I'm always amazed at how optimistic you are. When life gives you lemons, you paint them black and give them little bat ears XD

This is the most relatable house tour I've seen in a long time.

It’s kinda refreshing to see someone else with a house that is aesthetically struggling lol As a broke young person my apartment is also a random assortment of thrifted goods that are waiting to be painted black 😂

Take a shot for every time she says, "Painting it black" 😽🖤🖤🖤

Just me, or does the carpet look absolutely fabulous? The off white, crimson red and cross pattern really suits the gothic vibes

My fiancee and I view everything as "we can only move up from here". I hope you guys get your belongings back soon. ❤

The carpet has a little bit of a Dark Shadows vibe....which is not a bad thing. Once its grounded with black furniture you may like it more. Once you've created your cocoon it will be lovely or at least livable!

Babe, you have 2 babies and your surviving a huge clusterfuck of a situation. Who cares if it’s not painted black.

Slowly but surely creating a beautiful home for your family

You can look down at the carpet and pretend you're in a Wetherspoons back in the UK 🙃 Glad you found a place to live and are making the best of it 🖤

It's really kind of the lady to give you the little place at a discounted price.

I love hearing your update stories. Sorry that everything was not working out. Hopefully things get better and mr. Owl finds something for working. The carpet is not cute but I’m glad that you mr.owl and the Babies Found a place.

I’ve lived in worse in our 20’s and 30’s…carpet is okay especially when you have babies because it is a little safer when they wobble around. It’s a roof over your heads so that’s the important part 🖤

I hate carpets... they collect so much dust and you can never clean them properly... I def prefer wooden floor or parquet floor or something similar. but your house looks quite comfy 🖤

Black Friday anywhere you go and do, you make everything beautiful. Everything turns to magical goth wherever you go-you know like the golden Midas Touch- you have the Black Gothic touch. I love hearing from you and seeing whatever it is you are doing. Thank you for the tour. It was fantastic!

In this world of consumers and perfect white interiors, its sooo good to see a real house thats full of pre loved, well used,and re purposed furniture! I love it.

When my partner and I moved to Christchurch from Wellington we couriered as much as we could (clothes, blankets, towels, linen, cutlery, crockery, art, ornaments and even parts of furniture like bed legs etc), sold/donated what we no longer wanted then rented a small truck to transport everything else via ferry. Was a big job but cost less than 1k. Paying 7k to move between islands is a fvcken joke, hope you guys get your belongings somehow soon xx

I loved every second of this. I can so relate. My house burnt down in January 2003. I LOST EVERYTHING except the clothes on my back and my dog. I almost died in the fire. My dog woke me up and saved me right before the roof collapsed. I passed out from the smoke inhalation. I'm an oil painter and lost my lifes work too. I had to live in my car for a year and finally moved into a place that was awful with a 1960s kitchen and the hideous floor to match. Pea green tub and gross bathroom. But it wasn't a 1993 Mitsubishi eclipse hatch back in winter to live in. Took me ages to recoup my losses and finally have my uber goth victorian castle I now own. But as a mom of 2 toddlers a year and a half between them, I am with you, my deary! I adore how beyond over it you are. This tour was absolutely the moment, and I think the ugly rug would look fabulous with black walls!

I do love the furniture! The situation reminds me a little bit of the scene in the Addams Family movie where the family is forced out of their home to stay in a hotel room. Just think, it’s just temporary! This too shall pass. Adorable sweet baby, by the way! Awww.

As a person that also lives in an old house with second hand furniture, I feel ya 😂 but the house is amazing and full of personality, I can’t wait to see how you guys will make it your own! Oh, I hate the carpet 😂😂

The haunted doorbell scared the hecc out of me I hope things will get better for you guys

Sometimes, you just have to make the best of what you have. Who cares what other people think.

I hope that your kids see these videos when they’re older. They’ll be able to apologize for the screaming and see what a badass, amazing human you were through the whole international adventure.

WAIT, THE SECOND BABY IS ALREADY BIRTHED??? excuse my english but WOOOAH mind blown!! Time is moving super duper fast!! omgg I wish the best for your family, gorgeous lady

I appreciate you sharing real content with us not just the sugar glossed curated life we see so often. I love your optimistic outlook and your sweet growing family. You are such a strong mama, keep it up and I wish you and Mr. 🦉 all the best.

I actually really love the carpet. I think it can definitely be incorporated into a Victorian gothic home. I would put in my house 😂. You have found some amazing finds to fix up.

I think it’s amazing how you managed to have such a brilliant vision of what you can do on such a limited budget. I can see by the time you paint them all black, it’ll look absolutely brilliant. I know living in an old home can be hard when you have babies, but this flat would be ideal for a single or just a couple considering it’s history and cost.

The contemporary art that’s about what’s NOT there 😂😂

I love the hallway carpet!! Love!

Your dad seems like a caring, involved guy. We don't all have that.

wow you could make a whole series of you d.i.y.ing all your furniture and showing people how to do it and what products you use

Can't wait to see the crafty projects you have planned.

It just occurred to me what that strange space in the kitchen is: it’s a drying room! There would have been racks and a ladder for access. The window would provide airflow for the drying of laundry. A lady wouldn’t hang her unmentionable clothes in public!

In these times, as long as a family can keep a roof over their heads and be happy, they're doing pretty good.

If the carpet is only in the hallway, you put some shelves, thin tables, mirrors & lights which will make it more inviting. Then just get some throw carpets for the other rooms if needed. A fabric shop to cover some furniture & even pin-up for curtains or on the shelves in the kitchen could help. I like the gold piece and I wouldn't Paint It Black. Balance the black out with some other colors. I hit a point in my life where all of my black needed to be balanced with some blues & greens, which actually helps child development. Most landlords cover-up the fireplaces because renters are not capable of running fireplaces safely as they don't have proper knowledge. If you speak to the landlord and prove that you do know enough about it and they may allow you to operate them. Or I'm sure you can get creative enough to make it less hideous. Try to make the most of your time there so you can be more creative and productive. I truly hope y'all can get some help and start to have things going more your way. Everything is starting to come together and it's not wrong to take a little more help. You have anyone that has anything to offer will speak up I do have a very deserving family we love yous & we want the best for yous. Take care all❣🤘💜j~

I actually like the hall carpet! Its different and I think the old-fashioned vibe will look really good with the black old furniture.

“It’s almost like a confident person made it” “every morning I wake up and it offends my senses” I’m cracking up 😆 also your makeup looks extra beautiful here! ✨🖤

Tbh I don't hate the carpet. It gives me late 70s early goth vibes because that's what was available back then.

As a lifelong renter, I completely sympathize about not being able to change things too much, while still wanting a specific look. The bathtub/shower situation is rather disturbing. I've never seen a curved-bottom tub before - it does sound dangerous. That hall carpet is like a migraine aura. Can you cover it with a plain black carpet runner ? Thank you for this house tour! With your skill, I know you'll make this place as beautiful as it has ever been in its long life. The big windows are a nice architectural feature & the garden is pretty! 🖤🖤🖤

I cannot wait for you to see how you turn this apartment into what you imagine. I agree on waking up to a less than appealing home. It definitely has great potential though. Absolutely love the queen anne furniture and all the black that will be added in time 🖤

A Blur of Milk and Screaming is a great title for a YA novel 😆

Goth was born in 70s shag pile, g plan, pokey dark and grim - you have gone back to the roots baby :)

The carpet is not good but I love it because it’s so chaotic. It could be decorated to bring out the beauty of it but It’s definitely not your style. Also I giggle every time you go “bleh” when you’re talking about things you don’t like, you’re just so adorable! Lol And I wanted to say thank you for sharing this. It’s definitely relatable to “make do with what you have” in a shitty situation and I appreciate you showing that side of yourself. Makes me feel better about the furniture I haven’t gotten around to painting black yet 😂🖤

You are doing amazing. Things take time. As a single mom myself- I understand the struggle. I had to start completely new when I left my sons father. I had nothing except the clothes on my back and everything needed for my son Ronan. You have two beautiful babies and your loving bf. I am so proud of you. You are very lucky.

I don't like the carpet in the hall lol but I think with lots of black decor it could have an old gothic cathedral vibe!

My hearts breaking over your furniture. My mother was an antique dealer all her life and collected unusual and very old furniture and things and bits. My father died and I had to leave our 4000 sq ft house and most of the contents. I could only take about 3 storage lockers full of stuff, the rest was sold for Penny's on the dollars and I gave away a lot of stuff. But a lot remained... I would have gladly given it to someone for free if they came and took it. But the house was in rural Texas. Victorian/Edwardian furniture, plates dishes hanging lamps, tables and shelves galore, glass cabinets, stained glass, ornate frames and artwork, all gone. I posted on Facebook for estate sales but there was so much stuff I was constantly turned down. I even had old leather frames. Should of took those, but it was just me moving. Wish you would have been closer. Baby was precious btw! 🖤🖤🖤 Sorry but I like ornate rugs.😅

I love how you are trying to put your magic on every single corner, I love goth culture, the moment I saw so many skulls I was so happy because I'm obessed with Skulls and color black and vintage stuff, hahahahahha! I'm a new follower now, and you're gorgeous too!.

I really love the red upholstery on the dinner chairs, it would be a shame if you changed that but paint the rest of chair black is fine... red and black is the best combo

Think of the carpet like this - it's the color of lint, dirt, blood and milk. It's perfect! The high cupboard in the kitchen could easily hold a screaming... whatever 😘 This time will go by so fast, try to enjoy it. I promise, you'll miss it

The carpet is classic. Everyone hating on it because it’s not ‘grey’

that carpet took the UK pub vibe seriously! glad you all have a roof over your heads, even if it's not quite /you/ just yet 🖤

IN January 2020,i was sleeping in the wooded-@rea just off a Motorway...(well,at least there were Trees! I just didn't want to be in the City-Centre,as an easy-target for abus3 or Worse! Not only that ,my Neighbours in that wooded-@rea were Large Rats and a Hedgehog!) But,just before that HORRIBLE-Lockdown in March 2020,i did get slotted-in to a Great Hostel,and the Hostel did make it possible for me to get a flat! Things get Better ,always,eventually!

The axminster carpet gives off old mansion vibes, I remember my grandparents had the red 'turkey axminster' carpet, very expensive and high quality but its very busy looking lol

I love the fact you've lived there for montha and are still in complete disbelief at the carpet

The carpet is clean . The place is homey . You are doing fine. You have 2 kids now so just concentrate on feeding them . I'm so proud of you both.❤

The red velvet on the chairs is a dream 😍 there so beautiful!

If I were in a situation like yours I certainly would not complain about the slope of the tub and the unique antique fixtures, I'd be grateful for a place to live.

I honestly do think that weird multi color carpet looks cool. Maybe it looks worse in person but I think it looks really cool

It's funny you say your place is small. It's bigger than the unit I raised my 3 kids in for the past 10 years. We had all 3 in one room for 7 years, 1 study with all the comps, and the open living space of colliding kitchens, dining, living room. Master bedroom, 1 bathroom, tiny laundry, and balcony. I'm jealous of your space AND BACKYARD! I'm so sad we never had a garden for the kids so we relied on other family houses and the parks. Wishing you all the luck in getting your belongings back and finding somewhere more to your liking 💕

It's probably the first time I'm actually happy to see sponsor content. Girl I'm so happy for you even if you can't seem to catch a fucking break. Kia ora from London xx

I love the horse skeleton rocking 🐴🐎 horse ! So cute! You have a great eye for previously owned objects! New subscriber! Been junking out on your videos - tip: when using marshmallow on cake use butter on your fingers to keep it from sticking - decorated cakes for 23 years- knowing is half the battle!

I would not have that carpet in my own house, but it reminds me of a rug my great grandmother had so I like it in that aspect.

I actually like the carpet, if it were all throughout the suitably carpetable areas, against a dark-coloured walls it would go much more nicely, but I definitely don't hate it.

I must admit a fondness for the 1960'vintage print carpet! I would find a future epic montage of you painting everything black oh so satisfying-I am sure I am not alone in this desire! I loved this house tour-reminds me of places I've let before.

You should paint the walls because just doing that transforms the house. I moved into an apartment that was built in the 70's that the walls were patchy af were some walls were painted a pale yellow and some walls were paint white, I hated it. I fixed the cracks and painted the walls a taupe grey colour and it make the apartment feel warm, cosy and so much better.

10:53 That's an attempt at a Rainfall Shower System by the look of it. Explains why it's pointing straight down. 14:38 Those are gothic candle wall sconces.

It's the kind of carpet you see running down the hallways in a horror movie hotel!!!

This reminds me so much of being in my first place when my daughter was a newborn. Hard times, everything’s a bit cobbled together but happy times. All the best to you, mr owl and your babies. kind of love the carpet and the light switches! It’s a really interesting place, looking forward to seeing how you make it your own and diy some of the furniture bits!

I used to flat in Dunners! That flat's decor is oh so familiar. Also yeah, that moving quote is nuts.

🎶I see the furniture and want it to turn blaaack🎶

I love the carpet tbh itreminds me of those carpets in hotels! It has a nostalgic feeling to it

Unless you can get a house built to your exact specifications and preferences, no house is truly perfect. I always just try to work with it like you're doing here. That carpet is... unique. If it was patterned in black and grey, it might be nice. Aside from it not being the right fit, you're making do and it's sweet that you've got a support system to help your beautiful family. I had questions about your place in Germany... were you able to get all of your stuff out of it? Is that the stuff you now have in Wellington? I'm hoping so... I personally would be dying if I had stuff scattered around like that (Hello, Taurus here!).

I'm so excited for all your renovations! Love to see all your secondhand finds!

milk & screaming sounds the perfect goth mom song

I appreciate your humor in unfortunate situations. Good luck going forward and thanks for the update!

can't wait to see it post makeover/ paint job!

I'm glad to see the four of you doing the best you can with the resources available to you, and I'm floored that you seem to be handling the shit life's been tossing at you with such grace. :) Who the hell thought it'd be a good idea to paint the walls white with that fugly carpet? Then again, anything darker and it'd make the place look too tiny and/or dingy. I live in an apartment that the landlord won't let me do anything with, so I've been tinkering with trying to do this place up as best I can with things and styles that bounce well off of the canvas as it were. To take the edge off of the hall carpet, have you considered laying a red hall rug over it? It's not black, but a black one would make the carpet stand out more. If you can find one, the same shade of red that's already in the carpet, maybe only slightly darker? Someone with more of an eye for this, help me bounce around some ideas? The living room carpet, no idea. Maybe toss a black rug (or a red one with a black border around it) on it? There's also the whole thing with rug corners curling up, getting tripped over, having to vacuum under as well as on top of them, etc. Too bad you couldn't find a hardwood-carpet "rug" type of thing anywhere. Do they even make those? Now I'm curious, going to go play with google for a few. 😁 ❤❤❤❤ One for each of you since digital hugs aren't exactly a thing yet.

I hope things get better for you love, stay strong.🖤

i love that carpet, it is something you wont find in carpet stores any more and its very antique

You look lovely today! Hope the family is doing great! 😊

This video is such a vibe. Never enjoyed a tour so much 😂

I know i ain't thee only one stoked about when ya post!! Miss u, hope babies and Mr.Owl are phenomenal. 💙

I think you talking about seeing potential in everything is really cool!

honestly i adore your humour so much 🫶 all the best and fingers crossed that everything sorts out soon!

I love the carpet. It’s vintage & against your soon to be all black aesthetic, it will look great. I think it may grow on you. They don’t make patterned carpet like that anymore. Embrace the vintage,it looks brand new. Ultimately polished wood floors would be stunning but can’t do anything about that. As you said “beggars can’t be choosers “. You’ll make it work.

I think the place is charming and the special touches you are adding will make it beautiful.

I actually love the carpet lol. Not the brown one but the other one 😂.

When we moved into our house, we went from a tiny box bedroom flat....we live just outside Glasgow so we had to go on a massive charity shop venture trying to get furniture because flat doesn't translate into house. None of our furniture matched but we had just moved, were skint and just bought what we could. We had furniture of every colour under the sun.....slowly over the past 4 years we have collected matching furniture. We are gamers and scale figure collectors so we wanted all the shelving units to be uniform and all on the same heights etc...we are still not finished (we still have the crimson leather second hand couch we bought when we moved in and it is falling apart) but like you, we could see what we could do with the place. Honestly, I agree with the carpet......my gran had something like that in her house when I was a kid in the 80's....the fireplace is also...questionable.....but, you are so optimistic and can see what can be done which is fabulous. Our bathroom upsets me so so much, it has been in our house since I think the 80's and it looks like it....UGH I wanna tear the whole thing out and put in a new one but, we rent so no can do

i missed you sm, i just rediscovered your videos and it’s been a huge wave of nostalgia and happiness ❤

I know that you will slowly decorate to your aesthetic more, right now you're doing an amazing job with what you do have 😊 glad your dad and step mom have been able to help you so much

You see the good in everything. Love the carpet. Love you and your family! 💀🦂

all of your crafty ideas sound so cute and fun!! I can't believe how much beautiful furniture you've found!! I rarely use instagram but I'm gonna go follow you over there so I can see your future projects 🖤

i think you did a pretty good job. the little details add so much character

Totally admire you!! You haven't had it easy over the years and have always remained as positive as possible..sending you and all the family lots of good luck and love !

12:25 I love how those chairs have a vampiric vibe to them. ❤🖤 And the skeleton kitty stuffy at 10:00 is absolutely adorable! Glad you four have a house! 😊 13:14 And the skeleton rocking horse, too cute.

The moving quote is INSANE! However, I love the house! It looks normal and cozy.🥰

I appreciate this so much. You will get it all worked out. Well done.

Thank you for being so real with us. I have been in this exact situation a couple times in my life and I know how much a toll it takes mentally. Especially when you've had a place that was decorated to your liking in the past and all you can do is reminisce. I know things are going to get better for your family and it won't be long until you've manifested your dream home again. Sending you lots of love and light 🖤

I think your place is very nice and everything is so cute, especially the glimpse of your beautiful daughter!! I'd love to see more of them wee babies in your videos

Go with it for a short time...I believe your dream home is onn its way and I can hardly wait to see how you decorate it ❤