[@Joanie-cu7wr]

Yes I am still recovering from sevre sinus infection. Been ,rough for our family all had it.

[@sarahbynum97]

I was seeing recently when you want to remove really big rocks is drill a hook in it and take some rope to a machine and pull it

[@user-mi9wg2gq7c]

Years down the road good idea to have bedroom on main floor. Not such a good idea to be so far from the restroom as you age lol. A small powder room under your main stairs perhaps?

[@carmendoyle9786]

Love how u did the bathroom so beautiful. U know I been a follower for year since u started . I wanted to share with u I had cleaning company and on the glass doors and brass clean it than wipe on rain x cleaner it will make the water bead off the glass like once a week or two ! U be so thankful in long run ! No water spot on anything! I do on my tiles and sinks ! They look new after ten years ppl ask do we use the washroom 😂 u want the spray .yellow spray bottle !

[@ElysiaEnglish]

oh good idea!

[@gingerdunn6590]

Alesia when covid hit I was told to take zinc at least 100 mg a day and vitamin C at least 1000 mg a day I haven't been sick since not even a cold . I thought this might help keep your family from getting sick . I love watching your videos your family is the best . Prayers and Love 💞 From Oklahoma

[@debbiecrum7585]

Can I add Elderberry gummies to this list of zinc and vitamin c. I also take from the drug store and extra air shield gummies. I have not had a cold or flu since 2010.

[@bettyloar2238]

Yes, my husband and take these vitamins and it does work❤

[@peggybreaux8973]

I add bone broth. Important for immune system

[@debbiewalters706]

I had my thyroid removed and was prescribed vitamin D 3 5,000 iu once a day. I nursed my husband through Covid twice and my daughter. So maybe it helped me. He’s now taking it too. We shall see

[@lovingmayberry307]

*Elysia

[@collettebigspring2703]

Make sure you use a fan in your green house, this is to make your stems strong.

[@pattyharrison6386]

That's the type of bolder you clean up & paint your house numbers on because there's nothing better to do with it ❣️ Main floor master bedroom is awesome but having a bathroom is also a necessary item. LMAO

[@tracycompton7829]

Great family team work, love it 😀. That bolder needs to be cleaned and painted to be a house / property marker for outside your gate, I'm sure you would do something amazing with it, keep safe 😀

[@lenalyles2712]

My grandfather had an ax head shaped that way and used it to debark logs and to start notches in logs. If you have a metal tool maker in your area or a blacksmith they could probably restore for you

[@susandickerson2663]

Very interesting. Thanks for the info

[@No_Name_5672]

You only have one bathroom. For a family of 4, it would be great to have at least one other toilet. I am not sure the size of the area under the stairs, but you might consider a toilet and sink under the stairs.

[@cynrae18]

Was waiting for you to use bristle brushes for cleaning. Mop is my second choice 😊. Maybe a garden sprayer (in the future) for rinsing. Easier than tossing water from watering can. 😅

[@dianeniemeyer1067]

Love this video got to see the whole family and a lot of stuff. Really enjoyed it

[@bettyloar2238]

Go boys❤

[@melonmahfood2439]

Love the team work boys!

[@fatimamohsin5226]

I wonder if you have ever considered doing hydroponic vegetable garden. It is excellent for places like Nova scotia where the weathers cold mostly.

[@kimberlyallison-tk6cr]

Hi from Virginia Beach English family. I’d whitewash that boulder and paint name of homestead on it and stick it by your front gate.

[@rineallison6251]

I hope your seedlings produce lots of veggies! That boulder would make a great property marker near your driveway.

[@robynw6307]

I admire that you are letting the boys make decisions about their own spaces but.... I think the darker walls would have been better for a movie room.

[@brookep8799]

👍😁

[@peggynorton5145]

I'd use that stone by the front and put my house # on it.

[@ElysiaEnglish]

there are lots of nice rocks for us :)

[@ronnieroberts7189]

Excellent new plan!!

[@amyweaver7413]

❤️❤️❤️

[@angelahickson3947]

❤

[@karenturner7983]

Thanks for sharing. 💙🩷💙💙

[@vickirickman5828]

I agree is your switching.

[@labbrockington7854]

God bless the English family. 🐎🙇‍♀️ That was one large rock 🪨 way to go, you guys

[@khill6510]

Tornado warning in Oklahoma. We're in the closet watching Elysha English!!

[@ElysiaEnglish]

oh my stay safe!!❤️

[@khill6510]

@@ElysiaEnglish It's downgraded to a thunderstorm now. We're all good. 👍

[@eileenmetzkow8475]

ELYSIA. You will need to put in a Bathroom downstairs eventually. What space would you use for it??? 😊🤟🏼💕🙏🏼

[@denisepatterson5050]

Yall make me miss my kids that age

[@heathermacleod7068]

We live out in the forest in Ontario and have all the garden eaters. We put up an electric fence. Poked to a battery. And have no problems at all. ! A not so expensive way to keep out all the garden eaters lol

[@JaxPah8640]

Should have boys paint their movie room!!!! You need to let them start doing more things on their own. So they can be as knowledgeable as you and Phil😍🤔

[@ElysiaEnglish]

sorry but you have no idea what my boys do in their life...thanks though

[@sassfireluna659]

My father gave me a tip about leafy things ... grow them in 5 gallon buckets and put a hairnet over the top of the bucket ... the nibblers can not get to them

[@brendaprice4664]

So exciting! All colorful walls! Elysia, I love your family! B~}

[@patriciagreene1981]

Raised gardens is the way to go these days especially with the abundance of wild critters including deer which is another problem.

[@ElysiaEnglish]

very costly for us this year when we are soon building our barn so maybe next year :)

[@cordeliastrizak6628]

Oh my gosh I miss not having a Value Village in the USA 😢

[@sylvettemaricot3836]

Great idea to get a bedroom downstairs. Make sens. We're all getting older and you're doing great thinking about it ahead of time. Do you think you can get a bathroom or powder room downstairs too?

[@annrae1597]

Should paint your green house white because black absorbs heat and white reflects it onto your plant pots.

[@dsparks149]

The Camera cut off at the best part I want to see the rock ‘n’ roll down the hill❤

[@EL-bz9up]

I agree looking ahead that you may need your bedroom on the main floor. That was why I was so surprised that you took the toilet out of your pantry room. You could’ve built a wall in a day knowing how handy you are and had a pantry.

[@ElysiaEnglish]

we didnt take a toilet out of the pantry room. there was very old plumbing hidden in the floor but nothign set up

[@lauracollier457]

Oh your thrifting find of the poodle pic in the oval frame!! I'd totally pay you to send it to me in ON 🇨🇦

[@ElysiaEnglish]

I didnt end of getting that one as it was miss labeled and they wanted 12.99! prices have really gotten out of hand at thirft stores here

[@lauracollier457]

@ElysiaEnglish oh my! That's a lot...totally understand, thanks for letting me know. Love your channel and how far you've come with your beautiful home! Cheers from Ottawa. 😃

[@ssoley2097]

Finding the ax head reminds me, have the boys used their metal detectors lately?

[@ritahall8653]

Team wark

[@angelanapier4248]

As you get older you will also need a bathroom on the same floor as your bedroom, especially the main floor.

[@ssoley2097]

🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@SandyRief2023]

I was hoping to find out what that chicken dish was used for lol

[@l.e.bingham6643]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💖🥰💯💫🌷🌹🕊️

[@annlyle8348]

❤🎉🙏🏻🙌

[@cherylmatthews4066]

Oh! Oh! Spider Webs ewwwwww!! Behind you Spider Webs 😳😲 Omg! Hope you dont have Spidwrs lurking??? YESSS SPIDER WEBS...RUN FOR YOUR LIFE CUZ I AM LLOLO From CHERYL in UK xxxxxx