Extreme Home Renovation on a budget / UK DIY Renovation
Our Home renovation has come a long way since when we first bought this property at auction. A DIY Renovation is a bold task for anyone, especially for just two 25 year olds on a strict renovation budget. We've appreciated all of your support throughout this series, please do make sure you subscribe and drop a comment down below letting us know your thoughts!
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Chapters
0:00- Intro
0:56- Carpets instlattion
3:38- Before & After carpets
4:20- Building a dividing fence
5:46- Digging out the driveway
6:02- Plasterboarding the Outhouse/Office
7:35- Office plans/ Layout
8:22- DIY Plastering
9:18- Finishing the driveway
10:36- Building our Bed frame
12:08- Upycyling bed side tables
13:17- Building a 2nd bed
14:22- The journey so far
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Thanks so much for watching! 🤗 Remember to comment your thoughts on the colour for our DIY kitchens office units… 💬 See you in the next one!! 👋🏻
@giovannapurkis6138
6 ай бұрын
Sage green xx
@ruthiesmith8012
6 ай бұрын
definitely the corn flower blue, loving what you have done so far! Xx
@contactjd
6 ай бұрын
Green!
@susanlecuirot1573
6 ай бұрын
Whilst I love the green it may be too dark in the room. I think for a workspace too, I’d go for the corn flower , it seems more “office like” and lighter. Is there a window in the room ? 🙂
@lucablair
6 ай бұрын
Hi guys,where did you get your solar lantern outside light's and are they any good, thank you Richard from Carlisle.
I think the blue units in the office would look perfect, the light blue colour will complement the coziness and help to give the room a spacious, airy aesthetic. Xx ☁️ 🩵
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Jasmine. A lot of people saying the same and loving the cornflower blue, it seems to be the favourite atm for sure! 🙌🏻
I love how close these siblings are, they have worked so hard together and achieved the unimaginable 😀👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
I think cornflower blue as it’s only a little space so with a lighter colour it will make it feel more spacious. When your working you wanna feel relaxed and calm and I think the cornflower blue is the perfect colour for it
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Mollie, that is what we love about the cornflower blue- defo gives off a great calming vibe! 🥰
Love to see you guys giving the plastering a go. Seems like you guys went on the same journey as we did, started with getting professionals in for it and then as the funds start to dwindle and you gain more confidence having done the rest of the building work you decide ah well how hard can it be and give it a whirl...
Wow!!! What a marvellous transformation. Going to have to view your videos from the beginning over the weekend. Well done to the both of you!
Love how it's coming together guys! I think I love the Heritage Green for sure, very classy and suits an office in nature! We're so damn impressed with how quickly you've done all of this and to such a high standards, kudoos! Looking forward to the next one, keep smashing it 💪 Paloma and Chris xx
green for the units
Hey guys! Another fab video! Love seeing all the rooms coming together and loving the carpet makes it look so warm and cosy! I think the blue for the office too but either I’m sure will look fab! Can’t wait for the next video. Take care x
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Alison, the carpets have made a HUGE difference and have really changed the feel of the house. Can't wait to show you the last video before Xmas, should be a good'n! Have a great week :)
Love the progress, keep it up guys!
Wow what a transformation!! love the kitchen and that carpet, the drive way is looking so good too 😍 well done !! ...
Cracking job guys! Absolutely stunning, and such a reward for all your hard work and dedication to the project! Cannot get over EVERYTHING you've done since getting the keys, and hey £2k over on a job like this, that's nothing!! Nice added extra with the garden office! Catch you on the next one!
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks, as always Kit! It’s been a bit of a slog but we’re certainly on the home straight now. At this point we really are slipping over budget but as you said, it’ll hopefully only be a minimal amount! See you in the next one 🤞🏻
Loved this episode guys, think it’s the best one of the series so far. Can’t wait to see the home office renovation.
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks you Helen, that means so much! was there a particular reason you enjoyed this one more, so we know for future episodes?😊🥰
Brilliant video as always and thanks for the tip on the bed place as I need to replace mine as my kitten decided to use it as a scratch post. For the office it’s team blue for me. Enjoy the rest of your projects and thanks for the videos 😊
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
No worries Neil, they've got some cracking beds in their range, you'll have to make sure you ban the cat from the bedroom once you get a new bed! Thanks for the comment and we'll see you in the next one 😀
That kitchen is stunning
Keep smashing it team!
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Scott will do 😋💪🏼
Love watching your house coming together. Having watched from the beginning you've done an amazing job & always smiling. Good luck with the last push. I choose the lighter option for the office ...
You two are awesome and are doing a super great job on your mansion. Love your carpet choice and the rooms and stairs look great with it. The bedrooms and beds are beautiful and cozy. On the outhouse I would keep it light and bright to make it look larger and lighter than it is. I feel the green would have a shrinking effect and feel really closed in. The fencing and driveway turned out really nice and will be a blessing from the muddy mess you had. Well, as I close out here, I may have a tear or two running down my cheek for I have to wait a whole two weeks to see what greatness you have completed on your mansion. I hope you know that at my age this is quite a chore for I may not have that many days, weeks, months, years or decades left so it is always a monumental blessing when I get to see your next video. LOL. Have a blessed two weeks.
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Awh thanks Leslie, your comments are always one of the favourite parts of our Sundays! 💙 We really appreciate you hyping us up and we do wish we could bring you more regular episodes. But with all the work in the house and then finding time to film and edit, it really isn’t possible atm! Thanks for your advice on the outhouse, I think we’re agreeing with you on that one to make sure the space feels bigger! Have a great week or 2 and we’ll see you in the next one 🥰
@leslietarboxjr4287
6 ай бұрын
@@NickyandHarri All is good. I was just teasing you on the two-week thing. I know it is a lot of work making videos and editing them while also working on the house. You two are great and are well worth the two weeks wait. Have an awesome two weeks.
I think the lighter blue units to lighten up the dark space and I love the Belle oak bed. The place is looking great! X
It's looking so good!! 🔥
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Emma!!! 🥰
It was a pleasure working with you guys! The video has turned out great 👌 Good luck with the rest of the project!
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Pleasure was ours guys, thanks for your persistence through the cold and windy weather! Hopefully we'll cross paths again in the future. :)
I would go for the Cornflower blue units as they would complement the kitchen units - fab job guys and another great video x
looking great. Well done
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Tracy! 👋🏻
Aww guys love love love it. It looks amazing. Keep going cos I want to watch more. Jo xx
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Jo, we’ll keep powering on and keep bringing you more episodes! 🥰
Another class video as always guys ✌️ keep smashing it 💚
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much, we’ll keep bashing out the work! 🙌🏻💙
you guys are great!
Please, tell your sister's partner to wear eye protection when using the angle grinder. It made my teeth grind. Safety first, always! In any case, great work. I'm really enjoying this. It's my dream to buy an auction house and diy the whole thing
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
I was telling him off for that on the day, he’s a norty boy! Thanks so much though, and best of luck with your renovation dreams! 🙂
@doctorsaz
6 ай бұрын
I wholeheartedly agree, having had to pick tiny metal fragments off of the front of people’s eyeballs in A&E
@mrbond1892
4 ай бұрын
Lol
Hi Nicky & Harri 👋 I have to say the carpets & beds are absolutely beautiful. I love how the panelling can be seen through the very uniquely designed headboard. The panelling on stairs, wow, it looks so amazing! What a tremendous job of the driveway too. Welll done to the amazing team. 👏 I'm having some panelling done in a spare room today. Unfortunately I'm unable to do it as I've broken my arm. I prefer the cornflower blue for the outdoor office space. It looks fresh & airey. I really enjoy your videos. Take care ❤x
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Harley, really appreciate your comment. Awesome that you’re getting some paneling done yourself, even if you can’t physically DIY it, sure it will look great! Another vote in for cornflower blue (which seams to be flying ahead right now!!) See you in the next one 🙌🏻💙
Love both the beds 😊
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Carol!
Hi I’m new to your channel ( I have liked & subscribed) & have caught up with all your vlogs You have great taste in decorating & not afraid to get stuck in for a couple so young ! Can’t wait for the next instalment.
Dark green for the office 😊
I like the green
Well dome you two enjoyed this video ❤❤❤
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much🥰🙌🏻
What an achievement. Should be be super proud of yourself guys congratulations
@NickyandHarri
4 ай бұрын
Thanks Sonny!
Wow it’s really looking like a home now, so beautiful, I would go with the cornflower blue units x
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Marie, seems people are loving the cornflower blue! 🤗 x
Always the best part of Sundays !
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Matt, you’re too kind! 🥰
@mattcripps697
6 ай бұрын
@@NickyandHarri you guys are amazing and doing such a great job 👏 can’t wait for it to be finished and see what you guys do next !
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
@@mattcripps697Thanks Matt, we can’t wait to show you the finished product + future plans! (When we know exactly what they are!) 😂
Gosh I don't know where to start - you've done so much! First of all my favourite bit has to be 2:35 Blanche White! Granny will love hearing Harri speak French! Well done for fitting the carpets (almost yourselves)! You'll be so happy you went for the thickest underlay. Lovely to see Danni and Jonny mucking in! I reckon Cornflower Blue would be good for the outside office. It will double up as an outdoor entertaining area. Maybe stick a beer fridge in there! I think sprucing up the front door and a decent light will enhance the porch area, and some nice plants on the right under the window will make a big difference to the approach to your house. P.S. Lovely beds!
Like the green for the outhouse 😊
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Jo! ✅
You guys are smashing this! Should be very proud of how far you have come, considering how limited your knowledge was when you began to what this house is turning into
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Adam, we defo came into the renovation relatively blind, but willing to learn! Think we’ve caught the Reno bug now🐞
Great video! I’m currently renovating a house in Suffolk house and thought you both looked familiar… and then I realised I’ve seen you both at auction before! The green cabinets are the way forward!
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
How funny, we’ll have to make sure you’re not out bidding us on any of the decent furniture! Best of luck with your Reno 🙂👍🏻
Cornflower blue. It’s a small space so using lighter colours will keep it looking more spacious and less dingey. Lighting will be important too.
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
I think we’re leaning to the blue too. Completely agree about it being better to open up the space more!
Green all day long!
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
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Love the beds they look so cosy!!! I would go for the lighter colour
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Tilly!! 🤗
I got my bed from happy beds , they are so well made x
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
We thought the exact same! and pretty simple to assemble too!
I carpeted my 2 bed flat myself @ 56yo. All I had was KZread. Took 2 weeks of needing to recover from sore back, knees & arms.
green will make it more cosy and less basic
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Annnabella ✅
hi, im so happy the video is here i always look forward to them, and the cornflower blue looks so good, i think its better than the green for the office
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Really appreciate it, we always look forward to publishing the videos and sharing all our work with you all! 1 vote for cornflower! 🙌🏻🙂
@AdxmPlayz
6 ай бұрын
@@NickyandHarri you guys are amazing, you have turned that house into a home, it looks so good so far, I would be too tired to do all that, you are both strong and very hard working, can’t wait to see the end result
I think blue for office space, because its a lil small lighter options will make it look bigger ❤
The house is looking amazing and kitchen units I’d go for the lighter ones to brighten it up a bit
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Wayne, think a few people are on the same wave length as you with that one! 🙂🧠
I cannot wait to see the garden office completed. Will it be ok with no insulation? I love both cabinet colours but I'm choosing the cornflour blue. Keep up the great work 😊
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Andrea, us too! We hope so - there will be a nice heater in there so hopefully it will do enough 🤞🏼 📝💙
My gut says cornflour blue for the lightness in a smaller enclosed space... You could drag light to the back with a cleverly placed mirror on the back wall of course so either colour will look lovely. But my first instinct was to go lighter. Keep it up, it's looking fantastic. And H is right - the structural stuff is just the start isn't it? The fit and finish is the lengthy bit. Not unlike vans.
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks very much, another vote in the bag for cornflower blue! 💙 Glad you’re enjoying the series and you’re spot on, the structural stuff really just is the beginning and took us WAY longer than expected! 🙂
The wooden headboard one replicates an Ercol style
Cornflower blue as the space is small and heritage green may make it look smaller 😊
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Think we agree!!📝💙
You guys are affiliate marketing superstars! Well done 👍
cornflower blue is tranquil and restful and more charming than the alternative
Blue for the office, UTC, Meano
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Blue is the colour 💙 UTC
The light blue is better for the office it will feel much smaller with the green in my opinion ❤
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
This was our original thought as well to be honest, thanks for the vote! 🙂
re the small front garden - remove the tired and unloved roses that have not been well looked after. A new rose must Not be planted in soil that previously held a rose. But roses are a good choice. So first remove the old worn out tired soil at the front. Take out a depth of 18 inches of that old soil along with the sad struggling plants. Put that old degraded soil down the back. Then replace that removed too-tired soil with a 6 inches cover of with some good quality compost topped with 12 inches of a quality seed-raising mix- (the latter is often superior to an "any old potting soil" - the latter is often too full of old rotted wood/now sawdust. Then plant row of lovely new David Austin low floribuna roses in various colours - will look glorious in spring summer and early autumn with a rest period for the roses when the weather is super cold
Go for cornflour blue it’s a small room with no windows for light it’ll make it more airy and bigger with a lighter colour I think!
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Josh, another vote for the cornflower blue 🙂
Cornflower blue for the office. Great video again Harry and Nikki. Xx
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Joyce, see you in the next one!! 😀 x
Great progress recently guys, the carpets, beds, and upcycling are all looking good! Christmas themed video next time? 🎄☃️❄️🌟🎁🎅🦌🛷
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks!! That would be festive wouldn’t it 😅😋🥰 kind of tempted now!!
@contactjd
6 ай бұрын
@@NickyandHarri time to get the house adorned with lights 😄
Hmmm... I would have made a pathway from the front door to the street out of the same pavers you used for the patio. Would just look nice and give you a way to not have to walk on the gravel drive when going for a walk. Also maybe need a light above the front door where that metal sign bracket is.
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Hmmm, maybe that’s something we should have considered. A light is definitely going to be installed above the front door! 👍🏻
@carbongrip2108
6 ай бұрын
@@NickyandHarri You could buy like 4 of the pavers and do them just under the entry overhang that way the gravel isn't so close to the door 😃
I'd put a window in the outhouse. Make sure it's in a position that doesn't create glare on a monitor.
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
We’re going to save some money on that I think and not install a window! We’ll make sure we have a window in the new door though to let some natural light in! 🙂
The light colour with it being a small space.
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Steph! 😀
The heritage green is a gorgeous colour but maybe use that elsewhere. I think you need something light in the outbuilding / office so go for the cornflour blue
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Alex, think a lot of people are saying the same thing! Another vote for the blue 👍🏻
Hi Nicky ,Hi Harri 😊😊😊
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Hey Carol 👋🏻🙂
Hi guys. Light blue for sure 😊
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Betty! 💙
Have you fallen out with your neighbours? 😂 That fence out the front is quite a statement!
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Not at all, they’re lovely! Just helps us divide the drive up a bit 🙂
New here and loving your content/inspo! Just wondered what your process was with your neighbours/the council when adding your fencing? Did you have to ask permission because there wasn't a fence there before? Or was it more of a courtesy? Thanks 🤗
@NickyandHarri
4 ай бұрын
Hey Cat, sorry for getting back to you so late! We actually just told them out of courtesy (but because we did it on our side of the boundary we don't actually need permission! Our New video coming out in the next hour to get you fully up to date with our DIY Ventures! :)
Deffo cornflour blue! Are you two living in the house? Are we going to see a Christmas tree up lol?
Did you insulate the out building before you finished the walls? It would make it more usable year round.
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Unfortunately we’re literally out of budget at this point, and it would have cost us an extra £300 or so, so unfortunately not!
Heritage green, because it would fit ice as an alternative garden bar ?
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Sarah- a vote in for green ✅
Looking good now, whats the plan with this is it a flip and move on or you planning on living there? Did the luton go or is ot still living there to ha?
cornflower blue
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
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Lighter colour as it’s a dark space as it is
Prefer the green 💚 Amazing transformations 😱 I'm still a £330k person 💰😂
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks- another vote for the green🙂 ✅
Cornflour blue for the office units!
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Niamh! 🤗
Lighter blue is better more cosy and comforting in a small space, also opens up the area more aswell
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Think you’re probably spot on, thanks Holly! 🙂
Probably a nice sign with house number or house name on it would look lovely on your house
@NickyandHarri
4 ай бұрын
On that this week Chris! New video coming out in the next hour to get you fully up to date with our DIY Ventures!
Did you lay new carpet up to the unpainted skirting boards?
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Like to think most of the skirting boards were painted, if not then they’re they’re the old skirting boards which will be covered anyway
Blue for the outhouse, then it will match your lips as it will be freezing in there with no insulation 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Touché 🤣
Paler colour for the smaller space
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
I think we’re leaning the same way!
Cornflour blue
Cornflower blue
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
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I think blue good luck
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Cheers Christy 👋🏻
Excellent progress, is a shame you didn't insulate the walls in the office... Be a bit nippy out there.
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Wayne! Unfortunately it just wasn’t in the budget - especially since the outhouse was a bit of a random afterthought/extra! hopefully a heater will do enough🤞🏼😅
Heritage Green - your workspace should never be modest. Also - 2:13 was your oven on or did you have a mini fire behind you?
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
It was actually the dishwasher letting out a load of steam 😅
Light blue will feel more spacious
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Karen! 🔵
Use the blue much lighter it’s a dark looking space
Blueeee
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
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It’s getting there but all them shingle stones are gunna end up on your new carpet hence I need to change my valuation ? Lol
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Lol, hopefully not Gary- we'll make sure we wipe our feet on the way in, just for you!
Where can I buy an auction house?
I think the blue would be perfect for you guys! Xx
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Grant, we can’t wait to start pulling the office together 🙂
The drone shots just bring it home the property is semi-detached. How did you get on with your neighbours whilst all the work was going on? No designated space for your camper van I see. Cracking job though. You should be super proud.
No insulation on the office space outside you're brave?!
Where you get the money for that
blue
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
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Why not better insulate and skylight the outhouse?
white xmas
@NickyandHarri
6 ай бұрын
I'm dreamin
Mustn’t get on with the neighbours 😂