Here's what frugal living looks like (to me, anyway...)!
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- In this video I give you a tour of Shoestring Cottage to show you how we live in a frugal way, with lots of second hand elements to our home.
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You have a lovely home and garden. Its a keeper! 😉 If you dont mind me suggest a few small changes in the living room before the viewings, I have bought, fixed up and sold properties for 17 years. Try to put the ottoman/pouf in front of the sofa as a chaise longue, or use it as a coffee table with a tray on top. Take out the extensions on your dinner table. And those side tables, group them together. Its all about maximizing the space, or give an illusion of space. Your kitchen looks spotless, and I love the dresser! 😍
Had a mad declutter as the photographer came today. Now trying to find everything again 😂
@@ShoestringJane Hahaha.. That is the tricky part, and packing everything down, for the move, something will not appear, until you don´t need it anymore! 😅 But, sure you want to move? The house is lovely, and it will be hard to find such a nice big garden. 💕
You have a lovely home...and the garden is wonderful !! You mentioned that there's little traffic on your street and that it's relatively quiet there: that's definitely a bonus ! I don't know how you're going to find a place better than the one you have now !
I have a feeling we might struggle on our budget!
Love your home and garden Jane
I would definitely be staying there
The garden is amazing xx
Thanks! I think we may well stay, time will tell
What a beautiful home you have Jane...I would find it very hard to leave such a delightful, cozy and sun filled home with that gorgeous garden at the back! You have it looking so pretty, all the best with the move ahead.
Thank you, Simone
That home is perfect.
Thank you, Amanda
A really beautiful home Jane, could be hard to leave..
Thank you. I think it will be hard to leave! And we won’t unless we find somewhere really good
My puppy has a toy basket too !
Quite right too! 🐶😂
Oh to have a garden like that! I live in a high rise block in a noisy and polluted city. You cannot imagine how idyllic your garden looks to me.
Yes, we are very lucky I know. I just couldn’t do city living now.
What a lovely home and garden you have, I love the “quirkiness” of the house and your furnishings make it so homely, I don’t care for the grey, glass and chrome furnishings everyone has these days, but to each their own.
Me neither! I really dislike that look too. Grey is ok with a splash of pink but not a la Mrs Hinch
What a cozy home you have and how frugally furnished and decorated. Love the garden too. That field of poppies you showed at the end was breath taking.
Thanks! Yes, I love the poppies. There are different things on that walk depending on the seasons. It’s my favourite
Love your home and garden,so cozy and warm.It takes time and patience to build a comfortable frugal lifestyle.
Thank you
How beautiful ! My favorite part was the painted wood pieces, especially the pink in the hallway and the green in the kitchen.. I agree with others, it's going to be difficult to find anything so pretty. 💜🌻🌷🐾💜
I love a bit of painted furniture and have done it all fairly recently using Frenchic paint. Lovely colours in their range
Your color choices are my favorites. And thank you for sharing the brand name.
Your home and garden is very very beautiful. I would never want to leave.
Thank you!
I love Shoestring Cottage! Thank you for giving us this tour.
Thanks for watching!
Adorable house. Thank you for showing it to us. I’d never have guessed that the cat was second hand. It appears to have always been there!
Thanks! Both cats are queens of the house 😊😻
Beautiful home. I hope you don't move. Your home is so cozy and inviting
Thank you
Great tour of your house. I to like the country/cottage look. I to named my house the first day we moved in, her name is Casa Del Sol. I'm glad your feeling better dear Jane,and have a good evening.
Thanks! Our house is actually named after my blog 😊
Jane your home is beautiful! I especially love the colors in your bedroom. Thank you for the tour. 🥰
Thanks. Yes, I really love a splash of pink these days
Lovely home.
Thanks!
Hi Jane,
Your home is lovely and you have made it your own and improved it so it suits you.
From experience... remember that you know your own homes quirks, when things were done and when they will need doing, in a new home that isn't the case and you may be surprised by expensive fixes like leaking pipes, faulty boiler, leaking roof... surveys don't really shed light on these things.
You know your neighbours, which ones are good and which ones aren't.
You have a lovely garden where you can grow some food, this will be more necessary in the future.
You have plenty storage space... WOW those sheds 😁
You have lovely walks that are safe and beautiful.
As you said, moving is expensive... can you not use that money to make your house even more perfect for you.
Moving is stressful, do you need that stress in your life?
Whatever decision you make I wish you and Justin all the best, much love and appreciation x x
Your home and garden are beautiful Jane! 😍😍😍
Thanks, Tess!
Hi Jane
Your garden is beautiful, your bed looks exactly the same as mine. You have lots of space. We have decided to wait until we need one level living before we move again x
Thanks! I want to make our next move our last I think.
My mum lives in exactly the same kind of house, 1930s semi and it’s lovely. I loved growing up there and they really are very solid. Modern houses seem so flimsy in comparison.
Your home is lovely . The garden is massive its beautiful .
Thanks. Yes, the garden is really big!
Thanks for the tour Jane, I love your house and I think all the second hand/upcycled things really add to the character of it, you hair looks really good too by the way 🙂👍
Thanks, Bex! The hairdresser cut quite a chunk off but it needed it
Great home and fabulous garden I love it 😀 ♥. Good luck with selling and buying 😀 👍.
Thanks! Fingers crossed
Love this video love your house and garden why do you want to move its fabulous
Thank you! We will see. I do appreciate it is a great house so we might stay
House is lovely and homely. Lovely big garden . Xx
Thanks!
Hi Jane, you have a lovely house and a gorgeous garden. Lots of love. ⚘
Thanks, Debbie!
Your house and garden look lovely Jane!
Thanks!
Lovely, thanks for sharing! 😎👍👑🇬🇧🎉
Thanks for watching, Lorraine
So lovely! Greetings from Michigan!
Thank you! Welcome to the channel
Lovely
I'm not sure I could leave the garden. It's lovely, just like your home. New subbie.
Thanks. So many people saying that! Welcome to my channel!
Your house is beautiful full of lots of lovely frugal treasures! I've got a similar video coming out today of all the things I've either found for free or cheap. Good luck with your move. ❤️💕
That sounds great! I will pop
Over and have a nosey
Your house is fab, the garden is exactly what I would love to have. Stay and spend the costly moving fees improving it to your liking, sounds like it's in a lovely area x ps my dogs have a toy box😄
We might do, Lynne. We have seen very little that we like within our price range still
Everything looks so pretty and welcoming. Someone will surely want to buy this house. I know you will make your new place look just as nice.
I hope so on both counts. We have an offer - just have to find somewhere now....
Love how your sofa cushions match the tiles round the fireplace.
Good spot :). Took me ages to find the cushions.
Good morning britain , France is on this place , i live in south of France as a single man without family , i'm frugalist in order to be on retirement as soon as possible , this is how i do it :
In december 2022 , i will be 40 years old and have closed the reimbursement of my apartment purchased in january 2014 , 12 years money earn back thanks to my savings on transport-food-accomodation , for instance , just a bike to go working because i left my car last monday because of inflation and european union will ban petrol and diesel cars for 10 years , i'm very careful with my health , no smoke , no alcohol , only electric equipment in my house , no subscriptions channels......etc
Next year , i would like to invest in rental real estates to get more money for retirement and protect from inflation , i hope to find something beautiful , i wish you the best in your goal , god save the Queen and vive la France 😉
Good for you and good luck with your frugal journey
Hi! Heard about you from Money Mom. Happy to watch and learn from you! 🌻
Thanks for coming - welcome!
Your home is lovely, thank you for sharing with us :-)
Thanks so much! 😊
We have had the same really large pine wardrobe for years. We wanted another for our bedroom so we could have one each and unfortunately the shop had closed. After a few months of eBay stalking we found one near us and got it for a really good price! It’s definitely worth being patient!!
eBay can be so good for that!
My cats have a toy box x
Ha! My cats will be jealous. They never play with their toys though
Such a lovely home and yard. I would thrilled to have such a spot but homes in our region are out of reach (about 800-900k US dollars for a 2 bedroom) so we stay in our small condo and enjoy our tiny balcony. :)
They are expensive here too, particularly in the cities. It’s crazy money!
Your home is lovely and wow what a garden! I'd kindly suggest doing a pros and cons list about staying/moving. Ultimately though it's partly a feeling. And don't do it unless you're 100% certain. It's a very expensive thing to do now.
Thanks! The garden is quite a bit of work. I’m definitely not going unless we can find a wow house in our price range.
Just subscribed.
You want Honeysuckle Cottage from Keeping up Appearances, my favorite comedy. Here in the Nevada Desert, I am torn between naming my place rattler cottage or scorpion cottage. This is my husband, second hand. 😂
Teasing aside, I have learned lots from your channel. Love and kisses on the other side of the pond.
Thanks for subscribing. Honeysuckle cottage would do for me!
Why are you moving? You have created a lovely, comfortable home and outside space. Just being curious..
We want to live in a village ideally, but we might stay… we shall see!
Lots of excellent suggestions on here for anyone looking for tips. To live more frugally means to me, excitement and a challenge at finding ways to do things better and care for our environment regarding waste. I enjoy sewing and hunting in opshops. A few weeks ago I found a lovely linen tablecloth for $5 Au that I made into a dress, and I had enough leftover to make a crossover (at the back) apron with roomy pockets. I am not an expert dressmaker but I have learnt so much off CZcams, even how to draft simple patterns. I also search through the boxes of used vintage patterns when opshopping. At fabric stores I always look for end of rolls of fabric which can be bought for a fraction of the price. I recently scored enough gingham to make into half a dozen lovely pillowcases. My husband and I are reading addicts and always shop at markets for our books. I then donate them to 0pshops such as Vinnies or the Salvos. Thank you for this lovely video. 🐾🦋
Thanks for watching! I am not a sewer but it’s great that you look for bargains
Beautiful home
Thank you
I would love those poppies seeds
That’s a good idea! Might grab a few next time I’m passing
what a nice home you have
Thank you!
Cat Lola buried her own poo with her paws before she got on that dining table and in this case she eventually just sat with her bum hole straight on it🤢😂. To keep cats off surfaces keep a water spray bottle handy and give them a light squirt in the face. It doesn’t hurt them and they get trained in no time at all.
We laughed a lot at this comment. You have a point. I will take it up with Lola :)
Your garden is huge! I wonder if you could get something comparable today. In the US anyway, the lots are getting parceled up into smaller and smaller pieces; I assume the UK is the same.
It totally is. Land is at a premium. We have moved since I made that video. The garden is smaller, but still a decent size.
I think you would have to be insane to sell such a fantastic property! You would never find anything as good, and you have your garden areas planted and all your possessions; it would be a nightmare to move. I know you said you won't sell unless you find something better, but, unless you have absolutely horrible neighbors or some other issues in the community or you can no longer afford it, why would you even consider moving with such a fabulous place? You have everything set up the way you want it, too. A new house would be a stranger to you, and you would feel a strange in it. It would upset the equilibrium of your life. That's my reaction after seeing the tour. Please forgive me if I'm being too blunt. I'm sure you probably have excellent reasons that I don't know about.
I absolutely agree!
@@poppy6488 So do I. They sound as if they have a wonderful setup. Don’t know why they want to leave it!
I’m starting to wonder myself! The garden is great but it’s so much work. I’ve always dreamed of living in a village but I will be happy to stay if we do t find anything. We do have one horrible neighbour but I wouldn’t move just because of him
Hi Jane. I love the sponge painting technique! Never seen that before. Do you have another video on it? Where did you buy the sponge from? Thanks
It's super easy. You need a natural sponge and don't apply too much paint - less is more. I don't have a video specifically on it, but you can find information on the internet.
Also, if you're going present shopping, hit up yard sales and secondhand stores. It's cheaper, and you keep items out of the landfill.
Ooh, I do! I’m a second hand addict 😊
@@ShoestringJane I got bedsheets to make clothes out of from there.
Lovely garden
Thanks. Lots of work though!
It’s a lovely home - if you plan to stay. However, if you are serious about selling, you need to keep in mind that it’s not just about finding bargain things to stage it. You want to maximize the money you will get for your home. You don’t want to save a few hundred pounds on things to stage it, but leave possibly thousands because you did not declutter and depersonalize, at least somewhat. It is really worth a few hours to pack up things on the counters, tea towels, a few plants, etc. People viewing a home need to picture their things in it.
Yes, we have been doing a lot of that. It’s amazing just how much clutter you accumulate that doesn’t need to be on show
Most of my furniture is second hand apart from my beds, my dog also has a toy box. Heather
Lol glad it’s not just me with a spoilt doggy 😀
Lovley very homily x i live in rented and wanted to change the carpet but instead i found a guy on face book that did steam clean. It totally bought it back to life and cost me about 20 quid a room
That’s good! It’s tricky in rented as you don’t want to invest too much in someone else’s property
I say if the walls are dodgy best thing is to get them professionally skim coated and then paint them. Probably best to do this before replacing the carpet. Having the curtain in front of the radiator seems like a fire hazard, although maybe you just use the wood burner. I kind of see you have a bit of a layout issue where you have to go through the kitchen to get to your office and have to go through the kitchen to get to the bathroom.
It's very expensive to get the walls properly skimmed - this was a frugal option. We often have curtains in front of our radiators here - never known one go up in flames. The radiators don't get that hot, I guess.
we grow our own veg....n look after pigs and around 70 chickens but we still consider ourself as big spender not frugal cause we human require so many things which cant be grow in our garden
Wow, 70 chickens though!